Let's get this party started!!! 2 weeks of food, pics, and fun!!! **UPDATE 2/20**

[MAGICFOR2]

All caught up! Great start! Bertha takes some great pics! Good job on getting her to cooperate with you!

 

[robson12]

I am here.I am so excited to read!Thank you for sharing!

 

[RoraBorieAlice]

I am a newbie and am just having a blast following you and your family along!! Great pictures and I LOVE the commentary!!! I look forward to the rest of your trip!!!

 

[wannago2disney]

Great TR! Your kids are sooo cute
I just wanted to tell you that your Bertha/Barry White scenario had me picturing that guy from Alley McBeal in place of you with the camera... ... and I think I only watched that show once or twice (thats impact!)
can't wait to read more

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Just wondering, can Bertha take a picture of herself? I'm needing a visual.....

 

[jordanyosh]

I can't believe I look soo good! That food at CP was great...

I am laughing right now... That Flat Jordan is too funny....if I do have so say so myself....

I LOVE the feel of the pix...your pics going to the MK early in the AM FEEL like fall....so hard to explain....

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Okay, about Flat Jordan - When I see him kind of popping out of the bushes or something, tongue out and striking a pose, I keep thinking, "what IS he doing?" sorry. Nice bod Jordo!


Toni, I didn't post most of my thoughts before:
1. Sorry about the Snarky TSA agents. I think they just have to pass the test. They are not representing the airlines, so they don't care. They don't have to. (Does any other "Old Person" here remember the Lily Tomlin skit - "we're the phone company - we don't care, we don't have to!")
2. You look cute in a bathing suit and you should just enjoy the moment with your kids, like everyone said!
3. I'm glad your DB is doing well - I love Puppy Chow - my mom makes it. How did it turn out?
4. I love the pics of the castle - now I can see why Terry had to have all that camera equipment! Did he carry it around every day?

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

Hey Toni!! Loving the report!!! Geese I been gone from the boards for a few days and missed so much!!! Can't wait to read more!! Man I sure wish I had a trip coming up!!! Going thru Disney withdraw!!!

 

[oregondaddyof2]

All caught up! Great start! Bertha takes some great pics! Good job on getting her to cooperate with you!

My wife did a great job with Bertha... Sometimes Bertha acts like a 3 yr old and is very stubborn, but she worked with Toni very well....

I am here.I am so excited to read!Thank you for sharing!

You are welcome... This is gonna be a big ride, so hold on tight!

I am a newbie and am just having a blast following you and your family along!! Great pictures and I LOVE the commentary!!! I look forward to the rest of your trip!!!

I am looking forward to posting an update today with more from day 1, and possibly start day 2.... stay tuned!

Great TR! Your kids are sooo cute
I just wanted to tell you that your Bertha/Barry White scenario had me picturing that guy from Alley McBeal in place of you with the camera... ... and I think I only watched that show once or twice (thats impact!)
can't wait to read more

Just wondering, can Bertha take a picture of herself? I'm needing a visual.....

I will try to post a pic of her today for you.... If she can fit in the picture

I can't believe I look soo good! That food at CP was great...

I am laughing right now... That Flat Jordan is too funny....if I do have so say so myself....

I LOVE the feel of the pix...your pics going to the MK early in the AM FEEL like fall....so hard to explain....

Thanks for the kind words Jordo... You were all over this trip... You had a great time with us

Okay, about Flat Jordan - When I see him kind of popping out of the bushes or something, tongue out and striking a pose, I keep thinking, "what IS he doing?" sorry. Nice bod Jordo!


Toni, I didn't post most of my thoughts before:
1. Sorry about the Snarky TSA agents. I think they just have to pass the test. They are not representing the airlines, so they don't care. They don't have to. (Does any other "Old Person" here remember the Lily Tomlin skit - "we're the phone company - we don't care, we don't have to!")
2. You look cute in a bathing suit and you should just enjoy the moment with your kids, like everyone said!
3. I'm glad your DB is doing well - I love Puppy Chow - my mom makes it. How did it turn out?
4. I love the pics of the castle - now I can see why Terry had to have all that camera equipment! Did he carry it around every day?

1 - No kidding, I wish they actually had to pass a personality test...
2 - I think she looked cute too.... She did have fun while we were at the water parks, which was really nice since last year, she didn't go to them at all...
3 - She hasn't made it yet, but when she does, I will be the quality tester and let you all know how it was....
4 - Thank you I did carry it around almost every day, all day, and I got almost 4000 pictures... We will see how the rest come out, but I think I got a few good ones

Hey Toni!! Loving the report!!! Geese I been gone from the boards for a few days and missed so much!!! Can't wait to read more!! Man I sure wish I had a trip coming up!!! Going thru Disney withdraw!!!

I feel ya on the trip withdrawl... I want to go NOW!!!

 

[Disney4nonah]

Fellow Oregonian (Beaverton) loving your report! I wanted to do Crystal Palace in Jan 2010, but just found out it's in refurb the whole time we are there. Looking forward to reading more

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Fellow Oregonian (Beaverton) loving your report! I wanted to do Crystal Palace in Jan 2010, but just found out it's in refurb the whole time we are there. Looking forward to reading more

Welcome! You are not too far away....

