Why Not Make It Three??? Or maybe FOUR?!?!? Or just MAYBE FIVE!!!!!

[ThreeBoyMama]

Wow what an update! I remember you from your dining reports. Glad to hear the kids are doing well. Congrats on rediscovering your true love~it’s like a Disney story!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

Ok, well, a lot of this may be pictures only at this point but we'll see what I can do.

Had to remember how to do that...LOL!

Still in Mexico here...

Then it looks like we moved on...

 

[Bamaclan4]

So glad to hear all about the family. I cannot believe the kids are that but so glad they are doing well and you too. Looking forward to your reports.

 

[tyandskyesmom]

So I figure an update on visuals might be nice, so here we go...
Here is Kaylee, Nayeli, and Logan...

Skye, Ty, and Emma when we went to St. Louis for Family Weekend...

The beautiful but annoying Elsa Jane...she was names Elsa because when we went to meet her, even though I said NO, she was a tiny thing and she kept pulling on Skye's shoelace and Skye finally said "sje just won't LET IT GO! So, Let It Go just kinda clicked and we all thought it was fitting...somewhere along the way Jane got added as her middle name...

Tucker and Jack...

Tucker, Logan, and Jack...

Dropping Skye off at SLU...

They have a pretty good view from their room!

The first time actually meeting Peyton...

Peyton and Skye came home for a long weekend...

Living her best life...

For Halloween they had three costumes...can you guess what this one is supposed to be???

If you said Pain and Panic (Hercules) then you are correct (the others we the Spice Girls - Skye was Baby Spice- and Monster High Dolls)...Jack did NOT like this costume (any of them actually!)! LOL

Ya, my baby is NOT a baby anymore!

And then there's the love of my life, Jack!

It would be nice to take the whole family to Disney someday but not sure it will ever happen, for various reasons but we'll keep dreaming. Jack is very not a theme park kind of guy, or at least not yet so when we do get there, it may be a totally different kind of trip but we'll just have to wait and see!

 

[ThreeBoyMama]

Love all the pics. The kids all look great and you and Jack look so incredibly happy together

 

[tyandskyesmom]

So I have some food pics next but I am not sure what they are ... unfortunately a lot of my details were lost in the last move so I am winging it...never mind, I was able to find them...this is Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen.

So first is Horchata Cheesecake: Creamy rice cheesecake served with Cajeta Sauce ($5.00)...

We all liked this and it was a decent size for the price.

Next is the Giant Tostada de Puerco : Braised pork served on a giant tostada with chipotle black bean spread, guajillo sauce, queso fresco, crema mexicana, pickled onion and topped with chicharron dust ($8.50)...

I loved this! The kids wouldn't even try it...beans, yuck! But that is always good for me! LOL

And lastly is the Tamal de Pollo : Braised chipotle chicken served in a corn masa with yellow mole and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds, quest cotija and crema mexicana ($6.75)...

And this was really good too! I think Skye tried some with as much of the "stuff" scraped off as possible but she didn't need more. Ty had no interest!

So I really enjoyed this booth but I love Mexican. Skye went to a predominantly Mexican high school for her first three years and they always made fun of her because her extent of Mexican was a plain cheese quesadilla...not even a taco!!! So I kinda knew going in that I was probably going to be the only one loving this one!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

Our next stop was Feast of the Three Kings...

We got an order of Arepas : topped with melted queso fresco ($4.50) ...

Skyler loved these! She would have gotten more if she was actually eating to fill up here. They were good but a very plain choice, which is why she loved them. Tyler liked them too but I don't think Skye was sharing much!

We also got the Queso Fresco stuffed Arepa topped with shrimp, crushed avacado aji and tomato sauce ($6.00)...

And as per protocol, I loved this and no one else would try it...but Skye was happy with her Arepas so all was good!

And somewhere in there Joffrey's coffee was gotten...I asume it was coffee...

We kept moving after that...

And we headed up to check out the future Epcot at The Epcot Experience...

It all looks great and we hoped it would become a reality but I believe a lot of it has been scrapped before it actually got started so we'll see ...

 

[tyandskyesmom]

We came out to it starting to get dark...

I never seem to be able to get enough pics of the ball!

Apparently we were heading out but stopped for a few more pics...

Welp, I was wrong becasue we apparently went back to visit our favorite purple dragon...

We all love Journey Into Imagination and would be sad to see if go. None of us remember the original version so I cannot say how we feel about that one versus the current one but we hope Figment stays.

