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[teresajoy]

I finally caught up on yours too! Yipee! I had to catch up on yours and HS at the same rate...slow for me!

My kids are so the same way about being woke up...not sure they would have recovered so well!

Can't wiat for more.

At home, the grumpiness might have taken over, but since we were going to Disney, they got over it! Plus, they don't wake up well to that sort of thing, so they were all pretty much still asleep when Barbara and I went in!

Another great update! It is really fun to read 2 different points of view of the same trip! I can't believe you had so much trouble with the house. I would have been ticked too.

The kitchen sink looked delicious! We may have to try that in Sept! Makes a great lunch, right???

Looking forward to your next update!

I love the kitchen sink, Heather said it was gross. You need to try it though! It's fun! Sometimes more fun than others, but still fun! I just wish they would have left the bananas out of them!

TeresaJoy, I just LOVE your TR! You have such a great sense of humor and a sunny outlook. It's refreshing. The outfits you made are so cool, I'm jealous. I swear if I wouldn't get laughed at I'd wear them too! I'm sorry you had a few bad experiences. I bet the good far outweighed the bad though! I was LOL at when your mom woke up the girls cause that's how my mom ALWAYS woke us up. She figured if she was loud we couldn't go back to sleep! I totally understand trying to get your money's worth out of Lydia's BBB hairstyle, a woman after my own heart! I remember I got my hair done for a wedding and it took me a half hour to take out the 40 bobby pins they'd stuck in there! Then just when you think you're done, there's more stinkin' pins! DD is convinced that Lydia is her twin. Really the only similarity is that they both have brown eyes and their hair's similar. DD's is more brown. Ahhh, kids. Oh, I'm curious. How hot does it get down in Florida anyway? I know what you mean about the luxury of air conditioning! The only reason we have a window air conditioner is cause bf grandma passed and we got it. Bf gets mad cause I hardly use it! I figure just open the windows and turn on a couple fans and I'm good.

Thank you so much!!! It sure is wonderful to read people's comments!!! Heather and I just love that! I would love to see a picture of Lydia's twin!

It gets pretty hot in Florida! May is a weird month, some years it's chilly, and other years like this, it's really hot (90's) Last year, it was only in the 70's the two weeks we were there. If you look at Heather's signature picture of us, you will notice we are all wearing winter coats! It was usually pretty chilly when we went as kids in December.

I'm working on my TR, I found my missing pictures, so it shouldn't be too much longer!

 

[MouseTriper]

You people are relentless!!! I have the day about half done! But, there are some vital pictures that have gone missing! I promise I will work on it tomorrow, or Wednesday at the latest! (Brian said he might take the kids out for the day and give me some time home alone! Or, that might have just been a ploy to make me feel bad if I DO stay home alone, in the peace and quiet for once, without anyone hollerin' "MOMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAa!!!" ....

Hey now...you are supposed to take us so-called "relentless people" as a compliment....so HURRY up and post the next part before I leave for Michigan or I might just have to come track ya down!! hahahaha.

(Okay...just teasing, I am really not a stalker)!!!

 

[HumanLegs]

TeresaJoy, It sounds like Florida's alot like Michigan weather, just wait five minutes and it'll change. Here's a pic of the twinny, twin, twin. Hopefully I did it right!

 

[HumanLegs]

Oh gosh! Sorry for making it so gigantic!

 

[teresajoy]

Hey now...you are supposed to take us so-called "relentless people" as a compliment....so HURRY up and post the next part before I leave for Michigan or I might just have to come track ya down!! hahahaha.

(Okay...just teasing, I am really not a stalker)!!!

Ok, ok, update is wrote, pictures are uploaed, I just have to put them into posts!

TeresaJoy, It sounds like Florida's alot like Michigan weather, just wait five minutes and it'll change. Here's a pic of the twinny, twin, twin. Hopefully I did it right!

Oh my goodness, what a cutie!!!! I definetely see a resemblance! She's just gorgeous!!!

 

[teresajoy]

The next day, I did not wake to the sound of a buzzer nor did I wake to the sound of music. (the hills are alive, with the sound of music, ahahahaaaaaa) Ahh, that was nice! We just slept in. The plan was to leave the houses around noon. So, I got up, Mom had already made some coffee, so we got to sit in the living room and just talk awhile, which was really nice. I love my Mom!!! Then, David got up, and Barbara, and we all just sat and talked. Then, Barbara got up and went into the bedroom, a minute later, she called for me. I went over, and she had a copy of the book Heidi in her hands. She handed it to me and told me she had brought it for me. I was so touched. Barbara who had just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and had a mastectomy scheduled, had taken time to think about me, get me a book, and then pack it and bring it with her so she could give it to me. She is such a wonderful sister-in-law. I gave her a big hug, and then went to show everyone.





