9/16-10/3 The trip that dreams are made of....

[jaycns]

Very well written Jay. I loved it...............and I want more, more, more...........

Your youngest looks such the rascal......his personality comes right out.........and your Goofy has a very sweet look about him.

I was sorry to hear about Aladdin's migraine before, and I feel all sorry about it again now................so young to have to deal with that kind of pain.

Your family really takes time to enjoy all the little stuff and not just jump ride to ride. It's a great report for showing all the varied experiences at WDW.............

I still can't believe you took time to share with us (me) while you were there.........but it sure was great to hear from you too.

Keep it coming!

Oh, and I didn't know you'd camped in a Rain Forest.....................I want to hear that trip report too..............oh,oh and I see you couldn't get dh to wear Crocs..............

NOPE, I couldn't get that man in Crocs and boy did I try! They were so comfortable! The entire vacation I was in happy foot heaven. However, I did the fashion no no and wore them with socks. They were more comfortable that way. I didn't really care if people thought socks with Crocs were funny...after all, there was a fox in socks

Thanks for saying such sweet things! You do know how to make me . I enjoy typing out the report!

As far as the rain forest...that is a story for another day (maybe I will have to post it sometime).

 

[jaycns]

I forgot to ask - I see you went in the middle of September for almost 3 weeks. Do you homeschool? Can't wait for the next installment!
Barb

Yes. We do in fact home school. It was actaully a Disney cruise back when my oldest son was close to school age that got me to thinking about it. We met so many nice families and I kept wondering how they could all yank their kids from school that time of year (it was September also). Upon talking with a few of them they told me they home schooled(not all of them, but enough that a seed of questions got planted in my head)...once I got home I did a little digging and the more we learned the more it seemed like it might be a good fit. Although we were not 100% sure it would work out for us, we gave it a try. That was 6 years ago and now I cannot imagine not doing it. Every year when other families start doing back to school shopping we start in on our vacation shopping. September is our month of choice for vacations.

 

[disneyloverforchrist]

As soon as I read that, I thought HOW PERFECT!!! I know he would love that and be really touched both by my thoughtfulness and Disney...hehehehe I cant wait!!!

 

[paigevz]

Okay, I didn't read the last bit yet, but I have to say, you have me CRYING here......................honestly, that is so, so sweet with the menu, the diver, your dh's face..................those are such precious memories for you. I took my dh so for granted until a few years ago, and you........you already know how to appreciate yours now.

Of course, it could be because I'm home sick and I always cry when I'm sick....................

We also love Coral Reef.....we go every trip and we always get the soup....we got the lobster soup recipe last time.........it is NOT easy to make, but dh went through about 4 batches and finally has managed a very delicious facsimile....................you should come down sometime and he'll make it for you!

Edited to add that you may not have over those idiots, but I am! Trying to ruin someone else's special moment! Glad you didn't let them bother you...............

 

[cyjmhill]

I am loving yout TR. I didn't know about the menu and the diver. What a special touch to a special day!

I loved that Chip spent so much time with his biggest fan!

It sure sounds like Disney made your trip very special.

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

I lovin' your TR jaycns!

"Well, what makes them so speical to think they need a sign held up?!" "Some people are just such attention seekers" "That diver just detracts from everyone eles's enjoyment of the tank"... NO IDEA on earth what crawled up their sandal and died!! We couldn't see them but we heard their rude talk go on for a minute or two...then we heard them change their object of distaste from the greedy family (us) to the bad server, poor lighting, noise level and the list goes on and on...

I'm so glad you had a great time at Coral Reef. The photo's and all the special touches looked great! And I'm glad you didn't pay any attention to the "Rudies".....some people!

Looking forward to more!

 

[paigevz]

His favorite characters are trouble makers (other then Buzz Lightyear who is more of a real hero to him then just a character). Figment, Chip and Dale, Donald Duck, Stitch...all of the mildly naughty characters...yep, my son loves them!

