Move over Dumbo our circus is taking over! Surprise trip adventure!!

Fun pictures of the kids with the cars and the videos too...your kids are a hoot!

You broke your sunglasses? Well, we have new sunglasses, new shoes, new pants. What's next?

Biergarten....used to love it but very disappointed the last time we went. I hope you guys had a better experience.
 
LAWD!!! I was soooooo far behind on this one!!! I thought for sure I had subbed to it, but for some reason I was not. :confused3

you were gone for a week cruisin the high seas remember?!? Yes your going to be behind!!! Now that your home started your report i hope you stay on the Dis! I missed you!!

Anywho, I am caught up now. No way I will remember to comment on everything, but I will hit the highlights that I remember...

You didn't take notes?!? :confused3 Geesh.

The back of the car was so cute!!! Great job, MoMom!!! :thumbsup2

She did a great job ont eh back of the car! and it stayed!!! ALL the way down! i was shocked!

I hear you on the LONNNNG overnight rides to WDW. :faint: We did that for this cruise. While it was super fun to ride along with our friends, we were squished and the night was long. We were creeking and moaning and groaning when we finally got out of the car too. ::yes:: Come to think of it, our pit stops got longer and longer as the night wore on. We may or may not have had 20-30 minute long pit stops along the way. :rotfl2:

How long does it take you to driver there? I mean since D~ Is Planning this road trip from Minn and all?!?! :lmao:
The longest we stopped was at the FL welcome center and the waffle house on the way home. other then that we were stuck in the Aspen! YES we creaked popped snapped:

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The sunlight BURNED the corneas it was rough getting out of the car when we did!!! the kids are still bendable so they can fit in the backseat without an issue! Me? Not so much...

Have I told you how much we :lovestruc POR? That is the most fantastic resort. We will greatly miss it when Gabe outgrows that little bed. :worried:

POR is just beautiful.. your right as soon as the kids outgrow that bed we will be forced to get two rooms. or just stay at AoA?!?!

YUCK, on the squishy sneakers. :mad: I feel the same way...such an awful feeling. :( I had NO IDEA you could get sneakers at Mouse Gears. :confused3

NO! squishy feet are a HUGE no no! I didn't know about the shoes either!
Here are the shoes i bought!

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Probably should have posted this earlier! I will have to take a pic of the pants/capri's too. they are the best thing i have EVER bought!!!

Yep, you were just vying for a new Disney wardrobe, it was all a part of your plan!! :laughing:

Apparently!!! :rotfl:

So much magical pixie dust was dumped on you and yours...except for Morticia. Get a job somewhere else, lady!!! :headache: BUT, so many folks more than made up for it!!!! :dance3:

No Kidding!!! she is awful! But like i said for one Morticia we had 6 Danielle's!

Oh, you left us at Beirgarten! You know how much WE liked it. I hope you did too... popcorn::

You gotta wait! na na na na...

And your Target shenanigans>>> LOVE!!!!!!

I have no idea what it is about that store that makes all of us act like kids.. it does EVERY TIME!

Fun pictures of the kids with the cars and the videos too...your kids are a hoot!

We have a blast! they are LOTS of fun to be around!!! i can't wait for you to meet them!!!

You broke your sunglasses? Well, we have new sunglasses, new shoes, new pants. What's next?

I KNOW! I tell you i wanted it ALL! this was all Disney's way of tell me i need them.. ALL of it to come home with me! :thumbsup2

Biergarten....used to love it but very disappointed the last time we went. I hope you guys had a better experience.

This was our first visit here so i don't have anything to compare it too?!?!

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SO sorry to have left it off yesterday i wanted to post more pictures and how we liked it. But Photobucket took a vacation i guess and wouldn't let me back IN!!!

Yesterday:
Homework. Compound predicates and subjects. WHAT A PAIN!!! UGH Study for spelling tests.. then ran to school to start registration for volleyball/boys basketball!

Plus Piper is in heat. Logan is acting like a TOTAL FOOL. panting whining life at my house right now is NOT FUN! I might just send Logan in NOW to be neutered. This is driving me and the whole house INSANE! i cannot wait until this is over.

Today? i plan on NOTHING but a nice LONG hot shower. this weather is killing me. I didn't sleep well my knee was acting up all night like on a scale of 1-10 the pain in my knee cap is at 20.. even putting my brace on this morning i was in pain!!!

OK FUN stuff now. Lets hope all programs want to work well today so i can get a NICE update done! Before i lose EVERYONE!
 
