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

[winkers]

During our trek through the airport, Ethan had convinced me to relenquish control of the camera.......this was a big step for me......I guess that's part of the Disney magic. it can make a control freak loosen up a little.

We borded our Magical Express bus and were off to Port Orleans! MIL was so excited she couldn't sit still. It was fun watching her take it all in for the first time!
Ethan was snapping pictures like a professional and Hunter had to use the busses bathroom............I should have seen that as a hint of things to come.

here's some of the pictures Ethan took on our way.......When we looked at them later I was pretty empressed with some of the detail he caught that I wouldn't have thought to get............

When we got there I was a little un-certain where to look or what to do! This was one of my dream resorts, yes...I have low expectations, but I was so excited to get checked in.....I couldn't decide if I should gawk at everything or go strait to check in............Well, I went to check in while everyone else gawked.

it's so strange to see flowers in Feb!

After a few minutes we were on our way to our rooms!

Just after that picture was taken one of the kids yelled.........ewww a dead frog.
There was a poor frog that had been flattened like a pancake mid leap. Of course the kids wanted a picture but I was a meanie and said no.
Little did I know that this poor creature would be named "Phil" by Ethan and linger our entire stay.

You may thank me now for there being no pictures.....

We were all excited to see our rooms and explore a little....

Never let an 8 year old pose you.......

We had a towel animal in one room....

I love the sinks....

After awhile we headed for the boat dock to check out Downtown Disney..

up next.....Are you sure we're in Florida???

 

[JenAusty]

We had about a 5 minute wait, but my mother decided that she needed to get her camera. In order to do that she had to unpack EVERYTHING because the camera was at the bottom of her bag. We have a pic of her repacking just before we were called to the bus. Seems to me that her finding her camera the first few days caused more than a few delays.. more to come from this side.

Something else to look forward to, we will have a guest writer helping with this report. You'll have to keep reading to see who.

ohh guest writer!!![/FO NT]

 

[rentayenta]

Great photos. I think I like the FQ better than Riverside.

 

[coteau_chick]

Wow POFQ is so pretty. Poor Phil.
I can't wait to read more. Bailey is so grown up looking. Tell her I said she is beautiful. You have such a good looking family.

 

[winkers]

ohh guest writer!!![/FO NT]

no, it won't be MIL!

Great photos. I think I like the FQ better than Riverside.

me too!

Wow POFQ is so pretty. Poor Phil.
I can't wait to read more. Bailey is so grown up looking. Tell her I said she is beautiful. You have such a good looking family.

It's funny seeing such a big change in her since last year. She's growing up way too fast!

 

[vamassey1]

Wonderful pictures. Our first stop after checking is Downtown Disney too! I would love to stay there some day. It's much prettier than the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's cleaner. Not to say the real French Quarter doesn't have some sights to behold, but it's not clean and don't go down there on garbage day.

 

[DisneyJo]

Woohooo you're finally there

Poor Phil

So did you get connecting rooms or anything?

 

[JenAusty]

Great pictures of the signs and everything! I love seeing picture like that but I always forget to take them when I'm there.. hehe

I LOVE the sink area.. its very pretty.

and that picture of you on the bed is cute! You look comfy on your disney bed! =D

 

[GeminiAngel]

Great pictures! Great update! You're writing is refreshing.
I know exactly where you're going with the "are we in florida"

 

[MAGICFOR2]

You made it to your hotel! How many trips in to bring MILs stuff in? Your resort looks really nice! It would be fun to stay there some time!

Oh, you got a pet Phil! Thanks for no pics. Yes, Bailey is really growing up, and she is so beautiful.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Ahhh, I loved the pictures of POFQ -- we have many fond memories there!

Thank you for squelching the idea to take pictures of Phil.

 

[whogirl'smom]

POFQ looks so pretty, you got lots of good pictures. We have pedestal sinks in 2 of our bathrooms, meaning you have to get pretty creative with storage!All the kids are looking so grown up--I miss Bailie's red hair. She looks so much older, which I'm sure she loves!

See, if you had taken a picture of Phil, you could have made a Flat Phil for the trip....get it??? (That was a really bad joke... )

 

[Kimberly815]

The resort looks lovely. I have never really wanted to stay there, but your pictures may change my mind!

 

[Bill'swife]

I have to say I'm glad there was no picture of Phil.

All of your pics are great! He did a good job.

Tammy

 

[carissanboys]

My boys would have loved seeing a picture of Phil!

Great photos - that last one of Bailie is great.

