Trip--October, 2010-the big 4-0!! - Updated 4/5 - Baby Boy is Born! - Page 15 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Great trip report! Thanks so much for sharing. I just love all your funny comments and observations!
Congrats on having a boy, LOVE having a boy, and Jake's comment is very, very true, the little girls my son's age scare me, talk about growing up too fast!
And congrats on the wedding!
When are you due?
March 23, but I'm hoping for early!! You know, somewhat smaller than a watermelon...
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Congrats on the wedding! I'm going to a destination wedding in less than a month at an all inclusive place and am looking forward to it only my date will be my 3 year old.
I loved seeing the msep and liked it more than spectro too!
We did adults only, but our shuttle was with a couple with a 3 yr old and they loved it! Kids activities galore!!
I sort of thought everyone liked MSEP better, and then realized that there are so many people whose first Disney parade was Spectro that they miss it now. I am glad that they haven't changed the water parade much (I forgot to write that we saw it from WL after our AP dinner).
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Originally Posted by Pinkyt177
The wedding trip sounds just heavenly. I'll certainly check out the details. So have you started looking into jogging strollers yet?
Its the only thing I've looked at!! This kid is totally sleeping in a dresser drawer if I don't get moving. The Bob Revolution...if anyone is considering a gift...
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My DH is a big clothes and shoe freak too! He loves fedoras and other hats. We both said if we had more disposable income we would need a separate closet for both of our shoes. He loves suits and ties and has way too many.
For a many who wears a coverall for most of his work day (and I thought engineers worked in offices...) he has way too many suits and shoes!! When he built our closet he made himself hat shelves, measuring the height of the tallest one and building the shelves accordingly.
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Just got caught up on this TR! Your enthusiasm is so catching! Congrats on the baby. As a mom of 3 boys I can really say boys are wonderful! It's great you're already very active as boys definitely take a lot of energy! Loved, loved, loved the proposal! Brought me to tears almost. How awesome to get a proposal at V&A! (and since I didn't see it mentioned yet, that ring ooked pretty awesome too!!!) Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!
Its pretty awesome! Very vintage feeling...lots of tiny stones, bigger than pavee settings but pretty small with one larger princess cut in the center. The top is sort of a box with stones on top and the sides. He did a great job...although he's currently annoyed that I don't wear it when I work out or sleep!!
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CONGRATS!!!! I did things in the same order as you, even including having a boy beanie.
Good to know I'm not the only one!!! Tell me you didn't wait until you were 40 though...the thought of being the 46 year old Mom at the first day of Kindergarden has me a little freaked out...
I've been at a conference for a few days, lacking in quality internet connections (what is with fancy ass hotels not kicking in the wireless when big organizations have events?)
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
I hope you don't have a watermelon either. My latest was 10 pounds 12 ounces and I don't wish that big baby on anyone.
Good Lord, I've just decided to take up smoking and caffienated beverages...come on low birth weight...
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Can't wait to read all about the wedding - and see the photos... (hint, hint!)
I'm waiting too!! The album and electronic pics were so supposed to be mailed to us last thursday but no sight of them yet!! I promise a good update when they come!
On to the day of nothing...
We slept in. It was wonderful. We watched morning TV. We walked to Fantasia Gardens and played mini-golf. Its a hard course!! Not the par 3 course, that's even harder, but the real mini-golf was hard! And fun. Then back to Boardwalk for an uninspired lunch at the Brewery.
I'm not sure why people like this place, it's the saddest most generic food ever. The burgers are all the same; you can't get them less than medium and they have that round, pressed from a machine look. 9 times out of 10 when you can't order a low temp on your meat its because its cooked already and this kitchen simply heats it up. Florida does not have rules about undercooked meats (that's why you can get a rare steak just across the boardwalk) therefore you must assume pre-cooking. Add that they do not even have fryers (not that fryers are the be all and end of cooking, but they tell you its not much of a kitchen) and I'm pretty convinced its a microwave kitchen that gets its food from a delivery service. My salad was boring, with cold, dry chicken.
But the beer is good, or so I'm told.
After lunch we sat at the pool, all afternoon, and read books. We also listened to Ryder's parents say his name 1000s of times in an effort to stop him from doing what ever it was he was doing at that moment. Ryder, Ryder, Ryder, stop, Ryder, Ryder, I said stop. Count down to nothing, Ryder. Good heavens, please help me be a better parent than that. Then another count down parent appeared. Except in this case it worked. Something happens at that house when Mommy gets to five because those kids jumped at four. When one of them returned to the countdown inducing behavior, Mom turned to Dad and said did you see that, and Dad said yes, and with no count down that kid was at attention. The entire exchange was in very low and conversational but stern tone, we only noticed it because we were right next to them. Aha, so counting down does work...
I think there was a nap in there somewhere, and a walk around the entire Boardwalk/Yacht Club/Beach Club loop and then dinner.
Jiko...How do I love thee, let me count the ways. I failed to document this meal well, I was just so happy with it. The hostesses seated us and gave me a birthday card signed by all the African staff members; I've never gotten anything like that before. We had a sampler of appetizers, because we can never decide, and I ordered duck (shocker!). I was also given a free birthday dessert of pistachio chocolate creme brulee and we ordered dessert too, bread pudding I think.
We always leave Jiko completely satisfied both in terms of food and value. While its not cheap, Jake is convinced its the signature restaurant that gives you the best food for the price, and with the most interesting flavors. We've never been disappointed and I'm glad we saved it for our last night.
We were done at an almost normal hour (10ish?) and while we lost the car in the AKL parking lot (seriously, Jake was sure he parked it right here...or over there...no its down here...) the day of nothing was a total success.
