"This Isn't Disneyworld. . .It's Rainworld!!" our trip to WDW May 16-23, 2009NEW11/21

[ladybugmom]

Ok--so I'm finally starting my TR!! If you would like to check out my PTR, just click the link in my siggy!! Here we go!

Time for introductions (for those that are just joining in)!!!

Me (Becky)--turning the big 30 on August 1st!! My family and I live in Memphis, TN (well--a suburb really). I am a former Kindergarten teacher and am now a SAHM! I enjoy blogging, bow making, theater, singing, volleyball, shopping, Alabama football (roll tide!!), Facebook (sooo addicted!) and photography. I am very active at my church where I sing solos/duets (with my dh) and sing in our Worship Choir. I am a perfectionist/OCD and was the planner of this trip (100%)! And it was so much fun!!

DH (Brent)--turning 36 in August! Brent is an engineer, Star Wars buff, and HUGE fan of the Crimson Tide (he and everyone in his family went to U of A). He coteaches our Sunday School Class, is a deacon at our church, and sings in the Worship Choir. Brent is the smartest person I know but is also down-to-earth and much more laid back than I. We met in 1996 (when he moved to TN from AL) and were married in 1999. He enjoyed every minute of our trip--even with all of the rain! (especially Star Wars Weekend)

DD (Ally)--4 1/2--a mini-me!! She looks like me and acts like me (scary!!). She will be starting Kindergarten in August and is already reading!! She loves princesses, taking dance (this is her 3rd year), American Girl dolls, drawing, reading, anything Disney, and singing in her preschool choir. She is quite the performer--this past Christmas she asked her choir director if she would be getting her own microphone for their choir performance!! Hee hee! She also loves to pretend she's Sharpay from HSM or Hannah Montana. She thrives on a schedule and when anything deviates from it--watch out! (she may be more OCD than me! YIKES!! What have I created?!?!) Her favorite princess is Ariel with Cinderella as a close 2nd!

DD (Claire)--20 mo.--and my baby!! She is a ball of energy and is my climber--she has no fear! She is also a lot louder than Ally was at this age but is much more cuddly than Ally was. She is precious!! She likes to sing along with us--I think she is going to be a soprano like me! She knows how to make anyone smile--especially if she's getting in trouble--such a stinker!! Many have asked me why we took her on this trip and I say why not?! They say, "Don't you want to wait until she's older?". I'm like--Disney isn't going anywhere--we CAN come back (and believe me--we will)! Claire loved seeing all of the characters on our trip. Her favorites are Mickey & Minnie but she also loved Eeyore and Nemo on our trip! She much prefers the stuffed characters over the "real" ones.

Here is one of my favorite pics of our family from our vacation!!
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Dh and I were celebrating our 10th anniversary on this trip!! This was Ally & Claire's 1st trip!! This was my third trip--my first trip was when I was 3 years old and my 2nd trip was the Spring of 1994. I was a freshman in high school and we had a choir competion at WDW. Dh has been several times but not since 1988.

Ok--so what does my title mean?! Well since I used a quote from Ally as my PTR title I thought I'd use another Ally quote for my TR. Most of you know it pretty much rained everyday ALL day the entire week we were at WDW--right?! Well, on Monday of our trip we were in the Magic Kingdom and it was raining (again) and Ally looked over at me (in all seriousness) and said, "This isn't Disneyworld. . .it's Rainworld!" And I about lost it--it just cracked me up! That's Ally for you!

Coming up! Day 1 at WDW--our flight, ME, the Poly, Downtown Disney, and a DIS meetup!!

[princess&her4princes]

YAY, you started!!!!:cool1:

[lizet313]

:cool1: Celebrating :cool1:

:dance3::yay::dance3::yay:

Rainworld:rotfl2:

[Dancegrl624]

I'm here!

[ckdsnynt]

I'm in! Lovin it so far. :thumbsup2 I'm going over to scan the Dis meet pics and see if i can find you guys on the Epcot pics.

[Stasieki]

Looking forward to hearing about your trip!

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Becky! Can't wait to hear all about your trip!popcorn::

[TamTab]

Yay!!! You started! Can't wait to read about your trip!

[ladybugmom]

Here we go!! So the night before our trip I was up late packing and just being incredibly excited about our trip!! So, needless to say, I didn't get much sleep that night!! We woke up bright and early at 5:45 a.m.! Our flight was at 8:40 a.m. and we live about 30 minutes from the Memphis airport. So we got dressed, ate a quick breakfast (well I ended up eating mine in the car), and getting things packed into the car. There wasn't much traffic since it was a Saturday morning but we ended up leaving a little later than I had liked--so I was a little stressed! We arrived at the airport around 7:40ish and the check-in line was LONG! Usually we get into the Platinum Elite line with no wait--but they didn't have that available for some reason. So we waited and it didn't end up taking as long as we had anticipated. (thank goodness) Oh--and the family in front of us were headed to WDW as well!! Then we headed to the security line (which was SUPER LONG) but again, thought we could go through the Platinum Elite line. The man told us we couldn't use that line with our family?! OK--we've done it before--oh well. Another worker overheard him and told us to go down to the next terminal--that the security line was nonexistant down there. So we did and just walked back to our terminal (all the terminals in Memphis are connected). As we arrived at our gate, they were already boarding! YIKES!! But we made it and got settled into our seats! Whooo hoo!! We were on our way to WDW!!!

Ally is super-excited!!
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Brent & Claire
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The flight took about an hour and a half and then we landed at MCO!! I took out our ME booklet, looked at the map of the airport, and we were on our way!! We got down to the ME line and I couldn't believe how many people I saw!
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But we checked in, they scanned our ME tickets, and they directed us to the Polynesian line. The line was not bad at all!

Ally waiting patiently
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Brent & Claire
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The line started moving again and we got excited!! But when we got to the front of the line they pulled that black rope out and said we'd be on the next bus. Oh man! Oh well--so I took a pic of the sign since we were standing right beside it!
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I told Brent that it was fine--it just meant that we would get on the bus first AND get front seats!! I would be able to get a decent picture of the WDW sign!! YAY!! So about 10-15 minutes later we were boarding our bus! (I didn't get a pic of it b/c I wanted to be sure we got on first!)

on the bus
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Claire and me
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Claire was such a wiggleworm during the busride--she was letting her freedom go to her head!! It was quite exhausting trying to keep her still and safe!
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Then I started getting excited when our driver said we were almost to the sign! I took TONS of pics to make sure I got a decent one! Here is the best I got (excuse the bugs from the bus' windshield)!
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We were officially in Disney World--it was so surreal!!! I wasn't sure in what order we would be dropped off at our resort but we ended up being first!!
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The entrance to the Poly (I couldn't believe we were FINALLY here!!)
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We were all given leis and were warmly welcomed ("Welcome cousin!")
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waterfall outside
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We entered the lobby and check-in wasn't that crowded!
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We ended up not having to wait at all! I was nervous wondering if we had gotten the longhouse that I had requested (Tokelau) and if we just MIGHT get an upgrade?! The cast member who checked us in was really nice. She explained everything in detail to us, gave us our anniversary and first trip pins, etc. But while she talked Claire was throwing a fit (it was way past lunchtime and she was hungry--not to mention tired!). I was so embarassed and was almost in tears myself. Finally the cast member finished up and we headed to check out our room (it was ready!!!). We DID get Tokelau!! Whoo hoo!
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I knew we had a 3rd floor room but that was it--would it be garden view or mk view? We headed up the elevator and our room was the very first room on the left--so I knew we didn't get an upgrade. Oh well!! Our room was still VERY nice!!
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We were surprised to see a special gift from our travel agent!!
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The girls just LOVED their Minnies!!

[lizet313]

Love the update. Your girls look so adorable. I don't know much about the Poly but it looks beautiful. Beautiful day and great start I like all the pics:lovestruc

[ladybugmom]

Ally with our Mickey towel!!
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Hey mom--check out the view!!
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Our view was wonderful!! It overlooked the quiet pool! NICE!!!
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So after we got settled I decided to see if we could get our Garden Grocer things delivered. So I called the front desk and they got me in touch with Bells Services. The front desk lady said, "Have a magical day!" Well Bells Services was not so magical for us! I called, gave the guy our name, and he checked and said he didn't have our things. I thought that was wierd as they were supposed to be delivered between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.! Hmm. . . so I checked my voicemail on my phone and had a message from GG saying they HAD delivered our groceries to Bells Services. Uggh!! So I called them back and the guy was really rude--not magical in the least! He said that he had just checked but he'd check again and call me right back. Well, I waited and waited and hear nothing! By that time we were all starving and wanting to go get something to eat. I didn't know what to do! Finally, there was a knock at the door and it was our stuff!! Thank goodness! Everything was accounted for and put away in our fridge. We headed straight over to Captain Cook's for some lunch!

I couldn't believe how much came with the meal plan!! We were so excited!! So we all chose what we wanted (I got the BBQ flatbread--YUM!!!) and sat down to eat. It was ready almost immediately! For dessert Brent had a Mickey ice cream bar!
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After lunch we headed to the bus stop to catch a bus to Downtown Disney.

Ally waiting
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the monorail next to the bus stop
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We waited about 15 minutes and then a bus arrived!! Once we got to Downtown Disney the first thing we did was let the girls pick Mickey ears and autograph books (since rain was in the forecast I didn't want to ruin the ones that Katie had made the girls--see PTR). Ally chose the pink and silver princess ears and I chose the red/black Minnie one for Claire. They both got their names embroidered on them! Here are some pics from our day--we just shopped and looked around.
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Then we found this grassy area and let the girls run around for awhile!
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Then we headed back to the Poly. We had planned to meetup with some DISers that night at the Poly beach to watch Wishes at 10 p.m. So we just watched the Electrical Parade, walked around the Poly for awhile, and let the girls play in the sand.
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Brent
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me and my girls
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Coming up! DIS meetup at the Poly beach!!

[klacey1]

Fabulous! Can't wait to read the rest!

[ladybugmom]

So then we metup with Sara, Nichole, Michelle and their families and watched Wishes from the Poly beach!
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Everyone was so nice!! It was so great to be able to meet everyone that I'd been getting to know these past few months! Here we are!!

Sara, me, Nichole, & Michelle (I look rough!! YIKES!)
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So we hung out awhile and then we had to call it a night since tomorrow was our first day in the parks!! The girls fell asleep immediately!
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Next up--day @ Hollywood Studios and fun with friends!!

[lizet313]

WOW two great updates so glad you where able to meet up with Disiers :cool1: Like always your girls look adorable love the Mickey ears.

[mommytothreeboys]

Yay! You started! :banana::banana:

The picture of Ally with Cinderella at DTD is so cute! And the ones of the girls both sleeping all cuddled up with Minnie are adorable! Nice picture taking!

Sounds like a great first day! I'm so excited to hear about your trip and how you managed with all the rain.

I'm in and ready to get this party started! party:

[Dancegrl624]

What wonderful updates! Your girls look soo excited to be there! I can't wait to hear more.

[pmama]

That sounds like the perfect first day. Seemed very calm and happy. I love your DD's princess hat. I've not seen that one yet. Also, I wasn't aware this was your first trip to WDW as a family. Your organization is even more impressive.

[IluvXU]

Wow... a lot of updates! The girls look darling, and what a view!

[MaryAz]

Great start! I just love how the Poly looks! Your girls are so photogenic!! What a fun first day!!

[Luna_Lovegood]

Your girls are adorable. I love the Minnie outfits! And Roll Tide! :cheer2:

[princess&her4princes]

GREAT updates! The girls look SO excited and SO adorable!!!!!:cutie: Yay for the room you wanted and for a nice day for your 1st day! The fireworks with DIS friends sounds so fun....how did you like the Poly? Would you stay again? Would you recommend it? Did that couch pull out to a bed? Now that we're a family of 5 (all sleeping in beds and no pack n plays)...just trying to see what our options are and being on the monorail seems like a dream!!!!:goodvibes

Can't wait to hear more......:surfweb:

[Leitadala]

Hi Becky! I enjoyed your PTR and am excited to read your TR. The picture of your family in front of the castle is so beautiful, and Ally is so adorable in every pic! DH and I are hoping to stay at the Polly next year and hit up SW Weekend, so I'm looking forward to reading all you have to say about your time there!

[Dancegrl624]

Did that couch pull out to a bed? Now that we're a family of 5 (all sleeping in beds and no pack n plays)...just trying to see what our options are and being on the monorail seems like a dream!!!!:goodvibes

I've stayed at the CR before and the rooms were very much like the Poly (different decor of course). The couch was pretty much like a day bed (it didn't pull out). The only reason I remember this was because my sisters and I were fighting over it and I eventually won!

[ladybugmom]

WOW two great updates so glad you where able to meet up with Disiers :cool1: Like always your girls look adorable love the Mickey ears.

Thank you Lizet!!

Yay! You started! :banana::banana:

The picture of Ally with Cinderella at DTD is so cute! And the ones of the girls both sleeping all cuddled up with Minnie are adorable! Nice picture taking!

Sounds like a great first day! I'm so excited to hear about your trip and how you managed with all the rain.

I'm in and ready to get this party started! party:

Thank you Missy!! Can you tell I like to take pics?! I took 3,000 pics on my trip and really had to weed through them!! Yes, it was a great 1st day--the only day it didn't rain!

What wonderful updates! Your girls look soo excited to be there! I can't wait to hear more.

Thank you Meghan!! They were VERY excited to be there!!

[ladybugmom]

That sounds like the perfect first day. Seemed very calm and happy. I love your DD's princess hat. I've not seen that one yet. Also, I wasn't aware this was your first trip to WDW as a family. Your organization is even more impressive.

It was very calm and happy--and no rain--our only day without rain! Yes, it was our very first family trip to WDW--and it was wonderful!!

Wow... a lot of updates! The girls look darling, and what a view!

Thank you!! Yes, I was VERY happy with our view even if it wasn't of MK!

Great start! I just love how the Poly looks! Your girls are so photogenic!! What a fun first day!!

Thanks Mary!! It was a lot of fun!!

[ladybugmom]

Your girls are adorable. I love the Minnie outfits! And Roll Tide! :cheer2:

Thank you so much and welcome to my TR!! Roll tide! Do you live in AL?!

GREAT updates! The girls look SO excited and SO adorable!!!!!:cutie: Yay for the room you wanted and for a nice day for your 1st day! The fireworks with DIS friends sounds so fun....how did you like the Poly? Would you stay again? Would you recommend it? Did that couch pull out to a bed? Now that we're a family of 5 (all sleeping in beds and no pack n plays)...just trying to see what our options are and being on the monorail seems like a dream!!!!:goodvibes

Can't wait to hear more......:surfweb:

Thanks Kristen!! I LOVED the Poly!! Yes, I'd stay there again and I would HIGHLY recommend it!! We never pulled the bed out so I have no idea--sorry. Claire slept in a pack-n-play. Being on the monorail was awesome!! Especially the nights heading back after the fireworks--we got back to our room sooo quickly! It was great!!

Hi Becky! I enjoyed your PTR and am excited to read your TR. The picture of your family in front of the castle is so beautiful, and Ally is so adorable in every pic! DH and I are hoping to stay at the Polly next year and hit up SW Weekend, so I'm looking forward to reading all you have to say about your time there!

Thank you!! Glad you're joining in!!

[ladybugmom]

I'm going to interrupt this TR to share with you Ally's dance pictures!! We just got them back today so I scanned them in! Check them out!!

tap costume
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ballet costume
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[Dancegrl624]

Adorable dance pictures! At my dance studio, we got our pictures a few weeks ago. I really love how my class photos came out!

[medicgirl911]

Your pics are FAN-TAB-U-LOUS!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to read more. Your girls are just precious by the way!
I have always wanted to stay at the Poly, and I hope to see some more pics!:goodvibes

[ladybugmom]

Adorable dance pictures! At my dance studio, we got our pictures a few weeks ago. I really love how my class photos came out!

Thank you Meghan!! Do you teach dance? Ally's recital is June 13th. This is her 3rd year taking dance. She LOVES it!!

Your pics are FAN-TAB-U-LOUS!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to read more. Your girls are just precious by the way!
I have always wanted to stay at the Poly, and I hope to see some more pics!:goodvibes

Thank you and welcome to my TR!! I have a lot of inside pics of the Poly but due to the rain I didn't get much outside (unfortunately).

[Dancegrl624]

Thank you Meghan!! Do you teach dance? Ally's recital is June 13th. This is her 3rd year taking dance. She LOVES it!!


I teach ballet and lyrical. I've been dancing since I was 5 years old and ballet is my passion. I'm also on a professional dance team. My DD took ballet for 3 years and this past summer, she switched over to Irish dancing. Her first real competition is this Saturday! Also, my dance recital is tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon. So, we have a very full weekend of dance ahead of us!

Ally really does look like she enjoys dancing! I think that dance is one of the best things a child can do. It teaches discipline, artistry and FUN!

[ladybugmom]

I teach ballet and lyrical. I've been dancing since I was 5 years old and ballet is my passion. I'm also on a professional dance team. My DD took ballet for 3 years and this past summer, she switched over to Irish dancing. Her first real competition is this Saturday! Also, my dance recital is tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon. So, we have a very full weekend of dance ahead of us!

