We love Donald Duck, oh yes we do! - Link to the PTR - COMPLETE

:wave2: Hello there.... I am a long time reader (I read your last trip report, it was GREAT!) and a new poster!

I am loving this TR as much as the last one.... and I will repeat what everyone else has said... Your pictures are GREAT!!

Your little guy is adorable.... I love the pics of him with the light up spinny toy... he looks entranced! Too cute!

Oh... about his getting sick.... my middle DD use to get sick every week or so, from milk intolerance when she was Henry's age. She was not allergic, or completely lactose intolerant.... her body just couldn't process the milk products as fast as she was ingesting them, she was overloading her system. She would drink several cups of milk a day, plus loved cheese, yogurt, etc... We took her off of milk (she drank a dairy free milk substitue called Vitamite) and she was GREAT! We re-introduced regular milk a few years later (when she was about 4), and she did fine with it. She also has acid reflux...(was born with it) so she would still vomit occasionally (about once a month or so) until we got her on meds for that. She NEVER pukes now.... she is 12 and has been doing great for years on Prevacid. Just a few things to look into if Henry keeps having issues with vomiting.... and since he doesn't seem sick (Jess never did either... she would puke, then continue on like nothing happened)... it made me think of Jess's problems!
 
HI Brook!!

Earl's looks awesome!! I need to try that one:rolleyes: It's going on my ever growing list:rotfl2:

I love love love the SSR pics! Keep em coming:thumbsup2

I know that I loved EE at night... It was amazing! Not that it isn't wonderful during the daytime... but night riding was just WOW!! I hope that you go the chance to ride it... i'm looking forward to hearing what U thought!

It's too crummy that it was soooo cold for you on this trip! Jan/Feb are so wierd in Florida... you never know what to expect. We went the 1st week of Feb last year... it was tanks/sandals/swimming every day:confused3

Paula
 
Thank you for all the comments/compliments! I wish we could use our DVC Points to stay at the moderates as well - we can do most of the Deluxes, but it would be nice to have a trip that doesn't cost as many points. But, I suppose they wouldn't make much money off us otherwise! Maybe we'll do a cash trip sometime and stay at POFQ, it was so pretty!

Don't forget that besides being a DVC member your are also an AP holder which means AP discounts are available for you... :goodvibes
 
what a great update! :cool1:

i love how you can be so carefree on where you go and how long you stay and not rush around!! ahhhh... the advantages of DVC and being able to return soon!!

i have to make a note in my disney "notes" book about going to POFQ and the beignets... and of course EoS... we went there in Sept for the first time.. will def be going back and your pics just made me want it NOW!!

and of course... love all the pics...:goodvibes
 

Yeah another trip report. I spent the morning reading it. I love your trip reports. I mostly just lurk but wanted to say thanks for taking the time. Henry is getting so big. WOW !!! I cant wait to hear the rest. Sooo fun!!
 
I love your updates! I would love to do the GF tea someday! It sounds/looks heavenly. Its so hard to take little ones…maybe when they get older.

It was great that you got your room at SSR so quickly. We didn't get our room till 7 or so. I was frustrated because I thought they were suppose to let you into your room by 4:00. I had planned my night around it. We got our groceries and didn't have a refrigerator to put them in. It doesn't seem fair that you have to check out by a certain time but they don't need to have your room ready at any particular time.

SSR is a big resort. When we stayed there in November we didn't get the area we requested and ended up having to walk a long way to get to the pools and restaurant. The walk was beautiful though so I can't complain.

It is great to be so carefree being a DVC member. We are looking forward to that on our next trip!
 
Great updates. I don't know how I missed them! SSR looks like a great resort. You are selling me on it!!

H's blase reaction to the castle cracks me up.

LOVE the new AP's. Now I want a new one too!

That $15 Mickey light up toy is quite a find. I almost want one! :laughing:

I had the club at EoS too! Yummy!!!

