Beach Hoppin' With the Wigdout Gang! A super speedy trip report.

[wigdoutdismom]

How exciting!! Congratulations for your first grandson!!

Thanks, we are excited!

What a blessing!! CONGRATS!!!!

Such a blessing! Thanks!

I believe I told you this when you first found out.
I'm psychic like that.

No, not psycho...si-kick!

Glad to hear that he is healthy.
Has she chosen a name yet?

This will add even more to your shopping experience when you are there in July.

We need to pick up another Mine, Mine, Mine bib now, don't we?
Keeley will let him be a Disney baby, won't she?

Wishing her all the best.

I do believe you are correct in your psychic predictions oh wise one.....

Yes a Disney baby for sure, we will need that Mine, Mine, Mine, bib for certain! Keeley was tickled to see all the DIS folks that were helping to name the baby!

P.S. I am so happy this is not a gang symbol.
We were going to have to re-evaluate our Fourth of July plans if we had to dress 'gangsta'!

It was more my attempts at "wigd's sign language".

Congrats on the grandson. Boys are different honestly Luke is a true blessing... and a momma's boy. Of all three kids getting him out of bed in the morning is the best.... smiles all the way. He and I are watching Toy Story... that is in your future!

I like Tucker, Austin, Luke, Bryce

I am totally honored to make the trip report via texting... I hope we have a view like that. Perhaps I can convince the girls that is the only pool-

When you check in just kindly ask if you are getting a pool view, they have been doing some painting and when we were there the courtyard view wasn't very pretty. They had us with a courtyard view when we came back from the cruise but I was able to get it changed. It's amazing what a kind request can accomplish. I told them that if they couldn't do it we understood completely, but they could and they did. It's also nice to be close to the lobby if they can manage that!
I agree, little boys seem to have much more laid back personalities!

Since baby names haven't been far from my thoughts lately...

here are some more unique boy names that I've come across... (some former students, some names I like... not telling which ones are which! )

Corbin
Harley
Layne
Forrest
Carter
Parker
Hunter
Camden
Luca (this one is VERY Italian, though... )

Also, many older, classic names are very uncommon right now... like Henry and Owen...

Cute names! Megan has already reserved Henry for the boy she plans to have in the future!

I'm kinda partial to Tucker.

I thought you might be!

I like Camden.

I like that one too!

 

[winkers]

We meandered around World Showcase and came upon a new celebrity....

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Love him! But there's just something wrong with that picture...tiny baby strapped on and a glass of beer in the hand.....
babies and beer just shouldn't be that close together.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Love, love, love the view from your room!

Nice update, Shocker, but you skipped the whole section where Jen shows up and you all hug like long-lost friends!

Yay for a boy!!! I'm not very good at picking "different" names. If we had had another boy, he would have been a Stephen. But I do like the names suggested.

I was beyond happy with that view! No pictures of the hello hugs... sorry!

AHHH yay a boy!!! Umm as far as names, I'm no good at them so I'll leave my picks out! lol

Yes a boy! Imagine that!

Love your pics from BCV! Sorry to hear about your iPhone. You know that just means you need to upgrade to the iPhone 4. My DH's order is already in (what a shock )

We talked about the upgrade then decided to wait a year, that's ok with me, I still have sooo much to learn about the one I've been using!

I like Tucker too! It was a consideration for our last boy.

I love Declan and Aiden too

So many great ideas! Keeley needs to come over and check out the DIS!

Love the views from your room. Finding Rocky hiding in Morocco is too cute. Did he pick your pockets like Aladdin too?

Lots of character pictures. You're so lucky Baylor will still take pictures. Danielle won't unless we're at a character meal. Funny I don't see any of Marc with the characters.

Congrats on your new grandson. Now you'll have a matched pair.

I'm not good with names, but Tucker sound just right.

Baylor still hops right in line for the characters! We are lucky with him on that...
That squirrel was so cute and just into everything!
A grandson will be fun!

Other unique boys names I just stumbled across ... on a baby name website ...
Kellan
Beckett

I'll let you know if I find more...

Good finds! Keep them coming!

Jordan is a GREAT name...

Jordan is a terrific name!

I really like Tucker too!

Me too!

YAY a BOY!!!

As for names, Tucker is cute.
I like Hunter too.

I guess we could give him a long string of names....

Congratulations to your family and Keely
My niece is having a boy and I found lots of cute stuff last trip....including the Mine, mine, mine bib
OMG your poor iPhone..are you okay? Will she be okay? I would be a basket case....this is very sad news I know you mentioned on FB that it was dead but I thought you just meant not charged!!
Beautiful balcony view
Yay for a dismeet with Jen!! I love watching the pick a pearl!!
You guys hit character meet jackpot!! I guess it was some good karma with all of you wearing Kansas shirts!!

