5 Girls, 2 Guys, 2 wheelchairs, a stroller a Grandma and a great Grandma... OH MY!

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

Oh.. and one on the way.

We'll get to that later.

Hi, I'm Ruthie! My mom (JoyMouse) and I did a pre-trip report that we both abandoned a few times, but we kept vowing to write an actual trip report! And here it is!

If you want to read our PTR, here it is! Click here click here click here

Soooo, lets get this show on the road! I'm going to post the cast next, and pretty soon you guys will hear all about our interesting (and very exciting trip!)

Cast
Drive, Checking in, & FOOD

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

Lets get to the cast! I'm going to be the one in charge of pictures for this TR. So things are bound to get interesting.

We had four generations on this trip, so we will start off with the oldest, and probably the youngest at heart. My grandma! Everyone in the family refers to her as Annie, and you can too! Why do we call our grandma by her first name? We don't. Her first name is actually Sara. But Robbie (you'll meet him in a little while) couldn't say "Granny" so she became Annie. This is Annie with the suit of one of her idols...

Next down the line we have Dona. She is Aunt Dona to me, Deedee to the youngest one of the bunch, and Ms. Deedee to my little sister. In other words, she'll answer to almost anything as long as it is nice. Aunt Dona loves Jimmy Buffett and is a huge parrot head! She also loves cowboys. I'm not sure if it is in that order though. Here is her picture. Maybe this will answer the above question.

Next we have my Daddy! He is also known as the Chuckster! Chuckie! Chuck-o-rama! Uncle Chuck! Or just plain Chuck. He works for the post office. So does Aunt Dona. Whenever we say the words "junk mail" we get glared at. Daddy claims that he hates the stupid rat that runs Disney. In reality he loves it more than any of us combined.

Now we have my Mama, and the co-writer of this Trip Report! Her name is Joy, also known as Aunt Joy, or Aunt Shoy. She enjoys Jimmy Buffett as much as Aunt Dona. And she is an expert about all things Disney. She passed a lot of her knowledge onto me . She is a third grade teacher, and like people that work in the postal service, teaching is another job that runs in our family. Mama had knee replacement surgery in November! We will let her explain how she started walking again with little to no problems later. She used a scooter a lot during the trip, and also walked quite a bit! We were all really proud. AND YEAH. SHE TOTALLY DRESSES LIKE THIS EVERYDAY.

Okay hmmm hmm, who is next?... OH, ROBBIE is next! Robbie is a farmer! And he loves what he does. Robbie is 31. He will be 32 this February, and he has been going on trips with us to Disney World for years. His favorite ride is Star Tours. I think. And it really stinks that it wasn't open when we went this year. The funniest Robbie moment I remember was a few years ago, when we talked him into riding Tower of Terror, telling him it wasn't that bad, and it was just a tiny drop... Anyway, after that he exclaimed to the whole elevator that he "sharted" and would never ride that ride again. But I think he used other words. I'm glad no little kids were riding at the time. This is Robbie!

Next up is Mandy! Mandy is the one with the one on the way I told you about earlier. Mandy just turned 30. She is another teacher in the family, and she teaches sixth graders! Mandy actually student taught my class when I was in tenth grade. Then, the first year Mandy taught sixth grade, my little sister was in her class. This was both a very good and a very bad thing. Mandy and Robbie have been married... 5 years. I think. But they have been dating one another for much longer. Their first date was when Mandy was 15. So I've known her pretty much my entire life. This is Mandy taken at the Crime and Punishment Museum !

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, the cast member you have all been waiting for! MOI! My name is Ruthie and I'm 22 years old. I haven't met my prince yet. Maybe it's because my lips haven't and aren't going anywhere near a frog. I am a paraprofessional, and work at the same middle school as Mandy! I work in a classroom with students with severe and profound disabilities! I love what I do, and everyday with those kids is an adventure! I am a certified Disney freak, and a bit on the dorky side. YES, ON THIS TRIP, I BOUGHT MYSELF A TRON JACKET! And I love it. I can't wait to wear it to work tomorrow. Here is me eating a bull fry (you don't want to know ) on our trip to Montana this summer! I no longer have long hair, and I no longer have braces. I just thought it was an interesting picture.

Now we have my little sister! Becky! Becky is very annoying, well, to me anyway. She is 18. Becky has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and quite a few other disabilities. She gave us quite the scare this year, twice we had to call 911 after she choked and turned blue. The smurf color isn't a good one for her. Now she has to eat food that is all cut up, and that is kind of soft. Maybe my mama will explain that one a little better later, if anyone is interested. Becky is in 11th grade, and she has a boyfriend. Yeah, my little sister found a prince and I still haven't, it's funny how life works sometimes. Anyway, here is Becky dressed up like a sixties girl!

