Hop, Skip and a Week!! A TR Full of Mayhem, Masticating and Mortification!-Updt 4/29

[lazydoxy66]

Great updates and pics. Your artsy fartsy ones are pretty good too!

Our anni is in Sept also. However this year I opted to celebrate with my BFF. It is her b-day at the end of Sept.

I love AKL. This is where DH and I will be staying next time. I haven't eaten at Jiko. Boma is wonderful.

I'm sorry your ride plans aren't going to well. I hope that it gets better.

 

[gellybean]

i'm home and i've caught up on your TR - yours first of course :

i missed you so much when my phone wasn't working!!!

i love reading about the stuff you did while you were there, your two date nights sound wonderful and i'm so glad you got to have them, even if it meant missing Wishes. You will get to see Wishes again when you go in September

YAY!!! You're back in the land of DIS! It was weird continuing the TR without you!! But no more!!! Twinnie's in da HOUUUUUUUUUSE!

Great updates and pics. Your artsy fartsy ones are pretty good too!

Our anni is in Sept also. However this year I opted to celebrate with my BFF. It is her b-day at the end of Sept.

I love AKL. This is where DH and I will be staying next time. I haven't eaten at Jiko. Boma is wonderful.

I'm sorry your ride plans aren't going to well. I hope that it gets better.

YAY for September anniversaries!! I'm so looking forward to AKL it's unbelievable!! Jiko is fantastic! Could be a great birthday meal for your BFF!!

Thanks for the pic complement! I'm tryin' to get better!



Update coming later today, if Jack-Jack stays asleep!!

 

[gellybean]

Needless to say Jack-Jack did not stay asleep yesterday so let's try this again!

Day 4-Part 1: TMI, CSI and NOT the pretty one!​

The day started with yet another tale of mortification but I must warn those that have issues with ummmm "too much information" .... you should skip this section of the post. I seriously debated not putting this part in the TR and I promise I'll keep it as pc and cryptic as I can whilst maintaining all the horror and mortification.

Stop reading a the first **************** and skip to the next *************** to resume safe, not too much information reading of this TR... FINAL WARNING!:









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During our first Magic Kingdom Day I received a lovely visit from the "You are Not Going to Be Adding to Your Family Any Time Soon" Fairy! Apparently, that fairy loves Disneyworld, too. No big deal as I was prepared for her arrival. Until the morning that this story begins, Day 4 Disney Hollywood Studios Day, that is.

I guess because I was walking more than normal and was taking Ibuprofen for my foot and knee, the fairy was realllllllllllly making her presence known. I awake, make my way over to Dash's bed, and for whatever reason I sat on the edge of the bed before going to the restroom, which is what I should have done first anyway. Apparently I left evidence on the sheets as to my predicament unknowingly. I emerge from the restroom to find that my MIL and mother have joined us from the connecting room. Apparently, Dash had found said evidence on the white sheet and was concerned enough to call the g-ma's over. I have no idea where Mr. I was at this time, probably getting Jack-Jack dressed and was in his own little world.

My MIL is trying to explain to him what the spot was from. Dash is convinced he had left it there during his sleep and that perhaps, he suggests helpfully, had a bloody nose. He had called my mother and mother in law in the room to help him solve this mystery! It should be said that I have my degree in criminology and Dash has been watching crime shows with me since he was little. He's all about them! So what does my crime fighting 6 year old do?

He proceeds to go all CSI on me and INSPECT said evidence by getting his lil eyeball as close as possible. HE THEN gets his POC telescope lens out and attempts to look at the evidence through it. And THEN .... HE LEANED OVER AND SNIFFED IT!

I felt like I was watching all of this in slow-mo. I was beyond horrified. It would have been bad enough had it happened in front of Mr. I and my own mother.... but my MOTHER IN LAW!!!???

I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me whole. I quickly recover enough to attempt to flip the comforter back up to hide any CSI inspection worthy stain, all the while assuring Dash that it will be ok and that he's not going to die from some horrible Bleeding of the Nose Dengue Fever disease!