Tracy

I am missing my phone something awful!
Hoping by Saturday I have one to replace it.

Congrats on your baby boy grandson. I like the name Tucker, Aiden and Caleb.

Thanks and keep those names coming!

A boy! I'm so excited for you!!

I love the name Tucker. It's cute, how did she feel about it?

I think I'm on Kansas shirt overload between you all and Jen.

She was excited, but she had been thinking boy all along!
Overload on the Kansas shirts? That's about all that Baylor ever wears!

Love, love, love the start of the report! The view from your room is spectacular!

Holy moly you met a lot of characters!! Looks like a lot of fun! I love that Baylor was helping Jen pick a pearl!

Congrats on the baby boy!!!!! You guys must be so excited!

Baylor thinks he is an expert on the pick a pearl! Thank goodness he isn't or the pearl wouldn't have fit inside the carriage!
Our room location was super! We were pleased!

Iphones are VERY addictive! I love mine Although it's hard to text and walk! So I try to just text when I'm in in line or not moving! I don't text quite as much as wigd though!

No, FB doesn't count and I text nothing like a teen. I can't even walk and text at the same time with any kind of accuracy, just ask Michelle!


Can you believe I let Shocker dream this one up?!?


We've decided on a short trip at Christmas, the 19th through the 24th. That still works for us to meet up, right?


Hopefully, I can get in on the meet!

I've been thinking girl all along and Keeley has been thinking boy.


Thanks on the baby congrats!
Not exactly my way of starting a trip report but he's helping me out so I'm not going to complain.....


I am quite attached to my phone!

me too!


At the moment my iphone has taken ill. It won't charge or turn on. I miss my phone!!!

I was ready to take his camera and......
well the rest of that statement would sound unladylike....

Just remember we were at Disney and they wouldn't stop for me to text.

It would be nice to have some sort of hand holding device!



Enabler!!!! The I4 does sound cool, but I got the 3GS and I think I will just wait til next year! You know they will come out with a new model, since they have every year! DH says they are trying to design an all glass model, no metal in the middle. (No, he doesn't work for Apple!)


HUnter is a good name! That's my best guy friends name!
Congrats on the baby news! Boys are fun! Girls have better clothes and accesories though. I only have a boy so I can't really compare!
I was gone from the Dis for a few hours and I was 3 pages behind!!!!

I'm just getting a repeat of my old phone, with an upgrade next year! Probably the new one then.
We'll get the i4 together!

Yay you started! Love the views from BCV! So beautiful!

Congrats on a grandson! I like Tucker, Henry, and I'm a little partial to Owen.

Owen is awfully cute!

 

[MEK]

I can't believe you guys saw Big Mike! I was so ready for him to get voted off AI, but I really love the guy. I just wanted Crystal to win!

Big Mike seems so cool and down to earth. And I like him even better walking around Epcot with a beer. Yeah - he's got the baby, but I think its OK for him to be chillin with a beer too.

 

[shannon47142]

what a great view!!!
Congrats on the new baby boy.... I like the name Logan

 

[stace208]

Yay for a healthy baby boy!!

I do like the name Tucker! Also slightly partial to Benjamin, although I know that's not uncommon. I like Jackson, Wyatt, Caden, and Ian too. Naming a baby is so much fun!

I think you missed my earlier post where I was pouting about missing you at Christmas now. I'm still pouting...

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Jumping on board!!

Welcome! Hang on, this is going to be a fast one!

Congrats on the grndson. if Cayley was a boy she would have been either Emmerson or Camden.
Yep on the Dec dates. The girls and I arrive on the 18th and are staying to the 26th. Hubby will be there the 22nd to the 26th. We at at AKV Kidanin=where are you staying?

So we are good on the dates! We are going to be at Beach Club. I'm sure we can find a time to say hi! Will you be doing WS to see the Santas?
More great baby names! Thanks!!

Congratulations on the grandson! I like Tucker, Hunter and Corbin. Hannah would have been Zachariah if she'd been a boy.

Thanks Jill! I can't wait to have Keeley go through all of these posts!

First of all...CONGRATS on a baby boy!!! I have to say I love the name Tucker that is VERY cute!! I'm also very happy to hear that everything seemed healthy on the sonogram!!! YAY!!!!

Secondly, ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!! We were definitely representing that evening in EPCOT!!

Baylor sure did pick out one great pearl, fits perfectly in my necklace!!! It was a great ceremony and I enjoyed the experience VERY much!!!!!

Loved that Baylor had so much fun with the characters...especially with Baloo...so much fun!!!!!

