Jan '12 It's Cold, Let's Go to Disney!!(NEW 3/27 EP, DHS, AK & Pouts)

[kaoden39]

Elie just looks like she is all but asleep in that last picture. How cute!! I must ask though.....was the plate tasty?

 

[Marshay]

The room behind us was the ice cave room and the ceiling changed colors, which was really cool.

A pic of Rachel and me

While we were waiting for the check, I let Rachel walk around and she found a hidden Mickey -- all by herself! She was so proud.

A closer look -- in the photo above it is on the left side of the tentacle

Potty time for the girls

and the boy

Now, I won't comment too much on this but I had seen someone's TR with this photo and the assorted lewd comments on it. After all, it is RIGHT next to the bathrooms. I'll let you make your own judgments.

After eating we headed over to

When we had visited the gift shop back in May, Rachel really wanted to make her own dino but I told her no. I figured it would mean more if we actually ate there, too.

So Rachel took her Christmas money from her aunt/uncle and went shopping.
She chose a Triceratops and helped fill it with stuffing.

Gave it a nice bath

And picked out one outfit

She named it: Tricera Cuddles.

Then we went to some other stores and when Elie woke up and saw Rachel's dinosaur, she wanted to make one too. So Jerry and Elie went back to T-Rex for her to use her christmas money from her aunt/uncle and made: Rapunzelsaurus!

While Rachel and I went to World of Disney to buy a Duffy Bear for her.

This trip, I gave both girls $25 in gift cards to spend and their aunt/uncle had given them $50. So they had to decide how they wanted to spend their $75.

Prior to the trip, Rachel said she was going to buy a Rapunzel dress in her size. But when she found out that would use up all her money, she changed her mind. She did a great job choosing her souvenirs, putting some larger items back to get smaller ones, etc. And when she was done, that was it. She didn't ask for more -- I was very proud of her. Now she did tell me that if I wanted to get "x" for her for her birthday, that would be ok!!

I will continue to do the gift card thing!

Finally we took the boat back to OKW and everyone took naps or rested quietly.

 

[Marshay]

I know these photos are out of order, but here are some photopass pics from the previous days. I am happy to say that I think we got a bunch of good photos again. I know some people don't like the photos from Disney's PHotopass, but we always seem to have lots of good ones (or maybe I'm just not that picky!!)

Hollywood Studios
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Jerry and Rachel doing their infamous upside-down pose

Rachel's new skirt

A close up of Stitch, an enhancement you can add to your photos thru Disney's package

Rachel and me

Rachel and Jerry

Jerry and I

Our friends Mike & Debby and us with a new Disney border for 2012 (they change/add borders)

Animal Kingdom at Night

 

[Marshay]

After our nap, where did we go?

Here's a hint:

 

[kaoden39]

Their dinosaurs are so cute. I am curious....what did Rachel get?

 

[dara00]

I was at dtd the same day as you! you're the first person I've found that overlapped with me at all, so that made me excited. those are very cute dinosaurs the girls made!

also, great photos from the balloon! I never saw pictures from it before, so thanks!

 

[Marshay]

Yes, if you said Epcot, you are correct!!

We first went to meet Duffy. Elizabeth did not want to bring her Duffy bear along (she preferred her Teddy Bear) so Rachel brought hers.

But Elie was really, really excited to see Duffy! She is jumping up and down here and has a huge smile on her face.

Rachel enjoyed showing off her Duffy to Duffy

Both girls with Duffy

It was dinner time so we decided to eat someplace new and chose the CS at Norway. It was ok. Then we rode Maelstrom and had to try on the hats.

I love Elie's face!

It was getting darker

So we worked our way back to Mexico

Got to try on the hats

Bought some surprise Duffy outfits for the girls (3 for $27!! -- this was a steal since many of them are $15-20 each). Later I found out that they are redesigning the outfits and are trying to sell existing stock.

 

[Marshay]

We stopped in at Club Cool for some drinks.

Now I knew all about Beverly ... and have had it before.

But I told Jerry to get his camera ready bc I was going to take a huge gulp all at once!

YUCK!!

Even if you KNOW it is bad, it is still really bad!!

Then we stopped to get some PP and flower pictures

and took a last ride on Spaceship Earth.

Another great day!

 

[Marshay]

The balloon ride looks amazing. The views from it are great. I love the Ferris wheel in DCA is really tall and I love to go on it and look at the views that you see from it. I know a lot of people that will not go on it.

I can hardly wait to hear the rest of your story.

It was really fun to do the balloon ride and I am glad we did it. I'd also like to do it at night for a different view but we'll wait on that. I think it cost us like $60 for the 3 of us, for about 10 minutes!

