grrlTravels: I maintain that we are not crazy cult people

May 13, 2008

I maintain that we are not crazy cult people

A Brief Photographic Essay of Our Trip
with captions

The only group shot with all four children leaves much to be desired
(Including flattering lighting and any visual cues which would show that we are actually at Disney)

Four children require two double strollers, which require a lot of folding and unfolding and much pushing
(I hate both strollers right now. A lot.)

The kids enjoyed the strollers when they were not jockeying for position
(Very territorial, those children, especially mine)

Of course there were rides...
(Not fully documented, or even marginally, but I did dig up this one shot. It's the jungle cruise. Mr. Shelba requested animatronics, and he got them.)...

...Lots of swimming...
(It was HOT for us Northeasterners, darn hot. We were at Beach Club, the one with the coolest pool. Beach Club has a vortex which connects to the center of the universe. We saw our pediatrician there and also a classmate of E.'s from preschool. What are the chances of two random encounters in 10 days? Do you know how BIG Disney is?)

...And plenty of meet-ups with the characters
(I can't actually recommend the buffet dinner with Cinderella and friends at 1900 Park Fare although it was recommended to me. But I liked the stepsisters. Much more fun than Cinders.)

Did you know that Cinderella's stepmother is practically a giant?
(Sadly, this is the only photo of Shelba and I together. Besides the one from the Tower of Terror. But that one is copyrighted. This one isn't. Well, it might be, but it's copyrighted by K. and I have his express permission to publish so it's ok.)

For some reason still unbeknownst to me I proceeded to take a million photos of the girls dressed for the Pirates and Princesses Party. Do not ask me why because I am not now, nor ever have been, particularly princess-y and I cringe when someone refers to Z. as my "Little Princess". Still, the party was fun and the girls did love the dresses. Who knew? (The rest of the world, but not Shelba and I. We were shocked.)

I could not help thinking that she looked as if she were waiting for her date for the 8th grade dance. I hope he was nice to her. For his sake.

The girls did not feel like posing for photos for an hour. This is the best I could do.

Arghhhh! We're pirates, mateys!

There was loot at the party. We all stayed up too late and had a lot of fun.

Soon after the party we got on our planes and went home and everyone was sad and grumpy.

The End.

Posted by grrlTravels at May 13, 2008 3:47 PM

Comments

Brilliant. Looks like a great time! Do you think we can talk Shelba into Hershey?

Posted by: joybucket at May 13, 2008 8:18 PM

These photos make me happy :)

Posted by: Debberoo at May 13, 2008 9:39 PM

Looking at these pics makes me sad and happy all at once. Happy remembering how much fun we had and sad that is over. Man, do I miss you guys! Love all the pics! I think the group photo of the kids is great! I remember the moment you took it, what was going on, and why Zorba was doing that thing she was doing. Such great memories.

I am so scanning the pic of us on the Tower of Terror and posting it. That is a pic that must be shared.

Joybucket, I am heading up to Grrltravels land some time this summer...maybe it could be when you are up there too? Who knows! You'll have to let me know when you're going.

Off to think about our time at Disney and cry that we're not still there.

Posted by: Shelba at May 13, 2008 10:36 PM

Aaaah...wonderful! LOVE that pic of you and Shelba!

Posted by: Jo at May 14, 2008 3:46 AM

You know how everyone uses LOL? I think that I need to as well, because this time, I really did LOL. Scared the napping cat, even. It was the photo of you two with Cinder's giant stepmother.

Thanks for posting these photos.

Posted by: walternatives at May 15, 2008 1:03 AM