We Survived! 9 days of land & sea - with a 3 year old! -9/1- NEW PIC I HAD TO SHARE!

[afwdwfan]

I enjoyed this last installment of pictures just as much as I enjoyed the ones in the TR. Anytime you feel sad about not being at Disney and feel the need to post more, that is fine with me.

I like that picture of Reid trying to hide from the camera.

 

[mamaboogie]

Hiya!

I have SO enjoyed reading your wonderful trip report all in one go! It was brilliant!

Reid is so cute - absolutely adorable!

Your photos were amazing - really made me feel like I was there!

 

[amandaw]

Thank you for the exra pictures

You are very welcome! After all, who am I to deny the good people here more Disney pictures?

I enjoyed this last installment of pictures just as much as I enjoyed the ones in the TR. Anytime you feel sad about not being at Disney and feel the need to post more, that is fine with me.

I'm so glad you enjoyed them! I may just have to post some Disney pics here sporadically to get my Disney "fix" since our next trip is a little over a year away!

I like that picture of Reid trying to hide from the camera.

He cracked me up when he held that hand up to me like I was paparazzi! I said, "Oh come on & let Mommy take your picture." His response? "No, Mommy! That's enough pictures!"

Hiya!

I have SO enjoyed reading your wonderful trip report all in one go! It was brilliant!

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you've enjoyed it!

Reid is so cute - absolutely adorable!

Thank you!

Your photos were amazing - really made me feel like I was there!

Thank you - that's really nice of you to say. I've been trying to learn more about photography & how to really use my camera, so I guess it's starting to pay off!

 

[KatMark]

Amanda, I LOVE the extra pictures; thanks so much for posting them.

And the "pouting" picture of Reid is adorable. We got really great news today. Our oldest son (he is 25) is going with us for part of our Disney/Marco Island trip. He's not been to Disney with us since 2004 when he graduated high school and has been unable to secure a teaching job this fall, so I encouraged him to go with us for a few days and he said yes. I am ecstatic. I ordered his MNSSHP ticket today and changed some ADR's. I wish our oldest son could go, but he is starting a new full-time job tomorrow and, obviously, can't take the time off.

 

[amandaw]

Amanda, I LOVE the extra pictures; thanks so much for posting them.

Thank you & you're welcome! I'm glad everyone seems to be enjoying them!

And the "pouting" picture of Reid is adorable.

He is such a mess! He cracked me up when he held that hand up to me. I'm just glad I got a picture of it!

We got really great news today. Our oldest son (he is 25) is going with us for part of our Disney/Marco Island trip. He's not been to Disney with us since 2004 when he graduated high school and has been unable to secure a teaching job this fall, so I encouraged him to go with us for a few days and he said yes. I am ecstatic. I ordered his MNSSHP ticket today and changed some ADR's. I wish our oldest son could go, but he is starting a new full-time job tomorrow and, obviously, can't take the time off.

That is wonderful news!!! I can only imagine how excited you must be! It would be great if both of your sons could make it, but at least you'll have 1 with you! I hope Reid will go to Disney with me once he's out of the house. Y'all are going to have such a wonderful trip! I am really excited to hear all about it!

How far is Marco Island from WDW? I've heard of it but have never been.

 

[KatMark]

That is wonderful news!!! I can only imagine how excited you must be! It would be great if both of your sons could make it, but at least you'll have 1 with you! I hope Reid will go to Disney with me once he's out of the house. Y'all are going to have such a wonderful trip! I am really excited to hear all about it!

How far is Marco Island from WDW? I've heard of it but have never been.

Marco is on the Gulf Coast near Naples. It is about a 3-hour drive. I get the condo for free every year from a lawyer I used to work with (my son coached his son in wrestling).

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

ugghhhh. I fell so far behind!!!!! Well I do have to say that you took so many gorgeous pics. But my favorite by far had to be the one Ed and Reid sleeping. I love how they sleep exactly alike!!! Thank you so much for the entertainment to get me excited for the trip!

 

[amandaw]

Marco is on the Gulf Coast near Naples. It is about a 3-hour drive. I get the condo for free every year from a lawyer I used to work with (my son coached his son in wrestling).

How very nice! And that's not a bad drive from WDW. Y'all are going to have such a wonderful trip! I'm so excited for y'all!

 

[amandaw]

ugghhhh. I fell so far behind!!!!!

