jcmaro
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2006
Hi everyone!! I've followed along on here for a few years but I've never done a dining report so I decided to attempt one, if I could remember to take pictures! 
And I have to say I did remember about 90% of the time! Yay! I'm going to apologize now because while this will be mostly dining I will slip in a few other pictures since I'm not doing a trip report. So here we go!
Let's start with a few introductions!
Me - A stay at home, homeschooling, girls group volunteer running, Scentsy selling, Disney crazy mom.
DH - A work from home, kid's chauffer, put up with my Disney obsession, but secretly enjoys it too, dad.
DS - J - an 8-year-old, 2nd grader, Star Wars loving, swimming, tell you how everything works, boy.
DD - R - a 6-year-old, Kindergartener, princess/fairy loving, artist/designer, gymnast, swimming, in her own little world, girl.
DD - N - a just turned 4-year-old, Preschooler, spitfire, princess loving, gymnast, sweet as can be, girl.
Ok, so now that you know who is who let me tell you a little about this trip. The last time we went as a family was December 2012. It was the 5 of us and my mom. It was N's first trip and to put it nicely we were in the middle of the terrible two's. Add in that I started the trip with bronchitis, that I never got over and was really sick by Christmas, and a wonderful little stomach virus that hit me mid trip...well let's just say we needed a bit of a do over.
DH and I went back in October 2013 for a long weekend to the Food and Wine Festival for the first time. Which was awesome! Loved the food and would love to go back. But I knew I couldn't wait another year to bring the kids back, and we hadn't been in the spring since 2009, so we settled on the spring. With trying to avoid spring breaks and Easter we settled on the end of April/beginning of May, specifically April 24th-May 3rd but extended to the 4th when we heard about the Star Wars meals! With N's 4th birthday hitting during the trip I knew it would be a great time!
We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside from April 24-May 2 and spent our last night, May 3 at Yacht Club. We were on the regular dining plan during most of the trip with our last meal on May 4 being out of pocket. We did travel offsite one day to go to Legoland, but we don't have any pictures of food since we didn't eat there because it was soooooo hot that day!
All meals were planned by me as we kept the trip a secret up until Easter, and then we left 3 days later! I hope you enjoy my report! I'm going to leave you with this picture of one of my favorite moments from the trip!
And I have to say I did remember about 90% of the time! Yay! I'm going to apologize now because while this will be mostly dining I will slip in a few other pictures since I'm not doing a trip report. So here we go! Let's start with a few introductions!
Me - A stay at home, homeschooling, girls group volunteer running, Scentsy selling, Disney crazy mom.
DH - A work from home, kid's chauffer, put up with my Disney obsession, but secretly enjoys it too, dad.
DS - J - an 8-year-old, 2nd grader, Star Wars loving, swimming, tell you how everything works, boy.
DD - R - a 6-year-old, Kindergartener, princess/fairy loving, artist/designer, gymnast, swimming, in her own little world, girl.
DD - N - a just turned 4-year-old, Preschooler, spitfire, princess loving, gymnast, sweet as can be, girl.
Ok, so now that you know who is who let me tell you a little about this trip. The last time we went as a family was December 2012. It was the 5 of us and my mom. It was N's first trip and to put it nicely we were in the middle of the terrible two's. Add in that I started the trip with bronchitis, that I never got over and was really sick by Christmas, and a wonderful little stomach virus that hit me mid trip...well let's just say we needed a bit of a do over.
DH and I went back in October 2013 for a long weekend to the Food and Wine Festival for the first time. Which was awesome! Loved the food and would love to go back. But I knew I couldn't wait another year to bring the kids back, and we hadn't been in the spring since 2009, so we settled on the spring. With trying to avoid spring breaks and Easter we settled on the end of April/beginning of May, specifically April 24th-May 3rd but extended to the 4th when we heard about the Star Wars meals! With N's 4th birthday hitting during the trip I knew it would be a great time!
We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside from April 24-May 2 and spent our last night, May 3 at Yacht Club. We were on the regular dining plan during most of the trip with our last meal on May 4 being out of pocket. We did travel offsite one day to go to Legoland, but we don't have any pictures of food since we didn't eat there because it was soooooo hot that day!
All meals were planned by me as we kept the trip a secret up until Easter, and then we left 3 days later! I hope you enjoy my report! I'm going to leave you with this picture of one of my favorite moments from the trip!
After returning home and leaving again, we finally get to my parent's house (near the VA/NC line) around 11:30. After a few hours sleep we hit the road at 5am for the long, long drive. 
Around 11:30 we stopped for brunch at Cracker Barrel. I only have one picture from there, and it's not of the food. R started eating her favorite lunch, chicken and dumplings, and suddenly she started crying and freaking out. Long story short, including a grossed out mom and a trip to the bathroom with dad, she returned to the table carrying her top tooth that had been loose for the last 4 months! 
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