And that concludes the TMI portion of this TR!


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Ok it is safe now for those that felt it too dangerous to read and for those that didn't skip it, I warned ya!


And now for the rest of the story....

We get up, get dressed and head to the food court for breakfast... at 9:30am. I should have read the Pop information channel before this day and we could have slept an extra 30 mins because what they say is true about eating before 8am or after 10am to avoid the crowds. Whoa Nelly it was busy in there! We scope out a booth and wait patiently and not too obtrusively for the nice couple to exit and claim our spot.

The couple behind us are eating their breakfast, about half way done, and we need their booth too as Honey and Frozone were going to be joining us for breakfast (or so I thought at the time). I very nicely ask them if they could let me know at the adjacent booth when they are about to get up so we can grab their booth before someone else can, and I was sure to explain that there was NO rush as our party was not even there yet. I did not want them to feel we were poaching their table and I believe they didn't feel rushed at all. That's my sincere hope at least. We ordered our breakfast in shifts and the other booth became available in plenty of time. As we are eating our breakfast, I am told by my MIL that Honey and Frozone had already eaten breakfast at their hotel because Honey has to stay on a strict eating schedule for medical reasons.

Hmmmm. No biggie, I just wish I had known so we could have eaten earlier... not asked the poor people in the next booth to let us know when they were done, etc. But remember-my new middle name is Going with the Flow!

Quickly enough we are finished...and I was pleasantly surprised by the food -waffle (I shared with Dash) and cinnamon roll for breakfast... only on VACATION!

We wait in the lobby for Honey and Frozone. Mary Poppins had to return to the room because she couldn't find her cell phone. Soon enough Honey and Frozone arrive! They stayed at AsMo and drove over to ride the bus with us. We get a chance to visit with them a little bit before we have to catch the bus. Mary Poppins returns with her found cell phone and we proceed to the bus line. Didn't have to wait too long and we are there in no time since Pop is so close to DHS. We all make our way through the turnstiles and FGM heads to get Dash's stroller.

About this time I hear a CM with a clipboard approach Honey, who is standing a mere foot away from me, say " You're the pretty one... I'll ask you." I admit I probably had a funny look on my face, though I don't think the poor man realized he was implying *I* wasn't the pretty one!

Now I'm not one to get my panties in a bunch so it wasn't a big deal, but I did hang around long enough to hear what he had to say to my pretty SIL. He started to ask her to answer some survey questions... and God help me, before I could stop myself, I popped off...
"See, sometimes it pays to NOT be the pretty one!"

The look on the poor CM's face, when I said that, was priceless. It was as if it had just dawned on him how it sounded to MY ears and he looked a bit speechless for a second. I knew this was all in good fun, and hopefully he did too because he recovered quickly enough to pop back

"Haven't been out of Kansas very long have ya?"

To which I quipped back... "It can never be long enough...." and I walked toward the stroller pick up spot to meet FGM.

He tried to stop me, asking me to "Wait a minute..."

To which I replied... "Oh no! You picked your pretty one... go ahead!"

I was quite amused with the whole exchange, as was my oh-so-flattered SIL, Honey and I sincerely hope as was the CM!

We get our party all together and start to proceed down Hollywood Blvd. only to be stopped by this:

So we stand and wait to watch their antics. Now remember, Mr. Incredible is 6'5" so he's pretty tall and was easily a head above the crowd waiting for the car to pass. The lady in the hat looked straight at Mr. Incredible and mouthed "I love you!" as they drove past. Was freaking hillarious... I don't think Mr. Incredible quite knew what to make of it, but I was cracking up. The day was off to a great start!!!


We had reservations at Brown Derby for 8 at 1:15pm and it was around 11:30am at this point. I checked the boards but TSM wasn't listed for FPs so we walked the fairly short distance to check to see if there were any FPs left and there WEREN'T! But I was prepared this time and did not get sullen over it! Going with the FLOW! The standby wait was 70 mins and honestly if it had just been me and Mr. I, we probably would have waited but I felt like it was too much to ask of my in-laws who aren't huge ride people anyway, and it was a really long time to have Jack-Jack out of his stroller so..... we skipped it. Another reason to return in September!