You see, when I was little, I LOVED Heidi! I had the Little Golden Book, and I DID have the record. I played that record all the time, so much so that David grew to hate that record. One day, the hate overcame him, and he BROKE IT! I was devestated, and he has felt really guilty about it ever since!



Brian got up, and we all ate some breakfast. Then, Heather came over and told us that she was exhausted, and not feeling well, so she and her family were going to take a break for the day. We all worry quite a bit about Heather, even if she doesn't want us to! I know a lot of you already know this, but five weeks after Heather had Sawyer, she developed major blood clots, and we thought she might be going to die. It was the most terrified that I have ever been in my life. She was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I would go home every day, not knowing if I would ever see my sister again. Just thinking about this time makes me extremely emotional. I love Heather so much, I can't even explain how I feel. I've typed and retyped it several times, but nothing really expresses how I feel. She is like a part of me, without her, I wouldn't be me.



We found out she had antiphospholipid anitbodies Syndrome, if you want to read more about it, Heather has information on her website. It is a bad nasty disease.



Anyway, we did not want her to overdue it, so even though I really wanted her to come, I knew she really needed a day off. After just hanging out around the house awhile, we decided to go swimming for awhile, and just enjoyed each other.

Courtney's hair was still poofy from BBB!

Sawyer was NOT thrilled with the pool, so he decided to stand on the sidelines and throw things into it! Isn't he adorable!

Brian was having fun too!

Heather and I were in the pool too, but this is the only picture of us I'm going to post! See behind Lydia there? That's me on the left and Heather on the right!

After I got out, Corey found this thing by the pool, there was a lot debate as to wether or not it was poisonous

So, WHY I ask, if there was so much discussion about if this thing was POISONOUS! is my son's FINGER next to it!!??!!!??!!!

Anyone out there know what this thing is?



Heather had made my Mom and all the girls matching shirts. We were going to have them all wear them to MGM, but since Tessa wasn't going, we decided we would hold off, and they could wear them the next day when we ate at Chef Mickey's. But, now I had to figure out what I was going to put on the girls for the day. Arminda was easy, she had a Rock N Roller Coaster T-shirt that she loves, so I put that on her. Then, it occured to me that Buzz would probably be there! So, I put Lydia's Buzz Lightyear skirt with the cool glow in the dark ric rac on it! (That's how I got my tag!) This time though, I remembered the little shorts to go under the skirt! Yeah!



After we ate some lunch, we deciced to head on out.

On the drive over, Casey fell asleep, which is very unlike her.

We were far enough from the entrance that we actually took the tram for the second time ever at MGM!

And, in case you were wondering, Yes, I DO know that they changed the name to "Disney's Hollywood Studios" BUT, on the way there, I saw a sign on Disney Property (the street signs that tell you which way each park is) and IT still said MGM, so I figure I can too!



We were just about to grab a show times pamphlet,

when we saw it!!!

Someone started scraming:



"High School Musical!!!!!! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!!!!!!!"



I stopped screaming long enough to tell Brian to take Arminda on down, since the rest of our group was using the restroom. When I spotted them again, I took Courntey, Lydia and Casey and we ran down to the end of the street!



There were already quite a few people there, but the adults all made room for the kids up front. The girls were singing and dancing and have such a great time! They got right out there!

This CM was SUPER EXCITED!!!

As we were watching, Corey came up, and asked,

"Are you really going to stay here and watch this?"

I gave him a look that would have froze him still in his tracks had it not been so hot out!

He then said,

"Uh, because I was thinking I would go get some Fastpasses for Tower of Terror."

Good save Corey, good save!

I told him that would be a good idea, because after we watched the show, we were going over to Beauty and the Beast, so the Fastpasses would probably be good then.

So, he and David went off to get Fastpasses while we finished watching the show. Mom and Dad sat on a bench in some shade.



The show was over before David and Corey got back,

and Mom panicked a little, because we hadn't set an exact spot to meet. I told her that they would just come back, but she wasn't sure, so we decided to walk down towards Tower of Terror. Once we got over there, we easily spotted David in his Goofy hat walking back towards us.



