debrapagliasotti
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Great RD morning at MK!! We honestly have never made it for the show
Cant wait to hear about the haircut
Cant wait to hear about the haircut
How adorable that DS said "mouse" and "pirate ship"! Ahhh, Disney is definitely the place to be. I definitely would have started tearing up during the morning show.
Love the "Princess Security" thing. Very clever!
yay for early morning rides on Dumbo! I love the new storybook circus section, I think it is a lovely addition to the parks.
I'm sorry that Paxton got a little nervous on Dumbo, I was afraid that Everett would be that way this last trip, but thankfully he was OK, and the only time we had issues was when we weren't riding the ride he wanted to be on at that exact moment.
I also feel you on the whole speech delay dilemma. I was worried about Everett for a while too, but it ended up being OK. I just think that some little boys are way more interested in moving than talking at first, but eventually they catch up. What a nice moment with Mickey, its thinks like that that makes the whole trip worth it!
Great RD morning at MK!! We honestly have never made it for the show
Cant wait to hear about the haircut
Great RD morning at MK!! We honestly have never made it for the show
This just brought back a great memory from our trip last year when DS saw "Duck" in his first character sighting. I know exactly what you're talking about. It is a great moment and one that you'll never forget.And it was at that moment that something clicked in his little mind and he uttered one word that just brought tears to my eyes...He pointed to Mickey and said, "Mouse!" Now, I have to tell you why this is such a big deal. In the past, he just didn't call Mickey anything. He could identify all of the Fab 5 characters in the sense of saying, "Where's Mickey? Where's Minnie?" etc. and he could point them out in a picture in a book, but the only one whose name he would say was Donald, but he would really just say, "Duck" for him. So this was the first time he ever "gave Mickey a name" so to speak as in he recognized him and wanted to call him something. It was very exciting for me, even if it was only the second part of his name! I just hugged him so tight and swallowed back the tears (I get very emotional in Disney!) and said, "Yep, that's Mouse!"
I'm kind of on the fence about this one. Actually, I guess I'm not. DS tells us he wants to ride Dumbo first, so I guess that's what we'll do.Even though Touring Plans says now that Dumbo has Fastpass, you don't need to do the Dumbo Dash first thing in the morning, we headed there first. We wanted it to be DS's first ride of the morning as a sort of right of passage, and we also wanted to check out the new Storybook Circus area of the parks.
Ok, that's cool!I saw a cute little family of a small toddler girl wearing full princess getup and her two much older brothers wearing black t-shirts that said "Princess Security." I complimented them on their shirts when I saw them later by the strollers!
I'm interested to see how things go this time for us. DS has begun to have a sensitivity about noise and darkness. I have the Undercover Tourist app on my phone that has videos of all the rides and he loves that, but he tends to lose interest in some of the darker ride videos. I guess that's just part of taking a toddler as they gain awareness and sensitivities.However, as we found out the minute our elephant was in the air, this was the year things started making DS nervous, including flying in an elephant. He wasn't scared exactly, but the smile dropped off his face and he was grabbing my arms tight and whimpering a little. This theme continued on most rides to varying degrees of intensity. But no freak outs, and towards the end he seemed like he was enjoying it a little more.
That's a good thing. It is a family park, afterall!(no, we are not flashers either! lol)
Us either! I'm so glad to hear someone else hasn't seen it either. We came **really** close once, but the monorail stopped on the track and we got there just as the train pulled away!
This just brought back a great memory from our trip last year when DS saw "Duck" in his first character sighting. I know exactly what you're talking about. It is a great moment and one that you'll never forget.
I'm glad to see that he is gaining more of a vocabulary. We kind of had the same concerns about DS for a while. He got to the point where he'd say a few single words, but then he hit a point where he never really seemed to be expanding his vocabulary or putting words together to make a sentence. Now, he talks non-stop. Even when he's asleep.
I'm kind of on the fence about this one. Actually, I guess I'm not. DS tells us he wants to ride Dumbo first, so I guess that's what we'll do.
Ok, that's cool!
I'm interested to see how things go this time for us. DS has begun to have a sensitivity about noise and darkness. I have the Undercover Tourist app on my phone that has videos of all the rides and he loves that, but he tends to lose interest in some of the darker ride videos. I guess that's just part of taking a toddler as they gain awareness and sensitivities.
That's a good thing. It is a family park, afterall!
Sounds like a cute shirt idea for Landon!
I hope he handles it well. I really worry more about loud noises than anything else.He was never too bad, like crying to the point of skipping out on the ride, just a little more nervous. Hopefully your DS will be the same...a little more aware but not necessarily freaked out or scared. Most of the time he would just kind of turn around like he wanted me to hug him, and sometimes on some rides where it was possible, he would sit in my lap facing me and just peek his head up at times.
Hey, we ARE from New Orleans....
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love the rope drop and all the pictures, how fun that you made it for rope drop! Can't wait to hear how you liked the Dumbo play area! Sorry you never got ot see FLE though.
I can't WAIT for Aria to start identifying the characters -what an amazing moment that must have been.
How did he do on small world? Interesting he was a little afraid of hte rides!
Can't wait for more!!
It is, but I think we've already got the clothing part of this trip covered. DW has a pile of Mickey/Jake clothes for him and Minnie clothes for DD ready to go into suitcases for the trip.
I hope he handles it well. I really worry more about loud noises than anything else.
Aww, how great that your DS identified "mouse" during the opening ceremony. Talk about making a special show even more magical.
Glad you were able to hit Dumbo and Peter Pan's Flight that morning. Already off to a productive start!
Ok I'm ALL caught up! What a rough start to the trip with poor Belle! My mutt is like that on car rides. No fun! Yay for a great flight though! Bummer that DTD was so crammed with people! EoS always has a long line unless you're there as soon as they open. I got teary eyed when you said Paxton identified Mickey at the opening celebration of MK! Alex has just started calling Mickey, "Mouse" too but he hasn't on his own just yet. It's so nice that our boys are getting good with speech. I remember we were both worried about this a few months ago. That stinks that little Paxton has gotten a bit of a fear with the rides now. I half expect Alex to react the same way but I'm hoping he will surprise me. Great start on your TR! I'll keep up this time
The Barbershop looks like so much fun! I've never been in there before I'm glad Paxton enjoyed it in the end hehe.
Emma x
Your TR title pulled me in, loving the updates! Your DS is so adorable...love the story about him having a name for Mickey for the first time. Looks like he seemed to like the barber shop in the end, very fun! Sounds like you guys were having a fabulous MK day! I also loved the "Princess Security" shirts on the brothers -- that is such a cute idea.
Ooooh! If it's where I think it is, my favorite lunch place in Magic Kingdom. Fried shrimp & Apple cobbler!
That story takes me right back to the time my oldest son freaked out over his first haircut. Too funny! He hated haircuts so much I would only take him to this cute little Italian barber near my parents house (yeah - over an hour away).
Can't wait to come back and see all your pics!
I love the magic kingdom in the fall and the halloween decorations. You guys took some really nice family pics. It looks like you are heading to one of my favorite Quick service locations!