Since I have yet to be to Port Orleans at all and we're staying at Riverside, I will wait and give my comparison when I return.

 

[Underdog369]

Here's some of the pictures Ethan took on our way.......When we looked at them later I was pretty empressed with some of the detail he caught that I wouldn't have thought to get............

I was suprised at alot of the pics the kids took. These were just the beginning of their creativity. I really enjoyed the "view from a kids perspective" at DW.

Just after that picture was taken one of the kids yelled.........ewww a dead frog.
There was a poor frog that had been flattened like a pancake mid leap. Of course the kids wanted a picture but I was a meanie and said no.
Little did I know that this poor creature would be named "Phil" by Ethan and linger our entire stay.

You may thank me now for there being no pictures.....

The funny thing is, Bailie was the first one to say she wanted a picture of it. I think she may have gotten one on her phone without us knowing.....

Wow POFQ is so pretty. Poor Phil.
I can't wait to read more. Bailey is so grown up looking. Tell her I said she is beautiful. You have such a good looking family.

I'm not sure how I'm going to fight off the boys she is going to attract. Maybe they'll have to go through a full FBI investigation process before they are allowed to even THINK about dating her....

Woohooo you're finally there

Poor Phil

So did you get connecting rooms or anything?

Actually, Phil wasn't poor any more. The bad part was he was belly up, if you know what I mean....

You made it to your hotel! How many trips in to bring MILs stuff in? Your resort looks really nice! It would be fun to stay there some time!

Oh, you got a pet Phil! Thanks for no pics. Yes, Bailey is really growing up, and she is so beautiful.

Only one trip for my mom. All we had to worry about was carry-ons. We were also kinda bad. We made her carry her own stuff.

My boys would have loved seeing a picture of Phil!

Great photos - that last one of Bailie is great.

Since I have yet to be to Port Orleans at all and we're staying at Riverside, I will wait and give my comparison when I return.

The frog was sunny side up. There was nothing hidden from view. Are you sure they still would want a look?

 

[winkers]

Wonderful pictures. Our first stop after checking is Downtown Disney too! I would love to stay there some day. It's much prettier than the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's cleaner. Not to say the real French Quarter doesn't have some sights to behold, but it's not clean and don't go down there on garbage day.

I've always wanted to go to the French Quarter, the real one, just for all the old houses.....It's too bad that it isn't kept very clean.

So did you get connecting rooms or anything?

Yep, we had connecting rooms. I didn't put alot about the room in the update because my computer battery was realy low and I was in a hurry.

Great pictures of the signs and everything! I love seeing picture like that but I always forget to take them when I'm there.. hehe

I always forget about the signs and getting pics of the resort too.

Great pictures! Great update! You're writing is refreshing.
I know exactly where you're going with the "are we in florida"

thanks! I think we brought the weather from the north with us.

You made it to your hotel! How many trips in to bring MILs stuff in? Your resort looks really nice! It would be fun to stay there some time!
:

I'm a meanie and made her carry her own stuff.....there will be more of that issue later on. We all had carry ons to get up to the room, so she was on her own.

Thank you for squelching the idea to take pictures of Phil.

you're welcome.

See, if you had taken a picture of Phil, you could have made a Flat Phil for the trip....get it??? (That was a really bad joke... )

I hadn't thought of that!

The resort looks lovely. I have never really wanted to stay there, but your pictures may change my mind!

One of it's pluses, for me anyway, is how small the resort is....you don't feel like your walking for a mile before you get to where you're going.

I have to say I'm glad there was no picture of Phil.

I thought everyone would appreciate that!

My boys would have loved seeing a picture of Phil!

 

[punkin413]

here's some of the pictures Ethan took on our way.......When we looked at them later I was pretty empressed with some of the detail he caught that I wouldn't have thought to get............

awwwww.....ethan's the little photographer! he shows promise. maybe he'll make you gobs of money one day photographing for a magazine!

There was a poor frog that had been flattened like a pancake mid leap.

poor phil. R.I.P.

Never let an 8 year old pose you.......

i think this is cute!

 

[Blueyed Girl]

Sorry I've been MIA for a while. DS turned 5 and we had some partying to do!


Yay!! You arrived at FQ. Rooms look nice, grounds look nice, sorry about the frog. Great pictures. Can't wait to read about the ride to DTD. We loved taking the boat when we were at POR. It's a much longer ride than from OKW to DTD.

 

[lisalonglash]

Great update! Wonderful rooms, gorgeous grounds, poor Phil (no more for Phil!). Can't wait for your next installment, Cherie!