First Family Vacation... EVER // Update 2/28

[disney<333]

For DHS- they have been opening up the popular rides half an hour before RD lately and there are no lines for a while.
How about Toy Story Pizza Planet for lunch? Such a fun place with great good!
Disney Junior live on stage was updated last year to fit the newest shows from when they switched from Playhouse.
Epcot- WOW! That's a lot of food. I think you're going to have to roll yourself out of there at the end of the day. Save room for Askerhaus.

 

[wakica]

I know this is the LAST thing you need advice on (more food ideas) but at the Kringla Bakerie they have something called school bread and it is AMAZING!!!! It's like a bready donught - not to sweet for the bread part but it has some creme and a yummy yummy topping of coconut.

Just a suggestion Like you needed more. ROFL

 

[MrsFerrell]

For DHS- they have been opening up the popular rides half an hour before RD lately and there are no lines for a while.
How about Toy Story Pizza Planet for lunch? Such a fun place with great good!
Disney Junior live on stage was updated last year to fit the newest shows from when they switched from Playhouse.
Epcot- WOW! That's a lot of food. I think you're going to have to roll yourself out of there at the end of the day. Save room for Askerhaus.

Yay I love Jake and the Neverland Pirates haha. I doubt I will be able to try EVERYTHING.... But I shall try... HAHAHA

I know this is the LAST thing you need advice on (more food ideas) but at the Kringla Bakerie they have something called school bread and it is AMAZING!!!! It's like a bready donught - not to sweet for the bread part but it has some creme and a yummy yummy topping of coconut.

Just a suggestion Like you needed more. ROFL

HaHA I dont have to worry about that one!! I dont like coconut! haha

 

[wakica]

lol, yes, that definitely does solve it

 

[DisneyDad79]

Chocolate Crepe in france.... (and anything else that grabs me....)
lamb and chicken plate in Morroco....
Kaki Gori in Japan
Fresh Popcorn and apple strusel from Germany
Churro in Mexico...
Pretzel in Germany...
Nachos from Mexico...

Great PTR so far, I'm on board! And now I'm hungry...

 

[MrsFerrell]

So as long as I don't die from overeating at Epcot we will be up BRIGHT and EARLY and BE at Rope Drop. I want to be there NLT 8:20. So we may grab a cinnamon roll or something else easy to carry from the Express at SoG as we walk over to the Poly for a lovely ride on the monorail or boat which ever one is ready to roll...or... move...

We will make a dash over to Peter Pan (would be Dumbo... but it will be closed... ). We will then move on to Winnie, Mad Tea Party, and grab a FB for DH (maybe DD3 if she is tall enough.. but I think she will miss it by an inch this year lol) and check out Tom Sawyer Island. After that I hope to hop on the Train and take a roundtrip journey to start our cool down lol. Hopefully DH's FP will be ready and he can do that while the girls and I play in the little playground by there. (It's still there right? If not hopefully we can find a short line) Then mmmm LUNCHTIME. I think we're going to try out Caseys. Then nap time for the kiddies

After a break we will head back and I think grab a snack... Main Street Bakery perhaps... I've been eyeing the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches... mmmmmm Depending on time I think we will head to its a small world... and Maybe the Carrousel... Then I'm sure it will be time for our 6:40 ADR at Liberty Tree Tavern. This was the FIRST restaurant that I was like omg YES EATING THERE! Hopefully we will be able to see the parade from a window? Anyone sure about this? If we havent done PhillharMagic yet we will if not I think we will head back to SOG and crash because tomorrow will be just as long... well longer...

kink in the plans ahead

 

[wakica]

Mmmmm! The cookie ice cream sandwiches are YUMMMYY!!! They are big too - dd and I split one - we took it apart and put some ice cream on each cookie and shared it. Definitely a good choice

 

[MrsFerrell]

--edit-- I would like to point out the title is supposed to be MK boo-boo... but I didnt put a dash... I guess dis thought I was tryingto say a naughty word? hah Not that thats really a naughty word is it? --edit over--

Ugh big trip planning mistake... Since we have a late ADR for March 5 at Liberty Tree Tavern I planned on seeing the Main Street Electrical Parade and Wishes on the next day... WRONG... MSEP isn't running... for the rest of our trip.... Sooo looks like I have to flip flop some ADRs.... ANd its irritating that the online reservation look up isn't working so I can't cancel the ones I need to get rid of .. I have to call in.... I'm a total computer nerd and HATE to talk on the phone... Except to my grandma...

Sigh.... off I go to tweak my "set in stone" ADRs... lol

Question.... Who has done the Wishes Desert thingie? I think I may surprise the family with that... Maybe an early dinner and then desert? But would that be at the time of the parade?? Ahhh Because the parade doesnt pass in front of it does it? However depending on our time for the ADR we could watch the parade on main street then book it over?