We made our way down to the RnRC and ToT area and got FPs for ToT with everyone's tickets, even though the mom's weren't going to be riding, and then Frozone, Mr. I and myself headed to the single rider line of RnRC! Honey has vertigo and didn't want to ride and risk ruining the rest of her day, so she shopped in the area, while the mom's sat with the boys. I wanted to ride it first before I decided if Dash could ride it. I had only ridden RnRC once in the past and wanted to refresh myself before I made that decision. Single rider probably took about 15 mins and we were off, 5 riders per batch of FP and stand by riders.

Remember that Mr. I had not ridden a roller coaster prior to this trip and his first one was BTMRR, pretty tame imho! So he was getting his fet wet pretty fast jumping to RnRC so quickly in his short little roller coaster riding experiences. I really wanted to be able to sit by him on his first ride, but again, felt I couldn't ask everyone to wait so long and I didn't want to spend too much time walking from one side of the park to the other, wandering aimlessly with 8 people! It's one thing to grab FPs and then head to another area when it's just a few people... but not with 8 people. And our FPs for ToT were up in about 30 mins so no point in leaving that area when we could get FPs for ToT or RnRC as soon as the first FP window closed!

I loved the ride more this time than my first ride in '07. The last time I rode it the music didn't play and it lost something without that added element. This time it... pun intended ...... ROCKED! I loved it! I rode first and Frozone and Mr. I were on the next limo. There was a delay due to unloading and loading I'm guessing, so I barely caught the photo for the limo AFTER mine before they went off the screen. I should have bought that picture because Mr. Incredible's expression was priceless. He's so tall and his arms are so long and he couldn't hold onto the handles, so his arms were crossed across his chest like a mummy! His eyes were squinted closed and he looked like he just wanted it to be over with! Imagine my surprise when he was willing to get FPs to ride it again later! Frozone said he liked it but wouldn't ride it again. He said it was intense and a bit more thrilling than he expected!

I decided after Dash's reaction to BTMR, clinging to me and saying it was too fast... even though he warmed up by the second ride, I felt it best for him to skip this ride for now. He said he likes slow roller coasters and didn't like Space Mountain because it was dark and he was scared he'd fall out, so Dash will have to catch RnRC when he's a little older. He was fine with my recommendation and was fired up to take me on ToT!

Pictures we took between RnRC and ToT:

I love this one for some reason! The sky was unbelievably blue that day!

Mr. Incredible's family! I think this is the only picture of all of us together! First pic introducing Honey and Frozone!

Learning to walk at Disneyworld! Doesn't get much better than that!

Next up Tower of Terror! My FIRST time!!!

Will I like it?! Will we make our Brown Derby reservation on time? Would we like it!? Do we make park close or do we poop out on our only DHS day? Would everyone like my choice for dinner location- 'Ohana?

Stay tuned and thanks for reading!!!

Any lurky loos, come out come out whereever you areeeeeeeeeeee!!

Disney Wishes!

 

[jenjolt]

Great Great Update!!! Oooh...to the special fairy story...I'm sorry you had to deal with that...stupid mother nature!!!

Sounds like a good start DHS so glad you guys enjoyed RNRC...I can only handle that one twice at tops because of its intensity. I love a good thrill ride, but in small doses LOL!!!!!!!

 

[gellybean]

Great Great Update!!! Oooh...to the special fairy story...I'm sorry you had to deal with that...stupid mother nature!!!

Sounds like a good start DHS so glad you guys enjoyed RNRC...I can only handle that one twice at tops because of its intensity. I love a good thrill ride, but in small doses LOL!!!!!!!

