MacDaddy's and the MacDiddies Fall Break Fantabulous:I'm back! 8/17

[2ScottishPrincesses]

Fabby report, really enjoying your adventures so far. Our next trip is planned for October 2012 and as we've never been at that time of year I'm loving your references to how quiet it is at that time, you're definately selling the benefits of an autumn trip

 

[Krisscot]

What a nice afternoon minus the seriously jerky people you ran into. Seriously?! Who takes a child's bucket that doesn't belong to them? And what kind of a parent wouldn't see that and ask them to return it? Grrrr!!! You handled that really well.

Thanks!! I honestly was so mad I really had to think twice about what I said. It didn't help that Isobel is 5 and these were boys probably 10-14 and their parents didn't do a thing!!! That drives me NUTS! I hate to say it but there are many times I see that kind of apathy with parents of my students too. Just sad. No wonder we have Brazillian teenage groups that are out of control at WDW! But whatever. I hope someone steals their bucket! Ok that wasn't nice pfhhht ..

 

[nebo]

Thanks.
I was all nice and mellow when I sat down at the computer just now, and then I read about the hammock hijackers and my blood is boiling. No kidding, that's the kind of thing that get's me going, "Moe, Larry, cheese!"
I wish I could have been there to act on your behalf:

"Excuse me, but is that huge snake gone? That's what made my daughter pee herself when she was just lying in this hammock, I even left a book in it so no one would lie down in her pee while I went to get some water to wash it off, but your sons took the water pail so you'll just have to lie in it." "Have a nice day."

I, too, love CBR. If you do eat at Shutters, just don't get a steak, they're made from recycled old hammocks.
That somebody peed in.
But it can be really entertaining if you get a seat along the wall that separates the restaurant from the food court, right next to the tables are little "shutters" that open up over the food court tables below.

When we ate there once, I kept opening the shutter and making comments about this couple's food when they were sitting right next to me, then I'd close it before they could tell where it was coming from.. Great fun!
Ok, resume.

 

[Dsnygrl1205]

I so would have lost my cool over the bucket/hammock situation... I just never expect that kind of behavior from adults. Glad you didn't let it ruin your day, though!

 

[Krisscot]

Fabby report, really enjoying your adventures so far. Our next trip is planned for October 2012 and as we've never been at that time of year I'm loving your references to how quiet it is at that time, you're definately selling the benefits of an autumn trip

How fun!! October is great!!! We have been in July, March, and May and I definetly think Oct is best. But I think it is all making the best of any crowds once you get there that is key to making your vacation great!! We are going to try and go every fall break so maybe we will see you there in 2012!! I was just in Scotland last March and I am going again this March! I am an English teacher in high school and I take kids on educational trips. My husband's family (grandparents) are from Inverness Scotland. We are MacKenzie's We are you in Scotland? I will be in Glasgow and Edinburgh this March.

 

[Krisscot]

Thanks.
I was all nice and mellow when I sat down at the computer just now, and then I read about the hammock hijackers and my blood is boiling. No kidding, that's the kind of thing that get's me going, "Moe, Larry, cheese!"
I wish I could have been there to act on your behalf:

"Excuse me, but is that huge snake gone? That's what made my daughter pee herself when she was just lying in this hammock, I even left a book in it so no one would lie down in her pee while I went to get some water to wash it off, but your sons took the water pail so you'll just have to lie in it." "Have a nice day."

I, too, love CBR. If you do eat at Shutters, just don't get a steak, they're made from recycled old hammocks.
That somebody peed in.
But it can be really entertaining if you get a seat along the wall that separates the restaurant from the food court, right next to the tables are little "shutters" that open up over the food court tables below.

When we ate there once, I kept opening the shutter and making comments about this couple's food when they were sitting right next to me, then I'd close it before they could tell where it was coming from.. Great fun!
Ok, resume.

I know! It did make my blood boil. It took everything in my whole body not to just go OFF! Funny though I never had any probelm at the pool. Where you usually get into real estate power struggles. There kids were playing in the nasty lake so I hope they picked up some sort of algae. OOOO that was mean I know

I really like CBR too especially since we had a car. If we didn't it might be a little harder. But we were also really close to OPR. I also really like POR... Not sure where we will stay in Oct. The really good deals right now are for values, but I am hoping that it will extend to moderates soon.

