"This Isn't Disneyworld. . .It's Rainworld!!" our trip to WDW May 16-23, 2009

[DWGal210]

What a fabulous birthday Ms Claire had! Looks like a ton of fun. And next time I need a cake, I am calling your husband. He does a great job with those cakes!

Have you guys decided what you are doing next year for your trip?

 

[cdhale]

I finally finished reading your trip report and am loving it! Can't wait to read more (I really should be working right now...). Your family is beautiful and I love how you had such a great time despite the weather.

I'm taking my girls back in January and we are considering adding extra days now that the 4/3 deal is out AND upgrading to deluxe dining... did you have deluxe or regular? I'm wondering if the upgrade is worth it...

Thanks!
Cheryl

 

[Dancegrl624]

Another great birthday party! I'm thinking about getting Madison an American Girl doll for Christmas this year. We were looking at the Just Like You dolls last night online. Plus, I have 3 of my own that I'll pass down to her. She ADORES her Bitty Baby and she got that for Christmas when she was 2 yrs old!

 

[ladybugmom]

What a fabulous birthday Ms Claire had! Looks like a ton of fun. And next time I need a cake, I am calling your husband. He does a great job with those cakes!

Have you guys decided what you are doing next year for your trip?

Thank you Katie!! We are going May 22-29, we just haven't booked it yet.

I finally finished reading your trip report and am loving it! Can't wait to read more (I really should be working right now...). Your family is beautiful and I love how you had such a great time despite the weather.

I'm taking my girls back in January and we are considering adding extra days now that the 4/3 deal is out AND upgrading to deluxe dining... did you have deluxe or regular? I'm wondering if the upgrade is worth it...

Thanks!
Cheryl

Hi and welcome to my TR, Cheryl!! We were at WDW for 8 days, 7 nights and we had the regular dining plan. The regular dining plan was perfect for us. We were able to do all of the character meals that we wanted but I didn't feel like we were eating all the time.

Another great birthday party! I'm thinking about getting Madison an American Girl doll for Christmas this year. We were looking at the Just Like You dolls last night online. Plus, I have 3 of my own that I'll pass down to her. She ADORES her Bitty Baby and she got that for Christmas when she was 2 yrs old!

Thanks Meghan!! How fun!! Ally loves her AG dolls! She wants Kit for Christmas. There are a ton of the JLY dolls to choose from--was there one she preferred over the others?

 

[klacey1]

Becky, what a great party! Low-key is the way to go with a two year old. I remember my aunt and uncle trying to go all out with my cousin's third birthday years ago, and even at that age it was too overwhelming. She ended up crying and throwing fits all day! (Very unusual for her!)
Simple food, simple crafts, not too many people = fun at that age!
Loved the pictures-- you guys need to consider expanding your home business to bows and CAKES!
Kylie

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

I know I told you already but your hubby did a great job on that cake....too bad you don't live closer. My DD's bday is in a few days. I'd hire him to make her one!

 

[ladybugmom]

Becky, what a great party! Low-key is the way to go with a two year old. I remember my aunt and uncle trying to go all out with my cousin's third birthday years ago, and even at that age it was too overwhelming. She ended up crying and throwing fits all day! (Very unusual for her!)
Simple food, simple crafts, not too many people = fun at that age!
Loved the pictures-- you guys need to consider expanding your home business to bows and CAKES!
Kylie

Thank you Kylie!! I know!! That's what I told Brent--he needs to have a side business making cakes!!

I know I told you already but your hubby did a great job on that cake....too bad you don't live closer. My DD's bday is in a few days. I'd hire him to make her one!

Thank you so much Tammy!!

 

[mousescrapper]

Becky,

the party and everything turned out super cute! Great job!

 

[ladybugmom]

Becky,

the party and everything turned out super cute! Great job!

Thanks Julie!!

 

[DWGal210]

Congrats on booking your trip - that is wonderful! I bet the girls are excited to be going again.

I was meaning to ask you; would your girls like a Fairy Godmother (moi ) to send them a postcard from Disney World? I could certainly do that for you, if you'd like.

Take care!
Katie

 

[ladybugmom]

Congrats on booking your trip - that is wonderful! I bet the girls are excited to be going again.

I was meaning to ask you; would your girls like a Fairy Godmother (moi ) to send them a postcard from Disney World? I could certainly do that for you, if you'd like.

Take care!
Katie

No, we haven't booked the trip yet but we did finalize our dates!! I'm waiting on my parents to let me know if they're wanting to be there the entire week or just part of it. I told my mom I needed to know ASAP!!

I would LOVE it if you could send them a postcard!! That would be awesome! Do you still have my address?

 

[DWGal210]

No, we haven't booked the trip yet but we did finalize our dates!! I'm waiting on my parents to let me know if they're wanting to be there the entire week or just part of it. I told my mom I needed to know ASAP!!

I would LOVE it if you could send them a postcard!! That would be awesome! Do you still have my address?

Oops, I do see now that you said decided and not booked. Duh. Chalk that up to another blonde moment!

I will do it! I'll send them each one so they each get some mail. Yes, I do still have your address - I'll take it with me and get them each a postcard. I'll try and find an Ariel one for Ms. Ally and a Minnie one for Ms Claire.

Have a great night!!

