2 weeks, 2 sets of BFF's, 1 incredibly lucky family! New PTR Link is up on last page!

[Disneybuckeye]

Sorry your morning got off to such a rough start. Hope things get better quickly!

 

[inkedupmomma]

Great updates, Jenn.

I'm so sorry you were not feeling well after breakfast and then had to leave the group and then they all had "moods."

I have to say although I didn't like the last Tiki show with Iago, I wasn't all that impressed with this one. To me, it still is not the original (some new songs, stuff left out).

I love the photo of you, Bob and the kids that the family took -- a great family picture.

We've skipped the castle show the last several years. I always think if I had kids with me, we'd stop. Better get those boys working on grandbabies for me.

Your ending does not sound good. You have me

Thanks Kat.. You should be scared btw lol! I still miss the old tiki, this was MUCH better, MUCH better!

Great morning, despite the stomach ache. I think that there are now only two fairies meeting ever since they moved to that location in Adventureland.
maybe that is it..der. I have no notes to go on, so that makes sense!
Your last picture of Splash Mountain you forgot to hit enter and so two are side by side, making it really wide and hard to read.

weird, i did hot enter :/

Well, that just gives you an excuse to go back...A girl needs her Minnie Mouse Glasses, Right

uhm..agreed THe cute glasses kayla had on also got lost! such a bummer

Sorry there was a bit of fighting and acting up going on

It is hard getting used to everyone travel ways.

You learn to adjust I am sure

Love Splash. Trent would only go on it once and never again, hated the way it made his stomach feel

Looks like you got a lot done in short of time

Trent is killing me here! i bet all those fears will suddenly disappear one day!

we got a TON done in a very short amount of time! i loved it..stay tuned to see if things stayed that way ;>

Sorry your morning got off to such a rough start. Hope things get better quickly!

Thanks hun! these things happen.. thank goodness for future trips

 

[ronnmel]

weird, i did hit enter :/

It looks fine now. I was on a different computer, so maybe the problem was on my end.

 

[inkedupmomma]

It looks fine now. I was on a different computer, so maybe the problem was on my end.

glad you can see it better now! how did you get your pics side by side on your page? ive never even tried doing that!

 

[Trentmom]

I hope all of Trent's fear disappear too.

He told me he will go on RNRC when he is 13

Until then, single rider it is

Since your light is on, does that make you are working on your update

 

[ronnmel]

glad you can see it better now! how did you get your pics side by side on your page? ive never even tried doing that!

They're not suppose to be side by side. Which ones? I know that when they are small enough you can put them side by side by not pressing enter between each. Mine are big though so they shouldn't be side by side. Is is making the view weird?

 

[Tinkerkell007]

Hello! I just started reading your TR and your kids are too cute! Hope everyone gets in a little better mood! I know how it goes though. Can't wait to read more!

 

[tlenzendorf]

I have never seen Pirate Goofy!! I want to see him!

 

[wdwfan22]

I am so happy to be reading your trip report! I have not posted before on your pre trip report, but you have touched my heart with your story, and I am so happy for you!! I have been waiting for your trip and your trip report since you started planning.

Looking forward to more soon!!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Loved the updates! Wish we were there with you then. Joe would have belted out a heigh ho and everyone wouldn't have been grumpy any longer.

PP pics are on their way. <3

 

[inkedupmomma]

I hope all of Trent's fear disappear too.

He told me he will go on RNRC when he is 13

Until then, single rider it is

Since your light is on, does that make you are working on your update

single rider is faster anyways LOLOLOL..and what light??

They're not suppose to be side by side. Which ones? I know that when they are small enough you can put them side by side by not pressing enter between each. Mine are big though so they shouldn't be side by side. Is is making the view weird?

oh..i forget which now, but I think ones from TL?? and no they looked awesome!

Hello! I just started reading your TR and your kids are too cute! Hope everyone gets in a little better mood! I know how it goes though. Can't wait to read more!

oh, hi, welcome! thanks for joining in! didn't mean to leave ya hanging! lifes been hectic!

I have never seen Pirate Goofy!! I want to see him!

I had never seen him either! I was thrilled lol!

I am so happy to be reading your trip report! I have not posted before on your pre trip report, but you have touched my heart with your story, and I am so happy for you!! I have been waiting for your trip and your trip report since you started planning.

Looking forward to more soon!!

thank you so much! you made me tear up! thanks so much for joining in!

Loved the updates! Wish we were there with you then. Joe would have belted out a heigh ho and everyone wouldn't have been grumpy any longer.

PP pics are on their way. <3

yes, it is all your fault! because you guys weren't there I couldn't find my happy place lololol! No, not really, BUT, yall def would have killed our bad moods quicker!

 

[Trentmom]

The light I meant was little circle under everyone's name on here

When it is green, you are on

 

[inkedupmomma]

To answer my last question, yes. Yes, leaving early form the show was a good idea! Once we were past the super big crowd there was smooth sailing to tomorrowland!