And lastly...I might have my own Anita Gang Sign...that is too awesome LOL!!!!!!
Can't wait to read more about that evening, even if I was there!!!!! I am so enjoying reliving it!!!

Crossing my fingers for a miracle for your July Trip And some pixie dust!!!!

I don't grow anything yet, want to come to Texas and help me get started? LOL

Next spring we will get started on your garden, it will be much too late unless we do some fall flowers when you get all moved, maybe some mums or something like that!
We did have some great news at the sonogram! Healthy and a boy, although, it didn't matter, boy or girl to me!

I am only on page 11 but my guess is 314. Modest, I know. BUT I think one has to get tired of taking pictures of the same thing...

I got tired of him taking pictures of the same thing!

congrats on the grandson! : little boys are so much fun!

I love the name Liam myself and probably would've used it myself if we had a little boy but my husbands cousin (also named Rachel) just named her little boy that. I'm already the other Rachel, so not sure I could make my son the other Liam, no matter how far away they live. Aiden is my second choice should we ever have a boy.

Thanks! I like Liam too!

WOW! She really was texting a lot! LOL! Can I change my answer?!?! LOL! Aww cute pics with the characters! LOL@ Donald and Daisy! LOL! That’s hilarious! Congratulations on the boy!! Woohoo!

How about a Hawaiian name? I think that’s pretty unique. Let me know!

Can’t wait for more!

Hawaiian names would be fun to see, please send us some!

My favorite boy names are Landon, Jack, Taylor, and Jordan!!

Lia, great names!

Congrats on the baby BOY!!!

Having a new baby is so much fun, I'm sure you'll be a 'baby shopping' maniac!

I hope you get a new phone soon....it must be torture for you.

(I suspect my guess for the amount of texts will be wayyyyy off! )

One day I will stay at BC. If only for a couple nights. It looks just GORGEOUS!!!

I'm going to pick a pearl in a few months. I can't wait!

You will love Beach Club and pick a pearl!

I am going to go with 1573
I am well Anita and Emma is doing good as well she had her 1st puppy class last night! She a smart girl!

What a smart girl Emma is! We seem to get blockheads!

Congratulations on a baby boy! Once "we" decide on his name can we start planning his introduction to WDW? I do like the name Tucker - very cute!

What a great view from your room and what a big balcony! Did you have a 1 or 2 bedroom this trip?

I can't believe you saw that squirrel in Morocco- that would have freaked me out! And I don't believe I've ever seen that many characters there. How cool!

I've never done pick a pearl... it looks like fun!

High hopes for pixie dust for the July 4th trip. I hope your iphone comes back to life by then! What would you do if you couldn't text and update FB?! Worse, what would WE do??

Can't wait for more!

It's going to be a while before the new little one gets to Disney. We've got lots of time for that planning!
We raised a couple of orphan squirrels last fall, so we are partial to the little critters!
We had a 1br with door off of the bedroom and the living room, so the balcony was nice and long. It was soooo nice!
I'm going to start calling daily to check on our July stay, anyway that's what member services told me to do today. In fact they told me to call as often as I could!
New phone should be coming soon!
FB updates are planned for the next trip.....

wow, that is a lot of characters in one evening!!

I had that same CM for pick-a-pearl, she was so energetic I wondered how she kept it up. She must be exhausted at the end of her shift! Jen, show us the pearl!

Congrats on the grandson! I have little advice on names since we liked Patrick for years before having kids and Daniel didn't have a name until he was 2 days old (we didn't know what we were having before he came out) and both are much more traditional names. You know that as 2 teachers, names are so hard because of associations!

I had the same CM for pick a pearl too! She is really great!
I do have certain names that would drive me crazy if she chooses because of association with past students!

Do you know there were five pages since yesterday afternoon when I last checked in???

Congrats on your first grandson!!! You have some great suggestions for names -- Colin is one that I really like.

Woo hoo for having my own texting gang sign!

Beautiful view from your room -- you look so happy out there on the balcony, Wigd!

I am cracking up at how Shocker, Baylor, and Jen all wore their Kansas shirts for the meet!

The trip report just started rolling along yesterday! Must have been the baby news!
Can you imagine me flashing gang signs?
I hope with all of the name suggestions she can find something she likes here!

love the pics of the room at BCV. our first trip back after seth is born is going to be october 2011. we are renting points and i REALLY am hoping for BWV or BCV, but i know that's hard to get during the F&W festival. the more i look at BCV, the more i think i'm actually liking it better than BWV. i'm sure i will change my mind 603 times before it's time to make the reservation!

great character pictures at epcot! and i love the squirrel in morocco. good eye!

CONGRATS ON THE BABY BOY!!!!!! we are gonna have so many new disney babies running around soon. cullen was one boy name that i loved but ray (my hubby) nixed it. too bad - i could've had a "twilight" reference in there but it didn't work out that way!

