Food, SQUIRREL, and When We Are Old...A March 2012 TR

[oopsiDAISY]

DAY 6, MARCH 2012, cont.'d

I totally forgot a few elements of the AK day story...before we went on the safari Jillian had finally decided what she wanted to do with her souvie money (yes, she held onto it ALL week until our last full day, she is tight like her daddy. ) Last year she tried to purchase one of the "engraved" leather bracelets but the engraver broke and she missed out on it. This year she wanted to get one for herself and one for BFF. For those of you who have had this done, you may know that it takes a while. What to do while we wait? FOOD!!! Yep, there was a snack right across the way that I needed, yes NEEDED, to try...the jalepeno pretzel! It is now one of my FAVORITE Disney snacks. It is one that I have been craving, and you just can't get these things in the real world! It will now forever be on my Must-Do list for Disney!

As we were waiting in line for the safari Brian wrapped his arms around me and said the most special words a Disney loving gal could ever hear: "I can't wait until you and I can come back to Disney without the kids someday." Yes, he had officially drank the Koolaid, and is now my very own Disney lovin' husband. We will be going to Disney year after year for a loooooong time to come now!

Okay, now that that little backtrack is over, let's pick up where I left off with the story last time...

As we continued on in our safari we got up close and personal with a White Rhinocerus.

At a safe distance:

Getting closer:

And closer:

HELLO Mr. Rhino:

We took the time to say hello to Pumba:

After our safari Gabe and Charity stopped to make music (you know there is serious concentration going on when the tongue it out, folks!):

While Brian, Jillian and I had some pictures taken on the bridge:

Wow! Jillian knows how to get some very unflattering angles!

This was the end of our tour of Animal Kingdom. We loved it, and have a much better appriciation for it now. BUT, this is not the end of Day 6 yet...we still have dinner to tend to. Where will we go? Will we like it? There is still one more snack on my must-try list...will I get it? Will I like it? Stay tuned...

 

[solana131]

the jalepeno pretzel! It is now one of my FAVORITE Disney snacks. It is one that I have been craving, and you just can't get these things in the real world! It will now forever be on my Must-Do list for Disney!

QVC used to have them, but I just looked to get the item number for you and they don't show it anymore I loved them!

As we were waiting in line for the safari Brian wrapped his arms around me and said the most special words a Disney loving gal could ever hear: "I can't wait until you and I can come back to Disney without the kids someday." Yes, he had officially drank the Koolaid, and is now my very own Disney lovin' husband.

Sooooo jealous of you right now!!!! Please have your hubby talk to my hubby in the near future!

(you know there is serious concentration going on when the tongue it out, folks!)

Well, yeah....everyone knows that it is just pretending if your tongue isn't out.

 

[DMGeurts]

What in the wold is your TR doing on page 2? You just did an update... I am fixin' to change that right now!

DAY 6, MARCH 2012, cont.'d

I totally forgot a few elements of the AK day story...before we went on the safari Jillian had finally decided what she wanted to do with her souvie money (yes, she held onto it ALL week until our last full day, she is tight like her daddy. ) Last year she tried to purchase one of the "engraved" leather bracelets but the engraver broke and she missed out on it. This year she wanted to get one for herself and one for BFF. For those of you who have had this done, you may know that it takes a while. What to do while we wait? FOOD!!! Yep, there was a snack right across the way that I needed, yes NEEDED, to try...the jalepeno pretzel! It is now one of my FAVORITE Disney snacks. It is one that I have been craving, and you just can't get these things in the real world! It will now forever be on my Must-Do list for Disney!

I know what you mean... I've been craving these things for months... Would you believe I've even tried to trace Disney supplier - when I returned from our 2008 trip? They won't sell them to anyone but Disney.

As we were waiting in line for the safari Brian wrapped his arms around me and said the most special words a Disney loving gal could ever hear: "I can't wait until you and I can come back to Disney without the kids someday." Yes, he had officially drank the Koolaid, and is now my very own Disney lovin' husband. We will be going to Disney year after year for a loooooong time to come now!

