"coteau_chick"We do believe in "George"

Day three

Began with a flash


We slept late. Later than I thought we would have. We woke up by Grace babbling in her crib. She sounded so happy. It was 10:30 WOW! I made her a bottle and started getting everyone up and moving. We had plans to go to Typhoon Lagoon. Brennan really wanted to swim with the sharks so that was the main reason we were going to the water park.

I dressed Grace in her little swim suit and swim diapper and put her in our bed to play with Brennan. Next thing I know Brennan is yelling Grace peeed in the bed. Yes she pee peed through her swim diapper and it got all over the sheets. I had more than one bathing suit for her thank God. I cleaned her up and I thought that was the end of the drama.

It was finally my turn to get my suit on. I went in the bathroom to change and I realized I forgot my suit in the drawer. I streaked into the room to get it (sorry Miss Cammie). I could have dropped dead right there. DH had opened not only the curtains but also the balcony door was wide open.:scared1:

Just a little reminder of our view. Well the construction workers had a view too that morning.

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I screamed and hit the deck quick. I was so mad. I am sure if the construction workers saw they probabbly wanted to poke out their eyes. Oh well thats what they get for not doing their work.

After the show we finally got out the door and headed over to Typhoon Lagoon.

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It was lunch time so we had chicken tenders. We got a locker and headed over to the wave pool first.

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I played with the kids in the wave pool while dh stayed with Grace. She was just chilling in her stroller.

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Next we went to the shark pool or what ever they call it. Brennan was starting to get scared and he asked me to go with him. Courtney said she wasn't going with us but she changed her mind. They gave us a snorkle and told us what to do. You were not supposed to kick your feet. You just had to move your arms and basically float. We got in and I could have died. The water was ice cold:scared1: YIKES! I had a major problem breathing through the snorkle. I kept tryint to breath through my nose and out of instinct I would kick my feet. Apparently I was not skilled enough to master this and I freaked out bad.

When we got in the said if you have a problem and need to be rescued raise your hand and make a fist and we will come get you. Well my arm flew up and I started saying get me out.:rotfl2: :lmao:
A lady had to come in with a float like they had on bay watch. I told her, " I WANT TO GET OUT AND I AM KICKING MY FEET! " She kept telling me I was going to be fine and to calm down.

OMG how embarrasing:lmao: :rotfl2:

Courtney is like me and she was having the same problem but she wasn't about to ask for help (she is too cool) Here is a picture of her she just swam across the pool with her head out of the water kicking her feet the whole time.

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When we got out Brennan was so excited he loved it. He went again. Courtney and I on the other hand didn't even see one fish we just got the heck out of dodge.

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Next we went over to the slides and I sat with Grace and dh went on a slide with the kids. After that dh and Brennan went again and Courtney and I just sat with Grace and people watched while we waited. Courtney thinks she is fat so she wanted me to tell her when someone passed by who was her size. I kept pointing out people who I know were fatter than me and I would ask her , " Am I that size? " I picked people who were way biger so of course she would say no. It made me feel better. :thumbsup2 I HAVE to go on a diet. I am going to start Weight Watchers again, for the fourth time. I hate diets.

After the water slide Brennan wanted to go in the lazy river and we were going to but the water was ice cold. We decided not to and he was mad. We left and went back to AKL to change and head over to Downtown Disney. We had ADRs for Planet Hollywood.

Just for the record the buses for AKL were very efficient. The only one that took forever and a day was the one that goes to DD and TL.

First off, I have to ask - how in the world did you get Grace to sleep until 10:30??? Our DS is always up at 7AM..no matter what.

And about the swim diapers...that same thing happened to us.
 
I LOVE that you streaked!!!!! :thumbsup2

Looks like fun floating! Except I'd worry about other people's view of my backside...:sad2:

Those Swimmers just hold in poop, I think. The pee just rolls right out. :sad2:

The picture of you getting plowed by the wave is cute!

Hey, you might be interested in joining us over on the WISH thread!!!! :flower3:

We're starting a friendly competition with another Wish thread. So the motivation is HIGH! It's called "DISappearing Peeps"...Very Welcoming and friendly group! There's lots who are on WW there. :cheer2:
 
Downtown Disney DAY 3

We headed to DD and went over to Planet Hollywood. The bus took so long that we were late for our ADR by five minutes. I told dh that we needed to head out to dd earlier than we did but nobody listens to moma.

