4 gigs of pics, 3 blisters, 2 pairs of new shoes, 1 bleeding toe = our great trip!

[WillowBelle]

I really like the photo of you and Gabriella after hearing about the pin. Speaking of...what wonderful news that your friend found it!

Talk about Disney magic, huh?

 

[ellajeansmom]

Isn't the TH breakfast yummy?! Love the juice there

Excellent news about the pin

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I am so glad that the pin was replaced!!! That lady is going to get bit by the karma bug...you watch!

Tusker House is a fav here!!! So yummy!

 

[AGPrincess]

Just catching up...great photos as always!! Tusker House sounds delicious!

 

[WillowBelle]

Isn't the TH breakfast yummy?! Love the juice there

Excellent news about the pin

I was so excited I could hardly stand it when my DGF found the pin as was Gabriella. She will never trade that one again.

I am so glad that the pin was replaced!!! That lady is going to get bit by the karma bug...you watch!

I just wonder how many other kids she tricked that way. Maybe she met a parent who wasn't as passive as me and was put in her place.

Just catching up...great photos as always!! Tusker House sounds delicious!

The TH breakfast really was good. There were Krispy Kreme doughnuts on it - there were different cereals to pick from. The "hash browns" for kids were tater tots. My DDs were in heaven with the selections here.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Oh i hope you got to go to FOTLK!!!!

Tusker House breakfast did look pretty yummy!

Angelina did a great job with her picture...going to take after mom huh?

 

[WillowBelle]

Oh i hope you got to go to FOTLK!!!!

Angelina did a great job with her picture...going to take after mom huh?

If I could ever get some free time, you'll be able to see if we make it to a show or not .

She does ask every now and then to take control of the camera. She snapped several off when we were at TH waiting to be seated.

 

[topdog]

Great Safari pictures! Your daughters are so photogenic (sp) too.

Looks like great breakfast at TH. I love Mickey waffles. It's the best.

The characters with safari outfit were awesome!!

 

[WillowBelle]

Great Safari pictures! Your daughters are so photogenic (sp) too.

Looks like great breakfast at TH. I love Mickey waffles. It's the best.

The characters with safari outfit were awesome!!

The Mickey waffles always seem so light and dainty. They were yummy. We always eat the ears first. Wonder if anyone else has a 'system' to eating him up!

Hoping to get to some more pictures today. I've really dropped the ball with this TR .

 

[aprilisis]

You got a great photo of the lion!!! Thanks for another wonderful update!

 

[WillowBelle]

Wanted to add a sad observation before I begin the ending of this fantastic "girls only" vacation that DDs and I took.......whilst editing my photos for the next installment, it occured to me that the trip is starting to get fuzzy in my memory. That point really makes me sad.

I planned for over a year for this trip - took too many notes to carry in the camera bag - paintsakenly planned our table service restaurants so that we had new experiences added to what have become family favorites.

I poured for hours over menus to make sure that my picky Angelina would be able to have something different that chicken nuggets and french fries, checked, rechecked and double checked the times schedules to make sure that we were maximizing park time. .......only to have it all begin to fade into blips and bursts of memories. I remember Angelina screaming "THIS IS AWESOME" on TT, because we still talk about it today - I don't remember all of the little bits and pieces. So sad. I wish there was a way I could record my memories, directly from my head to preserve them forever. I guess it's good that I took so many photos, I may not remember what was said just before I pushed the shutter button that made someone make a Goofy face, but I do remember that we had the time of our lives.

Sadly, my TR is beginning to wrap up and come to an end. Wanted to give everyone a very quick thank you for being patient while my life became manic and I couldn't get here to update while everything was fresh.

I have proofed another set of photos and will do my best to fill in the gaps typing in the times that my camera was in the bag instead of in my hands.......

Now........

On with the show...............

We had just ridden KRR and both girls were soaked to the bone. I felt so bad for Gabriella, especially because since we were leaving today - everything was packed up tight in the car. Also, I felt bad for her because since it was rainy - it wasn't especially hot out today. She was cold, poor thing!

The rain had slowed to a very light mist, so I pulled out the camera for a few foilage pictures....

The whole entire trip there was ONE thing I wanted to do and that was catch one of the live shows. Angelina always veto'd my requests because they "weren't rides". Today I pulled the Mother-Trump card and overrode her decision. We started walking towards the ToL.....I let them be kids for a few minutes:

We stopped and watched the people screaming on EE for a few minutes. Was so damp I didn't even pull out the camera to try and get a good photo of this - even though a slow-shutter speed (to show coaster motion) photo was on my photography list for this trip. There's always next time, right?

After that we continued to meander until we were at the Nemo show. The line was short(ish), so we decided to get into it. Angelina was so-so about seeing it. Gabriella had decided that I'd basically earned this show since I'd been saying I wanted to do one of these since before we'd even left TN. I was bound and determined to get a few good low light photos of this show. We lucked up and were taken right into the venue without having to wait too long. We were down in the very front section, slightly to the right - about 5 bleachers back :excited:. As far as I was concerned this was perfect!!!!

