Doing Disney Grandma Style! Our 6 day adventure! new ptr link up 1/17 ! PG.15

[dddisrunner]

After we filled our mugs, Bryan decided to take the boys to the arcade and I stayed behind to pack! I packed up pretty quickly and then went over to meet them at the arcade!

After the arcade, we decided to take a walk over by the pool area! It is beautiful!

Gorgeous walkway!

Modern, sleek bathrooms

The all important pool bar!

refillable mug station!

We found the grandma's relaxing!

This is looking back up to the pool area from the beach!

They have this great Ping Pong table and we had a BLAST PLAYING!!!

Such a great relaxing afternoon! We still about playing this all the time! I LOVE memories like these!

After awhile, it was time to head upstairs to get ready for our dinner at Ohana!

The boys modeling their prizes they won at the arcade!

We took the monarail around to the Poly for dinner!

Before we knew it, we were all checked in and ready to eat!

Some pictures from dinner!

Our meal was delicious as always, but Bryan and I were on a mission to eat as quickly as possible because.................our mom's had surprised us and said they wanted to take the boys shopping at DTD and have them sleepover in there room for one night so Bryan and I could have a night alone!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!

After our meal we went our seperate ways. The grandma's and boys headed for DTD and Bryan and I were headed for Food and Wine!


CONTINUED IN THE NEXT POST!

 

[dddisrunner]

So Bryan and I were off and THRILLED to experience Food and Wine!

My first consumption was a dragonberry colada from San Juan I think?

OMG was this thing STRONG but oh so yummy!!!

Bryan was next up with a yummy dark beer from I forget where, Canada I think!

We ran into some Monks!

Bryan and I just soaking up the beautiful night and atmosphere at Epcot!

We both grabbed a beer in America and then sat to here the Eat to the Beat concert and Billy Ocean!

We had so much fun at that concert, everyone was singing out loud! Bryan and I were feeling pretty good at this point and then well.....we started acting a little goofy!

Bryan asked me to take this picture of him in Japan?

Ordering another beer in Bangkok!

Bowing in China!

Posing with some artifacts and other assorted items!

He wanted to buy the boys these!

He was also very excited to find an item with his name spelled properly!

After that he insisted that I put the camera away so we could hold hands! TOO FUNNY! I obliged! What a GREAT night, so much fun! We shared a plate of food that was called a taste of Spain and it was yummy, but I wasn't allowed to take a picture! Anyway we made the most out of our 2 1/2 hours alone and had a blast! This was the last picture I took that night!

Overall an incredible day!!!

I know I said I would do 2 updates today but this one took awhile and I have things to do! Sorry! I will post our last day very soon!

thanks!


Coming up next!

O Canada
Goodbye!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Wow Diane when you get started you are the posting queen!
I'm sorry that Eric wasn't tall enough to ride RNR your little guy is terribly brave!
He's going to love it in June!
Love your Donald and Daisy shirts! So cute with you and your guys!

I'm curious about your June dates....

 

[mylag1rl]

Great update Diane ! I think that it is awesome that you got to see both the fall and Christmas decorations in one trip. Looks like you had another fun day. It's so nice you got to share this trip with the grandmothers. That was very nice of them to give you and Brian a night to yourselves. Looks like you guys really enjoyed your night together ... love all the goofy pics.

 

[IluvXU]

Another great update. Sorry about the height and Eric... he should be great for June! I love all the BLT pics and an adult night- wonderful!

HS looks so pretty all decorated!

 

[ariel1025]

Great update as always - I'm so sad to see it coming to an end

What a great surprise for your Moms to take care of the boys for you for the night

I have one question - what dates were you guys there? I'm sure you wrote it somewhere and I am just too blind to find it My Husband and I are trying to plan a time to go back and he made me promise I would try to figure out a "slow" time to go

 

[mom2shayleeandlogan]

Great update! I love One Mans Dream, it's amazing how many lives Walt has touched/change. What a treat for you and Bryan to experince FW alone!

 

[Trentmom]

What a great day you all had

Thats a shame Eric was too short.

Love group shot of you all in your donald shirts....


yay for having a couple hrs alone. Looks brian was having a lot of fun

 

[Charleston Princess]

I love that you were able to see both fall and Christmas decorations!!! The best of both worlds!

Mmmm, the Dragonberry Colada -- how I miss thee!!!