Ally really does look like she enjoys dancing! I think that dance is one of the best things a child can do. It teaches discipline, artistry and FUN!

That's great!! I took tap, ballet, and jazz growing up. I was also in show choir and many theater productions in high school--it was a lot of fun!! So I was really glad when Ally showed interest and she just loves dancing! Claire will start in August! She's a hoot--she dances in the waiting area at the studio while Ally is in class!!

Well, it sounds like you have a busy weekend!! Enjoy yourself and I hope all goes well!!

[Dancegrl624]

That's great!! I took tap, ballet, and jazz growing up. I was also in show choir and many theater productions in high school--it was a lot of fun!! So I was really glad when Ally showed interest and she just loves dancing! Claire will start in August! She's a hoot--she dances in the waiting area at the studio while Ally is in class!!

Well, it sounds like you have a busy weekend!! Enjoy yourself and I hope all goes well!!

I was in chorus all throughout middle school and high school. I also performed in show choir and was in all the musicals in high school. I really miss those big productions we used to do. They were so much fun. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. I love dance recitals! I'm going to post pictures over on my PTR early next week.

[Stephanie VanMeter]

I have been waiting for you trip report. I read all of your PTR before you left and I thought about your family the whole time it rained. I am glad you all had a great time despite the rain. Your have a lovely family. We leave on Saturday and I am starting to get excited. I am trying to pack some tonight since I have PD tomorrow at school. Great report, I can't wait to read more!!:)

[Happy Elf]

Ally looks so cute in her dance costumes! Hannah had the same ballet costume this year!

[ladybugmom]

I was in chorus all throughout middle school and high school. I also performed in show choir and was in all the musicals in high school. I really miss those big productions we used to do. They were so much fun. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. I love dance recitals! I'm going to post pictures over on my PTR early next week.

I miss them, too! I was in 42nd Street my sophomore year, Oklahoma! my junior year, and had the lead (Marion) in The Music Man my senior year. I didn't know you had a PTR! I will have to check out your pics!

I have been waiting for you trip report. I read all of your PTR before you left and I thought about your family the whole time it rained. I am glad you all had a great time despite the rain. Your have a lovely family. We leave on Saturday and I am starting to get excited. I am trying to pack some tonight since I have PD tomorrow at school. Great report, I can't wait to read more!!:)

Hi Stephanie!! Thank you! How exciting!! I bet you can't wait!! Where in Kentucky do you live?

Ally looks so cute in her dance costumes! Hannah had the same ballet costume this year!

Thank you Janell! How funny! What a small world! Where in Indiana do you live? Brent is up in Columbus, IN ALL THE TIME for work!!

[kaysmommie]

I'm here and your already done with your arrival day. Your room and view are really nice. We stayed in Samoa in 2007 and in 2006 since we like to be right by the volcano pool.. Tokelau is also a good location It was great to meet you guys :goodvibes. Claire and Ally are are so precious and I love all the matching clothes too. Looking forward to reading about your first park day.

[ladybugmom]

I'm here and your already done with your arrival day. Your room and view are really nice. We stayed in Samoa in 2007 and in 2006 since we like to be right by the volcano pool.. Tokelau is also a good location It was great to meet you guys :goodvibes. Claire and Ally are are so precious and I love all the matching clothes too. Looking forward to reading about your first park day.

Glad you're here Nichole!! Tokelau was a great location--it was close to everything! I wish we had gotten to actually swim in the quiet pool and/or the volcano pool--but with all of the rain, it just didn't happen. It was great meeting you and your family, too!! I'm glad we were able to meetup!

[Happy Elf]

Where in Indiana do you live? Brent is up in Columbus, IN ALL THE TIME for work!!

We live in Anderson. It is NE of Indianapolis.

[ladybugmom]

We live in Anderson. It is NE of Indianapolis.

I know where Anderson is! Isn't that where all the Gaither stuff is? We're big Gaither Vocal Band fans!!

[Jeanine3kids]

Great trip report I am on board

[ladybugmom]

Great trip report I am on board

Thank you and welcome to my TR!!!

[Happy Elf]

I know where Anderson is! Isn't that where all the Gaither stuff is? We're big Gaither Vocal Band fans!!

Very close! The Gaither's are really from Alexandria, which is just a little north of Anderson. Alexandria is a small town, so they my say they are from Anderson. I pass the Gaither studios everyday on my way to school! :)

[lizet313]

Beautiful Pics.

[mom2mek]

Dang girl! This thing moves fast! :lmao: Your travel day sounds very nice - especially since you made it on the plane in time -AHHHH!!! :eek:

It's funny reading reports from the same time - I read and then try to figure out where we were at the same time (since we were at the Poly all day on Saturday). We probably just missed seeing you in the lobby because we ate at Kona at 12:30 that day for lunch and then Shawn was in the quiet pool that afternoon. Too funny!

Your room looks fabulous and it really makes me miss the Poly so badly! :sad1: (I have to pull up Tikiman's site every once in a while even though I don't have a trip in the works,and listen to the music....:love:).

It was great meeting up with you on the beach that night! The girls were so excited, and it made me miss my kids even more....(that last day was the day I missed them the most). I can't wait to bring them back down there and (hopefully) get to stay at the Poly again! :goodvibes

Great updates...looking foward to more! popcorn::

Sara

[BellaSoleil]

Subbing. Can't wait to read all about it.:goodvibes

[Dancegrl624]

I miss them, too! I was in 42nd Street my sophomore year, Oklahoma! my junior year, and had the lead (Marion) in The Music Man my senior year. I didn't know you had a PTR! I will have to check out your pics!

Oh my gosh, we did some of the same musicals! I was a featured dancer my freshman year in "The Music Man." I was a Shark (Puerto Rican) girl in "West Side Story" my sophmore year. We did "42nd Street" my junior year and I was Lorraine Flemming (one of the lead dancers; I had 11 lines!). That was my FAV musical of all time! Plus, the adult tap class I'm in this year is dancing to the song "42nd Street." The, we did "Grease" my senior year and I was Cha-Cha DeGregorio.

[mousescrapper]

Hi Becky....


Glad you found some time to get started....


sorry about your friend, glad you can be a comfort to her :angel: and good luck w/ VBS...what fun! I have taught that 2 times at our church too, so I know how much work it can be!


:yay: I love the begiining of the report...and your title is priceless...I am so sorry it was wet, wet, wet down there....hope it didn't spoil too many plans.

YIKES on the airport delays....I would have totally been freaking out, glad you got on the plan safe and sound and were on your way.

That DME line was huge...and I remember the squirmy toddler on that bus too...Margaret was better this March at 28 mo, but last June at 18 mo wasn't fun!

Great Welcome sign picture and love all the first views of the POLY, brought me chills and great memories of our stay last yr. :yay: you got your request and your room was ready...nice pool view too.

Don't you just love the rooms...so big and spacious! The girls look like they are loving it too and what a sweet surprise from your TA!

Oh BTW...the castle pic of your family is so wonderful! :goodvibes

Looks like you guys had a wonderful 1st day w/ alittle shopping at DTD and I love the pic of Ally by the Cinderella Statue...too cute!

Fireworks from the beach, dismeet and the EWP...what a great first night at Disney....you look fine...no great in those pictures!

Question...are you sporting a Vera Bradley Hipster bag?

what did you think for trip usuage and effectiveness? I have a VB backsack and am thinking of getting a hipster just to have but moatly for next yrs Diz trip. let me know.

thanks and looking forward to more.

[MagicShell]

I saw a post from you on another report and loved your picture in your signature line, so I clicked on your report. Ally looks like she enjoys getting her picture made, and she is so cute. (So is Claire) I live about 30 minutes from Memphis in North MS.

I know what you mean about people saying that your child won't remember the trip. So what? I will. DW memories are some of the best memories I have of my kids. And, like you said, we have been more than once and I hope to continue to go. Some people think DW is a one time trip. They just don't get it I guess.

[ladybugmom]

Very close! The Gaither's are really from Alexandria, which is just a little north of Anderson. Alexandria is a small town, so they my say they are from Anderson. I pass the Gaither studios everyday on my way to school! :)

Oh--ok!! How cool! We went to a Gaither Vocal Band concert a few months back and it was INCREDIBLE!!! I have pics on my PTR!

Beautiful Pics.

Thank you Lizet!!

Dang girl! This thing moves fast! :lmao: Your travel day sounds very nice - especially since you made it on the plane in time -AHHHH!!! :eek:

It's funny reading reports from the same time - I read and then try to figure out where we were at the same time (since we were at the Poly all day on Saturday). We probably just missed seeing you in the lobby because we ate at Kona at 12:30 that day for lunch and then Shawn was in the quiet pool that afternoon. Too funny!

Your room looks fabulous and it really makes me miss the Poly so badly! :sad1: (I have to pull up Tikiman's site every once in a while even though I don't have a trip in the works,and listen to the music....:love:).

It was great meeting up with you on the beach that night! The girls were so excited, and it made me miss my kids even more....(that last day was the day I missed them the most). I can't wait to bring them back down there and (hopefully) get to stay at the Poly again! :goodvibes

Great updates...looking foward to more! popcorn::

Sara

Yeah--you would have heard us in the lobby if you were there the same time! Claire was sooo loud!! :rotfl2:

I know!! I'm missing the Poly, too!! We'll just have to go back. We never had a chance to swim in either of the pools due to the rain.

It was great meeting you, too!! That was a lot of fun! :flower3:

[princess&her4princes]

I've stayed at the CR before and the rooms were very much like the Poly (different decor of course). The couch was pretty much like a day bed (it didn't pull out). The only reason I remember this was because my sisters and I were fighting over it and I eventually won!

Thanks Meghan!!:goodvibes

[princess&her4princes]

Becky,
I just saw Ally's dance pics! They are SO CUTE!!!:cutie: I took Ballet for 11 years and just loved it..sadly, no dance going on here...with three little boys...oh well, maybe I'll have granddaughters someday and trust me, I'm not rushing that at all!! ;)I can wait! In the meantime, I'll just live vicariously through you!! LOL!!:rotfl:

[ladybugmom]

Subbing. Can't wait to read all about it.:goodvibes

Hi and welcome Soleil!! :wave2:

Oh my gosh, we did some of the same musicals! I was a featured dancer my freshman year in "The Music Man." I was a Shark (Puerto Rican) girl in "West Side Story" my sophmore year. We did "42nd Street" my junior year and I was Lorraine Flemming (one of the lead dancers; I had 11 lines!). That was my FAV musical of all time! Plus, the adult tap class I'm in this year is dancing to the song "42nd Street." The, we did "Grease" my senior year and I was Cha-Cha DeGregorio.

Yes, I LOVED 42nd Street!! I was Phyllis Dale and I just loved all of the tap dancing! My high school did Grease the year after I graduated. I went back to see it because my brother was in it!

Hi Becky....


Glad you found some time to get started....


sorry about your friend, glad you can be a comfort to her :angel: and good luck w/ VBS...what fun! I have taught that 2 times at our church too, so I know how much work it can be!


:yay: I love the begiining of the report...and your title is priceless...I am so sorry it was wet, wet, wet down there....hope it didn't spoil too many plans.

YIKES on the airport delays....I would have totally been freaking out, glad you got on the plan safe and sound and were on your way.

That DME line was huge...and I remember the squirmy toddler on that bus too...Margaret was better this March at 28 mo, but last June at 18 mo wasn't fun!

Great Welcome sign picture and love all the first views of the POLY, brought me chills and great memories of our stay last yr. :yay: you got your request and your room was ready...nice pool view too.

Don't you just love the rooms...so big and spacious! The girls look like they are loving it too and what a sweet surprise from your TA!

Oh BTW...the castle pic of your family is so wonderful! :goodvibes

Looks like you guys had a wonderful 1st day w/ alittle shopping at DTD and I love the pic of Ally by the Cinderella Statue...too cute!

Fireworks from the beach, dismeet and the EWP...what a great first night at Disney....you look fine...no great in those pictures!

Question...are you sporting a Vera Bradley Hipster bag?

what did you think for trip usuage and effectiveness? I have a VB backsack and am thinking of getting a hipster just to have but moatly for next yrs Diz trip. let me know.

thanks and looking forward to more.

Hi!! I'm so glad you made it over!! Thank you for all of your kind words! Yes, I am sporting a VB Hipster!! It was wonderful! Just enough room for what I needed plus it let me be hands-free! Everything was easily accessible! I didn't want to bring my backpack b/c I knew it would make my back sweat.

I saw a post from you on another report and loved your picture in your signature line, so I clicked on your report. Ally looks like she enjoys getting her picture made, and she is so cute. (So is Claire) I live about 30 minutes from Memphis in North MS.

I know what you mean about people saying that your child won't remember the trip. So what? I will. DW memories are some of the best memories I have of my kids. And, like you said, we have been more than once and I hope to continue to go. Some people think DW is a one time trip. They just don't get it I guess.

Hi and welcome!! :wave2: You live very close to us!! Do you live in Olive Branch? Southaven?

Exactly! And we have pictures she can look back on. LOTS of people think Disney is a 1 time trip--my parents did unfortunately. I would LOVE to go back next year and I think my friends think I'm crazy!

[ladybugmom]

Becky,
I just saw Ally's dance pics! They are SO CUTE!!!:cutie: I took Ballet for 11 years and just loved it..sadly, no dance going on here...with three little boys...oh well, maybe I'll have granddaughters someday and trust me, I'm not rushing that at all!! ;)I can wait! In the meantime, I'll just live vicariously through you!! LOL!!:rotfl:

You crack me up Kristen!! Thank you!! Ally LOVES dance! :lovestruc

[MagicShell]

I actually live in Independence. And, I would go to Disney World every year if I could afford to.

[ladybugmom]

I actually live in Independence. And, I would go to Disney World every year if I could afford to.

Oh--ok!! Cool! Yes, I would LOVE to go every year!! :lovestruc

[DWGal210]

Wow, Ms Becky you move fast!! 4 pages before I even noticed you had started! :goodvibes Great start so far - the pictures of the kids are darling - and what fun to have a Dis meet too! Good time!!

Looking forward to reading more! Take care!
Katie

[tinkgurl]

Aw, your girls are adorable! :cutie:

How did you keep them busy on the plane ride?

Yay for getting a front row seat on the bus!

I love arriving at the Resort. The Poly is beautiful, isn't it?! That's so great you got the building you wanted!

So cool you had a DIS meet!

The girls look so precious sleeping!

[WillowBelle]

Stopping by to read about your trip. I live in TN as well. We live in middle TN, about an hour South of Nashville. popcorn::

[thmar]

You have a beautiful family. I love the hair ribbons...do you sell on ebay?? Also the outfits are so cute on the girls...does she sell on ebay? What travel agency do you go through? Sorry about all the questions...if you answered these aready I must have miss it somehow. The Poly looks wonderful...reminds me of Hawaii (another place I love to go to). Looking forward to more...

[mkluvsmickey]

Hi Becky! :wave2: This is Michelle from the DIS meet at the Poly. I'm so sorry about all the rain you guys had. We left on Monday night and were thinking of you guys all week. Sounds like you made the best of it though. Can't wait for the rest of your report! :goodvibes

[jezaduck24]

Have been looking for your report! Glad to see it starting. The girl's customs look adorable! I just ordered one for my Emmie and can't wait to see it! Looking forward to hearing all about your family's trip. :)

[ladybugmom]

Wow, Ms Becky you move fast!! 4 pages before I even noticed you had started! :goodvibes Great start so far - the pictures of the kids are darling - and what fun to have a Dis meet too! Good time!!

Looking forward to reading more! Take care!
Katie

Thank you Katie!! I'm so glad you found my TR and are joining in!!

Aw, your girls are adorable! :cutie:

How did you keep them busy on the plane ride?

Yay for getting a front row seat on the bus!

I love arriving at the Resort. The Poly is beautiful, isn't it?! That's so great you got the building you wanted!

So cool you had a DIS meet!

The girls look so precious sleeping!

Ally brought a backpack on the plane filled with activities. Color Wonder books/markers, coloring books/crayons, sticker books, etc. So the girls had plenty to keep them busy on the plane (you can see pics on my PTR). :cutie:

Yes, the Poly is absolutely beautiful!! I wish I was there right now!! So glad you're joining in!!

Stopping by to read about your trip. I live in TN as well. We live in middle TN, about an hour South of Nashville. popcorn::

Hi and welcome!!! You live fairly close to me!! :wave2:

You have a beautiful family. I love the hair ribbons...do you sell on ebay?? Also the outfits are so cute on the girls...does she sell on ebay? What travel agency do you go through? Sorry about all the questions...if you answered these aready I must have miss it somehow. The Poly looks wonderful...reminds me of Hawaii (another place I love to go to). Looking forward to more...

Thank you so much!! I do sell my bows but not on Ebay. I will PM you all of the info including info on my travel agent. I would not recommend the lady who made the girls outfits (you can read my PTR for all the drama behind that). Welcome and glad you're here!! princess:

[ladybugmom]

Hi Becky! :wave2: This is Michelle from the DIS meet at the Poly. I'm so sorry about all the rain you guys had. We left on Monday night and were thinking of you guys all week. Sounds like you made the best of it though. Can't wait for the rest of your report! :goodvibes

Hi Michelle!! Thanks for joining in!! It was so good to be able to meet you on our vacation! Yes, we did make the best of our trip even with the rain!