Casey and Arminda decided to show them a bit of what they had missed, and put on a little show for them:

 

[teresajoy]

When they came back, they told us they had gotten Fastpasses for Rock N Rollercoaster as well as Tower of Terror. I'm not really sure why now, but for some reason Mom and I didn't understand how that was going to work out, and got upset with Corey. However, when I stopped to actually listen to my son, instead of getting upset at what I THOUGHT he was saying, I found out he was right. The plan they had made perfect sense! The guys were all going to ride RnR while the ladies and girls watched Beaty and the Beast, then we would all go over to ride ToT.



We got good seats for the show, and were fairly close to the front, and under the roof, so we were pretty comfortable.

We were all having a nice time, just sitting down and being together. Then, something rather disturbing happened, a rather large lady came in and sat down a few rows ahead of us. This made the people sitting directly in front of us start to act like total idiots! They started poinint and laughing at the lady. She was only about one row ahead of them, so I'm sure she heard. I felt terrible for her. The people being jerks weren't young kids either, they were at least my age. Mom and I were furious at those people. I am not usually witness to such blatant ridicule. It was awful. I felt that I should DO something, but I just couldn't think of anything that wouldn't make the situation worse. We were glad when the show started and they stopped.



We liked the little act they have before the actual show.

One of the guys looked so much like a guy we all new that we had the girls convinced for awhile that it was him. They then realized that Howard would have surely told them that he was going to be there the same time we were, so it must be his brother!



We all really enjoyed the show! The music, the dancing, the costumes, it's all very cool!

By the look on Arminda's face in this picture, I'm sure the Beast is laying there about to die!

Yep

Pretty pretty!

When it was over, we saw a Fastpass Photographer so we got some pictures taken.

Why do the Photopass photographers always have you facing the sun?





Then, we went to find the guys. We found them, and they told us they had rode RnR and ToT! They said that ToT was a walk on, and told us we should go on it then. So, we decided to head over there.

Lydia and Arminda had decided before that they weren't going to ride it this year. But, once we got over there, they decided that they would go too, and we all got to ride together!



The first and only time Lydia had rode this ride was two years before. She really wanted to go on it. But, she got so scared she was just shaking in fear! I felt so bad for her.



But, that was when she was 3 and she was a big 5 year old now! And, her cousin Casey and her cousin Courtney were going on it! Casey talked to Lydia while we waited (yeah, there was a short wait) and had her laughing before we got inside. It was really sweet.



When the doors to the parlor opened, we headed to the far right corner of the room, you know, the one furthest from the TV? Because, THAT'S where the door is!

Plus, Lydia and Arminda hate the movie before you get on the ride, so if you are standing in the doorway, you can't really see it.



The doors opened and we were off! Corey and Courtney were in the lead with Casey and Arminda right behind!

Corey stopped briefly to make a decision...

Left line



or



Right line???

???????



RIGHT LINE COREY RIGHT LINE!



I hollered!



Corey headed right, with the troupe of girl cousins hot on his heels! and the adults lagging behind! We were in the second group to get onto the elevators!



We quickly decided who was riding with who, Lydia was sitting between me and my Mom, and Arminda was beside me. Since I had read SpongeMommie's trip report, I checked and double checked that the girls seat belts were fastened! And, then, we were off! Lydia held onto the hand grip, and asked Mom and I to put our hands on hers. She didn't shake this time at all!



Corey took these pictures on the ride!

I couldn't believe Dad had let Corey use his camera DURING the ride!!!!



We hopped off the ride, and Casey, Arminda and Courtney were excitedly talking about the experience!

(see me waving to all of you?)



Casey: "That was sooo fun Aunt Teresa!"

Courtney: "I was soo scared, but it was fun!"

Lydia:"It went down and up and down and up!!!"

Arminda: "I'm NOTdoing THAT again!" (she says that every year!)



We stopped to look at our picture, and took a picture of our picture,





You know, so we would remember what number it was of course....

That's my story and I'm stikin' to it!

Left side, Front:Corey, Arminda, Casey, Brian 2nd row:Me,Lydia, Mom, Dad Back, Courtney, David, Barbara


and, I belive they took these while we were watching Beauty and the Beast:

Corey, Brian, Dad Front row left

Then, me, Lydia, Mom and David were off in search of a parade! Now, as a child, we never got to watch the parades. We came to Florida every year and stayed with my Grandparent's in Holiday (Florida)for the week. We took one day to do Disney World and later, Epcot (no hoppers for us, it was one or the other). So, my Mom knew that when there was a parade going, the lines were shorter, so we never got to see the parade. So, when I grew up and went to Disney myself, I watch the parades, and buy multi day hopper passes!



