As God as my witness.I'll never be sick at Disney World again~~~wrapping things up...

[vamassey1]

So glad you opted for the chariot. Best way to get around one of the largest parks. I'm so jealous you found Marie. We have never seen her. She's so feminine.

 

[GeminiAngel]

My father was in an unusual amount of pain during our trip. I think it was the the damp and the cold combined.

 

[jordanyosh]

The sun was so bright that morning!

This picture just cracks me up!

 

[winkers]

, odd, yet AWESOME kids...
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Oh, AND you have the exact opposite of our kids, three boys one girl, and my father lives with us. See what I mean!

Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do...

I know!! it's scary!!

So glad you opted for the chariot. Best way to get around one of the largest parks. I'm so jealous you found Marie. We have never seen her. She's so feminine.

sometimes I'm a little embarassed by how excited I get when I run into an unexpected character...

My father was in an unusual amount of pain during our trip. I think it was the the damp and the cold combined.

that could have had something to do with it....but I was used to the cold.

This picture just cracks me up!

me too! If Rafiki didn't have plastic eyes, he'd be squinting too.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Bailey looks like she's the only one who knows the truth - kind of like the Emporer's New Clothes!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

yep, I can have my cake and eat it too!
does anyone even know what exactly that means?

I don't know, but I love cake!

Oh, this is precious! Bailie has such an expressive face!

I'm sorry you weren't feeling well - and then that you were "lurching" when you got up. I hope things get better. Love the pic of Marie - I didn't know she made appearances!

Oh, and DH and I have done WDW twice alone. We do find that it's very relaxing, and it can be romantic, too!

 

[Charleston Princess]

I am cracking up that MIL left her two blankets but wore her parka on the 75 degree day!!!

What a shame about your back .

 

[winkers]

Bailey looks like she's the only one who knows the truth - kind of like the Emporer's New Clothes!

I wonder what someone would think looking at that picture if they didn't know simba was sopposed to be there?

Love the pic of Marie - I didn't know she made appearances!

Oh, and DH and I have done WDW twice alone. We do find that it's very relaxing, and it can be romantic, too!

I didn't know she did either.
I'm looking forward to a relaxing vacation!

I am cracking up that MIL left her two blankets but wore her parka on the 75 degree day!!!

What a shame about your back .

under her parka she had another jacket on too....as soon as it got warm her parka was riding on the wheelchair with me.

 

[Charleston Princess]

under her parka she had another jacket on too....as soon as it got warm her parka was riding on the wheelchair with me.

Lucky you!

 

[Poolrat]

My brain can be a very scary place sometimes. I've had 101 different plans and justifications rolling around in there for a couple of weeks.

So, here's what I'm thinking. There is absolutley no way I can take the kids to disneyworld and redo the kitchen. The cupboards alone cost the same as an 8 day trip for 6.

Originally my thought was to go the first week of febuary with the kids, but then I thought maybe if I pushed it back to the first week of May, it would give me a little more time to save up the money so I could do both.

But my little sister called me awhile ago with some good news...she's expecting and it'll be the first part of may. No disneyworld trip in may.
I'm so excited for her. Those who have followed my trs probably remember what an ordeal she's had. Between cancer and a few other complications it was a miracle when she got pregnant with her first , and she's 2 now. So this is just an extra bonus!

I'll be going to stay with her for 2 weeks to help out. Really it's purely selfish on my part.

So I'm back to square one....and then it hit me! D.Jay and I haven't been on a vacay by ourselves for almost 5 years.

Here's the plan dh & I go by ourselves and I get the new kitchen.

He loves the idea and I'm kinda excited about it too. Disney is a totally different experience without the kids. Now, I just have to figure out how I'm going to finance this, convince dh we can afford it and then I'm set.


See, I told you it's scary in here.

As I was reading all the responses for Disney over the kitchen I started thinking...
Then I read this response.... How did you know that was what I was thinking????
You are not crazy and I am really glad I am not the only going with Disney over a remodeled Kitchen.


I am trying to justify upgrading my tickets from a solo ( 1/2 pleasure 1/2 work trip to WDW) to an annual pass. Problem is I don't have another trip planned anytime soon. But if I got the pass then rooms would have a discount. How's that for fuzzy disney math???

 

[Poolrat]

Somehow she had missed the even bigger ones.....

hilarious !!! That's how it would be at our house but my DD would also have her hands around my DS's neck

 

[DisneyJo]

You poor thing, why do you always get sick at WDW? So not fair

Wow I've never seen Marie in the parks before, fantastic oh and I forgot to say on our 2007 trip they forgot to put Simba in our photo too, DM photoshopped one on

 

[winkers]

hilarious !!! That's how it would be at our house but my DD would also have her hands around my DS's neck

oh, I have those kind of pictures too!