No more then 2 minutes later Chip was back at our table (handler in tow) and Chip tugged on "Stitch" and pulled him right out of the booth. Then Chip motioned for him to hold out his hand and close his eyes. When "Stitch" did that, Chip opened his furry paw and out dropped a Chip pin into "Stitch's" hand. This moment brought tears to my eyes!! "Stitch" was so in awe that he didn't even move. Not one muscle. He just stood there looking at the pin for a few seconds. Then he smiled a ten thousand watt smile and grabbed Chip in a bear (I mean chipmunk) hug!! While "Stitch" was thanking Chip his handler gave our other boys pick a pin. Just when you think the day cannot get more magical. It does! We couldn't have planned this moment if we tried! It was priceless!! Here is a picture of the "stunned" moment. Moments later it was nothing but hugs!!

And, I'm crying again.............you're making me get my keyboard wet!

After our dinner we took one last ride on Soarin' (Soarin' ride number 5 for the day) and headed out of the park. We would be back another day and "Aladdin" was once again starting to "look funny". This time it was not his head that he started to complain of...it was his chest (he has asthma too...yep, poor guy really lucked out on the genetic lottery, getting both asthma and migraines in the bargin). He didn't have an asthma attack or start coughing, he just said his lungs didn't "feel right". With either of the other boys I would not have worried. But "Aladdin" is tough. He plays soccer and gets really huge bruises that he never even bats an eye at. He gets colds that have the rest of us crying and he smiles. So, when he says "I don't feel right" it is the cause for major concern.

Poor little guy..........


Great report Jay. Can't wait for more...............except, I am starting to get a bit jealous of all your magic..........none of that's happened to us............

Did you know there's no jealous smiley????

Just kidding, you know I'm happy for you having your great trip!

 

[jaycns]

As soon as I read that, I thought HOW PERFECT!!! I know he would love that and be really touched both by my thoughtfulness and Disney...hehehehe I cant wait!!!

I sent you a PM with the direct number for the Coral Reef. Make your reservation for your meal first using the regular Disney dining number
(407)WDW-DINE and then call the Coral Reef directly and set it up. The earlier you call the better. It is a very limited offering. So reserve your meal and call about the diver as soon as you can!! And once again, congrats and best wishes for a lifetime full of happiness!!

 

[jaycns]

Okay, I didn't read the last bit yet, but I have to say, you have me CRYING here......................honestly, that is so, so sweet with the menu, the diver, your dh's face..................those are such precious memories for you. I took my dh so for granted until a few years ago, and you........you already know how to appreciate yours now.

Of course, it could be because I'm home sick and I always cry when I'm sick....................


We also love Coral Reef.....we go every trip and we always get the soup....we got the lobster soup recipe last time.........it is NOT easy to make, but dh went through about 4 batches and finally has managed a very delicious facsimile....................you should come down sometime and he'll make it for you!

Edited to add that you may not have over those idiots, but I am! Trying to ruin someone else's special moment! Glad you didn't let them bother you...............

I hope you get to feeling much better!! And the menu/diver made both of us smile like idiots (not that kind that talk loudly and rudely) for the entire rest of the day. I think it was one of the only times I was able to actually keep a secret from dh. I am terrible with keeping things from him. Seriously, I break down and "make" him open some of his gifts before Christmas because I cannot wait for him to see them...I let the cat out of the bag about his college graduation party...I couldn't stop myself from telling him about a surprise dinner in his honor at work (YES, I am bad, if you want to do something for my dh, DO NOT TELL ME...I have no will power, I get too excited and start looking like the cat that ate the canary and not too long after that, I burst). I just well, I have no self control when it comes to sharing things with him.

Back to the diver/menu...for me to hold that inside was just about enough to kill me! It must have been some of that Disney magic working early to allow me to hold that huge secret inside. I am ever so glad I did...it made it so much more special...but NOPE, I didn't learn my lesson. I am already having trouble not telling dh what I want to get him for Christmas.

Good thing for both of us dh doesn't really "like" surprises...living with me makes it hard to get one!

Please PLEASE share that lobster soup recipe. PM me. Email me. Sky write it for me...I just have to try.

And those poor people with the bad words? How sad were they? Seriously, that is why I was not mad. I just kept thinking...what kind of horrible thing has happened to them that they are so upset over every little thing here at the happiest place on earth. A day without crowds, a day where you could walk on to just about any ride, a day with the sun shining brightly but yet a breeze blowing, a day without work/school/every day stress.

