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

Oh thanks for the Beauty and the Beast pics! One of my all time favorites! I noticed my dh shopping for an new camera, I'm sending him over to this thread in hopes that he will decide on a Bertha for us!
 
Great pix! Especially the ones after dark!

Wow! You did almost everything at that park! Looong day!
 
What a great day you had! I can't wait to ride TSM!!!

Denise

That ride is amazing!

Great updates! Beuatiful shots of Pop and DHS at night too! I kept meaning to go out and take photos of POFQ at night but just never got around to it. Just more reason to go back I guess, right?

Glad to see that Tailor was feeling better the next day too, it sucks being sick on vacation! It sounds like it only lasted the evening though, which is as good as it can get I guess!

Your BB pics made me realize that I haven't been to a water park in YEARS! I might have to change that soon lol

I love the water parks... I wish we had one even half the size closer to home... The closest one for me is about 3 hours away, and it is nothing compared to these...

Wow, your DHS pics are great! I was struggling at DHS; I should have brought both my lenses instead of just the 30mm. Lesson learned for next time. :)

I did a lot of reading and studying this year to learn how to get better night pictures... I used my 18-135mm for most all of my shots this year... I brought my 35mm 1.8 for the dark rides....

I love the family picture with Sully!

As always your pictures are awesome! I have camera envy....I need a bertha of my own.

Thanks... Bertha makes a great companion on vacation!

Oh thanks for the Beauty and the Beast pics! One of my all time favorites! I noticed my dh shopping for an new camera, I'm sending him over to this thread in hopes that he will decide on a Bertha for us!

Sure... Send him on over... if he has any question on my camera, i will be more then willing to help out... Todd would be a great resource to tap when getting into the camera world as well...

Great pix! Especially the ones after dark!

Wow! You did almost everything at that park! Looong day!

Thanks man... It was a very long day... We did pretty much everything except a few of the shows... But it was a fun day! :thumbsup2
 
We have never been to the Beauty and the beast show.....your pictures are amazing.....I think Kaya would really like it...Do you have to pay extra to see that show?

If so how much did it run you?

THx!
S
 

We have never been to the Beauty and the beast show.....your pictures are amazing.....I think Kaya would really like it...Do you have to pay extra to see that show?

If so how much did it run you?

THx!
S

Nope... nothing extra... it only plays at certain times so check the guide and plan ahead... It was a fabulous show...

Sorry everyone... I haven't been around very much lately... We have been busy trying to remodel our kitchen... Toni and I tore out our old flooring and put down a new oak laminate floor today... We just finished... I am hoping to put a couple more days of our vacation up tomorrow... Last week, we remodeled Tailor's room, so we are ready for a break!
 
Back from my trip and caught back up here!
Blizzard Beach looks like fun-never been to either of the water parks-maybe next tiime!:thumbsup2
Sorry to hear Tailor got sick. :hug:
Your Pop pictures at night were great! I really need to get a better camera!
I am heading to Disney on Ice next weekend! This one if a Finding Nemo version! :yay: My DD and I love that movie!
Your pictures on TOT were great! Love the picture of yall with Sully!
Yummy smores! I had them Sunday!!! Looking forward to more!
 
Let's get this wagon train a movin'!

Day 7 Part 1

Woke up at 8:45, it was nice sleeping until we woke up and taking our time getting ready...

We ate breakfast at the Pop food court... yum yum...

We headed to Epcot at noon... Today was our World Showcase day! I love the World Showcase, so I was really looking forward to this day!

The kids seemed to be in good moods for the start of our day!
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When we got through the park gates there was a photopass photographer waiting, so we decided to have some pictures taken...

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One of the 8 million pictures of the Epcot ball Terry took... :rolleyes:
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I drooled over the Thomas Kinkade painting in here...
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Fountain picture...
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We made our way to Canada...
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We decided to try and see everything the World Showcase had to offer since we normally just walked through the shops... The kids started their kidcot masks, they love doing these... Then it was time for a show!

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Next up was the United Kingdom... The kids made their kidcot stop and we took a few pictures...

