*~*~OFFFFFFFFFFF with their heads!!!!!! Oct. 19-27th 2009 TR~*~*

[Twoboysnmygirl]

After the parade we headed to Tomorrowland. Savannah was itching to ride some rides, but the boys were wearing out. Uh-oh.

I thought this looked like a lot of people, but yet still, there were no waits!

Savannah wanted to just go and go this whole trip. She pushed herself to exhaustion and still wanted to go more, but the boys were usually done by mid-day. Next time we MUST stay onsite so they can take a bus, monorail, or ferry back to the resort. I had no problem with them wanting to stop mid-day except that it was difficult to go all the way back to the house and then back to the parks, park, etc.

Savannah got some more magic handed to her by a CM:

We went on the People Mover b/c I thought it would give them a chance to just sit and relax and maybe they would do 1 or 2 more things before we left, but it really just made them more tired. Dylan refused to do 1 more ride (Buzz Lightyear) and Rey wanted to take them home and come back and got aggravated with me when I said there wasn't time b/c of our dinner reservations.

In the end, we went on Buzz Lightyear (it was walk-on, I actually had gotten FPs and gave them away to a family while walking out of the parks that day!) and Dylan sat and waited for us. Then we made our way out of the park, it was around 2 or 2:30, I think. Savannah & Dallas got some ice cream and I obsessed over balloons.

I was surprised by:

~Crowds. There were way more people in the parks than there were last September, but the lines were shorter! Score!

~Rey's reaction. Before the trip, he had talked about how this wasn't really his kind of vacation (even though for years he's talked about how sitting around doing nothing on vacation just stresses him out) and that he would probably want to leave the parks after a while. Well, this is NOT how he reacted to WDW! He said that he thought the crowds would be bigger and that he didn't want to go sit in a house when we would be at the parks! My evil plan was working. Bwhahahahaaa! I think it took until early on the 3rd day for him to start talking about "WHEN we come back"

Not surprised by:
~going slow, I knew it would be this way and tried to prepare myself. I did pretty well and enjoyed it for the most part!

~boys getting tired. I tried to get them walking for months before the trip, I warned and warned, but they had to learn on their own. Dallas did better than Dylan, partially b/c he loved the rides and wanted to keep going, but also b/c he walked with me before the trip and Dylan did not.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

We headed back to the house (can you believe this is just our first day?!?!?)

Rey, Dela, and Mary headed to Sams to get some food for the house. Savannah, Dylan, & I went swimming. Dallas got in for a bit too. The hot tub was still not working, so I called and left yet another message. This time I was a bit more stern and they called back within the hour.

They said they were going to try and have someone come out in the next couple days.

We started to get ready for Savannah's bday dinner at Chef Mickey's and when I put on my "I'm with the birthday girl" shirt, she got upset. It told her it was ok, I wouldn't wear it. Originally, I had this polka-dot red/white dress for her to wear and my shirt matched, it had minnie on it.

She put on the dress and told me it was ok to wear the shirt, but I took it off anyway, she looked like she was only trying to please me. We talked about how she didn't want any attention for her bday and I looked at her and realized that this dress was NOT my daughter. Yes, it was cute and she would match Minnie Mouse, but she looked uncomfortable. Here is a pic of the dress:

I asked her if she would like to wear her "Roxy" outfit. It's a sassy black/purple outfit we made for her. Roxy is her nickname and on the shirt it said "Roxy" on one side and "pixie with a 'tude" on the other side. She smiled from ear to ear and practically ripped that polkadot dress off. As soon as she had it on, she seemed happier!

I took her aside and quietly warned her about the cake we had ordered. I didn't give her many details about it, but I was terrified that she would go running out the restaurant or get upset about a surprise. We had custom ordered a cake for her bday and I just didn't want anything to throw her off and upset her on her night. I knew she would love the cake though.

She seemed ok with it as soon as I told her that we would make sure they didn't sing. Here's her birthday pics that she happily posed for once she had her Roxy outfit on. She commented quite a few times that she just wasn't a "dress kinda girl" after taking the polkadot dress off and that her Roxy outfit was "'HER".

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

So, we are headed to dinner, we left with plenty of time. Good thing too b/c we were halfway there and Mary called from their car to say that she had forgotten her wallet!

So, we drove back to the house fast as lightening and I stressed the whole time that we would be late and something awful would happen to the cake, etc. I need to work on my OCD.

