Goin' Down the Bayou ~ The TR (November 1-10, 2012) About This Page:

[disneyfreeeak]

Just getting caught up after being away from the boards for a while...sounds like you guys had a wonderful trip so far! I love both the girls' ears.

[dsteiny23]

I had the Mahi at CR too and it was delish! Of course I had to forego the shrimp, but still good
How cute what that little boy said to his mom at the pearls. And I have to remember the girls' strategy to pick an ugly oyster when I pick a pearl next trip
Cool that you ran into Kaeli's friend. It's funny when that happens because even though you are all there you have to all be in the same place at the same time. That's always cool

[honeybee723]

Looks like you're having a great day at Epcot. First of all, you ate at my favorite restaurant, the CR. The view from the top isn't bad at all, unless you get put in the corner like we were one time, then it's not so hot. I love all of your WS photos. My favorite thing to do at Disney is stroll WS, and it looks like you're doing it perfectly.

[OCEANGRLLG]

Great day in Epcot!!! Your girls got beautiful pearls. I want to do this on our upcoming trip!

[jlhill4444]

Enjoyed the update! The pearls looked great!

[OneLittleSpark]

Sounds like a great afternoon, and looks from your pics like it was less crowded.

I did Pick a Pearl in 2011, and it was so neat. Score for Kaeli with her 8.5er. Wow!

Too cute about that little boy! Very sweet.

Loving the drinks you and Chris got, but may I ask...what exactly is a fiesta margarita? I love Margaritas, but I am a plain jane gal. I love the sour tartness of regular Margaritas.

Can't wait to hear about your evening.

[JKnott17]

Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily

Partly because of your TR we have booked Coral Reef for our next trip! My husband already has his eye on the lobster Mac and cheese!

I love the pick a pearl picks. That looks like so much fun! Your girls are adorable.

Thanks! I think their pretty cute myself, though I might be a little biased We had never done the pick a pearl thing before, but it's a lot of fun! They girls behind the counter get really excited for you and they do a little ceremony with the drums when they present you with your pearl. It's very cute!

I'm glad you're going to give Coral Reef a try, I hope you like it!

Originally Posted by Russi01

Sounds like you guys had a great day. I am excited to go through Epcot and this is the one park my husband is really excited for. Love the pearls!!

Strolling through the World Showcase at Epcot has to be one of my favorite things to do at Disney!

Originally Posted by MayraLR

Oooohh, they have Agent P now to color. My boys are gonna love that.

Kaeli and Abby were ecstatic that they had Agent P to color! I'm sure your boys will love it too.

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great meal at Coral Reef, and great pictures from around the WS! Love the pearls!

Thanks

Originally Posted by lauriep

I love the way you always seem to be just floating around the parks and having a relaxing, nice time, but you end up covering a lot of ground and doing a lot! Wonderful photos of the girls. They each really chose ears that suit them! Love the photo of the three of you sharing the kaki gori. So yummy and cool.

That's the beauty of knowing that we'll be back again for another trip, we can tour at a more relaxed pace instead of running from attraction to attraction, worried that we might miss something. If we don't get to it this trip, I know there will be another trip to make up for it

Originally Posted by Cam22

Great fun touring and shopping in the WS! Glad the girls both did well with their pearls!

It was a great afternoon, I love touring the WS

Originally Posted by chezp

What a great tour around World Showcase. I loved all the pictures from the pearl session.

Thanks, Cheryl We had so much fun at the pick a pearl, those girls behind the counter get so into it, you can't help but have a good time!

Originally Posted by disneydreamer33

8&1/2 pearl!!! WooHoo! Lucky girl. Both of them got good sized pearls. Nice strategy with picking the ugliest ones.
Sounded like a fun first part of the day in Epcot.
Plus a chance meeting with her friend from school and family.

They were quite happy with their pearls! We didn't have them set though, I really need to get on Etsy to find some cages for them to wear them in!

Originally Posted by dsteiny23

Catching up here
Love the early morning at MK. Duffy certainly had a great time that morning
What a great view from breakfast, and it sounded pretty yummy too!
Mule?? Seriously?? How did you not say something? How rude!
Looking at your pictures it just realized I never had a Mickey pretzel
Glad Abby loved SM! Two new coasters this trip!!
Nice NJ guy no wonder we get a bad rap.
We need to get poncho girl and goggle boy together for a pic on Splash

I'm pretty sure Chris and I were just so stunned from that woman's comment that she left us speechless I was pretty shocked that Chris didn't snap at her, usually he has no patience for rudeness!
You need to fix your lack of Mickey Pretzels next trip, they're yummy!
I think that would be a pretty funny picture of the two of them on Splash Just wait until I post the pic we took on our last day when we forgot Abby's poncho

Originally Posted by disneyfreeeak

Just getting caught up after being away from the boards for a while...sounds like you guys had a wonderful trip so far! I love both the girls' ears.

Thanks for reading, glad you're all caught up!