Have been looking for your report! Glad to see it starting. The girl's customs look adorable! I just ordered one for my Emmie and can't wait to see it! Looking forward to hearing all about your family's trip. :)

Hi and welcome!! Glad you're here!! Thank you so much! I really enjoy dressing my girls--it's just so much fun! :cutie:

[jana616]

I'm here and reading along as well, I followed over from your PTR. Sounds like your trip was off to a great start! Can't wait to read more!

[longing2Batdisney]

Wow! page 5 already you work fast!!! signing in... will have to go back and read now...
be back later...:yay:

[ladybugmom]

I'm here and reading along as well, I followed over from your PTR. Sounds like your trip was off to a great start! Can't wait to read more!

Hi and thanks for joining me on my TR! :cool1:

Wow! page 5 already you work fast!!! signing in... will have to go back and read now...
be back later...:yay:

Hee hee!! Thanks for coming on over!! :flower3:

[longing2Batdisney]

Ok! caught up... great start! I love how excited Ally is...I love traveling through a youngster's eyes... Ashton was sooo fun to share with I can't wait until his next trip when he seems to understand even more...
the dance costumes are adorable...reminds me of when Gwendolyn was young...brings back the memories....
can't wait to hear more...I love the pics of the poly
if and when we go deluxe I wanted to go AKL but after seeing your pics I'll have to think about it (but, I think we are going moderate next time--so I really have time, but, you never know--LOL!)

[ladybugmom]

Before we left on our trip I had someone on the Creative DIS board make the girls invitations for each of their character meals. I set the invitations out the night before so when the girls woke up, they were excited to see where they were going that day!! Here is the one for today (Hollywood Studios):

this is Ally's (Claire had one with her name that looks exactly the same)
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So we woke up early (every morning we set the alarm and had a wakeup call). We ate a quick poptart breakfast in the room and then took the bus to Hollywood Studios. We got there right when the park opened and headed straight for Star Tours. I did get a quick pic in front of the hat!
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and a pic in front of the Snow White topiary
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Brent is a HUGE Star Wars fan (it was the very first movie that his mom took him to see at the theater) so he was all about Star Tours. However, he refused to bring any of his shirts to wear!? Oh well--so we got to Star Tours and it was only a 5 minute wait (the park was still pretty empty at this point).
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So I got a child swap pass and Brent and Ally headed in!! Claire and I hung out in Tatooine Traders and then I took her picture on this thing.
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Brent and Ally came out about that time so I took their pics as well!
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Then Ally and I headed in and pretty much walked right on the ride!! It was a lot of fun!! When we came out Brent and Claire were watching the Jedi Training Academy. Brent took some great pics with my zoom lens!
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Ally watching the Jedi Training Academy from Brent's shoulders (Ally watches the cartoon Clone Wars with her Daddy so she enjoyed this)
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When that was over we planned out what we wanted to do the rest of the day. Our first stop was the show The Voyage of The Little Mermaid. Ariel is Ally's favorite princess so she was super-excited! When we got to the line the CM said to come get back in line in about 15 minutes (no one was in line yet for the show). So we headed to the shops next door. Ally was starting to get a blister from her MJ Crocs. I had some moleskin but didn't have any scissors to cut it. The nice CM in the store let me borrow some so I cut a bunch of pieces, put some on Ally's blister, and headed back to The Little Mermaid show. We got in line and they were letting people into the theater. And would you believe they cut the line off right before we walked through?! So we ended up having to wait longer which is difficult with Claire wanting to get down and run around. But we made the best of it and before we knew it we were headed into the holding area. We were first in line!! I asked the CM which side the stage was on so we would be sure to line up at the correct door to insure front row seats. We waited a little longer and then they let us in! Sure enough we had front row seats!! It was great! The show was wonderful--I think Ally wished it was a little longer. She thought it was really cool how they used the lighting to make it look like you were sitting under water!

Then we left and headed to our 12:00 lunch reservations at Hollywood & Vine. We checked in early and they seated us very quickly. The buffet was really good! We all enjoyed the food. Goliath was the first to come around. I had to explain to Ally why he couldn't sign her autograph book--I think she was still baffled after my explanation.
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And then came June (Ally's favorite of those that were there--probably b/c she is a dancer just like Ally)
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June is trying to get Claire to look at the camera by waving the pen--didn't work so well!
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Then they took a minute to sing and dance. Ally got up and joined in. She had a lot of fun dancing!
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Then we headed back to our seats and along came JoJo!!
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Hey, don't bother me! I'm trying to eat here!!
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continued in next post!

[princesslily]

Your daughters are beautiful! I love their outfits!

[ladybugmom]

And then came Leo!! (I didn't really get a good pic of Claire--but as you'll see as the TR progresses, Claire's interaction with the characters improves immensely!)
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Before we headed out I took a few pics in front of the entrance!
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This child does NOT want to be held--can you tell?!
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So we left Hollywood & Vine and headed to Beauty and the Beast--Live On Stage for the 2:00 show. They were already letting people into the theater so we quickly parked the stroller. We entered the theater on the left side and most of the middle section was already full. I noticed that there were seats in the left section all the way down on the front row so we took those seats. Not sure why they weren't taken already but we were excited!! There was about 15 minutes until the show started so Ally made friends with the girl sitting behind us! (she knows no stranger!) Then the show started and I had tears streaming down my face. (this happened a lot during our trip) The show was just soooo good! One of our favorites for sure! Our seats were great and even Claire sat very still during the show--she was in awe! (as were we) Brent took the pics this time around and used my zoom lens again. Here are a few shots (he took a TON!!):
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Once we left the show we headed back to get a place to sit for the Block Party Bash at 3:00. On the way, I took Ally's pic in front of this car:
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We got really good seats right behind the rope on Hollywood Boulevard. The parade was very entertaining! Claire was dancing in her stroller!
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Continued in next post. . .

[jezaduck24]

Becky do you have an Etsy store for your bows? If so, could you pm me or tell me how to find them?
Thanks!

[JoAnnPan]

Really enjoying your report/pics - kids are adorable - I think that has been written once or twice by others :goodvibes - love all the Ally ones with her white sunglasses. Looking forward to your updates. :tinker:

[ladybugmom]

We loved this girl's ladybug outfit!!
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After the parade we went down to the Pixar part of the park and got a snack. I had a Mickey ice cream and Brent & Ally had frozen lemonades. At this point I'm on the phone with some friends of ours. They go to church with us and their daughter Lexi is Ally's age. They were there the same day and we were deciding when and where we would meetup. We decided to meet for the 5:50 Playhouse Disney show (after their dinner reservations). So we discussed our plans and decided we had better make the 4:30 HSM show b/c we wouldn't get to see it if we didn't catch that show. Well guess what?! It started raining! Uggh!! So we hung out awhile under an awning. As we were waiting we put Claire on her Minnie Mouse harness. She was walking around passing the time and some guy said (very loudly), "I would NEVER put my child on a leash!" Oh buddy--that really made Brent mad! I wasn't too happy either! The guy obviously didn't have any children--I wasn't even sure he was married! I just couldn't believe how tacky he was! Who says things like that OUT LOUD?! What a jerk! His time will come and he will eat his words! Anyway, so the rain finally decided to stop and we made our way to the front of the hat to get our place for the HSM show. So we waited there for awhile and then they CANCELLED the show! We had a great spot, too!! They said that the ground was too wet for the HSM cast to perform safely. So they brought out the cast for a meet and greet instead. Ally was soooo disappointed! But we made the best of it and went and met some of the cast.
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So now we had some time to kill so we decided to check out some other parts of the park!
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So we made the loop and headed back towards the Playhouse Disney area. Ally wanted her pic in front of the Little Mermaid.
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And back to Playhouse Disney
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Claire is out at this point (thank goodness)!
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We had time to meet some characters so we jumped in line to meet Handy Manny!!
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And then Quincy! (Ally was hoping for Annie--we never ended up seeing her)
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By that time it was getting close to the time that we were to meetup with our friends. So we stood in front of the Playhouse Disney theater to wait for them. I was getting a little antsy as the line for the show was starting to grow and there was no sign of our friends. So I called them and they said they were finishing up and leaving the restaurant--that they would be there shortly. Brent could tell I was stressing so he asked me if I wanted to get in line. I told him no, that that would be rude. We would continue to wait until they got there. Well, the CM from the show overheard us talking and told us that she thought she could help us out! She asked us how we would like to be the special "Family of the Show" for the Playhouse Disney Show! She told us to come stand with her by the front door and that she would escort us into the theater first and that we would get front row seats!! How exciting!! Our friends would get to be the "Family of the Show" as well!! She also gave us this special certificate!
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And just then our friends showed up!! They were very excited when they heard the news!! Here is Ally and her friend Lexi!
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sitting on the front row
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We all loved the show! Claire sang and danced the whole time. It was sooo cute!! (Minnie & Mickey are her favorites)
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After the show we headed outside and it was raining again!! So we walked around for while and then we headed over to the ABC Commissary so we could get a bite to eat. I had the Bleu Cheese chicken sandwich and some chocolate mousse! It was WONDERFUL--sooo good!! We relaxed for awhile to stay out of the rain. Lexi and Ally serenaded the people around us with their church choir songs (they were missing their choir program at church that night so they decided to have their own concert right there at HS!!). After dinner we decided to see if Fantasmic was still going to happen that night. The show was scheduled for 9:00 and 10:30. We decided on the 9:00 show--10:30 was just going to be too late for us! No one could tell us if it was cancelled or not so we headed to the amphitheater and got in line. By this time it was POURING rain and lightning pretty badly. There was still about an hour until the show but they wouldn't let us be seated due to the lightning. So we stood in this long line and waited and waited and waited some more. We found out that they would not call the show until right up until it was to start. We were hoping for the best but when 9:00 rolled around they told everyone that the show was cancelled. Uggh! They invited everyone to hang around for the 10:30 show. Yeah--no. So we all turned around (along with everyone else in line) and slowly made our way out. The rain was not letting up so we decided to call it a night and head back to our resorts. The girls said their goodbyes and we made plans to meetup at Magic Kingdom the next day.

Coming up--Day 3 @ Magic Kingdom and breakfast at CRT!! (oh--and more rain!)

[ladybugmom]

Ok! caught up... great start! I love how excited Ally is...I love traveling through a youngster's eyes... Ashton was sooo fun to share with I can't wait until his next trip when he seems to understand even more...
the dance costumes are adorable...reminds me of when Gwendolyn was young...brings back the memories....
can't wait to hear more...I love the pics of the poly
if and when we go deluxe I wanted to go AKL but after seeing your pics I'll have to think about it (but, I think we are going moderate next time--so I really have time, but, you never know--LOL!)

Thank you!! Yes, I just loved watching the joy and awe on the girl's faces throughout the trip! There is nothing like it!

Your daughters are beautiful! I love their outfits!

Thank you so much!!

Becky do you have an Etsy store for your bows? If so, could you pm me or tell me how to find them?
Thanks!

I do not have an Etsy store. I have my own website. I will PM you!

Really enjoying your report/pics - kids are adorable - I think that has been written once or twice by others :goodvibes - love all the Ally ones with her white sunglasses. Looking forward to your updates. :tinker:

Thank you!! Ally calls those sunglasses her Sharpay sunglasses!! :cutie:

[IluvXU]

What a long fun filled day at DHS! I am super impressed you lasted all day without a break, especially in the rain.

The girls are once again darling!

[BellaSoleil]

I was also anti-leash before children. Now, I think they are great. My daughter loves wearing a monkey on her back. Where did you find the Minnie one?

Great update! I love the Tink dresses and am amazed at how well your daughters did all day in the park.:)

[mkluvsmickey]

Great update! The girls look adorable. How cool that you guys were the special family at Playhouse Disney. Can't wait for more!

[tramjaw]

I couldn't help but notice you had a sit and stand stroller... Did that work well with your girls? we are going at the end of September with a 4 year old and a 1 year old and can't decide what kind of stroller to bring.

[MiaBella05]

popcorn:: joining in on the fun!! popcorn::

[DWGal210]

Great update! I'm sorry you had to deal with rain but it looks like you still have a wonderful day! I'll have to try Hollywood and Vine - did you guys like it? That's on my short (er, long) list of places to try in December. :goodvibes

Great job so far! And MK and CRT.....sigh.....be still my heart! :lovestruc

[msgrimm23]

im in.. the pics are so great i love them. cant wait to read more

[mousescrapper]

Great 1st day in the parks....glad the rain only spoiled one thing...even though it was a major thing!

But hey you know you are coming back!

Love all the pictures, I havn't seen the B& B show in a long time, so that a sweet treat for me.

The girls look great in their tink dresses. Glad the HSM stars did a meet and greet...they didn't on our trip, when the show was canceled due to rain :confused3

How fun to be the "family of the show" at PHDL...and I've never seen the girl performer.

looking forward to more.

[Jeanine3kids]

Great update my children are loving your pictures. I have to ask you where did you get a minnie mouse harness I have a bear one for my son but he would love a mickey mouse one. Also people are so stupid about the harness comment if you didn't have one you would have a pretty good chance of losing your daughter.

[longing2Batdisney]

Great update! we did the same thing with "Fantasmic" a week after. Luckily, our older three caught the show...but, more of that in my TR.
How lucky that ya'll were family of the show!!!

[tinkgurl]

Aw Ally looks like she's having so much fun with the characters! Haha, love her Sharpay glasses! :cool2:

I'm glad you liked H & V! I've heard some bad reviews on the place.

[kaysmommie]

What a great day at HS you had :goodvibes . I love the girls matching dresses so cute. Your pictures are great. I love the Block party ones and Thomas enjoyed the Jedi training ones. Hopefully next year it won't rain everyday and he gets to do that. Sorry about the jerk that made the comment about your harness. Obviously he has no kids and he has no business making a rude comment either. If I had a little one that would take I would certainly use a harness to keep them safe. So :cool1: that the CM at Playhouse Disney pick you and your friends to be family of the show. Sorry you missed fantasmic, honestly of all the nightime shows it's my least favorite. But hopefully next time you can see it ;).

[*Seanaci*]

So far, despite the rainy periods, it sounds like you guys had a great trip!

And phooey on the guy who made the comment about the leash. Heck, phooey on anyone who makes a comment like that. It's your decision and not theirs. Personally, I think they're a lifesaver when the little one wants to get out of the stroller or out of mom and dad's arms to be independant and walk or run around for a bit.

[mommytothreeboys]

Great updates Becky! I'm away for 2 days and I miss 5 pages!! WOW!

(Went to the Women of Faith conference here in Rochester....I think Sandi Patty mentioned she was from Anderson. Didn't one of your readers say they were from there?? Sounded familiar when she said it! LOL! :) )


I just have to say I LOVE Ally's shades! Totally GLAM!!!! :cool2:

How cool to be the special family for the PD show. My kids are too old for PD so we have never seen that one. Looks cute!

Can't wait to see and hear more! popcorn::

[fairyfan]

I was there May 15-22. I feel your pain....

[pmama]

Well it sounds like you made the best of the rain situation. Cute dresses. We had similar ones that will pop up in my TR.;)

[ladybugmom]

What a long fun filled day at DHS! I am super impressed you lasted all day without a break, especially in the rain.

The girls are once again darling!

Thank you! Yes, they did pretty well. A few meltdowns here and there (especially Claire). But Claire was able to sleep in the stroller and Ally just goes and goes. Ally cut out naps awhile ago.

I was also anti-leash before children. Now, I think they are great. My daughter loves wearing a monkey on her back. Where did you find the Minnie one?

Great update! I love the Tink dresses and am amazed at how well your daughters did all day in the park.:)

Thank you Soleil! They are great! I was also anti-leash before I had kids but I would NEVER make a comment in front of anyone--you know?! We found the Minnie harness at http://www.securebaby.com/sb53906-9.html.

Great update! The girls look adorable. How cool that you guys were the special family at Playhouse Disney. Can't wait for more!

Thanks Michelle!! It was VERY cool! Some of that Disney Magic our very first day in the parks!!

I couldn't help but notice you had a sit and stand stroller... Did that work well with your girls? we are going at the end of September with a 4 year old and a 1 year old and can't decide what kind of stroller to bring.

It did work very well. It was easy to push around and carried everything we needed around the park. I bought these Mommy Hooks from Babies 'R Us that I clipped to the stroller and was able to carry even more! The only negative was that 3 nights during our trip Ally was falling asleep in the stroller and she couldn't lay back and sleep comfortably. Brent ended up having to carry her which was difficult b/c she weighes around 50 lbs!

[ladybugmom]

popcorn:: joining in on the fun!! popcorn::

Hi and welcome to my TR!!

Great update! I'm sorry you had to deal with rain but it looks like you still have a wonderful day! I'll have to try Hollywood and Vine - did you guys like it? That's on my short (er, long) list of places to try in December. :goodvibes

Great job so far! And MK and CRT.....sigh.....be still my heart! :lovestruc

Hi Katie!! Thanks! We really did like H&V. There was a big selection of food! It did not disappoint!

im in.. the pics are so great i love them. cant wait to read more

Hi and welcome to my TR, Chrissie!! Glad you're here!! Thank you!

