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:jumpforjoy I can't wait that long....I feel the need for speed!

24 hour Rolex for me next weekend!!!

NO KETCHUP?

Just joking with ya!

Great parade pics, but that pirate of yours......too cute! :heart: Kind of a distraction from all the other pics.

Please tell me you said "oui-oui"

Or "wee-wee" in case you couldn't read that. :)

I would be willing to bet they'll hear a lot of that, followed by giggles. (easily amused)

Country bears in Epcot? That's just not right. But cool that you got a pic with them.

:heart: the girls and Turk!

First person I thought of when I seen this..

That is AWESOME!!!

$10 to the person that can find that for me!

Hey what is this?

A trip report or Magic Mike?

TCD

Well sir...I have not seen Magic Mike. Maybe you could enlighten me?

and have you seen Magic Mike? (really you opened yourself up for that one)

I'm praying that if he did see it, it's only because the girls made him.

No. He never watched it.

FUEGO!!!

:rofl2: The big question is....have you seen it?

The best laid plans are meant to be changed.

Jordan & Nate's close friends knew about his surprise party. They wanted to come down so bad! Unfortunately (or in todays times, fortunately) they all have jobs and couldn't work it out.

The only day they could all get off of work was Friday, so of course, I said come on down!

The friends arrived around 9:00 am.

Here is Jordan, Nate, Karissa, Kelsey and Colton. Colton and Nate have grown up together and his parents are DVC members. He has camped with us numerous times.

The girls were new to this picture thing but Nate quickly informed them just to smile and get it over with, because I would take them regardless!

This is what happens when they try to hide. ^-^

Neither of the girls had been to WDW, so Nate took them looping and resort hopping.

Now that the kids were off, our plan was to tire Mason out and go to MK for a couple hours.

I put some chicken breasts and sauce in the crock pot for dinner, and off we went.

We started with a cart ride.

Through the 1600-1900 loops.

And even found site 905 empty! It looks like Camping World is getting ready to replace their trailer.

I sent the pic to Chris/Jen in case they wanted to change the pic in the site app now that it was empty.

Then switched to a walk.

It was sunny and 82 degrees! We had beautiful weather the whole week! We headed back behind the 300 loop along the canal.

So peaceful and beautiful, until you walk further down. ICK.

It looks even worse when you zoom in. Not Fort-like or Wildernessy!

Since we were all alone, Mason got his leash taken off and was one happy pup!

(Anyone who has spent time at my site knows that Mason does not leave our side, no worries)

When I sat down on the canal bank, Mason joined me and Trev got a couple cute pics.

Just chillin.

Looking to the left, it's still Fort-like and Wildernessy

We continued to the end of the dog walk and checked out the old hunk of concrete that was once part of the RR.

While Mason stood guard.

Trev was feeling his photography skills so he gave it another shot. (Sorry about the boobies! V-neck shirt, squatting = boobies.)

It's no wonder he took 46 shots.

J/K!

We turned the corner and walked behind the dog park.

For all my poop humor loving readers. Deer poop!

I then got Mason & Trevor sitting on a log.

We emerged out of the woods, with Mason satisfied.

I still enjoy seeing the natural parts of the Fort. Just think, this was all swamp land at one time.

Now they're building high rises! ICK!

So now we can go to the MK, right?!

Here's our dilemma...Donnie is about an hour away. Nate has his cart. Judy had taken Lil B out for lunch. Tina was off on a cruise.....

Trevor didn't want to leave Donnie hanging as he hadn't even set up his camper yet.

So, we'll wait!

(Pretty clever way for Trevor to get out of going to a park. He used my soft spot for Donnie to avoid MK!)

We'll check out some Fort scenery when I return............

One last thing. My Dad, who lives upstate NY, loves to read about our trips. Today is his birthday.

My dad, Rick, on the right. His BF, Harvey on the left.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY-O!!! :heart:

I wouldn't have those nuts any other way. :clint:

:heart: And that's why you fit into the family so well.

What do you think he was thinking about?

I think he was just posing for Genia. If there's one thing my boys DON'T lack, it's self confidence.

(as evidenced by that fancy outfit and hat :rofl2:)

Why yes, Jason, noon is the appropriate time for a cocktail when you are on vacation!

Maybe I shouldn't post the Epcot pics I took of you? Oh never mind, it was after noon. :jumpforjoy

Great update! Glad you escaped my site for a good meal and some solo time.

(Of course, now that I've adopted you, you may not get so lucky next time)

After our day at AK, I came back to a very sweet, cute visitor...

Chloe!

Oh, and Donnie too. He's cute and can be sweet when he wants to be.

