Be Careful When Tra La La La-ing Through Paris

[coteau_chick]

Oh that Grace is adorable. Her little hand reaching up for the parade. so stinking cute!

I am loving the report. Glad Faron is ok- I had always been warned of those Water Moccassins- YIKES Quick thinking is what saved him. You did a great job getting him to the hospital.

Can't wait to read more. Your son is so sweet with his little sister. And I have to say I can't imagine a child that didn't want to go to Disney. My kids all thankfully have the bug. (my oldest is only 14 though so I guess I still have time for the loathing)

I remember being so mad at my mom when I was in college and she took my brother and sister to Disney without me!! HELLO it's DISNEY! darn right I want to go! That was like 20 years ago and I'm still steamed about it.

That is one of my favorite pictures. I am glad you are enjoying my report.

Just checking in...haven't stopped by here in a bit, so I wanted to say hello!

I bring a flower because I THINK spring has decided to come and maybe it will even stick around this time.



I think I mentioned the one time I randomly saw somebody we knew in WDW. You know everybody talks about "running into people they know." Usually, the term is not used LITERALLY. In this case, it was. On my June 2005 trip, I was on the bridge between the Beach Club and the Boardwalk, and I almost got hit by one of those surrey bikes. We pause to exchange "excuse mes" and lo and behold, it's my mom's best friend from high school (who she still keeps in touch with)!

She knew that her friend was going to be down at WDW, but was not sure of the dates or anything, so we had not planned to meet up at all. Turns out, they had just gotten in that day, and we were leaving the next afternoon. We ended up meeting for breakfast the following morning.



Was he there to enjoy himself or to raise funds to run for president?

I think he was on a family vacation.
I miss all of my dis frineds. I have been so busy.

hello

 

[coteau_chick]

Hi, I am sorry I have been MIA lately. I have been so busy. We all had a horrible virus a week after the snake bite. I am just trying to get things back to normal around here. I have started babysitting my little great niece. She is the same age as Grace. It has been an adventure. They are so stinking cute together. It is fun but kinda like having twins. They get into a bit of trouble oftern. They filled up toy pots with sprite Friday. I had sprite all over the floor. They also like to press the water dispenser on the refridgerator door and get wet. I have to keep a constant eye on them or they get in trouble. Speaking of trouble. The police came here yeaterday. He asked who called 911. Grace had been playing with the phone and I stopped her. I told Faron she could have called Hong Kong or 911, well as it turned out she did call 911.I am going to do a update for all of you who have been waiting patiently. I hope you understand why I am late with it.

 

[coteau_chick]

When we left Animal Kingdom we went back to the resort for a little while. We freshened up and headed to Downtown Disney. We had dinner reservations at T-Rex. It was easy to find and we didn't have to wait long. We had a table in this room. I am not sure what it is called.

This is a picture of how Grace started out.

She quickly changed her tune and it got ugly. She was quite a handful. I ended up letting her play with a butter knife. I know Bad Mommy!!! It kept her quiet. I didn't get the dinning plan on this trip for that reason. I remembered how stressful it was in table service restaurants with her on our last trip. It was pretty much the same this time. We only had a couple of table service meals but they all ended out stressful.
After dinner we went shopping. I went to Basin and Faron and Brennan went to the sport store. I found some things for Courteny. It is neat because you can pick out a basket and some things and they make it pretty for you. I also went to Once Upon a toy for some potato head parts to add to our collection. They had a sale. I got the box of parts for $13. The lady was so nice who worked there. She helped me fit alot in the box. I also got Grace some rubber princesses. They were baby toys and they were on sale too. 35% off. She playes with them everyday. We ended up getting the pooh set and the nemo set too.
When we got on the bus to go back to the room the bus family from that morning were on the bus with us again. When we got off the husband said, "I guess we will meet up tomorrow morning same time and same place." We all started laughing.
When we got back to the room Brennan played with Grace and taught her how to make her princesses fight. I was so mad at him. Typical boy for you.

Up Next.............. Day four Epcot again

 

[winkers]

You poor thing!! You have had one thing after another!

I can't imagine watching two babies that age.........one is a handfull enough!


I love that picture of Grace..........she is just so dang cute!
I remember restraunts with kids that age. Yikes.

 

[coteau_chick]

You poor thing!! You have had one thing after another!

I can't imagine watching two babies that age.........one is a handfull enough!


I love that picture of Grace..........she is just so dang cute!
I remember restraunts with kids that age. Yikes.

I just came to check my email and they were watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Well when I looked up they were pooring ashes from the fire place out of plastic easter eggs all over the floor Now they are both in time out,

 

[scottny]

I just came to check my email and they were watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Well when I looked up they were pooring ashes from the fire place out of plastic easter eggs all over the floor Now they are both in time out,

good lord. I think you need reinforcements.

I liked T-Rex when I ate there. Goof food and good drink.

