Watch out Dumbo, There's a bigger Circus coming to Town...Triplets take on the World

[Chicago Mo]

You talk like the kids wouldn't like the dessert party?? Ummmm...being allowed to stuff themselves with sweets at 10pm? What kid would not like that?! And thats another reason to do it on an EMH night. They will not just go back to the Poly and sleep after that. Nope. No way.

And as far as the Epic DisMeet Round 2.....I found some great ideas online today. Yep, surfing at work....probably gonna get fired. Oh well.
So anyway...check the FB new group

I KNOW! but you ask a kid do you want desserts or a cruise with pirates.. Well i think they would want the cruise.. SINCE they know NOTHING of it they will love the desserts!


they will have to run off all that sugar.. I didn't even think of that... again you wise wise islander!

My computer took a Mental relapse again so i have been trying to get it up and running along with doing updates!!!
going to read now...

I wanna see. Can I come along? I miss all the FB stuff.....

you will all get a FULL report on the 2nd annual Dis meet! Live tid bits and a full report. which they will make me write anyway..

 

[Chicago Mo]

Here we are at my parent's house.
please remember we are south side irish which means= LOUD obnoxious drinkers...

Let me introduce you to my baby sister Kelly..

Who is beating up my niece (her daughter)
Poor Keara..

After Kelly was done with whatever MMA reenactment they were pulling off that's Kelly coming out from the room to the right

Tom- My older sister Rhonda My BIL Bill behind the bar my cousin Katie talking to My mom.. My Mom had brought out the old photo albums.. I will NOT post those...
A not so fabulous picture.. But that is Katie's Husband Brian to the left... I LOVE this guy!!!


AND THIS!!!
This is my ADORABLE step-dad!!!

Every year one of us will dress like Santa.. unbeknownst to us He bought a really AWESOME elf costume!!!

My Nephew Sean opted to do Santa this year.. Why i don't have a picture of him alone is beyond me!!!

Matt and Sean


Zack and Sean..


Peanut


Continue before i lose this..

 

[Chicago Mo]

Take Two!
Yep this is me.. and poor sean..


this CRACKS ME UP


IF she knew i posted this i would go missing!!!

Baby Sister Step Dad and niece Taylor


trying very hard to get a group shot

it isn't working

My Parents with all the grandkids:


Left Mikey (Kelly's) Billy (Rhonda's) Keara (Kelly's) Step Dad Mike My Mom Rory, Riane (Kelly's) Taylor (Rhonda's) who is holding Meg, Sean (Rhonda's)
Then Zack Shane (kelly's) and Matt
There will be a test...

Come on people lets get this together


Yep..

Kelly is nuts.. I'm the normal and favorite of them all..
so that is my crazy family! Glad you got to meet them!!!

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

Great pics. thanks for sharing your family with us!!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

just for fun:





tom's gift..




a friend of ours comes over every Christmas morning..
i love this little point and shoot camera it has awesome filters!!


OK that should finally wrap up Christmas.. ​

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Your Christmas pictures were cracking me up!!! And I thought MY family was insane!! Love the Elf costume!

SANTA!!!! I know him....I KNOW him!!!

You're not Santa. You don't smell like Santa, you smell like Beef and Cheese!

You sit on a throne of LIES!!!

Yeah, we love that movie...

 

[KatMark]

I think that is the perfect solution. It's your birthday TOO and you should get one thing that you really want since the rest of the trip is all for the kids. So I think you chose wisely with the dessert party.

I love the Christmas pictures and the Santas...too cute. Nice to meet your family, Mo.

 

[Denovagirl]

well, there is a lot going on over in Disney!!!! that i cannot contain myself..
This trip just gets BETTER AND BETTER!!! first off you all know EXCITED i am about going... like OVER THE TOP excited.
i mean there is going to be a new parade! the new Mine Train!!! a NEW glow with the show!!!
now there is TALKING MICKEY?!?!

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HONESTLY PEOPLE how does one contain themselves?!?!


So far the Dessert party for their birthday sounds the BEST!
Get the florist to deliver something.
i DUNNO!!!

