It’s the very last day of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration and we are pretty grateful to be spending it at the Magic Kingdom. But first we check out the Easter eggs at the Grand Floridian. Then it’s off to the monorail. The park feels extra magical! Our goal tonight is to see Enchantment for the last time. We ride PeopleMover before fireworks and afterwards enjoy the low wait time Fantasyland attractions. On Saturday we make major unpacking progress before Peter goes to the Orlando City Soccer game with work. Happy weekending!
Hi! We are Peter, Sarah, James, and Theodore Brookhart and we live in Chicago, Illinois. Our cute little puppy’s name is Eve. Together we strive to find the extraordinary in ordinary life.
Happy Friday and good afternoon.
We're so glad you're here.
Good morning, we're so glad you're here.
We daily vlog.
Oh, James, beating up winning the pooling game.
Isn't this TV stand amazing?
I'll get the name of it later,
but the company doesn't exist.
I think it went out in the 90s.
But it's a beautiful piece of heavy, wonderful furniture,
probably at least 50 years old.
There might be a date burned into it.
But we're gonna get a new TV
that we're gonna actually hang on the wall.
So there's nothing on here except for my decorative things.
But this is the piece
that I went to go pick up a week before we moved.
So we never really got to show you, show you yet.
♪ I really get to clickin' but I'm lookin' for a sister ♪
♪ To rely on when the kiss on. ♪
♪ If you want some power, just let me. ♪
Well, well, well, look at this.
We got like, she's cooking dinner
and she's editing a vlog all at the same time.
We're trying to make it happen.
Guess what we just got a park pass for?
Magic number.
Yes!
I can't believe he had his phone in his hand.
This is the most awkward high five ever.
We were gonna just like, go into.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, snack alert.
Wow, you found a snack?
Apple pie.
Don't we share it and get the pretzels?
Yeah, you're right.
That is more healthy than the Coco Puffs.
So if you did not know,
there's a big change coming to the park reservation system
for annual pass holders.
I think the 18th or the 19th of this month,
mid-April after 2 p.m.,
you do not need a park pass
to get into whatever park you want to.
So typically 2 p.m. would be the time to hop,
but you would need a park pass to at least start the day.
So that's what we were going to do today.
We were gonna hop into Hollywood Studios
and then leave and go to Magic Kingdom
to see Enchantment for our last night tonight.
But Peter was able to grab one,
but that is a big deal.
I think Saturdays you need a park pass for Magic Kingdom.
I think that's-
Saturdays and Sundays.
Magic Kingdom, you do need a park pass
for even if you're just going in the evening.
But that's a huge deal.
But it was just like two weeks too short
where we really want to see Enchantment one last time,
but we weren't able to get a Magic Kingdom park pass today.
So that's fabulous news
because then we can go straight there.
So I shared the other day
that we've been making these meals
from this TikTok series.
A creator made that was like five meals under $50.
So I will link the TikTok below,
but I'm making this like one pot sausage,
quinoa thing tonight.
I sauteed up the sausage,
toast in some quinoa,
and then we're just gonna add in some veggies
and some spices,
but just like a simple, delicious, hearty meal
all in one pot.
All right, my quinoa is all cooked.
Added in some veggies, some corn,
some diced tomatoes,
a little bit of jardiniere and some spinach.
I'm gonna stir that up and add the sausage back.
And then I added in soy sauce,
salt, pepper, garlic, oregano.
I have this like Galena Street rub.
I don't even know what that is from.
It's from the Penzi brand that I've used before.
And I just threw a little bit of that on top too.
So, smells super good.
We're gonna eat and get out of here.
I'm actually, I think I'm gonna make a little salad too.
Finishing editing the vlog right now.
So to them, to my surprise,
I think they're going out to dinner tonight here.
They informed me,
cause they're way better than I know,
that tonight is the official ending
of the 50th anniversary.
Didn't know about this,
the Grand Cottage established in 2022.
There's something to snack on with these kids here
while we wait for mom to finish up working on the vlog.
I will say there is a pianist performing right now,
but he is a wonderful.
Yes, but he is not Wes.
I cannot wait to see Wes,
our favorite cast member, pianist.
Look how cute this cottage is.
It's got a wonderful sweets and treats.
I think that's a hot cross bun on top
and that's what we'll be getting.
All right, we got the Guava Sweet Cream Roll.
Do you guys want this?
Girls!
James, you have to share that with your brother, okay?
Jamesy, do you see the bunnies?
Wow.
Say hi.
Sarah's done editing
and we're gonna make our way eventually,
eventually?
It is glorious.
We're eventually gonna make our way to the Magic Kingdom.
To wave on the people mover.
Businesses that the statues are donated to.
That'd be cool.