Originally Posted by dsteiny23

I had the Mahi at CR too and it was delish! Of course I had to forego the shrimp, but still good
How cute what that little boy said to his mom at the pearls. And I have to remember the girls' strategy to pick an ugly oyster when I pick a pearl next trip
Cool that you ran into Kaeli's friend. It's funny when that happens because even though you are all there you have to all be in the same place at the same time. That's always cool

I think I'm going to do the pick a pearl next time too, I regret not doing it with the girls this time
I was thinking the same thing when we ran into Kaeli's friend, with WDW being so huge, I didn't think we would run into them at all!

Originally Posted by honeybee723

Looks like you're having a great day at Epcot. First of all, you ate at my favorite restaurant, the CR. The view from the top isn't bad at all, unless you get put in the corner like we were one time, then it's not so hot. I love all of your WS photos. My favorite thing to do at Disney is stroll WS, and it looks like you're doing it perfectly.

I can see how being in the corner on the top row at CR would not be good. We were pretty lucky that they put us pretty much in the center of the row
Strolling the WS is my favorite thing to do too, I think I could spend days doing it!

Originally Posted by OCEANGRLLG

Great day in Epcot!!! Your girls got beautiful pearls. I want to do this on our upcoming trip!

I hope you get a chance to do it, it was a lot of fun!

Originally Posted by jlhill4444

Enjoyed the update! The pearls looked great!

Thanks

Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark

Sounds like a great afternoon, and looks from your pics like it was less crowded.

I did Pick a Pearl in 2011, and it was so neat. Score for Kaeli with her 8.5er. Wow!

Too cute about that little boy! Very sweet.

Loving the drinks you and Chris got, but may I ask...what exactly is a fiesta margarita? I love Margaritas, but I am a plain jane gal. I love the sour tartness of regular Margaritas.

Can't wait to hear about your evening.

It definitely was a lot less crowded this afternoon, I don't know what was up with those crowds earlier

We got those margaritas at the stand outside of the pavillion, they have frozen lime, strawberry and mango flavors. The fiesta is just a mix of all three, layered in one cup

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by JKnott17

We got those margaritas at the stand outside of the pavillion, they have frozen lime, strawberry and mango flavors. The fiesta is just a mix of all three, layered in one cup

Ah...I thought it was something like that. I was right, I would just go for the lime.

[JKnott17]

Monday, November 5 - Part 3


Originally, our plan was to back track through the WS, snacking our way around the F&WF booths for dinner, but the girls had a different idea.





After they finished up with their treats the girls requested that we head over to Innoventions, of course Chris and I obliged. F&WF would have to wait for another day, I suppose.

Along the way, we stopped for a few Photopass pics









We started off with some fun at the Great Piggy Bank Adventure









And then over to the other building we went for the Sum of All Thrills. Abby decided she wanted to sit that one out, so she and I did some exploring while Chris and Kaeli designed their coaster.

We were all pretty hungry at this point, so I think we headed next to the Land for some dinner at Sunshine Seasons. And, being a slacker again, I forgot to take any pics. After we finished eating, we walked right on to Living with the Land. This was the first time I had ever had the chance to ride this while it was dark out and I really enjoyed it. There was a different feel throughout the greenhouse without the sunlight filtering in, it was pretty cool.







When we were through, we checked the wait for Soarin. It was still well over an hour, so we decided to just call it a night and head home. On the way out we stopped to admire the fiber optic lights in the sidewalk, very cool!





It was so hard to get a good picture of them!







A few Photopass pics on the way out.

We had just a short wait for a bus, we were back to POR by about 8:30. We found this little guy waiting for us to return home.



The girls must have been pooped, they were sleeping by 9. Chris and I followed around 10:30, it was going to be another early morning on Tuesday.



Even in sleep, she wouldn't let that Duffy go!



UP NEXT: Best. Breakfast. Ever.

[OneLittleSpark]

Sounds like a great evening! When I see shots of the whole family together I am still facisnated by how much Kaeli looks like Chris and Abby looks like you. Too funny!

I like the Piggy Bank game, even though it's not thrilling.

Those fiber optics were very cool! I have seen the little lights in the black tiles around SE, but not those big ones. I'll have to check for them next trip.

Love the pics in front of SE at night, I don't have any shots of SE at night...another thing to add to my to do list.

Can't wait about the best breakfast ever.

[lfredsbo]

Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark

Sounds like a great evening! When I see shots of the whole family together I am still facisnated by how much Kaeli looks like Chris and Abby looks like you. Too funny!

I was going to say the same thing!!!! WOW!! They really each are a mini of each of you!!

sounds like a great day!!! And love the pic at the end - just try to pry that Duffy from her!!

[Cam22]

Great evening at Epcot! Living with the Land is cool at night! Love the last picture! Priceless!

[chezp]

Great evening. That's got to be one of the best towel creations I've ever seen!

[MayraLR]

I love the nighttime shots in front of SE.

[lauriep]

A great evening. The photopass pics are wonderful, but that last photo is just perfect. How sweet!