Waiting to see what you thought of Biergarten. I so wanted to try that, but my kids weren't so excited about it, so we never did.

I will put it on the list for next time. Gosh, I hope it is still around by then.
 

Ohhhh, German food! Ya ya, did you order das schnitzel and streudel?

Okay I'll stop being ridiculous.

It's really cool that kids can take pictures with the cars they design! I didn't know that, heh. O.o
 
Not before long we were whisked away to our table, and transformed into the night of a small German town! (Seating us was a very not so terrible to look at German- Hans.) Our waitress was an adorable German girl, who I forgot her name, let's call her Olga..
Olga was More then happy to help us with our beer selections! We wanted AUTHENTIC BEER!


Olga was QUICK to bring us our drinks..
Tom's darker beer:


Mine:


They brought our meat plates and bread which were yum!

Then Olga explained how the buffet worked- ya know you get up, walkover to where the food is, fill the plate, go back to your seat... do it all over again... It's rough..

Here are our plates:
Meg's


Zack's Plate:


My plate


Not so appetizing looking.. the meatball COLD wasn't so yummy. Yet everything else WAS!
There were lots of fish selections- meat plates cheeses- and boat loads of sausages.

As soon as everyone was seated two young girls were seated with us! found out they were part of the college program in Disney, and were out having a girls day! poor little things had no idea what they were getting themselves into sitting with us!

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Just like European Vacation and Chevy Chase!!! Tom said he would have worn the Lederhosen had we bought it... I was furious i could not find this fab outfit for him in the store where i got those AWESOME sunglasses!!!
next time.. The girls with us had no clue in what we were talking about, we did try to keep them in our conversations. :confused3

THEN the show started!!!! Pictures are from Zack and I



this Totally could have been Tom!!!!







ziggy zaggy ziggy zaggy ** ** **! we do this ALL THE TIME at home!!! (Tom is German tries to instill some German into the kids) ---Sláinte

We had a hollering great time!

I was memorized by this guy..










i see the moon..




BRING OUT THE HORNS!





There is nothing more attractive then a bald guy with a TUBA!!!



Holy cow the amount of talent in this little band of merry men!!!



I was utterly impressed with the show. like i said earlier memorized! Even the little sing-a-long of it's a small world, then Happy Birthday in German! more Ziggy Zaggy's Lot's OF FUN!!!

**Next post i am about up to my picture capacity... WHY would the Dis block out the O-I from ziggy zaggy?!?!?! is that swearing?!?!


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Awa hang in there! Sounds like you are having a bit of a rough day.

yesterday was bad.. Patience 0.. I had to walk away!!! today will be better!

Waiting to see what you thought of Biergarten. I so wanted to try that, but my kids weren't so excited about it, so we never did.

I will put it on the list for next time. Gosh, I hope it is still around by then.

It's TONS of fun!!!! I don't see this one going anywhere for a while..

Ohhhh, German food! Ya ya, did you order das schnitzel and streudel?

Okay I'll stop being ridiculous.

It's really cool that kids can take pictures with the cars they design! I didn't know that, heh. O.o


:rotfl: :rotfl2: :lmao: WE DID!!! No stopping being ridicules! that would mean i have to do it all by myself!
Oh yeah.. There are pictures of pictures everywhere you really have to play with EVERYTHING you can to see what it all can do!!! always some little spark of treasure around every corner!!
 
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OK i do think it's really funny how the dis is blocking out the Ziggy zaggy song!!! :confused3

Then Olga brought out cards for the kids!







Isn't that adorable?!?! Then they brought out more cupcakes and sang!!!
SUCH an entertaining lunch!!!

we were having such a wonderful time, yet it was time to SKEDADDLE out of here and start another adventure!

Once we walked out we were met with.... ANOTHER DOWNPOUR!!!


gah...



So we ducked into the teddy bear shop next door to wait out the storm.
PHOTOSHOOT!!!















always look UP!







someone playing with the camera...





I HAD to go and find a DSA!!! so i went out left the family in the store Meg i know was coloring a duffy the boys were playing with whatever sword-weapon they could find.. it was my time to run away for a minute!!!
Poncho on... i went to italy!
POOF!

this is also MY TIME, i needed some me and my woobie time to enjoy the sites:









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a tad better


RAIN GO AWAY!



your making all my shots FLAT and boring!!!





