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

[Chicago Mo]

I know... It's not like you were busy or anything?

Hehehe... I am here all day - updating like crazy!

D~

crap there is more?!?! Need to jump over there!

 

[STLMickeyMom]

Merry Christmas!!! We got nerf guns for Christmas too! Did you also spend the day all trying to shoot each other in the butt too?

 

[Clarf]

What a fun Christmas!

OMG, your ferret! I'm glad he didn't get hurt. They never learn.

Love the monorail around the tree!

Remember I told you Maura picked out a Jack Skellington blanket for Jason for Christmas? Well, guess what? He got me the same blanket! Hah! Great minds think alike.

Have a great new year!

 

[Sisa]

Our Christmas was wonderful, thanks for asking.

Looks like you all had a very good Christmas too! I love all the Christmas cookie baking. We do the same, make a bunch of different kinds of cookies. I like the Santa one, pretty cool!

I couldn't help but laugh reading about Stevie and the vacuum but also felt sorry for him. Did he learn his lesson? Does he stay away now?

Santa brought and set up a monorail around the tree....how amazingly awesome!!!! Apparently he didn't get the memo that we needed one too!

Sure looks like the kiddos got spoiled!

Ugh, I despise the after Christmas clean up.

So glad you all enjoyed your holiday. Happy New Year!

 

[Clio]

Poor Stevie. Glad he's okay but it does sound funny.
You guys made a lot of cookies. It's great that your kids helped. I made 3 batches of cookies. One of which a was thumb print cookies with Hershey's kisses but I used sugar cookie dough instead of peanut butter.
Christmas looks like a lot of fun. Lucky you, getting a monorail and having Santa setting it up. We went to my niece's and there were about 20 people in total. All adults except for my 2 yr. old nephew. We had fun.
Have a happy new year.
Liz

 

[solana131]

Oh no....poor Stevie! LOL
Glad you had a great Christmas and I'm so glad you got to spend lots of time with the kiddos.
Love the monorail around the tree. Next year I might do that too
Happy New Year!!!!

 

[OregonMomToWDW]

Glad you had a great Christmas. It is good to take time off from technology to spend with family.

Our Christmas was good too, but my kids let me sleep until 7. Then it was open stockings, make breakfast and eat, then open the presents. We were done and out of the house by 9 to go to the coast to see my parents and my sister and her family. So, it was good.

 

[KatMark]

Wonderful Christmas photos, Mo.

Wishing you and yours a very

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[ach222]

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year! Looks like you guys had a great holiday! I spy some Disney Infinity stuff in the gift piles, DS got that for Christmas as well and is obsessed! Hope you got to enjoy your time off.

 

[MissMaryQC]

Glad you guys enjoyed your Christmas so much! Hope you got some good family time in while you're off work!

 

[DMGeurts]

Hahaha... I shouldn't laugh at poor Stevie - but he is a nut. One day he might learn?

Loved hearing about your Christmas, it looks like all of you had a blast!

Loved the monorail!

And hehehe about the National Lampoon reference... Love that movie - didn't get to watch it at all this year. So sad, it's a favorite.

Looks like everyone had fun!

Love ya - Miss ya!!!

D~

 

[ememtingle]

I'm here! I'm so excited to go back and read all about it.
And I love your daughters Duffy dress!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Merry Christmas!!! We got nerf guns for Christmas too! Did you also spend the day all trying to shoot each other in the butt too?

Of course!!! What fun is it to get new guns and not try to murder your family?!?
I am finding the bullets ALL over the place too.

What a fun Christmas!

Thanks! we did have a good time.

OMG, your ferret! I'm glad he didn't get hurt. They never learn.

He is an idiot... No your right they do not learn. ever.. He is still going after the vacuum! Such trouble!!!

Love the monorail around the tree!

Isn't it cool?!?! I like it so much better then a train!

Remember I told you Maura picked out a Jack Skellington blanket for Jason for Christmas? Well, guess what? He got me the same blanket! Hah! Great minds think alike.

Have a great new year!

Oh NO KIDDING!!! That is AWESOME! i don't have a Jack blanket... I think i need to rectify this situation!!! LOL

Our Christmas was wonderful, thanks for asking.

So happy to hear!!

Looks like you all had a very good Christmas too! I love all the Christmas cookie baking. We do the same, make a bunch of different kinds of cookies. I like the Santa one, pretty cool!

