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

[toocherie]

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.

Beth: I bought the first two books to take with me to Florida on Friday--so we can share notes!

 

[toocherie]

Mmmmmm--food porn! Almost as good as Stacielee's MAN-PORN!

 

[mommaU4]

Beth: I bought the first two books to take with me to Florida on Friday--so we can share notes!

Sounds good! But wait, when are you going to have time to read at Disneyworld???

Mmmmmm--food porn! Almost as good as Stacielee's MAN-PORN!

Almost.



I'm going to start another update today. With more food porn....including some firsts for us.

 

[DisneyLaura]

Yeah more food pictures.

 

[dwheatl]

From there we headed straight for Pirates of the Caribbean my favorite ride in the park. I was so glad it wasn't closed after all.
Some shots to show how empty the park was. If only it was like that all the time!

We did POTC, Indiana Jones, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, and tried to do Splash but it was down at that moment.

After the ride we got in line to see Jack and Sally.
Noelle had a giant pen she used for autographs. (you can see it in Sally's hand in the first pic) Jack asked her what she feeds her pen to make it grow so big. LOL
She said "Nothing" and he acted very surprised and said her pen must be starving then.

I can't remember what all was said, I just remember how clever they were.

As we were walking through NOS we ran into Captain Jack and snapped a quick photo with him. He was being chased by kids and grown women alike. LOL He was rather on the small side. My 11 year old DD was almost as tall as him.

You're killing me with the food porn. Must Eat Salad!

That is a really uncrowded park! The last time we took our kids, they shot a picture of themselves lying down in the middle of Main Street, because there was nobody else around. That was about a half hour before closing. We never get uncrowded in the morning, since we always have to go in-season due to teaching schedule.

That's funny that Jack S. talks. I would not have pegged him for a "voiced" character.

Maybe Capt. Jack was one of those little Jacks from POTC III.

 

[daisy_77]

Wow, Beth, this is a great TR! I am loving all the pics. Your DD's laying on the ground pretending to be dead at your in-laws is too cute! I love how they are so willing to just ham it up! I can't even get my DD to smile for the camera.

The Kitty Litter cake is awesome! Although, it is hard to imagine myself partaking. It looks to real. I may have to make it and see how mine turns out.

I love the food porn. I have a thing for bread. Anything from a bakery makes me happy.

I am looking forward to more!!

 

[Yakety76]

So I was out running errands today, and it was so weird to be in the stores and still see Halloween stuff. Since we were surrounded with Halloween items for a week, and the kids dressed up in their costumes and did their trick-or-treating, it kind of made it seem like Halloween was over. LOL

I am just getting caught up on your report and read this. We were at the Halloween party the same night your family was. My daughter (she is almost 4 years old) is still convinced that this year's Halloween is over and that the Halloween coming up is next year's Halloween. Her understanding of time is obviously still not quite developed . She wants a whole new costume and everything. I am not going along with that one as I had her costume custom made since she just HAD to be Wendy Darling.

Anyway, thought I would share. Now I am going back to reading.

 

[jeminni]

Just found your TR Beth. Looking forward to reading it. Your kids are just too cute.

 

[mommaU4]

That's funny that Jack S. talks. I would not have pegged him for a "voiced" character.

Maybe Capt. Jack was one of those little Jacks from POTC III.

Jack was a great voice character. He even sounded like the one from the movie. It was kind of weird. LOL

LOL on the little Jacks!

Wow, Beth, this is a great TR! I am loving all the pics. Your DD's laying on the ground pretending to be dead at your in-laws is too cute! I love how they are so willing to just ham it up! I can't even get my DD to smile for the camera.

The Kitty Litter cake is awesome! Although, it is hard to imagine myself partaking. It looks to real. I may have to make it and see how mine turns out.

I love the food porn. I have a thing for bread. Anything from a bakery makes me happy.

I am looking forward to more!!

It was their idea to lay down there. They are so silly.

You should try the kitty litter cake. It's fun just to make it and see everyone's reactions. Take it someplace with a lot of teens or guys. They get a kick out of gross stuff. LOL

If you like bread just wait until you see the cute (and yummy!) jack-o-lantern sourdough bread we got from the bakery in Pacifc Wharf.

 

[mommaU4]

I am just getting caught up on your report and read this. We were at the Halloween party the same night your family was. My daughter (she is almost 4 years old) is still convinced that this year's Halloween is over and that the Halloween coming up is next year's Halloween. Her understanding of time is obviously still not quite developed . She wants a whole new costume and everything. I am not going along with that one as I had her costume custom made since she just HAD to be Wendy Darling.

Anyway, thought I would share. Now I am going back to reading.