We arrived almost on time and I have Rey drop me off at the front of Contemporary while they found a parking spot. Dallas & Savannah jump out as well. Dallas decides to video tape me running to the hotel and up to the restaurant! I get up the elevator and avoid knocking this guy out who kind of pushed his way out of the elevator before me and ended up in front of me to check in at the restaurant.

Ok, if you knew me, you would know this was funny b/c I don't like confrontation but the video of me making a face when he pushed his way out of the elevator in front of us was pretty hilarious. Then when I realized he was in line in front of me I think my eyes nearly rolled out of my head.

They gave me the buzzer and said to get in line for our pic (I might scan that later, but it was another hideous family pic where half of them look like they don't want to be there!) I tried to talk to someone about making sure they didn't sing, but they just kept winking at me and saying "We have EVERYTHING in order", I think they thought I was just double-checking the cake was there!

So I'm standing there, not able to get in line for the pic and they are not coming and not coming. They had to park pretty far out in the lot apparently. Dallas filmed me the whole time.

They finally got parked and upstairs and we were seating very quickly after we had our picture taken. The food wasn't great but it's worth it for the atmosphere and characters. I ate this veggie mix, just had like 3 servings, there wasn't anything else on the buffet that looked good or was worth cheating on!

Character interaction was a hoot. Everyone liked it, although it was another low light moment. I refuse to use a flash, it washes out the color and ruins the photograph, so I would rather have blurry.

This was funny, she had no clue! Dela loved the characters, she stuck her hand in their mouths a couple times, no idea what she was doing? I'm guessing trying to figure out how to get to the person inside the costume. It was fun and interesting to watch her with the characters, she enjoyed herself!

This was funny as well, Donald was trying to get her to click on the pen to make it write, so he sat here for what seemed like 2 minutes holding the pen like this and pushing on it until Savannah understood what he wanted.

Mickey seemed to know that Dela was special. This was such a special moment. She really loved interacting with the characters.

ha! look at those faces! This is priceless. These will have to go in the blackmail pile!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

It took a WHILE, but finally they brought the cake. The service could have been better, but honestly, we were at WDW, we were enjoying the moment, and it wasn't that big of a deal. We had instructed that there be no singing, and as soon as Savannah realized there wouldn't be any, she looked relieved.

She LOVED the cake, it came out so wonderful! I had talked to Chef Brian at Contemporary and told him what we wanted, basically a Halloween cake with black, purple, etc. He did a great job and she truly had a one-of-a-kind cake that had never been made before.

It was marble cake with bavarian cream filling, chocolate buttercream, covered in Chocolate gnache. It tasted as good as it looked, btw! In case you are wondering, it cost $110. Yikes! I nearly fainted when they quoted me when I ordered, but Rey asked me what she would remember more, something like this or a gift and I knew the answer to that. She'll never forget it and it was totally worth it. (I'll have to remind myself of that this coming week when I have to borrow money for groceries!)

We did not want to cut it at the restaurant, it looked like it would be a huge ordeal, so everyone went and got dessert from the buffet! They even brought her a bday cupcake. It was hilarious to have this huge cake on the table and everyone eating from the dessert bar!

Then came the wait. They could not find a box big enough for it! It took a VERY long time to find one, but we finally got one that it at least would sit in. The box was still too small though and you couldn't close the lid. We could barely get out of the restaurant, people and CM's were stopping us to see the famous cake. Savannah was very pleased with this b/c HER bday cake got all the attention, but not her personally! Worked out well!

I think Dallas filmed the ordeal of getting it to the car, he was convinced it would end up on the ground and wanted to catch the action.

When we got back to the house, we dug in! mmmm, I haven't eaten cake in a long time, but this was worth it!

 

[momoftriplets]

That cake was Fab-u-lous!!!!

The workmanship is outstanding.

Wow! on the price. That would be tough to digest. (get it?) sorry- I couldn't resist!

I've said it before, but your photos are beautiful. I love the side views of the castle.

Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ok, so I'm not giving too much info or posting too many pics, right? (getting slightly insecure that I'm making this too long)

Alright, so we made it back to the house with the cake, ate it, and had some wine with it too! Mmmmm! We didn't finish it that night, it took a few days, but it was amazing. The black icing was hard to deal with as it got all over everything, but well worth it. We headed to bed around 10:30pm...plenty of sleep to get up for rope drop at Animal Kingdom (9am), right?!?!?!?!