We really enjoyed Crystal Palace for breakfast... We had no intentions of doing it, but Jordan recommended it and we are glad he did... One of our favorites of the trip!

I am writing an update now so stay tuned!

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I can't wait to hear more!

I was going to say how amazing your pics are...now I realize why. You have a Mac Daddy...er...Mac Momma camera. The kind my husband won't get me cause I go through $150 ones like it's toilet paper. But I really want one for our trip in 2011...I guess I could save for that AND Disney while he's deplyed...

I love the way she "turned on Bertha"...

I also have named my GPS...but it's not a very Dis-friendly name. She has an attitude problem..."Make a u-turn...MAKE a u-turn...MAKE A U-TURN!!!" (tried the English accent...she's even more snooty)

I am waiting for the next update!

 

[oregonmommyof2]

We finished breakfast about 8:50am, we headed through the castle to hit Fantasyland for rope drop...

Rope drop was a breeze, not too many people at all... First ride of the day was Dumbo... Believe it or not, this was a first for me..

Terry and Alec rode together, and Tailor and I...

After Dumbo was Peter Pan, also another first for me...

Then off to It's a Small World... I often used the threat of duct taping the kids, or Terry to a Small World boat and making them ride for eternity as a way to get them to behave...

We could fill at least 2 full posts with just It's a Small World pics, but we are giving you the cliff notes version...

After Small World, we made our way to Adventureland...

This is how crowded the park was this morning...

We got to Jungle Cruise and it was only a 4 minute wait...

Our captain was hilarious and really was into his job... Out of all the rides on Jungle Cruise we have taken, this was the best...

Terry video taped the cruise, so that left me to brush up on my Bertha skills...

I was trying to get a picture of his butt, but Terry caught me, so I pretended to just be taking a picture of him saving us from the waterfall...

Oh look, my brothers-in-law decided to join us...

From there we hit Aladdin's Magic Carpets... Not sure why we don't have any pics of that... Apparently Daddy was sleeping on the job...

Up until this point we were using Ridemax... I will say, they were right on the money with how long we would be waiting... We decided at this point to ditch the plan or rearrange it just a bit cause Tailor was saying she would ride Splash Mountain which she hated last year... And we didn't want to miss the chance to get her on it...

If we were going to go to Disney World at a busier time of year, we would not hesitate to buy Ridemax again... I don't think it was really "needed" for the middle of September though... As soon as F&W started, it got busier though...

Next up: The walk of shame...

 

[winkers]

why am I always blamed for having my mind in the gutter??

I love that you named the camera Bertha....I'll never be able to hear Barry White again without picturing your camera.

 

[winkers]

It's a small world is a neccesary evil.

 

[oregonmommyof2]

We were headed to Splash Mountain since Tailor said she would ride it... Last year she rode it once and hated it, and I got to sit out from that point on...

We saw Captain Hook and Smee along the way so we stopped to say hi...

We get there and start walking through the queue and she all of the sudden realizes that she doesn't want to do this... I try and talk her into it and reason with her to just give it another chance... She starts crying and I end up carrying her for most of the way... We get up to where we get into the boat, and she full on freaks out and grabs ahold of a post and won't let go... The CM says he has to send the boat, which had Terry and Alec in it, and they are so wrapped up in their own conversation they don't notice that Tailor and I are not on the boat... Tailor and I do the walk of shame up the stairs and over the boat tunnel thing and down the other stairs and out of the ride... Tailor starts freaking out again thinking she was going to be in trouble for not riding... I had to calm her down and tell her although I wish you would have tried it, we were not going to let it ruin our trip... I didn't gt to ride Splash at all this trip...

I took her to the little play thing right outside Splash and waited for Terry and Alec...

Do you see Terry and Alec in the front row with Terry holding the camcorder in one hand filming and Bertha in the other hand hiding from water??? Good thing we have all the camera stuff insured huh...

From there we rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad... Tailor loved this ride last year and rode it at least 6 times... This year she decided she hated it and I never got to ride it again either... Do you see a pettern forming here at all???

It was now time for a family favorite.... Pirates of the Caribbean...

Terry didn't have very good luck with pictures this time, but when we rode on other days he got better ones, so we will post those then... Here a few from this ride...

We walked toward the castle and caught the Celebrate Parade...

We were just in time to catch the Dream Along with Mickey show... Terry took the kids to get an snack while I held our spot... Tailor got Dibbs and Alec got an Itsakadoozie...

Pics from the show...

And just where is this guy looking????

Up next: How many pictures do they freaking have???

 

[winkers]

Is the celebate parade new?

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Is the celebate parade new?

I guess so... I had never seen it before... It went like every hour almost... Not a big parade, just went around the castle bud and then down main street... It was cute, reminded me of a smaller version of the parade at Hollywood Studios...

 

[winkers]

I guess so... I had never seen it before... It went like every hour almost... Not a big parade, just went around the castle bud and then down main street... It was cute, reminded me of a smaller version of the parade at Hollywood Studios...

that could get a little annoying if it's every hour.....a close 2nd to being trapped on IASW.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

#1 Just in case it hasn't been said in the last 5 minutes.....Cherie, get you mind out of the gutter.....

Bertha is an amazing girl. Your pictures are the best I've seen on the boards! So clear!

Yep, I'm a little worried about Tailor's pattern of ride dislikes.....