 

[timandlesley]

Wow Diane, what a GREAT update. So much to process and comment on....... let me see. Too funny about you noticing the pull out pantry thing in the kitchen, Inoticed that day 1 and thought it was so cool, took a pic but never ended up posting it. You guys had such a great view. We had the black hawks too, but since we were up high by the roof, I noticed when they landed that they were all VULTURES, EWWWW!!!! So sorry for Eric not making height on Rockin' Roller Coaster, tell him we'll all ride it together this summer. Looks like you guys had a great Hollywood Studio's morning. I love the Muppets 3d show, but we rarely do it due to preconcieved notions as well, glad you won out!
Love the boys mustache prizes, too funny - would have gone well with Tim and Luke's Halloween costumes : ) OHana's looked yummy, gotta go back there this summer for sure! What a nice surprise of your moms to take the boys, that is AWESOME!!! Looks like you guys had fun at Food and Wine, and had a slap happy time like Tim and I by the end, good times. Guess both our husband made us put the cameras away : ) Great update as always, we read it as a family.
Have a good week Diane!
Lesley

 

[MAJ RN]

Another great update! How nice to have some alone time at the end of your trip. Is Bryan going to do a trip report of his trip with Tim? Can't wait to read about your last day.


Melissa

 

[praisehisname]

You got a lot done at the park, and still managed to have a relaxing afternoon at the resort. That was so nice of the moms to take the boys so you could have date night. Strolling around World Showcase is definitely the best way to spend it!

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Awesome updates Diane!!!! How wonderful you got some alone time...it is well deserved!!!

 

[dddisrunner]

Wow Diane when you get started you are the posting queen!
I'm sorry that Eric wasn't tall enough to ride RNR your little guy is terribly brave!
He's going to love it in June!
Love your Donald and Daisy shirts! So cute with you and your guys!

I'm curious about your June dates....

Thanks Anita! Our dates for June are the 18th-27th at AKV Jambo House! Thanks for all of your sweet comments!

Great update Diane ! I think that it is awesome that you got to see both the fall and Christmas decorations in one trip. Looks like you had another fun day. It's so nice you got to share this trip with the grandmothers. That was very nice of them to give you and Brian a night to yourselves. Looks like you guys really enjoyed your night together ... love all the goofy pics.

Thanks so much! It was very neat seeing both sets of decor! We really did enjoy our night alone!

Another great update. Sorry about the height and Eric... he should be great for June! I love all the BLT pics and an adult night- wonderful!

HS looks so pretty all decorated!

Thanks Laura! Eric is very much looking forward to riding RNRC in June!

Great update as always - I'm so sad to see it coming to an end

What a great surprise for your Moms to take care of the boys for you for the night

I have one question - what dates were you guys there? I'm sure you wrote it somewhere and I am just too blind to find it My Husband and I are trying to plan a time to go back and he made me promise I would try to figure out a "slow" time to go

Hi there! We were there from 10/31-11/5! It was a GREAT time to go! Thanks for reading!

Great update! I love One Mans Dream, it's amazing how many lives Walt has touched/change. What a treat for you and Bryan to experince FW alone!

Thanks! I loved One Man's Dream too! Yes, FW alone was AMAZING!

What a great day you all had

Thats a shame Eric was too short.

Love group shot of you all in your donald shirts....


yay for having a couple hrs alone. Looks brian was having a lot of fun

Thanks Kelly! It was a blast!

I love that you were able to see both fall and Christmas decorations!!! The best of both worlds!

Mmmm, the Dragonberry Colada -- how I miss thee!!!

I am missing the dragonberry colada right about now too!

Wow Diane, what a GREAT update. So much to process and comment on....... let me see. Too funny about you noticing the pull out pantry thing in the kitchen, Inoticed that day 1 and thought it was so cool, took a pic but never ended up posting it. You guys had such a great view. We had the black hawks too, but since we were up high by the roof, I noticed when they landed that they were all VULTURES, EWWWW!!!! So sorry for Eric not making height on Rockin' Roller Coaster, tell him we'll all ride it together this summer. Looks like you guys had a great Hollywood Studio's morning. I love the Muppets 3d show, but we rarely do it due to preconcieved notions as well, glad you won out!
Love the boys mustache prizes, too funny - would have gone well with Tim and Luke's Halloween costumes : ) OHana's looked yummy, gotta go back there this summer for sure! What a nice surprise of your moms to take the boys, that is AWESOME!!! Looks like you guys had fun at Food and Wine, and had a slap happy time like Tim and I by the end, good times. Guess both our husband made us put the cameras away : ) Great update as always, we read it as a family.
Have a good week Diane!
Lesley

Thanks lesley! I told Eric we will all ride RNRC together and he was excited! Yes, we definitely had a slap happy time at F&W! Bryan usually loves that I am taking so many pictures but I think he wanted my undivided attention this night!

