Just when you thought you've seen all the MAGIC! **See Page 95 for PTR!!!!**

[that's nice]

Great Christmas pictures!!! Looks like you guys had a great WS day! I love Juliana's colorful Mickey, I've never seen one like that before either!

Thank you!!!

We found him in Club Cool. They had Mickeys with different color combinations. She asked for one and I thought they were really neat, so I couldn't say no. This kid has 100's of stuffed animals. I might have to build an addition to the house just to fit them all.

I can't believe you denied that little princess the beret...shame on you!

I'm sure you know you can't say YES every time.....

I'm loving all the updates. I bet it is fun reliving it all now. I can't wait till you go again...any plans coming up?

Thank for still reading Jen. I got lost with your cruise TR, although I really want to read the rest of it. You never know when there will be a cruise in our future....

What a great Epcot day, Love all the pictures. Looks like everyone had a good time.

Thanks!!!!! We had a blast! I wish we were going back soon..

Love your pictures of Teppan Edo, it's top of my list for the next trip. Did the kids noodles come with all that stuff in it? or did they come plain?

I think the kids noodles had everything in it. I don't really remember but they make it from scratch, so I'm sure you can ask for some to be made plain.

Hope you have a great New Year filled with fun family memories

Thank you!!!! Happy New Year to you too!!!!!

Luvin the updates and happy new year!

Thanks!!!!!!! Hope you had a great New Year!!!!!

Beautiful Christmas pictures!!!

Thank you!!!

Great update, what a fun night in the WS. I don't know though, she might still be wearing that beret, it was darn cute on her.

She'd wear it from time to time I'm sure... the kid had so much stuff, I'm sure it would get put away and never used again.

 

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Love the toes picture!

He tries for the toes every chance he gets!

Yup! I bought one for Mackenzie at one of our department stores here and she wore it out of the store and never again until I made her wear it to school, once. I think it's the exact same color too...I should find it and send it to you. This way your not out any money and I know someone will enjoy it and maybe get some use out of it.
But only if it's okay with you and momma Mel.

Thank you Millie... I think I will decline though. I know the same thing will happen with Juliana. She will wear it once then it will just be 'hanging around'. It is so sweet of you to offer to send it to us though...

Tim, you snuck in another update on me when I wasn't looking.

Well, it was a busy weekend.

What a great afternoon/evening at Epcot. It looks like you guys had a fun dinner; we've never eaten there.

We had a great dinner. I'd recommend it.

I love the photo of the group on Soarin'--the best ride at Epcot!

The kids loved it! Even the big kids!

And Ana with her chocolate cake...doesn't look like she really wanted to share. I can't say I blame her...it looks really, really good.

That cake was good... one of the last things I actually remember from the trip.. I've been making the rest up.

Ana and her friend saying goodbye...I know that feeling.

The best thing about saying goodbye is you're that much closer to saying hello again.

What in the heck is going on here?!?! Multiple updates in barely a week's time? Have I stepped into the Twilight Zone??

Crazy I know. Must of been all the alcohol I was drinking.

Tim, it goes without saying but your Christmas pics are ridiculously beautiful! Ana is shining like the princess she is, Mel is gorgeous as usual (she doesn't even look like she's had a baby!) and sweet little Christopher is adorably cute! Oh, the cuteness of them! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.

Thank you Molly! I hope you & the girls had a great Christmas & New Year too!!!! (Oh, BTW, I know what squinkies are now... I have 200 of those little suckers all over the house)

Love all the updates. How fun that you all got to spend so much time with your friends while at Disney too! I love the pic of you all on Soarin'. The girls have their little feet all tucked up, so cute!

It was a great afternoon! I think it was Alex's first time on Soarin' He loved it!

That chocolate cake looks delish! There's no gluten in that right? Juliana looked like she was all business with it, though it looks like Mel is getting a little bite in too!

I'm not sure about the gluten???? I'd guess it wasn't gluten free?

Juliana was trying to hog it... Mel was fighting to get a bit here and there!

What a fun trip so far.

