4 Parks + 5 Staples in the Baby's Head = 9 Magical Days!! (9/17 The Last Hurrah!)

[TheCapellsMom]

It must have been tough to let your older kids both go off at different times without you and mom!

Nah- DH had no trouble at all sending the kids off with strangers (typical guy!)

Me? I was way nervous- especially because DS can't swim and the Pirate excursion was on a boat!!! I made DH confirm in advance that the kids would be wearing life vests the entire time. I also called a couple times to double check and had DH ask again when dropping him off.

The only reason I even agreed to the kids adventures was because it's Disney and I can't imagine that they would do anything wrong!

Still, we haven't tried the Disney babysitting services yet because I am too worried- especially about leaving the little guy with a complete stranger in a private room with no other supervision. It just doesn't seem right- you know???

When the kids are all older and can basically take care of themselves, we might try it. But truthfully, we are so exhausted at night that I am glad to begoing to bed soon after the kids do!

 

[All7OfUs]

The first thing that struck me was the really, really cool Pirates lifevests. I'll bet there wasn't a pirate there who complained about having to wear one with that kind of vest going on.

Was there really only ONE pirate helper??!! I would have expected at least one or two others on the boat in case of an emergency. Hmmm?

Anyway, can't wait for DS's own rendition of how things went down. Did he find his treasure? Did ransack and pillage boisterous villages with cannon shot?

Arghhhh!

 

[thecapells]

The first thing that struck me was the really, really cool Pirates lifevests. I'll bet there wasn't a pirate there who complained about having to wear one with that kind of vest going on.

Was there really only ONE pirate helper??!! I would have expected at least one or two others on the boat in case of an emergency. Hmmm?

Anyway, can't wait for DS's own rendition of how things went down. Did he find his treasure? Did ransack and pillage boisterous villages with cannon shot?

Arghhhh!

There were several helpers.
Captain Ron was in charge and in full pirate gear.
I believe there were 2 other adult "pirates" to help out.
From what I was told by DD, they were the ones who took the crew on potty breaks.

 

[jmskinner]

Love the pics from the Pirate Cruise! I've been thinking about booking one of these for DS over Labor Day weekend. Maybe call it the Pirate Weekend, since we are booked for CBR in a Pirate Room.

And Mom, I have the same worries. I signed our DS up for a camp given by the Rehab Center he attends. They get kids from the community to be buddy's for each child at camp. That first day I dropped my son off with a boy with tattoos and a goatie. DS had a great time and Brandon was just wonderful.


The video was cute. Did you have a hard time not yelling at the Mom's to Shut Up? I sure wanted to and it wasn't even my child on the boat. Of course, my DH would say I would probably be one of those Mom's talking.

Looking forward to DS's TR!

 

[thecapells]

Love the pics from the Pirate Cruise! I've been thinking about booking one of these for DS over Labor Day weekend. Maybe call it the Pirate Weekend, since we are booked for CBR in a Pirate Room.

And Mom, I have the same worries. I signed our DS up for a camp given by the Rehab Center he attends. They get kids from the community to be buddy's for each child at camp. That first day I dropped my son off with a boy with tattoos and a goatie. DS had a great time and Brandon was just wonderful.


The video was cute. Did you have a hard time not yelling at the Mom's to Shut Up? I sure wanted to and it wasn't even my child on the boat. Of course, my DH would say I would probably be one of those Mom's talking.

Looking forward to DS's TR!

Yeah, I wanted to scream "I'm taking a video here!!!!"
But, alas, what can you do?

As for the Pirate Weekend, go for it!
We're actually planning a Capell Pirate Adventure.
Turns out, I got a 40% PIN offer just recently so we booked a Halloween trip to the World.
We're hitting the Pirate rooms and going to MNSSHP in full Pirate attire!
Me as Jack Sparrow, DS as Will Turner, DD as Elizabeth Swan, Mom as a Pirate Wench, and X as a pirate 1st mate.
We're even debating the Pirates League but I'm not sure DS would allow them to put pirate makeup on.
I've seen some pictures and I want to do it!!

 

[thecapells]

Here is DS' account of his Pirate Adventure.
I typed it all in (and helped him remember a little bit) but the content and pictures are his.
The redness in the pictures are apparently DS’ finger over the lens.