Oh, BTW, wasn't me who told you about EE at night. I'm a BIG chicken! :rotfl:
 
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Hi Brook! I am still getting caught up on your TR but it is a great start! I am glad you made it to the tea and your adventure to it sounds just like mine with DH in Oct. We waited for a bus forever and then it finally showed up and had the whole change of shift at PI. I thought I was going to lose it b/c we were going to be late...we showed up right on time! Then the most ironic part is that you guys sat at the same table as me and DH!!! Hopefully you can do it again sometime with Henry in a better mood.

I will have to get caught up on the rest of the trip but looks like you were having a great time!

Oh can I PM you information about the grocery delivery? I have a friend going there in April and I am helping her plan her trip and told her about this and that I would find out more info on it. Let me know! TIA.
 
Whoa! So many updates! I love it!!!!

It's so nice that you are taking things slow and just exploring. And Henry is such a blessing to be such a good boy!
 
WOW...you were update happy yesterday and I love it!! You guys had a very relaxing and wonderful day with Henry. Don't you just love being able to take your time and just enjoy Disney and the small things it has to offer!

I haven't eaten at Earl's but after your pictures I think I just might have to sometime!!

Ya, taking our time and wandering around was really nice and relaxing - there is fun found in the parks obviously, but it can be just as much fun resort hopping and exploring!

You gotta try Earls, yummmmm! And it's only $5.95 for a sandwich, pretty cheap!

Thanks for the great pictures of SSE Brooke - we've never really explored it. We started to on the last trip, but well, you know how that went over ;)

I LOVE the beignets at POFQ...we always used to stay there before DVC and even on our last trip I made DH take me over there for them.

Ya, that stinks :sad2: We were sick on vacation last time, but not so much where we had to stay in bed.

Okay, December, gotta get me some beignets!

:wave2: Hello there.... I am a long time reader (I read your last trip report, it was GREAT!) and a new poster!

I am loving this TR as much as the last one.... and I will repeat what everyone else has said... Your pictures are GREAT!!

Your little guy is adorable.... I love the pics of him with the light up spinny toy... he looks entranced! Too cute!

Oh... about his getting sick.... my middle DD use to get sick every week or so, from milk intolerance when she was Henry's age. She was not allergic, or completely lactose intolerant.... her body just couldn't process the milk products as fast as she was ingesting them, she was overloading her system. She would drink several cups of milk a day, plus loved cheese, yogurt, etc... We took her off of milk (she drank a dairy free milk substitue called Vitamite) and she was GREAT! We re-introduced regular milk a few years later (when she was about 4), and she did fine with it. She also has acid reflux...(was born with it) so she would still vomit occasionally (about once a month or so) until we got her on meds for that. She NEVER pukes now.... she is 12 and has been doing great for years on Prevacid. Just a few things to look into if Henry keeps having issues with vomiting.... and since he doesn't seem sick (Jess never did either... she would puke, then continue on like nothing happened)... it made me think of Jess's problems!

Well hello! So glad you posted! Thank you for reading, I am very happy to hear you have enjoyed the reports. :goodvibes And thank you for the compliment on Henry-and on our pictures.

That is very interesting about your daughter - these episodes after milk/milk products have never happened to Henry before, but you commented about how your daughter's system was overloaded with dairy-it couldn't process anymore...that is interesting - I wonder if that is what was happening with Henry. Hmmmm....:scratchin

HI Brook!!

Earl's looks awesome!! I need to try that one:rolleyes: It's going on my ever growing list:rotfl2:

I love love love the SSR pics! Keep em coming:thumbsup2

I know that I loved EE at night... It was amazing! Not that it isn't wonderful during the daytime... but night riding was just WOW!! I hope that you go the chance to ride it... i'm looking forward to hearing what U thought!

