A Two Short, Too Different Spring Break Trip (Time to Say Goodbye)

[Happy Elf]

All caught up! Hopefully your move to 2nd or 1st grade will come though! That would be wonderful! Much less stress!

The zoo pictures were great!

I loved seeing your Disney party pictures! Looks like you had a wonderful time!

 

[xoktenox]

MeMom what an amazinggg Disney day you guys had! I'm jealous I wasn't there, the kids looked like they really enjoyed themselves.

Brooklynn was being her usual ham self for the camera, when all the boys weren't looking she was there posing and smiling She's too cute! All that food looked delicious on the Disney plates too. I'm dreamin' of a Casey's just like Eeyore!

Very cool that you got to go to the mall and meet up with Erica again. I love how Brooklynn gets protective of Bella, it's adorable! You're so lucky to have your group of Disney girls

And last but not least, CONGRATSSSS ON GETTING YOUR GRADE SWITCH! I remember talking to you about how hopeful you were to get switched after doing third grade and being so stressed out because of it for years. You truly deserve this switch and I'm so happy for you!

 

[Stasieki]

WOW... that is all I can say. I felt like I was in Disney World while looking at the pictures, even though it was in Tennessee. You are so creative. Thank you so much for sharing the party with us. I would be 100% up for a Dis Meet in Tennessee. I think Abby and Brooklyn would have so much fun together - they already share the love of all things Disney

 

[tinkgurl]

MeMom, that party looked like SO much fun! I wish we lived closer. I know my little guy would've had a blast. haha, Brookie fighting Capt. Hook. Adorable!

 

[IluvXU]

What a fun day and fantastic pictures. I love all party fun.. I need to file them away to borrow!

 

[MaryAz]

What a fun Disney party. You did a great job! The mall looked like a good time too!! Happy Sunday!

 

[MeMom]

sounds like you had a very fun filled and busy party and day!

Very busy before, during, and after the party. I've still got more clean-up to do when everyone is gone. But it was well worth it!

MeMom, I think that pen pals would be the most fun ever!
Looking forward to the party pics!

Good. We'll talk about it when school starts. It should be fun and interesting.

How nice of scottny to send you a gift! The party sounds like it was lots of fun and I can't wait to see the pictures.

Disers are pretty nice people!

That sounds like a wonderful party! So much forethought and fun into each stop!

I can't wait for the photos!

We have more ideas for future parties, but those are just the first ones that came to our mind.

Well, I am from Maine. So take that as you will.

Maine hillbilly just doesn't have the same flow as Tennessee hillbilly.

i have to admit that i knew about this and now i can spill the beans!!!!!!! scott had e-mailed me a link to make sure he was buying the one that you liked. i hope that was it because i told him it was!

can't wait to hear about your day. hope you guys had a blast! we have out-of-town company here right now so i can't dis long but just thought i would check in. be back later to read all about it!

You did a good job of helping him choose and a good job of keeping it a secret. Thanks to both of you!

Did you have fun with your company?
If so, are there pictures to prove it?

This looks great and makes me want to live in TN to come to these parties!!

But then you wouldn't be three hours from Disney World!

Oh my gosh MeMom! What a fun party, such cute games! I need to remember all of this for Harper when she gets a little older!

The games would have been great for about the 4-7 year old range. Ours were a little young, but it was still fun. Kemper was the oldest, and he got the gist of it all.

oh no! A bus crash! Hope you kids were wearing your seat belts! Looks like a fun party so far. Hey they have those cookies at my walmart too (was just there this evening and saw them and I resisted ) Speaking of said walmart trip is where I learned that you cannot leave the house without a diaper bag (quick trip) and Caleb threw up everywhere! So had to buy wipes to clean him up...as I was checking out realized he got my purse too! Course after he was done he was smiling from ear to ear and I told him that "mommy did not find him funny!" I told my mom...I learned my lesson...even for short trips...never leave without the diaper bag when you got a kid who can;t keep down his food!

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day!

Little people teach us big lessons.
You'll find yourself learning more and more valuable lessons the older he gets!

What an AWESOME party!!!!! Thanks for all the fun and great pics!

You should have come on down! Your girls would have been perfect helpers to the little ones.

Looks like an awesome party! What a lot of fun!

It was. We need to have a Disney Day party for us grown-ups now!

