Juan says "BAAAA!" - 12/24 - Our last few Disney hours. COMPLETE

[brookelizabeth]

We left off after a fun and filling meal at Pizza Planet and were headed for Star Tours.

At the Star Tours entrance we got a Baby Swap pass and Henry got a "Happy Birthday" Mickey sticker.

Star Tours was a walk-on, love that! A fun ride as always!

We browsed the gift shop looking for these:

I had spied these back in January, but didn't buy them and regretted it. They would make for an EXCELLENT costume.

I looked high and low, but no Princess Leia hairmuffs were to be found....so I asked a CM about them.

I picked the Biggest Star Wars Nerd CM I think possible. He knew exactly what product I was looking for, apologized that they no longer had it, but suggested a Star Wars gear website I could go to for them.

Talk about service!

However, honestly, I don't need Princess Leia hairmuffs that badly ...so, they were never purchased.

However, they DID have one other item I had found in January that I also regretted not buying. A t-shirt that I know my BIL would just love, it would make a perfect Christmas gift...and it did! We had Christmas with them last Saturday and he laughed and really likes it. (picture at the end of the day, sorry!)

While we browsed the gift shop Henry was getting wild. He was laughing and shrieking over everything. He gets this way when he's getting really tired, he's just goofy! It was hilarious!

We were on our way out when he was doing something silly again, so I tried to snap a picture

And that is when I saw the card in his hand - we were just barely outside the doors.

I quickly bent down and took the card from him, he had totally swiped a little Jedi Knight card from some display in the store!

Then I flipped the card over and saw the name on the card, "Juan."

For some bizarre reason this struck Joe and I as really, really funny. We started to laugh, which just made Henry laugh and shriek more and he tried to get the card back from me since he saw that is what we were laughing over...he thought it was a game!

I tried to get our little klepto to pose with the card, but he was more interested in SUGAR (aka caramel corn) - just what he needed.

Needless to say, we went back into the store and motioned to the Star Wars Nerd CM that our little one had swiped this card and we were putting it back on the shelf...he just looked at us like:

We were still laughing about this, and calling Henry Juan, when he ripped out one of his goat bleats. "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Hence the TR title..."Juan says 'BAAAA!'"

Probably not nearly as funny to you as it was to us in the moment though!

After our adventure at the gift shop we decided to head out of the park. We slowly walking to the front, taking fun night pictures along the way...

We saw this view and we both thought it was very pretty!

All the neon creates such a cool atmosphere in the park at night.

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[brookelizabeth]

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Then Joe suggested we get some at the front of the park, and he thought it would be fun to have Henry's Mickey spinner going in the pictures for an added affect.

Of course Henry wanted no business in that, he was once again engrossed in the caramel corn.

So Joe did it!

Turned out pretty cool!

Then it was my turn. Joe had a harder time keeping the camera still to get a clear shot. He tweaked with a couple settings then aimed...this is what he got:

I like to call it my "Come on Honey, you are taking too long, I'm standing here in the middle of the street with a Mickey Spinner...just take the picture!" picture.

Obviously, the flash went off, so he tried again:

Still a bit blurry, but it works!

We ducked into a shop. I found these and remembered that someone on my PTR had asked for pictures of them.

A few months late. I apologize to whomever it was!

I even took a UPC pic for you in case you wanted to order them!

Henry found a hat he liked

We enjoyed our browsing, but didn't buy anything and soon were back on the streets.

Henry wanted to say good-bye to the truck up front

And I wanted to say good-bye to Bo!

Joe was a sport and humored me, but he wouldn't do the leg lift for some reason.

The last park is always hard to leave on a trip, isn't it???

As we were walking toward the bus, the Fantasmic fireworks went off!

Our bus arrived and we had a VERY fun ride back. Our driver did Disney trivia all the way home and was just one of those CMs who you know loves their job! It was a wonderful way to end our last full day.

