Pumpkins, and candy, and Mickey, oh my! (TR complete!)

[mommaU4]

Do you think they will just have them out at Halloween time?

Well, this is only a guess on part since I haven't heard anything "official" but I think they will be out just while the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay is up, which is until after Christmas.

That seems like the logical timing, but who knows. They were great though. I think we had the best interations with them out of all the characters we saw.

Really enjoying your trip report and all the great pics. My gosh those homemade cupcakes look as good as anything at the Blue Ribbon Bakery! Tell me, was the cinnamon roll nice and "yeasty" like homemade ones are, or was it super sweet and too gooey like cinnabon's?

Ummm, it's been awhile since I've had one from Cinnabon, but from what I remember this was not like that. Not very gooey at all, in fact the outer edges were even a tad dry. When you got past that, it was warm and soft but not mushy and not too sweet.

I will say the cream cheese frosting was very cream cheesy so if you are not a fan of cream cheese don't eat it, or scoop half the frosting off. (Hmmm, how many times can I use the words cream cheese in a sentence. LOL)



I've got some things to do around the house, but I'll try to work more on Day Three later.

 

[JaneJetson]

That kitty litter cake looks awesome!

I love the chocolate croissant. I haven't had one in so long. I miss it.

Did you take flash photos on the haunted mansion? tsk tsk...haha.

I still think that Jack costume is very bizarre looking.

 

[mommaU4]

Did you take flash photos on the haunted mansion? tsk tsk...haha.

We did! I'm bad I know.
Actually it was Ruben who took them (he's the bad one) and we had him sit in a buggy with Adam and Noelle in the buggy before and me and the twins in the buggy after, so I don't think it bothered anyone. We tried not to anyway.

 

[MA pigletfan]

We did! I'm bad I know.
Actually it was Ruben who took them (he's the bad one) and we had him sit in a buggy with Adam and Noelle in the buggy before and me and the twins in the buggy after, so I don't think it bothered anyone. We tried not to anyway.

AH-HA! I tried so hard to take pics during that ride if only i thought to use flash like a naughty girl heehee..GREAT pics though!!
LOVED the kitty litter cake...it looks so much like the one my friend Kate made a few years ago...gross, yet hilarious!

MMMM blue ribbon..i had a great caramel latte there..

 

[grizbuzz]

Oh my! That is vile!
I just don't think I could bring myself to eat that, no matter how tasty.

I remember when I was a kid my dog used to eat out of the litter box. We referred to those lovely goodies as "kitty rocas"

 

[disney-inspired]

Oh my! That is vile!
I just don't think I could bring myself to eat that, no matter how tasty.

I remember when I was a kid my dog used to eat out of the litter box. We referred to those lovely goodies as "kitty rocas"

That made me gag a bit.

ick

 

[mommaU4]

AH-HA! I tried so hard to take pics during that ride if only i thought to use flash like a naughty girl heehee..GREAT pics though!!
LOVED the kitty litter cake...it looks so much like the one my friend Kate made a few years ago...gross, yet hilarious!

MMMM blue ribbon..i had a great caramel latte there..

Well, I was naughty for you. LOL I almost didn't post those because I thought, "I'm gonna get yelled at."

Oh my! That is vile!
I just don't think I could bring myself to eat that, no matter how tasty.

I remember when I was a kid my dog used to eat out of the litter box. We referred to those lovely goodies as "kitty rocas"

It really is, isn't it? It makes me wonder who originally thought it up? Now that's a person with a creative, yet sick mind.

Ok, that's just nasty about your dog. Why would he do that????

Ummm, never mind. I don't even want to know.

 

[mommaU4]

That made me gag a bit.

ick

Print it out and keep it pinned on the fridge! It will help with our WISH goals. LOL

Congrats on your 1600th post. Hurry and catch up to me! LOL

 

[Disneygrl36]

I the Haunted Mansion holiday pictures even if you did have to be naughty to get them. I sooooo can't wait to see this in December. And how cool are Jack & Sally. I will have to see about getting a photo with them.....Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King.

I'm with the above poster on the kitty litter cake. Not sure I could eat it, but wow does it look authentic.

More, more, more

 

[travelmel]

WOW! What a great first few hours (minutes?_)!!!!

That cake looks DISGUSTING (I like it!)

You got Mickey, Goofy, Baked Goods, Sally, and BOTH JACKS!

Amazing.

 

[mommaU4]

I the Haunted Mansion holiday pictures even if you did have to be naughty to get them. I sooooo can't wait to see this in December. And how cool are Jack & Sally. I will have to see about getting a photo with them.....Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King.

I love the HM overlay. I wish I could go back just to see it again. Can't get enough.