The rest of the group went over to Rock N Rollercoaster! Arminda LOVES this ride!!! We had both of our good walkie talkies with us today, so we were able to keep tabs on each other. I really like ur walkie talkies, we've had them since the Glory Days of the Internet. There was a website where you would click on differnt websites, and you would get paid a few cents. I'm trying to remmeber now if this was converted to Flooz or something....anyway, I made enough to buy the Motorolla TalkAbouts, and they've worked out really great for us!



Ok, we were in search of a parade! We had read on Tour Guide Mike the best place to view this parade. So, we went looking for that spot. Unfortunately, we couldn't figure out where we were suppose to stand for the "ideal parade viewing spot". So, we asked a CM where we should wait. They directed us to a spot and told us it was a good place. We believed them...

 

[teresajoy]

While we were waiting, CMs brought out hoola hoops. Lydia REALLY wanted to go do this! She went out there, but everytime a hoola hoop was free, someone else would come out and take it. She was getting a little frustrated, and came back to stand by me for a minute. I convinced her to go back out there, and she finally got a hoop!! The people standing next to us actually clapped and cheered for her when she did! It was cute!

Look how excited she is to have gotten a hoop!! She is jumping for joy!

Before the parade started, Corey had called us to tell us they were off RnR, and they were going on the Movie Ride. I told them where we were, and they planned to meet us there when they were done.



While we were waiting, a lady and her daughter came up and stood behind us. I told the mother that the daughter was welcome to stand in front of us where there were some empty spots, so that she could see the parade. She said that she didn't want to, and the Mom said that she might want to move later. I nicely told her that I would let her stand in front of us if there was room then, but I wanted to see the parade too, so if other people came to fill the spots, she might not be able to sit there later. When I could see the spots filling up, I again asked the Mom if she would like to move, and the little girl (around 9 years old) refused. By the time the parade started, the little girl decided that she actually DID want to see the parade, but by that time, there just wasn't any room left in front, the little girl and her Mom didn't seem very happy about that.





Frankly though, I don't think this "parade" was worth the wait! I found it incredibly boring! The parade, or "Block Party", comes, then stops, and the whole thing takes place in one spot. So, if you are in the wrong spot, you don't really see anything. There was some acrobatic type stuff, and some dancing, but it was really NOT one of the better parades. I loved the Toy Story parade from when Corey was a little boy. THAT was a good parade! Lydia really seemed to be enjoying the show though, so that's really what matters!

I spotted this little girl, and thought her outfit looked like it use to be sheets, so I took a picture for the Disboutiquers.

After the parade, Corey called us on the walkie talkies, and told us they were on their way over. Apparently they stopped and had some cute Photopass pictures taken!

While we waited for them, Lydia spotted a cart selling some Minnie ears that she HAD to have! So, I took her over and let her buy them. (She had her own money) She was pretty pleased, and I thought she looked very pretty.

I studied the show times schedule some more while we waited for our gang to find us. I saw that Buzz and Woody were going to be making an appearance right when that stunt show was going on. I knew most of the group wanted to see the stunt show, but Lydia HAD to meet Buzz! That's what we dressed for! So, I decided I would take her over there while they went to the show. However, all of the girls then decided that they wanted to meet Buzz and Woody too.

So, I took all the girls with me, and we decided to meet up when the stunt show was over.





Everyone was concerned that I was missing the show, but I assured them that I had seen it once, and had absolutely NO desire to ever see it again. There are parts of it that I found greatly disturbing, and the other parts I found greatly boring (sorry to everyone that loves this show, it's just not my cup of tea).



Bye guys

So, it was me and 4 adorable little girls off to meet Buzz and Woody at Al's Toy Barn! But first, we had to figure out exactly WHERE Al's Toy Barn was! So, the girls and I went over to a helpful looking CM, and they directed us to it. Turns out, it was very close to the stunt show, so that was nice.

Now, this was my very favorite part of the entire day. The girls and I were just having a lot of fun being together, chatting and laughing and playing while we waited in line. I just love these girls, and we were having a nice time being together.

 

[teresajoy]

Whlie we waited, we spotted the Green Army Guys doing there own little meet and greet in front of Buzz and Woody. So, I asked a friendly couple that was in line behind us, if they would hold our place in line. They kindly agreed, and when the line moved up, they pushed my stroller up for me. I just thought that was really nice of them.



So, the girls got pictures with the Green Army Guys,

and we hopped back into line and thanked the people behind us.



We were getting closer!!!

Lydia is giving herself bunny ears, and I'm pretty sure Arminda just spotted some boys in line behind us.





Finally! The moment arrived!!!



Buzz was very excited to see Lydia's outfit!!!

