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Chapter 5, Part 2: It's My Birthday and I Can Pitch a Fit in Front of the Castle if I Want To!
When I last left off, the girls had just finished their BBB appointments and a ride on the teacups with their Daddy! Next up was a ride on Dumbo, and then we went off in search of a place to eat lunch! My mom had been wanting to eat at the Big Thunder Ranch BBQ so that was our first stop. We didn't think the girls would eat much off of the menu, so my Dad and mom stayed to eat there and we decided to go try Rancho Del Zocalo.
As we finished our lunch, my parents stopped by to see us for a few minutes as they were on their way back to the hotel for a little bit. Since our morning had been a bit later, and slower than our previous park days we decided to stay and go on more rides! MDD requested Snow White since we hadn't done that yet and then we rode on the carousel after. Since we were at the castle, I had the girls take some pictures in front while they were still in their dresses (and 2 of the 3 still had their hair intact). We get to a good spot and suddenly ODD flat out changed her mind and laid down on the drawbridge in protest. Then YDD couldn't decide whether she was angry about sitting or standing so DH was trying to get her to pick one or the other. It was the one posed shot I wanted (and really even asked for, outside of character pics) on our trip so there may have been some promises of ice cream cones if they let me get a few nice shots. They agreed to that, but of course I had to share this gem ;-)
A few minutes later I got this shot, so the tantrums were very short lived:
A few of the outtakes:
Naturally pictures in front of the castle led to a castle walk through, and then they were eager to cash in on that promise of ice cream ;-) As we started to head towards Main Street the Soundsational parade was going past so we watched for about ten minutes and saw the floats with Ariel, Donald, and the Princesses go by.
Their dresses are from Etsy Seller Knottedwear! I am so impressed with how well they are made. I don't think I captured it in any pictures very well, but ODD's Rapunzel dress has glitter on the bodice that sparkles like rainbows in the sunlight! So gorgeous! They are designed to grow a size with them so at the rate my girls grow, I'm guessing they'll get a couple of years out of them if not more.
Our afternoon concluded with a stop at Haagen Daaz for ice cream cones that we enjoyed in a shady spot in the middle of DTD, before heading back to the room for some much needed rest! Though for myself it was less resting, and more going back to DTD for last minute birthday present shopping.
That night we headed to CA to see WOC! We had pulled fast passes earlier in the day while we were there for breakfast and were in the blue section. It was already quite full, so we were in the very very back but still pretty centered. For the actual show my mom, dad, and DH each had a girl on their shoulders so they could see over the crowd a bit better and we all really enjoyed it!
The mostly shadowed figure doing jazz hands in the middle right pic was YDD on DH's shoulders, she was super excited by the colors and water and music ;-)
Since we had a later breakfast, and then a later lunch and the ice cream in the early evening we were discussing quick dinner options as everyone was hungry. ODD was really anxious to open the rest of her presents, so going back to the hotel and ordering a pizza to eat while opening presents was the plan. It was the perfect way to end such a fun day of celebrating!
Day 5 iPhone pics!
Top L: YDD and her Baymax balloon! Middle L: My birthday girls
Bottom L: A hug from Cinderella, Top R: Ice cream in DTD! Bottom M: MDD window shopping on our way back to the hotel (she's just missing the black dress, coffee & pastry 
). Bottom R: A WOC pic from my phone.
Up Next...
Chapter 6: Koalas, and Hippos, and Lemon Trees...Oh My!
When I last left off, the girls had just finished their BBB appointments and a ride on the teacups with their Daddy! Next up was a ride on Dumbo, and then we went off in search of a place to eat lunch! My mom had been wanting to eat at the Big Thunder Ranch BBQ so that was our first stop. We didn't think the girls would eat much off of the menu, so my Dad and mom stayed to eat there and we decided to go try Rancho Del Zocalo.
As we finished our lunch, my parents stopped by to see us for a few minutes as they were on their way back to the hotel for a little bit. Since our morning had been a bit later, and slower than our previous park days we decided to stay and go on more rides! MDD requested Snow White since we hadn't done that yet and then we rode on the carousel after. Since we were at the castle, I had the girls take some pictures in front while they were still in their dresses (and 2 of the 3 still had their hair intact). We get to a good spot and suddenly ODD flat out changed her mind and laid down on the drawbridge in protest. Then YDD couldn't decide whether she was angry about sitting or standing so DH was trying to get her to pick one or the other. It was the one posed shot I wanted (and really even asked for, outside of character pics) on our trip so there may have been some promises of ice cream cones if they let me get a few nice shots. They agreed to that, but of course I had to share this gem ;-)
A few minutes later I got this shot, so the tantrums were very short lived:
A few of the outtakes:
Naturally pictures in front of the castle led to a castle walk through, and then they were eager to cash in on that promise of ice cream ;-) As we started to head towards Main Street the Soundsational parade was going past so we watched for about ten minutes and saw the floats with Ariel, Donald, and the Princesses go by.
Their dresses are from Etsy Seller Knottedwear! I am so impressed with how well they are made. I don't think I captured it in any pictures very well, but ODD's Rapunzel dress has glitter on the bodice that sparkles like rainbows in the sunlight! So gorgeous! They are designed to grow a size with them so at the rate my girls grow, I'm guessing they'll get a couple of years out of them if not more.
Our afternoon concluded with a stop at Haagen Daaz for ice cream cones that we enjoyed in a shady spot in the middle of DTD, before heading back to the room for some much needed rest! Though for myself it was less resting, and more going back to DTD for last minute birthday present shopping.
That night we headed to CA to see WOC! We had pulled fast passes earlier in the day while we were there for breakfast and were in the blue section. It was already quite full, so we were in the very very back but still pretty centered. For the actual show my mom, dad, and DH each had a girl on their shoulders so they could see over the crowd a bit better and we all really enjoyed it!
The mostly shadowed figure doing jazz hands in the middle right pic was YDD on DH's shoulders, she was super excited by the colors and water and music ;-)
Since we had a later breakfast, and then a later lunch and the ice cream in the early evening we were discussing quick dinner options as everyone was hungry. ODD was really anxious to open the rest of her presents, so going back to the hotel and ordering a pizza to eat while opening presents was the plan. It was the perfect way to end such a fun day of celebrating!
Day 5 iPhone pics!
Top L: YDD and her Baymax balloon! Middle L: My birthday girls
Bottom L: A hug from Cinderella, Top R: Ice cream in DTD! Bottom M: MDD window shopping on our way back to the hotel (she's just missing the black dress, coffee & pastry ). Bottom R: A WOC pic from my phone.Up Next...
Chapter 6: Koalas, and Hippos, and Lemon Trees...Oh My!
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I'm only a little over halfway through too! Three more days to post! We did get to do a ton on our trip, but it was spread out pretty well so it wasn't overwhelming and the girls did great. Though we somehow managed to completely miss the two areas of 
I have to agree that those dresses are gorgeous, and I like them so much better than the BBB ones. Your girls are adorable!
Had no idea you lived so far away! No wonder you chose DL vs DW to visit! Don't mind what I said about going fast on the TR......just make it stretch longer with more pics! Haha
(though not having the other giraffe's behind in the background would have been nice...
)
, rushing to see if she is alright, and YDD just pops right up with a huge smile and declares "I'm fine!". Then tried to jump off the headboard again 
