Our last trip as a family of 4 but wait new friends too?Updated 8/16 Day 3

[adisneymama]

I'm trying to let Heather catch up since we have so many dual readers. More coming soon!

 

[BethEJo]

I'm trying to let Heather catch up since we have so many dual readers. More coming soon!

Another "dual reader" here - I saw your TR in your sig on reading Heather's TR.

Great so far!

Love the bedding and colours in your room - can't wait for the next day

 

[kaileighbug]

Another dual reader was also there at the same time.....

 

[adisneymama]

Another "dual reader" here - I saw your TR in your sig on reading Heather's TR.

Great so far!

Love the bedding and colours in your room - can't wait for the next day

The funny thing is in the room there was a lamp shade over one of the light fixtures that when turned off looked like a popcorn bucket. But when you turned the light on it disappeared. Needless to say the kids rather enjoyed turning the lights off and on and going "popcorn", "no popcorn". Yeah I really shouldn't have pointed that one out to them!

 

[adisneymama]

Another dual reader was also there at the same time.....

Are you doing a TR as well?

 

[kaileighbug]

I am working on getting used to photo bucket to give it a try. I have never done one.

 

[adisneymama]

I am working on getting used to photo bucket to give it a try. I have never done one.

Photobucket isn't bad when it is working properly. It has a lot of issues from time to time, but I like it.

 

[BethEJo]

The funny thing is in the room there was a lamp shade over one of the light fixtures that when turned off looked like a popcorn bucket. But when you turned the light on it disappeared. Needless to say the kids rather enjoyed turning the lights off and on and going "popcorn", "no popcorn". Yeah I really shouldn't have pointed that one out to them!

Wow, that sounds pretty cool! Never heard of that before!!

Only at Disney ey?

 

[adisneymama]

Hoping to post an update tomorrow! Stay tuned!

 

[adisneymama]

After riding IASW we decided to head over to PP. Heather thought Ashlynn would ride it but nope! As soon as she saw it got dark she was having nothing to do with it. Poor girl! So Heather sat this one out with her and the rest of the crew rode it. We found Heather and Ashlynn inside the gift shop at Philharmagic. Up next the kids wanted to ride Dumbo. Now I'm not sure exactly what happened here but the guys sat this one out and continued to talk cars or something manly. The rest of us were suppose to ride in 3 dumbos but somehow Ashton decided this was the moment he was going to be a big boy and he wanted to ride with Ashlynn. So once again Heather was stuck with one of my children! I decided I wasn't riding alone so I jumped in with Hunter and Aubrey. We had a great flight with lots of laughter coming from Aubrey and Hunter. They were both making me a bit dizzy with all the ups and downs! But it was fun! I know we skipped Snow White and then I think we did Pooh next. I didn't take any notes this time, but it seems like I remember we just made our way around in order. Does that sound right Heather? Aubrey and Hunter rode together I know but I can't remember the rest of the line up. I think Aubrey and Hunter were in front and dh Ashton and I were behind them and then Heather and her dh and Ashlynn were together. I did manage to get this cute pic of Aubrey and Hunter!

And this one of Ashton!

Up next was the tea cups. I sat this one out since I knew my daughter would want to spin it a bit too fast for me. So it ended up that Hunter, Aubrey and Ashton all rode together, Heather rode with Ashlynn and the rest of us sat it out.

There were times that Hunter and Aubrey had that tea cup going so fast Ashton would fall over! He got off of it laughing so hard. He really thought he was one of the big kids! After the teacups I think we made our way over to the Indy Cars. Again I sat this one out but the rest of the gang rode it. I know dh had both Ashton and Aubrey with him but I am not sure how Heathers gang decided to divide up. The kids all came back with their drivers licenses and Ashton cried that the ride was over.

Next we decided to skip Stitch and headed over to Buzz. Ashton is in love with Buzz and Woody. I have no idea who rode with who this time but I know we all had fun! After defeating Zurg we headed out to find it starting to sprinkle. Buzz was over by COP but we whisked the kids past him before they noticed. The line was too long! Heather said they had never ridden COP so we all headed inside. I love this attraction! I think Heather and her gang enjoyed it too. I kept hearing the dh's comment "My (fill in the blank) had one of those" etc. After COP we tried to figure out what to do next and Stitch came out so we let the kids take some pics with him. I have no idea where our pics are unless dh just didn't take the camera out. So Heather if you have any, you'll have to post them. I'm thinking we may have just let the photpass photgrapher do them.
After meeting Stitch the gang wanted to do the Monsters Inc. Laugh In. Well everyone except Ashton who informed us he "doesn't like Monsters Inc." so he and I took a potty break and then rode the TTA. It worked out nicely because by the time I made it back over to the stroller parking area here came the rest of the gang.
Now by this point in time I was thirsty. So I decided to let the rest of the gang work their way over to Goofy's Barnstormer while I waited in line to get a couple of frozen cokes. I couldn't ride GB anyway so there was no sense in them waiting on me. As I recall I think I had finished my frozen coke by the time I got there! Again I timed it perfectly though as they were finishing up the ride by the time I got there. It worked out well if I remember correctly because James and Ashlynn didn't want to ride and since my dh doesn't do well on coasters, Heather took Ashton (again stuck with my kid!) and Hunter and Aubrey rode together! I'm not sure exactly when the sprinkles stopped but I do know it wasn't heavy enough to even get out the ponchos. I think the whole time we were there we only took the ponchos out once. It just didn't rain enough to bother with them.
By now Heather and her gang were getting hungry. We had originally planned on riding a couple of rides and maybe eating lunch together. (You can tell we didn't follow the plan can't you!) Well dh and I weren't hungry but my feet were ready for a rest and I was more than ready for some A/C! So we all meandered over to Pinocchios. We ordered a CS meal for my two to split and dh and I got some drinks while we relaxed. For the first time since we had all been together I actually got to say more than hello to James! He and dh had been talking the entire time. It was so funny to see two men pushing strollers around and chatting. Of course, Heather and I took full advantage of "pulling up the rear" and just having time to chat with each other!
We spent quite a while at Pinocchios and for the life of me I can't remember where we went next! Heather maybe you can fill that in. I know at some point we had to part ways although I don't remember the exact reason. Did you guys have an ADR to get to? Anyway, Heather and her gang had Park Hoppers we did not, but we had decided that we had so much fun that if they decided to hop to a park we were at she would either email or call me. Can you see where this is going? Would we meet up again? Only time will tell!
After saying goodbye, we ended up going to see the Princesses and Tinkerbell and we got a great surprise to see Terrance!

