mouseketeer mom
03-14-2009, 05:18 PM
Happy Birthday to Khloe!!!! This is her actual Birthday and she is officially 13!!!!!!!! Wow. How can I be the Mother of two teenagers? This can't be right!:blush: Off to breakfast in the lounge, our usual table, our usual stuff. I don't eat this bad at home though. I love those cheese danishes. Its like a heart attack in a pastry though. Those things can't be good for you! Back to the room and this is waiting for Khloe... http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0758.jpg Khloe loves the sea and anything to do with it, so the autograph and photo of Ariel was perfect. There were also balloons and Tigger PB cups, Khloe's faves. Off to Fort Wilderness for some horsey fun!! First some BD photos http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0755.jpg with her siblings and we hopped in a cab to get to the horses. It was very direct and only cost us a couple of bucks, but saved us oodles of time. This was a great experience. We were the ONLY ones on the tour. It was us five, and two tour guides. We all got on our horses, got some instruction and off we went for 45 mins in the woods. It was sooo relaxing. We saw deer, bunnies, butterflies and armadillo. Khloe's horse was Sparrow (named after Jack!), http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0697.jpg This was alot of fun and very special for Khloe's BD. http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0713.jpg The horses were mellow and the guides were really good at keeping their eyes on the kids and entertaining us with some Disney trivia and asking the kids about their favorite things..Both guides were sweet and adorable and would not accept tips at the end of the ride. Off to Trails End Buffet for lunch. Our first time there. Another hidden gem. What was fun is that a gentlemen on the bus noticed Khloe's BD pin and led the entire bus in a very loud BD song. Khloe was delighted and mortified at the same time. She doesn't have that same outgoing, give me the spotlight gene that her siblings have. She made it thru and we arrived at Trails End. First for some wildwest foot massage fun... http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0727-1.jpg Trails end was very good. Loved the salad bar, chicken, chili, pulled pork, and the bill was reasonable. Loved the mason jars for our sweet teas. This was an adorable place and we would return here. I'm not an outdoorsy girl, but I found Fort Wilderness very relaxing. We enjoyed the rockers out front, and made our way to the boat launch to head to MK for Khloes BD registration. This was painless. In 3 minutes we showed our documents and Khloe walked away $75.00 richer with her Disney gift card! We headed back to the Poly for some water mice fun. If anyone has ever read our reports in the past, you know we love our water mice!!!! Took a pic of our room from the water launch.. http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0749.jpg...off to get our suits on and off we go to the Mice!!! One for me, one for the boys and one for the teenage girls. Mind you, I never see those girls once we head out..they mysteriously appear at mouse return time..this is the last I see of them..right before we zoom off! http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0760.jpg The boys had fun.. http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0800.jpg And so did I!! http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=DSCF1991.jpg Back to get ready for the big BD dinner at Biergarten!! Kai caught some lizards in his spare time before we left. http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0820.jpg And the girls snuck in a Dole whip...http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0801.jpg Off to Epcot!! We took in Nemo first, then the British Invasion..then shopped, tried on some hats..Kai's other specialty...http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0830.jpg and...http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0857-1.jpg played with some sticks in China..both girls have this mastered now. We have the sticks at home..http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0832.jpg Finally to Biergarten...http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0839.jpg The kids got into the spirit of things..Khloe and Kai danced...the food was deliciously different. We shared a table with a really nice couple from West Palm Beach who were sharing their first meal there. Both guys were talkative and sweet to the kids. Great tablemates. We had a birthday cake ordered for Khloe and we all sang. The girls toasted the birthday with sodas and lemonade!! Notice the BD crown!! http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0843.jpg We ended the evening exploring World showcase..check out German Mickey.. http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/lcrimando/march%2009/?action=view¤t=SANY0856.jpg We ended the night with a walk on spin on Mission Space..made some cool videos afterwards that we sent to friends. Khloe ended this day by purchasing a pink plaid Mickey sundress from Boutiki with part of her gift card. Another great day!