 

[Bamaclan4]

Love the pics and just like the prior poster said, the kids are all grown up and you two look so happy!

 

[akemom]

Enjoying your updates! Glad you have found so much happiness! Its crazy how fast the kids grow up! SLU is an amazing school and St Louis is a great city (we live in the STL suburbs). We were at SLU last weekend for a Dance Competition!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

She is really loving it...just goes to show you just never know...St Louis was not ever even on her radar!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

After visiting with Figment we headed out again...

And then we stopped to spend some time at another place that we don't even seem to spend enough time at...

 

[tyandskyesmom]

The Seas...

Now THAT was a cool pic!

It must have been a late night at Epcot because we are hardly ever up front in the evening...we can never seem to pull ourselves away from The World Showcase!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

WOW...that was a lot of The Seas!!!

Looks like we moved on to to the other side...

To Mission Space...

Where Ty and I rode the baby side and Skye rode the big girl side! LOL...

We made it to Test Track next.

Me and Skye's car...

And Ty's car.

After Test Track we apparently headed out for home.

When we arrived back we stopped at World Premiere Food Court and brought our food back to our room.

We ordered a slice of Pepperoni Pizza with a breadstick...

I assume this was something Skye and Tyler were sharing, along with a kid's Chicken Strips with fried. a chocolate chip cookie and a water. We always enjoy the pizza and breadsticks in Disney. The chicken strips were chicken strips. It was a lot of food for them to share.

I got the kid's Cheeseburger (small angus burger topped with American on a bun) with fries, a cherry Jello and a milk. I added ketchup and it was plenty for what I needed at the time. Remember, we had a bevy of food in our room for snacking too!

And there was a Cheddar Burger...1/3 pound grilled signature blend burger with brisket, short rib and chuck topped with cheddar, shredded lettuce, tomato and garlic ranch on a toasted brioche bun served with french fries...and a Strawberry milk.

This was really good, especially considering the late-ish hour. We have found that later at night, some of the food options leave something to be desired! But not this time...


Our total was about $25.00, so not bad for quite a bit of food!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

So I found some notes so I'll be a little more informed...LOL!

On December 27, 2019 (Friday) we were up at 9:00am-ish and out of the room at 10:28am. We arrived to a waiting bus at 10:36am and arrived at the Magic Kingdom at 10:59am.

I used t love the decorations that went all the way across the street but I guess the parage floats were too tall for that anymore...BOO!

We always love looking at the balloons but geeze, they're balloons and I have much better things to spend my fortune on when I'm there! LOL...

We headed to the right...

Ok, so there's never enough pictures of the castle either...

And we headed to our first fast pass of the day...

We had fast passes and arrived at 11:11am. The stand-by line was at 110 minutes. We had a great ride and were walking off at 11:28am. As Cary was handing me back my new phone he dropped it and put a small crack in the top corner of the screen...I was not a happy camper! We apparently had Space Mountain fast passes but I was able to change them to a later time???

 

[tyandskyesmom]

We must have hung out around the area, although i have no notes about what we did or pictures to prove it. We had lunch ADRs so we checked in at Liberty Tree Tavern at 11:40am.

We were seated in the section in the front of the left side.

We gave our order and were brought drinks and condiments...

For our food I ordered the Lobster Fritters Fried Lobster and Sweet Corn Fritters with Grilled Lemon Aïoli $9.00 as my meal


...

They were really good and there was a lot of them. No one else wanted any so I was all good!

Skye ordered the Tavern Battered Fish and Chips House-made Tartar Sauce and Tavern Fries $19.00. She liked it...it was only one piece but it was pretty big so was plenty!

Tyler ordered the Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, and Tavern Fries $20.00 with just lettuce (not even cheese???), of course!

And there was also the Our Tavern Keeper's Favorite Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, and Garden Vegetables $24.00 which was a huge portion compared to the other items we ordered. Skye snagged some green beans. It was actually really good too!

We did get dessert also. Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake $10.00 was the choice here...and it was super good but what's not to like???

So Lunch was around $100.00 but all was really good. We don't seem to think the all-you-care-to-eat menu is appealing for the cost so we have never done that here. It looks like possibly, that is the only option at lunch also now (it used to be the only option at dinner but not lunch) so we will probably never go back to Liberty Tree but I know a lot of people love the feast so there are other places we can visit.

 

[tyandskyesmom]

So we crossed the park and took more castle pics. We stopped briefly to watch the show in progress in front of the castle.

