Sorry I'm late. I didn't see that you'd started your PTR. I'm sorry you're not going to get your adults only trip, but this one definitely looks like fun! I hope your adrenaline junkie grows enough to be able to enjoy more rides!
The costumes for your girls look great! Nice find!
For your January trip, I definitely think you've got your priorities right for the resort choice. Hopefully you can get BLT since you're not going to get to on this trip, and I agree with your comment about BC. If I'm going to stay there, I want to do it when I know it will be hot and I can take advantage of Stormalong Bay.
Nice score on the BoG ADR. Definitely fate!!!
I don't think you'll have any problem doing signature dining with the kids. We took DS to Le Cellier before he was 2 and he did fine... It is Disney and they're prepared for kids. I don't know if this is a LeCellier thing, a Disney signature thing or coincidence, but as I walked through the restaurant I noticed that all the high chairs tended to be in the same corner of the dining room.
better late than never right?! 
I will know by tomorrow morning if we get BLT... So far a lake view is showing availability... 
I don't think it's a Disney thing to put all the little kids in one area, we went out to lunch yesterday and got seated in the back of the restaurant! Hehe we didn't mind 
Yay double digit dance!!
Nice camera! I'm looking forward to trying out my new camera for the upcoming trips especially Disney! Got a Canon 7D which I'm loving right now. And our kids are now getting to that age where photographing them has gotten a lot easier while they're playing - meaning I don't have to be right near them all the time.
I will be trying to take a picture of Zoey and she finds it the perfect timing to run off and eat dirt or something Hey there Sarah! Glad to see your countdown is in the double digits!!
And what I really like is good coffee Press pot here I come!! I'm really loving my camera and can't not wait for next week and NC to really use it. Maybe I will do a post on my new gear before I leave....Wow, great line up of ADRs! HURRAY! For BOG ressie!!! That's awesome! I love Boma breakfast, and Cinderella's table is so adorable.
The girls' dresses are super cute.
So what's a girl to do? I really want to stay at BLT, should I just wait list that last night, it would probably come through right? But what if it didn't... I really didn't want to be switching around rooms with 1 night to go..... So I talk to DH. He says lets do a split stay! Really? My DH suggested a split stay?!?! Yep! So I ask 3 or 4 nights at BLT - he says 4... So I plug the dates in and guess what... There is an MK View available for those dates!!!!! 
So I booked it. 
a dream vacation could be achieved here, MK View AND a Boardwalk View!!! WL is tied with OKW mostly because DH wants a full week in WL in December (hoping for 3rd week Dec 2014) All the talk about Wilderness Lodge and Disney got us talking about 2015.... And a trip to Yosemite AND Disneyland!! DH wants to do 10-11 nights out there, by then he will be getting 1 months vacation time from his company and hopefully they will let him stack a few days onto the week (he normally can only be off for one week at a time, no consecutive weeks) However, he is a hard worker, puts in a ton of hours (boo to being salaried!) and rarely takes time off so here is to hoping!!
) I will be trying to get BWV Wow... vacation... Finally!
He is an awesome husband My camera was old and tired and with my new roll as a SAHM we decided it is time to give my hobby a kick start! 
(FYI I am a huge fan of the shady/cloudy white balance options on this camera, the warmth it gives is great!)
. But seriously, MK view and potential BW view? I could come along and watch the kids for you. 
Holy update Batman!!!
Ok so I feel like I have expressed excitement for your Jan trip a few times now.
I know nothing about cameras, but umm Sarah, your daughter is eating a rock!
I love the bag and that it is masculine enough for Zack. That was a lesson I learned last year. DH will not hold my floral Vera Bradley bag!!
I kinda have that feeling like I ran through out the entire house yelling yippppeeeee haha not sure if you want to share a pull out sofa with two munchkins - those little feet are brutal!!! I might suggest a sleeping bag 
She is a funny kid! She licks rocks all the time, in the end, I'd rather her lick the rocks at home than lick the door at Five Guys (yes she did this ugh) Needless to say her immune system has gotten pretty awesome! She is getting better though hehehe Very envious of your MK view at BLT! Hope you have a fun time in NC as well. Haha me too
Yep, Olive is a connoisseur of all things dirty.... Yesterday she was getting ready to lick a mushroom
Yeah, for stuff like my camera bag, finding something that Zack won't mind holding is semi important. If its masculine enough he will most likely carry it if I am already carrying a munchkin or something else and he is less likely to put it down - which when it has so many things that are important and irreplaceable (ie memory cards!!) that's important
Yes, she will have an awesome immune system!Awesome resort plans for January!