It's too crummy that it was soooo cold for you on this trip! Jan/Feb are so wierd in Florida... you never know what to expect. We went the 1st week of Feb last year... it was tanks/sandals/swimming every day:confused3

Paula

Ahhh! It was your TR! I got your TR mixed up with Christine's. My memory stinks! :rolleyes:

Earl's is superuber tasty - I've only ever read one negative review that someone didn't like the bread.

More SSR pics are coming up! I even have video of our room(s), but they are HUGE, so I haven't uploaded them anywhere yet. If I do I will post a link!

I remember looking at the weather just a couple weeks before we went and it was in the 80s the entire time. But, our weather does improve! (thankfully!)

Don't forget that besides being a DVC member your are also an AP holder which means AP discounts are available for you... :goodvibes

Oh you are such an enabler! I LOVE IT! :rotfl:

what a great update! :cool1:

i love how you can be so carefree on where you go and how long you stay and not rush around!! ahhhh... the advantages of DVC and being able to return soon!!

i have to make a note in my disney "notes" book about going to POFQ and the beignets... and of course EoS... we went there in Sept for the first time.. will def be going back and your pics just made me want it NOW!!

and of course... love all the pics...:goodvibes

It really is wonderful to not rush and just take things as they come rather than rushing to and through the parks - though, that can be fun sometimes too. I like being able to say "we rode everything in Tomorrowland!" or nailing all our "must rides". But, Joe MUCH MUCH prefers the slower trips, so we did a bit of both!

And even if we miss those "must rides" it still is a relief knowing we'll be back!

I know what you mean about wanting Earl now - I crave Disney food, Earl included often. The Food Pictures thread doesn't help with that craving, yet I find myself gazing at it often...

Yeah another trip report. I spent the morning reading it. I love your trip reports. I mostly just lurk but wanted to say thanks for taking the time. Henry is getting so big. WOW !!! I cant wait to hear the rest. Sooo fun!!

Thanks for reading! It really is fun to re-live it with you all. And yes! ::yes:: Henry is getting so big, so fast! He has changed a lot since November, hasn't he? It's exciting and sad!

I love your updates! I would love to do the GF tea someday! It sounds/looks heavenly. Its so hard to take little ones…maybe when they get older.

It was great that you got your room at SSR so quickly. We didn't get our room till 7 or so. I was frustrated because I thought they were suppose to let you into your room by 4:00. I had planned my night around it. We got our groceries and didn't have a refrigerator to put them in. It doesn't seem fair that you have to check out by a certain time but they don't need to have your room ready at any particular time.

SSR is a big resort. When we stayed there in November we didn't get the area we requested and ended up having to walk a long way to get to the pools and restaurant. The walk was beautiful though so I can't complain.

It is great to be so carefree being a DVC member. We are looking forward to that on our next trip!

I just love your siggy pics, I know I've said that before, but they truly capture the excitement of your children - just beautiful!!

That is CRAZY about your room not being ready until 7! What is up with that?! I thought they were supposed to be ready by 4 pm at the latest! 7 is just wrong! Did they apologize? Bell Services kept your food cold, right? I'm so sorry your plans were sent out the window because of that, I would have been really upset too. Plus you have little ones... :sad2: I really hope you got an apology at least!

Do you remember what area you ended up in? The Carousel and Paddock looked REALLY far away across the bridge, that would have been even a bigger haul than what we had I think.

Your next trip is right around the corner - YAY!

Great updates. I don't know how I missed them! SSR looks like a great resort. You are selling me on it!!

H's blase reaction to the castle cracks me up.

LOVE the new AP's. Now I want a new one too!

That $15 Mickey light up toy is quite a find. I almost want one! :laughing:

I had the club at EoS too! Yummy!!!

Oh, BTW, wasn't me who told you about EE at night. I'm a BIG chicken! :rotfl:

SSR really was very pretty, quiet and relaxing. I enjoyed the rooms too. The only things I didn't like were the limited CS choices and how huge it was. But, the walk to DTD was awesome!