Great 1st day in the parks....glad the rain only spoiled one thing...even though it was a major thing!

But hey you know you are coming back!

Love all the pictures, I havn't seen the B& B show in a long time, so that a sweet treat for me.

The girls look great in their tink dresses. Glad the HSM stars did a meet and greet...they didn't on our trip, when the show was canceled due to rain :confused3

How fun to be the "family of the show" at PHDL...and I've never seen the girl performer.

looking forward to more.

Exactly!! We'll be coming back for sure! I kept telling Brent throughout our trip that "Next time we'll have to do ________". I have a list!! Thank you! Yes, Ally was excited to get to meet the HSM cast! It was nice that they did SOMETHING for the kids that were there to see the show.

[ladybugmom]

Great update my children are loving your pictures. I have to ask you where did you get a minnie mouse harness I have a bear one for my son but he would love a mickey mouse one. Also people are so stupid about the harness comment if you didn't have one you would have a pretty good chance of losing your daughter.

Aww! Thanks! I'm so glad your kids are enjoying the pictures!! I got the Minnie Mouse harness here: http://www.securebaby.com/sb53906-9.html. Exactly!! I would much rather have my daughter SAFE!

Great update! we did the same thing with "Fantasmic" a week after. Luckily, our older three caught the show...but, more of that in my TR.
How lucky that ya'll were family of the show!!!

Thank you! Yeah--it stinks when you end up waiting that long and don't even get to see the show! Oh well--next time! :)

Aw Ally looks like she's having so much fun with the characters! Haha, love her Sharpay glasses! :cool2:

I'm glad you liked H & V! I've heard some bad reviews on the place.

Thank you! Ally was ALL about meeting the characters on this trip! She almost filled up TWO autograph books!!

What a great day at HS you had :goodvibes . I love the girls matching dresses so cute. Your pictures are great. I love the Block party ones and Thomas enjoyed the Jedi training ones. Hopefully next year it won't rain everyday and he gets to do that. Sorry about the jerk that made the comment about your harness. Obviously he has no kids and he has no business making a rude comment either. If I had a little one that would take I would certainly use a harness to keep them safe. So :cool1: that the CM at Playhouse Disney pick you and your friends to be family of the show. Sorry you missed fantasmic, honestly of all the nightime shows it's my least favorite. But hopefully next time you can see it ;).

Thanks Nichole! Glad Thomas liked the Jedi pics! Yeah--that guy obviously didn't know what he was saying! Yes--Fantasmic is definitely on our list for next time!!

[ladybugmom]

So far, despite the rainy periods, it sounds like you guys had a great trip!

And phooey on the guy who made the comment about the leash. Heck, phooey on anyone who makes a comment like that. It's your decision and not theirs. Personally, I think they're a lifesaver when the little one wants to get out of the stroller or out of mom and dad's arms to be independant and walk or run around for a bit.

Yes, we did have a great trip despite the rain! Exactly--my kid and my peace of mind for her safety!! Yes, and Claire is definitely my independent one! She wants to do everything her older sister does!!

Great updates Becky! I'm away for 2 days and I miss 5 pages!! WOW!

(Went to the Women of Faith conference here in Rochester....I think Sandi Patty mentioned she was from Anderson. Didn't one of your readers say they were from there?? Sounded familiar when she said it! LOL! :) )


I just have to say I LOVE Ally's shades! Totally GLAM!!!! :cool2:

How cool to be the special family for the PD show. My kids are too old for PD so we have never seen that one. Looks cute!

Can't wait to see and hear more! popcorn::

Hee hee!! Yes, I'm moving fairly quickly--sorry Missy!! :) Oooh--how was the conference?! Sandi Patty went to college in Anderson, IN (originally from Oklahoma) and then Bill Gaither discovered her and she started singing/touring with The Gaithers. Yes, one of my readers is from Anderson!

I was there May 15-22. I feel your pain....

So you know exactly what we experienced, huh?! Sorry--I hope you still had a magical trip!!

Well it sounds like you made the best of the rain situation. Cute dresses. We had similar ones that will pop up in my TR.;)

We did make the best of it! Thank you! Oooh--can't wait to see pics of your girl's dresses!!

[MaryAz]

Great HS update. Looks like you guys had a fun filled day!

[ladybugmom]

Great HS update. Looks like you guys had a fun filled day!

Thanks Mary!! We did have a fun filled day!! :banana:

[jezaduck24]

Just wanted to chime in on the safety harness. After reading your PTR, I discussed it with my husband and we are getting a Minnie one for our daughter. I just don't think people get it until they have children. Emmie is just so darn fast and independent it just makes sense not to take the risk of her taking off or tripping someone when she takes off. Thanks for posting the link for them. Love the Tink dresses! :)

[BellaSoleil]

Saying this loud and proud;)-

I am totally letting my two year old pick out a new leash!

[jana616]

Count me in as another harness-loving mama! Anyone who would make a comment like that clearly does not have kids. What a jerk! Until you've had a toddler you have no idea how fast and reckless they are. I turned my attention at my ODS's t-ball game yesterday for 20 seconds and my YDS was halfway down the field being carried back by a stranger. It happens in an instant, and you do what you have to to feel safe. I want to get a Mickey one, but I worried it would be too hot in September. What did you think?

[mom2mek]

Great updates, Becky! I haven't been on all weekend so it was cool to see so many updates right in a row! :woohoo: (Unlike someone I know who takes FOREVER to update hers....:rolleyes1).

The pictures are all so fabulous! I love the BatB ones and the JTA ones, but the ones with your girls in them are the best!! :cutie: So, no Toy Story Mania for you guys? :sad1: It's my all-time favorite!!! Sorry Fantasmic got rained out and that you guys had to deal with Mr. Rude Pants! I just don't understand how some people can't just keep their mouths shut! :headache: I mean, what purpose was it serving for him to say that? Ugh.

I love those dresses - they are so cute! And the picture of Claire sleeping - adorable!!

Can't wait for more!

Sara

[999ghostslover]

hey girlie!
Glad your TR is off to a great start! We just got in late late late last night. Sooo tired. But we had a wonderful time too. I'm in photopass limbo right now and that will be all consuming for a bit. We also are a week away from VBS and I have too much to do. I'll start a TR soon. Can't wait to hear more!!popcorn::

[Flesner]

I'm loving trip report...thanks so much for sharing with all of us! I can't wait to read the rest.

[alliecats]

I just started but skipping ahead to comment on 2 things...your little girls are just stunning!!

And, I think I went to high school with your DH maybe...Did he graduate from Walker High School in Jasper, AL??

[ladybugmom]

Just wanted to chime in on the safety harness. After reading your PTR, I discussed it with my husband and we are getting a Minnie one for our daughter. I just don't think people get it until they have children. Emmie is just so darn fast and independent it just makes sense not to take the risk of her taking off or tripping someone when she takes off. Thanks for posting the link for them. Love the Tink dresses! :)

Oh good!! I'm glad the link helped you out! And the Minnie one is just too cute!! Claire is the same way--fast and independent!

Saying this loud and proud;)-

I am totally letting my two year old pick out a new leash!

Whoo hoo for leashes!! :woohoo:

Count me in as another harness-loving mama! Anyone who would make a comment like that clearly does not have kids. What a jerk! Until you've had a toddler you have no idea how fast and reckless they are. I turned my attention at my ODS's t-ball game yesterday for 20 seconds and my YDS was halfway down the field being carried back by a stranger. It happens in an instant, and you do what you have to to feel safe. I want to get a Mickey one, but I worried it would be too hot in September. What did you think?

Glad to hear it!! :goodvibes It worked really well for Claire and she LOVED wearing it (I think the fact that it was Minnie really helped). I don't think it would be too hot--Claire wore it in mid-May with no problem. And it's not like he'll be wearing it all day--you know?! And if he loves Mickey Mouse, it's even better!! (and oh so cute!)

Great updates, Becky! I haven't been on all weekend so it was cool to see so many updates right in a row! :woohoo: (Unlike someone I know who takes FOREVER to update hers....:rolleyes1).

The pictures are all so fabulous! I love the BatB ones and the JTA ones, but the ones with your girls in them are the best!! :cutie: So, no Toy Story Mania for you guys? :sad1: It's my all-time favorite!!! Sorry Fantasmic got rained out and that you guys had to deal with Mr. Rude Pants! I just don't understand how some people can't just keep their mouths shut! :headache: I mean, what purpose was it serving for him to say that? Ugh.

I love those dresses - they are so cute! And the picture of Claire sleeping - adorable!!

Can't wait for more!

Sara

Thanks Sara!! Hee hee!! I know, I keep checking your TR for updates. You're just wanting to drag things out as much as you can--I don't blame you!! I don't ever want to forget our trip!! :rotfl:

No, we didn't get to Toy Story Mania. By the time we made our way over there, the line was CRAZY long! And later they weren't letting anyone without Fastpasses ride b/c they have given all of the FP's out! Crazy!!

[ladybugmom]

hey girlie!
Glad your TR is off to a great start! We just got in late late late last night. Sooo tired. But we had a wonderful time too. I'm in photopass limbo right now and that will be all consuming for a bit. We also are a week away from VBS and I have too much to do. I'll start a TR soon. Can't wait to hear more!!popcorn::

Hey girl!! Thanks!! Oh wow! So glad you had a great trip! Girl--I know what you mean with the photopass. I'm finally done editing pics for my cd. Now I have to work on my photobook! And our VBS starts tomorrow--I;m the 2nd grade director! Lots to do! I'll be looking for your TR!

I'm loving trip report...thanks so much for sharing with all of us! I can't wait to read the rest.

Thank you and welcome!! Glad you are enjoying my TR!!

I just started but skipping ahead to comment on 2 things...your little girls are just stunning!!

And, I think I went to high school with your DH maybe...Did he graduate from Walker High School in Jasper, AL??

Hi and welcome!! Thank you for your kind words! Oh my word--YES! He did graduate from Walker High School in Jasper, AL--class of 1991. Did you graduate the same year?! What is your name (maiden name)?! If you don't want to post it here, please PM me! What a small world!

[alliecats]

Just PMed you.

And yes, it really IS a small word, after all. LOL. I thought he looked familiar but I did not put it together until I saw the name on the travel agent gift and was like, Brent, Alabama, last name, pic, wait a second....

LOL.

[ladybugmom]

Just PMed you.

And yes, it really IS a small word, after all. LOL. I thought he looked familiar but I did not put it together until I saw the name on the travel agent gift and was like, Brent, Alabama, last name, pic, wait a second....

LOL.

PMed you back!! That is sooo funny! What a small world!

[mousescrapper]

Exactly!! We'll be coming back for sure! I kept telling Brent throughout our trip that "Next time we'll have to do ________". I have a list!!


After I get home, I always go over the good and the bad and make notes of what to repeat, skip and the must do's of things to do next time, especially what we missed!

[princess&her4princes]

Great updates Becky!! The girls looks SO cute in their little Tink dresses...love them!!:lovestruc I'm with you, totally teared up at Beauty and the Beast show, too, it was SO good! I must have taken 50 pics when I was in there, too, in December!! It was a great show!!:thumbsup2 So sorry to hear about all the rain.....but sounds like you made the best of things!!!:goodvibes

[ladybugmom]

After I get home, I always go over the good and the bad and make notes of what to repeat, skip and the must do's of things to do next time, especially what we missed!

That's really a GREAT idea! Then you know exactly what you want to do (or don't want to do) for next time. Especially when it's fresh on your mind!

[ladybugmom]

Great updates Becky!! The girls looks SO cute in their little Tink dresses...love them!!:lovestruc I'm with you, totally teared up at Beauty and the Beast show, too, it was SO good! I must have taken 50 pics when I was in there, too, in December!! It was a great show!!:thumbsup2 So sorry to hear about all the rain.....but sounds like you made the best of things!!!:goodvibes

Thanks Kristen!! Yes, the Beauty and the Beast show was a BIG favorite of ours!! Definitely on the list to see again!!

[L*hd]

is it too late to join in ??:rolleyes1.... Hello from South Texas
Becky: I read your PTR and enjoy it all the way.. your girls outfits, the bows you make ( JUST Love Them ) the way you manage to be at home all all these things yo do with your family..
It shows all the love your have for your family and it is very inspiring

We will goi to WDW next fall Me , DH , DD ( 5 ) and DS ( 20 months ) almost same ages as your daugthers,.. so I am very interested how was Claire during your trip

Lulu

[latexscooter]

You have a beautiful family. I'm really enjoying your adventures and can't wait to read more. You've made my lunch hour much more magical.

[Jeanine3kids]

Thanks for the info on the harness I ordered a Mickey one for my son he is going to be so excited.

[MagicShell]

I loved your update. You got lots of good pictures of your girls with the characters. It sounds like your girls were having a great time even though you had terrible weather. We also love Beauty and the Beast. Belle is my daughter's favorite character because she loves to read and so does my daughter. Too bad you had to wait in line all that time to find out Fantasmic was canceled. I don't have that kind of patience. It sounds like your girls were great all day.

[ladybugmom]

is it too late to join in ??:rolleyes1.... Hello from South Texas
Becky: I read your PTR and enjoy it all the way.. your girls outfits, the bows you make ( JUST Love Them ) the way you manage to be at home all all these things yo do with your family..
It shows all the love your have for your family and it is very inspiring

We will goi to WDW next fall Me , DH , DD ( 5 ) and DS ( 20 months ) almost same ages as your daugthers,.. so I am very interested how was Claire during your trip

Lulu

Of course it's not too late, Lulu!! Welcome!! Thank you so much for your kind words! Oh wow!! Our kids are close in age!! When are their birthdays? Ally's is Sept. 19th and Claire's is October 10th. Claire did really well on the trip. We did have some meltdowns but that's to be expected. I don't regret taking her at all.

You have a beautiful family. I'm really enjoying your adventures and can't wait to read more. You've made my lunch hour much more magical.

Thank you!! Aww! I'm glad I could share some Disney magic with you!!

Thanks for the info on the harness I ordered a Mickey one for my son he is going to be so excited.

YAY!! Your son is going to LOVE it!!

I loved your update. You got lots of good pictures of your girls with the characters. It sounds like your girls were having a great time even though you had terrible weather. We also love Beauty and the Beast. Belle is my daughter's favorite character because she loves to read and so does my daughter. Too bad you had to wait in line all that time to find out Fantasmic was canceled. I don't have that kind of patience. It sounds like your girls were great all day.

Thank you! I don't think I would have waited in line that long if our friends hadn't been with us. Hanging out with them really passed the time.

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

Hi Becky! I'm so glad that you've started your report, I love following along with you guys! The girls are gorgeous as usual, and I'm so happy to hear that the rain didn't get you guys down at all. We're still counting down, but will be sure to send photos of our trip too :)

[NMW]

subscribing, we were down there the same week as you guys were.

[ladybugmom]

Hi Becky! I'm so glad that you've started your report, I love following along with you guys! The girls are gorgeous as usual, and I'm so happy to hear that the rain didn't get you guys down at all. We're still counting down, but will be sure to send photos of our trip too :)

Hey girl!! Good to see you posting!! Yes, I definitely want to see pics from your trip, too!!

[ladybugmom]

subscribing, we were down there the same week as you guys were.

Hi and welcome!!!

[snowwhitesmom]

Your TR is so fun! Thanks for doing it!

[ThePin Princess]

hi again. found my way over, lovely start, can't wait to hear about MK

[ladybugmom]

Your TR is so fun! Thanks for doing it!

Thank you so much!! Glad you are enjoying it!!

[ladybugmom]

hi again. found my way over, lovely start, can't wait to hear about MK

YAY!! Glad you're here!! princess:

[ladybugmom]

I have some good news!! (for those of you on Facebook and that have seen my status update, you already know) Well, after talking to Brent--it seems that he loved Disney as much as I did!! So, we've decided that we're going again next year!! Whoo hoo!! I'm soooo excited!! But I need some advice. We aren't sure when we should go. We really liked not having to deal with the huge crowds of summer. However, Ally starts Kindergarten in August (school starts August 10th) so it's going to make things a little more difficult. Any suggestions as to when to go?!?! (the last day of school this next year is May 21st if that matters) I'm not sure where we're going to stay yet either. We just LOVED the Ploynesian--I certainly wouldn't mind staying there again! So I need your help/opinions!!

BTW--I will update my TR soon. I'm SUPER busy with VBS this week--it is wearing me out! Ally's dance recital is this Saturday as well!! Busy busy!

[mom2mek]

Hmmm...I don't know Becky, but I think I might have convinced Shawn to go back in February with the kids! :rolleyes1 LOL!! Hehe!

I have never had a problem taking my kids out of school for a couple of days...I have never done a full week out but I usually combine it with a holiday or a teacher conference or 1/2 days or something. (We went Thanksgiving week when Michael was in kindergarten, then we went this past October over Columbus Day weekend because the teachers at our school were going to a Christian School conference that was being held for two days prior to Columbus Day Monday so it worked out that they only missed like 1 day - Emily was in kindergarten this past year)! Soooo....what I guess I am saying is I wouldn't worry too much about taking her out for a couple of days....