They are both really nice! I'm partial to the pool and resort at Beach Club, but if you are looking at villa alone it's BWV all the way! How's that for no help at all?
Anyway you look at it, the location just can't be beat at either place and the hotel like atmospheres are just lovely!

 

[wsushocker]

Back to the room to regroup, exchange gifts (pictures with the souvenirs), and get ready for the next Dismeet.

Wigd got a call/text from Trent, MeMom's son, who was in the lobby. I was dispatched to get him and accompany him back to the room. Trent was introduced to Jennifer and Baylor before Jennifer made her way back to her room at Port Orleans.

The rest of us made our way to MK walked down Main Street, over to Frontierland to ride BTMRR.

We were wiped out from a day of traveling and Trent had to be at work the next morning. We took a coach back to BC and said goodbye to Trent, knowing we would see him soon (July).

 

[punkin413]

I'm partial to the pool and resort at Beach Club, but if you are looking at villa alone it's BWV all the way!

really? why is that?

when i look at pictures/info about the two, here is what i like about them:

BCV: awesome pool, the fact there's a CS restaurant there, room decor

BWV: atmosphere, restaurants (flying fish, kouzzina and ESPN club)

my thought is the things i love about BWV can be enjoyed from BCV, as well. i'm just wondering about your thoughts on why the villas at BWV are better. do tell!

 

[michellem1118]

A few more boy names for Keeley to consider... (and I'm still working on the list, I've just been a bit busy this week.. )
-Finn
-Weston
-Gibson
-Spencer
-Hudson
-Reid

I'll probably have more sometime tomorrow. I hope you're compiling all of these names into one place for her!

 

[Disneymoon09]

A few more boy names for Keeley to consider... (and I'm still working on the list, I've just been a bit busy this week.. )
-Finn
-Weston
-Gibson
-Spencer
-Hudson
-Reid

I'll probably have more sometime tomorrow. I hope you're compiling all of these names into one place for her!

Finn is my #1 choice if we have a boy (when we are expecting that is). DH thinks it is super weird. I love it. Along with the name Poppy for a girl.

 

[dancin_princess]

No Big Mike, babies and beer do not mix.

I want to get an iphone but I'm not ready for a contract yet. However, I am willing to settle for an itouch.

 

[wsushocker]

First Full Day​

No rope drop for us and this was a recurring theme throughout the trip.

This was to be a MK day and we were scheduled to meet Jennifer who was already in the park.

Anyone surprised?​

Jennifer found us as we entered the park and we made our way to Liberty Square as we had an ADR for Liberty Tree Tavern. On the way we stopped to watch this performance...

No food porn but everyone enjoyed their lunch!

After lunch.....TOMORROWLAND!

We rode the Carousel of Progress, where Baylor lost his camera (it was later turned in and we retrieved it from Lost and Found), and TTA twice.

Jennifer had to make a stop for fudge so I took the opportunity take some photos of the parade and inside confectionery.

We left MK and took the monorail to the transportation center where Jennifer had scored front row parking!

Jennifer took us back to the Beach Club and we were sad to see her leave but she had a few more days of school that week.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Okay, I am out of the loop -- who is Big Mike???

Yeay for meeting up with Trent and Jen! Why am I not surprised that Jen stopped for fudge??? Can't wait to get some in a month!

 

[wsushocker]

Okay, I am out of the loop -- who is Big Mike???

Yeay for meeting up with Trent and Jen! Why am I not surprised that Jen stopped for fudge??? Can't wait to get some in a month!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPjNh3SrFkU​

 

[Charleston Princess]

Okay, now I understand! Too funny that you spotted him with a baby and a beer in World Showcase!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Okay, I am out of the loop -- who is Big Mike???

Yeay for meeting up with Trent and Jen! Why am I not surprised that Jen stopped for fudge??? Can't wait to get some in a month!

Big Mike was a contestant on American Idol this season. They even used the judges "save" to keep him around a little longer.

I am going to have to try that fudge I hear so much about!

 

[uncw89]

Okay, I am out of the loop -- who is Big Mike???

Yeay for meeting up with Trent and Jen! Why am I not surprised that Jen stopped for fudge??? Can't wait to get some in a month!

Glad I'm not the only one who didn't know who he was!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPjNh3SrFkU​

Thanks, I got it now!

 

[slightly_obsessed]

Glad I'm not the only one who didn't know who he was!

I didn't know who it was either.

Anita - love your flip flops in the pictures... I think I have the same pair.

 

[jordanyosh]

Big Mike!!!!!!

Anita texting....2232 come on now...come on, get those fingers moving......