 

[pooh'smate]

Hehehe. I have some family members that are like that. Just when you think Maine is being more sophisticated, you get above Portland and it like POW in your face Hillbilly.

My mom's side is poor. They didn't have electricity until my mom was 18. Besides the fact that they live pretty far out. They may be hillbillies, but I still love them. Have you ever been driving past Bangor on the way up towards New Brunswick? There is nothing out there but trees and a town every now and then. I used to travel that quite a bit when I was going to school in New Brunswick.

Even Brooklynn's 'stance' cracks me up....pretty loudly she said 'He's going to EAT her!' even the lady behind MeMom started laughing....it was funny

This made me glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this.

Are those "Real" Walt Disney World paper plates?? Did you steal them or do they actually give them to you if you ask for more??
Looks like a fun party and a fun mall! I love malls too. Someday Nashville is on our list of places to visit and of course the Mall of America. I have to go to the coolest mall sometime!

I love the Mall of America. I spent 2 days there and didn't see everything. I spent one day doing the amusment park and aquarium and the other day shopping.


MeMom your Day at Disney party looked like so much fun. Maybe I will do something similar for Lexi's birthday. I am glad that the rain held off so you could go outside. All of your games and prizes were so nice. It wasgreat that everything worked out so you could meet Erica at the mall.

 

[punkin413]

brett had some time with margot at opry mills yesterday - i think they were there about an hour before you guys were.

We were on a mission to find out if the RFC hippo had returned to his watering hole, since it had been reported that he had escaped a few weeks ago.

i was just walking by that hippo about 3 weeks ago. brett, his friend lee and myself had lunch at a little thai restaurant one day while i was in town waiting for margot to be born and we ended up going by opry mills to waste some time. we came in right near rainforest cafe and that hippo was making some very odd noises! i won't tell you what brett and lee said because they are boys and sometimes boys can be really gross. i do have to tell you what lee said at the bass outdoor world store though. we were looking at the fish in the tank there and one kept coming over to us and opening and closing his mouth. lee said, "it's like he's trying to tell us something really important. maybe he's saying, 'I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE!!!!!'" it was SO FUNNY because it really did seem like he was saying that! boys are so silly.

SO CUTE how brooklynn was worried the hippo would eat bella.

A bunch of Disney girls.

hi, girls!

Did you have fun with your company?
If so, are there pictures to prove it?

yes, we did! it was an ex-roommate of ours that now lives in tallahassee. he and his wife were here for a wedding yesterday. we had more fun with their dogs actually!!! just kidding. i'm uploading some pics now! how'd you guess?

 

[White as Snow]

The party looks fantabulous! Everything was so creative! Those children are going to remember that for a veeeerrrryy long time! Are you going to have any more parties before the trip?

We still need to have our Disney party. We are going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, though - I'm going to try and put a Disney spin to it. Last night, DH came home with everything to make fresh salsa (he went to culinary school for a while, so he's a whiz in the kitchen). He also surprised me with a Mickey head garnish at dinner last night - wish I had taken a picture!

 

[TCKK]

What an awesome party! You come up with some of the neatest Disney ideas!

 

[VandyFan10]

hi, girls!

....Miss you!!!

 

[scottny]

Hi,
You are very welcome. I swiped a few more tonight. Like I said I wanted the one in your tr but it was sold out. Glad you liked this one.

Great updates and pics. POP is nice to walk around.

Love the zoo pics.

The party looked like so much fun.

Nice you met up at the mall.

We bought a new present, if you would like to know what it is look at my pre tr. I am so excited.

Be back soon, almost done unpacking and then I can catch up on everyones.

 

[MeMom]

I was told about this and this is exactly how I imagined.......pretty funny Brooklynn


Even Brooklynn's 'stance' cracks me up....pretty loudly she said 'He's going to EAT her!' even the lady behind MeMom started laughing....it was funny

It was good to see you. I hope the 'Hippo Meet' works our for all of us. I would love a picture at the hippo of Jill and the girls and you two and tinkgurl and stasieki.

That looks like such a wonderful day of family, friends and Disney fun! The activities for the kids were so creative. Great job ladies!!

Thanks. It was fun. Bring your boys and your new little princess down here someday and we'll party with you guys, too!

Morning! You had a terrific weekend! I'm sorry I missed all the excittement.