Love your camera gear. On our last trip, I also had the connector for my iPad to my camera. I really liked the little gizmo but didn't have much time to use it for DIS updates because I was too tired by the time we came back to our room.
I have a couple of prime lens (a 50mm f1.8 and a 85mm f1.8). Love using them for portraits but I found it less helpful for taking pictures of the kids at Disney. With our young children constantly in motion, I found that a zoom lens (usually 17-55mm) gave me more spontaneity of capturing candid moments at different distances. I do love the 50mm for taking pictures in the dark rides at Disney though.
It's definitely a great start, I think everyone deserves a few nights with an MK view We both have great resorts for our fall trips! I'm tremendously excited for NC, my SIL & BIL live on the coast so it will be fun, New England beaches are not nearly as warm as the southern beaches..... We actually hadn't seen them in like 5 years because of me having kids, both of us moving, work expectations, deployments, and we finally caught up in Disney last December (again there is that Disney magic!) and it was like what the heck were we thinking letting time get in between us like this!! Plus it's so nice to have people around your kids who let you truly relax. I really just want to bring it for AK I hope I can do well with my 35mm and dark rides, I honestly really hope I can just take a few more pictures. On our December trip I was sick, and a tour guide, and mom it was hard to add much else in.No need for a bed. Just let me sit on the balcony and stare at the castle all night.
At least Olive is learning to appreciate nature at an early age. Although the door at Five Guys...
you will have to hang out with me all night! The Five Guys door was one of those don't make eye contact because I feel like an inadequate parent moment.... It was like Feb too - I was like kid you are so gross!!I guess when I picked up the 35mm I was torn between that and the 50mm.... On our last trip I used mostly the 17-55 and my 10-20.... I'm really not a huge fan of my zoom, I will need to rent one someday to see if its the lens or me
I think I know where you're coming from. After a couple of months, I was not liking the kit lens 17-55mm f3.5-5.6. Hence began a 8 month campaign with DW and savings to upgrade the lens which I got for the holidays this past December! I even requested all family and relatives who were asking me what I wanted for my gift to give me gift cards from Amazon so I could pool all of the cash towards the lens. It's a 17-55mm f2.8 and it totally rocks! So I think it's a good idea to try renting one and see how you like the upgrade lens.
while I love pictures of my kiddos I need to do a little exploring. 
Yay for BLT MK view!!!! Your trip will resemble mine since I split BLT with BWV last August! I love the Boardwalk area yet I can't pass up staying near MK so I keep splitting our stays.
I hope you enjoy your trip to NC. Even more so with your new camera. You have skills girl! Between you and Dave and Wendy, I'm feeling like I need to bow out of those discussions since I have no clue... wish I did since I would love to take amazing photos like you!!
Wishing you luck for Saturday's booking opportunity!
I think many of our fondest memories that involve just hanging out are there. We shy away from the split because our kids are so little, but I think it shouldn't be a big deal on this trip, especially since it looks like it will be just the 4 of us. I know I am! I also really like the sigma brand, I have a fish eye as well and I just overall like the engineering behind the brand. I had a tamaron and another brand that I can't remember for my N70 and I was just never truly pleased with the results. Congrats on scoring the MK view at BLT. BLT and BW would be an awesome split stay. Well worth the hassle of packing up and moving.
Alright trying to update from my phone... Sadly Friday ended up having no availability at BWV or BCV (grrr marathon weekend!) However I managed to get 3 nights at Wilderness Lodge
The Boardwalk area has proven very tricky for me to get!!
I think if we go just the 4 of us I might try for a split stay BWV/BC in December What great photos! Congrats on the camera! You lucky duck, I'm jealous!
