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[mickeystoontown]

Love the picture of Isaiah napping on the bus. He and John would get along really really well as you know how John likes to get in those power naps too.

I am sorry to hear that Dan wasn't feeling well. Poor thing. I left John in the room once when we were in Disney and I felt like a bad person for leaving him even though he encouraged Hunter and I to go have fun.

You guys were able to get a lot accomplished at the Magic Kingdom. Evening extra hours at the Magic Kingdom are always awesome! I think I have the same t-shirt that Jonah bought. It's yellow and has Mickey, Donald and somebody else at the bottom and they are all soaking wet.

I hope that Dan is feeling better by the time you post the next installment.

 

[Sunset Cliffs]

You accomplished quite a bit during your day. You even managed to fit a nap in the middle of all of it! Hopefully the sleep helped Dan feel better. We have still never seen Spectromagic either. For whatever reason, our plans never work out to see it. Your pictures make me realize that we are missing a good parade.

 

[Angies1274]

Wow!! You got alot done!! Don't you just love those EMH?

So sorry to hear that Dan wasn't feeling well and that he missed Spectro again. We just love SpectroMagic!! It's such a beautiful parade!! Main Street did not work for us either--way too crowded, especially for DH. Glad to hear that watching it from Liberty Square was better (at least not as crowded anyway) and your pictures turned out great!! Love the one of Jonah watching. I always try and catch those shots too!!

I'm excited to hear about your Biergarten ADR!! YUM!!

 

[khertz]

Looks like an awesome time at MK! I love MK at night. I'll miss taking part in EMH this year.

Poor Dan. That sucks he missed out on Spectro again, but I hope he felt better for your last day!

 

[ladybugmom]

GREAT update!!! So sorry that Dan was feeling crummy but glad that you got to see Spectro and do the EMH!!! We sat in Liberty Square for Spectro, too but sat facing the Liberty Bell and where we could see the floats coming towards us. It was awesome!! And I think your Spectro pics are great!! It is so hard to get decent Spectro pics!! WOW!! I can't believe how much you got done during EMH!! Impressive!!!

 

[littlezar]

Pirates of the Caribbean was definitely on the list…can’t get too much of Captain Jack! Jonah found some accessories to make his pirate look complete! It’s kind of like Jack Sparrow meets Minnie Pearl! LOL!

Love it! Too funny! His pirate look held up really well! Hope Daniel is feeling better for your last day!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

What an amazing evening you had! So sad that Dan missed out...

It was such a great night! I was so excited about it and it completely lived up to my expectations!

Missy, it sounds like a great night! So sorry about Dan though. All the more reason to get back, right? I hope he was feeling better the next day though!

Can't believe your almost done!

Sara

Hi Sara...we're both almost done...so sad. I really have no idea when we'll go back which makes me even more sad. We NEED to move and get a bigger house so, as much as I want to go back to WDW, moving needs to be my focus right now. The more $ we spend on vacation, the longer I live in this house that's TOO SMALL!

How did I miss the Halloween post? Too much going on at the office I guess. I like all of the costumes but I think my favorite is the bright idea. Too cute!

He was pretty proud of that one! Hope things slow down for you soon!

Love the picture of Isaiah napping on the bus. He and John would get along really really well as you know how John likes to get in those power naps too.

I am sorry to hear that Dan wasn't feeling well. Poor thing. I left John in the room once when we were in Disney and I felt like a bad person for leaving him even though he encouraged Hunter and I to go have fun.

You guys were able to get a lot accomplished at the Magic Kingdom. Evening extra hours at the Magic Kingdom are always awesome! I think I have the same t-shirt that Jonah bought. It's yellow and has Mickey, Donald and somebody else at the bottom and they are all soaking wet.

I hope that Dan is feeling better by the time you post the next installment.

I've said it before and I'll say it again..our families are kindred spirits!

You accomplished quite a bit during your day. You even managed to fit a nap in the middle of all of it! Hopefully the sleep helped Dan feel better. We have still never seen Spectromagic either. For whatever reason, our plans never work out to see it. Your pictures make me realize that we are missing a good parade.

I love all parades, but add sparkly lights and I'm SOLD!

Wow!! You got alot done!! Don't you just love those EMH?

So sorry to hear that Dan wasn't feeling well and that he missed Spectro again. We just love SpectroMagic!! It's such a beautiful parade!! Main Street did not work for us either--way too crowded, especially for DH. Glad to hear that watching it from Liberty Square was better (at least not as crowded anyway) and your pictures turned out great!! Love the one of Jonah watching. I always try and catch those shots too!!

I'm excited to hear about your Biergarten ADR!! YUM!!