We had to run up to the front for a minute. Here's the 3 stooges boys doing whatever we came up there for.

Our ressies for Cape May were at 5:20. So after taking Chloe to play with Lil B while we were gone, we hopped in the truck.

I told the boys:

"if I had my father in the truck with us, I would be surrounded by my most favorite males"

Hubby, kids and my best male friend.

Definitely, a "life is good" moment.

We grabbed our plates and went to town on the buffet. Sorry this is my first plate and I forgot to take any more pics.

My next plate had crab legs!

The food was delicious and I wished I had taken more pictures.

I was seated next to Donnie and across from this beauty.

It's hard to eat, laugh and take photos!

Beach Club at night.

Right before we went to dinner, I had gotten a text from FP4, aka Cyndee that she was heading down to party for the night. I told her to let me know when she got there.

When dinner ended, Donnie had to head back to Jax. Don't worry, he came back the next day!

After dinner, we all relaxed at my site. I still hadn't heard from Cyndee. I know she's a busy Mom, so I thought maybe something had come up.

We all decided to do some night looping.

At the entrance to the 500 loop, Cyndee drove up!

We did some pick up/drop offs at her site with her truck and almost dead cart. We then piled into mine, Genia's and Donnie's (which Nate was using) and drove around.

The boys wanted a pic of this RV even though it was dark. I went back the next day to catch it in the day and it was gone.

After very little looping...it was chilly on the cart, we went back to our site.

Genia got down in Trevor's chair and I thought I may have to call Reedy Creek FD to get her out! :rofl2:

Jason showed up after his solo evening.

Then Nate tried to turn the camera on me!

It was a great night with old friends and new friends!

Jordan and Nate gave Cyndee a ride back to her site in the 2000 loop and we got ready for bed.

Remember, Genia had my boys at her site. She texted me 2 photos and a video of them wrestling. (I warned her they were nuts!)

Here is Jordan in his "ranger panties"

And in a thinker pose.

Tomorrow, the boys get some company and Trevor and I do some exploring....and waiting.

StnkNBoo -

and I am loving this trip.

Thanks Nik! I loved it too. One of the best trips ever.

Really fantastic animal shots!

I could watch the gorillas all day too. We were there not long after the wee baby was born a few years ago. It's cool to come back each year and see how much she's grown.

And hey, I happen to dig the warthogs.

See, I knew someone would like my warthog. If only he was as active as Pumba.

I loved BOO in the movie. We used to say "kitty" for no reason for months after watching it. Did you get your doll?

I still say "Kitty!"

In fact, Trevor says Donnie and I should go to MNSSHP dressed as Boo & Kitty. :hah:

Since Steph is Boo sized I think Steph needs Boo.

Oddly enough, I just happened to have a pink shirt on. If I wore pigtails instead of a ponytail, the resemblance would be freaky.

Um your chocolate covered banana comments made me snarf my throwback mountain dew into my nose.

I think I need to get Boo for DD. i did not know they made a Boo doll either.

Buy a Boo!! She is so cute! When you hear hear squeal and giggle, you can't help but smile. (Well, the boys don't think she's as cute. More on that soon)

All caught up!

Great photos of the AK critters!

Looking forward to how dinner goes. I wonder if Donnie ends up in a headlock?

TCD

Thanks! We hit it just right on the safari.

No headlocks. I think I may have bit him once or twice though.

He actually was a sweetie one night when I was stressed to the max. He picked me up and rocked me like a baby, which I had to laugh at.

Update coming....

"Show us your bone"

Did you really just sing that? :rofl2: And I shock YOU?

You had our two favorite snacks in MK. Nutella waffle and cream cheese pretzel! Sadly we never made it to MK this trip.

Love Anna's beret. Oui, oui!

Surprisingly, the lions were sleeping. :)

But a cheetah was up!

The new zebras

And we're back.

While I have some really cute pics coming up, let's admit that not every animal is "cute"

Like fish. Ho-hum

Or naked mole rats. Ewww

Definitely not wart hogs.

But, they're interesting and someone may dig those types of things.

I'm more of a gorilla girl.

I :heart: them!

I may have taken MANY pictures, especially of the young 'un, but I will spare you all of them.

Mama

Dad at the top left, baby in the middle and Mama's rear view.

The boys made me leave the gorillas and Trevor knew I was happy.

I WAS happy, but I hadn't forgotten about Boo.

We took the boys on the train just so Jordan could see the animal enclosures. We didn't get off, we just rode it back.

We danced in the street for a few minutes before we hightailed it out so we wouldn't be late for dinner.

