Family, Friends, & Celebrities- A MAGICAL Birthday TR!!! *UPDATE*8/27! Final thoughts

[that's nice]

My pen would run out of ink!

If I included Juliana's toys my arm would fall off from writing!


Sorry... I was writing my next update!!!!

 

[yinyanggirls]

Wow, you guys packed up fast! There is no way we would have been able to get out of there before the required time!
Figures the dads were outside with the beers!
I love the cousin pics. Cousins are my fave memories growing up.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

We gave Dave & Branda a few things that we knew we couldn't fit on a plane

Its always nice having pack mules - sorry, I mean friends along!

We had our car packed and were ready to go. It was time to say goodbye to our friends and MJ too! The kids were sad but we knew we would be seeing them again in a few short months. I was sad too. We really had a great time with our friends and made so many memories that will never be forgotten.

Forget the kids being sad - I'm kind of sad right now. And I only met Dave for like 10 minutes that night.

On the ride to the house, Branda called Mel and said that they had found Juliana's Cinderella castle pin under the pool table at the rental house. YEAH!!!!

I was relaxing.....

Really? Looks more like sulking if you ask me.
I don't wanna be at this party. I wanna be back at Disney World. {insert foot-stomping smiley here}

 

[onelilspark]

I love Juliana's outfits. She's always dressed adorably!

 

[JPFamilyMom]

What a fun party. Is the mom a teacher? Or just a super mom? Teachers and super moms come up with such great party activities. The cake was GREAT! I need to learn how to do that.

oh I'm so anxious to see pictures of your pirate room

 

[TarzansKat]

Thanks for throwing in those photos, really nice! I just love the way that Spaceship Earth looks at night.

Well, sad to pack up, but a necessary evil. I'm glad that you got spend some quality time with family and enjoy a birthday party. Looks like Juliana had a great time with her cousin.

 

[Believeinfairytales]

Aw, sorry to see your buddies go. I'm also sorry that Juliana lost her crocs! Oh no! But hey, at least your friends found her pin.

The dinosaur cake is awesome. I watch all of these cake decorating shows and then I see something like that and it just makes me want to go out and do it, too. But I know I can't! So I will just look at everyone else's creative genius and keep on wishing!

Can't wait to see how the rest of the day goes!

 

[that's nice]

Wow, you guys packed up fast! There is no way we would have been able to get out of there before the required time!
Figures the dads were outside with the beers!
I love the cousin pics. Cousins are my fave memories growing up.

We usually are not ready in time either... but coming home early from Epcot gave us a few hours to pack up most of our stuff.

Of course we were outside.... did you see all the kids in there?????

Juliana & her cousin have so much fun together!

Its always nice having pack mules - sorry, I mean friends along!

LOL Thank goodness they had the Thule. They had tons of room in that thing!

Forget the kids being sad - I'm kind of sad right now. And I only met Dave for like 10 minutes that night.

Awwwww... it will be OK. Here -->

Really? Looks more like sulking if you ask me.
I don't wanna be at this party. I wanna be back at Disney World. {insert foot-stomping smiley here}

I was just relaxing.... it was time to sit for a few minutes and have some me time... it only lasted about 2 minutes though. Juliana came to join me.

I love Juliana's outfits. She's always dressed adorably!

Thank you! I cannot take one ounce of credit for it though... it is all Melody!

 

[that's nice]

What a fun party. Is the mom a teacher? Or just a super mom? Teachers and super moms come up with such great party activities. The cake was GREAT! I need to learn how to do that.

She isn't a teacher, she is just a very crafty mom! She is the one who made Juliana's birthday cake at the beginning of this TR.

She always has crafts and activities for the kids to do.

oh I'm so anxious to see pictures of your pirate room

NEXT UPDATE!!!!!!!

Thanks for throwing in those photos, really nice! I just love the way that Spaceship Earth looks at night.

I like it too! When you see SE you know you are at WDW!!!!

Well, sad to pack up, but a necessary evil. I'm glad that you got spend some quality time with family and enjoy a birthday party. Looks like Juliana had a great time with her cousin.

The party was nice and it was was great not having to deal with crowds, or bag checks, or standing in line, even if for just a little while.

Aw, sorry to see your buddies go. I'm also sorry that Juliana lost her crocs! Oh no! But hey, at least your friends found her pin.

