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Friday, June 5th Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekend When I first planned this trip I didn't know if I wanted to try Star Wars weekend or not. I had read trip reports and saw how crazy it was but my big kids love Star Wars. So we did it. The original plan was that my parents would come with us, but they were tired. I told the kids that we had to get there as early as possible. We didn't get there super early but we managed to get there right before 8am. I sent them on with no bags so that they could go get in Chewbacca's line. Even though the bag line was long it didn't tak

Thursday June 4th and our 5th park day Epcot! By now we were tired. Really tired. I was exhausted. I don't sleep well in hotels so I was staying up until around 1 and then waking up by 6:00/6:30 everyday. So for that reason we didn't make it to Epcot until around 10am. We had fast passes for Soarin which means we'd have to wait in line for Test Track. Unfortunately, our late arrival meant that the line was already really long so no test track for us this trip. Arrival picture... Chase is already in a mood. I think by this point he was done, too. Also, in case you happened

Sounds like my kids! My youngest pulled his stroller's sunshade down over him whenever someone tried to talk to him. Yeah, I am not a fan of being up high. But they may have convinced me to try it next time we go. Thanks! I am so glad we got time to ourselves, too. We really needed it and it has carried over to home. I was babysitting at 11 so now we've been leaving our 13 year old with the other two for an hour or so. It's been nice to run to the store together without kids! I read a bit of your blog. I am looking forward to your big adventure. :)

Oh man, bummer on getting your wallet stolen. What a great view from your room! Looking forward to more. :)

We suck at taking food pictures but my husband and I ordered the steak, my son got the pork dish and Natalie got the grilled cheese and soup. She didn't like her grilled cheese. Our steaks were good and Bryce thought his pork was the best. We did remember to photograph the desserts. We split them 4 ways and all had a bite. We agreed that the chocolate and lemon cupcakes were the best. When it was time to meet the beast he went on break right before our turn. So that meant my husband and kids had to sit in his chair. After that we took a train ride Got

We are half way through our Disney park days. It goes by so fast but my feet and legs were so tired by now. On Wednesday, June 3rd, we went back to the Magic Kingdom. Again we had no plans of making it for rope drop but we still managed to get to the park pretty early. My parents were going to take it slow and meet up with us whenever the got over there. My daughter wanted to wear our matching shirts today so we did. We decided to meet Tinkerbell first. We probably should have started with Talking Mickey but all three of my kids love Tink so we got in that line first. Sadly, we d

It was amazing. I am going to need to recreate it at home one of these days. Thank you. What are the ages of your kids? Sometimes it's a bit difficult because I have such a big age range between my oldest and my youngest. They are 10.5 years apart, but we make it work.

Everything is interesting and I like looking at the pictures but I don't think I need to visit Disneyland Paris now that I have read your report. On the other hand I do want to visit Disneyland in California because of your other report. :)

The Aqua Duck looks like a lot of fun. Nice costumes! Looking forward to reading about Pirate night. :)

Day 5 - Wednesday, June 2 Break day We had a much needed break day planned but it ended up not feeling like a break at all. We had breakfast reservations at the Kona Cafe for all 7 of us so we got up and drove over to Shades of Green around 9:30, met up with my parents and we all walked over to the Polynesian. I had the Tonga Toast. I thought I took a picture of it but I can't find it. It was delicious! We paid extra for Chase to have a cup with a light up Buzz Lightyear. He played with it the rest of the trip. Then Natalie decided she wanted the light up Tinkerbell.

Yes, Woody and Buzz were our favorites. :) Disney working with food allergies was such a nice blessing. I didn't worry at all while we were there. :) Makes sense!