You have no idea how lucky you are... I could only dream of having DH say those words to me some day.

Okay, now that that little backtrack is over, let's pick up where I left off with the story last time...

After our safari Gabe and Charity stopped to make music (you know there is serious concentration going on when the tongue it out, folks!):

LOL that is so cute!

While Brian, Jillian and I had some pictures taken on the bridge:

Wow! Jillian knows how to get some very unflattering angles!

I think that is a cute picture of you two... Yah - that viewing angle is off just a smidgin - but she captured the moment and that's most important.

This was the end of our tour of Animal Kingdom. We loved it, and have a much better appriciation for it now. BUT, this is not the end of Day 6 yet...we still have dinner to tend to. Where will we go? Will we like it? There is still one more snack on my must-try list...will I get it? Will I like it? Stay tuned...

Yay!! I love it when people love AK! Even if it is the only place you can get the jalepeno pretzels... AK has so many hidden treasures that I love to discover.

Great update!

D~

 

[DMGeurts]

Sooooo jealous of you right now!!!! Please have your hubby talk to my hubby in the near future!

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How about we just plan a brainwashing ceremony?

D~

 

[solana131]

Brainwashing party sounds good to me. But the only way you are getting my guy there is to say it's a hunting trip.....that's all he cares about these days

 

[oopsiDAISY]

How about we just plan a brainwashing ceremony?

D~

Brainwashing party sounds good to me. But the only way you are getting my guy there is to say it's a hunting trip.....that's all he cares about these days

What kind of music do they enjoy? Perhaps some music with subliminal messages would work nicely?

 

[oopsiDAISY]

So, this past Saturday was our Aladdin movie night. This was, by far, our hardest movie night...because two out of three of our children were sick. My BFF and her family were supposed to join us, but we didn't want to risk sharing our illness with her kids, so we went it alone.

The invitation:

The decorations weren't what I had planned, but I was unable to find key elements needed for my plan ...so I had to make do with what I could find:

The food...

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with Pita Chips:

Garlic and Olive Oil CousCous:

Honey Chicken Kabobs

The recipe I used for the kabobs ( http://joelens.blogspot.com/2011/08/honey-chicken-kabobs.html) turned out delicious!!!

Abu's Caramel Monkey Bread (thanks D~ for the delicious recipe, we loved it):

Craft Time (I did not even try to get anyone to look at the camera and smile...remember we had sick children):

And the finished product (Brian and I made Magic Carpets, too ):

Our next movie night theme with be.......

 

[cheekypoppins]

I love it I wish i lived closer I'd wanna come to movie night I'm seriously going to start doing them,a few yrs back I used to do Disney countdown nights a friend of mine said oh i dunno about 5 trips in a row that she was coming with us and never did.WE used to get together for these countdown nights and they were always different sometimes it was a craft night some were movies,some were games but i never thought to put it all together.Then after so many times the kids I guess felt let down that this other family would always cancel out of the trip last minute so we just stopped doing them,but I'm going to start them again just for us.So thanks for the inspiration

 

[ADisneyQueen]

Those honey chicken kabobs looks great and I'm going to try them. Did you cook the chicken longer than the vegetables?I never have much luck with kabobs b/c I burn the veg.

 

[DMGeurts]

Everything looks amazing!!!

The kabobs - NUMMY!!!!

Oooh - and Toy Story!!! One of my favorites!