Whatever unhappiness they brought with them to make their hearts so heavy and their outlook so critical...well, I just feel really sorry for them.

 

[paigevz]

Please PLEASE share that lobster soup recipe. PM me. Email me. Sky write it for me...I just have to try.

And those poor people with the bad words? How sad were they? Seriously, that is why I was not mad. I just kept thinking...what kind of horrible thing has happened to them that they are so upset over every little thing here at the happiest place on earth. A day without crowds, a day where you could walk on to just about any ride, a day with the sun shining brightly but yet a breeze blowing, a day without work/school/every day stress.

Whatever unhappiness they brought with them to make their hearts so heavy and their outlook so critical...well, I just feel really sorry for them.

Well you're a better woman than I. I'll find the recipe card later for you and then I'll decide on a delivery system.

 

[mommykds]

While we were cutting the cake we heard the electrical water pagent sail up...to our delight we had only to open the door sized window of our room and the parade was "right there". We sat happily with the lights down low, eating delicious birthday cake. Our three boys were lined up on the floor watching the parade with huge smiles and birthday cake all over their faces! It was one of those moments in time that a parent will never forget. No matter how many years pass and what happens in life I will never forget the night my three boys sat there watching the light parade and eating birthday cake illuminated by the reflected parade light on the lagoon.
Here are the boys watching the parade.

That is what the magic is all about & you said it perfectly! Your boys are beautiful! Thanks for posting.

 

[Poohbear77]

Homeschooling is such a blessing in so many ways(vacation times not withstanding). We will be taking ours the 1st week of May after Spring break and before the masses get out. Hopefully it won't be too crowded.

I am really loving your TR, and your boys are the cutest! How lucky to have two of the boys picked for artist of the day. I hope that your other son was picked one day as well, so as not to feel left out.

Blessings

 

[serendipity]

what a wonderful tr. You have such a beautiful family and such good looking and sweet children. I love reading this, I need more!

 

[JJClemson]

Jacyns- I am loving your TR! Thanks for writing it! Your boys are absolutely adorible! You are such an entertaining writer. Sounds like you and your family are having an amazing time Families like yours make me so excited to start my family! I hope one day DF & I will have children who will be as happy as yours

Thanks for sharing the info about the personalized menu & diver at Coral Reef. That must have been such a wonderful moment for you and your family! It's a shame about those non-disneyish jealous people DF and I are getting married at WDW next summer, and this would be a great surprise for him I am like you though... I don't know if I could keep a secret!

 

[jaycns]

oops...I am working on my next day's report...however, I have run into the problem of not being able to find the photos...

I promise to have the next installment up soon! THANK YOU ALL for sharing the memories with me!

 

[jaycns]

Jacyns- I am loving your TR! Thanks for writing it! Your boys are absolutely adorible! You are such an entertaining writer. Sounds like you and your family are having an amazing time Families like yours make me so excited to start my family! I hope one day DF & I will have children who will be as happy as yours

Thanks for sharing the info about the personalized menu & diver at Coral Reef. That must have been such a wonderful moment for you and your family! It's a shame about those non-disneyish jealous people DF and I are getting married at WDW next summer, and this would be a great surprise for him I am like you though... I don't know if I could keep a secret!

I just sent you a PM with the direct number for the Coral Reef. I wish I could have gotten married at Disney! What a dream come true!! Make sure you write a trip report about that!!

 

[jaycns]

Ahhh...another beautiful day dawns and I am still at WDW...I wake up with a smile. I start over toward the drapes to let the sunrise in and that is when I hear it...the little whistle like sound...and it's coming from "Aladdin". Sure enough, he was sick. Lungs whistling in your sleep kind of sick. NOT the kind of thing that can be ignored. So I wake dh to make his listen (why do I do this...what good does it do...I don't know but I do it anyway). We call down to the front desk and get the name of a reputable, yet close to the resort, clinic where we can take "Aladdin". The clinic opens at 9:00 AM...that's almost three hours away so dh falls back asleep while I sit and listen to my poor baby's lungs and worry. Now I know that the sun must have risen just like every other day...but I didn't really notice. I was too busy being worried. Even worried moms get hungry and so I went to the fridge and grabbed my half eaten slice of cake (yum F&FC chocolate cake) and had a quick (yet way good) morning treat.