Have you thought about going over the holidays? The Christmas decorations are so amazing! (Not Christmas week, but early to mid December).

I'm so excited for you and I can't wait to hear what you guys end up deciding! :cool1:

Sara

[pmama]

Well I say as long as they are still young and in early grade school just take them out for a week. My oldest DD was in 2nd grade this year and missed two seperate weeks for vacation. In the fall for WDW, and in the spring for DLR. As they get older it is not recommended but I would do it while you still can.

[princess&her4princes]

I have some good news!! (for those of you on Facebook and that have seen my status update, you already know) Well, after talking to Brent--it seems that he loved Disney as much as I did!! So, we've decided that we're going again next year!! Whoo hoo!! I'm soooo excited!! But I need some advice. We aren't sure when we should go. We really liked not having to deal with the huge crowds of summer. However, Ally starts Kindergarten in August (school starts August 10th) so it's going to make things a little more difficult. Any suggestions as to when to go?!?! (the last day of school this next year is May 21st if that matters) I'm not sure where we're going to stay yet either. We just LOVED the Ploynesian--I certainly wouldn't mind staying there again! So I need your help/opinions!!

BTW--I will update my TR soon. I'm SUPER busy with VBS this week--it is wearing me out! Ally's dance recital is this Saturday as well!! Busy busy!


Hi Becky!
WOW, that's GREAT news!!!:dance3: It's alway a tough situation when the kids start school but since Ally is just going into Kindergarten, I would HIGHLY recommend early December....we took Ethan out for the week this past Dec. and it was just such a WONDERFUL experience, and his K teacher just told us to have fun!!!:thumbsup2 The crowds were pretty low, no problem getting ADR's (including Le Celliar!!), the weather was cooler but it was perfect touring weather IMO, we wore sweatshirts in the a.m and shorts/capris/shorts during the day, we didn't swim but didn't have time for it anyways. And the decorations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cloud9: And MVMCP!!!!!!!!!:santa:I'd go back then in a heartbeat!!!!! Keep us posted!!!!:goodvibes

[lizet313]

:cool1:GREAT NEWS :banana: I am so happy for you. As for advice I don't have any but I love the idea of going again.:dance3:

[mommytothreeboys]

That's such exciting news Becky! :woohoo::woohoo:

I wouldn't worry about school too much with a Kindergartener....but that's just me. It gets MUCH harder when they are in the higher grades.

[Dancegrl624]

Back in January, we took Madison out for a whole week. She's only in 1st grade, so it really didn't bother me. Since it was a surprise, I emailed her teacher and she got together all the work Maddie was going to miss. Madison did all of her work on the plane on the way down to Orlando! January really was a great time to go. We went the last week (Jan 24-31) and we had very light crowds. The weather was in the mid to high 70's and it was just perfect! No humidity, no daily rain showers, 5-10 minute waits on almost everything!!!! We had such a great time.

[leamom2princesses]

Hi girlfriend! Just got caught up again. It's been super crazy.

We've already decided to go back the week before Memorial Day next year which is the 22nd-29th since that will be after school gets out and before the big crowds. We were thinking of checking out free dining but both girls will be in school in 2010 so that wouldn't be near as easy to work out. As Lindsey gets older it is getting more difficult to plan during school - seems like they are testing for something all the time. Maybe we'll see ya again next year!!!

[kaysmommie]

Hi Becky,
So happy that Brent had has much at Disney as you and the girls. The schools here are not too happy when we take Kaylee out :rolleyes1 for Disney. I guess you could check with the principal when she starts kindergarten. That way you will know how they fell about her missing school. It's only kindergarten so I doubt it would be a problem. Otherwise you could always go over fall break (if you have one) or when school gets out. I've been having this debate too and I think we might just wait for school to be over next May. Kaylee will be fourth grade though. Glad to hear VBS is going well.

[mkluvsmickey]

I have some good news!! (for those of you on Facebook and that have seen my status update, you already know) Well, after talking to Brent--it seems that he loved Disney as much as I did!! So, we've decided that we're going again next year!! Whoo hoo!! I'm soooo excited!! But I need some advice. We aren't sure when we should go. We really liked not having to deal with the huge crowds of summer. However, Ally starts Kindergarten in August (school starts August 10th) so it's going to make things a little more difficult. Any suggestions as to when to go?!?! (the last day of school this next year is May 21st if that matters) I'm not sure where we're going to stay yet either. We just LOVED the Ploynesian--I certainly wouldn't mind staying there again! So I need your help/opinions!!

BTW--I will update my TR soon. I'm SUPER busy with VBS this week--it is wearing me out! Ally's dance recital is this Saturday as well!! Busy busy!

That is great news! I agree with everyone else the for Kindergarten it really shouldn't be a big deal to take her out of school. Do it while you can - it definitely gets harder as they get older. I love both the fall and Christmas decorations and festivities at WDW. You can do summer anytime so I'd try for one of those. Both of the parties, Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party and Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party, are so much fun!


Hmmm...I don't know Becky, but I think I might have convinced Shawn to go back in February with the kids! :rolleyes1 LOL!! Hehe!
Sara

Oooh - really? popcorn:: We always go for a long weekend in February.... :rolleyes1

[MagicShell]

Congratulations on going back next year. We usually go in early Dec, but I home school. My parents have been near the end of May and thought that was a good time to go. I don't think I could handle the hot part of the summer. But, if that was the only time I could go I would find a way to deal with it.

[L*hd]

wow.. those are great news.....:cool1::cool1::banana::cool1:

hoping my DH will say the same after our trip next fall.

You were asking me about my children ages...
Hannah ( 5 ) Jan 19 and Diego ( 20 months ) Oct 15

Don't worry about missing some days from school..... :rolleyes1:rolleyes1;

[kstatefamily]

We were the "bad" parents last year and took ourdaughter out of kindergartenout for a week in December. She didn't miss a thing at school and we had no wait times all week. We had the best time. We thought that the VMMCP was too crowded. We won't do that again. have fun planning.

[DWGal210]

WOO HOO! Another trip! Sweet! :cool1: :cool1:

Well, here is my 2 cents as far as your dates are concerned; I would say if you're OK with pulling Ally out of school, how about say late April? The weather would be nice and then you'll be in between most of the spring break people and the end of school travelers.

But I also vote for Christmas time...as I'm sure you know we're going this Christmas and it's WONDERFUL! :love: Yes, it's crowded but to me, nothing beats seeing the World all decked out for the holidays!

Sounds like you have a busy week - take care!

[bhwhiz]

Make sure you don't plan your trip next year during football season! Roll Tide!!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Hi!
I am loving you tr your daughters are adorable!
Also you take amazing pictures!
About when you should go next year me and my family always go in April or May the flower and garden festival is just beautiful! Plus tons of picture taking opportunities!

[*Seanaci*]

Yay for the hubby saying he wants to go again next year. :D

Personally, I would go over Christmas Break...weather is nice and mild, christmas decorations are up...just gorgeous! Sure, a bit crowded, but when you're at Disney who cares, ya know?

[longing2Batdisney]

Hi girlfriend! Just got caught up again. It's been super crazy.

We went this year on those dates (although ours was the week of Mem. Day--super crowded --at least we felt like it was--compared to our trips in the past)

We've already decided to go back the week before Memorial Day next year which is the 22nd-29th since that will be after school gets out and before the big crowds. We were thinking of checking out free dining but both girls will be in school in 2010 so that wouldn't be near as easy to work out. As Lindsey gets older it is getting more difficult to plan during school - seems like they are testing for something all the time. Maybe we'll see ya again next year!!!

GREAT NEWS!!! seems this year was a winner for return trips for all!!!

the poly looked great; but, I'm into this new thought I want to try them all what other resort do you think ya'll may like. The Grand Floridian looks like a great place to take little girls--it looks so victorian.
Good Luck! with your search and decision

[JPFamilyMom]

Ok, officially signing in now. :)
Can't wait to read more.
I don't know that spring break is more or less crowded, but we are planning the beginning of March as my husband has a winter break on top of the spring break, so we are going that week. I heard March weather is very nice.

[ladybugmom]

Ok, officially signing in now. :)
Can't wait to read more.
I don't know that spring break is more or less crowded, but we are planning the beginning of March as my husband has a winter break on top of the spring break, so we are going that week. I heard March weather is very nice.

Hi Jessica!!! Thanks for joining in! I'm so glad that you found my TR--especially since you live sooo close!


Ladies--be patient with me! This has been a BUSY week and I'm frantically trying to put together my Photopass photobook before my pictures expire! Hang in there--I will be updating soon! I promise!

[mousescrapper]

Hi Becky...

Take your time getting back to us and your TR...we'll be here! popcorn::

I know the feeling, my TR is dragging out...w/ my busy schedule...I'm about to start Day 5) of 8 and we went the end of March...:rolleyes1

Can't wait to see your photo book....please post pic's after you get it!

Wonderful news about the pre-planning of another trip next yr! :yay:

I wouldn't over worry the school thing too much either...K is easy to pull from, it get's harder as they get older.

I like the advice of planning around school vacations and such and maybe just pulling for a day or two. That is what we plan for our trip next year November. but when my twins (now incoming 5th) were in K, we pulled them out for a week to spend their 6th b-day there in May.

I loved the Poly too...but I also think it is fun to experience other resorts too.

Can't wait to see what you decide and plan, plus the end of this trip.

PS just a TR tip....in your title (from your original post) when you post new posts to the TR...if you add New and the date....it can help us know when you've updated better....JAT.

J-

[BrickyPool]

sounds awesome .. have fun next year :lmao::lmao:!

[DWGal210]

No worries, Becky....we'll be here when you get back! :cheer2:

Hope this week is a better one for ya!

:goodvibes Katie

[thmar]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I purchased some of the bows that ladybugmom makes...they are even cuter than the pictures!! You have to check them out!! Thanks, ladybugmom!!

[tmkinney]

Subscribing... popcorn::
You have a beautiful family!

[ladybugmom]

Hi everybody!! Sooo sorry I haven't posted in awhile! I hope I haven't lost all of you! Thanks for hanging in there! We've had a super-busy couple of weeks. Ally had swimming lessons the last 2 weeks and loved every minute of it!!

I had been frantically working on my Photopass Photobook until it stopped me at 60 pages!!!! :confused3 I triple-checked the info on the website in the photobook description--it said I could do up to 80 pages and I had 2 more days of vacation to go. I had planned accordingly and weeded down my 3,000 pics (planned 10 pages per day we were there-and that was even difficult). It had taken me DAYS to work on this book! Uggh! So Photobook got a LONG e-mail from me and I got a form letter type e-mail back. Double Uggh! So I called them and ended up talking to the lady who had e-mailed me--she was not so nice and talked down to me. I insisted that it said 80 pages and she had me walk her through where to find it (she did NOT believe me and it was very obvious). So once that info did indeed pop up for her she was not at all apologetic! She said, "Oh yeah--it does say that--doesn't it?!" Ummm--yeah! I told her I wasn't crazy! And she said, "I'll have to let my IT team know but there is nothing I can do for you." No sorry--nothing! By that point I was so angry I was shaking! All of this hard work for nothing! But I get really quiet when I get angry and usually don't know what to say. I did ask her about my pics that were expiring on June 27th--that there was no way now that I could complete my book in time--she said she could extend my pic deadline by 10 days. And that was it! What horrible customer service--make the customer feel stupid and low-life! Ugggh!! So after I calmed down, I researched other options and decided to just cancel my Photobook that I had pre-ordered and go with Shutterfly. I want to create a book that I'm happy with--you know?! With Shutterfly I won't get the cute Disney backgrounds but I can have up to 100 pages with as many pics on a page as I want! Oh--and so I e-mailed Photopass to let them know I wanted a refund and I am getting one (not sure how that works--haven't seen a refund to my bank account yet and I got the e-mail from them on the 25th). I did order my Photocd though and I'm looking forward to receiving it! I ended up with 1,008 pics!!

Last night we just got back from celebrating our 10th anniversary! Brent took me to Nashville and we dropped the girls off with my parents on the way on Friday. Brent told me nothing about what he had planned--he wanted everything to be a surprise!! We got to the Hutton Hotel and checked in! I was BLOWN away at how nice this place was! I had never stayed anywhere this nice before! I felt like I didn't belong but got used to it pretty quickly. We had dinner reservations for Ruth's Chris and it was FABULOUS (we eat here every year on our anniversary). The next day we got up and had lunch at the hotel and then went to see Legally Blonde The Musical!!! The show was hilarious and we enjoyed it very much! That night we had dinner at Amerigo's--yummy italian food!! The next morning we checked out and went shopping for most of the day and then headed home to pick up the girls. The weekend was absolutely WONDERFUL!!

I promise I'll be having a TR update as soon as I can get it done! Claire is waking up from her nap. . . Coming up--Day 3--first day at Magic Kingdom, BBB, and CRT, etc!!

[kaysmommie]

Hi Becky,
Glad you had a great Anniversary weekend. Don't worry about being busy well wait for your updates. I haven't updated in a while either. Seems like there is still no spare time even though it's summer.

[pmama]

Shutterfly looks like a good option. I may have to look into that.

[JPFamilyMom]

Glad you had fun on your anniversary, that stinks about the photobook, good to know it advance, since I frequently use shutterfly already. :)
Can't wait to see the update popcorn::

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Becky! Don't worry too much. My updates have been very slow. Happy Anniverary!!! We love Ruth Chris Steakhouse. It's one of your favorites also. Our 10 year anniversary is next weekend and we are heading down to Nashville also. Joe mentioned maybe trying the Stockyard this year. We'll see. Glad you had a nice weekend. Can't wait for the next update. :goodvibes

[shannon47142]

hi--I'm late to the party but am very impressed so far with your family and all that you guys have gotten done so far, even with the rain:goodvibes
your anniversary weekend sounded wonderful:cool1:

[ThePin Princess]

i cant wait to hear about day 3!!!

[scrdofbugs]

I am loving your trip report and your girls are adorable. BTW, I live in the Memphis area too (Millington). Small world!!

[ladybugmom]

Today we woke up super-early in order to make it to MK for an 8:00 a.m. BBB appointment. Ally's invite to the BBB:
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And the girl's invite to CRT
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We were so excited about our first day at MK that we ended up getting to the gates by 7:15 a.m.!!
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Ally got a kick out of having her very own ticket and being able to put it in the turnstile to enter the parks
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As we waited to enter MK the girls were given some Mickey confetti
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A little after 7:30 a.m. the CMs did a special countdown for those of us entering the park early. Everyone threw their confetti in the air as they dropped the rope for us to enter. (the girls LOVED this)

It was such a magical and overwhelming experience walking down Main Street and the park being pretty much empty! We took it all in and made sure to get lots of pics while no one was around. We had some Photopass pics made and I took some as well.
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We explored some of the castle before we made our way to the BBB.
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The girls enjoyed seeing all of the "pictures" on the wall inside the castle
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Then we headed into the BBB and were some of the first to arrive.
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It was absolutely BREATHTAKING inside of the castle!
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Then Princess Ally was called back and welcomed by her Fairy Godmother-in-training, Moncy. Ally chose her hairstyle, tiara, and nail polish and the magic began!!
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Brent & Claire watching
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continued in next post . . .

[ladybugmom]

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Claire & me (can you spot the "hidden" Mickeys?)
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Ally enjoying her BBB experience
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Claire cheesin' for the camera
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Moncy spraying the "plaster" on Ally's hair
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Ally showing off her nails
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Moncy was WONDERFUL!! She took sooo much time with Ally making sure her hair was centered and sitting on her head just right.
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pixie dust (I'm STILL finding this is the girl's hair)
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And the reveal!
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my beautiful princess
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Claire was not left out--pixie dust for Claire!!
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checking out the dresses while Daddy pays
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The experience at the BBB was excellent and we will definitely be doing it again!! Plus it was VERY worth the $ (Ally received the middle package that included hair, make-up, and nails). Since it rained everyday, I ended up keeping Ally's hair like this for the rest of our trip. And I'm telling you IT DID NOT MOVE!! I'm not sure what they put on Ally's hair but it was super stiff. It worked very well b/c Ally has super curly hair which would have been a frizzy mess in all of the rain!

After we left the BBB we headed back out to the front of the castle for more photopass photo ops. (I will share these when I get my cd) Here is one pic I took:
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Then we headed to the Exposition Hall and had a photo shoot with the Photopass photograper in the BBB studio. The pictures turned out BEAUTIFULLY! I will share those when I get them. He even took some of Ally & Claire together--so sweet!! I was very pleased with the pics!

After the photo shoot we headed back out to Main Street and we could hear the opening show--the park was about to open so I quickly took some pics of Ally.
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Our plan was to head to Fantasyland and ride Dumbo first thing before it got crowded. But who will we end up running into before we get to Dumbo?!?!?! Will we get to ride Dumbo?!?!

[JPFamilyMom]

What a great experience for Ally. So cute:cutie:. I have two boys so will never get to experience BBB, but they now have a pirates one for boys, so we might do that.

Can't wait to see what happens nextpopcorn::

[Charleston Princess]

How fun for Ally!!! She is so adorable with her princess make-over!!! :goodvibes

[IluvXU]

so darling... and how fun is it to be at MK before the park opens. I am sure your photopass pics are amazing!