It was a BIG cookie! still didn't make them all... Pretty happy about it.. other wise i would have to eat them all..

I couldn't help but laugh reading about Stevie and the vacuum but also felt sorry for him. Did he learn his lesson? Does he stay away now?

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He is an idiot.. and No he didn't learn his lesson he is still going after the vacuum!!! Stevie is FEARLESS and is constantly looking for trouble. Which makes him the perfect clown of our family.

Santa brought and set up a monorail around the tree....how amazingly awesome!!!! Apparently he didn't get the memo that we needed one too!

It's it awesome?!?! I LOVE it.. It's Disneyland... I need a world one now.

Sure looks like the kiddos got spoiled!

Don't they ALWAYS?

Ugh, I despise the after Christmas clean up.

the WORST! I wish there was a clean up crew i could call!

So glad you all enjoyed your holiday. Happy New Year!

Hope you New Year was wonderful! Ours was nice and quiet!

Poor Stevie. Glad he's okay but it does sound funny.

he is a flake.....

You guys made a lot of cookies. It's great that your kids helped. I made 3 batches of cookies. One of which a was thumb print cookies with Hershey's kisses but I used sugar cookie dough instead of peanut butter.

YUM! we use peanut butter half batch with the Hershey kisses then the other half with Peanut butter cups.. Yeah YUM!
How did the sugar cookies come out?

Christmas looks like a lot of fun. Lucky you, getting a monorail and having Santa setting it up. We went to my niece's and there were about 20 people in total. All adults except for my 2 yr. old nephew. We had fun.
Have a happy new year.
Liz

Sounds like you had a great Christmas! Yep we love our Monorail!

Oh no....poor Stevie! LOL
Glad you had a great Christmas and I'm so glad you got to spend lots of time with the kiddos.
Love the monorail around the tree. Next year I might do that too
Happy New Year!!!!

Stevie is a flake.. i don't know what to tell you.. No he never learns!
YES YES i was able to spend lots of time with the kids!!! Just love every minutes with them.
Monorail with the tree is perfect.. I highly recommend!

Glad you had a great Christmas. It is good to take time off from technology to spend with family.

Our Christmas was good too, but my kids let me sleep until 7. Then it was open stockings, make breakfast and eat, then open the presents. We were done and out of the house by 9 to go to the coast to see my parents and my sister and her family. So, it was good.

WOW! that's organization!!! I wish i could sleep that late on Christmas!!!
Your Christmas sounds wonderful!!!

Wonderful Christmas photos, Mo.

Wishing you and yours a very

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Thank you my dear friend!!!
This has to be a better year!

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year! Looks like you guys had a great holiday! I spy some Disney Infinity stuff in the gift piles, DS got that for Christmas as well and is obsessed! Hope you got to enjoy your time off.

Back to you!!! Yes we have BOTH infinity games the toy box AND the marvel one. It's fun!!! I did enjoy it.. a little to much....

Glad you guys enjoyed your Christmas so much! Hope you got some good family time in while you're off work!

LOVED being off!!!! Yes i enjoyed every minute of being with the kids!

Hahaha... I shouldn't laugh at poor Stevie - but he is a nut. One day he might learn?

He is comical. sometimes a little more then he needs... Now he waits at the top of the stairs for people.. then falls backwards down.. he is a nerd.

Loved hearing about your Christmas, it looks like all of you had a blast!

Thanks! Yes we enjoy ourselves. as did you!!

Loved the monorail!

Isn't it fantastic?!?! i adore it!

And hehehe about the National Lampoon reference... Love that movie - didn't get to watch it at all this year. So sad, it's a favorite.

Looks like everyone had fun!

Love ya - Miss ya!!!

D~

NO?!?! ah. Have to watch National Lampoon's Christmas! Or it isn't Christmas! LOL Just like "Christmas Story" is a must!
Miss you too.. {{hugs}}

I'm here! I'm so excited to go back and read all about it.
And I love your daughters Duffy dress!

Thanks for reading along!!!
the duffy dress is my favorite too!!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Have to post... a friend here on the dis has become a writer for a web site!!!
You must read!

HERE

 

[Chicago Mo]

Hello! I haven't updated in a long time and now i need to get a move on here!

Sept 10 we were able to sleep in a wee bit we didn't have an early ADR I was supa smaaat (thanks Suzi!) knowing we were doing the party i KNEW there was no way of getting this family up and ready for rope drop. Had i known i would NEVER get this family up and moving early i would never have booked such early ADR'S! crazy kids.

