Mom/Daughter Birthday Celebration: Lots of Firsts and Laughs! (Update 3-18-13)

[alice99]

Truly enjoying this trip report!

This is the only trip report I've ever been able to follow for the entire time!

[mousetravel]

Originally Posted by Pinkocto

Those sundaes look so good!

And talk about precious, that doll is so adorable

They are too cute! DD & I were just talking about them today and she said we should have gotten one to save for my grandma, who will be 80 years old this year. I need to check and see if they have them on the Disney shopping site.

Originally Posted by UGAFan0829

Sounds like a very enjoyable and relaxing day so far!

You pics from Ghirardelli totally have me craving one of their shakes now!

Love the pics from the Art of Disney store--we passed it on our trip and I mentioned wanting to go in, but never made it. And your doll is SOOOO cute! Too precious!! I didn't even realize they had those dolls. I have a couple of the Precious Moments figurines, but had no idea about the dolls!

If you like Precious Moments, you'll have to check them out when you go back!

Originally Posted by jwgm2012

Thanks for writing! I love that you and your daughter experience these trips together! I have two girls (my teenager is taller than me too ) and you give me inspiration to take those solo trips!

Can't wait for the rest!

Thank you so much! We love our trips together! We do everything WE want to (or don't want to), and don't have to worry about anybody else! I think your DD's would love to go on a "girl's only" trip!

Originally Posted by jenseib

Yum...those sundaes look really good!
I love the Precious Moments dolls. You made a good selection!!!!!

Thanks! Wish I could have bought more, but had to contain myself!!

Originally Posted by Dixielady908

Enjoying your report.... Love the precious moments....

Thanks!!

Originally Posted by heaven2dc

I absolutely am in love with those Precious Moments Disney dolls!!! I can't believe I didn't know about them. My favorite was Snow White too - so glad you got one

Snow White is cute, too! They must be fairly new because we didn't see them in December of last year.

Originally Posted by alice99

Truly enjoying this trip report!

This is the only trip report I've ever been able to follow for the entire time!

Thank you!! I'm glad you joined in on my TR!!!

[KatGarcia]

ive been busy but im here now!

great report so far!!!

love the new doll- so adorable! Great spot to see the parade for sure! AOA is soooooo cool, isnt it!? I can not wait to see the other areas!

[Epaima]

Oh my goodness, the doll is so precious and totally lives up to the name!

Every time I see that giant crystal castle, I always say that if I ever win the lottery, I would buy it. It is just so pretty!

Lots of great pictures, can't wait for more!

[mousetravel]

Originally Posted by KatGarcia

ive been busy but im here now!

great report so far!!!

love the new doll- so adorable! Great spot to see the parade for sure! AOA is soooooo cool, isnt it!? I can not wait to see the other areas!

I'm glad you're back!! And I love the updated pic of the baby (in your sig)!!

Originally Posted by Epaima

Oh my goodness, the doll is so precious and totally lives up to the name!

Every time I see that giant crystal castle, I always say that if I ever win the lottery, I would buy it. It is just so pretty!

Lots of great pictures, can't wait for more!

Thanks!!
I'd love to have that castle, too!!

[mousetravel]

We got ready and headed for our ADR for Boma at AKL.




First stop would be going outside to see if we'd get to see my favorite: giraffes!!!





We were in luck! Many animals were out & about.








































Then it was time to head inside...




for that delicious food!!!










And a few quick random updates:

I'm working on getting some pics of DD uploaded. We had her senior pictures made last week. It just doesn't seem like she should be graduating this year!! For those that have followed me along on most of my TR's, you may know that I joined the Dis, before she was in high school, and time has really flown by!!!

I've been back & forth at the hospital for the last 2 days. My grandmother has been in ICU, but I think she'll be fine.

I'm almost finished with my summer semester at school! I only have 3 more school days, which are all tests & exams. Can't believe I've already been going for a year now! Only 2 more semesters left!!

Looking into planning our next trip, which will probably be a graduation trip for DD (which will prob be another mom/daughter trip!) Only thing is, it may be a Carnival Cruise and maybe a few nights at WDW. We really want to go on a Disney Cruise, but with graduation stuff this year, it's going to be an expensive year!!

[jenseib]

I have an adr for boma breakfast...Have you ever had that? I hear good things about it!

[mnrhannah07]

Originally Posted by jenseib

I have an adr for boma breakfast...Have you ever had that? I hear good things about it!

Boma breakfast is SOOO good! We had it for the first time on our last trip in Nov..

[mousetravel]

Originally Posted by jenseib

I have an adr for boma breakfast...Have you ever had that? I hear good things about it!

Originally Posted by mnrhannah07

Boma breakfast is SOOO good! We had it for the first time on our last trip in Nov..

We've only had dinners at Boma, but I really want to try breakfast sometime, maybe on our next trip!

[UGAFan0829]

Mmmmm...that food looks so yummy--especially the mac n' cheese!

I can't wait to see M's senior pics! I'm sure they're great...I don't think I've ever seen a bad pic of her. Has she made any final plans about college?

Yay for almost being done with this semester...I know that's exciting news for you. And knowing that you'll only have 2 left is even better! It seems like just yesterday that you decided to go back and now you're almost done!

By the way...I posted a question on your wall on FB!

[Pinkocto]

Wow, lots of stuff going on. I hope your grandmother is ok and gets out of the hospital soon.

Love the AKL pics, can't wait to go back how lucky the giraffe was out.

Dinner looks delicious! Breakfast is too, definitely worth a try in the future.

Congrats on school almost done! I hope the tests go well do you have any break between when the new classes start?

[mousetravel]

Originally Posted by UGAFan0829

Mmmmm...that food looks so yummy--especially the mac n' cheese!

I can't wait to see M's senior pics! I'm sure they're great...I don't think I've ever seen a bad pic of her. Has she made any final plans about college?

She hasn't made final plans, but I think she's getting interested in the same place where I go!


Yay for almost being done with this semester...I know that's exciting news for you. And knowing that you'll only have 2 left is even better! It seems like just yesterday that you decided to go back and now you're almost done!

I know, time has really passed by quickly!!

By the way...I posted a question on your wall on FB!

Got it!!

Originally Posted by Pinkocto

Wow, lots of stuff going on. I hope your grandmother is ok and gets out of the hospital soon. Thanks!!

Love the AKL pics, can't wait to go back how lucky the giraffe was out.


Dinner looks delicious! Breakfast is too, definitely worth a try in the future.

We'll definately try it next time!

Congrats on school almost done! I hope the tests go well do you have any break between when the new classes start?

Thank you! We have a small break before Fall semester, only 2 weeks. Wish we had a longer break, though.

And I forgot on my last update, but after Boma, we strolled around AKL for a few minutes and went to the gift shop, then headed back to our hotel. So we decided to turn in a little early, so we could rest up for another day at: Magic Kingdom!!

[mousetravel]

Senior pictures!

I only have the proofs right now, so the quality is not very good. And these are just about half of them, but they're the ones I'm ordering.

[mnrhannah07]

LOVE THE PICS! I still have mine and really enjoy looking back and remembering the memories of high school

[jenseib]

She looks fabulous...be she is so beautiful anyways. I bet it was hard to narrow it down. I really love the dress she has on in the last picture. Where did she get that?