There was a lonely photo pass lady standing by the Christmas tree, so we stopped for a family shot.

We rode the tram to the parking lot just for Jordan to experience a tram.

Coming up, dinner with friends.

We're still in AK and we've reached the colobus monkey village. It may have a proper name, but I have no idea what that is.

The black one was young and drove the two tan ones crazy!

As if they weren't fun enough to watch, I have the boys behind me saying:

"Siiiidddd, this is your conscience....."

If you didn't watch the video, you won't get the joke.

They're daring little suckers!

Time to move on...we have a safari to catch.

The line for the safari was non-existent. As long as it took us to walk to the jeeps.

We had an awesome safari! Great guide with perfect views of a lot of animals. AND front row seats!

Rhino Rear

When we got to the elephants, our guide explained how aggressive the males are so they only come around when they "need" to.

I mumbled (or thought I did) "Typical"

He laughed and said "yeah....well?"

The youngest

Carrying on in the next post.......

caught up..... and waiting for more. I think you should change your name to Stinkin Boo

:rofl2: Too many letters!

If you've upgraded to the new photobucket, which I believe they did automatically, there is a way to revert back to the old version. I did this and haven't had any problems. Could that be it?

I reverted back to the Old Photobucket, HATE the new one.

I went back to the old one as well. I was having trouble getting my pictures in the order I wanted on the one. It is much easier to write trip reports with the old one.

Yes, I changed too as soon as I saw it! Today was the first time it gave me trouble. Gonna give it another shot now.

I have Boo! She's so cute! I got her when I was a freshman in college, surprised to still see her around. Her voice is just darling. I have a feeling you forgot her...

Awesome!! This was the first time I had seen her.

A spoiled rotten brat NEVER forgets......... ^-^

I don't know if they made it back to get her but believe me Stef did NOT forget.

Poor Jason (and anyone else within earshot) KNOWS I did not forget!

Great AK pics, Stef!

Thanks Mo, more to come. Waiting on PB to stop acting wonky.

What you smokin? :clint:

Tru Dat :rofl2:

See?

Ooh ooh, I'm finally getting some mentioning. Wish I coulda been at AK.

Oh and it was finally nice to meet G.I. Joe after all the fuss and huss about him. I won't spoil the future, well the past now, but he had a really good time.

Of course there will be some Donnie love! :heart:

I was just happy that you came early even if you didn't make it to AK that day.

I just finished uploading all my videos including the important ones from Jordan's night. When you get to that point in your report I will throw them up on your report. I can honestly say hanging out with you guys may have been my favorite part of the whole trip.

Nate and Jordan are both awesome kids as well and it was great hanging with them. Mason may be my favorite but we won't tell Jedi.

:heart: You're too sweet!

We may need to check that video before we post it. I have a feeling with Jordan there may be one or ten F-bombs dropped.

Can you email it to me? I'll pm you.

I always thought a few inches of snow at the World would be cool. Just think about sliding your golf cart sideways around the 100 loop. What fun!

I like the way you think! :clint:

Yay!! I'm in AND was there!

I can honestly say I was happy to see you pull up to my site every day. You were a lot of fun!

I just told Nate I saw you had started your report so I was going to read it, he said:

"Jason is a cool guy!"

When a 22 year old tells us old farts, we're cool, it means a lot!

Can't wait to see all that you did when you were out and about!

Great report MD. Steph is a modern day Jim Jones with turning us on to BBS. I'm seeing a pattern here with her punch. Drink my punch and follow me to BBS concerts. Hmnnnn.

You're on to me....how do you think I've had so many VIP meets with them?

And the Jello Shots are?

A "come-on"

The pretty colors and sweet, child-like jello, entice you in, then I finish you off with the punch.

I didn't douse myself in Steph's concoctions this time. I wanted to remember some of the good times lol.

You were pretty doused on Friday night...... I may even have a photo.

Remember that little mad scientist on Bugs Bunny? That's what I'm picturing in my head!

This was taken before I grew my hair out.

Bravo!! Great report!

If BFF wasn't impressed with the whistle blowing, chair climber, please let me know when he is going to show off HIS skills.

I will make a special trip, camera and video camera in hand, to see it! :rofl2:

64 days left!

Not sure how I missed these comments.

^{Just putting it out there! I'm looking forward to more.}

Thanks BFM, I got a couple more out. Must be my turn for Photobucket to be a pain! UGH!

Yum!! Jello shots and candy

Good to have you along! Can't go wrong with that combo!

:thumbsup1:

:animated-smileys-character-024: Back atcha Bob! Thanks for joining us!

Do you have more pics of Nate's camper? That looks pretty cool.

