Loving your trip report! ! Sounds like you had the most amazing trip. I am enjoying your adventure on so many levels.
We are also a family from NJ, and also planning a Disney trip, for August of 2015. It will be our first trip in 5 years, and my boys will be 10 & 12. I am so happy to see your 13 yr old having so much fun, because my soon to be 12 yr old DS is entering the era of eye rolls and "whatever"s. I was becoming a bit worried that the Disney experience might be "below" him at this stage. Your son gives me hope!
Now, if only the school calendar will come out so I can make my plans into reality.
Write on!!! We want more of you TR!
to the DIS and my TR! Great to have a Jersey neighbor stop in!
There was a LOT of eye rolls when we made our WDW plans. My DS13 (all my kids) love Universal Orlando). And DS13 loves coasters! The beauty of vacation is the kids turn back into kids (so do I). He was totally helpful and loving to all of his siblings, and the "attitude" factor was way lower at Disney then at home. It would be cool if our dates coincided!! And I will happily spend the next year chatting up our plans with you!
DS13 starts HS next year, so we may have to push up the dates a wee bit for orientation and all that fun stuff. Plus I have to await DHs "on-call" schedule
HATE the wait
ITA with Tweedles - "We want more!"
What a fun DISmeet doing a DISkid swap. Loving the attraction photos and how you and Brian are both trying to hold on to your kids! We don't want them flying out of their seats.
Janet needs to accompany you everywhere as your personal Disney iPhone photographer.
More to come, that is SO funny DH and I are doing the EXACT same "hold the bar down". DH does worry about Bree (DD7 for all others) flying out since she is such a peanut. She still gets measured on the rides, which she happily complies with now
Fun morning so far at AK! What FP did you miss? EE?
How cool that you got to get together with a dear friend you had never met before!
I also loved how you did the mix and match with all the kids- nice to have the extra adults so you can go different ways.
GREAT pictures from Dinosaur and EE!
So smart you are,
we DID miss EE. babyberger AKA Melissa and I booked our FP together at the 60 day mark. I was bummed to miss it, but luckily we didn't miss the meet. My DH enjoyed meeting them, he said I've hit the jackpot with nice Disney friends
When we went to EE there was a 20 minute wait, so we did stand-by (no
DAS). I always liked the queue there, and my DS (both of them) liked the "poop" exhibit...of course they did
I am glad you like the pics, I usually stay far, far away from the camera..no makeup..frizzbucket hair, but it was vacation so WHO cares
Great start to your AK morning, friend.
So glad you go ta DIS meet first thing with one of your RC group. And so great the kids got along and you got to do Dinosaur twice.
I wish I lived closer to ALL my DISfriends, my kids enjoyed meeting new, sweet friends. And AK is my DHs favorite park now. So glad we hit it early, since we would return again (and again)
You look like me "holding on for Dear Life" in the EE pic although I have never done EE, I do not like roller coaster type rides
Sounds like you had a Fantastic DIS meet. I take pics all the time but forget the important ones like when I met MAGIC
Can't wait to read more!
I used to be the go-to parent for coasters Sheila. Now not so much
EE was rough on the body in comparison to the other coasters...IMO
The
from Melissa was worth 1,000,000 pics. I am always so busy "taking it all in" to take pics. I remember you "Magic" meet at BW
This did NOT fare well with the kids being 95 degrees out and "I have to pee, I am thirsty.." you get the idea. We made it! With 7 minutes to spare 
Lessoned learned, if we can't make the FP "Let it go...." 
There was an awesome ostrich pic I could've gotten but DS told me NO 
The great thing about Disney ride pics is they ALL make me smile 
You're apologies made me laugh! If anyone has an excuse for not posting, it's you. A husband, 5 kiddos, and a job...you're totally excused 