I am aboot to explode..

You have me cracking up with your excitement! It's contagious! I am so excited to go back this year too for all the new fun stuffs!!! EEEEP!

My oh my, Dessert Party, my one regret from trip #1 was not getting that sucker booked!!! It will be a priority this time!!! And I will eat a large lunch and NOTHING afterwards until time to go crazy on some desserts!!

All your planning sounds fantastic, its getting closerrrrr!!!

 

[Denovagirl]

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party:
Costumes. 10 people... IF Jen and family want to do this too... haven't been able to feel them out on this..
the Mickey mouse club? Snow white and 7 dwarfs? or not match at all?!?

!

Hmmm... you could do a broader theme like "Disney Junior" that encompasses a bunch of shows for that theme? Or for something easy peasy 101 Dalmations. You could also all be Mickey Mouse, but dressed up in his different styles, like Western Mickey, Space Mickey, etc? That'd be really cute! You could also all dress as a different resort theme? Like one person is the Poly, Boardwalk, etc? I know, now I'm getting crazy! Lol! I've already been thinking about Halloween Costumes too!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

First of all... "Do these flip-flops make my feet look fat?" <---- Its a VERY valid concern! You must not laugh, only give an HONEST opinion.

Looking forward to the 2nd annual Dismeet... Sigh - I didn't get airfare for Christmas, and I haven't even looked. :/ I need to do that soon.

I loved all of the Christmas pictures... I especially LOVED your Step-Dad's Elf costume! That is awesome! I want one for myself... His socks are the best! I have a pair just like that with fur on the top.

Loved your shoes - those are still the BEST shoes ever!

And, of course - those adorable midgets... So cute! As usual.

D~

 

[disneychic2]

Oh Mo, thanks for sharing your family with us! Looks like a lot of love mixed in with all that craziness!! Traditions make such wonderful memories. And what a great guy to be willing to dress in an elf costume. He rocks!

What do you mean you can't buy more than 7 day tickets with a package?? I just bought a package for our upcoming trip and got 9 day park hopper tickets with it. Or am I misunderstanding you? That's entirely possible since it's so cold my brain is frozen. Sounds like you have lots of decisions to make now. Good thing you started so early. And at least you know you'll be doing the MNSSHP and the dessert party, so you've got that going for you. Good luck with the new plans.

Have a nice (warm!) day!

ETA: Don't you love when D~

 

[disneychic2]

I forgot. Here's a link to five free printouts you might like for the munchkins.

http://farmerswiferambles.com/2013/10/free-frozen-movie-printables/

 

[Iamthequeen]

I am not booking a package deal. when talking to Disney they will only sell 7 day park tickets. which means i would have to buy days.. Are you OUT of your mind?!? No way.. so we were going to drop a couple of days..
No way. Don't wanna.

So we are coming up with the following:

1. Down days No park. which sounds CRAZY to some. Honestly is needed!!! paying a large price for the poly so why not ENJOY the resort more!!!

2. Do not know the flight times yet. Usually take the earliest flight out, i want to get there ASAP! No waiting around! gotta get to Disney!!!
Like to take the last flight out. again more Disney time. BUT is that really a full park day? no not really.

3. ADD more days and jump over to universal.

Up in the air still..

Dessert Party V/S Pirate Cruise.​

You all had wonderful suggestions. but i think i made up my mind..
If the kids had a vote. (Which they DO NOT since they know nothing about this trip.) They would definitely vote the pirate cruise. It does look really really cool.. But it is SO far away from the castle and the shows it's NOT in your face over the top. the Dessert party is. Photography is going to be tough with this i would have to use my zoom lens. It does not have a stability function, with it being on a boat i just do not see this coming out in picture favor... More like my drunken pictures like this:

Not gonna happen... I worked hard to become a better photographer to allow this to happen.

