Poop Bandits & Lizard Porn! Our May '09 Adventure!!! New Poll: Where to stay next??

[khertz]

LOVE the Photo Session pictures!! I thought I had a chance of convincing DH to do it when it was only $25, but now that it is $75, I doubt it. But they are very cute! Looking forward to the next update.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Great Epcot and AK updates!!! I must say, AK was my favorite day all week!!!! Your Photopass pics came out great, I love the one of Emily by the tree!! Very nice!!

 

[MagicShell]

Your photo session pictures turned out great. I love the one on the beach with the castle behind you. I don't think I would enjoy that buffet myself. I don't try new things.

 

[jezaduck24]

Beautiful pictures - the aqua shirts were a great choice. That color looks great in them! We may do this in September but since we only have 6 park days it seems like it might take too much time away from the plan. How long did it take?

 

[mickeystoontown]

I love the photoshoot pictures. And, I say that you made a good choice with the matchy matchy clothes!

 

[ScotsMinnie]

Great pictures. I love the colour of the tops and Emily's dress. The hammock one is lovely and i also like the one of Emily on her own. Worth doing to get lovely shots like those!

 

[bertegirl]

Awe your photos turned out so cute. I still love the colors you did! I like the ones of us from AK, too! Mine were not as close up.

I can't believe its been over a month since we left. Yikes! I have almost quit dissing...how sad. Considering how much time I spent on before hand. I think it has to do with summer, too.

Can't wait to keep reading, although it takes me longer to get caught up these days.

Miss ya!

 

[wlwilliams9]

I love the picture of Emily standing by the tree w/her cozy (???don't know its name). All the pics came out great. I would love to do that next time; but, I always chicken out because of my hair and weight. Great pic of the dis meet...seems fun to put names and faces together! Will have to remember the Tusker House Nemo pkg next time we go! thanks for the tip!

BTW how are you feeling???

Thanks! I am feeling OK, I'm always tired and lots of queasiness!

I just found your report and I am enjoying it. The photo shot pictures came out great I look forward to hearing about the rest of your trip

Welcome and thanks for joining in!!!

love the pictures- I am bummed we didnt do it. BUT I have lost 7 pounds so far on WW and if I keep this up I will really want a picture of me and the family at Disney, so I hope to schedule it in August. (Because I know it will only be a matter of time before i put the weight back on! )

Great picture from the DIS meet too! Sad I didnt get to do a DIS Meet- but at least I got to meet you and your family!!!!

Great job on the weight loss, but you are a beautiful, hot momma and should not be afraid of the camera!!

I'm bummed you weren't at the DIS meet too, but I'm glad we met at the Plaza! I wish we would have had more time to talk! We should have gotten together for a parade or something!

Beautiful pictures - the aqua shirts were a great choice. That color looks great in them! We may do this in September but since we only have 6 park days it seems like it might take too much time away from the plan. How long did it take?

Our shoot only took about 30 total. It may have been a little longer, but Emily was getting fussy and refused to get anymore pictures.

Awe your photos turned out so cute. I still love the colors you did! I like the ones of us from AK, too! Mine were not as close up.

I can't believe its been over a month since we left. Yikes! I have almost quit dissing...how sad. Considering how much time I spent on before hand. I think it has to do with summer, too.

Can't wait to keep reading, although it takes me longer to get caught up these days.

Miss ya!

I've totally been dissing the DIS too! I've just been to busy sleeping, trying not to puke and planning Emily's b-day. I think summer has a lot to do with it too! I'm just not in the house as much! I've totally been slacking on this TR!!

 

[wlwilliams9]

Well, I had my first ultrasound on Tuesday and the doctor couldn't get a great picture, but we could see the heart beating nice and strong! It was very exciting! The doc thinks I may be a week behind, but couldn't get a good read, so I have to go back on the 1st for another ultrasound and hopefully she will be able to determine a more accurate due date! Yippie!!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That is soooo exciting about the baby's heart beat.
I was sooooo tired when I was PG for Ashton...that was how I realized I was PG; that and I was so queazy all I wanted was salty salty french fries from McD

 

[MaryAz]

Yay for a strong h/b! And another u/s is another chance to see the cute bean!

 

[racefanof88]

Great news on the baby . At 8 weeks I think the baby looks like a little Gummy Bear on the us......lol. I still have my videos of Dallas' and Tyler's. I didn't get one of Amanda because I forgot the tape .

Your PP pictures turned out great. We didn't get to have any in the hammock because it was too wet and the photog was scared we would ruin our clothes. I want to eat at TH for breakfast because I know Dale and Dallas will not find anything they would eat for lunch.

Your pictures of the meet are nice. I wish I could have been there to meet all of y'all too.

 

[my2disneyboys]

Great news on the heartbeat - I actually heard from Wayne as he still gets your twitter updates!!

Well, if we end up being there around the same time next year, we will have to plan to meet up!!

 

[mom2mek]

Phew - I'm all caught up! Tutto looks amazing! It's on my list for next time! And I totally know what skit you are talking about on SNL!!!!

Love the photoshoot pics too - you guys look great! We were at AK that day too (but not until late as it was our arrival day).

Yay on the heartbeat! It's always an amazing thing to see it for the 1st time (and hear it).