After we got on board, Captain Ron asked “Where’s the map?”
We all voted to decide who had the map.
Turns out the map was hidden in one of the life vests.

The person who had it said there’s a bottle on the map.
So we had to find the bottle.
Here’s a shot of our boat leaving the Grand Floridian.

I also took a picture of the cool sword on the wall.

The Lady Useppa soon landed on a beach.
One of the other adult pirates hopped out in search of the bottle.
The bottle was right next to the pirate’s foot.
We all tried to point it out but he didn’t see it.
Finally, he found it and brought it back onto the boat.
Inside the bottle was part of the map.
It had a big coconut on it.
That meant we had to go to the Polynesian!!

Along the way, we passed this ship

Here’s another picture of our boat with Captain Ron and the crew:

Finally, the boat docked near the volcano on the beach of the Polynesian.

Everyone got out of the boat and started walking.
We all went towards the volcano and started looking for the coconut.
One of our crew found the coconut and they brought it back to the boat.
On the boat, we opened the coconut to find another piece of the map!
This time the clue directed us to the Contemporay.
I forgot exactly what the clue was.
Here’s a shot of the marina as we left the Poly:

And then the Lady Useppa docked at the Contemporary.

We all headed out to find the final piece of the map.
One of the adult pirates found the missing piece.
About now, someone got sick and was taken back to their parents.
The rest of us went back to the boat to read the new clue.
The last piece of the map directed us to Ft. Wildnerness.

I liked Captain Ron’s parrot so I tried to get a picture.

Finally, we landed at Ft. Wildnerness.
There, on the beach, we discovered a treasure chest.
But, before we pillaged it, it was time for lunch.
We had peanut butter and jelly with goldfish, a rice krispie treat, and apple juice.
I had the goldfish and the juice.

After lunch, we had a bathroom break and then it was time for the treasure!!
An adult pirate grabbed the chest and brought it aboard the Lady Useppa.
Then Captain Ron took us back to the Grand Floridian.
I took a bunch of pictures on the way back but this was the only one that came out okay:

It was alot of fun and I had a really good time.
I think I might want to do this again in the future.
ARRRRRRGH!

 

[thecapells]

I was waiting at the marina and caught a couple of shots of the Lady Useppa coming back into port:

Upon landing, each pirate was called up by name, given their share of the loot (in a pirate bag), and was released to their adult.
I grabbed a shot of DS getting his “booty” using my camera:

Here’s a final shot of DS’ triumphant return!

For those interested in the Pirate Adventure, here’s a little note about the goody bag.
Inside was an eye patch, some plastic rings, a pirate ball, a miniature telescope, a Pirate band, some beaded necklaces,
a compass, and a small treasure chest with some golden dubloons.
Here’s a picture of most of it (DS already made off with the gold like a true )

Next up we talk about what I did during DS' Adventure!
Sit back, relax, and get ready to unwind!

 

[jmskinner]

Fantastic update DS!!!! So, is your gold well hidden? Great pics!

Can't wait to hear what you did Dad.

 

[dawnbu40]

Aww what a great update! I predict your young pirate will be a Dis trip reporter just like his dad!

 

[kimbo0569]

PASSPORT INTERLUDE
I wanted to mention a bit about the EPCOT passports before continuing.
For $10 each, I bought both DS and DD a passport in Mexico.

Oh those are adorable! I'm definately getting those for my girls next time we go. When we were there last September, my youngest was still a little young
for it but I think we are planning a trip down for Fall 2010, my oldest will be close to 9 y.o and my youngest will be 5 so they will have more fun with the passports then.

 

[thecapells]

Oh those are adorable! I'm definately getting those for my girls next time we go. When we were there last September, my youngest was still a little young
for it but I think we are planning a trip down for Fall 2010, my oldest will be close to 9 y.o and my youngest will be 5 so they will have more fun with the passports then.

Just catching up eh?
Glad to have you aboard!
And yeah, 9 and 5 would be perfect ages to have fun with the passports.
It was a great introduction to EPCOT for our little ones.
Now, of course, they are all about the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure!

 

[thecapells]

Fantastic update DS!!!! So, is your gold well hidden? Great pics!