The CM's were excited about Lydia's outfit to, so they suggested that Lydia give Buzz a hug and kiss!

That's not easy to do we found out!

The girls were really excited, and really hot! I then remembered something I had learned on the Dis!!! They will give you free ice water if you find a place that sells fountain drinks! So, we headed to the little food court that is near the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground (they sure were pushing these movies for awhile, weren't they!)



On the way, we took a minute to cool off at the Muppet fountain

We then each got a lovely ice cold cup of water! REFRESHING!!! The girls and I sat at a little table, drinking our ice water and just chatting for awhile. It was just really really nice! I don't get a lot of moments like this with Casey and Courtney!



We then decided to head over to the playground. It was so hot out, I was just dreading this! I figured it would be MUCH hotter in there!!!



I settled in and sat near the exit while the girls scampered off.

It was amazingly cool in here! I was shocked! I drank my ice water and just had fun watching the girls run around and play. There was a lady sitting near me who had a backpack, and we chatted for awhile.



Then, I saw a CM near us talking on the phone and looking over at us. I wasn't sure what was going on. The CM then came over to me and said, "Maam, could you please move away from the backpack." I was terribly confused for a minute. I wasn't sure if I was about to get into trouble or something! Then, the lady sitting next to me said, "That's my backpack." The CM told her that the backpack had been left unattended, so they had reported it to security, and they had dogs coming to sniff it.



WOW!



The lady assured the CM that it was her backpack, and that she had gotten up for minute to check on her child. The CM told to make sure she didn't leave her bags unattended, and went to cancel the security dogs.



The lady and I laughed about this for awhile, and talked about how we wouldn't leave our bags anywhere again!



After awhile, Corey called me on the walkie talkie and told me they were just getting out, and I told him I'd meet them by the Singing in the Rain umbrella. I then gathered up the girls, and we were off.



We quickly found everyone and frolicked under the umbrella spray for awhile! My kids just love this umbrella!

 

[teresajoy]

We were all pretty hungry, so we decided to get something to eat, at Pizza Planet.

First, we stopped to cool off in the snow

The girls were really excited to be eating in Pizza Planet!

We warned them though that we weren't playing any games. We left the guys to get our food, and we went in search of a table. We decided to eat upstairs, since there weren't many tables free downstairs.

Just a tip for you, if it's hot, and you don't have to sit upstairs, DON'T! It' pretty warm up there! The guys came back with our pizzas and they looked good! Well, they actually came back with everyone's pizza's but mine. Mine wasn't done yet, so I had to go back downstairs to wait for it. We hadn't all ordered drinks, so while I was waiting, I decided to order ice waterds for us. I carried them upstairs, and didn't even spill them!



Yeah Me!



And, then went back down to check on my pizza. Thankfully, it was done. And, it was REALLY good! Which suprised me! I had ordered the veggie pizza with no onions (apparently the no onions made it take longer). I had expected an icky cardboard tasting pizza, so I was happy!

So, we ate, drank and were being merry!

I don't remember exactly what Corey was laughing about, but it seems like I had said something funny...

Doesn't Courtney look pretty!

Arminda doing something!

Me with a very goofy look on my face, and Mom:

 

[teresajoy]

And, then we decided to do some group photos!

See how nice Corey is to show Arminda where the camera was!

Brian and Corey being silly



David, Barbara, Courtney and Casey

And, Mom and Dad

Yep, we are tourist dorks to the highest degree!







After eating, we went over to see the Little Mermaid show. While we were waiting, someone gave Courtney one of the walkie talkies, and she was amusing herself by "calling me" on it.

This is a great show, and it was a lot of fun to how excited the girls got over it! I sat next to Courtney and she was just in awe of the whole thing! She oohed and ohhed throughout the show. It was great.

And, Lydia's ric rac glowed very nicely!!!





Corey really wanted to go over to the animation studio, so we went on over there next.

Mickey was here, but the line was long, and we were eating at Chef Mickey's the next day, so we didn't get in line. Mickey did point and wave at us though!

The girls had a lot of fun playing in the Ratotouille set!

Bunch of nuts!







We then decided to go over to the Walt Disney exhibit "A Man and His Dream"? or something like that! This is a really interesting exhibit. Last time, we didn't get to look through all the different things in here before the movie started, so Corey and I decided we wanted to look at all the different things instead of going into the show again. Barbara stayed with us and everyone else went into the movie. We had so much fun just messing around with the different things out there!



Look, I'm helping open Disney Land!

Corey too!!!

Barbara didn't join in this fun, but she was laughing at us!

