Last update 3-31 Culli live lots of pics 2 posts worth...sadly going home today

[casper]

Thanks for your trip report. I'm getting addicted to them! If I can't be there, it is nice to read about someone who is.

Also, I enjoy you giving reports throught they eyes of your children. I'm one of those single, no children, persons. My nephew is 17 and that's the youngest person I can take. So I usually take my parents. So, let me say it is a lot of fun to see pictures of kids having a great time. Thanks.

 

[Disneypirate85]

Great report Happy to hear you are having a good time, Shawn

 

[culli]

Nana Culli, Papa and Nana March....the kids they miss you too. However, they did say they want to stay here for everywhere and we can have you send Belle to us

Here are a few pics from last night at the beach movies and today's Joey Deuce trip to AK. He just got home screaming and crying because he didn't see Marty. Who is Marty you say? He is the Zebra from Madagascar his favorite movie.......so for you that think Disney owns everything, well sometimes I wish they did! How do you explain to a 2 yr old that Marty is not at the parks. My poor dear wife tried so hard to find any sighting of a zebra and of course she couldn't find anything.......Joey Deuce is just going nuts, yeah being tired is helping either.

I want to again thank everyone for the kind words......I think we are going to MK tonight. Kids are tired and need to go down but they are fighting it, big shock right

This light show was pleasent surprise to us! Kids had a blast as they had music so they were dancing around going nuts.

This was my favorite........Semper FI!

Ok now the AK pics from today......

 

[Snoopygirl]

Looks like your family is having a great time!! Thanks for the TR and pics!

 

[Bob Price]

There's no place like home. There's no place like home.

 

[podsnel]

Awww...poor little guy, looking for his zebra friend! They have them at AKV if you get desperate! We have had a similar issue (but a LONG time ago as my boys are now 14, 11 and almost 10 ) with Bambi characters especially Thumper. Oh well...still looks like a great family vacation, and your family is STILL adorable!! And your daughter looks like a very good big sister! I just wanted to add I can't get over that little elephant!! I hope he doesn't grow too much in the next 2 months before I get there!

 

[DVC Mike]

Thanks for posting the pics.

I miss WDW already!

 

[Greyhound22]

Thanks for the pics of DWL, I have wanted to go for awhile. Every picture makes me want to worse. The lobby looks incredible. Also, my DD's 6-8 got the hair wraps last year and loved them. I, of course thought it was a waste of money (Dad's). Enjoy the trip and the more pics of DWL the better. Thanks again.

 

[Disney_Mama]

Great report... Loving the pictures.
Both my DD's did the hair wrap thing. One of them lasted almost 4 months. She would have kept it longer but it had to go.

 

[Muushka]

Thank you for sharing your vacation with us!

Your kiddos are so cute and I especially loved that picture of 2 of them sitting out on their balcony, enjoying their breakfast. So cute!

And I also appreciated the yoga and beer combo

We love taking low light pictures and you seem to too! They were great.

PS The geyser used to be much wetter, they have toned it down a bit!

 

[culli]

We rented a pontoon yesterday and rode around the MK area...this was for Dad. Something I alway wanted to do and it was great, we were gone for about 45 mins and they only charged us a half hour. I took pics of BLT, looks like they are building the pool. It will be awesome to walk to MK and monorail to EPCOT. With the DVC discount was about $40, I thought that was a great price for a pontoon. I suggest everone do this once, I would love to take our boat our here and do some watersking or tubing........how awesome would that be

We then went to the MK about 7:30pm and stayed right by the enterance for front row seats to YUP you guessed it Spectromagic The kids do love that show and it is pretty cool. I do have to say I enjoy too. Did some rides with not much wait, I think the crowd was down last night. It might have been EMH for EPCOT which would explain it. They gave James an official driver lic at the spedway. He loves that ride and usully at night you pretty much just walk on it. I did get "Buzz Lightyear" thumb, couldn't operate my BB (had to call my wife to see where she was with Joey Deuce and CeCe) without my thumb shaking uncontrollable. We ended the night at MK with Peter Pan, then Joey went nuts in a fit that he couldn't ride Buzz. Mind you just an hour earlier he wanted nothing to do with Buzz.

Again got to love DVC and the AP...game back to the room and wife and I had a drink on the patio. It did cool down at night but it was comfy. I think we just hanging out at the resort tonight, but I'm sure we will head to MK tonight again if that is what the kids want to do. I'm a hessitant to go to MK on a Sat......crazy busy. We move to BCV tomorrow and then 2am EMH at MK!!!

I also took some pics in the DWL lobby that show some of the nice touches here...very relaxing here would love to have a cabin like the lobby at the villas (I will post later). WOW lot of pics, hope that is a good thing, as I like looking at pics when I'm not here so hopefully others feel the same. I will update more later today.

Amazing how initimadating these can be when you run across it on the lake!

The Poly...ok I can see why people would want to have a DVC here or the GF

The Grand Floridian...Grrrrrrr DVC may cost me lots of cash. I know she is only 6 but she is already talking about getting married at Disney. Any rich people out there that have a nice 6 yr old son that might want to get married in about 20 yrs at Disney AND pick up the tab?

You can the castle in the background...every lake should have a view of this

And now for the BLT pics

 

[culli]

Thanks for posting the pics.

I miss WDW already!

Mike I want to thank you as the days before we left you started your trip report, and made the wait easier and created lots of excitement in our house. Your report gave me the idea to do it too. Plus it give me a chance to do it once and send the links to people at home.

Podsnell - yeah my wife couldn't find a Zebra at AK to save her life yesterday........go figure!

Greyhound22 - got some more pics of DWL coming later today or tomorrow. Then off to BCV........I love it here but really miss the BWV.

 

[littlestar]

I've really enjoyed your report. Beautiful family.

 

[culli]

Ok you asked for more pics of DWL here it is,the inside pics are the lobby of the actual villas and not the resort check in. If you have not stayed here it is a must, very relaxing and the decor is awesome. The kids are beating up Mom so I had some time to post some more pics

Someone mentioned this looks like a face of a bear.....YUP WE SAW IT!!!

 

[photobob]

Thanks for posting pictures from your trip! Looks like DVC is just fantastic for you and yours. Seeing your photos and reading your report reminds me why I joined as well. My children are older (16 & 22) but I still just love being there with the family!

 

[MauiHaven]

Thanks for keeping your TR going!!! It looks fantastic, we love renting pontoon boats (or any boats) from VWL....

 

[mikeandkarla]

Thanks for all the pics!

 

[podsnel]

I love that you went out on the lake- thanks for posting so many great pics!! I really would like to do that next time we're there as a family- maybe even do one of the fishing excursions-

 

[Patricia721]

Love the pictures you took from the boat - they really give a different perspective. Your family is adorable & they look like they're having a wonderful time. One question - who is Belle?

 

[culli]

Love the pictures you took from the boat - they really give a different perspective. Your family is adorable & they look like they're having a wonderful time. One question - who is Belle?

Belle is our 11 month German Shepherd.......yup my daughter named her, her name should be Marmaduke