If you see Jack and Sally, I hope you get the same two we had. We were lucky and didn't have to wait too long to see them but even if we had, it would have been worth it. That had us all cracking up.

You got Mickey, Goofy, Baked Goods, Sally, and BOTH JACKS!

Amazing.

I know! That first day was the least busy as far as crowds go the whole trip. We accomplished so much which was GREAT because the low crowds didn't last all week as you'll see in some of my later pics.

 

[mommaU4]

Ruben just got home and brought me a birthday present from his coworkers. So thoughtful of them! I guess since I am always sending in my baked goods they wanted to get me something as a thank-you.
Really I just love to bake, and sending it in keeps it out of my mouth! And off my hips. LOL (Gotta get to my weight loss goal!)

Anyway, they bought me the Twilight book! Finally I'll get to read it and see what all the fuss is about.

I just thought I'd share that since I know some of you reading along are Twilight fans.

 

[tinkermell]

Hi Beth!

I'm all caught up again..

That kitty litter cake is disgusting!! I'd have a hard time just trying a piece. It was still cute though, and I bet the kids loved it.

The rest of the food porn looks YUUUUUUUUUUUUmmmy!!! Your homemade cupcakes were adorable!

All of your pictures are really great. Thank goodness for your MIL's camera!!

 

[mommaU4]

Hi Beth!

I'm all caught up again..

That kitty litter cake is disgusting!! I'd have a hard time just trying a piece. It was still cute though, and I bet the kids loved it.

The rest of the food porn looks YUUUUUUUUUUUUmmmy!!! Your homemade cupcakes were adorable!

All of your pictures are really great. Thank goodness for your MIL's camera!!

Come on, keep up!

I actually ended up sending in the Kitty Litter cake with Ruben to work. I told the kids I'd make them another one. I was just dying to hear their reactions. He said they thought it was great and they said it was really good. Some wanted the recipe.

Actually so far in the trip, we'd been using our camera. It seemed to be doing ok. Hopefully it keeps up......

 

[JaneJetson]

Well, I was naughty for you. LOL I almost didn't post those because I thought, "I'm gonna get yelled at."

My husband and I are always annoyed when people take tons of flash photos on rides like Pirates and HM. Of course...on our last trip my husband "accidently" snapped this photo...

So I guess we're all bad every now and again. We took tons of photos on Small World at WDW. Everyone else in the boat was so we figured if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

I did, however, get a group of people to turn their flashing light necklaces off on Pirates once though.

 

[mommaU4]

My husband and I are always annoyed when people take tons of flash photos on rides like Pirates and HM. Of course...on our last trip my husband "accidently" snapped this photo...

So I guess we're all bad every now and again. We took tons of photos on Small World at WDW. Everyone else in the boat was so we figured if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

I did, however, get a group of people to turn their flashing light necklaces off on Pirates once though.

Great shot! What a happy accident.

Yeah, tons of flash shots gets annoying. We were on POTC with a group who'd never been there and they took a few. Maybe 3 or 4 throughout the whole ride, and it didn't bother me. Any more then that though might have.
And flashing necklaces would have totally annoyed me because those are constant! Ugh.

 

[JaneJetson]

Great shot! What a happy accident.

Yeah, tons of flash shots gets annoying. We were on POTC with a group who'd never been there and they took a few. Maybe 3 or 4 throughout the whole ride, and it didn't bother me. Any more then that though might have.
And flashing necklaces would have totally annoyed me because those are constant! Ugh.

Yeah...we were in the back of the boat, the necklaces were in the front. I just kind of yelled up, "can you please turn off the necklaces?" Nothing. "Please." Nothing. then other random people in the boat were like, "turn off the necklaces!" They turned them off right before the first drop. Everyone in the boat clapped. I yelled up to them, "thank you."

 

[wendylady36]

Wow, that is quite the cake, isn't it? Those poops look WAY too real to me. I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to eat that.

Your first day in the parks looks heavenly! Cute pictures of you and the family.

I hope you had a Happy Birthday! I went out Friday night and partied hard for you.

 

[kaoden39]

I hope you had a good birthday. I spent the day in San Francisco yesterday at the Moscone center doing Oprah Winfrey's yearly womans seminar. It was great fun and I came home with a bag full of swag.

 

[mommaU4]

Your first day in the parks looks heavenly! Cute pictures of you and the family.

I hope you had a Happy Birthday! I went out Friday night and partied hard for you.

Thanks! Did you get a hangover for me too?

The first day was heavenly. One of those nice, uncrowded days. It was warmer then I'd like, but no biggie.

I hope you had a good birthday. I spent the day in San Francisco yesterday at the Moscone center doing Oprah Winfrey's yearly womans seminar. It was great fun and I came home with a bag full of swag.

How fun! I want some swag too!!