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Christopher rode with Mark (he is somewhere in this picture)
These rides just aren't made for kids... :rolleyes1

The ride was good.... but to be honest ToT is nowhere near my favorite ride. I think they need to make it longer or scarier.
I'd agree with that. But longer... not scarier. It is hard enough to get kids to go on it as it is. I'd definitely appreciate a longer ride though.

We came out to Mark playing with the kids. I think Gabby was loving him because he gave her some goldfish..
That always works for our kids too.

We walked back towards Pixar Place because Melody wanted to check out the Frozen merchandise in Oaken's. I thought that was a great idea. Gabby passed out so I sent the girls into shop, which seemed like a great idea to them. It was a great idea for me too....

May I present a Cigar City Jai Alai.
What is it about you wandering off in DHS with a stroller and a beer? Almost as common as one of Mark's hat pictures. :lmao:
 
glad things worked out with meeting up with Kathy and Mark. I believe a remember reading about this meet in Kathy's TR - so cool to see it from the other side as well. Nice when you get the FP+'s to overlap so you can spend some time together vs. a quick met-and-run

.... and now I want a Cigar City Jai Alai
 
After walking through the gates, we are already stopping so the kids could use the bathroom.

Nope, never had that experience before. :sad2:

Kathy & Mark have been so good to our family and always send the kids gifts and what not even after I tell her to STOP. She just doesn't listen to me. Of course she brought more gifts for the kids.

They can't help themselves! Just 2 very generous people.

We did take a picture which Juliana quickly photobombed.

Nice work Juliana!:thumbsup2

Look who snuck into our picture....

Nice work, random green soldier guy!:thumbsup2

The ride was good.... but to be honest ToT is nowhere near my favorite ride. I think they need to make it longer or scarier.

They just need fewer big drops. :rotfl:
 

Monday September 22

After our late night at the Studios, it took us a while to get going. We were trying to get to DHS by 9am to meet up with someone but it was taking us a while to get out of the room. I think we spoiled ourselves by having the 1BR at BLT. We could eat in the room at an actual table and have room for everyone.

Gabby chowing down.




I think that is a smile around her fingers in her mouth. ;)

Bubba putting on his best breakfast face.



He's like, "Dad, I'm trying to eat here.

That's a big table for 2 little kids...



Wow...that is a big table.

We packed our park bags and headed out... I had to take a quick picture of the pool area from the 7th floor.



Very nice view.

We (ok Melody put her foot down) decided to drive over to DHS to avoid any potential bus issues. After walking through the gates, we are already stopping so the kids could use the bathroom. We were walking up Hollywood Blvd. at 9:30 which I didn't think was all that bad considering. Hey we even stopped for a picture!



I've always said your wife is trighter than you. Christopher, we want to see your face...NOT Olaf.

We continued walking toward Pixar Place, where we were meeting some friends of ours. I saw them in the distance so I figured I try to sneak up on them by hiding behind my Olaf fan. I couldn't fool them though. They spotted me right away. I wonder if my head was sticking out from behind the Olaf or if my Yankees shirt gave it away... but we finally met up with Kathy & Mark @KatMark here on the boards. Kathy & Mark have been so good to our family and always send the kids gifts and what not even after I tell her to STOP. She just doesn't listen to me. Of course she brought more gifts for the kids. Thank you so much again Kathy, you didn't have to do that.

And why I went and hugged your wife first. And your kids are very welcome. And I told you UNTIL I have grandchildren, I get to spoil yours. But as talks are going on of trying to get pregnant this summer, this might be the last Christmas I spoil your kids (although they'll still get something...I love them too much not to).

We did take a picture which Juliana quickly photobombed.

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Best photobomb ever.

Gabby was just sitting in her stroller taking in all the shenanigans.



And it looks like a smile too. :)

After a few minutes of talking, we walked over to TSM. Kathy & I made a few overlapping FPs so we can hang out and chat for a bit.

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Bubba & Juliana were ready to ride!



Such sweet and cute kids.

Christopher rode with Mark (he is somewhere in this picture)



Christopher, where are you?????

Juliana rode with Kathy...