I forgot to say on our 2007 trip they forgot to put Simba in our photo too, DM photoshopped one on

That's right! I totally forgot about that! I can't believe you remembered.

 

[winkers]

I'm sorry it's been awhile since I updated! I was on a roll there for a bit, but I got behind again, thanks to life.

The start of the school year is always crazy! My little Hunter is 12 today! I can't believe how fast time goes by.

I'm hoping to have another update done tonight or maybe tomorrow morning...it depends on how rapped up with Beatles rock band the kids are.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Happy Birthday to Hunter!!!

 

[Sarilas]

Happy birthday, Hunter!

 

[GeminiAngel]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNTER!!!

 

[Poolrat]

Happy birthday Hunter !!!!!!!


Hope it was a great day!

 

[winkers]

We headed over to The Seas for a quick stroll around before our lunch adr at Coral Reef. D.Jay and I had loved this place when we went on our adults only trip but this was the first time for the kids.....
Lets just say we were all a little underwhelmed. We were seated as far from the tank as possible and could on occasion make out the shape of a fish as it floated by.
The food was just "ehh"...ok, it had definatley gone down hill in taste and quality since our virsit time. Luckily, none of us are really picky eaters so we were all ok.

the age old ritual of a man protecting his meat....

I have no idea what this is...but someone ate it.

Hunter enjoyed eating his fish infront of the fish tank...

After lunch we went on an adventure with Nemo. MIL took the kids to innoventions (my idea of a living hell) while D.Jay and I went to get fp's for soarin' and some pain meds. He had a headache and I had a body ache.

While we were gone we had several calls from different kids complaining about eachother or MIL. She and Bailie really don't get along well. By the 10th call I gave up and decided we better go back and play referee. As an attempt to calm some of the crappiness, we bought everyone a little something from mousegears.

Bailie loved her's...

We also had gotten some school bread and a few other pastries from Norway. Everyone sat and ate and attempted to remember that they love eachother and we were in WDW dang it!!

The best way to cheer the kids up was a ride on Figment...this is a family favorite. I don't know why really....probably because it's silly and a skunk farts......yep that's the level of my families maturity.

That reminds me......One day I hatched a plan to come up with some familiy "mottos" in an effort to forge some bonding. I thought the kids would be all over it and have fun.

During dinner that night I made my grand announcement and asked for suggestions........
I now give you the Kendall family motto

Flatulence Forever!

I just shook my head as everyone laughed hysterically. That's just a small example of my efforts going down the toilet.....


Where was I? Oh yeah, Ethan couldn't wait for Grandma to be surprised by the skunk smell. She had a satisfingly disgusted reaction and made his day.


We wound up at Honey I shrunk the audience.......hadn't planned to go but we had some time to kill.

As we entered I was directed to the wheelchair entrance while the family went through another way. I told the cm that I could get up and hobble to a seat but he insisted that it was perfectly fine for me to stay in the wheel chair......
I guess he didn't understand that I wanted to get up, but I finally gave up.


One of the most fun things to do with a WDW newbie is take them to club cool for the beverly "experience".
Evan started getting drinks for MIl to sample. He started with China and after 2 or 3 slipped in Italy.............

we all waited cameras ready to capture the look of disgust that would surely cross her face when she had a good mouthfull of it.......cricket,cricket......

She asked for more! Beverly!!
We were all stunned and a little disappointed that we didn't get to see her face go into convulsions.

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised....MIL will eat ANYTHING, and I mean anything....the only thing she doesn't like is peanutbutter and chocolate together! (I told you she was odd)

As we exited club cool, I looked around and Future World looked as tho it had been hit by a plague.......of cheerleaders.... Moses should have cursed Pharoah with a plague of overly excited, cheering teenage girls.....Heck, Pharoah would have done anything to get rid of them.

Seriously, they were everywhere to my horror and Evan's delight. I don't know how anyone can be that naturally "peppy" without drugs.

As we entered the building for Soarin' I was crossing my fingers that Ethan would be brave enough to ride. His first time on it was in DL when he was 3 and didn't go over too well.

But with the help of his big brothers and a few hundered cheerleaders, cheering him on,.....oh wait this isn't a musical..........

With the help of his brothers he walked through that line got onto the seat and nearly wet himself.

Once it was up and going he finally relaxed and enjoyed the ride! It's so fun to see kids overcome their fears. I think it helps them in the real world to know they can take on scary things and be ok if not better afterwards.

Next we journed through spaceship earth or as I will always call it the golf ball.

up next........I'm so excited I can't even feel my head....

 

[Sarilas]

SHE LIKED BEVERLY?

No words.