But I wanna like soak.
Fantasyland, a little bit of Liberty Square
to backtrack to the hub to find a nice spot
to watch Enchantment for the last time.
Wow.
It's like there's something extra magical in the air.
Maybe it's happily ever after brewing.
It's in the, it's seeping into the air.
We are fans of Enchantment,
but we are very excited for happily ever after.
Yeah, to make those wishes, happily ever after,
Enchantment.
Pretty stupendous spot for our last viewing of Enchantment.
We're about 30 minutes away.
Champion Parenthood right here.
Fresh bottle bopping away before the fireworks.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
I love it though, it's too much.
♪ I'm gonna, I'm gonna see you there ♪
♪ Oh, you're unfortunate, so unfortunate ♪
And no, I don't mean him sleeping in Disney World
like I wish I could be.
Just pacing back and forth in Storybook Circus
with my baby snoozing on me like an angel.
And my best friend running around with my other baby
running on Dumbo and Ariel and just having a blast.
You can see his little feet scurrying around like crazy.
So Teddy is asleep on Peter.
So James and I are going on like the five minute
wait time rides in Fantasyland.
Except for right now he's just kind of like,
like in a run around.
He's tall enough for Barnstormer.
And I'm doing some heavy debate in my head
if I'm going to see if he wants to go on it.
Alrighty, we opted for Dumbo.
No Barnstormer tonight.
I'm going to think long and hard about it.
A little bit more 50th golden statue appreciation
with Goofy and Pluto.
We're going to go look at them while dad gets more popcorn
before we head out.
Bye bye, Minnie.
Mickey, Mickey, Mickey Mouse.
The kids are asleep.
It's super late.
We just ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
It's good to be home.
They were good sandwiches.
They were, we got like really thick bread.
It is good to be home.
Good morning.
So glad you're here.
Video vlogs, if you enjoy this video
it makes you come back every day.
It is early.
8.17 and this is not an April Fool's joke.
I do have my running stuff on.
Today begins our new 30 for 30.
If you're not part of our Facebook group,
we're doing 30 days of activity in a row,
30 minutes each day.
I'm changing it to doing a 5K every day
with the exception of Springtime Surprise at Run Disney.
And I'd like to point out that today ends
the longest streak of not working out or running
since I think I became a runner.
You haven't ran since the marathon.
I think I've run once since the marathon in January.
So let's change that today and not let that happen again.
All right everybody.
Oh gosh, tripping over everything.
Sarah's getting ready real quick
because Evie girl is getting a haircut
and a little spa treatment today.
So today is not a Disney World day.
So if you're here for that vlog,
come back a different day.
I hope you stick around though
because it's still going to be a great day.
Today is 70% responsibility, 30% fun.
As I'm pacing here, and Sarah always reminds me
to not pace so much because the shots
can be sickening and dizzying.
What are you looking at me like that for?
We're going to bring Evie to get a haircut.
When we drop her off, we're going to go to Home Goods
and some other places.
We need some things.
We need garbage can people, all right?
We've just been living in garbage bags.
We need garbage can.
We need a couple other things.
And then, the entire daytime period of today
is going to be filled with opening boxes,
putting stuff away.
We have some furniture that we purchased
that I have to put together.
Tonight, the fun part of today,
which is kind of selfish because it's only fun for me.
I mean, Sarah's going to hang out with the boys
and have a lot of fun because,
Teddy, you're the funnest kid around.
You and your brother.
I am actually going to an Orlando City soccer game
with some people from work that I think,
I forget, I don't know if it's an arrangement
with my company in Orlando City,
or if the company still owns a box.
But I will be going and meeting up with my boss
and some other people from the company
to enjoy the Orlando City game tonight.
You see that light fixture?
So, that'll be tonight.
But first, responsibilities.
First stop of our day is to drop Iva to get groomed
at Wolfgang.
Get a mickey, get a mickey, get a mickey,
get a mickey, get a mickey.
Breaking news alert for the Brooklyn Project.
We're not Disney vloggers anymore.
We're Shop With Us vloggers.
We're taking on the infamous Katie Vining.
She had a baby.
She's not going to shop anymore on YouTube.
She's washed up.
What if she like, strolled up?
She's washed up and we're taking her followers.
Come along.
Our main priority today is a garbage can for the kitchen.
This is where we got our other one that we loved,
but it just had seen its time.
I think I like this one.
We also need a couple little ones for around the house.
Jamesy's joined me in the cart.
Are you wowed by everything here like I am?
I'm a little overwhelmed.
There's just so much cute stuff and I have a long list,
but like, I feel like we need to regroup
and prioritize what we're gonna get.
You got your eggs?
Hold them tight.
We're gonna get some chocolate eggs.