 

[teresajoy]

Walt showed us his plans for some new park in Florida. He seemed so excited, I didn't have the heart to tell him Florida is just one big swamp!

Then, Corey spotted this origianl Mary Poppins dress, and said, "Hey Mom, you could make this! Do you want me to take pictures of it so you know what it's suppose to look like?" I agreed and he started snapping away!

(Basicaly, that says that this is the dress from the movie that was restored to look just like it did when the filming started)

Doesn't this look uncomfortable!

He has a lot of confidence in me! He's such a sweet kid!



Barbara and I then looked at all the little models of the different Disney Parks, and chatted with a CM working over there for awhile. She told us that she and her husband were trying to see all the different parks, but his health was failing, so she was worried he wouldn't make it. She was a really nice elderly lady. She took us to the different models and pointed things out to us.

We stood around the theater doors for awhile, and another CM asked if we were waiting for someone. We told him we were meeting the rest of our party outside after the movie got out. So, he told us that just before they let out, he would let us in so it would be easier for us to meet up with them. He told us to just come back when they announced it was a minute to the next showtime.



When we heard the announcement, we hightailed it on over, and he let us in, just as we spotted the rest of the group about to head out the other door. We caught up with them quickly, and they were all a bit suprised that we were coming through the theater behind them!



We were planning on doing Fantasmic, but we had a little time, so headed to the Great Movie Ride

When we got off the ride, it was about 20 minutes before Fantasmic was to start, so we headed on over there to catch the show.

 

[teresajoy]

I have seen this show twice, but both times I had a little kid, and didn't really get to see the whole thing. But, I knew that we would probably be standing up in the back for the show. However, as we were going up to the standing spots, a CM told us,

"You can stand up there if you want, but there are pleanty of seats down here if you want to sit."

So, we thought about it for awhile....hmm... stand or sit.... hmm......



Just kidding, we quickly went on down to the seats and sat our behinds down! That is when it started



The wave!



I have never actually been apart of a wave that didn't die out shortly after getting started, so this was pretty fun



Stand up, raise your arms, go WOOOO, sit down,



Then, since we were at the end, stand up, raise your arms, go WOOO again....



This was lots of fun.....



For the first five mintues, then, it get's a bit old!



Thankfully, most everyone else agreed, and it died out just before the show was to start.



Like I said, I have never really seen the enitre show before. And, I have to tell you, I was mighty uncomfortable in certain parts. I don't know why we didn't just leave, because my parents and David were also VERY uncomfortable. I won't be seeing this again, and I felt bad that I saw it this time. There was just so much talk about spirits and things. We did though, leave just before it was over to beat the crowds. As we were going out, Mom and Dad and David's family were ahead of us slightly. Mom was on a mission to get on out of there! As we approached the strollers, they kept walking. I yelled after them to stop and get the stroller, but they didn't hear me. We tried to catch up with them, but there there was a great surge of people at that point, so we didn't get to them.



So, I got our stroller, and grabbed David and Barbara's too, figuring we would be able to catch up with them at the exit. And, I was afraid they would leave the park without remembering the stroller. So, we went to the exit, but they wer nowhere in sight. We waited around the exit for awhile, hoping to see them, but they didn't show up. I tried calling them on the walkie talkie, but didn't get a response. So, we thought they might be waiting for us near the trams. I was really afraid that they might panic when they didn't find the stroller and might look all over the park for it, or report it stollen. I didn't want the great day ruined over the stroller! So we went out and checked near the trams, then waited for awhile longer near the turnstiles. Corey and I then decided we would go back inside to see if they were waiting. We explained to the security guard what we were doing, and he waived us on through. We again checked the exits and didn't see them. So, we went back to Brian to see if they were there. Corey and I then decided to go back to where the strollers were, and see if they might be there. We went to the security guard again, who waved us back in, and headed down the street.



About halfway down the street, I spotted a security guard walking towards us quite quickly. I told Corey,

"I think they are after us!"

and shortly after, we were stopped. The security guard told us that she had SEEN us come back in the exit! I explained to her what we were doing, and told her that we had talked to the other security guard about it. She insisted that everyone would be leaving the park through the exit. I explained to her again, that they would probably not be leaving until they found the stroller. She seemed to understand then, and told us to go on ahead.



Corey and I laughed at being such rebels as we walked back to the exit of Fantasmic! When we approached the exit, we asked some CMs how we could get to the stroller parking. They told us we would have to go all the way around by ToT. But, then she changed her mind and told us to follow her, and she let us in a back exit.