I really like the $15 light up toy too - Joe and I certainly had our fair share playing with it too....:rolleyes:

I realized it was Paula who wrote about EE on her TR - I totally got the TRs mixed up -my memory isn't so good!

Hi Brook! I am still getting caught up on your TR but it is a great start! I am glad you made it to the tea and your adventure to it sounds just like mine with DH in Oct. We waited for a bus forever and then it finally showed up and had the whole change of shift at PI. I thought I was going to lose it b/c we were going to be late...we showed up right on time! Then the most ironic part is that you guys sat at the same table as me and DH!!! Hopefully you can do it again sometime with Henry in a better mood.

I will have to get caught up on the rest of the trip but looks like you were having a great time!

Oh can I PM you information about the grocery delivery? I have a friend going there in April and I am helping her plan her trip and told her about this and that I would find out more info on it. Let me know! TIA.

Don't you just hate that stress about possibly not making an ADR? :sad2: That is funny that you and your DH were at the same table! I really liked that spot, right by the window for a nice view, plus we could see the entire tea room, and one of the seats was on the couch - super comfy!

Yep, feel free to PM me - or just go ahead and ask any questions here. I really liked our grocery delivery both times (we also had it in November), but two different services. Each had their benefits, depending on what you need.

Whoa! So many updates! I love it!!!!

It's so nice that you are taking things slow and just exploring. And Henry is such a blessing to be such a good boy!

He really is a good boy! Now that he's a bit older and he understands things more, but is still limited on what he can physically do, he does get frustrated (and everyone knows it with those screams!), but I can understand why! :goodvibes
 
I missed posting this picture during our walk through DTD. We ducked into some various shops, one being Magnetron. I was really close to buying this magnet..."Mom's Meal Planning" :rotfl:

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I'm playing catch-up on my reports, since school decided to take up 9/10ths of my time this week. It was just one of those weeks, so seeing all of your pictures is helping to whisk me away to a happier place!

Glad you liked Earl. He's never failed us yet! I wish I could get that bread out here in the real world.

I visited SSR for the first time this summer. I agree with you about those colorful lights - they're pretty cool. I love the way Disney is so detailed when it chooses lights and furniture and wallpaper and just every little detail of the themes of the resorts.

POFQ is a pretty resort. I love the way the sun streams into the lobby/fountain area. You'll have to go back again for beignets. If you get a chance, walk the river path that runs between POFQ and POR - it's a beautiful, secluded, peaceful walk.
 
I missed posting this picture during our walk through DTD. We ducked into some various shops, one being Magnetron. I was really close to buying this magnet..."Mom's Meal Planning" :rotfl:

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Hi Brook! :wave2:

1) I'm loving your TR (as always) :goodvibes
2) I want this magnet :joker:
3) I want your camera :thumbsup2
4) I want your child :) (kidding, of course! I'm just saying he's the cutest and it's fun to see the joy he's brought into your lives!) :cloud9:
5) Mugs: I'm disappointed to hear they're still using the old ones.
 
I'm playing catch-up on my reports, since school decided to take up 9/10ths of my time this week. It was just one of those weeks, so seeing all of your pictures is helping to whisk me away to a happier place!

Glad you liked Earl. He's never failed us yet! I wish I could get that bread out here in the real world.

I visited SSR for the first time this summer. I agree with you about those colorful lights - they're pretty cool. I love the way Disney is so detailed when it chooses lights and furniture and wallpaper and just every little detail of the themes of the resorts.

POFQ is a pretty resort. I love the way the sun streams into the lobby/fountain area. You'll have to go back again for beignets. If you get a chance, walk the river path that runs between POFQ and POR - it's a beautiful, secluded, peaceful walk.

I am so glad to hear my pictures brought some joy to you during one of those hard weeks! I still am not caught up on your TR...:sad2: Maybe today!

I read on Wikipedia.com that the plan for Earl is to make it into a chain all over the U.S. - so maybe someday you WILL be able to get that bread in the real world! One can only hope and dream, right?