Sara

 

[MagicShell]

I loved hearing my baby's heartbeat. I hope everything continues to go well.

 

[wlwilliams9]

After we left Tusker House we had some time to kill before the Nemo Musical so we decided to ride the Safari with our FP. It was about 3pm so we were plesently surprised when we saw a bunch of animals out that are usually hiding from the heat of the after noon. We saw:

Hippos:

Alligators, or maybe they're Crocodiles

Some sort of horned beast! Not to be mistaken with horny beast!!

Giraffes:

Some even bigger horny beasts!

Elephants:

Rhinos:

This mate ran right next to the jeep!

Finally, the elusive lions:

After a successful poacher catch, we headed towards Nemo and that's when we saw her...

Devine!! I had never seen her before and now was my lucky day! Woo Hoo, another must do off of my list!

After gazing in excitement and amazement at Devine, we made our way to Nemo as the parade was Jammin in the Jungle!!

We finally arrived at Nemo and went to the priority seating entrance where we were led to a section in the front of the theater that had been reserved for VIP's like ourselves! It was perfect!

We really enjoyed the Nemo musical and we were happy we finally saw it. Emily loved every minute, she cheered and clapped during the whole show! I loved that she loved it so much!


The Nemo show ended around 5pm so the park was beginning to clear out a bit and the temp was cooling off so we stayed to enjoy EMH. We headed to EE where I ran into Amber (bertegirl) while I was waiting for Mike to ride. Turns our Jason was riding the same time Mike was so when the boys were back, Amber and I rode together while Emily and Jenny played. I love EE!! Sorry if I screamed in your ear Amber!!

We decided to call it a day and moseyed our way to the front of the park, but first we decided Emily would like ITTBAB, so we walked to and through the tree to receive our bug eyes! Emily loved this show too! That girl is not afraid of anything! I love it!

As we left we had our pics taken!

Ugh! I look like a schweaty mess, but Jiko was calling our name!!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow you got a pretty good picture of the lions. They are almost always hiding or lying so low to the ground that you can't get a good picture.

 

[wlwilliams9]

We arrived at Animal Kingdom for the first time and WOW, what a beautiful lobby! This is definitely on our list of places to stay once we are stroller free!

We checked in at Jiko and we were seated immediately! Yay!

Our waiter was fantastic and here was our view!

We were first served our bread basket and some funky, but tasty butters!

Mike ordered the Price Edward Island Mussels - with white wine cream, roasted garlic, dill and cinnamon raisin baguette for an appetizer.

YUM! These were delicious and fresh! We shared! I know some of you are saying, "Yuck, Mussels, I would never eat those!", but let me say, you have to try them! They are not as gross as you think! If cooked the right way, YUMMMMMM, mussels are little morsels of scrumptiousness!!!

Anyway, I ordered the Chef's Specialty Flatbread - with sun-dried tomato, artichokes, goat cheese and rocket pesto

Oh man, Emily and I scarfed this right up! Everythink about this flatbread was divine!! The goat chease was so creamy and mild, YUM! It melted in your mouth!

On to the entrees! Mike had the Maize-crusted Pacific Halibut - with Vegetables of the Moment and Tomato-Butter Sauce

Neither Mike, nor I had ever had Halibut, but we new it was a mild, flakey white fish so we were both interested in this dish and we were not dissappointed. The fish was light and flavorful. The maize crust was the perfect crispness and the veggies were tender! As you can tell, I had a bite or two! We highly recommend!

I chose the Pan-seared Scallops - with cucumber raita salad, grilled papadam and peppedew Vinaigrette

I am a HUGE fan of scallops if they are cooked right and these were perfection! They were large and pan seared with a nice butter crust on the outside but melted on your tongue! I just had to wipe the drool from the side of my mouth!

For dessert, Mike enjoyed the Pumpkin and Dried Fruit Bread Pudding - with vanilla-honey anglaise and cinnamon ice cream

Mike will always order bread pudding if it's on the menu. It's one of his favorite desserts and this one was devine! He loved every last bite!

I devoured the Pistachio Creme Brulee - With a chocolate-layered bottom

Now, I am not a creme brulee fan, in fact, I don't think I have ever ordered a creme brule for dessert, but for some reason, this one spoke to me. I think it was the chocolate layer on the bottom and I do like pistachios! I LOVED this dessert! It was amazing! I loved the pudding like custard paired with the snap of the chocolate layer below! Another drool moment!

Mike and I LOVED Jiko and will definitely be returning in the near future. The atmosphere was family friendly, but with a hint of romance! We loved our view of the pond and our waiter was attentive and outstanding! We give Jiko !!



Up Next: What? We've been upgraded? and CRT!!!

 

[pinkstar15]

Wow your on a roll, two updates. Sounds like you guys had a fun day. Was finding Nemo more for kids? We skipped it because I wasn't sure what it would be like. It looked fun by your pictures though! Can't wait to here more about baby and the rest of the trip!

 

[wlwilliams9]

Wow your on a roll, two updates. Sounds like you guys had a fun day. Was finding Nemo more for kids? We skipped it because I wasn't sure what it would be like. It looked fun by your pictures though! Can't wait to here more about baby and the rest of the trip!

Actually, Finding Nemo was more like a shortened Broadway musical. It was really well done, I think you and Chase should definitely check it out next time!