ONWARD WITH THE PLANS

 

[MrsFerrell]

Ah so much is up in the air until Monday when I book our plane tickets... SOOO trip may be bumped up a few days and extended a day haha we shall see... my plans will stay the same prety much though... I'd only have to change 2 ADRs and cancel one that I wasnt amazed by anyway. Can we FFWD to monday PLEASE?! hah

(btw changed ADR to Liberty Tree Tavern to another night... now its Columbia Harbor House.. mmmm)

So we start off with an ADR to Crystal Palace at 8:45... I REALLY hope they dont open the park early that day so that I can get a few "empty street" photos....

After some yumminess in the tummys we will head to Tomorrowland and let DH and DD3 do the Tomorrowland Speedway... I remember riding this with my grandpa and LOVING it... DD1 will be to small so no ride for her... After that we will chceck out Astro Orbiter and Space Ranger Spin. Then it will be time to head up main street and see the wait time for Mickeys Meet and Greet.. If its short we will do this and probably grab a FB for the Princesses... Unless they have a short wait. Then its off to Pirates of the Caribbean which I also remember riding with my grandpa. Hopefully it won't scare the girls... I know they will love the Jungle Cruise though. I wish I had my album form when I went back when I was a kid because we have some funny pictures from that ride... I totally thought all the animals where real and that the snake ate a kid! haha I'm sure it will be lunch by now... Nothing planned so I guess whatever looks good to us. If the princesses are ready for us we will see them on our way out of the parks. Ahh nap time... MY happy time... hehe. When we head back all I have on schedule is the Transit Authority PeopleMover and a 6:10 ADR at the Plaza.

I also need to fit in to this day DD1's first haircut. I'm so excited for it to be done on Main Street DD3 also needs a trim but I think I will get hers done before we go. She and I are also getting mani/pedis before the trip. I'm thinking pink with white polka dots ( a la Minnie) for her and not sure for myself yet. Storing ideas on Pinterest hehe

Until next time....

Trip OVERHAUL

 

[MrsFerrell]

So I kept searching and searching for flight deals... they kept getting higher and higher for our selected dates (March 1-8)... so then I notice Feb 27-Mar 7 was... CHEAP.... like over $300 bucks cheaper!! So what do I do?

Change our dates of course...

So now as the ticker reflects... We will be at SoG Feb 28-Mar 7... Flying out of DCA with JetBlue.

I called SoG to adjust our days with no issue (theyre so easy to work with its crazy...)

Now when DH comes home we will head to ITT to get our Salute to the Military Tickets....

I plan on keeping my touring more or less the same.... maybe a little more relaxed though... I think I'm going to be a "go with the flow... but with a clue" type travler. I'll update where and when tonight. Hmmm wonder if I can convince DH for a mall trip upstate today since he's off. I started "prepacking" heh

Here be the updates

 

[MrsFerrell]

So kind of the same... kind of different

TuesFeb 28-- Land at 3:47- Arrive at Resort around 5:30-6... eat at Sog, Head to DTD, go to Giharadelli


Wed Feb 29--breakfast in room, Rope Drop at Magic Kingdom Lunch at (Cosmic Rays, Pecos Bill, Pinocchio Village Haus) , dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern 640


Thurs Mar 1-- (sleep in) breakfast in room, lunch where ever , dinner Chef Mickey @520 ,


Fri Mar 2-- breakfast in room, Animal Kingdom be there at 8:30, lunch @ Flame Tree or Yak and Yeti CS, dinner @ DTD?


Sat Mar 3-- breakfast in room, rope drop at Hollywood Studios, lunch at CS , dinner at 50's Prime Time


Sun Mar 4--in room breakfast, Epcot rope drop lunch snack around the world , dinner at Akershus @5:20


Mon Mar 5-- (sleep in) in room breakfast, Epcot eat around the world, night??


Tues Mar 6--Breakfast at Crystal Palace at 835 , lunch whereever, dinner at Plaza 6:10


Wed Mar 7--breakfast at Kona 745 , fly out at 6:30 (arrive by 4:30, leave resort by 4)

Secret time

 

[wakica]

wow! its less than 3 weeks before you leave!!! Aren't you just BURSTING with EXCITEMENT???????????? lol. That is SOOO soon compared to my 82 days to go. I'm excited FOR you! lol

Looks like your plans have all fallen into place nicely. Now it's just time to start packing and enjoy

 

[MrsFerrell]

Ugh Its going to be the slowest 19 days EVER lol I've started to "pre pack" hah

 

[Lidian]

Hi! It looks like I missed most of the planning. But I'm here now, does that count?