I have been running ragged the last few days at work, long hours. Our company president is coming on Tuesday, and I had to prepare the store for his inspection.
Last night I went to 4 different WalMart's trying to get a pair of my work shoes that were on sale for 1/2 price. None had my size so I came home at 11pm empty handed.

1+1= 2 CONGRATS ON GETTING GRADE 2!!!
It must feel wonderful.

Wow, the zoo pics are so beautiful. The leopard one is gorgeous! He is so close you can see every detail. Great pic!
I'm partial to the monkeys, so they were great to see.

MeMom, it was nice to see you in a pic with Brooklynn. Very special treat for us.

The "Day at Disney Party" was AMAZING!!!

I wish we all could have been there. You put a lot of thought into it.
You did such a great job on the bus, it looked perfect!
Dumbo looked so cute in his Animal cracker cage.
The pirate plushes are too cute. I like the pirate ducks too. Hope all the gold and jewels were found....
Very cute Nemo paper and cups. Is that a Nemo towel?
How did you ever find a Zurg toy? You have good collection of all the Toy Story figures.
Trent and Jarvis did a great job of placing the animals, too funny.
I love the cute safari hats and binoculars!
I noticed all the decorations and little Disney touches put around.
You have such creative and cute ideas. Every area looked so fun.
I know the kids had a blast, playing the games and winning the prizes.
They will remember this for years to come.
And the food looked fantastic, everything you could want. Yummy!
I love the Mickey serving plates, I am soo jealous of those.
Lexi wanted to say she LOVES THE SPRING TOYS IN THIER RAINCOATS!!! VERY CUTE!!!
You must have had the best time with all your family and friends.

Maybe I'll have to do a little party of our own, in the coming months.
It just looked like so much fun!

You had a nice afternoon at the Mall and a DIS meet with Vandyfan. Cute pic of all the girls, too bad there's no MeMom.
Brooklynn looked so cute with the Tink wings.
I had no idea she was a shoe girl.
She looked too adorable in the Nemo bucket hat.
Glad to hear the Hippo is back in his right place and he didn't eat little Bella for diner.


I have to tell you some sad news....I also got a package delivered too....it was yours.
Someone not saying who, miss labelled the box with the wrong address. I feel like a complete dummy.
Soo, you will get the parcel eventually, I feel aweful.
I promise, I will get it right this time.

How nice of Scottny to get you the Eyeore you wanted! It's so cute. He is a good DIS friend to have.

Enjoy this beautiful Sunday!
I have to make the most of my one day off...grocery shopping, laundry, clean...and catch up on the DIS!!!

BrooklynnsMommy have a safe drive back to Alabama.

I do feel relief at the new job assignment, although right now I'm not sure if it will be first or second. Most likely second, but there's still a slight chance it'll be first. He's still shuffling people around.

I totally agree about Jill's leopard picture!

Yep, that's a Nemo towel. We have many Disney towels - some from the Disney Store and some from trips. They're practical souvenirs, so we like them.

I got those Mickey pals in raincoats a long time ago at the Disney Store on sale. I think they were about $4.00, so I got one of each one that they had. They were great for this party, becaus all it has done around here lately is rain!!!

We'll look forward to the package when it gets here. You and Scott are going to spoil me. I'm going to think I'm supposed to have special mail on a regular basis!

You should have a Disney party. It's a great way to keep the Disney magic going until your next trip.

Are those "Real" Walt Disney World paper plates?? Did you steal them or do they actually give them to you if you ask for more??
Looks like a fun party and a fun mall! I love malls too. Someday Nashville is on our list of places to visit and of course the Mall of America. I have to go to the coolest mall sometime!

You caught me! Those are my stash from about three prior trips. Out where the pastries are at the food courts, the plates are just there for you to use. I got a few extra on each trip, telling myself that on the first few days when I got back to school, I could eat off of them to detox from Disney and wean myself back into the real world, but I just never did use them, so they stacked up. I put them out for the party, but only a few of them got used, because I had other kinds of small plates, too.

So, I did take them, but over a long period of time, and I don't think it was stealing, since they were free for the taking. And you may see them again at the next party, since I finally pulled them out of the tub they were stashed in.

Be sure to let us know when you come to Nashville. We'll try to plan a meet.