I'll check with Nate and see if he does. It's really cute. Will be cuter when he's finished fixing it up.

I see the tag fairy has been around! Funny stuff.

How many of you have witnessed a complete meltdown by a child who wants something in a gift shop that the parents refuse to buy?

Countless times, I'm sure.

Well...in my defense, it wasn't a complete meltdown. I didn't lay on the floor kicking & screaming, but if I thought it would help, I may have.

Have I ever mentioned that I'm an only child?

In case you've ever wondered, my favorite old Disney movie is The Parent Trap.

If I had to pick a favorite newer Disney movie, hands down, it would be Monsters Inc.

Ya know that little gift shop in Dinoland?

I found Boo! Not just any old Boo, but a talking Boo!

She sings, she giggles and babbles and I had to have her!

Trevor tried to be the voice of reason. "you don't want to carry her around all day!"

Yes, I did!

"you could ship her back to the Fort"

NO, I want her NOW!

"maybe you can find her in another store and get it on the way out"

Fine. I put Boo back on the shelf and vowed to return for her. She was coming home with me come hell or high water.

I gave Trevor the stink eye and told him I would not forget!!

The boys wanted ice cream....I did not, I wanted Boo.

It was wonderful to see all of the CM's thank Jordan for his service.

Trev got the Mickey ice cream sandwich, Nate the Mickey bar and Jordan got the chocolate covered banana.

It doesn't look nearly as vulgar with Jordan eating it as it did when I had one.

We had planned on riding Everest, so they chowed down as we walked.

The line was 40 minutes, which was high for the crowds that were there, so we skipped it. I did take some pics though.

Instead we headed over to the Jungle Trek in Asia.

I had gotten a text from Donnie that he was on his way and was going to make ressies for Cape May at 5:20, so we wanted to get the main attractions out of the way so we didn't run out of time.

Along our walk.

We stopped briefly at the bats. Bats stink!

I love lizards, but this Komodo dragon, not so much....creepy.

Then, the big kitties!

Some other random animals in Asia.

By the time we exited the trail, the Colobus monkeys were out and in rare form!

Monkey business coming right up.........

Just realized with preview, photobucket is acting like a PITA. I'll try again in a bit.

Please thank Jordan for his service to our country. Ps I love the name Jordan. He shares it with my daughter.

Will do! And thank you for supporting him, it means a lot to him!

Loved the video and please pass along my thanks also to Jordan for his service, glad to see he enjoyed his trip. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!

Will definitely pass it along! We're so proud of him.

Just wanted to add, THANKS AGAIN!!! You guys rocked with the hospitality and Cart. Had a great trip and the best 40th birthday yet!! :hugs2:

And you know, if Tiny talks we are golden. We must be rich, cause the man didn't shut up at times. :rofl3:

Hope ya'll have a blast this week-end! No Campbell's baby sitting for me, all yours! :clint:

No problem whatsoever!!

We did have a blast and hope NOT to see any Campbell's soup this weekend!

Looks like a great day at AK!

It was Gwen! more pics to follow comments.

That video was so bizarre. I loved it.

Bizarre is my middle name! Not really, but it should be. You have to be slightly twisted to enjoy that video as much as we do.

That's my new favorite video.

If only the animals at AK actually talked. I might go there more.

I had Jordan & Nate narrating through AK at every animal that slightly resembled those in the video, so next best thing!

I'm in.... Please thank Jordan for his service. Once again, your children show that you and Trevor got it done right ! Nice job.. Oh and I prefer the blue jello shots..... :thumbsup2:

Appreciate that John!

The darn pink jellos are everyone's favorite, so each trip I try to entice people with other flavors. Still not working!! Everyone wants the darn pink. Guess next time I'll make all pink ones!

Sweetness all the way round

Yes, they are rowdy, scrappy hornballs, but thick as thieves!

That is one of my favorite animal videos too. My kids love it.

The trip looks great so far. Looking forward to the BOO part.

We're getting to that next!

The photo of Nate with his arm around Jordan melted my :heart:

Me too! I love to catch them being sweet..as it doesn't last long.

Smoking dinosaurs. Crazy animals. This update had it all!

I try to interest everyone with something, all while keeping it G rated. Imagine, it could be worse.

The filet in Canada was my favorite F&W sample, and I'm not a big meat eater!

Love the GAG photo, the chicken was as big as her little head.

My favorite is the those two on the barrel. Love your daughters cowboy boots! :clint:

Good stuff MD!

I was going to call you a Saint for taking 3 young girls camping, now it's Rock Star Saint for blasting them with the sprinkler. :rofl2:

I would have peed myself laughing!