I hope everyone is feeling better now. (((Hugs)))

D~

 

[oopsiDAISY]

I love it I wish i lived closer I'd wanna come to movie night I'm seriously going to start doing them,a few yrs back I used to do Disney countdown nights a friend of mine said oh i dunno about 5 trips in a row that she was coming with us and never did.WE used to get together for these countdown nights and they were always different sometimes it was a craft night some were movies,some were games but i never thought to put it all together.Then after so many times the kids I guess felt let down that this other family would always cancel out of the trip last minute so we just stopped doing them,but I'm going to start them again just for us.So thanks for the inspiration

Go for it Cheeky! These are so much fun to keep the magic alive between trips! I have a word documen with my movie night ideas I can email to you if you want. Just PM me your email address. I also have a Movie Nights board on Pinterest if you are interested. We invite friends, but my kids know that's just a "bonus" from time to time. They know these movie nights are about OUR FAMILY and our Disney love.

Those honey chicken kabobs looks great and I'm going to try them. Did you cook the chicken longer than the vegetables?I never have much luck with kabobs b/c I burn the veg.

Nope, we cooked everything together. Brian just kept turning them on the grill to get everything to cook evenly. As you can see from the pictures, the peppers got a lilttle charred, but we still liked them just fine. They were delicious!

Everything looks amazing!!!

The kabobs - NUMMY!!!!

Oooh - and Toy Story!!! One of my favorites!

I hope everyone is feeling better now. (((Hugs)))

D~

Brian took the sickies to the Dr. this morning...it is all allergy and asthma related. they both have to take breathing treatments, and Jillian was prescribed an inhaler. They have had a great day off with Daddy today though...having an Indiana Jones movie marathon!

 

[cheekypoppins]

I'm so excited lol I just sent u my e-mail

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Can I just take this time to point out my ticker? ONE YEAR 'til we go back to Disney!!!!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

Whoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didja see mine???

We'll be there at the same time (again)!!!! Incase you didn't realize...

D~

 

[solana131]

Can I just take this time to point out my ticker? ONE YEAR 'til we go back to Disney!!!!!!

I'm just gonna take a minute to bask in your glory since I haven't created my ticker yet Maybe I should do that so I can see the one year mark too!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Whoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didja see mine???

We'll be there at the same time (again)!!!! Incase you didn't realize...

D~

Yay!!! We rock! A year is not at all long to wait... And yeah, we're gonna hit the WORLD hard and party like the rockstars that we are!

I'm just gonna take a minute to bask in your glory since I haven't created my ticker yet Maybe I should do that so I can see the one year mark too!

Oh, you definitely need to get a ticker up there. I am sure mine will change when we get definite dates set, but it's fun just to have one to track the ticking time... DO IT!

 

[cheekypoppins]

Hooray for 1 yr!!!!!!! I was supposed to go back in January but it's looking like it might be april instead.

 

[ravensterling3]

I love your TR. It took me a bit to get through it but I did. We are planning to go next spring break and I was curious about the crowds. That is what lead me to read your TR and I haven't laugh so much about a insane squirrel Thank you for sharing your TR.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Hooray for 1 yr!!!!!!! I was supposed to go back in January but it's looking like it might be april instead.

...and now a little Canadian birdie told me you were considering an October birthday trip... Let me just say that would ROCK!

I love your TR. It took me a bit to get through it but I did. We are planning to go next spring break and I was curious about the crowds. That is what lead me to read your TR and I haven't laugh so much about a insane squirrel Thank you for sharing your TR.

Ah, thanks! So glad you found my TR. It is about to end soon, but I plan to start a very looonnng PTR for my October 2013 trip when this report is over. Let me know if you do a PTR or a TR for your spring break trip!

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Well, the oopsi family had a backyard campout this past weekend! I thought I would share some of our pictures with you..

The view from my seat:

My kiddos goofing off:

Our keeper of the fire:

We played a round of Disney charades...but this picture is actually of my kiddos singing a song they had learned at VBS last week:

What's a campout without a hot dog roast?

We made it ALMOST all night in the tent. At 5:30 am Gabe started coughing non-stop and Brian said "I'm freezing"...I was too so we grabbed our pillows and headed into the warm house to go back to sleep!

We had a great time and made wonderful memories.

 

[DMGeurts]

That looks like it was so much fun!!! YOu guys always do the best family stuff!

D~