Surprise! We're NOT going to Disney! 9/18-9/25 <<Update 3/24 Page 21>>

[KatMark]

Tim, I could not miss the opportunity stop by and wish some of my favorite people a wonderful holiday season. Extra kisses to those adorable kids of yours from Mark and me.

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[Poolrat]

Nice work on Part II of the vacation.

Great diversion of the kids at the cousins house and then to be at the light. Priceless!!!

Then you add another surprise of Grammy being there at the pool.

Now that how you do a surprise.


Merry Christmas to you and the family Tim!!!

 

[Steppesister]

Merry Christmas, Tim and Mel!

Hope your celebrations were fabulous!

 

[that's nice]

He's alive!!!! But obviously confused since he was "away" from his brother's wedding.

Who knows where I was... I was exhausted.

I'm off to bed; I'll read your update tomorrow.

Tomorrow tomorrow or tomorrow last week tomorrow?

Thanks for the warm welcome! It's nice to pop in once in a while and catch with everyone's latest trips!

Not sure how many TRs I have left in me... but it is nice to relive the trip though pictures and horrible writing.

Yay! You're at Disney! In BLT no less!

It was really nice being so close. Not to mention all the room we had in the 1BR.

I love that your MIL came in for this portion. And I love the kids' faces when they saw her.

They were shocked and so excited to see her!

The view is great over to the MK! And way to get your hustle on getting over there quickly to take care of business!

The proximity to MK was great. We were there everyday.

Get update!!! awesome you were able to surprise the kids TWICE!!

We're just full of surprises...

So I take it she likes the water?

Just a bit.....

She does have a point, you know.

She does.... let's hope my grandkids whine and sulk often

Torture!

Taking that route I'd just torturing myself too if we didn't go.

Hey, your kids are more observant than mine!

Probably cuz mine weren't eating PP&J at the time.

You guys are full of surprises.

Hey, I just said that!

 

[Steppesister]

WAIT! You went to the MK EVERY DAY?!!!! Surely you went to other parks!!

And, so like, what are you saying?? You're not going to write anymore?? I find that extremely hard to believe!

 

[beckykarstetter]

Joining and loving! What a beautiful family and a fun trip report. We are headed down next September, so all your pictures are just getting me in the mood. Can't wait to read the rest of the story...

 

[vleeth]

Looks like you had a wonderful cruise and a wonderful time surprising your kids. I just might have to look into a cruise as part of our next Disney vacation.

 

[that's nice]

Nothing wrong with a buffet.

True... but we were trying to get to the ditdown breakfast to see our servers one last time.

I'm sure there will be more cruises for you guys.

Me too... just don't know how soon. Hopefully DCL will leave out of NYC again.

Boy Tim...you could not have timed that better.

Hey, when you're good you're good. What else can I say?

Come on...be honest here, tim.....almost said it didn't Iyou were excited because you were finally meeting me.

Thanks for making me spit beer all over my computer.

So how is the pool?

We liked it.... Juliana loved it. The slide was great.

Christopher's like "when did we get back to Connecticut?

He was so funny trying to figure it all out.

Great picture.

Thanks!

Can't wait to read more.

Heading to Maryland tomorrow morning for a few days.... maybe I'll have time for an update.

You guys just pulled off all kinds of surprises! Love BLT...so handy to get to the MK!

Jill in CO

We loved BLT too... Plus you can't beat the views.

Such a cute experience for your kids to swim with fish in the water.

They were loving it!

The pumpkin tree was in full bloom,

We always missed the story they told though....

Gabby’s spaghetti face, Christopher’s Mickey Bar face, and your red face….

a face for every occasion!

Love your take on trying to get the perfect pic of all the kids. Lol

I had a few more pictures I could of posted too... but then I would of been over the 25 picture limit for that post.

Cute reactions of Juliana and Christopher at seeing Grammy.

They were really excited to have her there with us.

Awesome to have a post cruise trip to the World! and stay at Bay Lake Tower! woo hoo

It was great... well most of it was.

 

[Steppesister]

Yo!!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wanted to wish you a very happy new year!

 

[petals]

Great update. Hope you all had a good Christmas as well

 

[jwwi]

Great TR. Your family is so cute, I love how Juliana is swimming all of the time! My kinda kid! The cruise looks great, and someday I will have to try it. I loved BLT, and yes I kinda compare every other DVC rental stay to that one.
I think it is a rule that you go to MK every park day when you stay at BLT.

 

[that's nice]

Sorry, Tim, I have now hijacked your sweet little TR. (Well, actually, not really.)

It's ok.... at least someone's been posting something here.