Thank you!!!! Only 2 days left. (They should go fast too... relatively speaking)

Go Mr Update!!!
Love the Christmas pics. Christopher reminds me of Avery as a baby-dark hair and big brown eyes!!!
Fun day at Epcot. I love Flower and Garden!!

Hey Mary!!! I saw some of your Christmas pictures on FB. The girls are just too cute!

F&G is great. I want to get back for F&W someday....

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Had to catch up on 3 updates plus Christmas pictures! Whew...

First off, the Christmas pictures are adorable. Can I, um, borrow Juliana's iPod?

Looks like it was a fun day at EPCOT. Well, Captain EO has always been a for me, but besides that it looked fun. That filet at Teppan Edo looks amazing! I just ate lunch and it made me hungry all over again.

Nice job on the Beverly attack as well.

 

[that's nice]

Had to catch up on 3 updates plus Christmas pictures! Whew...

Awww.. there wasn't much quality reading.

Speaking of reading, I'm on day 4 of your TR. I will try to read the rest tomorrow. Great job BTW, you might have a higher calling as a writer.

First off, the Christmas pictures are adorable. Can I, um, borrow Juliana's iPod?

Thank you! Well, naturally with her dad being a DJ, I had to get her an ipod. She plays her Disney songs all day long on it. I also put Toy Story 3 on it for her... I think she has watched it twice on there already.

Looks like it was a fun day at EPCOT. Well, Captain EO has always been a for me, but besides that it looked fun. That filet at Teppan Edo looks amazing! I just ate lunch and it made me hungry all over again.

We had a great time this day... I don't know if alcohol played any part in that.

Teppan Edo was a great meal.... it was like your normal hibachi with Disney prices but I always have a great meal at my local hibachi.

Nice job on the Beverly attack as well.

I need to get some other friends to travel with us so I can have a few more friends try it.

 

[Moira222]

Wow! I usually don't get behind on your TR Tim. AMAZING!

I can see from the photos that you all had a wonderful Christmas, the photos are gorgeous....ok your family is gorgeous, the photos just show that

LOVE the Epcot update. I have yet to visit Club Cool. June will be it, honest. I can't wait to see and try all the different flavors, oh and maybe mention that Beverly is the most awesome flavor ever to my BFF and hubby.

I'm sure you had to back track to France so that Brenda could rinse out the beverly flavor with something really yummy!

The girls look like they are having a blast coloring their masks. I need to remember to stop for a drink before we hit the KidKot stops -- put a marker or a crayon in Katie's hand and she is happy for a good 30 minutes.

Hope 2012 is a wonderful one for you all Tim!

 

[chloe770]

Wow! You are on a roll. I'm enjoying the updates. Are we speeding things along because you need to start a pre -trip report Just wondering if our paths may cross.

 

[KatMark]

Wow! I usually don't get behind on your TR Tim. AMAZING!

Oh my...this is hysterical!

 

[that's nice]

Wow! I usually don't get behind on your TR Tim. AMAZING!

I can see from the photos that you all had a wonderful Christmas, the photos are gorgeous....ok your family is gorgeous, the photos just show that

Thank you...

LOVE the Epcot update. I have yet to visit Club Cool. June will be it, honest. I can't wait to see and try all the different flavors, oh and maybe mention that Beverly is the most awesome flavor ever to my BFF and hubby.

I'm sure your BFF & DH will love you even more after they try it.

I'm sure you had to back track to France so that Brenda could rinse out the beverly flavor with something really yummy!

Oh yea.... she can put 'em back with the best of them.

The girls look like they are having a blast coloring their masks. I need to remember to stop for a drink before we hit the KidKot stops -- put a marker or a crayon in Katie's hand and she is happy for a good 30 minutes.

That is a great plan! You don't want to run out while she is still coloring!

Hope 2012 is a wonderful one for you all Tim!

Thank you! I hope your 2012 is amazing one for you!!!!!

Wow! You are on a roll. I'm enjoying the updates. Are we speeding things along because you need to start a pre -trip report Just wondering if our paths may cross.

You never know when a PTR might pop up... (not that I'm saying one will)

Oh my...this is hysterical!

You like when others pick on me huh?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Speaking of reading, I'm on day 4 of your TR. I will try to read the rest tomorrow. Great job BTW, you might have a higher calling as a writer.