I love that Disney is so detailed on everything too - it really makes it special. I can't help but think about how much money they must spend, for a person to design a light fixture, meetings about said light fixture, if it "passes", to get it made, or if it doesn't, to have the designer re-design! But, it really does pay for itself in how special it makes Disney World! I love all the carpets too, and like you said, the wallpaper/coverings. Every single thing is thought of, it's just incredible!

That walk between POR and POFQ does sound VERY nice. We will have to mark that down for a future trip! And I agree with you about the light streaming into the POFQ lobby-it really was beautiful.

Hi Brook! :wave2:

1) I'm loving your TR (as always) :goodvibes
2) I want this magnet :joker:
3) I want your camera :thumbsup2
4) I want your child :) (kidding, of course! I'm just saying he's the cutest and it's fun to see the joy he's brought into your lives!) :cloud9:
5) Mugs: I'm disappointed to hear they're still using the old ones.

:rotfl: Thank you for reading!! And thank you for your sweet compliments. I was bummed about the mugs too - maybe they are just cleaning out the rest of the blue mugs and soon they will get cute Celebration ones. I did see QUITE the assortment of random paper/foam cups throughout the trip. Halloween, Christmas, Million Dreams and Celebration were all seen regularly. I think Disney is trying to save a buck!
 
Hey Brook! I can't believe I just found your report. I've been looking forward to it for a few weeks, after loving your last one. You're already off to a great start! I just have to say, you take the absolute BEST pictures. Those are some of the greatest pictures of the resorts I've seen in a while... gorgeous!

Henry's as cute as ever! I love those pictures of him with the light-up Mickey. We got my cousin Zach a toy just like that on our trip in 2005 when he was 3, but it was Buzz. He loved it! Little kids must just have a thing for anything that spins AND light up simultaneously :laughing:

So sorry about Henry getting sick. I hope that was the end of it for the trip. And isn't Earl the best?! We make sure to go on every trip, it's one of my brother's favorite restaurants anywhere! We always go at an off-time and have yet to find it too crowded. Or maybe we've just been lucky :confused3 Either way, it's good!

I'm definitely looking forward to more!
 
After our cruise on the Disney bus around the entire Port Orleans resort complex we were on our way to AK! We arrived right around 3:30 pm.

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We are at AK and feeling GOOD! No 28383 bathroom breaks today!

I commented to Joe about how I wanted to buzz straight through The Oasis and go right for EE in hopes of getting a FP to use during EMH.

As we started to walk toward EE I noticed it was getting very close to the time for the parade! Joe is not big into parades, but I do like them (Disney ones anyway), and this parade was special because Joe and I were on the lead float back in 2006 during our Disneymoon. So, I found a spot for Henry and I, while Joe continued the walk to EE for a FP.

I staked a spot near the end of the route, on the corner by Flights of Wonder, there weren't many people there at the moment, but very soon they started crowding in. One woman had enough gall to climb in front of me and squeeze into a tiny little spot with her son. I don't understand why some grown adults think this is fine to do. An "Excuse me, can my son and I sit there?" would be sufficient and this woman was TEENY. She was fine to sit there, just letting those around her know would be polite instead of pushing her way in. Though, this wasn't nearly as absurd as the child standing in our stroller during Wishes in November...:rolleyes1

I digress.

The parade hadn't yet started when I saw a beacon of light.

There was my incredibly handsome husband, walking straight toward me, a slight grin on his face - and oh, but oh was in his hands?

That sought after FP for EE?

A million dollars?

Oh no my friends.

He had something much better. ::yes:: (Well, the mil might be a tad better...)

COFFEE!

:hyper:

A vanilla latte to be exact.

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Ahhhhhh!

On this chilly afternoon, his thoughtfulness left me speechless. Now, that, is hot. :love: Hot, hot, hot. Ooooh Momma! Thank you honey! :love2:

After a few sips and slipping into euphoria, I came back to and asked about the FP.