I don't know how you kept all those secrets but what a wonderful trip and surprise with Grandma showing up!!!!!

Now I'm trying to remember if we had any other surprises?

Well, of course we did... they had no idea of our plans so every meal & park was a surprise to them.

Your surprise looks like it was a big hit! You guys played it very well.

Thank you Andy. The surprises went very well.

Juliana really did make quite the convincing argument, not that you needed it. I mean if you're going to be driving by anyway...

I think Juliana knows the roads/routes around WDW just as well as we do.

 

[that's nice]

Tim, I could not miss the opportunity stop by and wish some of my favorite people a wonderful holiday season. Extra kisses to those adorable kids of yours from Mark and me.

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It's pretty sad that I haven't been here since before Christmas..

I hope you and Mark had a wonderful Christmas!

Things are getting back to normal and I am going to get on track this week... I swear!

Nice work on Part II of the vacation.

We are just getting warmed up!!

Great diversion of the kids at the cousins house and then teo be at the light. Priceless!!!

It was really funny.... It worked out perfectly!

Then you add another surprise of Grammy being there at the pool.

Now that how you do a surprise.

Maybe we should charge for surprising services.... only catch is we'd have to be in WDW too.

Merry Christmas to you and the family Tim!!!

Thank you Pat! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you!

Merry Christmas, Tim and Mel!

Hope your celebrations were fabulous!

Thank you Liesa! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you!!

 

[that's nice]

WAIT! You went to the MK EVERY DAY?!!!! Surely you went to other parks!!

Well, I guess you'll have to stick around to see if your theory is true.

And, so like, what are you saying?? You're not going to write anymore?? I find that extremely hard to believe!

I donno... I skipped a few TRs for our last few trips. I have fun but sometimes it turns into a pain and isn't fun.

Joining and loving! What a beautiful family and a fun trip report. We are headed down next September, so all your pictures are just getting me in the mood. Can't wait to read the rest of the story...

Thanks for reading!

September was a great time to visit but I couldn't believe how busy it was. I was expecting walk on rides and few people. I guess Disney doesn't have a slow time anymore.

Looks like you had a wonderful cruise and a wonderful time surprising your kids. I just might have to look into a cruise as part of our next Disney vacation.

The kids (and us) loved the cruise. The kids are still talking about it... we shouldda did the 4 day though.

 

[that's nice]

Yo!!!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wanted to wish you a very happy new year!

Thank you Mo! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the family!

Great update. Hope you all had a good Christmas as well

Thanks! Hope you had a good Christmas too!

Great TR. Your family is so cute, I love how Juliana is swimming all of the time! My kinda kid! The cruise looks great, and someday I will have to try it. I loved BLT, and yes I kinda compare every other DVC rental stay to that one.
I think it is a rule that you go to MK every park day when you stay at BLT.

thanks for reading!

Juliana is a fish... no really she is.

We really enjoyed BLT. I'd try to stay there more but we are trying to stretch our points so we are looking at OKW & AKL for next January... however we are thinking BCV for a summer trip.

 

[Steppesister]

Touche... and I guess for the next 11 weeks, this will be me too, except I get to add:

 

[TarzansKat]

I think I picked a good time for Steppesister to talk me back into getting on the DIS. MJS and I just booked our first Disney cruise for April 2016, so reading about yours was awesome!

And I had NO IDEA you could do a 5K at Castaway Cay! Is that all the time? You know how obsessed with running I am now.

Anyway, it is so lovely to read about your family, and I'm really enjoying your adventures. Can't wait to read more, and one of these days, we seriously need to meet.

 

[that's nice]

Touche... and I guess for the next 11 weeks, this will be me too, except I get to add:

Yea, well this is my slow time so I do hope to wrap this report up in the next few months.

I think I picked a good time for Steppesister to talk me back into getting on the DIS. MJS and I just booked our first Disney cruise for April 2016, so reading about yours was awesome!

TK!!!! to my TR and back to the DIS!!!!!

Have you cruised before? DCL is amazing!

And I had NO IDEA you could do a 5K at Castaway Cay! Is that all the time? You know how obsessed with running I am now.

Yup they do it on every cruise. It is very laid back with a flat course. Just keep in mind it will be HOT!

Anyway, it is so lovely to read about your family, and I'm really enjoying your adventures. Can't wait to read more, and one of these days, we seriously need to meet.

Thank you for reading

Yes, some day our paths will cross... probably in WDW.

 

[Steppesister]

Yea, well this is my slow time so I do hope to wrap this report up in the next few months.

Good, cuz I might actually be on once or twice in those few months.