Ok, back up a sec. Did I tell you that I explained to everyone that our first 4 days we were going to do rope drop at each of the parks and then the last 4 mornings we would sleep in and take things slower. I explained crowds and lines and how getting there early enabled us to get things done earlier and then relax the rest of the day, etc. I tried!

So guess what happened the 2nd morning. No, really...just guess!

First few sentences of my journal...

"What a wonderful day! I was annoyed early b/c everyone seemed to forget what I had said about rope drop. They were all up, but just sitting around? Wha? LOL! Finally got them out of the house a little before 9am, didn't make rope drop though."

Ray Sr. bowed out for the day, so it was just 7 of us. As soon as we arrived I told them that I was headed for Expedition Everest to get a fastpass so we wouldn't have to wait in line later for it. I gave Dallas & Savannah "the look" and they followed me. When we arrived, we got our FPs for later and saw that there was only a 5 minute wait! Dallas said they shouldn't be mad b/c we were just taking a "leisurely" ride!

blurry shot, but there was no time and it was the only one I took. Dallas & Savannah sat behind me, I sat with a Mom who had never been. (her husband and son were in front of us)

I LOVE EE! It's my favorite ride (well, it ties with HM) Dallas & Savannah loved it too (Savannah & I had ridden last trip as well). Dallas couldn't wait to go again!

That's what we did, we rode it and then booked it back to Safari where we were supposed to meet up with them after getting the FPs. They didn't even realize we had gone on a ride until we told them. Rey told me later that it annoyed him that we went on a ride while they were waiting. They were walking leisurely to the Safari, why is there a problem?!?! Gah...I swear, sometimes we just don't see eye to eye.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

We all went on the Safari, it was only a 10 minute wait, if that. I like taking pics of animals, but it's not something I LOVE, so I wasn't too concerned. This ride is so ROUGH, it's hard to get good pics of the animals b/c my camera was bumping around.

After the safari, there was another potty break. We walked towards Festival of the Lion King. I remember at one point Savannah being thirsty but my mil wanting to look at something and feeling like everyone was annoyed with me for wanting to get a drink, but this could have been all in my head. I think I was starting to get paranoid.

They went to walk through a path (there's fish? I have no idea what it's called) and I said we would meet them at the other end. As we were headed to find a drink, we saw Lilo and Stitch! I looked at Savannah and said, "do you want a picture more than a drink?"


We waited in line, and again, I was watching for them at the end of the path, totally paranoid that they would be mad that we were doing something different. I wish I hadn't felt this way, it was probably just my own issue, but I did have the underlying feeling that we all had to be together when in the parks. Maybe it was just guilt.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

They met up with us and didn't seem annoyed at all? Looking back, I honestly think it was REY who was giving me the feeling that we had to be together every moment, not my IL's. He is really sensitive about being respectful to his parents and sometimes overemphasizes things even when they don't care. I digress...

We started looking in a shop and then had just enough time to get over to the Lion King. I really like this show, Rey didn't like it, just not his thing. Too much singing for his taste, I think!

again, low light and lots of movement, but these shots came out WAY better than my MILs or my shots from last year so I'm just being picky.

Dylan said he really liked this guy, thought maybe he should take up a new hobby!

When Festival of the Lion King was over, it was about time to walk over for our lunch reservation at Tusker House!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I LOVE Tusker House. Mmmm! We had eaten here last time and I liked it as well, but I think it was even better this time. I forgot to take pics the food was so good! Well, I took pictures of my FOOD, but I should have taken pics of the restaurant.

They sent out the chef to walk me around the buffet and tell me what was vegan. Then he asked what other things they could make me separate that I would like! They made me some veggie samosas that hadn't been cooked in a fryer with anything that had meat and it had this amazing sauce the chef brought out that he said he had been working on. Rey loved it too, I have no clue what was in it, but cinnamon for sure.

Tabouleh, hummus, rice dishes, & couscous...here's the only shot I had time to take while stuffing my face!

Dylan took a pic of me after stuffing myself!

After eating, Dallas didn't feel well. We didn't think it was the food as everyone had had a little of what he had and no one else felt bad. I suspect it was just being sick catching up with him. I felt bad for him b/c he had kept asking when our FPs were ready for Expedition Everest and when we were going again. He was disappointed that he wasn't going to go again.

