CKCK 8.0-Thanksgiving 2013

[CKCK 45]

CKCK 8.0-Thanksgiving 2013

 

 

Okay, so here’s the thing:

 

I don’t really want to do this TR.  

 

I want to do our most recent trip, which was May 19.

 

But it will drive me crazy to skip trips.  

 

So here’s what’s going to happen:

 

Pictures.  

 

The end.

 

Maybe some captions.  

 

But no stories.

 

There will be lots of stories in the summer TR.  Gotta get there first.

 

I honestly don’t remember much about this trip, so it’s kind of like I’ll be reading this TR along with you for the first time.

 

I’m going to bombard you with pictures.  

 

You won’t know what happened to you.

 

 

 

Saturday Nov 23 through Saturday Nov 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red #2

 

 

 

Remember when Red #2 wouldn’t meet any characters?

 

 

She’s all about real life people now...still not any costumed characters.  

 

I’m with her.  I don’t like them either.

 

 

 

 

 

Hey look, that horse photo bombed this pic of wife:

 

 

 

 

Wife claims that Fairytale Hall will be the inspiration for the Reds’ bedrooms in our next house.

 

Sounds like work to me.

 

 

 

 

Cracks me up:

 

 

 

 

Really, Snow?  

 

That’s the best face you can give?

 

More and more I’m siding with Dave.

 

Snow White definitely SMB.

 

Oh, and check out Red #2’s belly in that last pic.

She’ll love that one when she’s older.

 

 

Santa came about a month early so Red #2 could have her big girl bike.  

 

You might remember this pic from the summer:

 

 

She was ticked.

 

So Santa decided she needed a big girl bike for Thanksgiving at the Fort:

 

 

Looks like her helmet is too small.  

 

Santa ended up bringing her a new one in December.

 

 

 

Lunch at Via Napoli:

 

 

The four of us destroyed that pizza in about 10 minutes.

 

No joke.

 

 

For some reason Red #2 was down with meeting Sorcerer Mickey:

 

 

 

End of post.  

 

The next one will start with a girl trip to HTT and a guy trip to Roaring Fork.

 

 

 

[mouseketab.....Carol 1,261]

Love it!!!!

[Northerngirl--Lori 5]

Can't wait to see the rest!

[DaveInTN 3,247]

You may not want to write it, but in one post you have given us:

 

Beer

Campfire

Reds

Ms Damn White

Pizza

 

Keep it coming.  Well, except for the Ms White.  You can stop with those.  

[CKCK 45]

Love it!!!!

 

Thanks!

 

Can't wait to see the rest!

 

Don't blink.  We're running through this TR in record time.

 

 

You may not want to write it, but in one post you have given us:

 

Beer

Campfire

Reds

Ms Damn White

Pizza

 

Keep it coming.  Well, except for the Ms White.  You can stop with those.  

 

That's how I roll.  

 

No more Snow. 

[CKCK 45]

Moving on...

 

If you like HTT then you are in the right place.

 

Mrs. CKCK is all about some HTT.

 

That’s Hoity Toity Tea at the Garden View Tea Room at the Grand Floridian for those of you who are new to a CKCK TR.

 

The wife made me go with her once on our 10 year anniversary trip.

 

I indulged her.

 

Once.

 

Now she finds other saps to go with her.

 

This time it was the Reds (first time for Red #2) and her mom and grandma.  

 

This was a 4 generation shindig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the pinky:

 

 

 

 

So while all of this nonsense was going in, the father-in-law and I headed to the lodge for some lunch:

 

 

And yes, that is a magic cookie bar on my tray for dessert.

 

Winning.

 

So much better than HTT.

 

 

 

 

 

The next morning was AK ropedrop.

 

 

 

 

I have no idea why we were there at 6:24am.  

 

I guess we were all about beating the crowd for 8:00 ropedrop.

 

 

 

 

I don’t really like safari pictures.

 

Yet I take a lot of them.  

 

Weird.

 

 

 

Hey look, an ostrich sitting with the fake ostrich eggs.

 

 

At least I have always assumed they are fake.  

 

Either that or those ostriches are always laying eggs, because they have been there every time I have ever ridden the safari.