 

[coteau_chick]

Day 4 Epcot

We woke up early and headed down to the bus stop. Our bus family was there again. I had to laugh because the man had said the night before that he would meet us there same time and place tomorrow and there they were. We all started laughing. They were going to Epcot too. We compared plans and we had almost exactly the same plans as them for the whole week. We even had breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace for the same day and time.

When we got to Epcot after rope drop we hurried to Soarin. Faron got fast passes to ride later and I got in the standby line with Brennan. We only waited about 15 minutes and it went by fast. The family in line behind us was from a town by us. He was an OB doctor and he knew my doctor. We talked the whole time in line and it went so fast. When we got to Soarin I forgot to mention that Brennan noticed he had lost a pin he just bought. He was carrying Grace and it fell off. Faron went back to look for it while we rode. He found it and he took Grace to ride Nemo (MOMO) again.
When it was Faron's turn to ride Soarin with Brennan Grace threw a fit to go back on Nemo. Soooooooo I had to take her on it again.

We went to Turtle talk. Brennan met up with a teacher from his school. I didn't see her because he didn't tell me he saw her until later. I met a lady from disboards. She spotted my backpack and came up to talk to me. We talked and posed for a picture. She was from Louisiana too. (Big surprise, I know) They should name Mardi Gras week Louisiana week at Disney World.

We got fast passes for test track and went to eat lunch at the counter service by America. Grace slept through lunch so she didn't eat. Faron wanted to go see the American Adventure because we had never seen it. I stayed with Grace because she was sleeping and I missed the show. Brennan stayed with me because he didn't want to see it. When Grace woke up I got her some lunch. After she ate we were waiting by the fountain in front of American Adventure. Grace was watching the ducks when she decided to lift up her dress. She told me "OFF get in" She wanted to take her dress off and get in the fountain.

We walked through the countries. We went on the boat ride in Mexico. I picked a peral in Japan. Thanks for the tip about picking a pearl Disney Tiger. I let Brennan pick it for me and I told him to pick the ugliest one. He did and I got a 7mm pearl. The lady said that it was a big one and they are usually 4 to 5 mm. I was excited. I had it made into a pendant.

We went outside and waited for the candy lady. I heard on the boards that if you stand in front of one of the three rectangles on the front of her cart you will get picked. We did it last time and this time and we were picked both times. Brennan asked her to make a giraffe.

Faron got some icecream and Brennan and I rode the boat in Norway.

Continued in next post..........................

 

[coteau_chick]

Continued..............

We just spent some time walking through the countries. We were enjoying ourselves.

When we got to France I went into the bakery. I got Brennan and Grace chocolate chip cookies and I got a chocolate criossant (SP?) for me. Faron didn't want anything. We were having such an amazing day. We were walking out of Paris toward the bridge to head to the boardwalk. I was so happy. I was eating my criossant. I said, "This is just such a nice day." I no sooner got the sentence out when if was smacked in the face so fast I didn't know what hit me. I had water dripping down my face. A seagull from the water flew right into my face.
It scared the mess out of me. I can't even remember if I screamed. We just stood there laughing forever after that. It wasn't until I looked at the pictures that I realized that I wasn't holding my criossant anymore. I think the bird took it.
This is why you should be careful when tra la la laing through Paris.

The stupid bird even scratched me under my eyelid.

We eventually made our way to the boardwalk. We went to Goofy's candy company there. I bought a big bag of Jelly Bellys for Courtney. I am so glad I bought this because it ended out keeping Grace happy for the rest of the trip. We didn't have much left at the end of the trip to take to Courtney because Grace at so many.

We went back to Epcot and and rode Soarin again with our fast passes. Grace got two more rides on Nemo and living with the land. We finished up at Epcot and went back to the resort. Faron went to the room and Brennan, Grace and I ate supper at the food court. I washed some clothes after supper while Brennan tried to swim. The pool heater wasn't on and he almost froze to death. I made him get out. He was mad. No wonder no one else was in the pool.

 

[Kimberly815]

I just found your trip report today. You have a lovely family! Sorry to hear about all the ailments, but I am glad to hear that everyone seems to be on the mend! It sounds like you had a lot of fun at Epcot that day, even with the murderous seagulls!

 

[coteau_chick]

I just found your trip report today. You have a lovely family! Sorry to hear about all the ailments, but I am glad to hear that everyone seems to be on the mend! It sounds like you had a lot of fun at Epcot that day, even with the murderous seagulls!

I am glad you found us. We had a wonderful day at Epcot. It was so funny when the seagull attacked

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Hi, I am sorry I have been MIA lately. I have been so busy. We all had a horrible virus a week after the snake bite. I am just trying to get things back to normal around here. I have started babysitting my little great niece. She is the same age as Grace. It has been an adventure. They are so stinking cute together. It is fun but kinda like having twins. They get into a bit of trouble oftern. They filled up toy pots with sprite Friday. I had sprite all over the floor. They also like to press the water dispenser on the refridgerator door and get wet. I have to keep a constant eye on them or they get in trouble. Speaking of trouble. The police came here yeaterday. He asked who called 911. Grace had been playing with the phone and I stopped her. I told Faron she could have called Hong Kong or 911, well as it turned out she did call 911.I am going to do a update for all of you who have been waiting patiently. I hope you understand why I am late with it.