We never thought we'd see that pin again! SCORE!!!!!!

Mel was sad about losing her BRAND NEW crocs!

The dinosaur cake is awesome. I watch all of these cake decorating shows and then I see something like that and it just makes me want to go out and do it, too. But I know I can't! So I will just look at everyone else's creative genius and keep on wishing!

Can't wait to see how the rest of the day goes!

She is awesome with cakes! It takes her a while to make them though....

 

[KatMark]

Love the update (although no CBR pics?). I agree with FreezinRafiki...you look like you are sulking until Juliana shows up that is. She is just too cute.

 

[TarzansKat]

I think the same feeling applies to the castle lit up at night. It just seems more magical then.

 

[All7OfUs]

Another beautiful cake!! WOW!

I think you're right- if your room had been ready, you'd have been hard pressed to get to the party on time!! That's for sure!

Yippeee!!! The Cinderella pin showed up!! That was a nice surprise! I had totally forgotten about it!

 

[Mommy2LittleVols]

Another awesome cake! Glad you all had a good time at the party and got to spend some time with Mel's family. YAY for finding the Cinderella pin, but that really stinks about the Crocs.

 

[that's nice]

Love the update (although no CBR pics?). I agree with FreezinRafiki...you look like you are sulking until Juliana shows up that is. She is just too cute.

Sorry CBR pics are in the next update...

I was just hanging out on the dock.... having an alone minute(because that is all I am allowed these days!) It was a nice sunny, yet cool day!

I think the same feeling applies to the castle lit up at night. It just seems more magical then.

I love the castle all lit up too!

Another beautiful cake!! WOW!

I think you're right- if your room had been ready, you'd have been hard pressed to get to the party on time!! That's for sure!

Yippeee!!! The Cinderella pin showed up!! That was a nice surprise! I had totally forgotten about it!

She is very talented! She could probably get a pretty penny for her cakes.

I'm sure we would have done a little exploring at CBR... we would of been really late!

Another awesome cake! Glad you all had a good time at the party and got to spend some time with Mel's family. YAY for finding the Cinderella pin, but that really stinks about the Crocs.

Her cakes look great and taste even better!!!

It was great to spend time relaxing with the fam.

Those stinking crocs..... grrrrrrrrr

 

[praisehisname]

July 26th (Mel's birthday)

That's my birthday, too!

I ended up buying Mel a Mickey garden gnome that she was eyeing all day along with a Mickey wind chime.

Did you happen to get a picture of the windchimes? I love windchimes and may have to add that to my "list"!

We were on the road just before 9:30

Wow, we never would have made it out that early!

I got a little sad when you had to say good-bye to your friends. Glad you had fun at the birthday party!

 

[nessz79]

Looking forward to hearing about the CBR Pirate rooms. We'll be there in December and I'm debating about whether or not to spend the extra money on the pirate rooms.

 

[that's nice]

That's my birthday, too!

Happy Birthday on Monday!!!!!

Did you happen to get a picture of the windchimes? I love windchimes and may have to add that to my "list"!

It is hard to gage the size but it is about 8 inches across at the bottom of Mickey and about 12-14 inches long (total) I think it cost me about $20-25. I don't remember..

Wow, we never would have made it out that early!

I got a little sad when you had to say good-bye to your friends. Glad you had fun at the birthday party!

It was shocking that we did get out on time... especially with the time change!

It was sad to see them go....

Looking forward to hearing about the CBR Pirate rooms. We'll be there in December and I'm debating about whether or not to spend the extra money on the pirate rooms.

Hummmmm.... well, I loved the look of the rooms. It was neat staying in one. I wasn't feeling the bed though. It was kinda of hard. Also the pirate rooms are far from Old Port Royale and we were in Trinadad South which was even further!!!!!!

 

[jenseib]

Awesome cake. I love the mickey gnome and wind chimes.
I have heard that the pirate rooms beds are hard. Some have even said it's a box sprong wit ha foam top...no matress. Not sure if thats true or not.

 

[mermaid764]

Awww sad to see your Trip Report coming to an end. I've enjoyed getting to read along with it and your daughter is adorable.

I love the dino cake...she did such a good job on it and is so talented.

 

[All7OfUs]

HI Tim!