 

I’m pretty sure shortly after that it started raining.  

 

I mean pouring.

 

They cut the safari short.

 

Booooo.

 

 

 

Bus photo session:

 

 

 

This was a good move:

 

 

 

 

 

 

End.

 

Thanksgiving day is next.

[Beckers 1,136]

I'm in

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Since you posted again, I feel compelled to comment again, thereby using up another coveted page 1 spot.  

 

It's not my fault.  You posted again.  

 

In any case, I noticed the MCB (magic cookie bar) on your tray before you even pointed it out.  I saw it and immediately thought I would comment on it, and impress everyone with my attention to detail.  But you spoiled my plan.  Anyways, I love MCB's.  

[CKCK 45]

I'm in

 

Great.  It's going fast.

 

Since you posted again, I feel compelled to comment again, thereby using up another coveted page 1 spot.  

 

It's not my fault.  You posted again.  

 

In any case, I noticed the MCB (magic cookie bar) on your tray before you even pointed it out.  I saw it and immediately thought I would comment on it, and impress everyone with my attention to detail.  But you spoiled my plan.  Anyways, I love MCB's.  

 

I'm making it rain pics right now.

 

And I'm about to post again.  

 

So if you feel compelled to post again, I won't say anything.

 

And I'm still impressed by your attention to detail.  

 

You get a magic cookie bar.

[CKCK 45]

Don't say I didn't warn you that this TR would be fast and furious.  

 

 

 

I think this is Thanksgiving morning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brother in-law made it for Thanksgiving.  

 

 

 

I’m glad my wife doesn’t get her fashion sense from her father.

 

Not sure what he was going for here.  

 

He is not a farmer.

 

Nor does he own a tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a HOT pic:

 

 

 

 

Now you know where Red #2 gets her posing from.

 

 

 

I call this pic, “get the frickin’ foil tray thing so I can put this frickin’ turkey down.”

 

 

 

 

 

Post food photo session:

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 generations of girls:

 

 

 

End post.

 

Next is Osborne lights.  Team CKCK Thanksgiving night tradition.

[LONE-STAR 370]

Nice report.

[GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799]

Deep fried turkey. I've always known you were smart.

I might show Z the picture of Ariel and the reds. He'll probably think they're her daughters. Good thing he doesn't know where you live.

[dblr....Rennie 224]

Great pictures and just the cutest little redheads I have ever seen!!!!!!! Love the little ones smile.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Holy smokes, this is a fast and furious trip report!

 

I love all the photos of the reds!

 

Is your father-in-law from Georgia?  Mrs. TCD's father's family is from Georgia, and I went to a family reunion there once where I was the only adult male without overalls.  Very awkward.

 

Bring on the rest.  Make it rain (photos) up in here.

 

TCD

[alexwyattmommy 181]

I wonder if Z will make you take him on a road trip to meet Ariel's daughters?

 

Awesome photos.  I miss my reds.

[CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547]

I'm in.  Wow, you're posting fast!  Love seeing pics of your beautiful family.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Page one spots are filling up fast!

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Better get one while they last.....

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Better get one while they last.....

 

I've already got mine.

 

Ray usually likes a spot on page one.

 

Should we leave one for him?

 

TCD

[Katman1356...Jason 1,140]

Count me in!

[Katman1356...Jason 1,140]

I've already got mine.

 

Ray usually likes a spot on page one.

 

Should we leave one for him?

 

TCD

Nope sorry I took it. muhahaha

[momof3kids-Yvonne 596]

Didn't get in on page 1, bit I'm here on page 2.

So many adorable pictures of the Reds! Love it!

[Big Kahuna aka John 71]

I'm in on 2..  And the Reds have returned !!   BTW  The turkey looks fantastic.... 

[CKCK 45]

Nice report.

 

Thanks!

 

Deep fried turkey. I've always known you were smart.

I might show Z the picture of Ariel and the reds. He'll probably think they're her daughters. Good thing he doesn't know where you live.

 

Duh.

 

You keep your Z away from my Reds!

 

Great pictures and just the cutest little redheads I have ever seen!!!!!!! Love the little ones smile.