Thanks a lot! I appreciate that. And I'd love to write for a living. Know anyone who will pay me to do it? Yeah, me neither.

 

[Poolrat]

All caught up. Wow I go away for a few days and you crank out the updates.

Hard to believe Christopher is almost 5 months already.

What a nice guy to indroduce your friends to Beverly. From the looks of it, you might have had to buy Branda those drinks to wash her mouth out.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

Crazy I know. Must of been all the alcohol I was drinking.

Nice. Nothing like a little spiked egg nog for Christmas, right?

Thank you Molly! I hope you & the girls had a great Christmas & New Year too!!!! (Oh, BTW, I know what squinkies are now... I have 200 of those little suckers all over the house)

We did have fun! We spent the holidays at my dad's house and the girls had a blast. Oh squinkies. I feel your pain. Luckily, Santa refrained from buying anymore for my girls this year, smart move on his part. Did Juliana name all of hers? Ugh, last year my youngest wanted me to help her name each and every one and I swear, there were about a million of them.

It was a great afternoon! I think it was Alex's first time on Soarin' He loved it!

Cool! I love going on Soarin' with a first timer. I sometimes wish I could erase my memory of it and then it'd be fresh for me too!

I'm not sure about the gluten???? I'd guess it wasn't gluten free?

Oh honey, of course that cake had gluten in it! Why do you think it tasted so good? I was joking when I asked if it had gluten in it, since you know, all the good desserts generally do.

Juliana was trying to hog it... Mel was fighting to get a bit here and there!

Juliana is my kinda girl then! When it tastes that good, hands off!

Thank you!!!! Only 2 days left. (They should go fast too... relatively speaking)

When was your trip again?

 

[that's nice]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate that. And I'd love to write for a living. Know anyone who will pay me to do it? Yeah, me neither.

Maybe Barry will?

All caught up. Wow I go away for a few days and you crank out the updates.

I'm trying to get this TR done... and catch up on some other reports I've been ignoring.

Hard to believe Christopher is almost 5 months already.

I know... time has gone very quickly!

What a nice guy to indroduce your friends to Beverly. From the looks of it, you might have had to buy Branda those drinks to wash her mouth out.

LOL... More like I was lucky to walk out of Club Cool without a black eye.

Nice. Nothing like a little spiked egg nog for Christmas, right?

I might of had one to many.

We did have fun! We spent the holidays at my dad's house and the girls had a blast. Oh squinkies. I feel your pain. Luckily, Santa refrained from buying anymore for my girls this year, smart move on his part. Did Juliana name all of hers? Ugh, last year my youngest wanted me to help her name each and every one and I swear, there were about a million of them.

She hasn't named all her squinkies... i hope she doesn't get that idea.

Cool! I love going on Soarin' with a first timer. I sometimes wish I could erase my memory of it and then it'd be fresh for me too!

Maybe you can drink gluten free around the world before riding.

Oh honey, of course that cake had gluten in it! Why do you think it tasted so good? I was joking when I asked if it had gluten in it, since you know, all the good desserts generally do.

Sorry, I was just trying to give you some hope.

When was your trip again?

errrrr... last March.

 

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When we woke up it was Sunday March 13th. We weren't heading to a park today. We had a birthday party to attend. Melody's cousin lives near Orlando and it his son's birthday is only a few days after Juliana's. We got ourselves ready and left POP and drove to the..... Poly? No the party wasn't there, although that would of been pretty cool, we had to eat breakfast before we could party, and what better place to have breakfast than 'Ohana!

I checked in and Juliana found herself a few leis.

We were waiting a few minutes when Juliana gave us the 'can I have some change to make a pressed penny' face.

I think we gave in this time...

It wasn't long before we were seated and a huge platter was on our table...

and these little beauties were brought out to us.

It wasn't long before we had some visitors. First was one of my favorites- Pluto!

Juliana must of been really hungry... she didn't even get up from eating. LOL

Next Stitch stopped by. For some reason Juliana loves this furry blue alien.

Stitch was up to his normal antics....

Stitch was making Juliana play the maracas so he could dance...