Back at the room we worked on packing, I took the souvie pic

And soon we were fast asleep.

Up next: Our last few Disney hours

 

[GreatBiscuit]

HOLY COW you've been busy!

LOVE the updates BE! Your photos are incredible!

Loved the Cars interaction - that was too cool.

For all my fellow geek-readers, the control board.

That one brought a tear to my eye.

LAM looks fun, but with the infernal heat of June, we never made it over
there.

The Juan story had me and !

Great T-Shirt as well.

Your camera does an awesome job in low light and you did an awesome job holding it steady. (That is NOT easy to do!)

Merry Christmas up there! Hope you don't get too much snow. We are under a Thunder storm / Tornado watch here. Always fun at Christmas time. Can't wait to see how the next trip goes!

 

[MeMom]

We've been up high and had that rooftop view at LMA a couple of times, too. Makes for interesting pictures.

I'm glad Henry enjoyed Beauty and the Beast. We didn't see it in October, so maybe we will on this trip. Our guys don't balk too much at seeing it, since it's a chance to sit down.


The night lights at Hollywood Studios are cool. Drew's friend that is down there now has been texting him and sending pictures. She was in Hollywood yesterday and sent a picture of the tree out front. It was exciting knowing that we'd be there soon.

At least in your 'Hurry up and take a picture' picture, you are still smiling.

One of our favorite fun places to eat is Pizza Planet. I like the fact that they have special cups for sale for cheap, so we almost always get one or two.

I'm making progress on my packing. I did my last store run today, which wasn't much. We're going to eat what's in the refrigerator and cabinets for the rest of the week and leave little behind.

See ya soon!

 

[IluvXU]

Brooke... I have loved all your updates as you hurry before the next trip. I love seeing HS at night, it has been a while for us to be there that late.

I hope your weather cooperates.... and that traveling to WDW is stress free, with a fantastic amount of fun. I look forward to the FB and Twitter updates!

Merry Christmas!

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

I love Klepto Juan loving Henry! I GET IT NOW!! I've been wondering about your TR title and it does all come together now! I'm sure you guys were laughing pretty hard - one day Henry will too!

Hmm...I might have been in the group that asked you to take pictures of the Halloween bags and what's funny is I actually bought the orange one!! My DS used in during our MNSSHP since it was a lot more sturdy and it was loaded, let me tell ya!

I'm really hoping the weather will cooperate for you guys travelling!

Merry Christmas,
Heather

 

[Charleston Princess]

Brook, you weren't kidding when you said you were going to try and finish this TR before you left!!!

I think your little klepto with his Juan nametag and sheep noises is too funny!!! A must-tell story at his future wedding!

Bo!!! And Bo with Brook!!! And Bo with Joe!!!

 

[A.Mickey]

It looks like Bo is getting current with technology and talking on a cell phone in Joe's picture

I was literally laughing out loud about Klepto Henry and pulling the Juan card! Oh gosh too funny! What a fun night! I am going to be sad to see this TR end, but at least another one is to begin very shortly !

 

[Stefy]

Love the story behind the title, lil klepto

Awesome Mickey light pic, looks really cool

Can't believe your TR is almost over, but at least there will be another to read soon

 

[praisehisname]

Love those nighttime shots at DHS! I wish you had a sound clip of Henry saying "BAAAAA". That would be hilarious!

 

[kimmylaj]

i think the story about juan is hilarious. also we have that donald hat. let me tell you my dh , and myself are both teachers and ds is in 1st grade, and dd is in prek, it has been worn for many a crazy hat day always a hit

 

[luvfigment]

I just got all caught up! DH is home for Christmas so I havent' been on too much. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am looking forward to reading about your upcoming trip. Make sure you take tons of pictures of the decorations!

 

[MeMom]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, (and/or whatever you celebrate at your house) Brook, Joe, and JuanHenry!

 

[DWGal210]

I love your Juan story - too funny!!

Safe travels!! Merry Christmas, see you in a few!