Thanks!! Just goes to show you that reality comes crashing in even in Disney World. DHS was a great day!!! For sure!! I love a good thrill ride too... AT DISNEYWORLD! Oddly I don't really enjoy thrill rides at other theme parks. I love Disney's thrill rides because they are the whole package, themed to perfection. At say Six Flags, they are just thrills for the sake of thrills.

Thanks for reading!

 

[faerieprincess]

lmao Jack-Jack's fly is down too cute.

i love the way you handled that story (though it was much funnier when i heard it the first time ) and i still LOVE Dash "going CSI", so cute.

i loved RnRC too, but only wanted to do it once!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Update coming later today, if Jack-Jack stays asleep!!

I take it he didn't stay asleep... though you are online right now, so maybe you are typing away!

Okay, duh. I loaded your TR earlier today before work and just got back to reading it - you did update! LOL I'm off to read it now....!

 

[brookelizabeth]

And what a great update it was! Sorry abou the "fairy". I had her visit me at SSR too. Thankfully, no incidents. I'm so sorry to hear about yours, I would have been so so embarassed!! It is pretty funny about Dash doing his investigation of it!

I love RnR too - it does rock!!

I LOVE the pic of Jack-Jack learning to walk! Stinkin' cute!

 

[gellybean]

lmao Jack-Jack's fly is down too cute.

i love the way you handled that story (though it was much funnier when i heard it the first time ) and i still LOVE Dash "going CSI", so cute.

i loved RnRC too, but only wanted to do it once!

LOL! His fly isn't down, but it is unsnapped. Those pants were weird. They have a snap at the waist and the one buttonfly/snap thing for a zipper and that's it! Anyway, I didn't even notice!

What's even funnier in an ironic way is what Honey bought for Dash for his birthday present. I'll post in on Day 5's update when it gets here!

 

[lazydoxy66]

It might have been a bad start to the day, but it looks like things are shaping up.
The picture of Jack-Jack with Mr.I holding his hands is so precious!

 

[gellybean]

And what a great update it was! Sorry abou the "fairy". I had her visit me at SSR too. Thankfully, no incidents. I'm so sorry to hear about yours, I would have been so so embarassed!! It is pretty funny about Dash doing his investigation of it!

I love RnR too - it does rock!!

I LOVE the pic of Jack-Jack learning to walk! Stinkin' cute!

Glad you found the update!! Fairies happen! lol Dash was pretty funny in retrospect but I wasn't as amused as it was happening!

I love that pic of him trying to walk. He really just started walking with holding hands right before we went on the trip and we were encouraging it because we knew he couldn't get down and crawl many places and we wanted him to be able to get out of his stroller some!

He has really started walking this week though! He's getting very adventurous, finally getting more than just a few steps before dropping to all fours!

It might have been a bad start to the day, but it looks like things are shaping up.
The picture of Jack-Jack with Mr.I holding his hands is so precious!

Awwww thanks!! I loved it too! And the day did end up being one of the most fun we had!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Glad you found the update!! Fairies happen! lol Dash was pretty funny in retrospect but I wasn't as amused as it was happening!

I love that pic of him trying to walk. He really just started walking with holding hands right before we went on the trip and we were encouraging it because we knew he couldn't get down and crawl many places and we wanted him to be able to get out of his stroller some!

He has really started walking this week though! He's getting very adventurous, finally getting more than just a few steps before dropping to all fours!

Ya, I imagine at the moment that was HORRIBLE to endure-so embarassing!!

That is so sweet about him walking now! It's so exciting and sad at the same time...

 

[msce2]

Your trip report is hilarious!!!! It totally could have been a "National Lampoons" trip. I hope that your knee and foot healed quickly! Can't wait to read more!

 

[faerieprincess]

Walking? He's walking? Wow!

 

[gellybean]

Ya, I imagine at the moment that was HORRIBLE to endure-so embarassing!!

That is so sweet about him walking now! It's so exciting and sad at the same time...

We're definitely in the same boat with the sad business!!! I try not to think about it and just enjoy it. I have a sign hanging in my kitchen that says "Enjoy this moment for this moment is your life." I keep it there to remind me to not overlook the enjoyment of the moment worrying about how quickly it will pass.