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This was about enough me time and i had to go back to get the family!!!
I see they were having fun too




that's ME (looking pretty AWFUL from walking around in the rain!!!) :rotfl2:


and HAPPY ohh i mean Tom


Lo and Behold LOOK WHO WE RAN INTO!!!!


BA! Told you we met up with Tess (Iamthequeen) and the amazing Charlie!!! Aaaaaaand i have pictures to PROVE IT!!!! (this time) You have to know what an amazing couple these two are! I consider myself one of the luckiest Dis-er's around to have been able to meet-get to know- and become friends with Tess!!! She is one of the loveliest kind heart-ed people i have ever met!!! :hug: (I hate selfies. really terrible..)

3 posts in one day is pretty good and i hope this will satisfy your hungry eyes until tomorrow!!!






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Hmmmm, I wonder it if would be unDisney like to carry around a magical wand and just whack cast members on the head for being snarky and less than magical??

But what a turnaround at Epcot, free stuffies gotta love that.

Wet shoes and wet pants, there is definitely nothing fun about that. I've often wondered where all the water mysteriously goes so quickly, maybe its part of Florida's reclaimed water program and they use it in the fountains.
 
Oh Beirgarten is SO yummy, and the polka band SO FUN! Glad you all enjoyed it as much as we did. I am not a beer drinker, but Brian had a great time with a beer flight...four different beers. He was in heaven. :thumbsup2
 
Loving the update! I have been wanting to get over to Germany every time I go to Epcot and I just never seem to be able to. I know we will on our upcoming March trip because BF is going to want beer. A LOT OF BEER! :drinking1:drinking1 (Me, I prefer rum pirate:).

That show looks pretty good, we'll have to swing by there this time and try to catch a glimpse. This is why I follow everyone's TR so I can get some good ideas.

So sorry the rain didn't hold out. Being wet and cold is just no fun at all. Although I'm sure it wasn't cold in FL.
 
It looks like you're all having a great time in Epcot so far--minus the rain! We had the same experience on our trip.

Biergarten looks like a great time. We loved those guys playing the bells and tipping each other's over and stuff! The girls thought that was too funny. My DH tried some beer when we were there but I don't remember what he had.

Love the picture that is all little squares. That's pretty fun!

I LOVE the Mickey shoes you bought! I looked at this easy couple times but didn't get them. They are just so cute!
 
Those shoes are adorable! Can't wait to see the capris :)

I have to try Beirgarten. I just don't like the idea of sitting with strangers.....maybe if I ever take a trip with a larger group??? Hint hint.....

Darn rain......what is it about Epcot?!
 
I'm so glad you enjoyed Biergarten. I wish we could go for the entertainment and dessert only because then we'd go back in a heartbeat. Sometimes it is hard to include others at your table in your conversation, but glad you gave it a good try.

Great pictures in the Germany shop and as you toured over to Italy. The rain really was insane in September (Nicki said it is the rainiest September she can remember in many, many years).

:cool1::cool1::cool1: meeting Tess and Charlie again.
 
Every single time I read a post about Biergarten (is that how it's spelled?) I think of European Vacation. I love that movie! Remember the part where Clark is getting slapped silly by the other dancer guys? Hilarious!:lmao:

Anyway, the food looks pretty darn tasty. We have yet to try the restaurant because we aren't fans of sharing a table with strangers. I can meet total strangers from the internet a/k/a the Disboards but I feel funny when sitting with others. I'm weird like that. :rotfl:
 
Hi Mo,

I'm just getting all caught up on your trip report. Your long, boring drive down reminded me of the many trips we took to WDW back in the days when we drove. We had three kids, a conversion van, and a DH who hated to turn the driving over to anyone else. :drive: We usually drove 13 - 14 hours the first day, then had a short 4 -5 hour drive to the resort. Driving through the night like you did must have been really hard. :faint:

The Biergarten is a lot of fun. I'm not crazy about the food, but the entertainment makes up for it. :)
 
Holy - 3 posts in one day batman!!!

I've had a Biergarten ADR, I think, for every trip - and every trip, it gets cancelled. One day we will eat there. Sadly - we live in a VERY German Catholic town... So, I invision Biergarten to be very much like our twice-yearly Sausage Supper... So, when we go to Disney, I really like to do things I can't do at home.

But it looks good and it looks like you all had fun!

Yay for Woobie and Mo time! :woohoo:

And yay for seeing Tess and Charlie!!! I agree - LOVE Tess!!!! I haven't met Charlie yet though... I am sure he is fabulous since Tess picked him. :lovestruc

Love the new shoes... I did look at them a few times while we were there - I didn't get them though.