When we got to Planet Hollywood we couldn't go up all those stairs with the stroller so they told us where the elevator was. That darn elevator took forever. I had to end out going up the stairs because we were really getting late at that point. When I got to the top of the stairs dh and the kids were right there waiting for me. It turns out as soon as I left them at the elevator the darn elevator opened. Oh well I needed the exercise.

I forgot what floor we ate on it was at the top. When we arrived it was practically empty. It filled up fast. Our waitress was nice.

Every waitress we had on this trip was very nice. I was wondering how they were going to act because I read on the board that they had been rude to people on the dinning plan. That wasn't true at all for us. The tip is no longer included in the ddp. Now they give you your reciept with two suggested tip amounts. The first one is 15% and the second is 18%. We always circled the 18% because of the great service. They also had a blank space that said other in case you wanted to tip a different amount. I guess if you have bad service you can tip less or if you want you can tip more than 18%.

I had the ribeye steak and it was overdone and tough. I don't remember what everyone else got. Sorry. The desert there is a shared portion and you can order one desert for every two people so you have to agree on your choice with whoever you are with. DH and I got the white choc. bread pudding. I ate one bite it had a very strong liquor taste. YUCK!!!

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After dinner we walked to the other side of dd and went shopping. I had made the kids Disney banks one year before our trip and evey month I put ten dollars in their banks so they each had 120 dollars to spend. DH hates shopping so he didn't enjoy dd at all. He hates it. I love to shop so I love it. Next time I am leaving him at the room when we go to dd.

Before we went back to AKL we went to Goofys Candy Co. and used some snack credits for pretzel rods dipped in chocolate and rolled in reesee cups. YUM. This was neat. You can choose pretzels or marshmallows or a giant oreo. They dip it in white, dark, or milk chocolate and then you can choose what candy or topping or nuts you want them to roll it in. Next they drizzle more chocolate of your choice on top of it. It is really good.

When we got to the bus stop to go back to AKL the bus had just pulled away. DH was tired and agrivated at that point because he knew we would have a long wait and he was right.

We don't have any pictures of DD because dh was agrivated and didn't want to be there. I could kick his butt for that.:mad:

Up Next..... Day Four Epcot and I got to meet JORDAN:cool1:
 
I can't believe you went swimming with sharks!! :scared1: I am a really good swimmer - but I can never figure out the snorkel thing either. Especially if it were cold water - it's just too hard to catch your breath. Then add sharks into the mix - forget it!! I would have had the rescue people coming after me too. ;)

I was soooooooooooo embarrassed. I will never try that again. I deserved to NERD title that Courtney gave me that day.:rotfl2:
 

First off, I have to ask - how in the world did you get Grace to sleep until 10:30??? Our DS is always up at 7AM..no matter what.

And about the swim diapers...that same thing happened to us.



She is used to going to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 so the late night caught up with her. It was also dark in the room and she didn't realize that the sun was up. She also wakes up at 7:00am everyday if not earlier.


I LOVE that you streaked!!!!! :thumbsup2

Looks like fun floating! Except I'd worry about other people's view of my backside...:sad2:

Those Swimmers just hold in poop, I think. The pee just rolls right out. :sad2:

The picture of you getting plowed by the wave is cute!

Hey, you might be interested in joining us over on the WISH thread!!!! :flower3:

We're starting a friendly competition with another Wish thread. So the motivation is HIGH! It's called "DISappearing Peeps"...Very Welcoming and friendly group! There's lots who are on WW there. :cheer2:

I would have put on some lipgloss if I had know I was about to streak:rotfl2:

I never though about the backside view I was too cold.

I didn't know that about the little swimers. Thanks I thought that they were defected. That info will be helpful now. Thanks.

I got plowed and then I plowed the photo pass guy, and scraped my hand.:lmao:

I will join you on the wish thread if I can find it. I am going to look. If I can't find it I will pm you for the link.:flower3:
 
Great trip report, thanks for sharing.

You have a beautiful family, btw!
 
Hi there, joining in! :) I love your report so far. I think I was similar to Courtney growing up and I'm sure it's going to come back to me ten-fold with two girls, only a year apart. Oh joy, joy. LOL! I can't wait to read more of your report. Love, love the story of the stripping French woman! ;) Oh and I love your green bag! But I'm far from creative so couldn't make something that looks so cool.
 
