Just Whipperwhirl

I vote for January - we never have anything to do in January and would love to see some fiends.  I offer up my house in Colebrook if its central to those that might be interested. 

What's going on here - has a weekend been chosen?  If its Oct 12 - 13 - we might be interested in a Hershey jaunt. 

I really wish we were leaving here tonight as originally planned - Friday feels like forever.

I picked up a thing of Tattoo filled eggs for the hunt - When are we planning on doing that?  I also got a bunch of light rings for the kiddos - that should be fun.  I think I am going to make this for breakfast one day: 

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/maple-bacon-monkey-bread/b0a51261-80e5-475d-af5e-581d26d76dc4#?st=6&term=crescent%20monkey%20bread&ps=9π=9?nicam4=SocialMedia&nichn4=Facebook&niseg4=Pillsbury&nicreatID4=Post

I'm afraid to ask - what is a Pork Roll?

We are also changing our arrival and departure plans.  We wont be there until Friday - leaving on Monday.  Looking forward to freeze camping.

We love our electric blankets - couldn't live without them in our hybrid. I am buying some toy filled easter eggs - do we know how many little fiends will be there this year?

So I am contemplating bringing my Mickey Waffle Maker. Would it be bad to have it for the kids with allergies? Is there a way I could make some that would be safe/tasty for all?

WAFFLES! I love waffles. My kids dont have any allergies so any waffles people dont want we will make sure to take good care of.

Oh hell no. My son just turned 4 so he is very into it all. I am a protector of all things magical lol.

I am the same way - Magic lives in our house for all - I will go to my death bed believing in Santa, EB and the tooth fairy.

BTW - when are we going for Pie?

Wow - what a crowd this year - getting very excited to see everyone. We are arriving on the 28th - and we are planning on staying until the 4th. Heading to DC after we are done with Gettysburg. I look forward to seeing my fiends.

I had no idea squirrels where such an issue - we never had any trouble with them when we where homeowners. Glad those days are behind us!

My mother is walking over to our campsite this morning and she came accross a FW team member who was collecting rodent cages holding squirrels etc - it was kind of shocking. They just loaded them into a truck. I would have thought they would do that kind of thing at night. We have been joking all day about the Chip and Dale relocation program. We hope its catch and release.

Whip- Just in case you don't know, there is a nice paved bike path between the Fort and Wilderness Lodge. Golf carts are not allowed on it, and it is well off the road. If the kids want a nice long ride- take them there.

TCD

Thanks TCD - I had forgotten about that - we may give it a go in the morning.

I really wouldnt have had them do anything differently. This is a vacation desination - not main st USA - if they can't ride their bikes here - without anyone yelling at them to get off the rd - than where can they ride them? Anyway - my son has already forgotten the whole incident - my husband doesnt care - he rather drink beer - so its all past tense.

Lets be real here - I know alot of us think of the Fort as our home - but the majority of people here are on vacation. Some, possibly, not using their everyday street judgement - following the strictest adherence to FL state traffic laws. Ive been here two days and Im already tired of golf carts roaming around like they own the place. If kids can't ride their bikes on vacation - when should they ride them? We spent the entire summer at a golf cart friendly campground and never once were my kids yelled at by a golf cart rider. My kids are always supervised - we never let them run amuck - I expect that golf carts would constantly be on the look out for people on bikes - not the other way around. Im not going to give this another thought - we are going to bike - and cross roads with our bikes - watch out!

eek - thanks for the heads up - I hope you get some sleep!

It figures - always interesting to hear both sides. Im not going to justify our parenting decision to go on a bike ride at a campground - or try to convince you that my husband was paying attention to my kids - thats just nonsense - of course he was. I will say thats its lucky my husband is a teddy bear - and if it was you - I might suggest you watch your tone with strangers - especially when it it comes to dealing with other peoples kids. Not everyone is as friendly - if it was me with them it probably would have escalated. I guess I should also be appreciative that you didnt run over my rampaging lunatic bycycle riding family - thanks.

We are in 219 - we check out the day after Thanksgiving

I am way more aggressive when it comes to the protection of my kiddos.

We arrived at the fort about two hours ago and my husband was already almost in a fist fight. My family (sans Momma and Baby) we riding their bikes through the loop (200) and they were yelled at to get out of the way. Now my 8 year old is just learning how to ride without training wheels - he is a bit "all over the place" - but come on - yelling at a little guy to get out of the way - hold your freakin horses. All I can say is that guy is lucky it wasnt Momma bear on the lead bike - he would be having an 18 speed surgically removed right about now.

:D

We have other friends heading down Thursday too, but they're leaving later than we're shooting for.

Actually I'm not sure exactly when we're leaving at this point now that they're talking storm mid-week. We're probably going to be obsessively watching the weather channel the next few days.

When are you planning to head out?

I actually think we are going to try and beat the weather and leave Tuesday night - get as far as we can while the kids sleep then hunker down for a feww days and make the rest of the trip. Travelling on the road with a 1 year old is not ideal

No - Its my MIL

I think we should Caravan!

This thread is incredible - thanks so much for sharing all your memories.

I love it - thanks for sharing!