So just a note about Hollywood and Vine. Even though it doesn't show on their faces my big kids and the rest of us really enjoyed it. I thought the character interaction was good and just the right amount of time. We actually saw all the characters twice except for Sofia. They also had good spacing. We were able to go up to the buffet and not feel rushed getting back to our seats before the next character. And we got a 10% discount using our Disney Visa. Woot! After Toy Story we walked around Streets of America for a bit. Saw Cinderella's carriage Taking a break

For second I didn't believe you about the cartwheels, either. How fun! My son would have loved to run around that room, too. :)

Hollywood Studios--Monday, June 1st My parents opted not to come with us today. They decided to drive to Cocoa Beach instead. So it's just the 5 of us and we had breakfast reservations at Hollywood and Vine. Chase loves Disney Jr so I thought it would be perfect for him. Problem was I didn't make our reservations until after 10am and he was starving. Since he's an allergy kid it takes longer to get him food. Would we have a meltdown or would things be okay? We hadn't planned on getting to Hollywood Studios super early but we still made it by 9:15. We saw I think it was Goof

Thank you both! Yes, I really think our time alone was the best part of the trip. My husband and I really needed that. :) And we get time alone again this weekend. My friend is getting married and we are going to the wedding without kids. woohoo! I am going to try to get our Hollywood Studios day started and finished. Chase is watching Big Hero 6 so he's busy for the moment.

The campground and park looks like a lot of fun. One of my good friends moved to Indianapolis a couple summers ago. If we ever get a chance to visit her we'll have to camp and go there. Looking forward to reading more

The gardens are beautiful. It reminds of Cypress Lake in Louisiana. We used to go there for picnics when I was young. :)

I have never had any desire to go on a cruise but your report makes it sound pretty good despite all the rain. It seems relaxing even with an 18 month old. W looks so cute with his head peeking out of that poncho. :)

Davy Crockett's Ranch seems so sad. After your California Disneyland report I put Disneyland on our list of places to go in the future. I don't think I need to put Disneyland Paris on the list. I am not ruling it out but it's not a must do if we ever get to Europe.

Not much left of this day I forgot at some point we met Stitch. Back when my oldest was 2 he loved Stitch so he's one of our favorites. Last time we met him 4 or 5 times but we only saw him once this trip. After the castle show I think it was after 5 and we were pretty much all worn out. My dad and Bryce hadn't made it back from Splash Mountain so we slowly walked towards the front to the train station. We ran into the parade. Took pictures here Climbed some steps Saw more of the parade And finally my dad and Bryce walked up And somewhere on the w

Yes, you nailed Bryce on the head. He's trying to be grown up and cool but at the same time he can still be a little kid. It was nice seeing him let loose and have fun. I wonder all the time what he's thinking. He doesn't talk much but he watches everything closely like he wants to know how it works. What bothers you about it? The one thing I didn't like was how far my parents' room was from everything else. It seemed like we walked a good 10 minutes just to go to the pool.

We had just gotten Mickey bars and I think our fastpass time for Big Thunder Mountain was about to start so we headed that way. My dad and son My husband likes to take silly pictures of me and occasionally I act silly on purpose just for him. He turned around to take a picture of me and when he did I made a scream face. After that my dad and son went on Splash mountain while the rest of us went in search of a snack and drink. We found this: It was amazing! We took some pictures with the photopass person Then we heard something going on at the castl

They were everywhere! Chase is mostly nonverbal but he can say the word duck so it was nice to hear him talk so often. We might have been able to stay there but I had already paid off our trip by the time my parents decided to go. It worked out us being in two different resorts. We were able to see each other but not so much that we got tired of each other. Yes, one is better than none. My husband is the king of selfies. We joke that he needs a selfie stick and I almost bought him one for his birthday but he said no way. The only proper way to take a selfie is to stick your arm ou

Day 3 Sunday, May 31st Our goal for that day was to get to the Magic Kingdom as early as possible. It was closing early at 6pm tonight since it was rented out for private use. I knew that when I picked Magic Kingdom for that day. Well, we didn’t make rope drop but we were pretty close! This picture says it was taken at 9:07. Eyes closed Just a few minutes later we found my parents and got this picture We made our way down the street to Fantasyland. Merida had a little line so my mom, daughter and I hopped into it. I am pretty sure that’s the only character m

Yep, I hear you on spending lots of money just to play. I think Chase's favorites were the pool and just playing Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground. Oh well! I would have loved to stay at Shades of Green. It was so peaceful. :) Thank you! Thank you! And yes, I know his cues. When we were at the parks and he'd get overwhelmed he'd pull his sun shade down. That was our cue to put his blanket up and turn on his Ipad. He would take an hour break by watching a movie and sometimes he'd fall asleep. All I can say is thank goodness we live in the times of the Ipad. It's my lifesa