Curious about your new pants.... I think you need to post pics. Puuuuuleeeeeeze.

Hopefully the rest of your day is much less wet.

D~
 
Great updates. I haven't eaten at Biergarten since EPCOT opened. My daughter and her husband don't like German food so I probably won't be either
You look like you are all haven't fun despite the rain.
The new shoes are cute and I can't wait to see the pants.
I hope you have a good day.

Liz
 
Hmmmm, I wonder it if would be unDisney like to carry around a magical wand and just whack cast members on the head for being snarky and less than magical??

I like this idea and i may use it next time i am in Disney. Just BONK.. your magically happy now... Smile damn it.

But what a turnaround at Epcot, free stuffies gotta love that.

I KNOW!!!!!!!! I still cannot believe the magic pixi dust!!!

Wet shoes and wet pants, there is definitely nothing fun about that. I've often wondered where all the water mysteriously goes so quickly, maybe its part of Florida's reclaimed water program and they use it in the fountains.

nooooo No wet clothes. i had to buy new stuff if they wanted to keep going. I will not say no to new DISNEY clothes!!

Oh Beirgarten is SO yummy, and the polka band SO FUN! Glad you all enjoyed it as much as we did. I am not a beer drinker, but Brian had a great time with a beer flight...four different beers. He was in heaven. :thumbsup2

It was good!!! I saw someone else with the 4 beer thing! i wish i would have done that instead of that monstrosity I was drinking!!!
I DESPISE Polka music..... like my head will explode.. Yet this? WAS FANTASTIC! maybe just he reference with chevy chase i dunno.. but it was really fantastic.

Loving the update! I have been wanting to get over to Germany every time I go to Epcot and I just never seem to be able to. I know we will on our upcoming March trip because BF is going to want beer. A LOT OF BEER! :drinking1:drinking1 (Me, I prefer rum pirate:).

Thank you!
Germany is LOTS of fun! I will say there are a lot of different beers to try there! There are two places to get all the beers too, If you don't get an ADR for Beirgarten. if you take a walk towards the entrance there is a bar then outside there is a cart which will sell tons of the beers!!!


That show looks pretty good, we'll have to swing by there this time and try to catch a glimpse. This is why I follow everyone's TR so I can get some good ideas.

I don't think they will let you in unless you have a ressie?!?!
The food was good.. Not outstanding... way fun experience!!! that's what we are always looking for!

So sorry the rain didn't hold out. Being wet and cold is just no fun at all. Although I'm sure it wasn't cold in FL.

It's epcot so we are always ready for rain in Epcot!!! :rotfl2:
Wet and cold? NO FLIPPING WAY! Ever. Wet and FL hot? not soooooo bad.
not allowed to have wet feet!

It looks like you're all having a great time in Epcot so far--minus the rain! We had the same experience on our trip.

Ugh that crazy rain! almost time to build an arc!
we will always make the best out of the situation!!!

Biergarten looks like a great time. We loved those guys playing the bells and tipping each other's over and stuff! The girls thought that was too funny. My DH tried some beer when we were there but I don't remember what he had.

It is a great time! Did he like the beer? I did!!!

Love the picture that is all little squares. That's pretty fun!

Kids and cameras... something will always come out interesting!!!

I LOVE the Mickey shoes you bought! I looked at this easy couple times but didn't get them. They are just so cute!

Thank you!! They are super cute! I am NOT a fan of ked like shoes. they are the worst for your ankles and knees. But i was in NEED!

Those shoes are adorable! Can't wait to see the capris :)

I need to take a picture of them!!! i loooooooove them.

I have to try Beirgarten. I just don't like the idea of sitting with strangers.....maybe if I ever take a trip with a larger group??? Hint hint.....

I understand the meaning behind sitting with strangers- as that's what they do there. and i have no problem sitting with anyone. (as i a sure you know) You really need to have a fun family sitting with you. otherwise it would just be awkward! These two girls were trying to be fun and outgoing.
Poor kids..

Darn rain......what is it about Epcot?!

I have no idea! I believe the imaginears did something that bring on rain at epcot when certain people walk through the bag check. it's the only explanation i can come up with.

I'm so glad you enjoyed Biergarten. I wish we could go for the entertainment and dessert only because then we'd go back in a heartbeat.