So glad Rachel ended up liking it

Does look kind of scary to me too

That's funny, I just don't see anything scary about it. I'm obviously not going to win the "most patient mom" award!

I knew she would like it! She surprises me sometimes b/c in general she is not afraid of anything -- she talks to strangers, speaks in class (too much!) and loves having lines to say on stage. She loved Expedition Everest.

She really surprised me by being scared of that.

Elie just looks like she is all but asleep in that last picture. How cute!! I must ask though.....was the plate tasty?

The plate was NOT tasty! But my salad, despite the photo, was really, really good! I'd definitely order it again -- Pterodactyl Salad.

Their dinosaurs are so cute. I am curious....what did Rachel get?

Go back and see the photo of Rachel and her dino (I hope it's still there). SHe got the green Triceratops.

ETA: Here is the photo of Rachel's dinosaur

I was at dtd the same day as you! you're the first person I've found that overlapped with me at all, so that made me excited. those are very cute dinosaurs the girls made!

also, great photos from the balloon! I never saw pictures from it before, so thanks!

yeah, we didn't see any Dissers until the Monday night Dismeet.

Glad I could show you pics from the balloon. It was fun...just too $$ for the short time you are up. I'd consider it a "do it once, maybe twice if you want one in day and one at night".

 

[Marshay]

Whew! I am tired and need a break from the computer. That was a major update. Hope you enjoy!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Love the updates! I want to do the balloon, but not sure I could. There's that whole height thing involved.

They made such cute dinos!! That restaurant looks like a lot of fun too.

Just a question, not sure if I missed it....where is the little one in all the photopass pictures?

 

[Marshay]

Love the updates! I want to do the balloon, but not sure I could. There's that whole height thing involved.

They made such cute dinos!! That restaurant looks like a lot of fun too.

Just a question, not sure if I missed it....where is the little one in all the photopass pictures?

How observant!!

Most times when we went to do the PP pictures, it was on the way out of the parks and by then she was fast asleep!

She will be in some others

And that Stitch photo was for you!!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Aw, thanks! I thought that photo was a little random, but I loved it!

Looking forward to more updates!

 

[cherbear]

what a PRICELESS photo!! It looks as if she is almost in the air! Love that she is getting so involved now with the characters

 

[Marshay]

Aw, thanks! I thought that photo was a little random, but I loved it!

Looking forward to more updates!

Yeah, I thought I'd put it in there for you to see if you'd notice! hehe

what a PRICELESS photo!! It looks as if she is almost in the air! Love that she is getting so involved now with the characters

I know! I love the way her hair and feet are just all moving -- it was a heart-warming moment. For my scrapbook page, I'll put the series of photos together --her walking up to Duffy, jumping with him, etc.

 

[cherbear]

great pics on the balloon ride! You managed to get a lot of good ones in just 10 minutes!

What time did you get on the boat to DTD? Must have been early if you had it to yourselves. Looked like a beautiful morning and what a relaxing one it was.

Rachel's Triceratops is so stinkin cute! I love those little shoes.

She did very well at spending her money at WDW. It's such a great lesson!

I absolutely LOVE your photopass pics (with the exception of not seeing Elie in them...LOL But I know there will be lots more)

You did great with the borders!

 

[cherbear]

Yeah, I thought I'd put it in there for you to see if you'd notice! hehe



I know! I love the way her hair and feet are just all moving -- it was a heart-warming moment. For my scrapbook page, I'll put the series of photos together --her walking up to Duffy, jumping with him, etc.

yes her hair looks so cute, all flipped out and bouncy!

can't wait to see the scrapbook!

 

[Marshay]

great pics on the balloon ride! You managed to get a lot of good ones in just 10 minutes!

What time did you get on the boat to DTD? Must have been early if you had it to yourselves. Looked like a beautiful morning and what a relaxing one it was.

Rachel's Triceratops is so stinkin cute! I love those little shoes.

She did very well at spending her money at WDW. It's such a great lesson!

I absolutely LOVE your photopass pics (with the exception of not seeing Elie in them...LOL But I know there will be lots more)

You did great with the borders!

Thanks! Both Jerry and I had cameras so it was fun getting all the pics!

We were on the boat around 9am...can't remember exactly but our ADR was for around noon so we had to have enough time to get there, do the flight and shop.

Yeah, I love Rachel's -- it is so cute! I actually had a hard time in that shop, as it was ME who wanted to buy all the cute outfits. I ended up buying each of them 2 more outfits for Easter/birthdays!

Thanks -- photopass always seems to work well for us! Now that they have raised (or soon will) the price, I really need to question the cost though. I know I can join a photoshare but I hate being under a tight deadline...this time it took me nearly 30 days to finish and no one in a share wants to wait that long.

yes her hair looks so cute, all flipped out and bouncy!

can't wait to see the scrapbook!