Corey and I felt like we were on a REAL adventure now! Back door passes! We quickly speed walked up to the stroller parking just in time to spot my Dad walking away with a stroller that looked NOTHING AT ALL like their stroller! We stopped Dad, and explained to him how we had taken the stroller for them and we'd meet them back at home. It seems that I had been right, there was great panicking going on about the stroller, so I'm glad we found Dad. Of course, by now, I realized that it would have been more helpful to leave the stroller in the first place, but hindsight is 20/20, right?



Corey and I were getting pretty tired, so when we spotted an abandoned park stroller, we decided to "help out" by taking it closer to the stroller rental place. First, Corey pushed me in it, then I pushed him in it. We were having a grand old time when we spotted some CMs at the bottom of the hill, so we ditched the stroller, and decided to walk the rest of the way down. We were laughing at our stupid antics all the way to the exit!



We hopped onto the tram with Brian and the girls, and were treated to the funniest Tram announcer we have had in quite awhile!! He kept repeating to follow the arrows that he had lovingly painted for us, to the one and only exit. Then he said, that since he loved us so much, he'd say it again. At that point, he broke out into a lovely rendition of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". He then informed us that if we got lost trying to exit the park, to please come back and find him, because he'd REALLY like to know how we could possibly get lost following the arrows to the ONE AND ONLY EXIT!



It was a hot day, but we had SOOO much fun! It was a very relaxing day, since MGM is a nice compact park!



This picture of Lydia pretty well sums up the day!

When we got home, I was unbuckling Lydia, and saw that she had decided to put on some makeup on the drive home!!!

Her finger is still in the eyeshadow!!!

Corey, Brian and I laughed at Lyddy's makeup applying skills and then we carried the girls in and put them to bed. It had been a fun day!

 

[mommyof2princesses]

Another great update! You made MGM sound like fun. we never spend much time there. We will have to try to stay there longer this year. The Ratatoule playground looked cute. I was laughing about the backpack incident! Was the pizza really good or were you being nice??? We thought we would try there but we are afraid of bad pizza !

DD4 hates fantasmic! She is terrified of it so we haven't done it in 2 years! And the crowds leaving are crazy!

Looking forward to another update!

 

[DisneyMom5]

Great update! I have a special place in my heart for the theme park formerly known as MGM. And I don't know why. I really like the feeling of it.

You guys REALLY squeezed a lot out of a partial day. Whew. I'm tired just reading about it.

We actually really liked Pizza Planet also.
We thought the pizza and salads were tasty.
We also loved the fact that we could get Gluten Free pizza there,
for my two that can't eat wheat.
No PB&J for you that day, eh?

And, most importantly...
You may not realize that my ds (almost 12) aka The Chef, is not only
a food expert, he is also a wildlife expert.

He took one look at your pic and said "Jewel spider."
So...I looked it up.

http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spiders/126.htm

And wouldn't you know, he was right!!!!

He never ceases to amaze me. We have started letting people know
that there is no point in arguing with him over animal info,
as he is always right. LOL

So, there you go. You know who to go to with all such wildlife questions.



Later!

 

[twob4him]

Wow what a great MGM day!!!! I love all of the pics and you all seemed to get to see and do all you wanted! Sorry about Fantasmic...I have never been but I get what you were saying...I would probably be uncomfortable too I try to avoid that kinda thing myself!
The girls really looked like they had a great time (and you too!) with them while getting your BLY pics! So cute! I love the BLY outfit!
Pizza Planet looked yummy too! I have heard mixed reviews..
I bet you were all so tired but happy at the end of the day! Thanks for such a wonderful update!

 

[HeatherSue]

I'm so excited about your latest installment because I don't know what all you guys did this day! I'm going to take notes as I read it:

About the Heidi record- If David feels guilty about it, he hides it well. When I've brought it up, he looks positively giddy that he got rid of that record! He did the same thing to my "Splish Splash" record that Kim and I used to dance to every morning before school (and every day after school, and on the weekends, and on summer vacation....).

That Barbara has the biggest heart. How sweet that she brought that book for you.

"She is like a part of me, without her, I wouldn't be me. " Oh Teresa, what are you trying to do to me? I can't be crying this early in the morning! You are so incredibly sweet. I love you so much. I so appreciate you being there for me through that horrible time. It was SO scary. I was so afraid my little baby boy would grow up without knowing his Mommy. Okay, I'm really crying now. They transferred me to a hospital which was about 3 hours away and my mom, dad, Teresa, Corey, Arminda, Lydia, and Tessa stayed in a hotel until they let me come home. Now THAT'S a wonderful family!!! Henry and Sawyer were able to stay right in the room with me.