[longing2Batdisney]

Ally came out so beautiful!! Both girls are adorable in their princess dresses. I love the castle pics w/ the empty park. I really like the one of Ally outside the castle after the makeover.

Can't wait to hear who ya'll run into...;)

[mommytothreeboys]

Aww...that sounds like a fantastic experience at BBB for Ally. Every little girl deserves to be treated like a princess! princess: She looks beautiful!

Amazing pics of an empty MK! Woo-Hoo! :woohoo:

So sorry about your photobook experience. What a shame that you got such poor customer service. I'm debating doing a digital book for this trip as well...haven't decided yet! I hope you are happy with your book from Shutterfly.

The pic of Claire "cheesin" for the camera is adorable!

Can't wait to hear more! :yay:

[teacher2525]

I am enjoying your adventure with your princesses. I have to enjoy it through others since I have 3 pirates pirate:pirate:pirate: However, my littlest pirate is taken with the princesses and wants to have breakfast with them when we go in August :woohoo: He says he will be the prince guy that the princesses like:love:

[mom2mek]

Awww...she's so pretty! I'm so glad your BBB experience was very magical! We love the BBB! And I soooo love the Princess style (we got the Diva style when we went with the whole family - all 16 of us) and we had 6 kids at the BBB at one time - all the girls picked the DIVA! It's cute and all, but I really thought my girls would pick the princess one with the crown. Nope - fake hair it was! :headache:

So when we went back in October with a smaller group, I was able to persuade my girls to go for the princess style! :cool1: :thumbsup2

Glad you were able to keep her hair up like that for the week - I'm sure it made it a lot easier to deal with considering all the weather issues!! :goodvibes

All of your empty park pics are fabulous! I'm so glad it wasn't raining first thing that morning! :cloud9:

(How frustrating about your photobook....:headache::headache: I use the www.mypublisher.com site - it's fabulous! The books are really amazing! Same thing though - no cute Disney borders, but I use the really colorful design style that they have and it's pretty cute!)

I hope you make it to Dumbo!!!

Sara

[BellaSoleil]

Just precious! :cutie: Can't wait to hear about the rest of your morning.

[tmkinney]

Great update! :thumbsup2 Love all the pics in front of the castle, early mornings are the BEST! The girls look so cute.

I read your post about the photobook and I wanted to tell you about a site called picaboo. Have you heard of it? I made a book with them and they do have disney backgrounds to choose from. For your first book, you can get a 50% off code too. I think you can add as many pages as you want, of course, its extra $, but the book originally comes with 20 pages, and they offer coupon codes all the time. Here is the link to the book I made if you are interested:

http://preview.picaboo.com/Webview/CoverPage.aspx?album=000000000002E792A1&user=000000000002E48B29

I got my book within 2 days of ordering it too, they are awesome!

[shannon47142]

Ally turned out even more beautiful:goodvibes
the photoshoot pictures will be awesome!!

[pmama]

Look! My youngest DD had the same lady almost two years ago in Oct. 2007. We were in the MK BBB the same month it opened at that location. At that time she did DD's nail and make-up.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll18/brookedannar/Disneyland%202008/IMG_0705.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll18/brookedannar/Disneyland%202008/IMG_0710.jpg

[overthemoon4mickey]

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[ladybugmom]

Hi Becky,
Glad you had a great Anniversary weekend. Don't worry about being busy well wait for your updates. I haven't updated in a while either. Seems like there is still no spare time even though it's summer.

Thank you Nichole!! It was so nice to get away!!

Shutterfly looks like a good option. I may have to look into that.

You should! There seems to be a lot available!

Glad you had fun on your anniversary, that stinks about the photobook, good to know it advance, since I frequently use shutterfly already. :)
Can't wait to see the update popcorn::

Thank you Jessica!! We had a great time!! It's nice to get away every once and awhile!

Hi Becky! Don't worry too much. My updates have been very slow. Happy Anniverary!!! We love Ruth Chris Steakhouse. It's one of your favorites also. Our 10 year anniversary is next weekend and we are heading down to Nashville also. Joe mentioned maybe trying the Stockyard this year. We'll see. Glad you had a nice weekend. Can't wait for the next update. :goodvibes

Thank you Leanne!! Happy 10th Anniversary to you, too!! Have fun in Nashville and enjoy your time together!!

hi--I'm late to the party but am very impressed so far with your family and all that you guys have gotten done so far, even with the rain:goodvibes
your anniversary weekend sounded wonderful:cool1:

Hi Shannon and welcome!! So glad you're joining in on my TR!!

i cant wait to hear about day 3!!!

Check out my latest update!!

I am loving your trip report and your girls are adorable. BTW, I live in the Memphis area too (Millington). Small world!!

Hi, thank you, and welcome!! Oh wow--Millington! You are super-close to me!! Do glad you are joining in!!

[ladybugmom]

What a great experience for Ally. So cute:cutie:. I have two boys so will never get to experience BBB, but they now have a pirates one for boys, so we might do that.

Can't wait to see what happens nextpopcorn::

Thanks Jessica!! She really enjoyed it! I can't wait until Claire is old enough!

How fun for Ally!!! She is so adorable with her princess make-over!!! :goodvibes

Thank you Jackie!! She loved every minute of it!!

so darling... and how fun is it to be at MK before the park opens. I am sure your photopass pics are amazing!

Thank you Laura!! It was quite the experience being in MK before all of the crowds--AMAZING!!

Ally came out so beautiful!! Both girls are adorable in their princess dresses. I love the castle pics w/ the empty park. I really like the one of Ally outside the castle after the makeover.

Can't wait to hear who ya'll run into...;)

Thank you!! Stay tuned!!

Aww...that sounds like a fantastic experience at BBB for Ally. Every little girl deserves to be treated like a princess! princess: She looks beautiful!

Amazing pics of an empty MK! Woo-Hoo! :woohoo:

So sorry about your photobook experience. What a shame that you got such poor customer service. I'm debating doing a digital book for this trip as well...haven't decided yet! I hope you are happy with your book from Shutterfly.

The pic of Claire "cheesin" for the camera is adorable!

Can't wait to hear more! :yay:

Than you Missy!! It WAS a fantastic experience for Ally!! I wish they had had things like this when I was Ally's age! Yes, Claire is a total ham! I'm just glad she likes getting her picture taken now. She used to just sit and look at the camera with her mouth open!

[ladybugmom]

I am enjoying your adventure with your princesses. I have to enjoy it through others since I have 3 pirates pirate:pirate:pirate: However, my littlest pirate is taken with the princesses and wants to have breakfast with them when we go in August :woohoo: He says he will be the prince guy that the princesses like:love:

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying my TR!! Ok--that is precious--what a sweet little prince!!

Awww...she's so pretty! I'm so glad your BBB experience was very magical! We love the BBB! And I soooo love the Princess style (we got the Diva style when we went with the whole family - all 16 of us) and we had 6 kids at the BBB at one time - all the girls picked the DIVA! It's cute and all, but I really thought my girls would pick the princess one with the crown. Nope - fake hair it was! :headache:

So when we went back in October with a smaller group, I was able to persuade my girls to go for the princess style! :cool1: :thumbsup2

Glad you were able to keep her hair up like that for the week - I'm sure it made it a lot easier to deal with considering all the weather issues!! :goodvibes

All of your empty park pics are fabulous! I'm so glad it wasn't raining first thing that morning! :cloud9:

(How frustrating about your photobook....:headache::headache: I use the www.mypublisher.com site - it's fabulous! The books are really amazing! Same thing though - no cute Disney borders, but I use the really colorful design style that they have and it's pretty cute!)

I hope you make it to Dumbo!!!

Sara

Hi Sara!! Thank you sooo much!! Yes, Ally and I talked a lot about which hairstyle she would choose. Thankfully it was always the princess style!! Yes, the rain held off for awhile that morning--thank goodness!! Yeah--I hate that I have to start over on my Photobook but I think I'll be a lot happier with the outcome!

Just precious! :cutie: Can't wait to hear about the rest of your morning.

Thank you Soleil! It was a very magical morning for us!!

Great update! :thumbsup2 Love all the pics in front of the castle, early mornings are the BEST! The girls look so cute.

I read your post about the photobook and I wanted to tell you about a site called picaboo. Have you heard of it? I made a book with them and they do have disney backgrounds to choose from. For your first book, you can get a 50% off code too. I think you can add as many pages as you want, of course, its extra $, but the book originally comes with 20 pages, and they offer coupon codes all the time. Here is the link to the book I made if you are interested:

http://preview.picaboo.com/Webview/CoverPage.aspx?album=000000000002E792A1&user=000000000002E48B29

I got my book within 2 days of ordering it too, they are awesome!

Thank you!! I have never heard of Picaboo--I'll have to check it out! Thank you so much for the link!! They do have Disney backgrounds?! I didn't realize anyone else offered that! :thumbsup2

Ally turned out even more beautiful:goodvibes
the photoshoot pictures will be awesome!!

Thank you! I can't wait until I get my photocd and can share the pics!!

Look! My youngest DD had the same lady almost two years ago in Oct. 2007. We were in the MK BBB the same month it opened at that location. At that time she did DD's nail and make-up.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll18/brookedannar/Disneyland%202008/IMG_0705.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll18/brookedannar/Disneyland%202008/IMG_0710.jpg

Oh wow!! Faith had Moncy, too!! That's awesome!!

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Thanks for reading!!

[mousescrapper]

Hi Becky!

I am so sorry about the page issue w/ your PhotoPass Book....that is really too bad. I am very happy with mine, but only wnet over the intial 20 by a few so that didn't happen to me.

I'm glad you are still getting your CD and can't wait to see those pic's. I would have been so mad too....so I feel your :mad:

I've made digital books on Shutterfly several times and have been very pleased w/ them. maybe you could add just a few Disney stickers to the pages after you get the book...:idea:

So to Disney!

princess: Just love your BBB experience and Ally your dolled up Princess, I really hope to do that for my girls next Novemeber for their b-days and happy to hear the do stayed in that long, my Mae has very curly hair and if we do it it would be on her younger sister's b-day and hers is 3 days later, so that would be great if it lasted awhile.

She looks so cute and how sweet to include some pixie dust for Claire too.

Don't you just love getting to MK before everyone else? It makes it so much more magical to start your day that way!

I love all your pictures, very pretty.

Can't wait to hear about who you met and if you rode Dumbo! popcorn::

Ps remind me did your TA make all those personal invites to the meals and BBB yes?

do you mind if I borrow that idea for my kids? thanks :goodvibes

J-

[DisneyNicole]

Bad weather all over the country. Here in NJ, it isn't much fun either. I hope it clears up soon. Its ridiculous. :headache:

[ladybugmom]

Hi Becky!

I am so sorry about the page issue w/ your PhotoPass Book....that is really too bad. I am very happy with mine, but only wnet over the intial 20 by a few so that didn't happen to me.

I'm glad you are still getting your CD and can't wait to see those pic's. I would have been so mad too....so I feel your :mad:

I've made digital books on Shutterfly several times and have been very pleased w/ them. maybe you could add just a few Disney stickers to the pages after you get the book...:idea:

So to Disney!

princess: Just love your BBB experience and Ally your dolled up Princess, I really hope to do that for my girls next Novemeber for their b-days and happy to hear the do stayed in that long, my Mae has very curly hair and if we do it it would be on her younger sister's b-day and hers is 3 days later, so that would be great if it lasted awhile.

She looks so cute and how sweet to include some pixie dust for Claire too.

Don't you just love getting to MK before everyone else? It makes it so much more magical to start your day that way!

I love all your pictures, very pretty.

Can't wait to here about who you met and if you rode Dumbo! popcorn::

Ps remind me did your TA make all those personal invites to the meals and BBB yes?

do you mind if I borrow that idea for my kids? thanks :goodvibes

J-

Thank you--yeah--it was very frustrating!! Do you know if you can upload your own backgrounds or use a picture as a background on Shutterfly?

Oh yes!! You HAVE to do BBB for your girls when you go next November!! It is worth every penny! Yes, getting into MK before the crowds was incredible!!

Oh--and my invitations were made by a DISigner in the Creative DIS section. there are LOTS of DISers who make them!! Check it out!!

[ladybugmom]

Bad weather all over the country. Here in NJ, it isn't much fun either. I hope it clears up soon. Its ridiculous. :headache:

Well it ended up raining the entire time we were down there!! But we still had a good time! Where do you live in NJ? I have family in Cherry Hill (dad's side) and my mom grew up in Cranford!

[mousescrapper]

Thank you--yeah--it was very frustrating!! Do you know if you can upload your own backgrounds or use a picture as a background on Shutterfly?

no I don't know, but you can certaintly upload any image you have. I know you can have a whole page be a single picture w/ no border which is very sharp.

On the collage section you can have a picture as a background and then smaller pictures on top...so maybe it can work in a photo book too. Never have tried that.


Oh--and my invitations were made by a DISigner in the Creative DIS section. there are LOTS of DISers who make them!! Check it out!!

Thanks I will!

[kaysmommie]

Great update Becky. The invitation you made for BBB is so cute. Love the pictures of Claire and Ally, they look so cute in their Cinderella dresses. Looks like Ally had a ball getting done up at BBB. Waiting to hear more about your day. So glad you were able to make a photo book you like on Shutter Fly.

[ladybugmom]

Thanks I will!

No problem!! And thanks for the info on Shutterfly. I'll have to look into it more!

[ladybugmom]

Great update Becky. The invitation you made for BBB is so cute. Love the pictures of Claire and Ally, they look so cute in their Cinderella dresses. Looks like Ally had a ball getting done up at BBB. Waiting to hear more about your day. So glad you were able to make a photo book you like on Shutter Fly.

Thanks Nichole!! Oh--I didn't make the invitation--a DISigner made it for me--I can't take credit for that!

[ladybugmom]

So as the crowd was entering the park we quickly headed towards Fantasyland to ride Dumbo. We decided to take the path around the left side of the castle. As we rounded the corner, standing next to the castle stood the Fairy Godmother!!!! The girls were sooo excited! And being the big dork I am, I was thinking how great it was that they were wearing their Cinderella dresses. A great picture opportunity!!
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Then the girls said their goodbyes and we headed into Fantasyland. We got a quick picture of Ally with the sword and the stone. (she claims that she felt the sword wiggle--hee hee!!)
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Then we headed straight to Dumbo as it was on the top of our list--a Disney classic! We were hoping the line wouldn't be too bad as we were watching our time due to our CRT ressie at 10:05. The sign said 15 minutes--yay! As we stood in line the clouds were looming above us and the sky was darkening. I was praying that the rain would hold off so that we could ride Dumbo. The line moved fairly quickly and it was finally our turn to ride! Ally rode with Brent and Claire rode with me. Here is a picture I took while we were riding (notice the sky):
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It was very difficult to get a pic of Claire since she was sitting next to me. But here is a pic of Ally & Brent (one of my favs)!
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As the ride was coming to a stop I started to feel sprinkles of rain--uggh! So we decided to make our way to the castle and check-in for CRT. We were about 15-20 minutes early but were given a royal ticket and escorted into the castle. We were the very 1st ones to arrive! We took full advantage of our time as we waited and took a bunch of pictures. The castle was beautiful!
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As we waited the girls were given their magic wands and wishing stars. That kept them entertained!!
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And the mice hiding high up in the wall!
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Then a CM came and started lining us up to meet Cinderella! We were first in line!! Whoo hoo!! And out came Cinderella and immediately she started interacting with Ally & Claire. It was so cute!
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The CM took some photos and then I snapped a few and then we were asked to sit back down--they would seat us shortly.
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All of a sudden I realized that we did not have the girl's autograph books! Oh no!!! So I had Brent run out to our stroller and retrieve the books. Whew! He was back before we were seated--stressful! Suddenly they announced, "The Royal Lollar Family"--it was time for us to be seated!!! And up the winding staircase we went!
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We were seated very close to the windows overlooking Fantasyland! WOW! We were taking it all in--we were finally dining INSIDE of Cinderella's castle! It was so surreal!!
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Brent & Ally
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the ceiling of the castle
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the windows overlooking Fantasyland (check out that sky)
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Our waitress brought out fresh fruit and drinks for us. Claire LOVED the fruit!!
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Claire & me
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Then the waitress brought out eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, cheese danishes, and breakfast breads. The girls both had french toast sticks. The food was pretty good but nothing spectacular. Then all of a sudden the music began and they started telling the story of one princess (we had fun guessing which princess would appear). Out came Snow White!!!!
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She went from table to table greeting everyone, taking pictures, and signing books. And then came Aurora!!!!
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As the princesses continued to greet their guests, I started feeling very funny and light-headed and I was having trouble breathing. I don't know if it was the excitement of everything or what but I thought I was going to pass out. It was the scariest feeling! I had all these thoughts running through my head--what happens if I DO pass out? I'll ruin everything! I won't be able to enjoy the experience of CRT! Where will they take me? What will they do with me? Oh no!!

continued in next post. . .