Glad to see that your party was true to WDW and served Coca Cola. Not of that awful Pepsi stuff.

Yes, but my Cokes weren't free, as I have heard Disney gets their Coca Cola products free for the advertising.

I would have advertised.

All caught up! Hopefully your move to 2nd or 1st grade will come though! That would be wonderful! Much less stress!

The zoo pictures were great!

I loved seeing your Disney party pictures! Looks like you had a wonderful time!

One of the cousins at the party was moved from fourth to first this year. She didn't want the move, but she had just started and got bumped by someone with more seniority. Now that she's there, she loves it and would not want to go back up. She was telling us Saturday that her principal asked if she would move to 3rd next year, and she said she told her she'd move if she had to, but she really didn't want to. She said it was so nice not having the TCAP stress! I hope she can stay in 1st, but if not, she can build up her seniority and get back down to a lower grade as soon as possible.

We had a fun week getting to go to the zoo and having the party!

MeMom what an amazinggg Disney day you guys had! I'm jealous I wasn't there, the kids looked like they really enjoyed themselves.

Brooklynn was being her usual ham self for the camera, when all the boys weren't looking she was there posing and smiling She's too cute! All that food looked delicious on the Disney plates too. I'm dreamin' of a Casey's just like Eeyore!

Very cool that you got to go to the mall and meet up with Erica again. I love how Brooklynn gets protective of Bella, it's adorable! You're so lucky to have your group of Disney girls

And last but not least, CONGRATSSSS ON GETTING YOUR GRADE SWITCH! I remember talking to you about how hopeful you were to get switched after doing third grade and being so stressed out because of it for years. You truly deserve this switch and I'm so happy for you!

We took about fifteen pictures of the kids trying to gather up on the stairs. I could show you the whole series, because it's pretty hilarious! One would look and five would not. Three would sit and two would stand. One would about fall off and four would laugh. I just picked one to show you guys, but I may post some of the others just for laughs. It was cute.

Brooklynn is very protective of Bella. She will question the motives of anyone who is around her, if she deems it necessary!

WOW... that is all I can say. I felt like I was in Disney World while looking at the pictures, even though it was in Tennessee. You are so creative. Thank you so much for sharing the party with us. I would be 100% up for a Dis Meet in Tennessee. I think Abby and Brooklyn would have so much fun together - they already share the love of all things Disney

We'll do that. Mark June 20th on your calendar, and maybe we'll have a nice meet at Rainforest Cafe.

MeMom, that party looked like SO much fun! I wish we lived closer. I know my little guy would've had a blast. haha, Brookie fighting Capt. Hook. Adorable!

Yes, he would have fit right in with this group. We needed more boys!

What a fun day and fantastic pictures. I love all party fun.. I need to file them away to borrow!

Borrow away. It was fun. Your kids would have a great time doing a Disney party. Hannah could have been a big helper, too, with our party. She would have understood what we were doing. It would be great for kids her age.

What a fun Disney party. You did a great job! The mall looked like a good time too!! Happy Sunday!

It was a Happy Saturday and a Happy Sunday!
Now it's Mundane Monday.

Yuck.

My mom's side is poor. They didn't have electricity until my mom was 18. Besides the fact that they live pretty far out. They may be hillbillies, but I still love them. Have you ever been driving past Bangor on the way up towards New Brunswick? There is nothing out there but trees and a town every now and then. I used to travel that quite a bit when I was going to school in New Brunswick.


This made me glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this.


I love the Mall of America. I spent 2 days there and didn't see everything. I spent one day doing the amusment park and aquarium and the other day shopping.


MeMom your Day at Disney party looked like so much fun. Maybe I will do something similar for Lexi's birthday. I am glad that the rain held off so you could go outside. All of your games and prizes were so nice. It wasgreat that everything worked out so you could meet Erica at the mall.

Hillbillies are very lovable!

I want to go to Mall of America someday.
I think Jill and Trent have both been, or one of them has been, with a friend. I can't remember which or if both have.

brett had some time with margot at opry mills yesterday - i think they were there about an hour before you guys were.

i was just walking by that hippo about 3 weeks ago. brett, his friend lee and myself had lunch at a little thai restaurant one day while i was in town waiting for margot to be born and we ended up going by opry mills to waste some time. we came in right near rainforest cafe and that hippo was making some very odd noises! i won't tell you what brett and lee said because they are boys and sometimes boys can be really gross. i do have to tell you what lee said at the bass outdoor world store though. we were looking at the fish in the tank there and one kept coming over to us and opening and closing his mouth. lee said, "it's like he's trying to tell us something really important. maybe he's saying, 'I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE!!!!!'" it was SO FUNNY because it really did seem like he was saying that! boys are so silly.