 

[ladybugmom]

Oops, I do see now that you said decided and not booked. Duh. Chalk that up to another blonde moment!

I will do it! I'll send them each one so they each get some mail. Yes, I do still have your address - I'll take it with me and get them each a postcard. I'll try and find an Ariel one for Ms. Ally and a Minnie one for Ms Claire.

Have a great night!!

Thanks so much my friend!! You are always so sweet to my girls--and so thoughtful!!

 

[MaryAz]

Great party pics! Awesome cake-wow. He and Leanne should have a bake off-hey maybe they could borrow the kitchen at the GF when we are all there. Ha Ha.
We need a trip update please.

 

[ladybugmom]

Great party pics! Awesome cake-wow. He and Leanne should have a bake off-hey maybe they could borrow the kitchen at the GF when we are all there. Ha Ha.
We need a trip update please.

That's hilarious Mary!! Great idea! Hee hee!! I know--I really need to update--hope to have a chance this weekend!

 

[DWGal210]

Thanks so much my friend!! You are always so sweet to my girls--and so thoughtful!!

No prob! You have been sweet to me too, so don't sell yourself short! I just love spreading that Disney magic!

 

[beyondblessed]

Just popping in to say hi....and to make sure I'm still caught up!

 

[ladybugmom]

Just popping in to say hi....and to make sure I'm still caught up!

Hi Nikky!! I know no one is going to believe this but I'm working on a TR update right now!! Hang in there!! Updates to come tonight!!

 

[beyondblessed]

I was just getting ready to go to bed....not now!!!!!!!!!

 

[ladybugmom]

Don't pass out in shock but I am FINALLY giving you a TR update!! My last update was the end of July--I'm sooo embarassed! I'm sure I've lost a lot of readers due to how busy I've been but if you're still here, post and let me know!! I WILL finish this TR--I'm not one to leave anything unfinished! So here we go!!

First, a recap of Day 6 in Magic Kingdom (Thursday, May 21st):

*breakfast @ Chef Mickey's
*DIS meetup in Toontown w/TwoRoos
*meeting Tinkerbell, Silvermist, & Fawn
*meeting Mickey & Minnie @ The Judge's Tent
*Storytime With Belle

When I left off we were enjoying an afternoon snack in Fantasyland . . .

According to my time stamp, it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. We decided to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh so we hopped in line. As we were waiting in line Claire was getting quite upset! She spotted Tigger, Piglet, and Pooh across the way at Pooh's Treehouse play area!!

We tried to get her mind off of it by showing her the decor of the ride! We came across Eeyore! (Brent is imitating Eeyore here)

Ally in front of Eeyore

Thankfully we were able to distract Claire and soon we were getting into our honeypots! I decided to leave my camera out and snap some shots of the ride!

After the ride was over Ally wanted to ride the teacups with her Daddy (if you remember, earlier in the week she rode with me and her friend Lexi). They enjoyed some daddy/daughter time as Claire and I watched on.

We couldn't believe that the rain was still holding off so I decided to make the most of our dry time taking pictures of Fantasyland!!

Then Brent and Ally decided that they were going to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! So as we headed that way, I snapped this quick picture! (Brent had to hold Ally up b/c she wasn't tall enough)

So we headed onward and finally made it over to BTMR! As they got in line the CM handed Ally a lanyard to wear to track the wait time--Ally thought that was pretty cool! (the sign said the wait time was 20 minutes--this was at 5:15 p.m.)

Claire and I walked up to that great lookout view of the roller coaster and waited and waited. We kept waiting to see Ally & Brent and we finally spotted them!!

I was quite nervous as to how Ally would like her first real roller coaster but she ended up LOVING it!! Can you tell?!

Next we headed over to The Magic Carpets of Aladdin!! Claire and I sat in the front and Ally & Brent sat in the back! I had really wanted to get some pics as we were riding! So I was trying to maneuver our carpet up and down and take pics at the same time! Then the funniest thing happened!! As I turned around to take a picture, the camel sprayed us with water! It went all over my back and scared the poo out of me--but I ended up getting this fabulous picture of Ally & Brent and their reactions to the water!! (check out the water on Brent's shirt and on Ally's face)

By this time we were all laughing soooo hard--it was hysterical!! What fun!! As we got off of the carpets Ally decided she wanted to check out the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse. So Brent went with her and I sent the camera with him so he could get some pictures!

About that time it started raining again so we put on our ponchos and started looking for a place to eat for dinner. We ended up at Cosmic Rays Starlight Cafe! We were ordering and I ordered the half rotisserie chicken and Brent was trying to tell me to get the half chicken/bbq rib combo (to use our DDP to the fullest and get the most for our $). But it was too late--oh well!! But the lady behind the counter had heard Brent and ended up giving him 2 chicken/rib meals anyway--so nice!! I couldn't believe all the food that came with our meal!! Their mashed potatoes and green beans were excellent as well as the chicken and ribs! Even Claire liked the ribs!! So by the end of this meal we were stuffed!! We will definitely eat there again!!

After dinner it was still raining a bit so we walked around a little bit more until the rain stopped. Then we decided to take more pics before we left the park. Here they are:

We decided that we wanted to go take a look at the Grand Floridian so we left the park and hopped on the monorail!!

Continued in next post . . .