[ladybugmom]

Brent could tell something was wrong by the look on my face. He kept asking me if I was ok and I kept telling him that I wasn't sure. I told him I thought I was going to pass out. So I started taking deep, slow breaths and praying that I would no longer feel the way I did. Thankfully I started feeling a little better--praise the Lord! So anyway, the next princess to join us was Jasmine!!!
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And then Belle!!!
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The princesses were wonderful--I only wished that we hadn't felt so rushed with them but the girls didn't seem to mind. Then there was a royal announcement and the girls were told to wave their magic wands in the air.
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And then they were instructed to hold their wishing stars, close their eyes, and make a wish!
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And then the girls were told to open their eyes and when they looked up at the ceiling there were lights twinkling everywhere!! So magical! I was able to capture Ally's reaction!
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We finished up, paid, and then gathered our belongings. I reached down to grab our camera bag and it wasn't there. So I asked Brent if he had placed it by him--he had not! By that time I was FREAKING OUT!! This bag had my zoom lens, charger, and extra battery in it!! If we did not find it those things would be gone and once my original battery died, I would no longer be able to take anymore pictures--and it was only Monday!!! I could tell Brent was scared as well and he ran downstairs to check where we had waited to be seated. I thought I was going to cry! I gathered up the girls and headed down the stairs and by that time Brent was running back up to me! He had found the case!!! PTL!!! It had not been left downstairs--when he had gone out to the stroller to get the autograph books, he had accidentally left it sitting in the seat of our stroller! I was amazed that no one had taken it (and VERY relieved)!!! We both breathed a HUGE sigh of relief!

Now the plan was to change the girls out of their princess dresses and into their clothes for the day. We used the big family bathroom that was downstairs in the castle. Thankfully it was very roomy and we were able to get the girls changed quickly. Then we headed out to get our stroller and guess what?! IT WAS POURING RAIN!!! Uggh! So we decided to wait it out for a little bit while we were still covered by the castle.

Ally waiting
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I told Brent that we needed to get out the ponchos--I didn't think the rain was ending anytime soon. So we put on our ponchos and hung out a little more. There were poeple shoulder to shoulder where we were waiting and it seemd like the rain just kept coming down harder and harder. And all of a sudden I felt tears welling up inside my eyes and I just started to cry. I turned away from my girls so they wouldn't see their mommy upset (the hood on my poncho helped, too). I was just soooo bummed with all of the rain. I was sooo ready for it to stop (little did I know that it would continue for the rest of the week). So I got it together and we decided we would just make do--we would never get anything done hanging out all day. Since the carousel was close by, we decided to hop on (there was no wait).
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We were able to ride a lot of things in Fantasyland that day with little to no wait but I was unable to get a ton of pics due to the rain. I did get pics of It's A Small World, though! Another Disney classic that Claire just ADORED!!
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The joy and excitement on Claire's face as we rode just made my day! THIS is what Disney World is all about!!

Then we headed to the Haunted Mansion!
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Brent & Claire in line for HM
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I was a little concerned about how the girls would react to this ride. My parents claimed that I just loved this ride when I was 3 (I don't really remember). But the girls loved the ride!! They especially liked how the ghost sat with us at the very end. Fun fun!!

Then onto Frontierland where we ran into Rafiki and Meeko!!
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After the girls got their pictures made and autographs signed, they turned around and there was someone special!!! Who was it?!?!?

[julluvsdisney]

loving you TR! We were also there for the same week! I felt the same way when it started to pour!!! :( I just need to know what kind of camera you have!!!???? These pics are amazing!!! Please let me know!

[ladybugmom]

loving you TR! We were also there for the same week! I felt the same way when it started to pour!!! :( I just need to know what kind of camera you have!!!???? These pics are amazing!!! Please let me know!

Thank you and welcome Julie!!! Oh no--the rain was awful, wasn't it?!?! I have a Canon Rebel XT! I just LOVE my camera--would recommend it to anyone!

[julluvsdisney]

Thank you and welcome Julie!!! Oh no--the rain was awful, wasn't it?!?! I have a Canon Rebel XT! I just LOVE my camera--would recommend it to anyone!


Thanks so much I have to have one!!
I was so disapointed with the rain! It was my 2 boys first time too and we only got 3 days of sun :(! I'm hoping next time (yay january, im a little obsessed haha!) we will be able to enjoy the parks more! We only got about 2 hrs in animal kingdom! boo! Cant wait to go back though!!! :yay:

[ladybugmom]

Thanks so much I have to have one!!
I was so disapointed with the rain! It was my 2 boys first time too and we only got 3 days of sun :(! I'm hoping next time (yay january, im a little obsessed haha!) we will be able to enjoy the parks more! We only got about 2 hrs in animal kingdom! boo! Cant wait to go back though!!! :yay:

I feel ya!! We were at AK on Tuesday and it rained sooo hard that day (a total of 11 inches in one day)!! Needless to say, we didn't see much of the park. We are planning a trip for next year, too--just haven't nailed down the dates yet. There is LOTS more to see and do!!

[julluvsdisney]

I feel ya!! We were at AK on Tuesday and it rained sooo hard that day (a total of 11 inches in one day)!! Needless to say, we didn't see much of the park. We are planning a trip for next year, too--just haven't nailed down the dates yet. There is LOTS more to see and do!!

I have been there 2 times in the last 2 years and I still havnt seen a ton of the rides/shows! I cant wait this time I am going to make a list of the things we have not done yet and ride/see those things first then go on all of the favorites!:banana:

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, I love all the pictures of the girls meeting the princesses and enjoying breakfast! I would love to see those twinkling lights at some point!!!

What a bummer about the rain -- I think I would have teared up, too!!! :hug:

[IluvXU]

The rain is a pain with kids and cameras. Glad you were able to find the camera case and feel bette.=r.

[shannon47142]

I'm blga you pushed on through the rain!!
Brunch looked like a ton of fun:cool1:

[mommytothreeboys]

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This picture is adorable! Don't you just love it when they truly believe in magic??

Sounds like a wonderful morning at the castle! I'll never eat there..not with 3 princes instead of princesses!

Sorry you felt sick during breakfast. I hope it was the only time and glad it passed quickly.

Great report! Looking forward to more! :banana:

[mousescrapper]

Becky,

your last post, had my eyes swelling in your joy and sadness....I am just like you and probably would have started crying too w/ that rain. I am glad you made that best of it and carried on. The rain proabably worked to your advantage!

I love the views of the castle and everything, how wonderful....I can't wait to share that amgical castle w/ my girls (and DS) next year.

Sorry you started to feel ill and I'm so GLAD it passed PTL! I agree

the pictures of the girls making their wishes are just so cute. What a wonderful and magical beginning to your 1st day at the Magic Kingdom :wizard:

[MagicShell]

Great updates. Ally looks beautiful, but I must admit that I thought she already looked like a princess before she was transformed. I think everyone has at least one experience of thinking they lost something while at WDW. I personally have several each trip. I am glad you all were able to make the best of the rainy day. I can't wait to hear about the rest of it.

[ladybugmom]

Oh, I love all the pictures of the girls meeting the princesses and enjoying breakfast! I would love to see those twinkling lights at some point!!!

What a bummer about the rain -- I think I would have teared up, too!!! :hug:

Thank you Jackie!! It really was a magical experience!! Yeah--we just learned to live with the rain as the week progressed.

The rain is a pain with kids and cameras. Glad you were able to find the camera case and feel bette.=r.

Amen to that!! And with me wanting to take pics of EVERYTHING, it made things really difficult!

I'm blga you pushed on through the rain!!
Brunch looked like a ton of fun:cool1:

Yes!! And boy let me tell you how glad I was that I had brought Crocs to wear--they did great with all of the rain!

This picture is adorable! Don't you just love it when they truly believe in magic??

Sounds like a wonderful morning at the castle! I'll never eat there..not with 3 princes instead of princesses!

Sorry you felt sick during breakfast. I hope it was the only time and glad it passed quickly.

Great report! Looking forward to more! :banana:

Thank you!! Yes, and I pray that she believes for awhile. It seems like kids these days lose it so early on. It makes things so much more fun!

Becky,

your last post, had my eyes swelling in your joy and sadness....I am just like you and probably would have started crying too w/ that rain. I am glad you made that best of it and carried on. The rain proabably worked to your advantage!

I love the views of the castle and everything, how wonderful....I can't wait to share that amgical castle w/ my girls (and DS) next year.

Sorry you started to feel ill and I'm so GLAD it passed PTL! I agree

the pictures of the girls making their wishes are just so cute. What a wonderful and magical beginning to your 1st day at the Magic Kingdom :wizard:

Yes, the rain did work to our advantage--there were hardly any waits for anything! Many times we just walked on rides! The castle is very magical! I'm excited that you'll get to share it with your girls as well!!

Great updates. Ally looks beautiful, but I must admit that I thought she already looked like a princess before she was transformed. I think everyone has at least one experience of thinking they lost something while at WDW. I personally have several each trip. I am glad you all were able to make the best of the rainy day. I can't wait to hear about the rest of it.

Thank you! That is so sweet of you to say! :lovestruc

[ladybugmom]

Guess what came in the mail today?!? My Photopass Cds!!! All THREE of them (yes, 3--there were 1,008 pics by the time I was done editing)!! I wanted to share the pics that went with the days I've already shared! So here we go!!

Day 2 @ Hollywood Studios:
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in this pic we were all supposed to look scared (apparantly Ally & I were the only ones that followed directions)
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meeting Handy Manny
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meeting Quincy
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group pic with friends that were there the same time
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Ally & her friend Lexi
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Day 3 @ Magic Kingdom:
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Bibbiti Bobbiti Boutique
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[JPFamilyMom]

The CRT breakfast looked like so much fun. Love the look on Ally's face after the wish, so precious, and your little Claire is such a ham with the looks with the fruit. :)

But oh the rain, when you said you started to cry I felt tears well up in my face for you too. Glad you were at least able to get on a lot of rides.

so you left me hanging with who was there when you turned around popcorn::popcorn::

ok and then you posted pictures... LOVE your photopass pictures, so cute. Jack loves the Handy Manny pictures.

btw love your pink purse, too cute

[ladybugmom]

More pics!!
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the reveal!!
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Moncy showing Ally the back of her hair
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Ally's photoshoot
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[thmar]

...so much fun!! :)

[ladybugmom]

And a few more!! Some of both of the girls!!
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Cinderella's Royal Table
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[IluvXU]

Darling! There is no way to pick a favorite. The one of your DH holding the balloons is super fun!

[ladybugmom]

The CRT breakfast looked like so much fun. Love the look on Ally's face after the wish, so precious, and your little Claire is such a ham with the looks with the fruit. :)

But oh the rain, when you said you started to cry I felt tears well up in my face for you too. Glad you were at least able to get on a lot of rides.

so you left me hanging with who was there when you turned around popcorn::popcorn::

ok and then you posted pictures... LOVE your photopass pictures, so cute. Jack loves the Handy Manny pictures.

btw love your pink purse, too cute

Thanks Jessica! It was soooo much fun and Claire is VERY much a ham!! My pink purse is Vera Bradley and unfortunately it faded due to the sun and rain. But it was the perfect size for our trip1!

...so much fun!! :)

Thanks! We did have a lot of fun!!

Darling! There is no way to pick a favorite. The one of your DH holding the balloons is super fun!

Thank you Laura!

[shannon47142]

what great pictures--I had a smile on my face that kept getting bigger as I scanned through all the pics:love:

[jezaduck24]

The big reveal picture is stunning! I would frame that one!

I cannot wait until my toddler is old enough to Bibbidi Bobbidi!

[ThePin Princess]

Becky, all your pictures are amazing! The girls look so cute in the photoshoot. I love their outfits! So cute!!

[jana616]

All of your pictures are great! I especially love the ones in front of the castle after BBB-the one of Ally by herself and also the ones of your whole family. Looks like you had a magical, wonderful time!!

[longing2Batdisney]

Great update!!! the photo pass photos are great (as are your photos). Great family memories :).

[ladybugmom]

what great pictures--I had a smile on my face that kept getting bigger as I scanned through all the pics:love:

Thank you!! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the pics!!

The big reveal picture is stunning! I would frame that one!

I cannot wait until my toddler is old enough to Bibbidi Bobbidi!

Thank you! I was so glad that the Photopass photographer captured her reaction! Unfortunately in my pic was her hair was in focus and her face was not.

Becky, all your pictures are amazing! The girls look so cute in the photoshoot. I love their outfits! So cute!!

Thank you so much!! :lovestruc

[ladybugmom]

All of your pictures are great! I especially love the ones in front of the castle after BBB-the one of Ally by herself and also the ones of your whole family. Looks like you had a magical, wonderful time!!

Thank you Jana!! Those were some of my favorites pics as well!!

Great update!!! the photo pass photos are great (as are your photos). Great family memories :).

Thank you!! :flower3:

[mom2mek]

Great updates, Becky! (I totally understand about the rain and tearing up....that would have been me too! But kudos to you for turning so your girls didn't see and then carrying on with the day!

The picture of Ally looking up at the twinkling stars is so amazing! You really captured some wonderful moments!

All of your photopass pics are amazing! I love the new BBB borders - they had different ones in October (another reason to get my girls back there, right? :rotfl:) I love the reveal pic!

OH, how I wish I had asked about the balloon pic from the photopass guys - that is really cute!

Looking forward to the rest of your day....

Sara

[mkluvsmickey]

Great updates! I love all the BBB pictures and the ones from inside Cinderella's castle too. You got some fantastic shots.

The photopass pictures are all great also. I've never seen that balloon one before - love it!

[Charleston Princess]

Super great Photopass pictures!!! Love the ones of Ally at BBB and afterwards!

[mommytothreeboys]

Your PP pics are AMAZING!! Ally really is a gorgeous little princess! And Claire is just too cute! I love that you let the girls wear their Crocs with their dresses....and I love the bare feet!

That balloon pic is so cool! I don't remember seeing that before. Those Mickey head balloons just make me happy! :):)

The picture of Ally holding hands with her friend....priceless! :flower3:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just read through!

You have some great pictures!

I know your pain concerning all the rain. It was such a drag but you can't let it get you down!

Can't wait for more. :thumbsup2

[OneTreeHillAddict]

First of all you guys are such a cute family! I think I had commented on your PTR before since our dates crossed. I can't remember for sure. I'm checking out this TR now. The Polynesian...love the place! We stayed there last Summer..got lucky w/ a free MK view and it was amazing. My kids both slept on that couch...the second bed went untouched...I thought that was funny that they had to sleep on the couch.

Your little dining cards are so cute! And what a sweet travel agent you have to send such a nice gift for the girls.

Now I am at the part with your BBB & CRT invites ~ so so cute! Oh, and look at your little Cinderella's. I wish we could have met during our trip. My DD would have loved playing with your girls.

Did you make all of those beautiful outfits?

Aww, I love the magic balloon shot of your family. I have to try that one next time. We didn't get many photopass pics this past trip.

Okay....I went through all 15 pages so I am ready for the rest. The kids are on pool restriction today so I hope to get my Dis reads all caught up. I'm subbing now. I keep looking to see if we're in the background of your pics. So far no see...check ours out too. You might pop up somewhere in my trip report. LOL

[jjk]

really enjoying your Tr so far, love all your Photo pass piccies :goodvibes

[mousescrapper]

the PP Pic's are so adorable...I'm having a hard time picking a favorite or two...don't know how you could either.

Just priceless :goodvibes

Thanks for sharing all those beauties. Oh and the one w/ Brent holding the balloons...so cool! I would love to get that one done. Did the photo person tell you about or did you ask? I didn't know they had that one.

Also if you didn't know already, if you time....

I saw a sale email from Shutterly today for % off of photo books and free shipping on certian $ amount of an order. May be helpful to you!

finally I forgot to mention it on my last two post replies...but my DD Aldine saw a few pictures of your girls w/ the Princess clips in and thought they were cute and cool. I have you on my list when I get ready for the 010 trip!

J-

[ladybugmom]

Sorry for no updates today. I've had a horrible migraine all day long. I haven't had one in over a year and it's just killing me. We also are in Alabama for the weekend visiting Brent's parents. Hopefully I'll be able to update tomorrow!!

Great updates, Becky! (I totally understand about the rain and tearing up....that would have been me too! But kudos to you for turning so your girls didn't see and then carrying on with the day!

The picture of Ally looking up at the twinkling stars is so amazing! You really captured some wonderful moments!

All of your photopass pics are amazing! I love the new BBB borders - they had different ones in October (another reason to get my girls back there, right? :rotfl:) I love the reveal pic!

OH, how I wish I had asked about the balloon pic from the photopass guys - that is really cute!

Looking forward to the rest of your day....

Sara

Thank you Sara! I was very pleased with our Photopass pics!! Yes, a new BBB is a GREAT reason to go back with your girls!!! :cutie: Yeah, I had no idea how the balloon pic would turn out and it turned out pretty cute!!

Great updates! I love all the BBB pictures and the ones from inside Cinderella's castle too. You got some fantastic shots.

The photopass pictures are all great also. I've never seen that balloon one before - love it!

Thanks Michelle!! I'm pretty sure that the balloon one is new--isn't it cute?!

Super great Photopass pictures!!! Love the ones of Ally at BBB and afterwards!