What did you think of the party? It was our first time so I had no clue what to expect. But I'm glad we went.

That is just too cute about your DD. If it seems weird for me I can only imagine how it feels for a 4 year old. I'd want a new costume too! Although I don't blame you for not giving in to that request after a custom made Wendy costume. I bet she was adorable.

Just found your TR Beth. Looking forward to reading it. Your kids are just too cute.

HI Bridget! So glad you are reading along!

 

[Yakety76]

What did you think of the party? It was our first time so I had no clue what to expect. But I'm glad we went.

That is just too cute about your DD. If it seems weird for me I can only imagine how it feels for a 4 year old. I'd want a new costume too! Although I don't blame you for not giving in to that request after a custom made Wendy costume. I bet she was adorable.

Okay, I am caught up. I cannot believe how dead Disney was your first day. We arrived on Thursday afternoon. It seemed so busy to us in the afternoons and evenings. Thankfully the mornings were nice.


It was our first time going to the party. I thought it was fun and I am glad we went, but I think it would have been better if our kids had been older. My daughter is almost 4 and my son is 2. They are usually asleep by 7:00 Idaho time. Which is 6:00 Disney time. The party made for a long night for them -even with a late nap. Also the lines were a little long for my son. My daughter did great waiting in all the lines. The only trouble we ran into was trying to meet the real Wendy. Of course that was my daughter's main priority since she was dressed as Wendy. While waiting in the line to meet her, we heard the dreaded "Peter and Wendy are going to be leaving us soon" announcement. My daughter was almost in tears, so I brought her up to the rope so that she could at least see Wendy. Peter saw her and his eyes seriously lit up. He and Wendy came right up to her after their meet and greet time. They were amazing. It totally made the night for us.

As for my daughter's dress, I could not find a pre-made Wendy costume for a girl anywhere. I found a risque teenager one, but that was it. Thankfully, I found a lady to make one. After watching the Peter Pan movie, my daughter had her heart set on being Wendy and the rest of us dressing as the other characters.

 

[mommaU4]

Okay, I am caught up. I cannot believe how dead Disney was your first day. We arrived on Thursday afternoon. It seemed so busy to us in the afternoons and evenings. Thankfully the mornings were nice.


It was our first time going to the party. I thought it was fun and I am glad we went, but I think it would have been better if our kids had been older. My daughter is almost 4 and my son is 2. They are usually asleep by 7:00 Idaho time. Which is 6:00 Disney time. The party made for a long night for them -even with a late nap. Also the lines were a little long for my son. My daughter did great waiting in all the lines. The only trouble we ran into was trying to meet the real Wendy. Of course that was my daughter's main priority since she was dressed as Wendy. While waiting in the line to meet her, we heard the dreaded "Peter and Wendy are going to be leaving us soon" announcement. My daughter was almost in tears, so I brought her up to the rope so that she could at least see Wendy. Peter saw her and his eyes seriously lit up. He and Wendy came right up to her after their meet and greet time. They were amazing. It totally made the night for us.



As for my daughter's dress, I could not find a pre-made Wendy costume for a girl anywhere. I found a risque teenager one, but that was it. Thankfully, I found a lady to make one. After watching the Peter Pan movie, my daughter had her heart set on being Wendy and the rest of us dressing as the other characters.

Yes, the parks were pretty empty our first two days, Tues and Wed.
Thurs was right around when it started to get busier unfortunately.

That is so great about them taking time to see her!!! I love stories like that. Truly part of the Disney magic. And her outfit is so cute. Thanks for sharing that!

 

[wendylady36]

Yes, the parks were pretty empty our first two days, Tues and Wed.
Thurs was right around when it started to get busier unfortunately.

Sorry, it's my fault. People have to follow me everywhere, it's my curse. It's hard being me.

 

[mommaU4]

After our fun meeting with Jack, Jack and Sally, we were headed towards Big Thunder Mountain and were easily sidetracked by the cart with the turkey legs and chimichangas. Believe it or not, in all our snacking around the park we'd done over the past year, we'd never had a turkey leg. We finally decided to try one, and get a chimi for good measure. Those I already knew I liked.

The turkey leg:

It doesn't look like much in the picture but they are huge. We all shared it. I wasn't nuts about it, but then I don't like meat on the bone. I've seen people walking around each with their own turkey leg, tearing huge chunks of meat off it like a dog, and that's just not for me.
Ruben and the kids made quick work of it though! LOL

I prefer the flaky, fried, yummy, beef and bean filled goodness of a chimi. Mmmmm.

I've already said how cute they decorated the parks during Halloween, but leave it to Disney to carry the theme all the way down to their napkins! How fun is that?!?!