Great posts today! We are taking the kids to TL for the first time this summer, and I am definintely NOT doing the whole shark thing. I am not the most confident swimmer and hate putting my face in the water -- after reading how you fared, I am crossing that one of my list :thumbsup2 ! I didn't realize there are Photopass photographers there -- were they all over the place?

Goofy's Candy Co. sounds delish! I am definitely doing the make-your-own treats!

I am getting so many ideas from your TR!
 
coteau_chick - I figured with you taking a baby, you might know this- What kind of milk do they sell at the parks? 1%, 2% or whole? I really need whole organic, but I bet that is not a choice.

I'm just catching up, so this might have been answered...but you can order the organic milk boxes from gardengrocer.com. They're the indivdual ones (like juice boxes) and don't have to refridgerated. They had chocolate and strawberry flavored, too. I don't remember the minimum order, but the delivery is great!

back to playing catchup....
 
Great trip report, thanks for sharing.

You have a beautiful family, btw!
Thank you.

Hi there, joining in! :) I love your report so far. I think I was similar to Courtney growing up and I'm sure it's going to come back to me ten-fold with two girls, only a year apart. Oh joy, joy. LOL! I can't wait to read more of your report. Love, love the story of the stripping French woman! ;) Oh and I love your green bag! But I'm far from creative so couldn't make something that looks so cool.

Just wait it will come back around you will get a double dose.:scared1: :scared1:


Great posts today! We are taking the kids to TL for the first time this summer, and I am definintely NOT doing the whole shark thing. I am not the most confident swimmer and hate putting my face in the water -- after reading how you fared, I am crossing that one of my list :thumbsup2 ! I didn't realize there are Photopass photographers there -- were they all over the place?

Goofy's Candy Co. sounds delish! I am definitely doing the make-your-own treats!

I am getting so many ideas from your TR!

I only saw the one in the wave pool but I am sure they must be around the slides and other places too. They give you your photopass card on a little bracelet that you can wear in the water and not loose it.

The snacks at Goofy's Candy Co are allowed on the ddp for one snack credit.

I am glad you are getting ideas I hope your trip is wonderful.
I love this picture!!!

I had a good laugh about you streaking!!! "Ethel, get yer clothes on!":lmao:

You're braver than me! I wouldn't go anywhere near a shark pool!

The sharks went hide when they saw me get in:lmao:


I'm just catching up, so this might have been answered...but you can order the organic milk boxes from gardengrocer.com. They're the indivdual ones (like juice boxes) and don't have to refridgerated. They had chocolate and strawberry flavored, too. I don't remember the minimum order, but the delivery is great!

back to playing catchup....

Thanks for the tip about the milk .
 
How did you get everyone to sleep in. My 2 DD's should live on a farm.....up with the sun. It is bad because I am a night owl.
I love the pic of you all getting knock over by the wave. That is great. I have never been to a water park at DW. I may have to check it out. Is there alot to do for the younger kids?

Love the shark thing. Although I am not sure I would have done any better than you. Sharks scare the daylights out of me. When in the ocean I am always on the look out
 
I'm just catching up, so this might have been answered...but you can order the organic milk boxes from gardengrocer.com. They're the indivdual ones (like juice boxes) and don't have to refridgerated. They had chocolate and strawberry flavored, too. I don't remember the minimum order, but the delivery is great!

back to playing catchup....

Thanks!! I'll go to their website tonight and see what I can get.

Thanks Again!!!
 
SUBSCRIBING!
this is great!
and i too fully believe in Geroge!
saying "i dont believe in george" is a MUST-DO on POTC for us!
 
I forgot that we talked about you going to TL....

until...you talked about Swimming w/ the Sharks.....and it all came back to me...and I laughed hard...I mean hard. Didn't we have a good time talking that night?

And the streaking story.....sorry for you...but it made for a funny story...:thumbsup2
 
I forgot that we talked about you going to TL....

until...you talked about Swimming w/ the Sharks.....and it all came back to me...and I laughed hard...I mean hard. Didn't we have a good time talking that night?

And the streaking story.....sorry for you...but it made for a funny story...:thumbsup2

Yes we did have a good time talking. I wish we would have had more time to visit.

Don't be sorry for me be sorry for the construction workers. I wasn't even wearing any lipgloss:rotfl2: :lmao:
 
Great photos. TL looks like a lot of fun. We may have to make a trip over in August.
 




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