We never tried shutters while we were there. It just looked like an extension of the food court. So we didn't try. I had too many resv at other places for our TS. I wish I was going in Dec with all of you guys. A little hard to just pop over from AZ.

 

[Krisscot]

I so would have lost my cool over the bucket/hammock situation... I just never expect that kind of behavior from adults. Glad you didn't let it ruin your day, though!

No... I was just too happy my husband was arriving to let it continue to bug me... And if I had seen them again I would have given the nasty staredown With my 6'3" husband behind me It does bother me that some people can be so rude though.... But it is obvious where the kids learned it.

 

[2ScottishPrincesses]

How fun!! October is great!!! We have been in July, March, and May and I definetly think Oct is best. But I think it is all making the best of any crowds once you get there that is key to making your vacation great!! We are going to try and go every fall break so maybe we will see you there in 2012!! I was just in Scotland last March and I am going again this March! I am an English teacher in high school and I take kids on educational trips. My husband's family (grandparents) are from Inverness Scotland. We are MacKenzie's We are you in Scotland? I will be in Glasgow and Edinburgh this March.

what a lovely welcome I work in Glasgow and live just outside of it, where are you staying? We're about 99.9% sure we're going October 2012, it means the girls being out of school for a few days which I don't do as a rule but I'm getting more laid back in my old age and the lure of MNSSHP & F&W Festival is taking over the sensible grounded side of my brain

 

[Krisscot]

what a lovely welcome I work in Glasgow and live just outside of it, where are you staying? We're about 99.9% sure we're going October 2012, it means the girls being out of school for a few days which I don't do as a rule but I'm getting more laid back in my old age and the lure of MNSSHP & F&W Festival is taking over the sensible grounded side of my brain

Not quite sure where we are staying yet. I take high school students and it is all done through and educational tour company so I will probably find out in the next month or so. I took my kids out of school for an extra week this time and I think if they are dedicated to making up the work then it wasn't a big deal. And October was a really good time

 

[Krisscot]

Sorry for the time between posts... I have been super sick and then Scot drew his shift for the next year (he has the same shift for a year) and he will have to go back to graveyards ewwwwww so our household has been in an uproar.... But I am muddling through with sudafed and hope to get a couple more posts up.

So we picked up Scot at OPR and let him drop off his stuff at the room before rushing him over to Epcot. I had made reservations at the Coral Reef for later that night because I knew Epcot was his favorite park. We also planned to go there the next day. Scot was as excited to be there as I was excited to have him there.

So of course he had to get in on Perry the Platypus' adventures...

Of course we explained to him our whole theory of the tram and he was fine with walking off the extra calories. With the amount of carmel corn we ate we needed the walking.

We didn't have a lot of time before our reservation so it was just a teaser. Isobel had fallen asleep the minute we put her in the stroller (the sand bucket incident was just too much apparently) and we decided to just wander a little. We took our obligatory picture in front of the ball even if Isobel was asleep...

out like a light...

There was also an artist displayed in the art store off to the right of the ball. I ended up buying 2 5x7 pictures.. One of the haunted mansion and one of pirates of the caribbean. When we came out of the store we realized that someone had left a video camera on the bench right next to the store. We looked around and waited to see if anyone came back for it and then we just turned it in to guest relations. I hope they came back for it.

It was time for our reservations... I was excited because I have never been to Coral Reef in all of the time I had been coming to WDW. I had heard a lot about the yummy food and Katie especially wanted to try the Chocolate wave.

Perry communing with the sea life

cont..

 

[Krisscot]

cont from the last post...

I ordered the Scottish Salmon and Scot ordered some pasta with mussels and shrimp. Katie had the fried chicken and Isobel had the roasted chicken.

We had great seats! We sat in one of the large booths that overlooked the whole aquarium. Perfect view and no one crawling over you to see the fish.

Soon it was time for desert and time for the Chocolate WAVE!!!

this was Katie's. Scot and I both had the Creme Brule and Isobel had the make your own sundae...

I was stuffed!!! This was a day full of eating! I was going to have to walk more than just from the parking lot to burn these calories.

cont...

 

[Krisscot]

cont from the last post...

After leaving Coral Reef, we were walking by nemo and friends and noticed that a couple had jumped up with nemo to take a picture...And well you know if someone is jumping off the cliff then we might as well do it to...