It always amazes me how quickly I can fall behind in the threads I follow on here. It's very easy to do!

Well I do have to say that you took so many gorgeous pics. But my favorite by far had to be the one Ed and Reid sleeping. I love how they sleep exactly alike!!!

Thank you! That's also one of my favorites of our trip. They always lounge around & sleep alike but this was the first time I've been able to get a picture of them side by side.

Thank you so much for the entertainment to get me excited for the trip!

You are very welcome!!!

 

[hstrickland]

Love them!! I especially like the pictures of the Dream Looking so forward to Castaway Cay for a couple of leisurely days....if "leisurely" is actually possible with 3 kids!

 

[amandaw]

Love them!! I especially like the pictures of the Dream Looking so forward to Castaway Cay for a couple of leisurely days....if "leisurely" is actually possible with 3 kids!

Thank you! Y'all are so lucky getting to go to Castaway Cay twice. That's why I'm thinking in 2013 I want to do the 5 night Bahamian on the Dream & not the 7 night on the Fantasy. But, it would also be nice to try out the newest ship then & get more time. Who knows what I'll end up doing! I just need to worry about our trip for next October right now!

I hope you can get in some leisure time on Castaway Cay! But with the 3 kids & all....good luck!

 

[CandleontheWater]

I loved the extra pictures, they came out so nice!

Thank you for sharing your vacation with us! It has been so much fun getting to "know" you and your family, and I already looking forward to your next TR (or hopefully PTR...hint, hint!) You shouldn't even consider switching resorts! CR is my all time fav, and I know you will just love it! There is just something about watching the monorail go through the lobby that just screams "DISNEY". It will be a super fun vacation, I hope that the wait goes by fast!

 

[amandaw]

I loved the extra pictures, they came out so nice!

Thank you for sharing your vacation with us! It has been so much fun getting to "know" you and your family, and I already looking forward to your next TR (or hopefully PTR...hint, hint!) You shouldn't even consider switching resorts! CR is my all time fav, and I know you will just love it! There is just something about watching the monorail go through the lobby that just screams "DISNEY". It will be a super fun vacation, I hope that the wait goes by fast!

Thank you!

You are so welcome! When I set out to write my first TR, I wasn't sure if anyone would even read it, let alone comment & get involved. I've definitely been nicely surprised by the interaction and have really enjoyed getting to know everyone here as well.

I'm really excited about our trip next year, mainly due to our stay at CR. The only way we will switch resorts is if, God forbid, there would be some unfortunate circumstances roll our way. Hopefully, that won't be the case & our trip will go off as planned. With it being so far away, I just have a tendency to worry about these things.

I, also, hope the wait goes by fast. At least I have a lot of time to plan & plan & plan! Right now, I'm in the table service research mode. I'll definitely be doing a TR for it & will be letting you know when I start it. I have to think about the whole PTR thing. I don't know that I've read a PTR so I need to research those as well before I would start one!

 

[lbuzz52]

thanks for sharing your story! i really learned a lot about DCL from you!

 

[amandaw]

thanks for sharing your story! i really learned a lot about DCL from you!

You are very welcome! It really is nice to hear that I've been able to actually pass along some valuable information within this TR. That just means I need to keep going on Disney vacations so that I can learn more wisdom to pass along!

 

[LaLaDisney]

That just means I need to keep going on Disney vacations so that I can learn more wisdom to pass along!

Or they better start paying you for all the free publicity!

 

[amandaw]

Or they better start paying you for all the free publicity!

My thoughts exactly! Maybe I should print out my TR & mail it to all the board members of Disney. You think they'd give me a free trip to the parks or a free cruise? Shoot, I'd take a nice room discount for our trip in 2012!

 

[baseballmickey]

Hi! I've made it throught the WDW portion of your TR, and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you that I'm enjoying it very much. You have a beautiful family! Loving the pictures too!!

 

[amandaw]

Hi! I've made it throught the WDW portion of your TR, and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you that I'm enjoying it very much. You have a beautiful family! Loving the pictures too!!

Hi there! I'm so glad you were able to make it over to check out my TR. I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. We really had a great time in the parks! Thank you for the kind words about my family & my pictures!

 

[emma212010]

Wow! Those extra pics are beautiful!!! I'm there with you!- I wish I was there toooo!!!