Thank Jackie! I was very pleased with the pics!!

Your PP pics are AMAZING!! Ally really is a gorgeous little princess! And Claire is just too cute! I love that you let the girls wear their Crocs with their dresses....and I love the bare feet!

That balloon pic is so cool! I don't remember seeing that before. Those Mickey head balloons just make me happy! :):)

The picture of Ally holding hands with her friend....priceless! :flower3:

Thank you Missy!! I knew that the plastic princess shoes were just not going to work. They rubbed blisters on their feet with them just wearing them around the house. And they just LOVE their Minnie crocs--so it worked!!

Just read through!

You have some great pictures!

I know your pain concerning all the rain. It was such a drag but you can't let it get you down!

Can't wait for more. :thumbsup2

Thanks Lessa!! It WAS a drag but we had to make the best of it for the kid's sake! princess:

First of all you guys are such a cute family! I think I had commented on your PTR before since our dates crossed. I can't remember for sure. I'm checking out this TR now. The Polynesian...love the place! We stayed there last Summer..got lucky w/ a free MK view and it was amazing. My kids both slept on that couch...the second bed went untouched...I thought that was funny that they had to sleep on the couch.

Your little dining cards are so cute! And what a sweet travel agent you have to send such a nice gift for the girls.

Now I am at the part with your BBB & CRT invites ~ so so cute! Oh, and look at your little Cinderella's. I wish we could have met during our trip. My DD would have loved playing with your girls.

Did you make all of those beautiful outfits?

Aww, I love the magic balloon shot of your family. I have to try that one next time. We didn't get many photopass pics this past trip.

Okay....I went through all 15 pages so I am ready for the rest. The kids are on pool restriction today so I hope to get my Dis reads all caught up. I'm subbing now. I keep looking to see if we're in the background of your pics. So far no see...check ours out too. You might pop up somewhere in my trip report. LOL

Hi Tammy!! So glad you found my TR!! No, I did not make the girl's outfits--wish I could sew! But I did make all of their bows and clippies!! That would be hilarious if you ended up in our pics--or us in yours!

really enjoying your Tr so far, love all your Photo pass piccies :goodvibes

Welcome and thank you!! Glad you are joining in!!

the PP Pic's are so adorable...I'm having a hard time picking a favorite or two...don't know how you could either.

Just priceless :goodvibes

Thanks for sharing all those beauties. Oh and the one w/ Brent holding the balloons...so cool! I would love to get that one done. Did the photo person tell you about or did you ask? I didn't know they had that one.

Also if you didn't know already, if you time....

I saw a sale email from Shutterly today for % off of photo books and free shipping on certian $ amount of an order. May be helpful to you!

finally I forgot to mention it on my last two post replies...but my DD Aldine saw a few pictures of your girls w/ the Princess clips in and thought they were cute and cool. I have you on my list when I get ready for the 010 trip!

J-

Thanks! Yes, the photopass photographer told us about it and posed us. I had never heard of that one. I signed up on Shutterfly but didn't receive an e-mail. Is the percentage off and free shipping a code? Is it on the website to? I would love to hear more!! Aww!! I'm glad your DD likes my princess clippies!! That puts a smile on my face!! :)

[ThePin Princess]

I hope your migrane goes away and you feel better, looking forward to the next update :)

[wvdislover]

Subbing--be back to read later!

[ladybugmom]

I hope your migrane goes away and you feel better, looking forward to the next update :)

I'm much better, thank you!! I'm hoping to update later tonight if I can get some peace and quiet here!! (lots of family all in one house!)

Subbing--be back to read later!

Welcome!! So glad you are joining in!!

Happy 4th of July everybody!! We're headed to Brent's aunt's house in a bit to swim and cookout!! I hope to update later tonight if I can get some peace and quiet!! I hope everybody has a wonderful day with their family and friends!!

[onejellyshelly]

Loving your TR, now I may have to DD4 to BBB!

[ladybugmom]

Loving your TR, now I may have to DD4 to BBB!

Thank you!! Yes, you will HAVE to take your DD to BBB--it's incredible!! BTW--your DD is adorable!! :cutie:

[ladybugmom]

So when I left off the girls were meeting Rafiki and Meeko (BTW--did you know that Rafiki means "friend" in Swahili? I learned that while teaching VBS this summer). Anywho, the girls said their goodbyes, we turned around, and there were our friends from church!! (the ones we had hung out with at HS the day before) We had planned on getting together on this day as it was their last day in the parks--they would be leaving to go home on Tuesday. So we didn't even have to search for each other! Ally was so excited to see her friend Lexi!!
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We waited for Lexi to meet Rafiki & Meeko and then we headed to Aloha Isle for Dole Whips!! YUM! None of us had ever had a Dole Whip before. Then we headed over towards the castle to see the "Celebrate the Dream Come True" Parade at 3:00 p.m. Thankfully the rain decided to hold off while we watched the parade.
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I took a quick pic of the back of Ally's hair--soo cute!!
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I was pretty pleased with where we stood--we could see pretty well.
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This was hilarious! Jafar came up to the guy next to us who was video taping and stuck his face right in his camera!!
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[scdisfan]

Becky - I have been reading your trip report tonight and really enjoying it! Your girls are just precious! We have a DD who will be 5 in a couple of weeks and she is a Disney Princess FAN! I saw that you make and sell the hair bows that your girls wear. Would you mind sending me a pm with your website? We are going again in Sept and I would love to surprise Brooke with some new bows!

[ladybugmom]

After the parade was over we headed back to Fantasyland to ride the teacups. The girls LOVED this ride!!
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We also rode the Winnie the Pooh and Snow White rides and saw Philharmagic (we walked right in)! Heather, Mike, & Lexi had dinner reservations that evening so we went our separate ways (we would meet back up with them after dinner). We decided to head to Toontown and check out the wait for the Fairies. The fairies were a 75 minute wait and the princesses were only 15--so we went with the princesses. We knew we'd be back to MK 2 more days so it wasn't an issue.
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As we stood in line Claire started to lose it! She was hungry and DID NOT want to stand in this line (Brent had left her bag of snacks in the stroller outside). She kept running into people and just acting insane! I was so embarassed so Brent decided it would be best if he took her to get a snack while we met the princesses. I really would have liked to have gotten pics of Claire with the princesses but I knew she wouldn't have done well being so cranky--next time! Anyway, the line went pretty quickly and before we knew it Ally was dancing with Aurora!!
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I was so impressed with how much time these princesses took with Ally!! We did not feel rushed at all!! It was wonderful!

Next was Cinderella!!
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And finally--Belle!!
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As we headed down the hallway to leave we ran into this beautiful lady!!
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They had brought Mary Poppins inside due to the rain!! What a nice surprise!! After Ally hugged Mary Poppins we found Brent and Claire. Claire seemed to be in better spirits after snacking on some Goldfish. We headed outside and it was pouring again! So I took Ally into Minnie's house while Brent strolled around Toontown with Claire. It was packed!! It seemed that everyone had the same idea to get out of the rain.
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But we took our time and let the rooms clear out before we headed in.
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I thought this was a cute list!
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[ladybugmom]

Ally really enjoyed how interactive the gadgets were in the kitchen!
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Ally said, "Look Mom!! It's Minnie's Bible!"
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outside in Minnie's gazebo
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Next we decided to tour Mickey's house! There was hardly anyone inside so in we went!
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YIKES! What happened in there?!
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outside in Mickey's garden
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We met back up with Brent and Claire and rode Jungle Cruise. Then we decided we had better find somewhere to eat before we had to meet back up with our friends. So we walked and walked and just couldn't figure out where we were going to eat (we were looking for a counter service place). We FINALLY decided on Columbia Harbour House in Liberty Square. It ended it being very good! I had chicken and Brent had fish. Ally had the mac and cheese and Claire LOVED my french fries!! While we were eating we got a call from our friends--they were back at MK. Before we had split up we had gotten Fastpasses for Peter Pan's Flight. So the plan was to meet back up with them there. We waited maybe 10 minutes and then we were on the ride! Ally REALLY enjoyed this ride and wanted to ride again. The regular line was WAY too long so we told her we'd come back another day. Then we headed over to It's A Small World and walked right on!! Claire just ADORED this ride!!
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Brent, Claire, & Mike
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Ally, Lexi, & Heather
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When we got off the ride it was around 8:30 p.m. so we decided to scope out some seats for Spectromagic. The rain had stopped again and we found a great spot sitting in Liberty Square right across the street from the Liberty Bell. We broke out the glow necklaces/bracelets and some Cheeze-Its for the girls to snack on.
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As we waited a really nice CM from the Jungle Cruise entertained the girls and talked to us for quite awhile. She even gave the girls some Mickey stickers! (note: later in the week we ran into her again at Jungle Cruise and she called Ally & Claire by name! I couldn't believe she remembered their names! I was IMPRESSED!!)

Heather & me waiting on Spectro to start
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It was difficult to find a good setting on my camera but I ended up getting some good pics (some were blurry and some weren't--there didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it).
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Ariel (Ally's favorite!)
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Claire was really enjoying the parade--can you tell?!
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We all really enjoyed Spectro!! The lights, the music, the characters--it was all fabulous!! We were so glad that it wasn't rained out! And now it was time to see Wishes at 10 p.m.!
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The castle was sooo very pretty all lit up!
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As we were waiting for Wishes to start NBA Star Tim Duncan walked right past us with his family! That was really cool--I couldn't believe how TALL he was in person!!

the girls watching Wishes
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It was a great way to end the day!! So we said our goodbyes to our friends and I took one last picture of Lexi & Ally.
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We were all tired so we took the monorail back to the Poly and went right to bed!

Up Next: Day 4 at Animal Kingdom and dinner @ O'hana (11 inches of rain in ONE Day!)

[ladybugmom]

Becky - I have been reading your trip report tonight and really enjoying it! Your girls are just precious! We have a DD who will be 5 in a couple of weeks and she is a Disney Princess FAN! I saw that you make and sell the hair bows that your girls wear. Would you mind sending me a pm with your website? We are going again in Sept and I would love to surprise Brooke with some new bows!

Welcome Kelli!!! So glad you're joining in!! Thank you! I'm PMing you now!! princess:

[longing2Batdisney]

What a great day! even with the rain... the girls look like they really enjoyed MK. I did not notice the hole in the wall at Mickey's house (it was so crowded)... your Spectro pics came out great...Claire's face is priceless. We missed the parades I had planned for them and for some reason didn't catch them ... oh well all the more reason to go back next year...
looking forward to your AK day...

[ladybugmom]

What a great day! even with the rain... the girls look like they really enjoyed MK. I did not notice the hole in the wall at Mickey's house (it was so crowded)... your Spectro pics came out great...Claire's face is priceless. We missed the parades I had planned for them and for some reason didn't catch them ... oh well all the more reason to go back next year...
looking forward to your AK day...

It was a GREAT day!! Yeah--I have a list going of things we missed as well. Can't wait to go back and see more!!

[kaysmommie]

Great update and Pics Becky :goodvibes. Love the pics with Ally and the princesses. Sorry you were not able to get any of Claire, maybe next time. Minnie's House looks packed. Glad you were to see Spectro, it's my favorite! We missed it due to he rain Thursday night.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update!

I now wish I had stayed in the MK that day to see Spectro. :guilty:

I think it is so much fun that you got to hang out with your friends in WDW. :thumbsup2

[ladybugmom]

Great update and Pics Becky :goodvibes. Love the pics with Ally and the princesses. Sorry you were not able to get any of Claire, maybe next time. Minnie's House looks packed. Glad you were to see Spectro, it's my favorite! We missed it due to he rain Thursday night.

Thank Nichole! I'm really glad we were able to see Spectro, too!! I was afraid that they were going to cancel it!

Great update!

I now wish I had stayed in the MK that day to see Spectro. :guilty:

I think it is so much fun that you got to hang out with your friends in WDW. :thumbsup2

Thank you Lessa!! We had so much fun with our friends!! We were sad to see them leave.

[ladybugmom]

Praying for those that were involved in the monorail crash early this morning. So sad!
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[JPFamilyMom]

That ended up being a really great day. :cool1: Love the pictures. Can't wait to see what happens nextpopcorn::


The monorail thing is such a sad thing. I didn't believe my DH when he told me, and then I got on here and was just in shock. Very sad. Prayers to the family members.

[pmama]

Sounds like the perfect evening. Ally and her little friend are so cute. Great pics with the princesses.:thumbsup2 Her hair is holding up amazing.

[scdisfan]

Becky - all of the pictures of the parade are really great! Thanks for the PM!

[mousescrapper]

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Thanks! Yes, the photopass photographer told us about it and posed us. I had never heard of that one. I signed up on Shutterfly but didn't receive an e-mail. Is the percentage off and free shipping a code? Is it on the website to? I would love to hear more!! Aww!! I'm glad your DD likes my princess clippies!! That puts a smile on my face!! :)

I'm going to PM you the email link...:goodvibes


What a fun day to spend w/ your friends! We hope sometime in the future to plan coordinating trips w/ one of my good friends who loves Disney just as much as us. How fun for all of you.

What great luck that the rain held up for both parades and Wishes!

Your Spectro pictures are awesome, I alwasy forget to adjust the setting on my camera. I love the one of Chip and Dale at the piano.

Looking forward to more fun and the rain report! :laughing:

J-

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Becky! Great updates! As always your girls are so adorable. It's fun to hang with friends at Disney isn't it!?! The pictures of Ally with the princesses are priceless. That's what Disney is all about to me-the special moments where your children light up.

[ThePin Princess]

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Becky, this picture is so precious!

[ladybugmom]

That ended up being a really great day. :cool1: Love the pictures. Can't wait to see what happens nextpopcorn::


The monorail thing is such a sad thing. I didn't believe my DH when he told me, and then I got on here and was just in shock. Very sad. Prayers to the family members.

It really did, Jessica!! Thank you!!

Sounds like the perfect evening. Ally and her little friend are so cute. Great pics with the princesses.:thumbsup2 Her hair is holding up amazing.

It was a wonderful evening!! Thank you! Girl--this was just the first day with her hair--wait 'til you see how good it still looks the day we leave!! :rotfl:

Becky - all of the pictures of the parade are really great! Thanks for the PM!

Awww--thanks!! No problem! :thumbsup2

[ladybugmom]

I'm going to PM you the email link...:goodvibes


What a fun day to spend w/ your friends! We hope sometime in the future to plan coordinating trips w/ one of my good friends who loves Disney just as much as us. How fun for all of you.

What great luck that the rain held up for both parades and Wishes!

Your Spectro pictures are awesome, I alwasy forget to adjust the setting on my camera. I love the one of Chip and Dale at the piano.

Looking forward to more fun and the rain report! :laughing:

J-

Thanks Julie!! I'll check my PM as soon as I'm done replying to everyone!! It really was a lot of fun being there with friends--just wished it would have been all week!! Yes--PTL that the rain held off for us!

Hi Becky! Great updates! As always your girls are so adorable. It's fun to hang with friends at Disney isn't it!?! The pictures of Ally with the princesses are priceless. That's what Disney is all about to me-the special moments where your children light up.

Thanks Leanne!! It really is a lot of fun hanging out with friends as WDW!!

Becky, this picture is so precious!

Thank you!! I just love the sheer joy on her face in that pic!!

[DWGal210]

Hi Becky! Now I am caught up - whew! :goodvibes It looks like you guys were having a wonderful time - so much fun!!

I am in Chicago visiting my new baby niece Caroline - we are having such a fun time together! :lovestruc I am going to the Disney store today so I am sure I will find some cute things for her (and me as well!)

Take care!

[MagicShell]

Those are great photopass pictures. I like the balloon picture, very cute. It looks like Ally was having a great time with her friend. Claire seemed to handle the long day very well.

[ladybugmom]

Hi Becky! Now I am caught up - whew! :goodvibes It looks like you guys were having a wonderful time - so much fun!!

I am in Chicago visiting my new baby niece Caroline - we are having such a fun time together! :lovestruc I am going to the Disney store today so I am sure I will find some cute things for her (and me as well!)

Take care!

Yes, we were having a GREAT time despite the rain! Oooh--how nice!! Chicago! I would love to go back to Chicago someday and visit! Ally wants to go to the AG Place in Chicago. I'm so glad that you are having a nice time with your sister and niece!! Hope you find some great stuff at the Disney Store! They are having a great sale!!

Those are great photopass pictures. I like the balloon picture, very cute. It looks like Ally was having a great time with her friend. Claire seemed to handle the long day very well.

Thank you!! Yes, Claire did remarkably well getting to the parks first thing and staying until close!! She's a trooper!!

[BippityBoo]

HI! I am new to DIS and subbing to your TR. Your girls are so adorable! I loved your PTR...we seem very similar and detailed oriented:laughing: Cant wait to read more!

[ladybugmom]

HI! I am new to DIS and subbing to your TR. Your girls are so adorable! I loved your PTR...we seem very similar and detailed oriented:laughing: Cant wait to read more!

Hi Katie!! Welcome to the DIS and welcome to my TR!! The DIS is so very addicting (as you will see) but full of great info and even greater people!! Yes, I am quite the detailed planner!! Hee hee!! Its nice to have those that can relate! Thanks for joining in!! :goodvibes