All of them were gone! Oh man! But all well, we had time, I would just have to do the regular queue, I was gonna do it no matter what!!

Very soon the parade started. Henry was lounging back in his stroller, but as soon as the first float came into view he perked right up - almost as fast as when he heard the light up toy. He didn't have much of a reaction to any of it, aside from some clapping, but I could tell he really enjoyed all the sounds and colors.

My pictures are not the best due to the filtered sun through the trees...but, here are some anyway!

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That was us in 2006! The music was sooooooo loud, but it was a BLAST!

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I like this pic because you can see the motion of the dancer. How the heck do they dance on stilts? Whoa talent.

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Bubbles!

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Henry loves monkeys

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Then Donald Duck came by in his float.

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"Dut! Dut!" came a tiny voice from the stroller, much pointing and excitement for Donald!

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Soon the parade was over and people started to thin out and go every which direction. We decided to go to the Boneyard. Henry only got to play here for a couple minutes last trip and he just LOVED it, so we wanted to give him plenty of time to enjoy it now. On our way to the Boneyard

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Incredible themeing!


we passed Finding Nemo, the Musical (yes, we went the longest way possible to the Boneyard!). It was just seating for the last show, it would not be showing during EMH, we had never done this before, so in we went!

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I asked the first CM if they had any seating for those with low vision and sure enough, the front row was open for that. Perfect, Joe would definitely be able to see everything from there.

We headed down front and Henry immediately wanted to be off my lap and explore. We did a bit of that before the show started and as soon as it did he quieted down and watched. Throughout the show, several times I noticed the actors would catch Henry's eye and give him a little grin. It was very sweet!

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Then it got loud. REALLY loud. Henry did NOT like that at alllllllllll. He would calm down in the quieter spots, but every time a new character or a loud scene would start, he would fuss and no amount of soothing talk I did into his ear would help. He was not digging the larger than life animals on stage, along with the extreme volume we experienced being in the front row. After about 15 minutes down front, I took him up the stairs and to a standing area near where we came into the theater. The CM manning the door was very kind and said it was fine for me to stand there with Henry. From this view, Henry loved the show!

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After Nemo we continued on to the Boneyard. Henry was thrilled - he ran around and explored, hit the little slide,

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My current desktop wallpaper

made motor noises at the jeep

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it was really fun to play with him there!

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King of the mountain!

What a neat playground too, the themeing, as everywhere with Disney, is impeccable.

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After sometime in the Boneyard we smelled IT.

Henry needed a diaper change N-O-W.

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When I found myself taking a picture of the Restrooms sign I realized the depth of my sickness. Seriously? The bathrooms? Do I really need a picture of that. Uh-huh, I guess so! :rotfl:

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I thought this was cute, in case you can't read the signs, they read, front to back "When in Florida be sure to visit EPCOT"

So we dealt with that and on our way back to the Boneyard for more playing, I mentioned to Joe that I would like to ride Dinosaur since it was so close, then he could go after me and we each could take some time playing with Henry at the Boneyard while the other rides. He said he didn't care to ride, but was fine with me going - so off I went!

The wait time was really short, right around 10 minutes. The park had closed and was only open to resort guests, I had to show my KTTW to get into the line.

Another great ride on Dinosaur, plenty of screaming from me, as normal! Even when I know what to expect. :blush:

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That's me - front row, black hat, mouth WIDE open!

After Dinosaur I called Joe, who I found out was not in the Boneyard. After I left he went back to the Boneyard and said Henry just looked EXHAUSTED, so instead of pulling him out of the stroller, he just reclined the back and within seconds Henry was sound asleep.

It was starting to get dark at this point, so after we found each other again, we walked toward EE. We attempted to take a few pictures, but AK is SO dark that they didn't come out very well.

