Trip Report 10 x 2 wishing for an extra magical celebration! Completed!

I'll start this pre trip by taking you back in time. Approx 10 years and 7 months.

I was having my first ultrasound with my amazing OBGYN. This being my second pregnancy I was an old pro. All 31 years old and cocky. When my doctor suddenly said "Oh, here is why you have been so sick. Baby A and Baby B. You're having twins."

The world stopped. Everything came crashing down around me. I was speechless, dumbfounded even. I couldn't process anything she told me and was sent on my way to digest the news.

10 years later, I look at my beautiful, brilliant, unique and sassy girls and I am still speechless and dumbfounded. How did I get so lucky that the Universe gave me you?!? So this trip is all about celebrating Bear and Nene. Double Digits Baby!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

I have no pictures on this but next we rode Hulk ( love a night time ride on Hulk so good)! Our last ride of the evening was Velocicoaster and OH MY this is a thrill. Talk about an adrenaline rush. We all loved this ride!!! The park was closing so we made the short walk back to the hotel. Last pictures as 9 year olds.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

And just like that my sweet little double blessings are 10!

Voodoo donuts are delicious however our eyes were way too big for our stomachs so we shared with a dad and daughter next to us. We decided to start our day at Islands of Adventure.

 

[lindawdw]

Your video of the girls is so neat!!! I've never done that at Universal. It looks like you all had such a fun night together.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

We started our morning with the way we ended. Velocicoaster. This is one coaster that was actually more thrilling in the day time. It went down for a while so we were stuck in the pre show for a bit. Bear's name is repeated again and again throughout the pre show so we started teasing her about it.

Bad move on our part. This created a very grumpy Bear and no one should be grumpy on their birthday.

We rode Hulk with zero wait using Maxpass. Nene was itching to do some spells so off to Hogsmeade we went.

Bear was tired of doing spells so we started riding all the rides. Hogwarts first but it made all our stomachs upset after our sugary breakfast. We decided to slow things down with the Flight of the Hippogriff.

Next up Hagrids Motorbike.

 

[EngineerMom]

Happy birthday!! Hope you are having a magical day!

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Now that's a CAKE!!

 

[EngineerMom]

Looks like two amazing trips!

 

[lindawdw]

Looks like so much fun!!!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

Your video of the girls is so neat!!! I've never done that at Universal. It looks like you all had such a fun night together.

We actually missed it on our first trip so I was making sure to capture it for their trip!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

Looks like two amazing trips!

They were and we still had Disney days ahead!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

We took the Hogwarts Express to Universal and spent some time doing spells, drinking Butterbeer, shopping in Diagon Alley. We skipped Gringotts since our tummies had been queasy and decided to head to lunch. We are at the Mexican Restaurant in the park. I can't remember the name but it took FOREVER for a quick service. Bear had been grumpy all morning so we decided to spend some pool time at the hotel. It was just what Bear needed. We showered and got ready for dinner.

The service was slow, the food wasn't memorable but the company was!

 

[lindawdw]

Those milkshakes look delicious. Glad you still had fun together even if the food and service wasn't all that great.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

So the time stamp on our pre-dinner pic was 5:00pm. Our milkshake pic was 7:35pm. We decided to carry our milkshakes into the park with us. When we got to the gate they told us we couldn't taken them in. I'm not sure what the rule is here since we walked in with coffees both mornings. My only guess is maybe they thought our milkshakes were glass (which they weren't. As a result we didn't have much time. We rode Spider-Man, Hulk and Velocicoaster before calling it a night.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

It was check out day for Universal so we packed up and checked our luggage. We had about 6 hours in the park and we wanted to make the most of it. We didn't want to be denied entry with our drinks so we opted for breakfast in the park. Cinnabon for the win!

We rope dropped Seussville. Jet isn't quite the adrenaline junkie as these two. The twins always tease her that the Circus McGirkus ride is Jet's favorite so we had to take a flight.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

We then to the Hogwarts Express back to Universal. We got on Gringotts and experienced someone being kicked out of a park for the first time ever. We were boarding the ride vehicle and a bunch of unruly teens were behind us. One of them had a bag which is a no no on the ride. The ride operator told them they couldn't take it. The punk called the operator a pretty terrible name. She said that's it you're getting off the ride. The rider continued to swear and the operator said ok your not only off the ride but out of the park.

It was very entertaining.

We bid the Wizarding World farewell and went to ride MIB. Bear kicked all our butts since she is very good at following directions and listened when the ride said to push the button!

Next back to the Simpsons ride for one last spin.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

Shortly after we got off the ride I got a message from my parents that they would be to Orlando soon. They were driving down from Ohio. We decided to head out of Universal and head to WDW. We ordered an XL Uber and waited at the hotel. What arrived to pick us up was not an XL Uber. Photo for proof!

Small car and all it felt so good to pass through these gates!

Even though we love Universal there is just something special about WDW. Bear's favorite was waiting for her at the CBR check in.

Our room was ready and they said my parents had already checked in. We were in Barbados but I forgot to take room pictures

We spent about an hour settling in and catching up with Nana and Pawpaw. Then we caught the bus to Disney Springs. We spent some time shopping. We bought hats and sunglasses and then is was our turn at Gideon's. We bought 10 cookies and four candles we saved the cookies for after dinner. We checked in at Al Smiths. They said if we would sit outside our table was ready. That was fine with us. I took one picture. Bear eating her chicken and donuts.

Just as we were finishing we heard that Jet, Handsome, Paca and Grandma had landed and were on their way to CBR. I was so excited to see my other kiddos! We paid and hightailed it to the resort. It was a fantastic reunion and we all shared a cookie and an early bedtime!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

March 30th- Epcot

We were up early and scored our Guardians iLL and VQ. All that taken care of we decided to go ahead and jump on the skyliner.

Reunited and it feels so good!

Everyone was talkative this morning filling each other in on everything that had been missed. These moments are some of my favorite on a Disney trip.

Our destination was Frozen this morning so they held us in England. Nene took some pictures of the topiaries while we waited.

 

[Sillysidewalker]

We were released but we were slow moving so unfortunately the line was pretty long by the time we arrived. We stuck with our plan anyways. Having some fun with Grandma in line.

About 30 minutes later it was time to ride.

Back to the posing!

 

[littleroo]

So cute seeing everyone together! Love it!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

So cute seeing everyone together! Love it!

It was a great moment!

 

[Sillysidewalker]

FEA checked off we needed to get some caffeine! Topiaries on our way.

While Hubby procured coffee. The kiddos and Paca had their first taste of the Beverly.

Reactions ranged from not bad (Bear), yuck (Jet), "This tastes like vomit" ( Ninja) to "I'm going to vomit" Handsome.