Dylan was just crabby and tired of walking. I get that, I do. It was just the 2nd day and we were all sore already with tired feet and legs. We walked a LOT, but I knew we would, they just aren't used to it.

Anyway, Rey offers to take the boys back to the house and come back...BUT, when Mary, Dela, Savannah, & I say that this will work, we can go get some pics with the characters while he goes, he gets crabby. I suspect he wanted us ALL to leave and then come back. See...it WAS him thinking we had to be together every moment!

After the guys left, we meandered LEISURELY over to Camp Minnie/Mickey where we got some great shots of the characters with Savannah & Dela. The parks were crowded like the previous day, but the lines were tiny! It was great and the weather was perfect! Low 80s and no humidity. Here's a pic of right outside Tusker House when we left at lunch...LOOKS way busier than it was:

Took some shots of us girls, EE, and The Tree of Life from the bridge in Africa:

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Did ya see we had matching shirts on? Well, us girls did. The guys weren't so cooperative. Rey wore the shirts I made for him, but they weren't matching every day with ours b/c I thought he wouldn't go for that. The boys weren't as hip with the shirts, but they did wear the tie dyes the first day, so I can't complain. Rey Sr. even wore his shirts that I made him, although again, I didn't make them match everyones...I'm not THAT nuts.

So on the way to camp Minnie/Mickey, I asked Mary to take a shot of Savannah & I on the bridge. It took her a bit to figure out my camera,(sorry to all the people that stood there b/c they didn't want to walk in front of us!) but she started taking a shot and these young guys ran up and posed in our picture! I was laughing so hard, it was hilarious! When they walked away, I said "did you get a shot with just us?" and they turned around and acted all offended!

These are two of my favorite shots from the week with me & Savannah, you can barely tell I had just stuffed myself silly at Tusker House!:

 

[praisehisname]

Great updates! That cake looked amazing!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

WARNING! Character overload coming up!

You know, I took over 3300 pictures on this trip, it took HOURS to go through them and pic my favorites.

We got over to Camp Minnie/ Mickey and saw Thumper & Miss Bunny! Savannah was excited as we hadn't ever seen them at a park. Their line was longer though, so we got pics with some of the other characters first. She had a good time getting autographs and wanted to see as many different characters as possible this year.

Thumper & Miss Bunny both danced with her, she was so happy! These are some of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Bunny Kiss!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

So, remember that Rey left the park in a bad mood? We were done with character pics and we had gotten a drink and sat down on a bench in the shade on the path heading back from camp minnie/mickey. It was finally warming up! Not in a bad way, I think my notes said low 80s. Perfect Florida weather, low humidity!

Anyway, Rey calls and is talking about coming back later when we are ready to leave and picking us up. He didn't sound angry though, so I knew he was up to something. Trickster is always doing stuff like this. I was telling him he should come back and ride EE with us when I heard the African music in the background on the phone! I knew he was there, but then he was joking about being on the other side of the park. I knew he wasn't (the music was the same as where we were at!)

So Savannah starts looking and finds him around the corner sitting on a bench of his own. I have no idea if he knew we were there. He wasn't looking in our direction. Savannah was practically bouncing off the walls b/c Daddy came back.

Not a good shot of him, but this was right after we found him and the best shot I have of his shirt. Funny that he wore this shirt since he DID wear matching shirts!

I think I took about 100 pics of them as Savannah took his hand and we started off towards the other side of the park we hadn't seen yet!

Tried for another family pic in front of the Tree of Life and I think this is when I decided that I just really didn't like family posed pictures. There isn't a single one I have seen that I like! This one is better, but why the photographer didn't tell Mary that her head was behind Dela's, I'll never know.

Mary needed to sit down for a while, the walking was taking a toll on her. I had to tell Rey to slow down a few times over the trip, the man was on a mission and walking faster than me! Who knew?!

We went over to Dinoland and Savannah, Dela, & I rode Triceratop Spin while Mary rested and Rey looked at pins!

after that, Rey joined us and Mary continue to rest while we went on PrimevalWhirl. Meh, strange rollercoaster, if you can call it that. Very jerky. Fun to try though, I'm all for anything new when it comes to rides!

Self-portrait:

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

We walked over to Dinosaur and it said 20 minute wait, but the CMs told me it wasn't that long. It wasn't! We walked right on. I think this ride was a little rough for Mary, but I was so happy that she was trying rides and going on them. She didn't do Everest, but she did a couple other coasters at the other parks.

