brittthomas 1 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hello all! Going to give this trip report thing a shot and see how it goes. This trip took place on Easter weekend of this year. We wanted to take my little girl for a birthday Disney weekend and just so happens, we had some friends visiting from England during the same time period. We had plenty to celebrate so let's get started! (One note beforehand: 99% of the pictures were taken by my lovely wife. I have no skill when it comes to pictures with the exception of looking magnificent in them.) LET'S GO! Trip started off on Thursday. I left work a little early and the wife, the boy(12), the baby(3 going on 4) and myself hit the road at lunch time. We arrived at our hotel off-property around 6:00pm, got everything unpacked and struck out to Downtown Disney. We bought the boy some new pins and a lanyard and the girl some new ears. Then the birthday girl began her usual routine of getting her picture taken with every character statue in DD. I'll spare y'all from the other 40 odd pictures. Plans were to meet up with our friends from England once they got settled in their house, but jet lag made them change that. So, we went to "Da Earl" got some sandwiches and made our way back to the room. Next day would be Animal Kingdom. Friday Got up early and got my heathens and I some breakfast while my wife was coordinating meeting up with everyone that day (we have several friends in Florida that come to Disney when we do). After we got fed and our marching orders doled out by the Mrs. we headed to the car where the littlest heathen had to have her picture took with another inanimate object: "It's PRETTY daddy." She says as I question her sanity. We finally get loaded up and make our way to AK and boy was it freaking busy. Trams were a nightmare, so we hoofed it. Seen the Monkey Kingdom sand sculpture along the way. It was pretty neat. Not neat enough for my daughter to want to pose with it though. Her eyes were diverted by the giant pachyderm head crashing through this sign: This was her first time at AK, so I'm sure she was trying to take it all in. Once inside, we hung out at the ToL until our family from across the pond arrived. Then we took mass quantities of selfies and standard pics: Once everyone had their hugs and hellos, it was time for our Safari FPs. The boy was doing his best to out-video (is that a word?) his Uncle D. However, Uncle D is on a whole nother level: After the safari, we went over to Dinoland and the birthday girl got to see her two favorite dogs: Then we hit Everest and headed back to our room to shower up for dinner. Uncle D had our entire weekend dinner plans laid out for us. First on the list was Johnny Rockets. Tri-Circle-D 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie 119 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Wow can I be first!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie 119 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Oh and hey Welcome!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blm2003 2 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Looks like you guys are off to a great start! Can't wait to read more!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Great start! Looking forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Outstanding! So, that guy with the GoPro strapped to his head is a family member of yours? Let's see some of his videos! He looks like he's the life of the party. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seals 111 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 All great pictures but especially this one. Very cute! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 596 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm in great start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm in. Great start. Adorable daughter. Happy belated birthday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brittthomas 1 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Wow can I be first!!! First you are! Looks like you guys are off to a great start! Can't wait to read more!!! Great start! Looking forward to more! Thanks! Outstanding! So, that guy with the GoPro strapped to his head is a family member of yours? Let's see some of his videos! He looks like he's the life of the party. TCD They're friends of my wife. My kids always refer to them as "Auntie" and "Uncle". He kept that GoPro going almost every time he stepped into a park. He's sent a few videos over to my wife a few weeks ago, I'll se what I can do about getting them on here. I'm in! All great pictures but especially this one. Very cute! I'm in great start. I'm in. Great start. Adorable daughter.Happy belated birthday. Thanks everyone for joining in. I've already got some pictures on deck and hopefully I'll be able to continue the trip report this evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmaul 65 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 In. First page. Nice start. Trip reporting is tough, but so worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Am I first page also!!? Cute kids and yes, lets see the videos he took from his view point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 In!! That sand sculpture was really neat! :) Love the camera on the head! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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