We did Main Street for Spectro in 2009 and it was just a nightmare. We'll stick to Liberty Square from now on...makes for a much happier hubby!

Looks like an awesome time at MK! I love MK at night. I'll miss taking part in EMH this year.

Poor Dan. That sucks he missed out on Spectro again, but I hope he felt better for your last day!

Thankfully the good rest did him a world of good...it was a good decision to leave him behind.

GREAT update!!! So sorry that Dan was feeling crummy but glad that you got to see Spectro and do the EMH!!! We sat in Liberty Square for Spectro, too but sat facing the Liberty Bell and where we could see the floats coming towards us. It was awesome!! And I think your Spectro pics are great!! It is so hard to get decent Spectro pics!! WOW!! I can't believe how much you got done during EMH!! Impressive!!!

Hi Becky! EMH was so worth it! With older kids it's so much easier to do the late nights.

Love it! Too funny! His pirate look held up really well! Hope Daniel is feeling better for your last day!

That face paint really did hold up well. I had to wash it off the next morning. Well worth the $12!

 

[MagicShell]

Sorry to see your trip ending, but it sounds like you all sure had a great time. Too bad Dan wasn't feeling well for the evening. I hope he was better after he rested.

 

[cjackearl]

Poor Dan! That must have been disappointing to everyone, but I hope his early night helped him feel better. That pirate of yours sure is a cutie! I think you should make a collage of Isaiah sleeping pictures. He's the poster child for power naps. Hope you liked Biergarten. How nice of Jeff's boss to treat you all to dinner. Its nice to be appreciated.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Morning Missy,

Just checking in with you since you haven't been around the last few days. Hope you're doing well.

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Sorry to see your trip ending, but it sounds like you all sure had a great time. Too bad Dan wasn't feeling well for the evening. I hope he was better after he rested.

Fortunately the rest did seem to do the trick and Dan was ready to go the next day. So sad the trip report is ending...it's like last day blues all over again!

Poor Dan! That must have been disappointing to everyone, but I hope his early night helped him feel better. That pirate of yours sure is a cutie! I think you should make a collage of Isaiah sleeping pictures. He's the poster child for power naps. Hope you liked Biergarten. How nice of Jeff's boss to treat you all to dinner. Its nice to be appreciated.

Hi Christine! So nice to hear from you. I need to make a scrapbook layout of all Isaiah's sleeping pictures for sure! And it was a very nice thing for Jeff's boss to do...a meal for 5 at WDW doesn't come cheap!

Morning Missy,

Just checking in with you since you haven't been around the last few days. Hope you're doing well.

I'm ok...dealing with a lot of school issues with Isaiah and stressing out about that. I promise I'll get back to this report soon! Thanks for checking in!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Oh geeeze, school issues. I've had a bit of those with Hunter myself. Kindred spirits they are!

 

[mousescrapper]

Missy...

love the last update....it sounded like a wonderful night in MK but sorry that Dan was feeling bad...I think you all made the right decision in not pushing him, hope he felt better the next day.

The EMH sounded great...looking foward to when my crew is older to pull in a late night like that, my DH & I loved our EMH night at the MK back in 08

arne't riding the rides at night so fun and different...and yes why is PPF always so long...1st thing of the day or no way, huh

Love the Captain Jack/Minnie Pearl inpersination (sp?) he made

Is Epcot your last day?

looking forward to more...

J~

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Missy...

love the last update....it sounded like a wonderful night in MK but sorry that Dan was feeling bad...I think you all made the right decision in not pushing him, hope he felt better the next day.

The EMH sounded great...looking foward to when my crew is older to pull in a late night like that, my DH & I loved our EMH night at the MK back in 08

arne't riding the rides at night so fun and different...and yes why is PPF always so long...1st thing of the day or no way, huh

Love the Captain Jack/Minnie Pearl inpersination (sp?) he made

Is Epcot your last day?

looking forward to more...

J~

Hi Julie! That PPF line always baffles me...it's a fun ride, but the line is NEVER short. Epcot is our last park day....our last day was just checking out and taking ME to the airport. So sad to be at the end.

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Oh geeeze, school issues. I've had a bit of those with Hunter myself. Kindred spirits they are!

Oh boy...it's been a rough year already and it's only just started! We are very blessed for the most part, but we always manage to get one teacher that just doesn't seem to "get" Isaiah. Not that he shouldn't act appropriately in school of course, but he's the kind of kid that you really need to make some sort of connection with or he can be difficult. Not every teacher wants to make that effort.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Oh boy...it's been a rough year already and it's only just started! We are very blessed for the most part, but we always manage to get one teacher that just doesn't seem to "get" Isaiah. Not that he shouldn't act appropriately in school of course, but he's the kind of kid that you really need to make some sort of connection with or he can be difficult. Not every teacher wants to make that effort.