Finally my little man was getting to his happy place!

When we got there the line was super long for buzz, and Bob and I were still off.. we waited in line anyways and went on, Bob with Jack and myself with Kayla.... no one did well that time lol!

After this we decided to go on Carousel of Progress.. NOT my favorite ride. Why, you ask? Because I swear Mr.Tom Morrow is gonna get all alive animatronic on me and kill me..... just sayin.

So as we are seated in here, I get a text from Michele that they are in the area, woot! Soph texts me too, woot!

Finally I cool down a bit, and look at Bob and say, I'm mad at you....

oops.

He was like ***%$#@&*(&&*_$#@!

He could not believe that *8* hours later I was STILL mad, and had let him think all day that I was OK....

I got mad all over cause now he was mad at me for being mad...

seeing the this is SO STUPID pattern yet?

We get off the ride, fight some more, and he walks away.

While he was gone Futuristic Chip and Dale made their way out, so my kids were first in line!

My heart was heavy, but I still snapped away!

Once they were done I was looking around some more for Bob...couldn't find him, I did however see Michele's husband John and their son Riley!

He told me they were in Space Mountain but would be back soon... Bob showed back up, but barely spoke a few words.. John could tell something was up, and I was mortified! I didn't want them thinking I was dating another jerk like John!

I think at that point we excused ourselves to the bathroom, and had it out again, he said it wasn't fair that he needed 5 mins to be mad when I had 8 hours OK.. not funny, but he was right. We talked things out, and made up..although I know we were both still sore about it :/

Once we were done at the potty we could see Michele had made her way over to her hubs!

Kayla was THRILLED! Abby, Michele's DD is Kayla's Philadelphia twin! Even their bdays are only 2 weeks apart! They often pick out the same exact glasses frames and everything!

Michele also has another DD who is a couple years younger than K and A, but Kayla loves her just the same!

Here is a pic of Kayla and Ali, Abby's little sister!

All three of them!

and then there is this little handsome man.. who did NOT remember his favorite Aunt Jenn (not true) and just didn't want me all up in his grill period!

YUP.. he wasn't feeling it! Oh well!

We hung out with them for a bit then decided to part ways! It was getting later and we still had Dinner ressies at Tepan Edo! AND we started noticing that it was getting VERY crowded.... yeah, night of joy was there and I swear 4 pm hit and all heck broke loose there! and let me add, for Christian families, they had mouths n them and smutty clothing and riske behavior going on! I was appalled!

On our way out, we were able to catch some of the afternoon parade!

I SWEAR this tall dude is the same dude that stopped Kayla in 2009! He stopped them both again to dance and talk!

Poor Jack kept trying to get Mr.Incredibles attention, but he just flat out ignored him.. kinda bummed me out...

then finally after 5 mins he turned around, and I wasn't expecting it..hence the half butt shot.. it made jack's day though!

We decided after this to start heading towards the front of the park... while we were walking I caught a couple cute photo ops of Bob being the amazing father that he is!

Walking at Jack's level:

Deciding walking at Jack;s level in a large crowd = no so easy.. BUT carrying him on his shoulders moves us all faster lol!

Finally we made our way to the front of the park and got to the monorail!

I had a sneaky plan... I was still a bit annoyed about the whole day, so I decided when we got into the park we would check out club cool... something I have read about on the disboards, but somehow had NEVER gone to.. I know right? BAD DISER!

WELL, Bob and the kids thought it sounded like a cool idea.. right? Yeah, sodas from different countries! The kids were in shock I'd let them taste..mwuahahahha

So they all started drinking their sodas. I get a nice refreshing cup of Beverly for Bob, and say here Bob, Beverly from Italy! Your Italian, you'll love this.....

Honestly, I could not have asked for a better reaction or set of pictures. I love my camera for these few pictures alone!

He didn't love it.. and looked at me and said, you knew about this didn't you !! YES I DID SUCKA!

It made my life lol!

I have no notes, but I think after this we went to innoventions... I think lol!

Since I have no pics to prove that I will skip ahead and take you to Dinner!

Our legs were tired, and it was hot! We got lucky and caught a boat over to Japan!

I found the place pretty easily and thought it was cool that it was upstairs!

It was a lot cooler than the pics I had seen here on the dis!

 

[inkedupmomma]

We checked in, and Bob and Kayla went downstairs. They told us we wouldn't be seated until our ADR time which was in 15 mins.

Jack and I stayed back, me relaxing and enjoying the cool air, Jack relaxing and playing on Bobs iPhone lol! HEY, it was vacation!

Sure enough our buzzer went off at our ADR time, and Bob and Kayla were no where to be found... I go up and down looking for them, then down once more....

When I come back up the elevator, they jump in and shock me lol!

I told the girls we were all there and we were led to our table!

Sadly our table mates were nice, but didn't seem to be interested in being our mates for the night!