We headed over to the People Mover (we will forever call it that!)...we love this ride around Tomorrowland! It was 1:45pm and standby was 30 minutes!!!

Can't wait to see what this looks like now!

I need a metal palm tree because I SSSSOOOO do NOT have a green thumb! I could use a castle too, but I'm trying to be a little more realistic than that...LOL!

We were off at 2:08pm and headed for Carousel of Progress. There was actually a crowd over there. I don't think we've ever been in a theater that full before (not that it was full but way more than normal!) but there are plenty of seats in there so it was all good!

The kids have always loved this attraction. We had a tape that we would play when Tyler was a baby in a crib and was falling asleep that the song was on so he has always loved the Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow!

 

[tyandskyesmom]

At about 2:40pm we headed back to our next fast passes. We got to The Haunted Mansion at 2:50pm and the standby line was almost all the way back to Columbia Harbour House ... it was a 120 minute wait!!!

We were off at 3:16pm. As we walked to our next destination we got to watch some of the parade...never a bad thing!

We got up to where Tinkerbell was seeing guests and the standby sign said 35 minutes but it was a walk in...

Tink is always a great meet and greet...we used to tall Skyler she could be Tinkerbell when she was old enough. She might be too tall now...who woulda thunk that 11 pound 2 ounce baby who was the size of a small 5 year old until she was about 12 would be about my height some day???

 

[tyandskyesmom]

We walked back down Main Street looking through the shops along the way.

We wanted to use the restroom but we were heading to eat and the line by Pinocchio's Village Haus was super long??? So after that ordeal we headed in to dinner.

It was FREEZING in there! It wasn't too crowded though so we ordered and the kids were able to snag their favorite table.

We decided to order three things here again. We got the Chicken Parmesan Sandwich...Panko-coated Chicken Breast on a Brioche Bun topped with Provolone Cheese and Marinara Sauce served with French Fries ($10.49)...

Tyler loved this...he is a chicken parm lover so this was right up his alley!

We also got the Kid's Pasta...Plain Pasta tossed in your choice of Marinara or Butter and served with choice of Sides and Beverage ($6.49). We got fries and a water.

This was exactly what Skyler loves...LOL!

Then we ordered then Penne Pasta with Marinara ... Penne Pasta topped with marinara, parmesan cheese and a sprinkling of basil ($7.29) ... which is an adult sized version of what Skyler had...

And a Side Antipasto Salad ... Romaine, tomatoes, diced cucumber, diced red onion, salami, provolone cheese, and diced ham tossed with balsamic vinaigrette ($4.49)

I don't see any meat in this pic though so I am wondering if the 2019 menu online is a bit off. Either way, it was all very good and not too badly priced...it does help that we brought our own drinks though. We paid about $30.00 here and all left satisfied.

 

[tyandskyesmom]

When we emerged, it was raining. So we donned out ponchos and wandered around Fantasyland for a bit.

We jumped in line to see our favorite mermaid...it was a small wait but it was under cover so we didn't mind too much!

Ariel always has a lot to say!

We usually find Ariel with legs lacking in the Ariel-ness...but the Ariel here is usually spot on!

We went over to the Circus and it was pretty empty over there considering how busy it was in other parts of the park.

We apparently got some snacks from the Big Top...I am going to guess what they were...

I think this was a chocolate covered marshmallow...

...a cake pop...

...and I have no idea...LOL???

I imagine we liked them because, well, what's not to like???

We continued walking in the on and off rain, around the long way.

Until we got tired of the rain and around 6:33pm we stopped in to see Sonny Eclipse and try our hands at being hobbits and have second dinner...

Tyler found us a table on the floor and we ordered. First up was the kid's Mac & Cheese ... with fries, a mandarin orange, and a water($6.69).

Skye has never found a mac & Cheese in The World that she hasn't liked!

Then we got a Chili Mac & Cheese foot long Hot Dog...All-Beef Foot-long Hot Dog topped with Chili and mac & Cheese served with French Fries ($13.49)

This was messy but really good!

We also got an order of chili cheese fries ($6.49) that is no longer on the menu. These were good too!

I find it difficult to believe Tyler didn't order anything but I don't have other actual food pics here so who knows...Maybe they shared???

For dessert we ordered a Mickey Sundae (that is also not on the menu anymore) that was vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, a cherry and two chocolate cookies ($4.49).

It was good but how do you mess up ice cream??? We enjoy Cosmic Ray's but it's not a must do...we spent about $32.00 here.

We sat there a while playing Uno.