I admit it, I took a picture of the SCREEN that showed us our shot. I'm a cheater. If it makes it better, we did purchase (ok, MIL purchased!) two shots from Rockin Rollercoaster 2 days later (you will DIE of laughter when you see it, priceless! You'll have to wait for that tho)

SO, here's our Dinosaur pic:

We meandered over to Expedition Everest to use our Fastpasses and I didn't even need them! I did use them b/c they were loading the FP line a little quicker, but it was 3pm and it was a 5 minute wait! I was grateful I had done my research on least crowded park days.

So, Rey, Dela, Savannah & I went on EE. Mary rested (and took pics of lizards with my camera!) I think it was a little much for Dela. She said she was fine and always wants to go on the rides no matter what they are, but she was a little nervous looking afterwards.

IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE!!!: Rey called me two days ago and said that he had just talked to his mom and they took Dela to a neuroligist (she had some prior issues before the trip and they had made the appointment for after the trip) and found out that she has a BROKEN vertebrae in her neck!!!!!!! They said it had probably been like this for a while as she was complaining of her neck and shoulders hurting on the trip! SHE RODE EE with a broken vertebrae!! OMG! The reason we didn't know is b/c Dela has a HUGE tolerance for pain and rarely complains. When she did start complaining about her legs hurting, Mary got her a wheelchair on the 3rd day, but how on earth could she stand the pain AND go on these rides?!?!?! I can't believe it.

I took some more shots since we were being leisurely!

We walked around taking it all in and stopped for tea at this place:

Mmmm, it was good! I had iced raspberry something tea and I added a packet of splenda and it hit the spot! We browsed shops and decided against Kali River Rapids (read: get soaked to the bone) b/c it had a 20 minute wait and it was almost 4pm. I have to laugh at the fact that I was avoiding 20 minute waits! I'm spoiled now!

As we headed towards the front of the park, the parade had started! Rey & I shopped a little while Mary, Dela, & Savannah had a snack and sat on a bench. Savannah also got some gifts for a couple of her friends.

We finally left the park around 4:40pm, what a great day at AK!!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

We got back to the house and the kids swam, it says we ate (I had a salad, I think) and a glass of wine on the lanai. Man, I could get used to this!

The day wasn't over yet though! Tonight was the only night we could go to MK and see Spectromagic and Wishes. The rest of the nights that week we were either doing something else or they had a Halloween Party (one which we attended)

So, I told everyone about it and warned them that it was likely going to be PACKED b/c it was one of the only nights for this and to prepare themselves if they were interested. In the end, Rey, me, Dallas, Savannah, & Dela went.

As I was getting my tripod together, I thought I had forgotten a piece of it at home (which would make it impossible to use) and I freaked out a bit. NOT so much the tree! When I found it, I busted out crying b/c I was so stressed about it. This should have been a foreshadow to what was to come. Too much time went into thinking about getting these night shots.

Anyway, we get to MK, take the monorail, and arrive to people already starting to line the streets. Rey wanted to shop on mainstreet but agreed that we should do that after the parade and fireworks.

We found a spot and I set up. Uh...tripod won't tighten up. What?!?! Wha!!! There is a piece that you twist to tighten it so it stays stationary and it was stripped. I used my neck strap to try and stabilize it, but in the end, it's pretty much broke. Good thing I cried earlier b/c I took it in stride...or as best as you can when you have been looking forward to these shots for a year and now can't get them! Then I realized that my battery had run low. Seriously?!?! In the end, I had to keep turning off the camera in between shots to try and conserve the battery. I also took way less shots than I normally would...I wanted to save that battery for Wishes!

Some of them came out ok, certainly 100% better than my crappy point and shoot camera last year. This isn't something you can use a flash on b/c then you can't see the lights, so the shutter has to stay open longer and that is why a tripod is needed. Anyway, it wasn't the end of the world..

Here are a couple shots of everyone getting ready for the parade:

Spectromagic Parade shots coming up in the next post!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Spectromagic!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

After the parade, Dela & Savannah watched a CM make cotton candy, Savannah had never had cotton candy, so she got some during the parade so it was fun for them to watch it being made afterwards.