We had a blast...giggled like school girls.

While my partner in crime, Gabby, wrode with me.

This seems to be a trend.

We saw some old friends after riding... the Green Army Guys and had to stop to say hi.





Those guys are really cool and very accomodating to autographs and pics too.


Look who snuck into our picture....



It was our "new" meet of the trip (we try to meet someone we've never met before every trip).

We had another FP together over at the Tower of Terror.





Mark was kind enough to watch Christopher and Gabby while the rest of us braved the freight elevator.




Redneck pic





You are a hoot!
The ride was good.... but to be honest ToT is nowhere near my favorite ride. I think they need to make it longer or scarier.

I don't think scarier is necessary because of kids, but definitely wouldn't mind a longer ride.

We came out to Mark playing with the kids. I think Gabby was loving him because he gave her some goldfish..



Knowing my husband, he was probably helping her eat them. :lmao::lmao::lmao:


We hung out and talked for a few more minutes before we went our separate ways. It was great finally meeting them, but this wasn't the last we would see of them. We were spending the next day hanging out together.

It was great finally meeting you guys after all these years too. And the next day turned out to be great as well.

We walked back towards Pixar Place because Melody wanted to check out the Frozen merchandise in Oaken's. I thought that was a great idea. Gabby passed out so I sent the girls into shop, which seemed like a great idea to them. It was a great idea for me too....

May I present a Cigar City Jai Alai.



What a beautiful sight.

I don't think I've ever read a report of yours when you didn't have a beer in your hand at the Studios.

Up next... More DHS and Does our park hopping plan work?

Can't wait to hear all about it in a month. :rotfl2:
 
I've been a little behind lately.
That's OK... so have I! :rotfl:
Love the pictures from the end of your cruise. You have convinced me that we need to do this.
The cruise was just awesome. Looking back I wish we did the 4 day instead of the 3 day but we weren't sure how the baby was going to be. She was fine and loved it too.
What a sweet surprise that grandma showed up. That picture of Juliana and her is precious.
Thank you!
Your experience is what my nightmare has been regarding the fireworks. Three kids too small to see by themselves and only two parents :faint:. I am just hoping one falls asleep :rotfl2:. I don't even think I will attempt to take pictures or video.
It is a juggling act but luckily, Juliana is old enough she can fend for herself if need be.
Looks like you had a fun day with Kathy and Mark.
We had a fun time with them!
That beer looks yummy, the one benefit to being with the sleeping baby, yummy adult drinks.
::yes:: and I could go for one right now but I'm trying to be a good boy. :cool:



How fun meeting up with Mark and Kathy!
We had a great few hours hanging with them.
You can barely see Bubba's hands in the pic with Mark!
I know.. he was in the pic though, I swear!
Mmmm, beer and a sleeping baby. :)
Works for me. :)



These rides just aren't made for kids... :rolleyes1
They aren't?
I'd agree with that. But longer... not scarier. It is hard enough to get kids to go on it as it is. I'd definitely appreciate a longer ride though.
OK. I'll take longer then. It just seems way too short.
What is it about you wandering off in DHS with a stroller and a beer? Almost as common as one of Mark's hat pictures. :lmao:
I know.... it is like a standard occurrence in a that's nice TR. :hyper:



Awww the pic where Kathy and Mark snuck in with the green army guy is so cute!!
Thank you! Kathy and Mark are just big kids. Really.:rotfl:
 
Caught up to "page who knows". pssst, it's page 18.

Nice view there from the 7th floor.

Melody’s a wise woman. Although taking Disney buses can be fun, I prefer driving when I've got my own transportation.

Nicely planned meet with Kathy and Mark. sweet
 
Catching up (now that I found your report again) Luvin the pics from Chef Mickey's. Gabby's even smiling in some of them :thumbsup2 Luv how Kathy and Mark creeped into your Green Army man picture as well and Ana is a master of photobombing in the pic of you and Kathy :)
 
Monday September 22

After our late night at the Studios, it took us a while to get going. We were trying to get to DHS by 9am to meet up with someone but it was taking us a while to get out of the room. I think we spoiled ourselves by having the 1BR at BLT. We could eat in the room at an actual table and have room for everyone.

