I'm joining.
I also loved the reveal as well!
Glad to have you join in! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for liking the reveal. It really was so great. What's funny is that now my youngest son is obsessed with Dumbo but the older one had the Dumbo party. Oh well.
Just saw your TR title and had to join in!
Sounds like a wonderful first day at Epcot! I am right there with you on the food, my kids are picky eaters and there were a few meals even this last trip that my son drank a chocolate milk and nothing else!
Can't wait to hear more!
Thanks for following along! It took me a while to figure out a good title. I'm glad you liked it!
Both boys are SO PICKY! My DH and I are very adventurous with food. I always said "I don't want kids that eat hot dogs and chicken nuggets" and boy did I get what I wanted! I wanted them to be those totally awesome kids that will eat anything. DS5 is getting better and will always eat his fruits and veggies at least. He just doesn't like meat. DS2 is in a stage of not wanting to eat anything though. He seems to live off of waffles, applesauce, and goldfish right now.
Hopefully we'll see improvement soon.
I'm glad you got to Epcot and got a couple of things done.
for DS1 liking Soarin'. I love that he uncrossed his feet when he got to the "ocean."
Your little one is adorable. I would have gladly taken a wet leaf from him.
Glad DH enjoyed his fish tacos. I can't comment on the sushi...I don't eat it.
I'm glad the boys enjoyed the Nemo ride; too bad you couldn't stay for Turtle Talkl with Crush.
I'm not surprised the boys went right to sleep. A good night's rest and ready for the next day.
It was a good EP day. I knew DS5 would love Soarin' once he was on it. I'm hoping the rumors are true and that it'll have a new film to fly through next time I go (in 255 days...but who's counting
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DS2 was so cute giving out the leaves. It was interesting to watch people react to him. Some just kind of ignored him while others graciously took the leaf.
The next day is going to be great so they really did need their rest.
Loving this trip report! You are doing a fantastic job! It's making me sad that my two kiddos are all grown up!
Oh that's neat that you can see the Speedway from your school. Great update can't wait for more!
I guess there really are pros and cons to taking little ones and big ones. I've been jealous of your kids riding the big stuff and eating good food. There is some kind of magic that happens with little ones though.
Seeing the Speedway from the school is pretty cool. Hearing it...not so much. There are days when it is beautiful outside and I want to open my windows and can't because people are practicing on the track and it is so loud. Oh well...it does a lot to bring money to our local economy so I suppose I can deal with it.
that's a cute story of your son putting down he feet at the ocean part
Sorry you didn't make it through Crush but definitely was a full day - not surprised they fell asleep so quickly
I'll have to remember the fish tacos from Sunshine Seasons for the future
You have to get those tacos! They were so good! They are new on the menu. Josh from easywdw recently reviewed them also and he really enjoyed them. I wish I would've gotten them.
Your TR title drew me in! I'm glad you ended up taking your 2yo, but most importantly, that you enjoyed it! My son has been to WDW at 1, 2, 3, and 3.5 years old, and DL at 18 months, and I have never regretted taking a young child. It's so much fun to see it through their eyes!
Your son's birthday party theme is so cute and creative! And the big reveal was pretty awesome. I always think it's so fun to read about how and when kids are surprised, but I've never been able to do it myself because I'm always so excited to talk about it and to have my countdown calendar going. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to pull it off because it seems like a lot of fun!
I LOVE the "Take a nap and we'll take a shortcut" bribe!!!
Road trip naps are so hard because he's usually SO tired but he fights it as hard as he can and it turns into me begging him to please please PLEASE just go to sleep! I'll have to remember that one for next time.
I'm glad the drive went well, and that you made the right decision on the resort room. It's always nice to save a little money whenever you can, and that's great that the size of the room wasn't a problem at all. In Disney especially, it's really just a place to sleep anyway!!!
Loved DS's reaction to riding Soarin'. That's adorable about him trying to put his feet in the water.
I also cracked up at DS2 trying to give wet leaves to strangers.
That sounds like something my own DS would have done!
Looking forward to more updates!!
Thanks for the title and reveal compliments!
It really was the best decision to bring him along. I know if I didn't I would be regretting it right now. It was so hard to keep everything a secret, we learned how to talk in code. I don't think that'll work next time. You should totally try to do it one day though. It was really worth it.
I don't take their road trip behavior for granted. They've always traveled great. I'm originally from Panama City Beach, FL and we drive down there at least twice a year and most family is at least 4 hours away so they are used to the drives. Having a travel dvd player helps. Where were those things when we were younger?!
I'm joining in! I LOVE the big reveal!
I'm moving to Charlotte this summer and will be splitting time between my company's offices in Charlotte and Concord. So far I've heard there is a really big outlet mall and that I have to go to the racetrack at Christmas, any other tips?
Do you mind if I ask how you did your Magic Bands? They are adorable!
That's so awesome that you are moving to Charlotte. It is really a great place to live. What area are you moving to, if you don't mind me asking. The mall, Concord Mills, is great. It doesn't even seem like an outlet mall to me anymore. The racetrack is pretty awesome at Christmas too. It's so pretty. You've got to make it to a Carolina Panthers game and take a trip to Carowinds, the amusement park. It's not WDW of course, but it has a few great roller coasters.
The magic bands were done with temporary tattoos. I did a layer of base coat fingernail polish, applied the tattoos as directed, and then put a couple layers of base coat on top again. Mine was painted with white fingernail polish but also had the base coats. Mine cracked a little but they really held up great.
It just felt like a normal morning except instead of going to work today we were getting ready for an ADR for 8:05 at Crystal Palace. We were told the bus for early morning ADRs would arrive at 6:45 so we wanted to be ready. We got to the bus stop about 3 minutes before the bus arrived. For the most part we were excited but DS2 was still a little tired. 