Tomorrow is big doings again!! We've got to hit Epcot and Soaring, MK and Jungle Cruise, Pirates, HM, Casey's (mmmm, hot dogs...), and Space Mountain (for Jake) before heading to the airport. If you read my first day back from my trip you know what non-sense ensued there...
Plus pics!! Including me in my custom designed Mickey Maternity shirt from Cassie (Pinkyt177)!!
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Glad the nothing day was a success! Counting down works with Stefanie, but not like it does with most kids. Rather than creating instant terror, she instantly sets off to do whatever she was supposed to do, but giggles the entire time. Dinner at Jiko's sounds wonderful!
Our flights are scheduled for 6PM and I’d forgotten to do an online check in last night, so I tried to do it this morning. Delta has a very easy mobile site that I’ve used before (I love their electronic boarding pass–no paper to lose!). But this time it didn’t work; there was no information about my flight at all!! I called Delta right away to find that they had canceled the 6PM flight and rebooked me on a 3PM. I don’t know when this happened, I do not have an email update about this, and the first person I talked to was not at all helpful. In the end I made it clear that I would not be at the airport for a 3PM flight and that I would be arriving at the airport a bit after 3PM. What was Delta going to do with me? After being told twice there were no seats for later flights I was suddenly booked on a 7:30PM flight.
This is probably the only downside of purchasing tickets through travelocity.com; this isn’t the first time a flight update has either not been sent to me or wound up in my junk mail. I never did find this email in my junk or deleted box.
Anyway, our first stop today was Epcot for one ride: Soaring. Just like everyone else standing at park opening rope drop. Disney does do this rope drop well; they know where we are all headed and they have multiple cast members walk with in a line to prevent the crowd from running to the Land Pavilion. Lots of people walked more quickly than we did and once at the ride Jake picked up two Fastpasses while I walked slowly through the line, allowing people to rush by if they felt like it. In the end we waited about 15 minutes.
I love love love this ride! Its one of my mother’s favorites too, but the first time on was a battle. She doesn’t like heights, fast rides, or anything she can’t see before getting on so she was a afraid. Those of you who have done this know that not only is it not fast, it’s not actually high either (simulated flight, not real flight!). She cried, clutched my Dad’s hand, and the proclaimed that she loved it. Now its one of the few rides she goes on (mostly she’s a park bench sitter, chatting with the other moms who don’t go on high/fast/dark/any rides!).
A quick ride on Spaceship Earth (am I the only one totally bothered by the completely western perspective of history on this? For example, it completely ignores Korean development of movable type before, yes before, Gutenberg…) and its time for Magic Kingdom! We left Epcot, got on the monorail, took the ferry, and found ourselves very quickly at the gates. As is normal at Disney, all of this always takes longer than you plan. We arrived at Epcot at 9, left around 10:30, got to MK a bit after 11, and had some Photopass pictures taken: Magic Kingdom and US
You can’t see it in this photo, but the entrance is decorated with Halloween bunting and pumpkins.
One of the most important parts of our Magic Kingdom visit is going to be Space Mountain. Its be rehabed since I last went on and I’ve assigned Jake to do some serious recon on the changes. This was my first and favorite roller coaster. Way back when, the late 70s?, the riders had to share seats; one person got in and the second person sat down sort of on their lap, sort of between their legs. Of course you could go alone, but since I was a kid I rode with my Dad. He would take his glasses off, I would sit, we would be strapped in, and for the rest of the ride Dad would have to hold my head upright since my neck was too skinny to hold my head up against the g-forces. We went on over and over while Mom and my brother waited (he never liked fast rides either). I suppose my love for this is more nostalgic than anything; it’s really not that great a ride, no loops, no big hills…but I love it. Dad stopped riding coasters for awhile due to back and heart trouble, but once he retired he went right back to it. Now when we are at Disney together (and Universal) we hit all the big ones multiple times. And he love Hulk at Islands Of Adventure–claims it’s the smoothest roller coaster ever.
Anyway, we decided a Fastpass would be the best way to hit this ride and since Jake can walk a lot faster than I can right now, I sent him straight there while I went to Casey’s Corner to get hot dogs for lunch and a table on the sidewalk. MMM, hot dogs…
After lunch we hit Jungle Cruise, Pirates, and the Haunted Mansion. We tried to stop at the Hall of Presidents, but one of the presidents was malfunctioning and they closed the show. Mickey bars were consumed, more pictures taken, and we headed over to Space Mountain.
I’m so jealous. The que is updated a bit with some interactive video games to keep you occupied. They’ve ditched the old themes (at one point a space station, at one point a FedEx delivery depot) and given it a futuristic airport sort of theme (although it’s always felt forced here). I waited in line with Jake and took the escape route to the ride exit. He said its darker and somewhat smoother and now they’ve added music–good updates in his view, but since he doesn’t have the same memories of the ride, it’s never going to live up to Rockin Roller Coaster or Expedition Everest for him.
I can’t wait til our next trip when I can go on it!!
Our trip is coming to an end, we need to get our car, change into cold weather clothes, head to the airport and part company as Jake heads to NY and I head to Detroit. But first one more picture: Future Mousketeer in the House!
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For some reason, I totally missed this tr! I was just telling someone a few months ago that I missed your tr's (Code Brown will forever live in infamy for me ) and here I went and missed one!
I just read it from front to back and whoa . . . you've had quick a wild and whacky past 6 months! I am so very happy for you. I was pregnant with my last one when I was 40 and had a fantastic pregnancy - - sounds like you are too!
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Counting down works with Stefanie, but not like it does with most kids. Rather than creating instant terror, she instantly sets off to do whatever she was supposed to do, but giggles the entire time. Dinner at Jiko's sounds wonderful! 
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