Hi Gayle! I really miss you. I hope to see you around more. Thanks for stopping by.
Minnie Moo and DisneyGalUK!
Thanks for coming over as well.
Moo we need to exchange itineraries for Dec. to figure out a chance to get together.
Everybody Ready?
Then on with the show!
I just got my photo-pass CD the other day, so I have lot's of pics to share with you all!
Here's one from Magic Kingdom before the storm:
Getting off the buses with all of our stuff is really an accomplishment. The four kids, us, 2 back packs, a soft small cooler, that double stroller, and the sinking feeling you are going to forget something.
But I didn’t this time (remember my camera and video recorder last trip!).
We got there about 10:20ish. I don’t have a clue what happened to the time. Whether it ticked away while we were waiting for the bus or it took us longer get our groves going on, I just don’t know. There was barely a crowd at the gate and I was hopeful.
Until the winding path lead us to the wave pool area and the beaches were just packed. Oh well. We’ll manage. After all it’s a brilliant hot sunny day and I know I’m not the only one who was thinking what a great day for Typhoon Lagoon.
But as we wondered there were lots of open areas with empty chairs. I'd soon realize why the wave pool area is so crowded.
We made it to Ketchakiddie Creek and found an Umbrella and chairs and set up camp. You know, we put some chairs in a circle, threw some towels here and there and some T-shirts and I left Maddies’ diaper I just changed on one of them to seal the deal.
It was only a wet one, but no one else would really know for sure right? I read about doing that somewhere. And it was wrapped up, so it wasn’t getting anything dirty. Plus I was just seeing if anyone would bother with it. No one did and the first time I can back I threw it out.
There’s just something about touching someone elses kids diaper that’s soiled that gives you the heebie jeebies.
Today for example we ate out, and of course Mal had to go potty and for some reason this place keeps there toilet paper rolls in a large container on the floor. Someone threw their kids dirty diaper in it on top of the rolls. I just couldn’t reach in there and grab it out. Who knows how it was taken off. Plus I’m glad we won’t be eating there for a while cause I don’t even want to think about using the TP there. Reminder to grab napkins before I go in next time.
The plan was the boys were gonna go off and conquer some slides. I had the girls and we were splashing around the creek. Which is really cool.
Mal was in her glory. The baby was making her own fun too. I had no problem sitting down in the 1-2 foot deep areas with the baby and just keeping cool. There really is so much to do here for little ones. Tons of shooting guns and a water fall, slides, and a pirates ship.
I followed Mal around everywhere.
Then as I was walking buy with a baby in my arms some kid attacks me with a huge stream of water.
In the face.
And the baby's.
I got out of his reach and said a few words. I didn't yell, but, come on. This kid was plenty old enough to know better to do that to a baby. She was fine, just a little surprised. She loves the water. If it were just me, I would have sucked it up, but not when my precious baby is in my arms do you do that.
Then I discovered the photo pass guy. I asked him to follow Mal around a bit. He was so nice and he did and got some great shots of the girls.
There really were alot of great shots!
We took breaks to hydrate and re-lotion our selves. It was turning into a very hot and sunny day. Totally made up for yesterday’s soaking.
The boys came back to camp. I showed him the photo-pass armband I had and he showed me his.
Cool. We had a lot of catching up to do with the photo-pass people. We only got a few pictures from our rained out Magic Kingdom day.
I made the boys apply more lotion, drink some fluids, and they lead me to Crush and Gusher.
I’m always nervous about riding something for the first time. They informed me I had to ride in the back, Matt up front and Zack in the middle. Matt and I carried the tube up the stairs. Zach has height issues, but not as bad as me. He just has to hold on while going up the stairs.
He was like that as a little boy. Those metal mesh like bridges on play-scapes really freaked him out. He had to shuffle along taking the littlest steps.
We get to the top and hope on. I managed as gracefully as it was possible to get on the tube without making a scene, the boys were all on, the CM gives us the go sign and I start screaming!
And screaming and screaming and screaming. It’s all part of having fun. And really feeling like that little girl in the Disney commercial playing with her kid as a kid.
Except, I can’t really be a kid, but I can act like one.
I asked if they wanted to do it again and they said, “Only if you don’t scream. You sound like a mad woman.”
When we got back up, they said to the CM, “Did you hear my mom scream? She replied, “Yes, I could hear her screaming all the way down.”
That was my cue to do again and louder. Cause I’m a nice mom like that.
I was having fun with the boys and that’s all that mattered.
Next they took me to the wave pool.
WOW! I could spend an entire day there, and so could Matt. He loves this.
They have one like it at Michigan Adventures and we had to drag him out of it.
This is not for little ones, very rough and it really moves you. You can and most likely will get a foot, elbow, or some kind of body part from a complete stranger jabbed into some part of your body once or ten times. Consider yourself warned.
I say bring it!
You can hang out in the shallow end if you are timid or you can tread water in the deep end and worry your kids to no end and then amaze them with your mad body surfing skillz like I did.
Or you can land on top of one and hold them under for a few seconds unintentionally like I did as well.
I was feeling a little guilty about all the fun we were having so we headed back to camp and met up with Tim and the girls.
Had lunch. It was just counter service lunch and not much to mention except that when ordering Zack was unhappy with what he could pick from, so I gave him my adult order choice and took from the kids option, just for peace.
The cashier added a touch of pixie dust and included meal that she heard Zack wanted. Without using up a free dining credit.
Matt just wanted to hit the wave pool, so camp was moved to the wave pool.
They have a sitting area that the small waves can reach and just wet you enough to feel refreshed, which the girls loved, and the boys could play and we could watch them.
Tim and I took turns in the water mosh pit with the boys and realized that it was getting close to leaving so we could make our ADR at 1900 Park Fare for dinner.
The boys wanted to do Crush and Gusher one last time, which they did.
Twice.
And we headed out.
Happy.
Up Next time: One of our happiest places in the world, and these two really need to get a room.
I still have my ressie there for the last few days. I may move over from the Dolphin since I'll be solo at that point and it'll save me some $$ plus allow me to take ME to the airport for my trip home.
Great report so far - I have never seen so much rain (Your son did look quite happy to be paddling in it though - must be a boy thing!) 