Oh well! we were excited to be eating there, Bob specifically! He LOVES Hibachi!

Once again he was blown away at the DxDP options!

Menu pictures:

I can't recall exactly, and I wished I had written it down, but almost everything on the menu was fair game... sushi i think was considered an entree though, not an app??

Really cool thing though, the kids could order adult apps with the DxDP!

when you're first seated, you are given hot washcloths to clean your dirt hands

Once your hands are clean it is time to act silly!

For our appetizer we ordered:
Jenn- Assorted tempura! It was pretty darn good! Tiny bit bland..but better than the one by my local sushi joint!

Kayla- Edamame, of course! This child would eat it all day every day if she could! She gets it at any place we go if they have it! Jack loves it too!

We were told that the chef had to prepare Bob and Jack's appetizers on the grill in front of us, and we were fine with that!

Jack had the Wafu ribs, which were delicious and Bob had the Negi-Maki, which was also yummoliscious!

While he cooked the apps, he started on the veggies for the rest of the table as well!

Here comes the fun part that I know you are all waiting for!!

OOOHHH AHHHHH..

 

[inkedupmomma]

and THEN, he made this cute little guy!

then he proceeded to cook all of the meats and what not! The kids just loved it and honestly, while he was a bit firm, he was also very entertaining!

I had the steak and chicken, Bob had the sword fish, and the kids had the chicken!

We all ate it ALL up! I absolutely adored it! Many people on here dis it, but we all thought it was great! bob LOVED it too. and he really is a Hibachi snot (not to mention we have one of the finest hibachi places on the east coast near us, that he loves!)

and for some reason, people on here report no rice with the meal... we all received rice in addition to our noodles, so I am not sure if that is new or not?

OH, I'd also like to mention that Bob enjoyed his first alcoholic beverage this night! Plum wine! He enjoyed it very much as well... I enjoyed my orange soda, and the kids enjoyed their first of a million chocolate milks!

For dessert I ordered the Ginger cake, which is no longer the one with chocolate in it, but just a ginger cream. The kids and Bob all ordered soft serve ice cream.

BLECH, YUCK,EW!! I did NOT like it WAY gingery for me. BUT, if you like ginger, youll love this!

Don't fret though, I had a plan!

We paid our bill and wanted to get out while illuminations was going on.. I know.. skipping illuminations, tisk tisk... but honestly it has never done much for me, and after John proposed during it, I really don't care for it!

Since I hadn't eaten but a bit of my dessert I told Bob I was going to book it to Norway to get school bread!!

Glad I booked it! As I entered they locked the door! I ordered some rice cream..not school bread and then meet the crew out front!

GOOD GOD. Seriously, I LOVE that stuff, and am so glad I got it, because I never did make it back there for desserts!

I ate and walked and texted Michele as we made our way out of Epcot. It was crowded!

I told Michele that we were stopping at Hess for beer for Bob, and she asked us to get her a case of Corona.

Can you believe the resort charges I think 32 for a six pack of that? I got her a case for 15 at the Hess station! Score!

So after Hess, we booked it to our room, and changed into our swimmie suits and met them at the pool!

I sat with Michele on the chairs and the boys hung at the table! and the kids... well...

They swam..and Riley no longer hated me... from a distance anyway lol!

Then out of nowhere we see Riley pushing the "beer baby" LOLOLOL

Parents of the year are we!


After a little bit of catching up we decided to part ways! We were ALL exhausted and had an early ADR with them the following morning!

On our way back to our room we saw this little dude:

Next up....How did we sleep? Where did we dine? and did the fighting continue....?

 

[inkedupmomma]

The light I meant was little circle under everyone's name on here

When it is green, you are on

Ooh.... These little dis tricks I never know about! Thanks!

 

[KatMark]

Jenn, what a great update.

The pictures of Bob after drinking the Beverly are pricless.

I'm sorry you were still angry with each other, but glad that you "aruged/talked" it out.

Your meal at Teppan Edo looks marvelous. I do LOVE my hibachi and we always go in Naples when we meet up with Nicki and Todd.

That baby crying while you are taking pictures is too funny, and the baby pushing the stroller with the beer --

 

[starann]

While I'm sad that your trip got started off on that foot, I am glad to know we are not the only ones who fight at the Happiest Place on Earth!!! LOL!

The food looked yummy! On the DxDDP do they automatically add the tip? And I ahd to laugh at your 'cooks' name..."Ken" not very Japanese to me!

 

[ronnmel]

I can totally relate with the whole staying mad for 8 hours while the guys seem to get over it in a few minutes.

Sounds like you had a great time at Teppan Edo, and after hanging out at the pool with your friends.

 

[Trentmom]

Sorry to see you and Bob fighting, but am glad you talked/argued it out

That was hilarious about the beverly


Glad you had a nice dinner at Sushi place

Sounds like a fun night at pool too with friends