After meeting fairies and royalty we were ready to call it a night. We headed back to the hotel and ended up eating dinner at ASMu which from our room in the Mighty Duck section was a lot closer than eating in our own food court. After dinner we headed back to the room and got everyone ready for bed. It wasn't long before we were all asleep!

Up next: Day 2 DHS and Happy Birthday America!

 

[martinolichfamily]

Great update! Those are super cute pics of Hunter & Aubrey and the one of Ashton!

You did end up riding on the teacups w/me and Ashlynn! We didnt spin....I have a pic of us on them!

We did have an ADR to get to that evening!!! I will keep which on a secret!

I took pics of my kiddos w/Stitch....but dont have any w/Aubrey & Ashton. Sorry!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Wow!! Aubrey and Hunter sure do make a cute couple don't they . Wouldn't that be something if it happened in the future. After all, it's a small world. Great TR so far Disneymama. I can't wait to go back. Til that time comes I must enjoy it like this. Look forward to reading more.

 

[Echo queen]

Dual reader, great report.

 

[adisneymama]

Heather I forgot that I rode with you two! Too funny!

Susan as long as Hunter continues to love Disney, I think we could handle him as a son in law!

Echo Welcome aboard! We had a blast this trip and I hope you'll enjoy reading it.

 

[Goofy442]

Great update

 

[heaven2dc]

What a great day! Loved the pic of the kids in the tea cups - how cute!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Dual reader, great report.

Ditto

Debbie they really do make a cute couple.

 

[adisneymama]

Just wanted to stop in and say Hi! We had a great day yesterday. Heather and her family came over and we had way too much food! Kids played on the water slide and chased each other around like crazy. Way too much fun!

Hope you all have a great weekend! More updates to come!

 

[adisneymama]

We got up fairly early this morning and managed to get the kids a quick shower before heading out. I think we were at the park by about 9:30. First things first we made our way over to TSMM. As usual both kids loved it. Ashton did not want to leave! He cried on the way out. Poor baby. Up next we made our way over to Playhouse Disney. We had no wait at all, perfect timing walked right in and the show started. The kids enjoyed it, but not as much as they had in the past. My pregnant self did not enjoy sitting on the hard floor let me just tell ya! We saw Manny outside after the show, so we stopped for a few pics.

After this I believe we made one of my numerous potty breaks before heading over to the hat. I was suppose to have a Dis meet with a few people but no one showed up. While there we ran into Pooh and Piglet and the kids had a few pics made.

After our pics with Pooh and Piglet it was just about time for our ADR at Hollywood and Vine. We made our way over and asked if our favorite waiter Jeff was there. For the first time in 8yrs he wasn't there! This would only be the 2nd time we have eaten there and not had Jeff as our server! The food was excellent as always, but the characters were not the same. Goliath is no longer there. He has been replaced by Handy Manny. JoJO is there as well as two of the Einsteins still.

I think they should retheme this into a Toy Story meal! As popular as the movies are and the rides it would be perfect. They could have Woody, Jesse, Buzz and Bo Peep! But what do I know. LOL

After lunch I can't remember what order we proceeded in. I know we managed to do the Backlot tour, The Little Mermaid and TSMM at least once more. We were all starting to get tired and hot by this point so we decided to make our way back to the room. I know we watched the parade as we went out. Aside from that I really don't remember! We made it back to the room and just relaxed for a while and let the kids rest. We ended up going over to ASMU for dinner that night. We decided to call it a night early because we had an ADR early at Epcot the next morning. So after bathing the kids we called it Lights out! I know that we had a few drizzles and while we were eating lunch it poured! But it was over with by the time we were finished. So not a very exciting day, but this is not our favorite park so we weren't expecting to be there all day. One of the reasons I made the ADR for the next morning. I knew this would be an easy day to get back to the room early.

ETA: After looking thru the pics I just remember what else we did. After getting back to the room, we headed out to tour the resort. So up next will be the remainder of day 2 with pics of the resort.

 

[heaven2dc]

Wow - I was just thinking that they should retheme it to Toy Story just last week! That is an excellent idea - I wonder if anyone has brought that to Disney's attention. Your kids are SO adorable - what darling smiles!!