Our trip to our "Happy place" w/ pics & videos!!*new 7/7!!*Last day Magic Kingdom**

Hi Amy :wave:

I just wanted to come over and support my fellow peep.

Love the report and the pictures are great.

You have an adorable family.

Waiting for more!popcorn::
 
BTW is anyone still seeing RED Xs in instead of pictures??


Also LURKERS please say hi or even just :wave: .I know with over 3,000 views there are bound to be lurkers.:goodvibes


Ok, you caught me:rolleyes1 ! I'm a lurker trying to read it all before picking my dd up from schoolpopcorn:: . I can't wait to read more when I get back. I'm enjoying seeing your children's faces in all the pics:goodvibes ...what a great read!

BTW, where did you get your shirts you all wore? I know I read it somewhere but can't find the exact post. Thanks and hope GM is doing better;) . Falls can be nasty at any age!:sick:
 
Ok, you caught me:rolleyes1 ! I'm a lurker trying to read it all before picking my dd up from schoolpopcorn:: . I can't wait to read more when I get back. I'm enjoying seeing your children's faces in all the pics:goodvibes ...what a great read!

BTW, where did you get your shirts you all wore? I know I read it somewhere but can't find the exact post. Thanks and hope GM is doing better;) . Falls can be nasty at any age!:sick:


HI!:welcome: Thanks for coming out of lurkdom and saying hi!I am glad you are enjoying.:goodvibes I got those at the Disney store.They had been marked down to $4.99 so they may all be gone.They are also at Disneyshopping.com but at a higher price.I loved these shirts and think the pic turned out well with them.More info on GM coming up in the next updates....
 

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The morning started like all the rest with me getting up and ready before waking the kids.I tossed them their clothes and they began to get ready,but then it went downhill from there.:scared: Peyton put on the shirt I had in his ziploc and he FREAKED.:furious: It was too big and there was no way he was going to wear it.I wouldn't have cared but I had bought matching shirts for this day and wanted him to wear it for the pictures.I was trying to talk him into it,he and Bekah were fighting,Rachel was jumping from bed to bed and fell so she was wailing...you get the picture.:rolleyes: It wasn't pretty.:guilty: I picked up Rachel, told them to stop fighting or we would stay in the room(thank God I didn't have to follow up on that one:goodvibes) and told Peyton to just get dressed in whatever.My parents were upset that he "got his way" but I knew he would fuss with the too big shirt all day and it just wasn't worth it.

We finished getting ready,ate poptarts and fruit,got ice in the cooler,waited on GM and finally it was time to load into the car.I got the ECV and the stroller loaded and we drove to Animal Kingdom.It may have taken about ten minutes.:thumbsup2 Just long enough for us to discuss wether we were going to do the Safari or not because the whole day's itinerary hinges on that.Yep its a sickness.:teeth: BTW,GM is feeling no effects from last night's fall.:)
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We arrive at 9:05am and get through the bag check and ticket scanners and GP stops to talk to a CM.:upsidedow NO talking GP!We have to get to EE ..NOW! We were almost to Ee and Peyton quietly says he doesn't know if he wants to ride it first.Now I know he would have but my mama's intuition said save it for later.So there we were in the middle of Ak acting like one of "them"(TGMers know what I mean) trying to figure out what to do.:rolleyes: It only lasted a couple of minutes and we had a plan.:yay:

Peyton and I started toward EE for FPs with Rebekah racing after us wanting to go too.GM,GP and Rae were going to meet us at the Lion King show.Peyton,Rebekah and I speed walked and jogged when noone was around toward EE.Rebekah decided she would never go on a FP run with us again.:rotfl2: As soon as EE was in sight I stopped and Peyton went ahead to get the FPs.He took this job very seriously the whole trip and felt very important for it.:thumbsup2 After acquiring the FPs we walked/jogged to meet the rest of the group.They had gotten great seats up front with only two rows ahead of us.:banana: This is GP's favorite attraction at AK so I was happy to do it first.It was also during this show that I noticed how well Peyton's meds are working.:goodvibes

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Toward the end of the show one of the performers sat next to Rachel and asked her to play a game with her.She wanted her to be in the parade,but Rachel didn't want to.The Disneycrazed mama wanted to just throw her out there,didn't she know what kind of oppurtunity this was!:scared1: But don't worry I just gave her a hug and told her not to worry about it.:goodvibes

cont in next post...or the one after that..I have to take the kids to church
 
Hurray! You fixed the red x's! They are all gone.:banana: :banana:

Don't you just love FOTL! It is an amzing show. I can understand why your DD did not want to participate. I am very shy and would not have wanted to either. I do not like to be the center of attention, prefer to sit, watch and enjoy from the sidelines.
 
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We finished getting ready,ate poptarts and fruit,got ice in the cooler,waited on GM and finally it was time to load into the car.
Gotta love it!

cont in next post...or the one after that..I have to take the kids to church
Religious education or just because you all go in the middle of the week? I can wait....

Good update. Love the Lion King photos and hearing about it. My favorite.
 
Way to formulate a new plan quickly! :thumbsup2

I loved FOTLK in 2000, but we saw not one single show this year? D. even kind of likes musicals, so I don't know why he was resistant to shows at Disney. I think that maybe he was too geared up for rides to sit and watch! :rotfl:

Sounds like a great start to the day - glad GM was OK!
 
Great pics! We had to miss Lion King this time and it made me sad. Seeing pics makes me even more wistful...

Glad you didn't make Peyton wear the shirt. It isn't giving in, it's choosing your battles wisely. I probably would have taken the matching shirt for him to put on just for Photopass pics. We bought those exact shirts in all white. The baby didn't have one & I had brought a white onsie for her. You can't even tell in the pics that she isn't matching. It's the overall feeling you get, not the exact match.