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At EE we saw the wait time was short, if I recall correctly it was only 15 minutes!! Since I had just ridden Dinosaur, Joe went first and I waited in the gift shop. Very quickly Joe was back and said the wait time wasn't anywhere near 15 minutes, it was more like 5, so I quickly handed off the stroller and was on my way! He was right, I buzzed right through the line and only waited for 1 train.

I got paired with an older man in the 2nd to last car. Two teenage boys were riding behind us and we all struck up a conversation. The boys had already ridden NINE times in a row. :faint: They were psyched to be riding in the last car. I warned them, and the man who I was paired with that I tend to scream a LOT. He laughed and said his wife was the same way, but she refused to ride roller coasters that were outdoors where she could see the track, she liked SM because it was pitch black and she had no idea what to expect.

Well, let me tell you, she could have ridden EE that night! We couldn't see a THING. It was CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZY! I was screaming so hard and I was shaking and stomping the floor with my feet.

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Once again, mouth wide open!

The gentleman I was riding with asked me, "Are you okay?" when we got off! :rotfl2: It was awesome! And the view of AK as you come out of the mountain on that hill, even though it's a nanosecond, wow, it's beautiful!

And on this ride, we saw the yeti! I didn't realize that sometimes the yeti appears and sometimes he didn't until my November ride when he didn't appear. I was excited to see his ugly face again on this ride!

I got off the ride and was still shaking, I stumbled into the gift shop to find Joe and he laughed at how white I looked, "I-I-I ca-a-n't s-t-t-op sha-a-a-aking!" I told him, which of course caused him to laugh even more. It really was an awesome, awesome ride! Such a different experience at night - that ride is intense during the day, the night ride - amazing!!

Because the energy in the gift shop was so high, due to riders coming off EE with incredible reactions, it was noisy in there, and Henry did wake up from all of the excitement. Thankfully he wasn't upset, but just soaked it all in, probably wondering why in the world everyone was acting so silly!

By this time we were ready to go back to SSR, and we had to. It was close to 7:00 pm, which is when I insisted we leave the park so we could be absolutely, 100% certain we would be back at SSR by 8:00 pm for the premier of LOST!!!! :hyper:

We got back to SSR with about 10 minutes to spare - the bus at AK did take a while, then all the stops within SSR take a while too. I turned on ABC, then pre-heated the oven. Before Henry went down for bed, I gave him some milk and heated a Gerber Toddlers meal. After drinking very little milk, he gagged, so I scooped him up and put him over the sink where he threw up again. This time it caused him to cry - my poor dude! :sad1: He was exhausted, and this just put him over the edge-and almost me too, I had no idea why he was throwing up so much, yet he acted completely normal during the day and was not running a fever or anything else! I really started to get concerned about him being dehydrated, really sick, or lactose intolerant. :guilty: I was confused on what to do-and there wasn't a whole lot I could do at that moment, and he just wanted to sleep, so, off to bed for him. I made a mental note to call my Mom (a nurse) in the morning about it all, also try to reach Henry's Peditircian again, and do some Google research on what could be going on - at this point, all I could think of was him being lactose intolerant. Which he never, ever, ever has been, but I know things could just pop up with kids.

Joe and I had put the Pack & Play in the master bedroom so we could watch easily and still use the kitchen, because tonight we would be having frozen pizza for dinner! It actually sounded really good at the time - our nice warm villa, pizza and LOST!

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Creepy, creepy Ben. I actually saw him in person once when I lived in NYC. My roommate was a stage manager of a particular off Broadway show and he came to it! It was SURREAL to walk up to the theatre and see BEN in front of it on his cell phone, waiting for the show to start. I am normally NOT star-struck, or even recognize celebrities, but I love, love, love LOST and this made me all tounge-tied and nervous. HE was attending MY roommates show!!!! I so didn't have the nerve to walk up and talk to him (I wish I had!), but another person did and he seemed very friendly.

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You see that piece of pizza? Ya, about 4.2 seconds after snapping that picture I managed to dump it straight onto the ground. :headache:

Good thing there was just two of us munching on the whole pizza, plenty more to be had!