LAST but not least..... we have the curly redhead, Payton! Payton is 2 years old, and will be 3 in March. Payton is the smartest 2 year old I have ever met. She is tons of fun, and I've loved watching her grow up! Her favorite question is "Why?" She grew up a lot on this trip! I loved watching her eyes as she saw the castle, and the look on her face when she met the Princesses.

More pictures and trip report to come!!!

I hope I'm doing an okay job so far!

 

[yamindie]

payton is soooo cute!!!!

 

[MAJ RN]

Looking forward to reading all about your trip! Peyton is adorable! Love the curly red hair!


Melissa

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

Thank ya'll! Yes, Payton is a handful! And she is at SUCH a FUN age! None of us know what we did before Payton, she is pure entertainment.

 

[JoyMouse]

Hey folks! I am Joy, also known as JoyMouse and Mama to Ruthie and Becky. I just discovered that I am supposed to be helping to write this TR! Ummmm....Ruthie, did you forget to tell me something???

Anyway, we had a blast!! I am so ready to go back. I know if you were at WDW while we were you had to see us. Remember...we were the huge group with 4 generations. Oh, and a wheelchair, a stroller, a scooter, a grandma, a great grandma and a preggo lady! Ha...if you saw us and have any brains at all...you ran in the opposite direction!!

Stay tuned...I know that Ruthie has more great pics up her sleeve...and really...I totally don't dress like that!

 

[PolynesianLily]

Woohoo, i'm joining in!! What a good looking crowd you all are!! I cannot wait to read more!!

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

Whoopsie daisy! Sorry I haven't posted on this for awhile.... Life has been INSANE lately. But now it's summertime! So my mom and I will have more time to post! Anyway, lets get to it! Hopefully we still remember all the details.

That Friday seemed to be the LONGEST. DAY. EVER. I thought that it was never going to end. But after I got my last student to the bus, I speed walked to my car and tried hard not to go too far over the speed limit. Surprisingly, I was the second one to make it home! Chuck had just beat me! My mom wasn't too far behind me and she had Becky with her. And Annie... Annie is always ready for an adventure.

Once we got everything packed into the car, we decided, why not go ahead and leave to get a head start on things? The others would catch up with us before too long!

This is Becky, Annie and Joy, posing with the luggage.

This one is Me, Becky and Annie. WOW. My hair sure was short back then! I kind of miss it that short, but I like being able to pull it back now.

And here is one of me, Becky and Joy, posing behind the packed car. I'm not sure where Chuck was. He was probably making sure we had everything ready! Also, I think Becky and I are making those faces because I was probably pinching her to get her to look at the camera.

After these were taken, we loaded into the car and were on our way! I definitely can't remember what we talked about on the drive. Surprisingly, I don't think we watched any movies. But we might have. I know for sure that we watched Beauty and the Beast on the way home.

We made one potty spot on the way there! That was when we found out that the other bunch wasn't too far behind us. But while we drove straight to Pop Century, they stopped to get something to eat on the way there.

Once we got to Pop Century, Becky, Annie and I went and watched some of the old Mickey cartoons on the TV in the room for kids. It was fun, but all Becky kept asking was, "Payton here yet? When Payton going to get here?" And directly after we checked in and got our bags, GUESS WHO WE SAW HEADING THE THE CHECK IN LINE?

WE.

SAW..

ROBBIE!!!!

So, we took our bags to our room, and guess who we saw a few minutes later, making their way to the rooms beside ours?

MANDY AND DONA!

And here is a picture I took of Chuck and Joy while we were waiting on the other bunch to come up.

Robbie and Payton were still down below checking out this... Sorry, it's a dark picture.

It's Baloo and Mowgli's butt! Or "That Bear" and "That boy with the diaper" according to Payton.

Dona, Robbie, Mandy and Payton were ready for bed, so they stayed up in their room while the rest of us went downstairs to FINALLY eat our supper.

This is what I had...

This is what both Annie and Chuck had...

BLEH. That looks so gross to me. But I don't like shrimp, so maybe that's why.

This is what Becky had...

And last but not least, this is what Joy had!

And that is all for now! I will try my hardest to post more quickly than I did last time!

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

I have a question!
Thirteen of us are going to the beach for a week! And with all of us it is going to be interesting... And I wanted to post a trip report for that. Which forum would that go in? I know I have read some other non-Disney trip reports.... I just don't remember where.