I agree! I didn't think the food was out of this world. There are such better places, yet the entertainment was worth going! I couldn't eat many of the desserts, the ones i did have were DELISH! Tom doesn't ask for too much when going to Disney, except for Ohana. I'm secretly hoping this one time there was enough! especially now that we know we can get the beer at one of the carts!

Sometimes it is hard to include others at your table in your conversation, but glad you gave it a good try.

It really is especially when they are younger kids, and we are--- Well Not such a quiet, shy family.. a bit boisterous??? <-- that's a good description right?

Great pictures in the Germany shop and as you toured over to Italy. The rain really was insane in September (Nicki said it is the rainiest September she can remember in many, many years).

Well, this makes me feel so much better!!! it was CRAZY the amount of rain this trip!!!! i should have bought flippers instead of gym shoes!!!

:cool1::cool1::cool1: meeting Tess and Charlie again.

and i have pictures!!!
they are really sweet couple and i love them dearly!!!

Every single time I read a post about Biergarten (is that how it's spelled?) I think of European Vacation. I love that movie! Remember the part where Clark is getting slapped silly by the other dancer guys? Hilarious!:lmao:

YES YES YES!!!
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This is the best picture i can find!! So i looked it up it's spelled: biergarten you are CORRECT! whoop!
Love the vacation movies: "Hey kids look- big Ben parliament" over and over <-- another saying we use A LOT.. maybe too much..

Anyway, the food looks pretty darn tasty. We have yet to try the restaurant because we aren't fans of sharing a table with strangers. I can meet total strangers from the internet a/k/a the Disboards but I feel funny when sitting with others. I'm weird like that. :rotfl:

The food was OK, the experience was well worth it! No your not weird, if it was a fellow Dis-er i would have been thrilled. But these were a coupld of young kids on a Disney day.. and we are... Well US. :rotfl2: takes a special kinda Disney person to be able to hang with my family!



Hi!!! Your leaving SOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!

I'm just getting all caught up on your trip report. Your long, boring drive down reminded me of the many trips we took to WDW back in the days when we drove. We had three kids, a conversion van, and a DH who hated to turn the driving over to anyone else. :drive: We usually drove 13 - 14 hours the first day, then had a short 4 -5 hour drive to the resort. Driving through the night like you did must have been really hard. :faint:

A conversion van would be the way to go!!! We were squished in my Apsen!
WOW he did that huge drive himself?!?! Where do you stop to rest?!? i want to stop next time we drive. that was a rough one coming home. we were all dead on our tails took forever to get back to real life.

The Biergarten is a lot of fun. I'm not crazy about the food, but the entertainment makes up for it. :)

100% agree with you. I do believe people should do it once, once was enough for me!

Holy - 3 posts in one day batman!!!

eh it was mostly pictures which i have an abundance of.

I've had a Biergarten ADR, I think, for every trip - and every trip, it gets cancelled. One day we will eat there. Sadly - we live in a VERY German Catholic town... So, I invision Biergarten to be very much like our twice-yearly Sausage Supper... So, when we go to Disney, I really like to do things I can't do at home.

You do have to do it at least once. It's exactly like European vacation without the beating of Chevy Chase. If that's what you have?!?!
The same with us.. Like to do things we don't have here!

But it looks good and it looks like you all had fun!

Of course we did! you know us!!!!

Yay for Woobie and Mo time! :woohoo:

HAD to have some me time. really wanted to do more of twilight shooting. but it wasn't in the cards.

And yay for seeing Tess and Charlie!!! I agree - LOVE Tess!!!! I haven't met Charlie yet though... I am sure he is fabulous since Tess picked him. :lovestruc

he is a fantastic guy! Just love him! the two of them together cannot be beat! Such a great Disney duo!!!

Love the new shoes... I did look at them a few times while we were there - I didn't get them though.

dang it we could have been twinkies!

Curious about your new pants.... I think you need to post pics. Puuuuuleeeeeeze.

I do need to i do just looooove them!

Hopefully the rest of your day is much less wet.
D~

it's still raining here.. and my knee cap is still killing me.


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Yesterday was such a better day. I wasn't in a murderous mood.. Probably shouldn't say that.
I was in a cooking mood so i made Chili! Totally needed. Bad cold wet weather called for Chili kinda day. It was a fast chili not slow cooked but still came out yummy.

Have to work this lovely job then off to go work Job #2 from 3-9... yes 9. blah. I will be tired tomorrow. I have my handy dandy knee brace i should be OK.

Hope you all have a SUN SHINING good day!!! :wizard:
 





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