I have the exact same problem with Hunter. We have one teacher every year that seems to be there just to collect a paycheck.....not to make connections with the kids or get to know the kids. Hunter needs a little one-on-one every now and then and this teacher simply doesn't give that to him or any of the kids in his class.

 

[mommytothreeboys]

After a very restful sleep, we all stayed in bed a little longer this morning. (After not getting back to the resort until after 2:30 am, we thought we deserved a late morning!) We finally roused ourselves and enjoyed a light breakfast in the room while we got ready for our LAST park day. So sad.

Fortunately, the extra down time and rest had done Dan a world of good and he was ready to join us! YAY!

Our plan this day was to tour the park we most wanted to visit again. We knew all along it would most likely be Epcot….and that’s where we were headed! We had toured most of Future World and the World Showcase, so today was all about doing our favorites again and fitting in those things we never have time to do! Plus…we had a nice last minute ADR at Biergarten for our last dinner. It was going to be a great day!

By the time we had leisurely made our way to the bus stop and arrive at Epcot is was just after 11:00 am. All we had eaten in the room was pop-tarts or cold cereal and we were a little hungry. We decided to head to the Land so we could get FP’s for Soarin’ and then have an early lunch/late breakfast at Sunshine Seasons. We ended up getting 3 sandwiches (2 ham and one turkey muffuletta) and the accompanying desserts ( a chocolate cake, a cinnamon roll, and a key lime pie) We also used snack credits (which by now we had accumulated PLENTY of) to get some pretzels and a giant dill pickle! I love me a good dill pickle! We enjoyed just people watching as we ate our meal. It was so nice to be able to just take our time and not rush.

After our light meal, we wanted to ride the Living with the Land boat ride again. My family just loves this ride and I’m so glad because it’s one of my favorites! Here are a few picture of our ride.

I just love these murals!

Isaiah’s favorite veggie…no kidding!

That greenhouse just fascinates me. Someday I’d like to take the Behind the Seeds tour and get a closer look!

It was now just after noon and our tentative plan had us exploring FW until about 2 when we would head over to the WS and try to catch some of the performances that we never take time to watch. So….we decided to try something we’d never done before…..

This attraction just never fit into our plans, but now was a perfect time to check it out! We made our way to the entrance and watched the cute Ellen pre-show. We were finally ushered into our moving theater car and off we went to explore our Universe of Energy! We all agreed that we enjoyed seeing this, but probably would not take the time to do it again. It takes about an hour from start to finish. Ellen is funny though and the kids were into it. Imagine that…education on vacation!

Following our Energy Adventure, the boys wanted to head over to the interactive area that is at the end of Mission Space. They had skipped it when they rode MS earlier in the week and wanted to take the time now to go check it out. OK…not a big fan of the video games, but I agreed and off we went. The boys LOVED playing the Space Race game and did it several times. I sent virtual postcards home, but mainly sat and watched Jonah play in the playground area. Here are a few pictures from inside…they’re not so great, but enjoy!

It was about 1:45 when I finally was able to pry my family out of that area so we could head over to the WS. I wanted to see the candy lady in Japan and she began her show at 2:15. On our way to Japan, we stopped at the African Outpost and the boys got some frozen lemonades and frozen coke. YUM!

We arrived in Japan just as Miyuki was setting up and getting ready to begin. I had seen her when I visited as a teenager, but my boys had never seen her, so I was excited. She really is amazing…the things she can do with sugar! I had explained to the boys that she picks kids to give her creations to, but that she only does so many per show and not to be disappointed if they weren’t picked. Sadly, they were not, but they handled it very well. They were just fascinated by what she was doing!

See how fast her hands are moving??

When she finished we wandered around Japan and took a few pictures. It’s really a very beautiful pavilion!

Next stop…off to Italy to get a charm for Jonah’s mask! He was determined to have one from each country! And…who decides to take a nap on a bench in Italy?? Betcha can’t guess!

 

[ladybugmom]

YAY!! Great update Missy!!! I just love Epcot!! Your pics turned out great and that candy lady looks so cool!! We didn't see her on our last trip--maybe next time. I bet I know who took the nap!!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

YAY!! Great update Missy!!! I just love Epcot!! Your pics turned out great and that candy lady looks so cool!! We didn't see her on our last trip--maybe next time. I bet I know who took the nap!!

Thanks Becky! She really is very talented...so cool to watch!

And I bet you DO know who took a nap! LOL!

 

[cjackearl]

Napping? Hmmmm...Your boy is notorious! All those power naps seem to have helped keep him healthy, though.

Thanks for the pic of the beginning of Living with the Land. I hadn't realized all of the quotes were by kids. Cool!