Another great update! How nice to have some alone time at the end of your trip. Is Bryan going to do a trip report of his trip with Tim? Can't wait to read about your last day.


Melissa

Thanks Melissa! I am not sure if Bryan will do a TR...he mentioned maybe but maybe he will just blurb here and there on Tim's!

You got a lot done at the park, and still managed to have a relaxing afternoon at the resort. That was so nice of the moms to take the boys so you could have date night. Strolling around World Showcase is definitely the best way to spend it!

Thanks so much! It was so GREAT that our mom's offered to babysit at WDW!

Awesome updates Diane!!!! How wonderful you got some alone time...it is well deserved!!!

Thanks so much, we definitely made the most of it!

 

[DWGal210]

Another great set of updates, Diane!

Isn't it amazing how fast those Christmas decorations go up? We watched the WDW holiday special on HGTV Sunday night and I was amazed at how fast they do things; they gal said they never leave anything 1/2 finished or not done all the way, which makes sense - but wow, what a lot of work!!

How nice of your moms to let you two have some alone time!! That is very sweet - looks like you had a nice night at Epcot!

Can't wait to read the last part of your TR! Are the guys going to do one about their trip, as well? That would be cool!

 

[ampc3]

Great update Diane looks like you had a great time at HS.. love the Power Ranger picture! So awesome you got "alone" time, looks like you made great use of your time at EPCOT ... I guess I missed the why's of the hubbies going back alone??

Ok , since you asked for me to post a pic of the twins..

Matthew and Nathan 5 1/2 months here (6 mths now)

Annette

 

[NMAmy]

We arrived at the Studios to find a transition from fall to the Holidays had occurred! I told you it would be much faster than we expected!

Man, it takes me two WEEKS just to do my house!

Overall a GREAT experience! I ordered this awesome looking dessert!

What IS that??? And why have I never had it??? It looks fabulous!

 

[NMAmy]

Bryan is going without you? That makes me sad on your behalf. I don't think I could let Alex go on his own without throwing a major hissy fit. Now if it were anywhere besides WDW, I'd be fine!

my mom and I!

Diane, I just cannot get over how much you and your mom look alike!

 

[dddisrunner]

Another great set of updates, Diane!

Isn't it amazing how fast those Christmas decorations go up? We watched the WDW holiday special on HGTV Sunday night and I was amazed at how fast they do things; they gal said they never leave anything 1/2 finished or not done all the way, which makes sense - but wow, what a lot of work!!

How nice of your moms to let you two have some alone time!! That is very sweet - looks like you had a nice night at Epcot!

Can't wait to read the last part of your TR! Are the guys going to do one about their trip, as well? That would be cool!

Thanks so much! We watched that special too, isn't amazing how fast they work! It was nice of our moms to watch the boys and we thoroughly enjoyed it! I think the guys will do a TR!

Great update Diane looks like you had a great time at HS.. love the Power Ranger picture! So awesome you got "alone" time, looks like you made great use of your time at EPCOT ... I guess I missed the why's of the hubbies going back alone??

Ok , since you asked for me to post a pic of the twins..

Matthew and Nathan 5 1/2 months here (6 mths now)

Annette

OH MY GOODNESS, Annette your little boys are GORGEOUS. Thank you so much for sharing that picture with me! LOVE their names too...of course I am partial to Matthew! Thanks for your sweet comments and for taking the time to post, I know how precious your computer time must be!

Man, it takes me two WEEKS just to do my house!




What IS that??? And why have I never had it??? It looks fabulous!

Hi Amy! It take us forever to do our house too! I don't remember what that dessert is called, I think it is Dad's brownie Sundae?

 

[NMAmy]

Hi Amy! It take us forever to do our house too! I don't remember what that dessert is called, I think it is Dad's brownie Sundae?

I am totally getting one the next time we're there! I may have to skip dinner but it looks like it's worth it.

It was so nice of the grandmas to give you a date night. And it looks like you made the most of it! What a great time.

And, Annette, those babies are ADORABLE!