LOST was awesome - the first hour was a recap of the past seasons with the directors, which was helpful to jog the memory, plus gave Joe and I time to get situated with the food, into our pajamas, and I dried a load of laundry. Then the real show started, and it was two more hours of LOST! Woo-hoo!!!!!!!! We love that show!

After it was over, we quick watched the news for a few minutes, they were doing interviews with farmers and talking about the freeze and all the crops dying. It was the coldest day in Florida's history! :sad2: But, the next day was supposed to be 64 - which sounded really, really nice at that point!

We were more than ready to go to sleep after LOST and the weather, so we carefully picked up the Pack & Play with Henry in it and moved it out to the living room. Henry didn't even budge!

Reflections on our second day: The weather was still cold, but a teeny bit warmer. The best thing about today was EE at night (!!!), taking it slow, exploring and Henry playing at the SSR and Boneyard playgrounds (uh...almost everything!). The worst event was Henry throwing up, not once but twice! And me wondering what could be wrong with him, if anything? :sad1: The funniest thing was moving the entire pack and play, with a sleeping Henry in it and him never waking up, both Joe and I were amazed at that feat. And the most magical moment today was Joe surprising me with that lovely vanilla latte before the parade. :lovestruc

Notes to self: Sit in middle or back during Nemo, front row is very loud and can be scary to little ones. Bring a blanket to sit on for the parade.

Up next: A cup of heaven at the Poly
 
Hey Brook! I can't believe I just found your report. I've been looking forward to it for a few weeks, after loving your last one. You're already off to a great start! I just have to say, you take the absolute BEST pictures. Those are some of the greatest pictures of the resorts I've seen in a while... gorgeous!

Henry's as cute as ever! I love those pictures of him with the light-up Mickey. We got my cousin Zach a toy just like that on our trip in 2005 when he was 3, but it was Buzz. He loved it! Little kids must just have a thing for anything that spins AND light up simultaneously :laughing:

So sorry about Henry getting sick. I hope that was the end of it for the trip. And isn't Earl the best?! We make sure to go on every trip, it's one of my brother's favorite restaurants anywhere! We always go at an off-time and have yet to find it too crowded. Or maybe we've just been lucky :confused3 Either way, it's good!

I'm definitely looking forward to more!

Hello there! Glad you found me - thank you for looking and reading along! :goodvibes

Thank you too on the compliments about Henry and our pictures. Both DH and I love to take pictures, and a lot of the quality of the pictures has to do with the camera, it truly does! But, thank you - it's so fun to share them with you all!

Just little kids have a thing for toys that spin and light up? :rolleyes: :rotfl: Just kidding! But, Joe and I did find ourselves playing with it from time to time, it was pretty neat! I hope we didn't look quite as entranced as Henry with it though. ;)

Henry getting sick was a major bummer! I felt terrible for him, part of me just wanted to stay home in the villa with him, but he was always ALWAYS ready to go go go in the morning.

I am very happy to hear that Earl's isn't always busy. I remember looking at the time on my picture of DTD and it was just before noon, so we probalby were there at the worst time possible. I will make a mental note to visit during off meal times. It's so worth fighting the crowds for even still though!
 
Brook, this is another great update! You really have a fantastic husband! That Latte sounds like it just hit the spot on that moment. :drinking1 (just imagine the dark liquid being coffee...)

I love the picture where Henry looks really alert to what interesting things are happening on that street! And the playground pictures are lovely, too. I guess by the end of this trip report your son will have quite a fan club, he really is very cute! I am now really nervous about what was wrong with him, I hope we will find out at some point and I hope it is not that he is lactose intolerant!

It sounds like you all really enjoyed spending time there together without rushing anywhere and making anyone unhappy. I sometimes get the feeling that many people around me at WDW are more miserable than enjoying their time there, just because they pack too much into their days.
 

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