We woke up relatively early well before 8 had breakfast in the room when we received a call! there is a delivery... huh? I already had the awesome backpack delivered... what can this be?
a BIG HUGE basket came a knocking at the door!!!




OK I cried... again... I was just so touched by the thought of them thinking about us!!!




Meg tore into it...






What?!?! Send US something?!?! The big kids?!?! OH MY HAPPINESS!!!


Check these out!

Chocolate Party hats!!!! sooo cool!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm popcorn................... the basket it came in is a HUGE mickey head which sits proudly in my kitchen for all to see!!!

after calling to say thank you to Kathy and my Mom for the WONDERFUL gift it was time to get moving!
finally

My second favorite park:

Yes Hollywood Studios! and probably my last pictures of the hat...
I adore everything about HS. it's not too big, the street performers are amazing and hysterical, and it houses my two favorite rides.
First up? a bit of Magic!!!

a swindling magic dude..


I can't stand magic... It boggles my mind.. i need to know how it is done. of course like any good magician never told...

he picked Matt for his final trick with a coin.


Matt LOVES magic he tries his hand at it all the time.. Some of his tricks are pretty cool.




I don't remember the trick. but it was a funny one.. we all enjoyed it and had a good time. once it was over it was time for one of our favorite rides!!!

Hey a CLEAR SKY FINALLY!!!
Yes our favorite haunted hotel was our first stop.




do DO do do do DO do doooo....
Picture overload...
Continue!

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[Chicago Mo]

Picture overload!


I just LOVE the theme here. I can't take two steps without wanting to take more and more pictures:















scared?!?!


LOVE how they stay in character!!!



YAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

LOTS of fun!!!!

we survived the elevator and found the hidden Mickey the ghost girl has! SCORE!




Next up was Meg's first time on RNR... She was BESIDES herself excited to finally be able to ride!




it was NOT long before we were watching and being invited for the concert!




as you can tell she LOVED IT!
She really did.. wanted to go on over and over again...

finally found some PP!


Don't let the picture fool you.. we weren't scared... LOL...


best pictures ever!!!


yep getting framed!







Where to next!!!




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[OregonMomToWDW]

I love the updates. The basket in the room. So very sweet. I love Meg's face on RnR. Chelsea rode it for first time and it was similar. However, the best photo was of the three with Meg about to be kissed by her brothers. They aren't my kids and even I want to frame it.

 

[Chicago Mo]

Stopped at one of my favorite spots:


i hadn't mentioned hot flipping hot it was have i? Like it could cook an egg on the sidewalk HOT. Cm's were handing out Olaf fans but it wasn't working, IT WAS HOT Thankfully there is a refreshment place next to the DSA so we all grabbed something to drink and Meg was complaining about the sun. so i bought her a pair of sunglasses too...

It. Was. Stifling. Hot.


walking back up sunset blvd we went into the shops to cool off a bit




It's NOT A TUUUMOOR

whatever you say there terminator... but you should have that looked at pal.

Zack had the camera and found WALTER!


there wasn't a line for the Great Movie Ride so we hopped in line plus needed to cool off for a while:




because lights are cool...





bang bang shoot shoot bullet bullet gun gun (lego movie reference)





Ok so the line was pretty long. it didn't matter we were in the dark and air conditioning!
then we boarded.














SOOOOOOOOOOOO Not in order of the ride...

Hello there pilgrim






don't get me started on Dillinger.... I still do not believe he was the one in the alley...



continue...



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[Chicago Mo]

More Movies!
like you haven't seen the ride???




COWBOY!





missed the alien!









we needed the cowboy back!

















more creepy little things in Disney..






She's POINTING AT ME...








i got all caught up in the ending show like i always do... Starry eyed and shed a tear for the late Robin Williams..


OK i have to go and clean the rest of my house! Hope to be back later for the rest of our HS day!!!
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[Chicago Mo]

I love the updates. The basket in the room. So very sweet. I love Meg's face on RnR. Chelsea rode it for first time and it was similar. However, the best photo was of the three with Meg about to be kissed by her brothers. They aren't my kids and even I want to frame it.

HA! Thank you!!! I really do love those pictures!!! I am going through pictures to be printed these are on the top of my list!

The RnR picture had me rolling when i saw them!!!