Maddiesmum03
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2007
After the Honeymoon shoot we wandered back under the rope and headed for the Rose & Crown as we'd arranged to meet everyone outside. We were hoping for a drink, but it was barely 11am and it wasn't even open........we weren't the only ones hoping for a bit of refreshment either. Fancy Disney not cashing in on a chance to sell us something
We spent a good while in Epcot, but we were looking forward to a bit of "us" time that evening as SIL & BIL were babysitting while we went to the Flying Fish.
This turned out to be a lovely meal, and we got the only bit of pixie dust to come our way in there. We had just decided that we couldn't possibly eat a desert, when our waiter came out with a celebration desert for us, it was a kind of creme brulee with berries and a lit candle. Of course between us, we found room for it
On Saturday, it was our turn to babysit as SIL and BIL went off for their balloon flight. When they got back they said they had a great time but the balloon landed in a gated community and no one would unlock the gate to let them out
We had arranged to take everyone to the Luau over at the poly as one of our "thankyou" meals. Iains dad ended up not comming, but they don't give refunds ( so we made sure we at least drank his share of beers ) I'm posting a few photos of this, because I know it's a popular choice and when we booked it, I had no idea of what sort of area it takes place in etc.
The area with long tables is covered, but the area in front of the stage isn't. Im not sure if they cancel if the weather is bad, I would guess so. We booked this the very first day we could, 180 days +10 and we booked the highest value seats. I know they allocate the tables in the order they receive bookings, and we got the very centre table at the front. It was a great view, but had it rained then we would have got drenched. Luckily, it was a beautiful evening. The food was good and the entertainment a little cheesey in places, but entertaining. The fire eater was amazing. Of course, I've never been to a real Luau, I'll let you all know how it compares when I get back from Hawaii
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You can see how good our view of the stage is from this photo
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Our little hula girl ( in the turquoise top ) doing her stuff
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After the Luau finished we wandered back to the monorail station via the beach area and the Kids cooled off a bit. Of course they weren't dressed for the beach and Maddie managed to dip not only her bottom in the water, but her homemade Lanyard that had said "if my parents get lost you can phone them on....". The ink ran and it got crusted with sand, so that was the last time she wore it. A good idea while it lasted!( but the photos are funny!)
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The rest of our Boardwalk stay was uneventful really, we just tried to get as much of the parks done as we could. With all the wedding activities and having family with us, we felt that we really didn't get much park time this vacation. We'll just have to come back again maybe we won't do so much decorating next time!!!!
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We checked out of the Boardwalk on Wednesday ( six days post wedding ) and headed off to Vero beach for a relaxing week before comming home.We had arranged with Randy to pick up our photos from him en route to Vero.We headed to HS one last time and we had PS's for Maddies favourite "Play and dine and Hollywood & vine". We did this buffet twice on our last visit and knew with 3 preschoolers it was a must do, the foods not half bad either! You get regular visits to the table by Leo and June from the Little Einsteins and Jojo and Goliath from Jojo's circus. The kids ( and me ) get to dance around too, I managed to get some great video footage of our little star dancing with Goliath.
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Then it was time to say goodbye to the parks and get the boat back to the Boardwalk on last time. I think I got teary when I saw Sea Breeze Point.
Then a funny thing happened when we were waiting at the front of the hotel for Iain to drive up with our car. A limo pulls up and a bride gets out, followed by a photographer.....who happened to be Randy! When he saw me he came over and gave me a hug and told me he'd left our Photos with the dentist next to his shop because Linda had to go out. It was such a coincidence bumping into him like that, and a great chance to say thankyou.
Just a couple of random photos to finish this bit off.
Heres Iain and Maddie on the Boardwalk, with SBP behind. It really was the perfect location for us, we love the ambiance of the Boardwalk and it really does seem like a "home away from home"
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even the ducks love it......
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and finally, remember that cute little basket Maddie had full of petals?
well, it wasn't many hours after the wedding before it morphed into a DOG BASKET
Fifi's new home
We spent a good while in Epcot, but we were looking forward to a bit of "us" time that evening as SIL & BIL were babysitting while we went to the Flying Fish.
This turned out to be a lovely meal, and we got the only bit of pixie dust to come our way in there. We had just decided that we couldn't possibly eat a desert, when our waiter came out with a celebration desert for us, it was a kind of creme brulee with berries and a lit candle. Of course between us, we found room for it
On Saturday, it was our turn to babysit as SIL and BIL went off for their balloon flight. When they got back they said they had a great time but the balloon landed in a gated community and no one would unlock the gate to let them out
We had arranged to take everyone to the Luau over at the poly as one of our "thankyou" meals. Iains dad ended up not comming, but they don't give refunds ( so we made sure we at least drank his share of beers ) I'm posting a few photos of this, because I know it's a popular choice and when we booked it, I had no idea of what sort of area it takes place in etc.
The area with long tables is covered, but the area in front of the stage isn't. Im not sure if they cancel if the weather is bad, I would guess so. We booked this the very first day we could, 180 days +10 and we booked the highest value seats. I know they allocate the tables in the order they receive bookings, and we got the very centre table at the front. It was a great view, but had it rained then we would have got drenched. Luckily, it was a beautiful evening. The food was good and the entertainment a little cheesey in places, but entertaining. The fire eater was amazing. Of course, I've never been to a real Luau, I'll let you all know how it compares when I get back from Hawaii
You can see how good our view of the stage is from this photo
Our little hula girl ( in the turquoise top ) doing her stuff
After the Luau finished we wandered back to the monorail station via the beach area and the Kids cooled off a bit. Of course they weren't dressed for the beach and Maddie managed to dip not only her bottom in the water, but her homemade Lanyard that had said "if my parents get lost you can phone them on....". The ink ran and it got crusted with sand, so that was the last time she wore it. A good idea while it lasted!( but the photos are funny!)
The rest of our Boardwalk stay was uneventful really, we just tried to get as much of the parks done as we could. With all the wedding activities and having family with us, we felt that we really didn't get much park time this vacation. We'll just have to come back again maybe we won't do so much decorating next time!!!!
We checked out of the Boardwalk on Wednesday ( six days post wedding ) and headed off to Vero beach for a relaxing week before comming home.We had arranged with Randy to pick up our photos from him en route to Vero.We headed to HS one last time and we had PS's for Maddies favourite "Play and dine and Hollywood & vine". We did this buffet twice on our last visit and knew with 3 preschoolers it was a must do, the foods not half bad either! You get regular visits to the table by Leo and June from the Little Einsteins and Jojo and Goliath from Jojo's circus. The kids ( and me ) get to dance around too, I managed to get some great video footage of our little star dancing with Goliath.
Then it was time to say goodbye to the parks and get the boat back to the Boardwalk on last time. I think I got teary when I saw Sea Breeze Point.
Then a funny thing happened when we were waiting at the front of the hotel for Iain to drive up with our car. A limo pulls up and a bride gets out, followed by a photographer.....who happened to be Randy! When he saw me he came over and gave me a hug and told me he'd left our Photos with the dentist next to his shop because Linda had to go out. It was such a coincidence bumping into him like that, and a great chance to say thankyou.
Just a couple of random photos to finish this bit off.
Heres Iain and Maddie on the Boardwalk, with SBP behind. It really was the perfect location for us, we love the ambiance of the Boardwalk and it really does seem like a "home away from home"
even the ducks love it......
and finally, remember that cute little basket Maddie had full of petals?
well, it wasn't many hours after the wedding before it morphed into a DOG BASKET
Fifi's new home