Family of 5 Take on DL Oct 1-4 *TR finished* Pics still to come

[stubby]

We are down to 2 weeks..I can't wait but in a way I feel like it is gonna be a really rough time til then. The week we leave we have so much to do... 3 parent teacher conferences, a chorus concert, and I have to work 40 hrs in 4 days....not to mention driving our dog an hr and a half for someone to watch for us. Add in packing, kids school, and all the other little things that get in the way...I am gonna be exhausted. Definately worth it tho!!! Come on October!

 

[stubby]

Well we have only nine days to go...and I can't wait. Driving dh crazy. Also my laptop is broken yet again....twice in the six months we have had it. So have to do everything from cell. I work the next eight days...hope it keeps me busy.

 

[stubby]

Well we had to call and cancel Monday night...have to work Tuesday morn...which means we get home at around 2 am and I have to be at work at 6. And of course it is gonna be a 12 hour day.
We got our coupon for Tortilla Jo's printed out last night. I finally picked out what I am wearin and the girls are supposed to be doing their stuff tonight.
I am so tired already...7th day straight and all of them were at least ten hours. But I am sooo excited I can't stand it.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

I'm sure you'll have a great time!

 

[stubby]

At this time tomorrow we will be half way there. Everything is packed minus a few last minute things. Kids are really excited...btw all the conferences went great...3 smart girls! I am headed to work in an hr and a half...my last ten hour shift and then when I get home tonight gonna try and sleep if I can. Everyone please cross their fingers that everything goes ok w/ our trip getting there.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

I just saw this thread. Did you ever find ponchos? At Target or Walmart in there camping section, you can find ponchos. They're 1.99, put more durable IMO. If you have a Bass Pro Shop close by, they'll have some also. I've even seen the jacket/pant poncho combo.

What kind of laptop did you get? My DH ordered me one from Dell for my b-day. Don't take it the wrong way, but I hope it isn't the one you have.

Can't wait to read about your trip, have a good time.

 

[stubby]

We are going to be leaving the house in about 45 mins. We have to go to the bank to deposit and get some money then a quick stop to get breakfast and on the road. Hope to be at the park no later than 2. It is less than a five hr drive so that shouldn't be a problem if all goes well. Will try and do a post or two at the park but we will see.

 

[stubby]

Had a great day yesterday. Rode what we wanted to despite leaving the park at 8:30 due to dh and dd5 bein too tired.

 

[stubby]

So we left at 7:30 as planned however the atm at the bank was broken so we finally left town an hour and a half late at 9. We arrived at the hotel the Anaheim Plaza Inn at 1:30. Dropped our bags and went to the park. We went straight to Pirates only a 10 minute wait...crowds were really light still. Over to Indie where dh and dd9 rode this and dd7, dd5, and I rode Jungle. Again not a very long wait at all. From there we went over to Splash...practically a walk on. Then Pooh. From there we went to Pooh's cornere and got a smore and tigger tail. I am not a marshmallow fan so neither of these were very impressive to me. After this we decided to head to downtown Disney to see if we could get in dinner early. We get to Tortilla Jo's and I realize I had forgotten our coupon. So dh and dd9 ran back to the hotel to get it. We finally got in at 6:30. We liked the food a lot. I had the chicken fajitas"dh had a burrito, and dds had the nachos. Total on the order was under 30 after they removed our coupon. And they brought free ice cream for dh for his bday. After dinner we headed over to DCA. It was packed. We headed straight for TOT. An hour wait. I totally loved it...dh not so much...nor did dd5. By the time we got off the little one and dh...who had worked all night and had no sleep were exhausted so back to the hotel we went.


Day 2 will be posted tomorrow....I have to go to work and need a nap first.

 

[stubby]

Weather-sprinkles in am hot in afternoon park was very busy
Here are the rides we rode as best as I can remember
Matterhorn x2
Spacex4
Nemo
Autopia
Buzzx4
Splashx2
Piratesx2
Indie
Tea cups
Alice
Toad
Peter pan
Pinocchio
Pooh
Storybook
Our meals for the day...
Daisy's Diner
2 adult hot dog and 3 kids hot dogs $35
River Belle
2 Tennessee BBQ Sands and 3 kids turkey cost around $50 -loved this food.
We also took quite a few pics this day which I will post later.

 

[stubby]

So today was DCA day. I liked that there were less crowds...did not like the drunk rude vulgar peopleWe started out at Disneyland. Rode splash twice and pooh and then the railroad over to the toontown station and rode snow and IASW. Then headed for DCA. First we did Soarin which we did three times that day. Then over to GRR two times. By that time we were hungry so over to Cocina. Loved the food. After that we went to ride Triton's and from there we got a pic w Woody and a green army man. From there it was a trip around Mickey's wheel and then two times on the Zephyr. After that we went over to watch muppet vision and turtle talk and then got a pic w Sulley. Over to a bugs land for Francis, flik's, and the bumper cars. We did heimlich too. Then we decided to head up and get Taste Pilots and ice cream.

By this time we had had enuf of DCA so back to DL. We rode Pirates and then Indie twice and then headed over to Buzz a few times. Also did space twice and Astro. Again we were tired so back to the hotel.

 

[stubby]

So this would be our last day. We got there about 9:15 and left at 6. We rode splash, pooh, snow, toad, pinocchio, saw the princesses, gadgets,monorail, dlrr, pirates, indie, hmh, jungle cruise. We ate at Rancho. We also got pics w/ the mad hatter and Jack and Sally. Ate lots of snacks this day and hot chocolate since we were wet and cold. My oldest and youngest both cried as we were leaving. It was so sad. So now we are tryin to plan a trip back in March.