Before we left we had to see if we could slip on Mission Space. This is the other ride that Isobel was just chomping at the bit to ride. Scot loves anything to do with NASA, airplanes, space, anything like that...and when Mission space came out he was stoked to be able to ride it. He rode it once. Ever since then he won't even ride the MS lite version. He wants nothing to do with it. So I took both girls to see if Isobel was tall enough..

She was and off we went. I was worried that Isobel wouldn't handle it well, but she loved it. The only thing she was concerned about was if she wouldn't press the right button at the right time. We helped her out and we landed our craft safely. No need for the barf bags thank goodness.

So we rode spaceship earth (you have to do that at least once every visit to Epcot) Perry even liked it...

and then we were done for the day...

Up Next: Our First Full Day at Epcot and Yes I Am Too Full For Dinner

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Great update!!! I'm glad to hear you liked Coral Reef. Was there plenty to eat for a family that aren't huge seafood lovers? I like seafood but the rest of the family does not. I love that Nemo picture!

 

[Krisscot]

Great update!!! I'm glad to hear you liked Coral Reef. Was there plenty to eat for a family that aren't huge seafood lovers? I like seafood but the rest of the family does not. I love that Nemo picture!

Yeah I really liked it, what is funny though is I expected A LOT more seafood choices. There wasn't really any. I mean salmon is freshwater and there were many pasta choices but not your traditional lobster, shrimp, etc. Things you would see when going to a strictly seafood restaurant so they should be totally fine. Nemo...was funny. They mostly had that side of epcot closed off and after we blackmailed the other couple into breaking the rules for us too my husband kept saying "hurry I don't want them to bust us... I am a police officer for heaven's sake" I thought it was pretty funny.

 

[mickeystoontown]

First off, have to say that I love the picture in your signature. I don't remember that being there before. Is it new?

Okay, now to the Disney stuff. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the Coral Reef. We didn't try it until a few years ago and we fell in love with it. Everything we have ever ordered has been very good. I didn't know that they had fried chicken on the menu. The chocolate wave...

 

[Dsnygrl1205]

Great update! That picture in your signature is so cute! You have a beautiful family!!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Yeah I really liked it, what is funny though is I expected A LOT more seafood choices. There wasn't really any. I mean salmon is freshwater and there were many pasta choices but not your traditional lobster, shrimp, etc. Things you would see when going to a strictly seafood restaurant so they should be totally fine. Nemo...was funny. They mostly had that side of epcot closed off and after we blackmailed the other couple into breaking the rules for us too my husband kept saying "hurry I don't want them to bust us... I am a police officer for heaven's sake" I thought it was pretty funny.

Awesome!! Thank you. I love your new signature photo.

 

[dawnbu40]

Hi! I followed your ticker over from our TR and now I'm all caught up

I am really enjoying reading about your adventures and your girls are just adorable

Looking forward to more!

 

[smidgy]

nebo told me about your bucket/hammock story. I would have been furious!

glad I could check in with you and find out more about you guys!!! great looking family.. I always wondered what it would have been like to have girls!!!

well, I finally have a granddaughter! cnat' wait to read more!!!

 

[Krisscot]

First off, have to say that I love the picture in your signature. I don't remember that being there before. Is it new?

Okay, now to the Disney stuff. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the Coral Reef. We didn't try it until a few years ago and we fell in love with it. Everything we have ever ordered has been very good. I didn't know that they had fried chicken on the menu. The chocolate wave...

Yes it is new! We had family pictures taken and the photographer emailed me this candid one she had taken when the kids were goofing around. WE haven't gotten the rest yet but if they are like this they should be good. I didn't know they had fried chicken either... I think Katie had real puzzled look on her face over what to order (she is a typical picky 11 year old) and then I think they just started making stuff up

Great update! That picture in your signature is so cute! You have a beautiful family!!

Thanks! It was shot on accident when the kids were goofing around at our real family pics... The photographer is an old high school student of mine!

Awesome!! Thank you. I love your new signature photo.

Thanks! All my camera hams!

Hi! I followed your ticker over from our TR and now I'm all caught up

I am really enjoying reading about your adventures and your girls are just adorable

Looking forward to more!

Yay!!! They sure are full of the dickens... But I think they are pretty cute. They keep me running so fast chasing them I should be a skinny supermodel Hopefully someday I can write a TR with my girls! That would be funny! Glad to have you here!