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I'm sure someone in my family would've taken him but I didn't want to move him too much - I'm sure you know how that goes.
Been there many times. I've had friends/family offer to take DS when I'm carrying a sleeping lump and they look at me like I'm crazy when I decline. Sometimes it's just to risky to shuffle the kid.
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A fire alarm!?!?! Of course it's when you're carrying your sleeping child whose weight has increased by like 50%! Thank goodness it wasn't anything serious, but if that was my child I'd be so embarrassed. Was that your first time at 50's PTC? That is one of our must do's, and the meatloaf is my favorite. I love the photo of Dylan smiling at Joey...just too cute!
Ugh to the alarm! How annoying especially when you're carrying dead weight.
Smart mama for bringing a change of clothes for the spit up! Glad you enjoyed PTC! I agree with you on the meatloaf. I don't get the fascination with it either!!!
It was only the last few days I needed the extra clothes, but was glad I had them with me. I plan to do this next trip as well.
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50's Prime Time is definitely all about the server, so glad you had a fun one, and that Dylan enjoyed playing along!
Yuck on the fire alarm, though! Glad Lukas wasn't disturbed. Our DD slept through the canon fire in the 1812 Overture when she was about that age. And the canons were RIGHT in front of us!
Kids are so funny! Guess the sleeping through stuff is along the lines of them not feeling the cold too.
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A fire alarm!?!?! Of course it's when you're carrying your sleeping child whose weight has increased by like 50%! Thank goodness it wasn't anything serious, but if that was my child I'd be so embarrassed. Was that your first time at 50's PTC? That is one of our must do's, and the meatloaf is my favorite. I love the photo of Dylan smiling at Joey...just too cute!
I wonder what the kid was doing that they decided to pull that, how old they were, and where the parents were when it all happened.
Yes, that was my first visit to 50s (and the boys and my family). Mike & his family had been before but it had been years. I'm sure we'll definitely try it again.
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Glad you had an excellent meal at PT 50's. I the meatloaf!!! And the s'mores I want to go there for dinner now!!! What a way to end the day with the fire alarm. I'm sure that kid's parents were not too happy with him!
Great day. I love PTC and it is so great when you get a great cast member to play along. Love the Christmas story comment. perhaps if you eat your meatloaf like a little piggy you'd like it too.
sorry about the fire drill. I have several alarms in my house all wired together and baout a month ago one of the batteries got low in one and set all the alarms off at 1am. Evan never even moved. So much for the alarms waking him up in a real emergency. I thought the dogs were going to die of fright that night.
Glad you had an excellent meal at PT 50's. I the meatloaf!!! And the s'mores I want to go there for dinner now!!! What a way to end the day with the fire alarm. I'm sure that kid's parents were not too happy with him!
Mmm..those s'mores are DElicious!
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Coming back to passporter again, and what is the first TR I find of course yours my friend! Awesome, those boys are so sweet,
Welcome back Cassie! We've missed you.
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Great day. I love PTC and it is so great when you get a great cast member to play along. Love the Christmas story comment. perhaps if you eat your meatloaf like a little piggy you'd like it too.
sorry about the fire drill. I have several alarms in my house all wired together and baout a month ago one of the batteries got low in one and set all the alarms off at 1am. Evan never even moved. So much for the alarms waking him up in a real emergency. I thought the dogs were going to die of fright that night.
I will not be eating my meatloaf like a piggie. :
We have a cabon monoxide detector at home and it has a test button, well Lukas thought he should push it. 3 times last night! And he laughed after every time. So he went straight to bed after that last time. Mean mommy.
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"I woke up about 5:40pm to fix my hair and throw in some laundry. I think I didn’t know where anyone was and it started to get closer to the ADR time and I was still tired and spent and I lost it. I just broke down and cried. It still makes me teary sitting here typing this. This is not how I imagined by baby boy’s 1st birthday. But I tried to pull myself together as we had dinner at Boma at 6:25pm."
I'm trying to catch up, but I'm only on page 113. I just wanted to comment here. Although I didn't actually get as far as crying, I too, had a "meltdown" of sorts during our trip last week. It was actually after the very first few hours in WDW! I hate that I felt that way, but sometimes emotions just get the best of us. I hope things got better for you {I'm going back to get all caught up}. Things turned around for me after I realized that I can't make or expect my family to feel the way I do about Disney. I just love everything about it and I don't get why others don't feel the same. After I got over that, I made up my mind I wouldn't let it happen again. Looking back at our pictures from the first few hours that day, brings back a reminder of how disappointed I was feeling. Glad you shared this with us, as it makes me feel a bit better about my feelings last week. Ok....going back to read more. BTW....you have such cute boys!!
"I woke up about 5:40pm to fix my hair and throw in some laundry. I think I didn’t know where anyone was and it started to get closer to the ADR time and I was still tired and spent and I lost it. I just broke down and cried. It still makes me teary sitting here typing this. This is not how I imagined by baby boy’s 1st birthday. But I tried to pull myself together as we had dinner at Boma at 6:25pm."
I'm trying to catch up, but I'm only on page 113. I just wanted to comment here. Although I didn't actually get as far as crying, I too, had a "meltdown" of sorts during our trip last week. It was actually after the very first few hours in WDW! I hate that I felt that way, but sometimes emotions just get the best of us. I hope things got better for you {I'm going back to get all caught up}. Things turned around for me after I realized that I can't make or expect my family to feel the way I do about Disney. I just love everything about it and I don't get why others don't feel the same. After I got over that, I made up my mind I wouldn't let it happen again. Looking back at our pictures from the first few hours that day, brings back a reminder of how disappointed I was feeling. Glad you shared this with us, as it makes me feel a bit better about my feelings last week. Ok....going back to read more. BTW....you have such cute boys!!
Aw, thanks Susan! I never did get around to your PTR, so I'll just get to the TR. I did finally read your trip from last year though.
And it does get better. There are still moments, but it did get better. I'm very much looking forward to our next trip when it's just the 4 of us.
And thank you about my boys.
I just got a ting a tip I was reading about Garden Grill and it was yours about the 9" Vinylmation you got Mike for his birthday! So cool, as that trip was the start of my vinylmation obsession! LOL! I made it a favorite!
I am all caught up on your trip report and loving every minute of it! I am sorry you are having bad moments here and there, and that you felt like something was off on this trip. I felt that way on my last trip too. Your boys are adorable. I has to laugh about Dylan not wanting the apple after it was cut. I can't wait to read the rest!
I just got a ting a tip I was reading about Garden Grill and it was yours about the 9" Vinylmation you got Mike for his birthday! So cool, as that trip was the start of my vinylmation obsession! LOL! I made it a favorite!
That's awesome! I just got another one - well I think I did, if I ever get around to opening the box. I think we'll use it this trip for character autographs. The plain ones are hard to come by so I snatched it up.
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I am all caught up on your trip report and loving every minute of it! I am sorry you are having bad moments here and there, and that you felt like something was off on this trip. I felt that way on my last trip too. Your boys are adorable. I has to laugh about Dylan not wanting the apple after it was cut. I can't wait to read the rest!
Thanks Jess! Welcome back to the boards. Hope things are going better for you.
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I love the photo of Dylan smiling at Joey...just too cute!
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