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We ran into these guys after getting the kids' kidcot masks done... Tailor decided to be a brat and not have anything to do with them so she was told to sit in her stroller and be quiet! I told her that if I needed to deal with her after we were done she would not like it! :headache:

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When I went back to Tailor she was ready to be a good girl... I must have given her the evil eye just enough so she knew I was serious...
 
Day 7 Part 2

Heading to France we ran into a photopass person and she took a few shots...

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Terry took some pics, as if you thought he wouldn't... :laughing:

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The kids did their kidcot masks and then looked around the gift shop...

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At this point we got a new traveler hanging out with us, no matter what we did, he just wouldn't go away!



We would like you all to meet... Pierre....



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Pierre and Tailor went and said hello to Belle and Beast... Well Pierre said Bonjour...

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Last year when the kids were taking pictures with Belle in World Showcase, Alec got a kiss on the cheek from Belle... This year he made sure that he stayed far enough away so that didn't happen... :rotfl:

Next stop is Morocco... First thing first is a family photo...

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It started to rain so Terry put Bertha away since she is like the Wicked Witch and she will melt in water... No pictures of Morocco for us...

We went into the gift shop and saw Aladdin and Jasmine taking pictures and signing autographs...

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The rain let up and we made our way to Japan...
 
Day 7 Part 3

We got to Japan and it was starting to sprinkle a little bit... We had a lunch ADR for Teppan Edo so I grabbed a rain poncho and covered our stroller up so it wouldn't get wet...

We had a few minutes to kill so Terry took a few pictures and we went and browsed the gift shop...

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We checked in for our ADR... Only waited a few minutes and we were seated! We were seated with a man and his daughter who was about 11, and a woman and her teenage son... Everyone chatted and had a good time...

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The gentleman who sat with us took a family photo for us...

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Our waitress got our drinks and made the kids chopsticks that would stay together and be easier for them to use...

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I am not gonna lie... She made me a set too... I can't eat with chopsticks... :sad2:

Our cook was Azusa... SHe was very nice and very funny... The kids liked her a lot...

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The food was ready to be cooked...

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Starting to build the onion volcano...

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My shrimp was saying good bye to everyone... And waving... :rotfl:

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She made Alec spicy...

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ANd she called Tailor a spicy princess...

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Day 7 Part 4

Lots of meat on the grill...

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Yummy food...

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Jordy was thirsty after eating all that food...

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They sang the Japanese version of Happy Birthday and gave Alec this paper hat...

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Then they put a candle into his ice cream...

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Terry snapped this one on the way out of Japan...

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We walked through American Adventure and got the kidcot masks done... Terry and Alec did a trivia on Oregon and failed miserably!!! :lmao: Apparently we need to brush up on state flower and bird...

We hit France next, did the kidcot and Terry found this guy who was very entertaining!

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After watching him perform for a while we took the kids to get their masks done... Terry got this shot...

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When we got to Germany Jordan had to go potty... I didn't ask if it was #1 or #2...

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Terry made sure everything came out alright... He also made sure Jordan washed his hands...

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The train set... Alec so wants one of these...

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It was getting hot and Jordo began to sweat... Now, apparently a hot, sweaty Asian attracts women... They were all drooling and begging to buy him a drink... It got a little uncomfortable when the ladies began to throw their bras and panties at him...

Here is a pic of the man candy trying to cool off...

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I made my way into the gift shop and drooled all over the clocks that my MIL would love... If I could afford to blow 2800 on a clock it would so be worth it to see her crap herself on Christmas morning! She loves clocks and would be in heaven if she got one of these...

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Next up was China... We didn't go to their show but we walked around and looked in the gift shop...

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Day 7 Part 5

On to Norway...

The kids got their masks out of the way and we decided to ride Maelstrom... Okay, this ride is one of my favorites, but you gotta admit it is kinda creepy for little kids... I was worried about what Tailor would think, especially with her sense of adventure gone on this trip... But she loved it! We had to ride it again right away! I was so relieved... We never stayed for the movie but I think next trip we might do that once...

The kids took their picture with the troll... My grandma loves these pictures, we have to get them every time we come... She is full Norwegian and has been to Norway a few times and gets a kick out of our pictures...

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We made to our final country on our around the world trip...