I can't believe you only have 17 more sleeps! I'm not far behind you though ... we leave on the 2nd and arrive on the 3rd.

Your DDs are absolutely adorable! I do hope you'll be doing a TR! I would love to hear about a SoG stay, and pictures of your DDs would be priceless!

 

[wakica]

How's the prepacking going???

 

[MrsFerrell]

Hi! It looks like I missed most of the planning. But I'm here now, does that count?

I can't believe you only have 17 more sleeps! I'm not far behind you though ... we leave on the 2nd and arrive on the 3rd.

Your DDs are absolutely adorable! I do hope you'll be doing a TR! I would love to hear about a SoG stay, and pictures of your DDs would be priceless!

For sure I will! But I wont be as good as holding the suspense as others! hah Then again my insomnia makes for lots of extra time!

How's the prepacking going???

Girls clothes will be totally prepacked as soon as my package from Old Navy gets here heh

 

[MrsFerrell]

So happy to announce I have a secret planned for the family. The Wishes Desert Party
Which changed an ADR... SO NOW Wishes party on March 1... we will do a light dinner wherever... and Chef Mickeys will now be on March 5 at 6:30.

I'm super excited.

I'm at 2 weeks flat now... I hope I have enough clothes... I have no clue what size I am.... (from pregnancy, to postpartum blahs all last summer...) And of course up here in Delaware theres no summer clothes out for a while lol I keep urging DH to go through his clothes but I keep getting the "I wills" so guess who is going to end up doing laundry on vacation.... Yep ME TYPICAL haha

On a happy note the past few days have been panic stricken here... My dSLR camera battery charger and spare battery where MIA... Last seen... CHRISTMAS! I was already searching for a new one on eBay.. I looked in every logical place... It wasnt in the plug I always use... Wasnt in the camera bag... Wasnt on my desk... WHERE could it be... Well of course with the electrical TOOLS! DH put it up there after putting together christmas toys I guess assuming it was the drill charger... SMH... But I'm so happy I wont even beat him... I will totally rub it in his face though

This weekend we hit the outlets to visit... duhm duhm duhm duhm... The Disney Store!! DD3 needed her Cinderella dress. So we got the dress and lovies for both of them. Ry picked out Cinderella and Liv wanted the giant Mickey... but we got her to be happy with a smaller one This was an all day shopping trip so on the way home DD3 crashed

DD3 with her dolls watching UP before nap time

DD1 with her Mickey

So until next time I will get started big time on planning our days out. I should be able to pick up our tickets by Wed

Guess What....

 

[wakica]

Glad your packing is coming along. My DH takes forever to get his clothes picked too - until i finally start the process with him. i'm a bit rediculous b/c I grab a mass of clothing that I MIGHT want to take and then lay tops on the back of the couch and bottoms on the seat of the couch and start putting outfits together. I try my best to stick with a colour theme so i can mix and match alot and then end up with a bunch of things to put away after b/c i brought so much out in the first place. i go through this for mine then DD and I do hers together and then EVENTUALLY i get DH to but his goes much quicker b/c he's so easy going and doesn't care what he wears. haha

Sure wish I was going in 2 weeks!! I'm at 72 days now.

 

[MrsFerrell]

Yeah I have to lay all the girls possible outfits out and send pictures to my bow maker to make sure I have enough bows haha Luckily DD3s birthday was Minnie themed so I'm good on pink polka dots heh

 

[MrsFerrell]

Ohh excitement. Found out the my cousin will be in Orlando some of the same days as us. Her DS just had his first birthday on the 14th. Shes going to meet up with us at MK on the 29th to catch up. She scheduled his first haircut for 11 so I think I may book DD1 for about the same time. Pretty excited.

So on my packing report.... I've got all the girls clothes "matched up" I have to go through their bows and see what I need made.
I started going through my closet and putting some stuff aside to pack... I plan on packing a few dresses... But will probably only wear them at night maybe?
Dh... you guessed it.. hasnt touched his clothes -- Can not beat him before the trip... can not beat him before the trip.... or during...--


BELOW is about breastfeeding... Just a heads up if your not interested in that. you wont miss anything exciting (well exciting for you) if you dont read below


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On a side note.. I think my daughter has weaned herself from breastfeeding... Sorry if thats TMI but HUGE for us... I started trying this week to get her down to just 2 times a day but she went all day with out nursing. WOO HOO. I've loved nursing her the past year but honestly I was just done... However she wont drink milk.. which may have to do with her mastocytosis... Milk and dairy in general is very high in histamines and well she some how just knows what she can and can not have.... I've tried almond milk with vanilla flavoring and she wasnt amused by that either... Will try rice milk next... If all else fails she can get her calcium from veggies I'm a pro at hiding them mwa hahaha

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