I'm sure you know exactly what I mean!

Your trip report is hilarious!!!! It totally could have been a "National Lampoons" trip. I hope that your knee and foot healed quickly! Can't wait to read more!

Thanks !! and @ National Lampoons. Yeah I guess in a way it was kinda crazy. Everytime something happened I would think.... well at least it'll make for a decent TR!

Walking? He's walking? Wow!

Walking is such a hard milestone to define, it's not like teeth that suddenly appear. (those were the only toothy smilies I could find )So he's working on walking. He's getting more confident about letting go of stuff and he's learning to get up on his feet from all fours, and he's walked probably about 10 steps at one time before going back to crawling. Is that walking yet ? ? I really don't know!





Gonna try to do a lonnnnnnnnnnng update tomorrow night!


Disney wishes!

 

[debdebdebby13]

Jumping in on your TR late, but I'm really enjoying it so far!

 

[kschafer]

Joining in!

I just got started on the first page but will be back to read more. Sorry that Dash wasn't feeling well

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who had a stroller for an older child. Sometimes I looked at my almost 7 yo and thought he is way to big to be pushed around but he wouldn't have made it on his own power that far for that long!

Looking forward to catching up!

OK, all caught up now. Good for you for going with the flow! That was a hard lesson for me to learn but our trip was SO much nicer once I gave up on my plans and just did what felt right

 

[tanyabanana]

Just found your TR --sat here and read the whole thing.
Can't wait for more

 

[gellybean]

Jumping in on your TR late, but I'm really enjoying it so far!

Thanks and It's never too late to jump in!

Joining in!

I just got started on the first page but will be back to read more. Sorry that Dash wasn't feeling well

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who had a stroller for an older child. Sometimes I looked at my almost 7 yo and thought he is way to big to be pushed around but he wouldn't have made it on his own power that far for that long!

Looking forward to catching up!

OK, all caught up now. Good for you for going with the flow! That was a hard lesson for me to learn but our trip was SO much nicer once I gave up on my plans and just did what felt right

The going with the flow lesson will probably always be a work in progress for me. I'm sure I'll have our next trip planned out to the detail too. But for me, the planning is a lot of my fun and as long as I can get over myself when things deviate off plan, then I'll probably continue to plan everything so much !

Honestly, I hadn't even thought about getting Dash a stroller until the first day when he was feeling so rotten. I'm glad we went ahead and paid for the length of stay rental because even after he was feeling better it was so much easier to push him then worry about keeping a hand on him at all times, and he didn't complain with leg aches. I think he could have kept up, considering we were operating on grandma and limpy me speed, but he would have been really exhausted by the end of the trip! I don't know what I'm gonna do when he outgrows the strollers! I saw a few parents with double strollers rented for one child so they had more room! And I'd do it too, cept Dash is gonna outgrow it length wise soon too! He's a big kid!

Thanks for reading!

Just found your TR --sat here and read the whole thing.
Can't wait for more

Glad you found it!! and


Sorry for the delay in update everyone. The boys have been sick! I think it's just a cold and seasonal allergies but it's been difficult to find time to get online! I'm sitting down right now and writing at least something out, though it may not be as long as originally planned.
Thanks for hanging in there!




Edit!!!:I just typed out a huge update and internet explorer crashed and I lost it all!!! And now it's time to go to bed! I'm so sorry!! I'll write it out again tomorrow in word and post it tomorrow while Dash is in school and Jack_Jack is napping!

 

[princess~yo]

Edit!!!:I just typed out a huge update and internet explorer crashed and I lost it all!!! And now it's time to go to bed! I'm so sorry!! I'll write it out again tomorrow in word and post it tomorrow while Dash is in school and Jack_Jack is napping! [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/SIZE]

Ooooh that's so aggravating...it has happened to all of us. Hope the boys are feeling better! There's a lot of that crud going around here as well.