 

[brookelizabeth]

HOLY COW you've been busy!

LOVE the updates BE! Your photos are incredible!

Loved the Cars interaction - that was too cool.



That one brought a tear to my eye.

LAM looks fun, but with the infernal heat of June, we never made it over
there.

The Juan story had me and !

Great T-Shirt as well.

Your camera does an awesome job in low light and you did an awesome job holding it steady. (That is NOT easy to do!)

Merry Christmas up there! Hope you don't get too much snow. We are under a Thunder storm / Tornado watch here. Always fun at Christmas time. Can't wait to see how the next trip goes!

Yep! I have been on a mission, must get this report DONE before we leave...so that means today since we are headed out this evening for the start of traveling between relatives homes celebrating Christmas.

It was probably a good move to skip LMA when it's that hot-it was a tad miserable dripping up in those stands!

Isn't that t-shirt awesome? I knew my BIL would get a kick out of it - he's in a band, so he appreciates crazy shirts to wear on stage.

Thank you for the compliments on the pictures! I should sometime post how many BLURRY pictures we take before we get a clean one... I usually end up holding my breath in attempts to minimize the blur even more.

Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the Biscuit clan as well! We are under a blizzard warning here - but so far things aren't too bad, just about 4 inches overnight. Blah on the thunder storm/tornado watch. I will be sure to pray for you and safe travels. Hopefully the storm just completely dies down like it seems ours has!

We've been up high and had that rooftop view at LMA a couple of times, too. Makes for interesting pictures.

I'm glad Henry enjoyed Beauty and the Beast. We didn't see it in October, so maybe we will on this trip. Our guys don't balk too much at seeing it, since it's a chance to sit down.


The night lights at Hollywood Studios are cool. Drew's friend that is down there now has been texting him and sending pictures. She was in Hollywood yesterday and sent a picture of the tree out front. It was exciting knowing that we'd be there soon.

At least in your 'Hurry up and take a picture' picture, you are still smiling.

One of our favorite fun places to eat is Pizza Planet. I like the fact that they have special cups for sale for cheap, so we almost always get one or two.

I'm making progress on my packing. I did my last store run today, which wasn't much. We're going to eat what's in the refrigerator and cabinets for the rest of the week and leave little behind.

See ya soon!

I am thinking we'll hit up B&B this trip too, Joe even suggested it yesterday. I think the family will really enjoy it.

I haven't seen the DHS tree ever! Not even in pictures! I'm kinda excited to keep it a secret/unknown for me....it will be a surprise in just a few days! I'm going to go picture nuts I'm sure.

Good point on me still smiling!

I didn't even see the special cups at Pizza Planet! I'll have to spy that out when we eat there again. I am thinking it might become our first choice for DHS CS with my pizza fiend husband.

Sounds like you are making very good progress on getting ready to go! We are too. I'll be updating my PTR for the last time today. The packing is almost done-just everyday type toiletries have to go in, a bit of cleaning still has to be done and some New Orleans notes put into the PassPorter. Otherwise DONE.

Brooke... I have loved all your updates as you hurry before the next trip. I love seeing HS at night, it has been a while for us to be there that late.

I hope your weather cooperates.... and that traveling to WDW is stress free, with a fantastic amount of fun. I look forward to the FB and Twitter updates!

Merry Christmas!

DHS is so neat at night...all the parks have their own flair at night, but I really enjoy the neon and architecture of DHS, so I think it's one of my favorites with how it glows!

Thank you for the well wishes on the travel. I'll be updating my PTR soon about all that - but so far, so good!

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I love Klepto Juan loving Henry! I GET IT NOW!! I've been wondering about your TR title and it does all come together now! I'm sure you guys were laughing pretty hard - one day Henry will too!

Hmm...I might have been in the group that asked you to take pictures of the Halloween bags and what's funny is I actually bought the orange one!! My DS used in during our MNSSHP since it was a lot more sturdy and it was loaded, let me tell ya!