Can't wait to hear what you did Dad.

Even I can't find where he stashed his gold!

Aww what a great update! I predict your young pirate will be a Dis trip reporter just like his dad!

Yup! I've been training him well.
He's was even studying maps while we were there.
I told him he can start planning the trips with me next time!!

 

[kimbo0569]

Just catching up eh?
Glad to have you aboard!
And yeah, 9 and 5 would be perfect ages to have fun with the passports.
It was a great introduction to EPCOT for our little ones.
Now, of course, they are all about the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure!

My laptop was out of commission for a bit and I'm trying to find all the TR's that I'd been reading beforehand.

My oldest saw the commercial on Disney Channel and now she's bursting to do that next time we go down.

 

[kimbo0569]

AWWWW great way to surprise your dd with the BBB! I was tearing up reading it as well! She looked absolutely adorable!

I wanted to do this on our last trip but my youngest would be mad because she would want it too but at 3 years old, I knew she wouldn't sit through it. (she can barely sit through dinner and she's 4 now..lol). So we're going to shoot for our next trip down. (it will give me more time to save up for it as well )

 

[kimbo0569]

We had a similar experience with Ariel on our trip. When we hit the MK on our last full day, oldest dd wanted to see her (she's her favorite) but the line was an hour long. We promised we'd go back the next day since we had an early bkfst at CP. So after bkfst, on the day we were leaving, we hightailed it over to Ariel's Grotto and there was only 1 other person in front of us. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful trip for her (youngest dd was anti-princess at this time so there are no pics with her and any of the princesses).

 

[kimbo0569]

Back at my table, I ordered the kid’s tea for DD and she was thrilled to be sitting with all the proper ladies in the grown-up tea room.
She even helped out with the sugar cubes!

They brought her a little teapot and teacup full of chocolate milk, and she got her own selection of tea sandwiches- which she promptly devoured!
She drank her “tea” with her pinky out like a true princess.

Then we both got to choose from the pastries for dessert.
The selections looked great!

DD chose the swan shaped one explaining that she was curious what it’s head would taste like!

I chose a chocolate strawberry and a carrot cake type thing. YUM!

The boys arrived soon after but it was definitely fun just having some time for us girls.

When asked about both excursions, DD wasn't as excited about her Wonderland Tea Party.
However, she really wants to go back to "Mom's Tea" and spend the whole time there!

Next up – the gang’s all here for a Gala Feast!

Both the excursions sound wonderful! I'm glad she had such a great time but it was the sweetest thing for you two to enjoy the GF tea together! I can't wait to do something like this with my daughters ) I was actually tearing up when she said that she wanted to do the "mom's tea" with you!..Sounds like a perfect afternoon!

 

[All7OfUs]

I really have to say that your son has a creative streak in him. I really liked that shot of the "torn" sail near the marina. Kinda artsy I'd say.

What a fun day for him to have something really cool, and for him to feel like he's had something special like Rayna's day at BBB.

So what was in the loot bag??

 

[thecapells]

I really have to say that your son has a creative streak in him. I really liked that shot of the "torn" sail near the marina. Kinda artsy I'd say.

What a fun day for him to have something really cool, and for him to feel like he's had something special like Rayna's day at BBB.

So what was in the loot bag??

I included a picture of the loot in follow-up post above.
Can everyone not see that one?
Just in case, here's a clip.
And I hope to post my adventure tonite...

For those interested in the Pirate Adventure, here’s a little note about the goody bag.
Inside was an eye patch, some plastic rings, a pirate ball, a miniature telescope, a Pirate band, some beaded necklaces,
a compass, and a small treasure chest with some golden dubloons.
Here’s a picture of most of it (DS already made off with the gold like a true )

Next up we talk about what I did during DS' Adventure!
Sit back, relax, and get ready to unwind!

 

[All7OfUs]

Oops! My mistake! I hadn't scrolled down quite far enough, so hey a little bonus for me. The rest of the post

 

[thecapells]

Oops! My mistake! I hadn't scrolled down quite far enough, so hey a little bonus for me. The rest of the post

No problem - you had me worried that some of my postes were displaying properly.
Now, off to finish my next segment...