We sat for about 45 minutes while the theater filled to capacity. Chatted with a grandmother/mother/daughter(granddaughter) trio for most of the time. I don't remember where they were from or what we talked about. I do remember that time seemed to fly because we were entertained.

Finally the lights went dim and I started getting goosebumps because I'd waited the entire trip to see this show!!!!!

Nemo staring as a tiny fish-egg....

Nemo leaving for "school".....

Fish are our friends :sing:......

Swiming through the jellyfish!

Meeting up with some 'dudes'.....

Staying in the acquarium for a bit.....

Nemo saves the day.....

Those are the highlights. I actually took so many pictures that my card filled up and I started having to look (i.e., squint) at the LCD screen to try to delete the bad ones so I could take more. I'm sure the people sitting around me thought I was nuts. I loved the show. When it ended I actually had tears in my eyes (I'm such a sap) and Gabriella asked me what was wrong. Too sweet, I explained to her that I was happy that one of my Disney dreams for this visit was just fulfilled. I HIGHLY recommend this show to everyone who goes to WDW. It's around 40-50 minutes long, so does take up a big chunk of time - it's worth every minute of time spent watching. What an amazing show......

That's all the photos I have edited right now.....

Up next - the final two rides we'll go on, on this go round.....you'll NEVER in a million years guess what they were.

 

[momsavealot]

Great update! and I know what you mean about the memories getting fuzzy! So sad!

 

[annnewjerz]

Great update!

I know what you mean about the memories getting fuzzy, but look on the bright side---at least with Disney, you can always figure out a way to get back and make new memories. I think it's more the pits when it happens during one of those "once in a lifetime" trips going to somewhere you never plan to visit again, but maybe that's just me.

I LOVE the pictures from the Nemo show. That's something that, unfortunately, we will probably never do. I have to agree with your DD---it's not a ride!! My favorite part of WDW, other than being at WDW, is the rides. LOVE EM! I can't imagine taking an hour+ to sit in a theater, which is why I really enjoy everyone else's photos of the things I'll never see.

Can't wait to hear about the end of this trip and maybe even get a post-trip wrapup of your thoughts/likes/dislikes etc. Can you tell I'm trying to make you prolong this TR as long as possible??

 

[tinkgurl]

WOW! Your pics from Nemo turned out SO GOOD!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Great update! We are all the way in the back for Nemo so I didnt' even bother with pictures. Next time you must do FOTLK!!!! You can get some amazing pics at that.

 

[ellajeansmom]

Wonderful pictures of Nemo and I'm so glad that you enjoyed the show as well Did the girls like it? Hopefully they can be persuaded that while the shows aren't rides, they are an amazing part of the parks - at least that's what we think

 

[WillowBelle]

Great update! and I know what you mean about the memories getting fuzzy! So sad!

I'm glad it's not just me who gets that way!

I know what you mean about the memories getting fuzzy, but look on the bright side---at least with Disney, you can always figure out a way to get back and make new memories.

I LOVE the pictures from the Nemo show. That's something that, unfortunately, we will probably never do. I have to agree with your DD---it's not a ride!! My favorite part of WDW, other than being at WDW, is the rides. LOVE EM! I can't imagine taking an hour+ to sit in a theater, which is why I really enjoy everyone else's photos of the things I'll never see.

Can't wait to hear about the end of this trip and maybe even get a post-trip wrapup of your thoughts/likes/dislikes etc. Can you tell I'm trying to make you prolong this TR as long as possible??

We are planning a 2010 trip. I'm still on the fence, starting to get a bit bitter at the price hikes for this year. Disney is beginning to get out of my reach. We're going to a grand-gathering with about 50 other people, that is the only reason I'm considering going again, if it weren't for that I'd have us skip a year or two.

Ann, you really should try the shows. If the others are as good as Nemo, they are totally worth the wait! Not to mention the good workout you can give your camera in low light situations, which happen to be my favorites .

I'll do whatever I can to make this TR last longer, I need to toss in my OC, NJ photos for you. Didn't take too to many, but you could at least see what I came up with.

WOW! Your pics from Nemo turned out SO GOOD!

Thanks tinkgurl - this is why I wanted to go to these shows so badly, I just KNEW I could get a few keepers from them!

Great update! We are all the way in the back for Nemo so I didnt' even bother with pictures. Next time you must do FOTLK!!!! You can get some amazing pics at that.

I was wanting to do both shows, but this day was our last one and DH was flying in from TN, so we had to get to the airport to pick him up. We didn't even have a full day at AK. The way the show schedules worked out it just wasn't possible.

Did the girls like it? Hopefully they can be persuaded that while the shows aren't rides, they are an amazing part of the parks - at least that's what we think

They did love the show . We went, here in TN, a few weekends ago and saw Wicked. I think I may have them hooked on theater shows and MAYBE, just MAYBE they won't be so difficult to see others now.

 

[mansionterror]

Wonderful Nemo photos...my favorite is the one with Crush but they are all great. Such vibrant colors.

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Again...super photography! Those are the best Nemo pix I've ever seen! Can't wait to hear how you ended to trip! Too bad it's coming to an end, but you have another ticker, so it'll be starting all over soon enough!

 

[aprilisis]

Your photos are PERFECT! I love them. I'm sad your TR is almost over!!