There is a bit of OCD in us all, isn't there?
 
We left Lion King stopped for a potty break and a little shopping.Is my family the only one that has to stop at every little stand that is filled with loot?!:headache: It was a fight I would never win so I just patiently waited..:bored:

Our next stop was at one of the educational booths,for lack of a better word.:goodvibes The kids each took a turn reaching in a log and guessing what they felt.Then they talked to a CM about littering and natural resources.
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We walked toward Asia but stopped one more time.We realized we were all hungry and I wanted to try the churros I had read about on the Dis.:disrocks: I got one for Rebekah,Rachel and I to share and got Rachel a blueberry muffin.YUM!The very small bite I managed to get was delicious.
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While I was getting the food the kids were playing the drums.
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We arrived at Kali River Rapids
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and Amy and her crew showed up!:woohoo: Rachel got her special bracelet to tell the CMs that loaded us that she needed the seat with the bar in front of her.
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We all got in line together and went through the loong que(is that spelled right?)but had no wait..We love this ride but wish it was longer and Bart and I got soaked the most.Everyone but GM and GP got back in line and went again.:thumbsup2
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The kids wanted to ride EE together(Trevor and Matt had never ridden it) so the plan was for everyone but Rachel and GP to head that way.GP and Rachel rode on the ECV out to the car to get more water for the cooler.We were going through it fast because it was soo hot.This is the way they rode and GP said they had several people stop them so that they could take pictures.:rotfl2: Trust me she was safe-there was no way she could fall off.
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We all got in line standby even though we had FPs because Amy's family didn't have any.BTW,GM decided to ride!:banana: GiGi talked her into it.:goodvibes It took us 27 min. waiting and then it was our turn!Again I will let the pictures tell the story...
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The ride photo of the rest of us came out horribly so I won't post it.
GM's hat actually flew off during the ride and Matt caught it!:rotfl:

Up next...an injury:sad1: ...and a treasure gets ruined...:sad1: ...

 
Love all of your pictures! What's the deal with the "bar" on Kali? Is that a height thing? Zachary is just over the 40 inch mark - will he need to do that? Is there one seat like that per boat? Sorry all the questions - this is just the first I am hearing about "the bar". Thanks!
 
Hurray! You fixed the red x's! They are all gone.:banana: :banana:

Don't you just love FOTL! It is an amzing show. I can understand why your DD did not want to participate. I am very shy and would not have wanted to either. I do not like to be the center of attention, prefer to sit, watch and enjoy from the sidelines.
Yes I fixed them!:cool1: We love FOTL and it is a must every trip.:thumbsup2 Rachel is very outgoing until the situation calls for strangers looking at her.:goodvibes

Gotta love it!

Religious education or just because you all go in the middle of the week? I can wait....

Good update. Love the Lion King photos and hearing about it. My favorite.
HI!Thanks for the compliments!:woohoo:
They go to Awanas on Wednesday which is scripture learning and games.

Great pics! We had to miss Lion King this time and it made me sad. Seeing pics makes me even more wistful...

Glad you didn't make Peyton wear the shirt. It isn't giving in, it's choosing your battles wisely. I probably would have taken the matching shirt for him to put on just for Photopass pics. We bought those exact shirts in all white. The baby didn't have one & I had brought a white onsie for her. You can't even tell in the pics that she isn't matching. It's the overall feeling you get, not the exact match.

There is a bit of OCD in us all, isn't there?
Yes there is.:goodvibes Living with Peyton and Rachel is all about choosing your battles.Thanks for understanding.:hug: I should have brought the shirt for a couple of pictures but didn't think about it at the time.

Way to formulate a new plan quickly! :thumbsup2

I loved FOTLK in 2000, but we saw not one single show this year? D. even kind of likes musicals, so I don't know why he was resistant to shows at Disney. I think that maybe he was too geared up for rides to sit and watch! :rotfl:

Sounds like a great start to the day - glad GM was OK!
I had 5 people to try to please so we did a mix of shows and rides.:thumbsup2 Maybe you can talk him into a few shows next time...:goodvibes

Your pictures are just fantastic! :thumbsup2
:thanks:

Uh, oh. Foreshadowing... :sad2:
Yep......:sad2:
 
Love all of your pictures! What's the deal with the "bar" on Kali? Is that a height thing? Zachary is just over the 40 inch mark - will he need to do that? Is there one seat like that per boat? Sorry all the questions - this is just the first I am hearing about "the bar". Thanks!

HI! Ask all the questions you want!:goodvibes It is a height thing,if you are over the 35" minimum and under ?? then you get the seat with the bar.You should be able to see the bar in the pic of Rachel.I can't remember what the second height is but Rachel is also just over 40" so he would need to use it.There is one "special" seat per boat.
 
HI! Ask all the questions you want!:goodvibes It is a height thing,if you are over the 35" minimum and under ?? then you get the seat with the bar.You should be able to see the bar in the pic of Rachel.I can't remember what the second height is but Rachel is also just over 40" so he would need to use it.There is one "special" seat per boat.

Alex is just over 44 inches - do you think he would need it? I'd hate to have to split up on 2 boats...
 
Alex is just over 44 inches - do you think he would need it? I'd hate to have to split up on 2 boats...

Okay I looked it up and the height minimum is 38" not 35".They wear the bracelet and get the seat if they are under 42".:goodvibes Hope that helps.:surfweb:
 
Loving it. The pics are so great. I have to see Lion King when I go next year. I love EE.
Can't wait for the next one.
 











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