YEah, it's cute.

I'll do the digital photobook soon and it'll be awhile until the REAL scrapbook. I decided to just stop scrapping until Elizabeth goes to preschool in September. Too much stuff going on. I do miss scrapping but figure that when I do get back to it, I'll be all excited again.

Another update coming whithin the hour!!

 

[Marshay]

Today is Monday, January 23rd and I last left you all at DTD in the morning with Epcot at night.

So today we go to Animal Kingdom. In May 2011, Rachel and I rode Expedition Everest for her first time -- three times in row, so I thought I'd be nice and let Jerry go with Rachel this time, since he hadn't ridden with her yet.

Rachel said "blech" to her Duffy bear and decided that Tricera Cuddles HAD to go to Animal Kingdom...after all, she is a dinosaur!

A view from on top

Meantime, Elizabeth and I went to the Kilimanjaro Safari. When we arrived, the giraffes were running all around the safari, chasing other animals out of their way. It was great!! Well, great for us in the truck...now the antelope/kudus and wildebeest did not like it at all. I swear I heard some nasty words come out of them! Our driver said that lately the giraffes are doing that (there is a young, playful giraffe) and it annoys the heck out of the other, older animals. But it was so fun to see.

Elizabeth on the safari

She brought her dinosaur today too, which is very rare, since "Teddy" is her #1 lovey. Here is Rapunzelsaurus riding on the Safari.

Then Jerry and I switched. Rachel didn't want to ride EE again, so I rode three times by myself and Jerry and the girls went to TriSpin.

On to Primeval Whirl and then Jerry wanted to play "Whack a Mole" with Rachel. Now this just irritate me. Why spend more money on a lousy game? It costs $4/each and Jerry got beat by a 9 yo girl!! I told him to save his money but he got all testy and like if he wants to play WAM, he will.

I understand if it's at a local carnival, but for some reason with all there is to do at Disney World, I can't see doing those dumb carnival games.

Then on to FOTLK

This was a great show, as always!

Time for lunch, so we picked Restaurantasaurus, since the BBQ didn't go over well with the girls last time. This was our first time eating here and we will be back. It was air conditioned, which was nice and it had the fill your own soda and a condiment bar.

Then off to The boneyard. Both girls always think this is the highlight of AK. I guess I'll know when they are really grown up when they stop wanting to play here I'll just post pics of Elie to make up for her lack of pics yesterday!

Elie, tongue out, running

Playing in the sand

By now we were hungry again so we got snacks

Marsha - traditional Mickey Ice Cream Bar
Rachel - Fruit bar
Jerry - Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich
Elie -- shared with all of us

After ice cream, Elie crashed so I asked Rachel if she wanted to ride Dinosaur. She's done it in the past but has been tentative. She said yes, so off we go.

She was nervous but after riding said she loved it and decided to go again with Jerry.

Then we let her play on the dinosaur a bit

Finally we stopped to take some more Photopass photos

Pretended to be scared of EE

And Rachel got to hold Tinkerbell

A last photo before leaving the park (and yep, Elie is still sleeping)..poor Elie,

Walking to our room

 

[Marshay]

So after naps back "home" at OKW, we slowly made our way to DHS. Even though we didn't need to be in the park until 7pm, it was taking longer. However, I really wanted to be there at 7pm b/c this was our January 2012 Dismeet.

I think we arrived by 7:15pm and the girls had a blast from the very beginning.

This video is 35 seconds and shows Elie trying to dance on one foot...also now we have proof of which kid stole her balloon! He just swooped on in as soon as she danced a bit away from it!! eta: You must click on the picture to start the video


Elie and Jerry (also note Elie's new shirt I got at Walmart in Orlando) to match her Ariel skirt

Rachel in love with Jake!

Bubbles are big hit

Then I went searching for Dissers at the dance hall. Please forgive me if I got the wrong name and let me know, please.

This is sparks from Dis - Tania.

Lisa (lledman)

Patty (pld5)

The dance party was a huge hit and we saw: Jake, Pluto, Goofy, Handy Manny, Mickey, Minnie, Annie and Quincy.

By now we needed food so decided to try the new hot dog combos at Fairfax Faire. I got the pork BBQ and cole slaw hot dog ... and it was delicious!!

Rachel had decided that she liked Duffy again so she had brought him this evening. She laughed at me for taking this super-close picture and called me silly! That's ok, I am silly.

We all rode Star Tours and then Jerry took Elie to see:

While Rachel and I rode Star Tours 2 more times. We got the At-At scene which I think is really cool, the Ewok Village and the underwater scene which I think is the best b/c I love the big alligator that tries to eat us.

By now it was 10pm and the park EMH was done. Both girls were still awake.