A-ha! I fogot that we went swimming with you guys that morning! I was trying to remember when that happened! Thank you for not posting a picture of me in my bathing suit. See, she's showing me (and you all) more love!

WHAT in the HECK was that BUG?!? WOW!! That thing looks evil!! ETA: Connor solved the myster! You go boy!!

I'm wondering if Casey was starting to feel sick already when she fell asleep in the car. Poor girl. I never got to see her in that shirt I got her, so thanks for the pictures!

"Someone started screaming 'High School Musical!!!! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!!!!!' I stopped screaming long enough..."
Okay, not you've got me crying with laughter!!!

Tessa is looking at the pictures of the HSM show and she is saying "No fair, they got to go up there! No fair that they got to go up there! Where were they, in the front?" When we watched this show, we couldn't even see, much less get up front!

Good to see that mom gets her "fret" on even when I'm not there! :thumbup: (worrying about David and Corey not knowing where to meet you)

I LOVE the pictures of Arminda and Casey dancing on the bench!!!

That guy does look like Howard!!! I thought it before you even wrote it down! Those guys didn't do a preshow the day we were there. I was pretty disappointed because I really liked them last time!

I also double checked our seat belts on TOT, thanks to Misty's TR! The picture of Brian on TOT is HEE-larious!!!

*sigh* The Glory Days of the Internet. How I missed those days....1998 was a good year for internet shopping. I got more free stuff than I can even remember. The new websites were giving out coupon codes left and right- some for $30 off of a $30 purchase, with free shipping!!! Yes, SERIOUSLY!!!

Oh yeah, that girl was wearing some reconstructed sheets!!! How COOL!!!

OOOOHHH!!! You're a line jumper (insert little guy jumping and pointing here)!! How funny that the people behind you even pushed your stroller up for you!

That is definitely Arminda's "I just spotted a boy" face!

Buzz isn't so huggable is he? I now have fingerprints covering my computer screen because Sawyer REALLY enjoyed all the pics of Buzz and Woody!

That is too funny they called security on that lady's backpack!! Come ON!! People leave strollers and bags unattended for hours at a time while they're off waiting in line and such! CRAZY! I love their "pick and choose securty" at Disney.

Judging from the red faces, I don't think that "snow" was all that cool!

I've always wanted to eat at Pizza Planet, too. Corey looks so stinkin' cute laughing at whatever his incredibly funny mother said. I love that you guys picked the one day I wasn't with you to forgo the sandwiches and eat in a restaurant!

Yes, Mary Poppin's dress looks very uncomfortable! That's why I made the "summer" version for Tessa to wear!

Wow, how cool are you getting to be the end and the beginning of the wave!!

I can't believe Dad was absconding with someone else's stroller! THIEF!!!!

I can just imagine you and Corey on your "grand adventure". You guys were probably giggling like a couple of goofy kids, weren't you? I wish you had pictures of you in the stroller!!

I LOOOVE the picture of spinny Lyddy! I also love the picture of her falling asleep while applying makeup!

What a GREAT installment!! My favorite so far!!

The kitchen sink looked delicious! We may have to try that in Sept! Makes a great lunch, right???

Fun? YES! Delicious? Not so much! There was coffee flavored ice cream mixed in with the grossest array of toppings I've ever sunk my teeth into!

Whoever said Teresa was bright and cheery:

What a little cutie!! I think she actually looks a lot like Arminda when she was younger!

 

[Hedy]

I love Corey taking the pictures of the outfit.

 

[karebear1]

When are you guys going to WDW next?? I WANNA GO WITH YOU!! You have way too much fun without me.


maybe we should plan a DISboutiquers trip. Wouldn't THAT be fun???
LOVED this report!

 

[minnie2]

What a Great TR!

How sweet of your sil! How is she doing? Is she getting healthy?

I love how your family is so close! Love that you and your sisters are sisters but are best friends.
I read a bit about what was up with Heather OMG scary! I am glad they have it figured out and I hope she stays feeling healthy. Not feeling well is no fun!

Nikki got that same Minnie ears that Lydia got when she went in March. I think they are so pretty! I adore her dress! Is it a CarlaC pattern?


What is this ToT tip ? Is it just make sure you are strapped in? Nikki LOVEs that ride she would go on it all day if we would let her ut Kyle says it is his 'hatest ' ride He said he felt like he was going to fall out. Now I wonder if my SIL's didn't have him strapped in?

I can't believe those guys are still there before Beauty and the east! We saw them 4 yrs ago I thought they were fun.

Every time I read your tr's I get so excited for our trip!!!!!!