A problem I'd love to have these days. ;)


We packed our park bags and headed out... I had to take a quick picture of the pool area from the 7th floor.


Love the landscaping here!


we are already stopping so the kids could use the bathroom.


Now there's a surprise... :P

Bubba & Juliana were ready to ride!






Cool photo!!!



The ride was good.... but to be honest ToT is nowhere near my favorite ride.

I suppose we can still be friends.



May I present a Cigar City Jai Alai.



What a beautiful sight.

So good of Gabby to photobomb your beer picture!

This is my first time trying to multi-quote since the changeover. Here's to hoping my intuition works....
 
Hi! This silly new Dis... It stopped all my notifications! Grumble..
Anywho...

I love the pictures!!! The photobombs are a dang riot! I LOVE the table at the Contemporary. I think this will be our next resort...

Cigar City Jai Alai.-- Looks delicious!

OMG the glasses are crooked and totally makes the photo! LOVE IT!!
Glad the girls got some SHOPPING DONE!
 
Hopefully you aren't still shoveling out from Monday. I heard we might get another big storm this monday... oh yea, plus we are getting another 2-3'' here tonight. :rotfl:

Frozen will eventually die down... Not anytime soon in this house though. I think I've seen Frozen over 150 times.


Juliana & I love RNRC. That is her favorite ride in DHS followed closely by Star Tours & the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground. :confused3 :confused3 :rotfl2: :lmao:

Just seeing this! Like Mo I lost all my notifications with this new DIS.

We aren't still shoveling... but it's all still here. I think Boston is up to 101 inches. It's everywhere I look. I have a PTR going and there are some pictures of just how buried we are! And there is more coming.. I leave for Disney in two weeks and I can't be more excited just to see grass!

I am a Frozen fan myself so I have also watched it 65,046,540,654 times.

I love your meet up with Kathy and Mark!! I have read about it in Kathy's TR but I can't wait to see it from the other perspective. The picture of the kids with the 3D glasses is adorable! Also that ToT ride picture is a classic!!!
 
Caught up to "page who knows". pssst, it's page 18.
Thanks!

I need to update my links... when the boards switched over the page counts are different.

Nice view there from the 7th floor.
I was hoping for a higher floor but it was OK.

Melody’s a wise woman. Although taking Disney buses can be fun, I prefer driving when I've got my own transportation.
Most times we have a car because we visit with family in the area. We should drive to all the parks except MK.

Nicely planned meet with Kathy and Mark. sweet
Thank you! We had a great time with them!



Catching up (now that I found your report again) Luvin the pics from Chef Mickey's. Gabby's even smiling in some of them :thumbsup2
Yea, Gabby wasn't totally scared there... wait till you see the next set of pictures.

Luv how Kathy and Mark creeped into your Green Army man picture as well and Ana is a master of photobombing in the pic of you and Kathy :)
We had a really fun time with Kathy & Mark. They were a riot.
 
A problem I'd love to have these days. ;)
I know... me too! :rotfl2:

Love the landscaping here!
You can never have enough palm trees IMO. :goodvibes

Now there's a surprise... :P
Shocking, isn't it. :faint:


I suppose we can still be friends.
Am I bad mouthing your favorite?

So good of Gabby to photobomb your beer picture!
I guess she does take after her sister! :rotfl2:

This is my first time trying to multi-quote since the changeover. Here's to hoping my intuition works....
You did a fine job! :thumbsup2



Hi! This silly new Dis... It stopped all my notifications! Grumble..
Anywho...
Yea, mine is messed up too. I donno... I'm still trying to get the hang of it.


I love the pictures!!! The photobombs are a dang riot! I LOVE the table at the Contemporary. I think this will be our next resort...
Are you DVC too? (sort if you already answered this question)

Cigar City Jai Alai.-- Looks delicious!
It is.... can't wait to have it again.