I was beginning to wonder about you! I hope things start looking up for you.

I enjoyed the new updates! What a trip! The photos of Grace are so cute.

I have a similar seagull story from that same area of Epcot! They are wild! It tried to get whatever snack she had (this was 1992 or 1996 so I don't remember what), but it had its claws in her hair and she was NOT HAPPY lol. It didn't hit her in the face though! That is ....gross, freaky, and funny all at the same time! And now we know where you got the title!

And I have to tell you...you see my ticker in my siggy? That "road trip" is the trip where my DH and I get a moving truck and drive it from NYC to New Orleans!Yes ma'am, we're moving!

 

[coteau_chick]

I was beginning to wonder about you! I hope things start looking up for you.

I enjoyed the new updates! What a trip! The photos of Grace are so cute.

I have a similar seagull story from that same area of Epcot! They are wild! It tried to get whatever snack she had (this was 1992 or 1996 so I don't remember what), but it had its claws in her hair and she was NOT HAPPY lol. It didn't hit her in the face though! That is ....gross, freaky, and funny all at the same time! And now we know where you got the title!

And I have to tell you...you see my ticker in my siggy? That "road trip" is the trip where my DH and I get a moving truck and drive it from NYC to New Orleans!Yes ma'am, we're moving!

I would die if a seagull pulled my hair. I would give it my snack and the kids too

Yeah you are moving to New Orleans I might get to meet you in person one day. I haven't been to New Orleans since hurricane Katrina.

 

[reelmom]

Thanks for the laugh out really loud moment. I think I almost peed my pants with the seagull story. Too funny.

 

[coteau_chick]

Thanks for the laugh out really loud moment. I think I almost peed my pants with the seagull story. Too funny.

I almost did worse in my pants when it happened.

 

[coteau_chick]

Is anyone still reading along?

I was wondering if I should finish this report or not.

 

[winkers]

I can't believe you got hit in the face by a seagull!!! I just laughed so hard I scared the dogs!!

It it had been me I know I would have screamed!

Of course you should finish your report!! I think spring is kinda a slow time on the boards.

 

[DisneyTiger]

Ok, still laughing out loud at the seagull story. Really, that's hysterical. I love your face in the pic. You look like you're in shock!

And really, I know there are a lot of people at WDW for Mardi Gras, but you seemed to know them allI've never been for MG. We may have to try that next year. We plan on going in March for Brendan's 3rd birthday like we did for Aubrey. Maybe we'll bump it up to February!

I'm so glad you did the pearl thing! You got a good one too! Wasn't it fun? I think I'm going to let Aubrey do it when we go next month!

And, duh...... you need to keep the report going! I am one to talk, going weeks between updates. It's hard but it's also nice to KIT with everyone. I love reading your updates!

PS- we need to get together for a play date, especially since you have an extra one running around now! The kids would have a blast!

 

[scottny]

about the seagull but I would have had an accident or cried.

Great updates and pics.

Sorry not around I moved this weekend and been busy and of course there is Enchanted which I am on 24/7 it feels like.

Be back soon.

 

[pooh'smate]

I am here. I just got my computer back a couple of weeks ago and I am still trying to catch up on my subscriptions. I am off to read now!

 

[coteau_chick]

I can't believe you got hit in the face by a seagull!!! I just laughed so hard I scared the dogs!!

It it had been me I know I would have screamed!

Of course you should finish your report!! I think spring is kinda a slow time on the boards.

Ok, still laughing out loud at the seagull story. Really, that's hysterical. I love your face in the pic. You look like you're in shock!

And really, I know there are a lot of people at WDW for Mardi Gras, but you seemed to know them allI've never been for MG. We may have to try that next year. We plan on going in March for Brendan's 3rd birthday like we did for Aubrey. Maybe we'll bump it up to February!

I'm so glad you did the pearl thing! You got a good one too! Wasn't it fun? I think I'm going to let Aubrey do it when we go next month!

And, duh...... you need to keep the report going! I am one to talk, going weeks between updates. It's hard but it's also nice to KIT with everyone. I love reading your updates!

PS- we need to get together for a play date, especially since you have an extra one running around now! The kids would have a blast!

I would love to get together with you maybe this summer. I won't be babysitting then.

about the seagull but I would have had an accident or cried.

Great updates and pics.

Sorry not around I moved this weekend and been busy and of course there is Enchanted which I am on 24/7 it feels like.

Be back soon.

Hi I miss all my DIS friends

I am here. I just got my computer back a couple of weeks ago and I am still trying to catch up on my subscriptions. I am off to read now!

I hope you enjoy it