It was PACKED after the parade and everyone was heading towards the castle for Wishes. We went in Mainstreet bakery and got a "snack" that we all shared. This was more like a meal for all of us...and well worth the weightgain! Mmmm. BTW, THIS is the reason we will get the dining plan next trip...it cost us 37$ for this "snack":

When we came out of the bakery, I KNEW right away that I wasn't getting the spot or the shots that I wanted. Mainstreet was already packed and there was nowhere to even stand, people had already gotten their spots. So, we headed down to the right side past the ice cream parlor, but there were trees in the way and you can't see the whole castle.

I figured we were going to watch Wishes from the beach of the Polynesian Resort on Saturday after our dinner reservation at Ohana. No problem.

Well, I set up my broken tripod anyway and tried to take a shot...uh...no. AWFUL. I started to get frustrated and packed it up. I think Rey thought I was mad, but I was just done and over it. I was only upset b/c I couldn't get this MOMENT, so I had to remember it instead of photograph it.

Savannah had gotten on Rey's back to watch and the music, fireworks, and moment was breathtaking to me. I choked up, it was just so special to see her Daddy moment, listening to the Wishes music. I attempted once again to get a shot of just them watching the fireworks. Couldn't do it without a flash at ALL and when I tried to get the fireworks in front of them that didn't work either. I finally caught the fleeting moment in one shot as my battery died and the camera shut off...

I know, dramatic, right?! Are you on the edge of your seat? It's not a great shot, lets face it, it's something I could have taken with any camera, but it caught the moment for me. I wrote in my journal:

"It was the best moment of the day and I will never forget it!"

What a wonderful way to end the day!

After Wishes, it was a madhouse! We played frogger trying to get across mainstreet to some of the shops while everyone else filed out of MK. We thought we would shop a little while the crowds headed for the buses/monorail. Uh...we weren't the only ones that thought of this, the stores were PACKED as well! We went to the hat store last and Savannah made her own mickey ears. Cute!

The line wasn't too bad for the monorail once we got out of there and as we walked to the car the sky opened up and rained. Guess who had her sturdy poncho? Pays to be a planner! We didn't get very wet anyway and I was happy that this was the only rain of the week! I really only needed the poncho to keep the camera dry!

Drove back to the house and went to bed at 11:30pm.

This 2nd day was a great one. I think our first two days were the best, after that we had a great time, but our bodies got more worn out even if our minds didn't! I really did feel like all the planning and dreaming about this family trip was worth it. We were having a wonderful time!

Next day...Epcot and our 18th Anniversary!

 

[kidrericha]

Love your report. I'm actually trying to get something in the works to go about the same time next year. I had a couple questions:

Would it be possible to reference where you found your rental?

Also, in regard to the tickets - they do not charge tax at Shades of Green? I had never heard about this.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Love your report. I'm actually trying to get something in the works to go about the same time next year. I had a couple questions:

Would it be possible to reference where you found your rental?

Also, in regard to the tickets - they do not charge tax at Shades of Green? I had never heard about this.

The third week in October was PERFECT! I really loved going during F&W and MNSSHP. Yes, I can give you the link to the house, I think that is allowed here. This is their main page, there are two homes, we rented the smaller one. We also paid slightly less than they have quoted there, they may work with you!

http://www.orlandovipvillas.com/prices.html

As for Shades of Green, no, they do not charge tax, but I believe you must be active military or retired military to purchase tickets from them. My FIL is retired and we were getting the military discount tickets at SOG, I haven't heard that they are doing the military discount tickets next year though.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Day 3 at the parks! It was Epcot day and our Anniversary!

The day started SLOW, like REALLY SLOW and I was kind of annoyed. 4 mornings, 4 rope drops by 9am, that's all I asked. Is that too much to ask? I thought things would be fine, they were up by 7am, but whatever it is that they did, we didn't arrive until after 10am. Ok, it was 10:02. You knew I noted the exact time.

I shrugged it off (each time) once we got to the parks. I really never stayed annoyed for long, you just can't be upset for long at Disney World!

Once again, the family shot.

Rey wore his hat and I went in Mousegears and got some anniversary ears. We wore matching shirts even! I cannot believe he did this, WDW MUST be magical. Rey in matching shirts and a purple hat?!?!?!?

I ran for FPs to Soarin', which I got, but since we arrived later, the return time wasn't for a bit later. We didn't end up being able to get another set that day. It was a wonderful day, but we rode THREE things. That's it. Savannah was pretty whiney about it and was talking about how she didn't like Epcot. I didn't blame her, but this trip wasn't just for HER, and there were things everyone else wanted to do as well.

Snapped a shot in The Land when I went to get FPs for Soarin':