Soon it was time to wake dh and "Aladdin" (no need to get the other two up just yet). Upon waking "Aladdin" once again said "I don't feel right". We informed him that he would be going to the doctor instead of MK this morning and the face he made just broke my heart. He knew he was sick and had to go in but he didn't want to miss out on one minute of the fun we had been planning together for months. I assured him that just as soon as we got him the help he needed and the doctor was okay with it, we would have him back in the parks in no time flat.

So, as sad little "Aladdin" and dh set off for the doctor's office I sat there wondering what the rest of our vacation would hold. I took the time to journal what had happened so far so that this (the trip report) and later our scrapbook would be full of as many details as possible. Well, as I sat there writing down what great things had already happened, I "got better" and my attitude improved. How could I be even a little disappointed? We had already had such a magical time that even if we were unable to spend another hour in a park, we would have already had one of the most magical vacations ever. So that fact understood...I sat there happy (yet still worried about "Aladdin"). I made a few phone calls and talked with family and friends about what a great time we were having. I sorted out the many items we were already collecting. I repacked the dirty clothes into ziplocs. Finally, the little boys woke up and we took our time getting ready for the day. WHERE ARE THEY!!?? My worry was starting to grow...why was it taking dh and ds so long??!!

That question was answered 3 hours after they first left. Finally dh and "Aladdin" were back. Turns out "Aladdin"'s lungs were "acting up". They gave him a breathing treatment and put him on steroids and an antibiotic just in case. Poor kid. Having asthma is just no fun at all. However, both dh and "Aladdin" assured me that the doctor gave him the okay to return to his regularly scheduled vacation...WOO HOO Magic Kingdom, here we come!!

By the time we had grabbed a quick bite to eat, it was time to head down the path to the Magic Kingdom. As we walked along the path we saw loads of lizards skiting about. This made my creature loving crew pretty happy. We tried to get some good pictures of the little fellas but they were quick little buggers and none of them came out so well.

By the time we finally walked through the turnstyle it was 1:00 PM. Not the 8:00 AM breakfast with Pooh and company that we had been aiming for, but not the day spent caring for a sick child I had expected after hearing him that morning either. Just that one breathing treatment had helped him a WHOLE lot!!

Our first order of business this day? To see the new pirate show outside of PotC. Upon inquiring we learned it would be starting shortly, so we quickly made our way over to Adventureland and asked the CM at the start of PotC where the show would take place. That knowledge in hand and the wait time being only 5 minutes we took our second ride through pirate infested waters. The new additions to the ride were no less fun this time then the first. Really, Capt. Jack looks so real! Disney really outdid themselves on those figures!

Once off of the ride we lined up to wait for the show (which was to begin in a few minutes). When we saw Mack (I think that was his name) come out we got ready to "run for the rope". Not run, but we knew from reading the board that the kids (if they wanted a chance to take part in the show) needed to walk quickly to the rope circle (another great tip gleaned from the DIS boards). Dh and I hung back. We wanted to give other kids a chance to get close to the fun. The boys had so much fun watching this show! "Look it's the governor's daughter!!" I don't know how many times I have heard that line since my boys watched the show! Upon the shows conclusion some of the children around the circle were chosen to join those who had participated in the show to be sworn in as part of Capt. Jack's crew. "Goofy" was chosen for this honor by Capt. Jack himself. "Goofy" was so excited to be part of the crew and when they gave him his very own proclamation from Capt. Jack he was over the moon!!

Pictures will be added as soon as they are found.

TO BE CONTINUED...

 

[Foladar]

Love the report and glad you enjoyed the Contemporary (two more days!!!!)

 

[JJClemson]

I wish I could have gotten married at Disney! What a dream come true!! Make sure you write a trip report about that!!

You and your DH could do a Vow Renewal or maybe one or all of your boys will want to get married at Disney b/c of all their wonderful childhood memories! Don't worry- I'll definitely write a TR

 

[daisy_77]

I love your TR!! I am so glad that you and your family are taking in all the magic!
I am also glad to hear that "Aladdin" is ok!
I can't wait to read more! Thank you for taking the time to share your memories!