I'm really hoping the weather will cooperate for you guys travelling!

Merry Christmas,
Heather

It was such a funny moment with Henry stealing that little Juan card! Joe and I laughed about it for days, and we still do even today. It just had to be the title of the TR even though it was on our LAST day!

I think it was you with the Halloween bags!!! I'm so sorry I didn't post that before, I completely forgot! However, sounds like it worked out for you anyway...$10 for a Disney bag isn't too shabby either I thought, and they did seem very heavy duty and sturdy...perfect for MNSSHP candy.

Brook, you weren't kidding when you said you were going to try and finish this TR before you left!!!

I think your little klepto with his Juan nametag and sheep noises is too funny!!! A must-tell story at his future wedding!

Bo!!! And Bo with Brook!!! And Bo with Joe!!!

Yes! I hope we remember that for his wedding!!! Hilarious!

I thought you'd like those Bo pictures, we took them with you and Chelsea in mind! I think DHS should decorate Bo in Christmas lights or a garland boa or something fun for Christmas...

It looks like Bo is getting current with technology and talking on a cell phone in Joe's picture

I was literally laughing out loud about Klepto Henry and pulling the Juan card! Oh gosh too funny! What a fun night! I am going to be sad to see this TR end, but at least another one is to begin very shortly !

Yes!! I forgot that is what Joe wanted to do was have Bo making a phone call after he refused to do the leg kick. I didn't notice notice it when I posted the picture!

Life with a two year old is always an adventure, isn't it?!

Love the story behind the title, lil klepto

Awesome Mickey light pic, looks really cool

Can't believe your TR is almost over, but at least there will be another to read soon

I can't believe our trip is almost here! I'm excited to experience it all and write the TR....but I do hope the time goes by veryyyyy slowly.

Love those nighttime shots at DHS! I wish you had a sound clip of Henry saying "BAAAAA". That would be hilarious!

Oh I wish I had a sound clip of it too! We just had Henry say "Baaaa!" but it wasn't the same that he was doing at WDW, it was a normal one. When he would bleat in WDW it was practically on the top of his lungs and said with gusto, which made it even funnier!!

i think the story about juan is hilarious. also we have that donald hat. let me tell you my dh , and myself are both teachers and ds is in 1st grade, and dd is in prek, it has been worn for many a crazy hat day always a hit

That is a PERFECT "crazy hat day" hat!!!! That gives me ideas for when Henry is in school.

I just got all caught up! DH is home for Christmas so I havent' been on too much. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am looking forward to reading about your upcoming trip. Make sure you take tons of pictures of the decorations!

It must be wonderful to have your DH home! What a perfect Christmas gift. ENJOY!!!!!!

We will be sure to take a ton of pictures. It will be interesting to see how many we end up, considering a normal trip is over 2,000....

 

[brookelizabeth]

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, (and/or whatever you celebrate at your house) Brook, Joe, and JuanHenry!

love the JuanHenry! Merry Christmas to you as well MeMom! (and crew!) SEE YOU SOON!

I love your Juan story - too funny!!

Safe travels!! Merry Christmas, see you in a few!

Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well, see you soon!

I love being able to say that two posts in a row!

 

[disneydusted]

Hi Brook! I LOVE the story of Henry and Juan and then the baaaaaa noise! I am sitting here at the computer laughing and my DS is looking at me like I've lost it! Good job with your title!
So you guys are in the "yay! we are going to Disney in hours (you can really say hours now!)"! You are going to have such a great time down there with all of the Christmas decorations. I hope the snow isn't a bother and you can get down to the magic without a wait in the airport.
Have a wonderful time and Merry Christmas to you up north... soon to be down south!

 

[k_reile]

Merry Christmas Brook and family! If I don;t "see" you before have a great DIsney Trip!!

 

[jenseib]

Merry Christmas Brooke! Have a wonderful trip.