SO CUTE how brooklynn was worried the hippo would eat bella.

hi, girls!
yes, we did! it was an ex-roommate of ours that now lives in tallahassee. he and his wife were here for a wedding yesterday. we had more fun with their dogs actually!!! just kidding. i'm uploading some pics now! how'd you guess?

That hippo has seen a lot of Disers lately!
I hope you can make it in June.

What if we all planned this meet and everyone ended up coming,

and we find out the hippo has run away again?!?!??

I saw your pictures. Glad you had a nice weekend with friends.

The party looks fantabulous! Everything was so creative! Those children are going to remember that for a veeeerrrryy long time! Are you going to have any more parties before the trip?

We still need to have our Disney party. We are going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, though - I'm going to try and put a Disney spin to it. Last night, DH came home with everything to make fresh salsa (he went to culinary school for a while, so he's a whiz in the kitchen). He also surprised me with a Mickey head garnish at dinner last night - wish I had taken a picture!

We'll be having a Pop party in June just with the family. Nothing like Saturday's party though.

You can put some Disney into your Cinco de Mayo party with some Three Caballeros touches. I have Donald wearing a sombrero. I could have sent him to party with you, if I had known earlier.


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Back to work today. Wishing you all a great week ahead!

 

[MeMom]

Oops, I didn't make it to the last page on the replies!

What an awesome party! You come up with some of the neatest Disney ideas!

Thanks. What's the latest with your girls? Do you still have college in Florida plans going?

....Miss you!!!

Hey, Dawn. Erica says hi.
I had to do that, because my 3rd graders are bad about translating things that don't need to be translated.
I wonder if 2nd graders do that, too????

Hi,
You are very welcome. I swiped a few more tonight. Like I said I wanted the one in your tr but it was sold out. Glad you liked this one.

Great updates and pics. POP is nice to walk around.

Love the zoo pics.

The party looked like so much fun.

Nice you met up at the mall.

We bought a new present, if you would like to know what it is look at my pre tr. I am so excited.

Be back soon, almost done unpacking and then I can catch up on everyones.

I'm sure you have been very busy with moving.

Thanks for your thoughtfulness. Eeyore is coming to school today to meet my class. I usually show them whenever I get a new Disney friend, because they get a kick out of my Disney fun.

I will see what your new present is, but I have got to get out of here and start getting ready for school.

I would rather DIS the day away!!!


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Here are a few more pictures from this weekend.

Jill was not going to let the hippo eat Bella, but she thought momentarily about letting her play in the trees with the monkeys and birds.

How's this for random Disneyness?

That was at one of the kiosks at the mall.

Gathering the kids together for the safari picture was pretty funny!
Here's some of the chaos.

It might have taken a while to get a picture with all of them face forward and smiling, so we were just happy with what we got!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

Morning, have a good day!

Another Disney dollar to be made, so I guess it's not totally mundane.

Your pics are cute, all the kids were just very excitted! They didn't want to stand still, they wanted to go on Safari.

It's just our pleasure to spoil our favorite MeMom.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Jill was not going to let the hippo eat Bella, but she thought momentarily about letting her play in the trees with the monkeys and birds.

Disclaimer: I was told I would not be in this picture which is why I am not paying any attention. I have already chastised MeMom and threatened to start posting more pictures of her if we have another incident like this.

You have been warned, MeMom!!!!!!

 

[moparop]

Disclaimer: I was told I would not be in this picture which is why I am not paying any attention. I have already chastised MeMom and threatened to start posting more pictures of her if we have another incident like this.

You have been warned, MeMom!!!!!!

I love you two!

 

[tinkgurl]

Disclaimer: I was told I would not be in this picture which is why I am not paying any attention. I have already chastised MeMom and threatened to start posting more pictures of her if we have another incident like this.

You have been warned, MeMom!!!!!!

 

[nowellsl]

I see more Memom pictures for us in our future.....