 

Thanks!  She's learning how to work the camera for sure!

 

Holy smokes, this is a fast and furious trip report!

 

I love all the photos of the reds!

 

Is your father-in-law from Georgia?  Mrs. TCD's father's family is from Georgia, and I went to a family reunion there once where I was the only adult male without overalls.  Very awkward.

 

Bring on the rest.  Make it rain (photos) up in here.

 

TCD

 

My F-in-law is actually from Illinois, then Florida, then Georgia.

 

So no, not technically.

 

I don't rock the overalls.

 

I wonder if Z will make you take him on a road trip to meet Ariel's daughters?

 

Awesome photos.  I miss my reds.

 

NO.

 

thanks!

 

I'm in.  Wow, you're posting fast!  Love seeing pics of your beautiful family.

 

How I roll!

thanks!

 

Count me in!

 

Counted.

 

Didn't get in on page 1, bit I'm here on page 2.

So many adorable pictures of the Reds! Love it!

 

Thanks!

 

I'm in on 2..  And the Reds have returned !!   BTW  The turkey looks fantastic.... 

 

The turkey rocked!

[CKCK 45]

Thanksgiving night:

 

Let’s get this TR going for the 5 of you who are actually paying attention.

 

It’s okay though, because I’m not really paying attention either.  

 

I have my sights set on May, so let’s hurry up and get there...

 

 

Osborne Lights:

 

 

For some reason they spelled “Merry Christmas” backwards.  

 

Dummies.

 

 

Red #2 is on a streak of 3 Osborne lights in a row where she won’t pose for a pic.  

 

This year's take:

 

 

I suppose going after Thanksgiving dinner at about 8:00 isn’t helping things for a 4 year old, right?

 

 

But she can sure pose on a bus, right?

 

 

 

Next day:

 

The girls rode TT for the first time:

 

 

 

We then had several photo sessions to get some possibilities for Christmas cards.  

 

Here are the highlights;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait a second...

 

those pics look like they were taken from the Polynesian.

 

What is team CKCK doing there on a random Friday night?

 

I know that team CKCK is all about some food.

 

So...

 

‘OHANA.

 

Yes, this is happening.

 

That kind of came out of nowhere, right?

 

 

Check out what I took a pic of before:

 

 

Anyone know what that is?

 

At the time it was the castmember cafeteria in the Poly.

 

Now it’s the temporary home of Captain Cooks.

 

Bam.

 

 

Moving on to some amazing food...

 

Before the pics, let me say this was our first time, and it rocked my face.

 

Totally my jam.

 

I forgot to take a lot of pics because I was too busy eating.

 

But it was good.

 

And there were no lettuce wraps.

 

And there was still chicken.

 

Although I really didn’t eat much of the chicken.  

 

Weird.

 

 

 

 

No, I did not eat vegetables and noodles.  

I did try the noodles, and for noodles they were pretty good.  

 

But I wasn’t here for no stinkin’ noodles.

 

 

 

Unfortunately there are no pics of any other meat.

 

There was no time for pics.  

 

Only eating.

 

By the time we got to dessert I was so full I really didn’t care.

 

But I ate it anyway.

 

 

Then it was time for some coconut roll thing for the kids.  

 

Red #2 was all about some coconut rolling.  

 

She was about the first in line.

 

Red #1 was not so sure about it.  

 

When they said they would get a necklace (aka Hawaiian Lei) she caved and went up.

 

 

But she was at the back.

 

And didn’t know what to do.

 

She got about half way around the restaurant trying to roll the stupid coconut with the stupid broom and came back crying.

 

So for the record, Red #1 does not like coconut rolling.

 

Red #2, however, was all about it.  

 

 

And that’s it.  

 

Except for this pic I took the next morning:

 

 

 

That’s a crazy hot Bentley parked in front of a nice Prevost that showed up across from us while we were at ‘Ohana.

 

That car is not something you see every day, let alone at the Fort.

 

 

 

TR over. 

 

Bam.

 

Now we move on to...

 

crap, not summer.

 

I have a bonus trip that happened in April during Flower & Garden.

 

It was a different kind of trip.

 

No reds, but lots of kids.

 

I’ll start that one soon...