We continued with breakfast when Lilo came to see us.

We finished eating and were waiting for Mickey.. he was only a few tables away when he headed for the kitchen. He was back in a minute and continued with the tables but for some reason he skipped us. I waited a few minutes to see if he was going to come back and it was clear he wasn't. I talked to our waiter about it and he was able to get Mickey for us. Mickey seemed to apologize an he actually hung out with us for a few minutes...

Hugs for the mouse!

We were satisfied! One thing I noticed about the character interaction here was it seemed rushed. The dining room is huge and I think the characters really have to move through the room to see everyone. The best part of the meal besides the Mickey waffles was the unlimited Lilikoi Juice. I think I had 5-6 glasses of it.

On the way out of 'Ohana, Juliana wanted to take a few pictures with her 'friends'.

Melody can't get enough of Kona coffee and she stopped here for a coffee to go.

Some of the goodies at Kona Island...

We had a great time at breakfast and love spending time at the Polynesian. A few more picture on the way to the car...

Our resident photographer Juliana took this one.

A passerby saw Juliana taking the picture of us and asked if we would like a family shot. We couldn't say no.

We walked to the car and were ready to P.A.R.T.Y.!




Up next... a few party pics

 

[dizneeat]

Fun breakfast pictures at Ohana and you are right - the characters there always seem to be rushing around.

 

[jenseib]

I love Ana's dress...Do you happen to know where you all got it at? I can see one in our future. LOL!

Yummy breakfast!

 

[Poolrat]

You are on fire Tim.

Any day that starts with O'Hana for breakfast is going to be a great day.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

and what better place to have breakfast than 'Ohana!

Waffle House is a close second.

I checked in and Juliana found herself a few leis.

Are we sure Juliana and Madison aren't related?

We were waiting a few minutes when Juliana gave us the 'can I have some change to make a pressed penny' face.

A button? You kids got it easy. Back in my day we had to turn a crank if wanted to deface some American currency.

And get off my lawn!

Juliana must of been really hungry... she didn't even get up from eating. LOL

I've been there! I have pictures of Evan with Prince Charming at 1900 Park Fair where he's still holding the forkful of Mac & Cheese!

For some reason Juliana loves this furry blue alien.

Because he's awesome, that's why!



That was weird that we both posted Ohana Trip Report entries at the same(ish) time! And oddly enough, my next update will have Birthday Party pictures! (If you want to consider the 4th of July America's birthday, and fireworks the party. )

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I like the random arm on this Tiki...

Your breakfast at Ohana looks great!

 

[that's nice]

Fun breakfast pictures at Ohana and you are right - the characters there always seem to be rushing around.

We had a great breakfast.. I don't know how to solve the problem of the rushed characters. I guess you couldn't have 2 Mickey's walking around.

I love Ana's dress...Do you happen to know where you all got it at? I can see one in our future. LOL!

Yummy breakfast!

Jamie (who was on this trip with us) gave it to us because it was too small to fit her girls. I'm not sure where she got it but I will try to find out for you.

You are on fire Tim.

I'm almost there!!!!

I am trying to get this done....

Any day that starts with O'Hana for breakfast is going to be a great day.

I totally agree!

 

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Waffle House is a close second.

True.... especially at 4am after a night out with friends...

Are we sure Juliana and Madison aren't related?

It is quite possible.

A button? You kids got it easy. Back in my day we had to turn a crank if wanted to deface some American currency.

At the Children's science center in Hartford, they have the pressed pennies where you have to turn the crank. Juliana thought she could do it. Guess who ended up with a sore shoulder...

And get off my lawn!

I've been there! I have pictures of Evan with Prince Charming at 1900 Park Fair where he's still holding the forkful of Mac & Cheese!

The kid has priorities!

That was weird that we both posted Ohana Trip Report entries at the same(ish) time! And oddly enough, my next update will have Birthday Party pictures! (If you want to consider the 4th of July America's birthday, and fireworks the party. )

Yes, weird. Stop copying me!

I like the random arm on this Tiki...

I didn't even notice that! SCARY!!!!

Your breakfast at Ohana looks great!

It was!!!! I NEED a Mickey waffle soon!