Then Suzi brought up some fantastic thoughts.. She is WICKED SMART..
more park time, the ease of getting out of the park if we choose to do so.

another factor? Yes we are going for the kids birthday... this is going to be my 40 birthday this year. All i would like is my wide angel lens and a trip to Disney. So maybe i will use the party as my birthday present!!!
Selfish right?!? I justify this as saying the rest of the trip is totally centered on the kids. ONE night for myself.. which i NEVER EVER do..
and my photo's could look like this:

NOT MY PHOTO compliments of Google.​

I want this shot...
I actually want better.. I know i can do better..
My idea is.. whatever picture comes out the best i want it printed on metal and hung in my living room... So full of myself aren't i?!? it is what i am aiming for this trip..

OK this is enough for right now.. I am going to go backwards and finish Christmas.. then i do have somethings that I NEED TO GET DONE HERE!

You can buy a package with 10 day park tickets. We did it last year and I just checked and it is still available. Though a couple of down days is not a bad thing either. If you and the munchkins are into Harry Potter, or Despicable Me, a trip to the Dark Side is also an option, but those tickets aren't cheap either.

YaY for the dessert party! We had fun there last year. There was is a dis group that keeps track of when the dessert party opens for reservations. I'll have to find it again.

 

[Denovagirl]

Oh, and just fyi- The hubs and I booked a shuttle and park tickets to Universal on our DIsney trip just for the day. We did both parks and with the shuttle to and fro it was like $275... VERY pricey for one day...but thats how Disney is too...the more days you go the more insanely cheap it gets, but those first few will cost ya!!! BUT we had an AMAZING time whilst visiting the dark side, youll see soon enough, I am ALMOST up to the point of blogging that day in my TR...though I got very few photos. But for me, as a Potter fan, Simpsons fan, and general movie fan it was a MUST DO, and my, their rides are soooooooo SO FUNNNN! So thrilling and fun!! But not a good place for littles, there were wayyyyy too many rides they would have missed out on and that would have slowed us down soooo much, thats why we opted to leave them with the grandparents and go it alone, just so ya know! Because when you only have one day and are paying a LOT for it you want to fit in as much as possible!!!

 

[Jackiemarie21]

Hi! I just found your PTR! I haven't read everything yet, but I saw the most important part...You are all booked!
We are going in September too! Its only a short 4 night 5 day trip, but I am super excited! We stayed at the Poly last time, it was amazing! I wanted to stay there again, but we had a smaller budget this time so we went with AKL!
Can't wait to read all about your plans!

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

I forgot. Here's a link to five free printouts you might like for the munchkins.

http://farmerswiferambles.com/2013/10/free-frozen-movie-printables/

Thank You!!!! I know these were meant for Mo, but they will work perfectly in my girls' autograph/activity/scrapbooks!!! They are OBSESSED with this movie!!!

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

I just went to find the thread about the dessert party and it says you book at 180 days now. One more ADR to try to get that day, but at least you know when to do it!!!!

Wishes Dessert Party ADR Watch Tread #3-book @ 180 Days Now!
I copied and pasted....don't know how to get the link to the thread up here, but it is under Disney dining reservations. I just did a search of the tommorowland terrace dessert party.......hope this helps

 

[DMGeurts]

I just went to find the thread about the dessert party and it says you book at 180 days now. One more ADR to try to get that day, but at least you know when to do it!!!!

Wishes Dessert Party ADR Watch Tread #3-book @ 180 Days Now!
I copied and pasted....don't know how to get the link to the thread up here, but it is under Disney dining reservations. I just did a search of the tommorowland terrace dessert party.......hope this helps

Oooh - that is interesting! Hmmm... At least I know in time! Thanks so much for sharing!

D~

 

[Denovagirl]

I just went to find the thread about the dessert party and it says you book at 180 days now. One more ADR to try to get that day, but at least you know when to do it!!!! Wishes Dessert Party ADR Watch Tread #3-book @ 180 Days Now! I copied and pasted....don't know how to get the link to the thread up here, but it is under Disney dining reservations. I just did a search of the tommorowland terrace dessert party.......hope this helps

Good info!!! Thanks!!!

 

[Denovagirl]

Just double checked Disney web site and it does say that 180 day ADRs are recommended for the Dessert Party! Yay! I was always nervous about missing the 90 day one!