OMG the glasses are crooked and totally makes the photo! LOVE IT!!
He is a trip. ::yes::

Glad the girls got some SHOPPING DONE!
Glad I got some drinking done!!!!:drinking1



Just seeing this! Like Mo I lost all my notifications with this new DIS.
Seems to be happening to a lot of us. I think instead of checking the alerts you have to check the watched threads. I wish they made it easier to get to that.

We aren't still shoveling... but it's all still here. I think Boston is up to 101 inches. It's everywhere I look. I have a PTR going and there are some pictures of just how buried we are! And there is more coming.. I leave for Disney in two weeks and I can't be more excited just to see grass!
I hear ya!!! We just got another 5 inches last night. The top of our mailbox was almost visible but now it is buried again. Congrats on the WDW trip! Hope you have some warm weather!

I am a Frozen fan myself so I have also watched it 65,046,540,654 times.
Yea, sounds about right. :lmao:

I love your meet up with Kathy and Mark!! I have read about it in Kathy's TR but I can't wait to see it from the other perspective. The picture of the kids with the 3D glasses is adorable! Also that ToT ride picture is a classic!!!
We had a great time with them! The kids really enjoyed them too... well, except for Gabby till Mark bribed her with goldfish. :lmao::lmao:
 
Nope not a DVC member... BUT i do want to stay at contemporary.. THEN again. I just received a brochure on the new poly.... Hummmmmmm it looks really nice...
 
ugh...new Dis never notified me you had posted. Yay for the meet up! I bet you all had a fabulous time!
 
glad things worked out with meeting up with Kathy and Mark. I believe a remember reading about this meet in Kathy's TR - so cool to see it from the other side as well. Nice when you get the FP+'s to overlap so you can spend some time together vs. a quick met-and-run
@KatMark is the genius behind the FPs. We were lucky to get everything to overlap.

.... and now I want a Cigar City Jai Alai
I think I always want one.


Nope, never had that experience before. :sad2:
Well, consider yourself lucky then. :rotfl:

They can't help themselves! Just 2 very generous people.
+1

Nice work Juliana!:thumbsup2
She's good at it.

They just need fewer big drops. :rotfl:
Quit being such a wimp. :earseek:


I think that is a smile around her fingers in her mouth.
I believe you are correct. :)

He's like, "Dad, I'm trying to eat here.
I know... and there I was taking pictures of him.

I've always said your wife is trighter than you. Christopher, we want to see your face...NOT Olaf.
Mel is trighter than me? :confused3

And why I went and hugged your wife first. And your kids are very welcome. And I told you UNTIL I have grandchildren, I get to spoil yours. But as talks are going on of trying to get pregnant this summer, this might be the last Christmas I spoil your kids (although they'll still get something...I love them too much not to).
Speaking of gifts.... thank you for the book. We haven't read it yet but we do read the other ones. They are cute stories.

Best photobomb ever.
::yes::

We had a blast...giggled like school girls.
Sounds like my Ana.. :rotfl:

Those guys are really cool and very accomodating to autographs and pics too.
We've had very good experiences with them.

I don't think scarier is necessary because of kids, but definitely wouldn't mind a longer ride.
It's over wayyyyyyyyyy to fast. Plus I wouldn't mind more time looking out the windows at the top.

Knowing my husband, he was probably helping her eat them.
:rotfl2::rotfl2:

It was great finally meeting you guys after all these years too. And the next day turned out to be great as well.
Well, it is reassuring that after meeting us, you actually wanted to spend the next day with us. :rotfl2:

I don't think I've ever read a report of yours when you didn't have a beer in your hand at the Studios.
What else is there to do there?
Can't wait to hear all about it in a month. :rotfl2:

Wise butt.:cool2:
 
Nope not a DVC member... BUT i do want to stay at contemporary.. THEN again. I just received a brochure on the new poly.... Hummmmmmm it looks really nice...
You should try renting points... BLT is great and the 1BR was huge!

Let me give you some advice for DVC..... R.E.S.A.L.E. :thumbsup2



ugh...new Dis never notified me you had posted. Yay for the meet up! I bet you all had a fabulous time!
The notifications have been all messed up... :badpc:

We did have a great time! It was really fun spending time with them.
 














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