Okay, so we regrouped and we're gonna focus
on storage and towels today.
So we got some storage for our pantry.
We did get this little diffuser thing for a bathroom.
Yeah, we're gonna go get some more towels.
Alrighty, time to pick up Evie girl.
Evers, look how good you look.
You're a new woman.
Here's the Evie girl with a fresh do.
And here's a Jamesy and a Teddy too.
We're doing avocado toast for lunch
and then naps all around.
And we made some progress.
We got the shelves up.
They're in relatively the right spot.
They're not anchored yet, so I can't unpack them,
but here is a little coffee island
that we're gonna refinish the top of.
And then the kitchen table's gonna go here
and then there's gonna be a play area here.
And then we actually have two new shoe container things.
They're gonna go right there to kind of make a divide
to the front shoe area.
That's all gonna be shifted towards the front door.
And this will act like a hallway.
We still have so many boxes to go through.
I'm furious.
Sarah's really mad at Martha Stewart or Home Goods.
I had just finished editing the vlog
and so I unloaded our bags
and I was gonna take off all the stickers
and I love that sort of stuff
and get them in the cabinets.
And it's gonna be like a project.
I just don't understand.
The adhesive exists.
You could soak them in water
and maybe they'll just slide off
if you soak them for a little while.
I'm just trying to help you out.
You know, but I know that there's a way.
I know I actually got a lot of tips
when I expressed my anger about stickers recently.
The kids also have been taking a phenomenal nap,
both of them.
And so Sarah was able to edit the vlog
and get that up and live.
This is what Sarah's talking about, her frustrations.
We've got all these containers
because we don't want,
we don't want to put everything in a container.
So like if Eve has treats,
those are going in the container.
We opened a cereal that's gonna get taken out of the bag
and poured into one of these containers.
Bugs and nature are a real thing here in Florida.
So we want to mitigate any of that
and also because that's a lot closer
and just a little closing pantry door,
Eve can smell the food.
And she's a very loud dog when it comes to food.
It runs part of the course that she is our dog
because we love food, so does Eve.
So that's what we kind of have to do.
Plus it helps keep everything organized and clean
and looking great and fresh.
I actually, Sarah's gonna order pizza for pickup
that I'm gonna go get
because I will be leaving here in the next 40-ish minutes
to go to my friend's house to meet up
before we go to the Orlando City game tonight.
Teddy's awake.
He's having a ba-ba.
I got so many feed Phil on.
I'm having Caesar salad.
Like Peter said, we ordered some food.
I talked before about the groceries I ordered
and the like five dinners under $50.
I was like really focusing on that
when I grocery shopped the other day
and forgot like just kind of like the in-between,
not necessarily snacks, but just like,
I got a few more things.
I got mostly like the boys' lunch stuff and that.
What was on my mind?
But we need to do like a true grocery haul still.
And that's why after we had this productive morning,
I kind of threw my hands up in the air
and was like, let's just order something.
We got mozzarella sticks.
I saved those two for James.
I got that salad.
This little cheese pizza for James.
Peter had a slice on his way out.
And I got a stromboli for myself.
It's got like meatballs and other stuff inside of it.
And ever since I've been mad about those stickers,
it's put me in a sour mood.
Things haven't been going right.
And I've been trying to order a few things.
I wanted like a shower curtain and these glasses.
And I've just found like a hiccup everywhere I turn.
Then I took a bite.
The first bite, I got pizza sauce on my clothes.
So Peter's like, when James wakes up,
you better have a dance party so that you can feel joy.
But yeah, I'm gonna enjoy my food
because that also brings me joy.
Be with my babes and turn my night around.
All right, here we go.
We are at the Travel and Leisure Box.
Woo-hoo!
They got some empanadas, food, and drinks.
What's your little brother doing?
Is he chasing you?
You're just like a peek-a-boo.
I came home and I think everybody is asleep.
Well, I mean, I woke up Eve coming home.
But look at this cute hat my friend got me for Teddy.
So adorable.
It was a lot of fun going to the game.
They lost 2-0, but it was still a fun time.
I've heard, I've always,
so I started working for my company in 2017
and they've had a box at the Orlando City Stadium
this whole time.
And this was the first time, look at my hair.
What's going on with that?
First time I got a chance or opportunity
to go to a game in the box.
So that was really cool.
Hopefully it won't be another five years
before I get to go back,
because that was a lot of fun.
Just talking to some people, meeting new people,
hanging out with old friends,
while enjoying a great soccer game.
So I'm gonna go ahead and sign off
just in case Sarah is asleep upstairs.
So it's good to be home.
We know what our goals are.
We know what we hope to accomplish.
And believe me, it's the most exciting
and challenging assignment we've ever tackled
at Walt Disney Productions.