The kids finished their kidcot masks and we went to ride the Gran Fiesta Tour... Tailor loved that one also... Then we went and saw the glass store and there was a guy making all the awesome creations...

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Tailor tried to figure out how to get this on the airplane to take home...

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We were officially done with our World Showcase tour... By this time it was 7pm and we were 2 hours out from Illuminations... We grabbed frozen lemonades and soft pretzels then set out to get our spot for the show... Terry wanted to get some pictures so he was on a mission...

At 7:30 we got to our spot right across from American Adventure... At this point Tailor decided to be a brat... She got into one of her moods and I was not about to put up with it... She was being mean and hateful... At first it wasn't so bad but as it got closer to show time, it was bad... She wouldn't sit still in her stroller, she didn't want to sit on a towel on the ground, she didn't want to stand... She kept pushing her stroller away from us... I finally had ENOUGH and told her that if she didn't knock it off, I was taking her back to the resort... She continued and added a lovely shrieking that I am sure was pleasant to those around us... Right as the show was getting ready to begin she started kicking me and Alec and continued screaming... I grabbed her and her stroller and what bags I could so Terry and Alec didn't have to deal with them and left... I was not going to let her ruin the show for everyone else... There was no excuse for her behavior and if I would have just ignored it, she would have gotten the message that it was okay... As soon as we got to the front of the park she realized that she was gonna miss the fireworks and started asking me to take her back... Nope, sorry should have thought about that one... So I hauled everything out to the bus and waited in line for awhile... One finally came and we were able to get seats... We got back to Pop and walked into our room, I went to the bathroom and started getting my pajamas on and Terry and Alec walked in! They saw the entire show and still made it back less than 5 minutes after us!

We had a nice conversation with Tailor about her behavior and made it clear that she would spend the next day in our room and not have any fun if she did not get it turned around... She apologized and gave us hugs and asked if she was a good girl until the next time we went to Epcot if she could watch the fireworks show...

Here are a few of the Illuminations pictures Terry got...

Before the devil horns came out...

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Pierre being patient...

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We watched TV for a little bit and all fell asleep!

Next up: MNSSHP day!
 
Wow! I am loving your TR. You guys have adorable children. I am really loving the photos. I am a DLR vet who is toying with the idea of taking a trip to WDW, and these pics are helping to convince me. :thumbsup2
 
I'm finally caught up. I've been traveling and trying to catch up. I love your sweet Epcot day! You packed alot into one day. Well, you actually packed alot into all the days so far! :thumbsup2 Good for you for getting your princess back to her room. So many people try to deal with tired, crabby kiddos and keep doing everything - sometimes they just need a break! :lovestruc
 
Wow! I am loving your TR. You guys have adorable children. I am really loving the photos. I am a DLR vet who is toying with the idea of taking a trip to WDW, and these pics are helping to convince me. :thumbsup2

Welcome! You should go to WDW! I have been to Disneyland many times as a child, last trip was 2002 on our honeymoon... I really want to go back but we fly and the prices are usually the same from PDX to LAX ot MCO, so Florida has won the last few years...

I'm finally caught up. I've been traveling and trying to catch up. I love your sweet Epcot day! You packed alot into one day. Well, you actually packed alot into all the days so far! :thumbsup2 Good for you for getting your princess back to her room. So many people try to deal with tired, crabby kiddos and keep doing everything - sometimes they just need a break! :lovestruc

You are a travelin', aren't ya? You are always just leaving or getting back... I see you get to go visit your kids and grandkids soon! I bet you are excited! Terry and I almost moved to Minnesota when his job at the time was bought out and moved there... My parents flipped out... :laughing: They are lucky that I hate the snow... O-well, it worked out, he got a much better job now...

Tailor needed to be removed from the situation for sure... She wasn't tired at all, she was just being her... :rotfl: She can be a very selfish child when she wants to be and she wasn't getting her way... That's what happens when Daddy lets her do whatever she wants and leaves Mommy to deal with it later... :rolleyes1
 
Awesome job on getting the whole World Showcase done! :thumbsup2 Sorry you missed out on Illuminiations, but you did the right thing. :hug:

Denise
 
I think every kid has some sort of melt down at WDW....I think alot of moms do too!

Your fireworks pictures are some of the best I've seen!
 












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