After we finished we stopped in an area right near the Mexican restaurant that was set up for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Lindsey was just not feeling this pic. haha Too much turkey leg perhaps.

They had two CMs there doing free face/arm painting so the girls decided to get that done. (Ugh! Noelle is growing out her bangs but she will not keep them out of her face. I am always yelling at her about that.....and then I realize I sound just like my mother. "Get your hair out of your face young lady!" Yikes!)

Hannah opted to get hers on her face. She said she "wanted to be different" then her sisters.

The finished product. I think they came out cute. And they were free which makes them even cuter in my eyes. Hey, anything free is good. Anything free at Disney is great and practically unheard of.

They all hopped on Big Thunder Mountain while I went to refill our water bottles at the Mexican restaurant, and from there we were off to Big Thunder Ranch. I love it back there during the holidays. Halloween and Christmas both. So festive.

Just look at all the wonderful pumpkin carvings!

We found a CM hard at work on some new carvings. Such skill and patience. I'd never be able to do that.

Some pics from inside the cabin they have there at the ranch and the petting zoo.

During Christmas at the ranch they sell snowman and Christmas tree sugar cookies to decorate and we did those last December. And near the Princess Fantasy Faire they sell castle sugar cookies to decorate and we did those in June. So of course we had to buy the cookies for Halloween too. They offer bats and pumpkins and we opted for the pumpkins. These are not cheap. $6 a cookie. I was happy only the twins were interested. LOL

They have picnic tables where you can sit and decorate your cookie or do some coloring which is what Noelle wanted to do. She loves anything to do with art.

The cookies:

I'm at my image limit, so I'll have to continue Day Three later. Up next....Dumbo drama.

 

[Disneygrl36]

Cute pumpkins --those are really art aren't they? I love the cookies your DD decorated-very creative.

 

[disney-inspired]

Ruben and the kids made quick work of it though! LOL

The elusive Ruben!!!!
He really does exist Not that I doubted you for a second!

 

[wendylady36]

You couldn't pay me to eat that turkey leg. I'm like you - no meat on the bone, please!

Cute face/body paints! I think I saw them out there one day, had I known they were free, I just might have gotten one!

Good thing I took a few different pictures of carved pumpkins or I would have made you take yours down!

The girls did a great job with their cookies, too cute!!!

Can't wait for the next installment and some Dumbo drama!

 

[pixleyyy]

Oh, those cookies are adorable. They look huge too!!!

 

[mommaU4]

Cute pumpkins --those are really art aren't they? I love the cookies your DD decorated-very creative.

Yes, the pumpkins were really something to see. They had even more, I only snapped a few pics.
The kids had fun making the cookies. The frosting is full of food coloring though and turned everything it touched that color. So they had orange and purple hands and teeth!

The elusive Ruben!!!!
He really does exist Not that I doubted you for a second!

Oh yes, he exists. My sweetie since high school. I don't know if you ever heard how he was the one who surprised me for the April trip and arranged for his parents to watch the kids, then drove me all the way to CA so I could meet up with the ladies for the day, while he went around the park solo. And he even is wearing the Mickey tee I bought him.
Those are examples of what I mean when I say he's a prince for supporting my wacky Disney addiction.

You couldn't pay me to eat that turkey leg. I'm like you - no meat on the bone, please!

Cute face/body paints! I think I saw them out there one day, had I known they were free, I just might have gotten one!

Good thing I took a few different pictures of carved pumpkins or I would have made you take yours down!

The girls did a great job with their cookies, too cute!!!

Can't wait for the next installment and some Dumbo drama!

Yeah, I probably won't do the turkey leg again, but at least we can say we tried it.

I just asked the CM how much the painting was and he said free. I hollared at the girls to hurry up before he changed his mind and quoted me a price. LOL

Oh, those cookies are adorable. They look huge too!!!

They are pretty big. They better be for six bucks. LOL

Here are the ones from Christmas, they are both decorating the snowman cookie.

 

[tinkermell]

More cute pics Beth!

Can't wait to hear about the Dumbo drama.

I have a funny Dumbo drama to tell you. My DIL and I were in line for Dumbo, and we were at the part where there was the fence and a shrub hedge just behind it. All of the sudden my 2 year old grandson decided he had to pee, and there was no waiting. He is fairly new to being potty trained. So Sarah and I looked around and thought what are we going to do? We couldn't just hand him to someone over the fence, because of the big shrub. We knew by the time we got out of line, and to the restroom it would probably be too late. In the meantime, we look down at him and he is watering the shrub. Too late! Thank goodness only those right next to us could see what was happening.