Alright - using a new hosting site with unlimited storage, so posting pictures should no longer be a problem
. Sorry for the delay.......
Now.....on with the show......
Good morning! Up and at 'em it's time to get to EP for our princess breakfast at Akershus. The weather is sunny but the forecasters are saying get ready for rain, LOTS of rain. Optimistic, we pack our stuff up and head out the door. I drove again this morning, because it seems the easiest way to ensure getting a seat
and because, as usual, we are running just a few minutes behind schedule.
Pull into the EP parking lot, not bothering to take a picture of where we parked, rather repeating over and over which row/# we are in thinking we'll remember this in 12 hours or so you, can probably see where this is going
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We arrive just moments after rope drop and go straight to the Innoventions pavillion that has the morning check-in for the Kim Possible game. We scan a card and get Norway as our first pavillion. This works out well because Norway is where we have breakfast.
Grab a FP for TT - this will be the first time the girls have DARED to go on a new "grown up" ride this trip. Crossing fingers they like it or they will
me for the rest of the day. Start walking towards Norway so we can get checked in for breakfast.
Snap a picture of the CS place in Mexico all nice and empty. Of course, my lens is fogged up because of the humidity, but that doesn't stop me:
Time to get checked in:
Get our pager thingy and decide, since it's sprinkling that we'll step inside of the Norway shop and take a look around. Few minutes later and our buzzer thingy goes off as they are ready to seat us.
First we are taken in the lobby area where we wait to have a photo taken with Belle. Angelina was "hot" and decided to cool herself off a bit while waiting:
Few moments later we take our picture with Belle and then are seated at our table. This restaurant is a buffet/family style set-up. The buffet has "cold" foods (yogurts, fruits, cheeses, raw fish, muffins, etc.) and they bring you a platter of "hot" food that they will refill as necessary:
I have become addicted to the create your own yogurt at different restaurants:
One more plate full of food:
While we were eating we were visited by the princesses. It was too sweet, I had my back to where they entered the room, so the girls would get all excited and point and tell me who just appeared in the room.
First was:
Ariel (with legs, which the girls thought was totally cool!)
Then - Snow White:
THEN OMG WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST::::::
Seeing Cinderella 2x's at different meals was really a BIG DEAL to the girls. I had told them not to expect her, that she's ususally at the castle with her own breakfast guests.
To round out the meal was Aurora:
Finished up what has become another favorite breakfast of the girls (to quote Angelina the eggs were "better than MawMaw's", her grandmothers :lol
this is definitely one that we will add to our list of must-do restaurants for every trip.
Snapped one more pretty picture:
Left the restaurant and was met with quite angry looking skies, every direction we looked:
What to do, what to do. We were going to chance redeaming our FP's for TT and started walking that way when the heavens opened up and soaked us to the bone! We made a mad dash for Mouse Gears and camped out there for awhile before the rains stopped (or at least slowed down for a bit) and we decided it was time to leave. We didn't hear the cars zipping along on the track at TT, figured it was shut down for a bit due to the weather - so we headed back to Norway to start our Kim Possible mission.
Up next, what country do the girls get to perform their mission in first and how long do they walk around looking like this:
I wanted to see your latest update but none of the pictures are showing up hope they come back soon cause your such a good photographer !
Your trip report is awesome, too...but your pictures are amazing! I am going in Sept.-just me and my DH. We have been many times, but never just the 2 of us. One of the things I am most looking forward to, is taking pictures of architectural details, flowers, windows and doorways,etc. All the shots we never have had time for in past visits. You have given me SO many ideas...I LOVE the pictures in the shops, especially the Christmas ornaments. I also love all your night shots, and will be practicing with my Canon Rebel XTi. I got a wide angle lens for Xmas from my kids, but don't know really how to use it.
we'll be staying at POFQ, so maybe some scenery shots there. I love your fisheye lens pictures, too. I am SO glad you shared your trip and your pictures. You are an amazing Mom, your girls will treasure these pictures and memories. THANK YOU!!!
. I really, really tried to make an effort to take several different pictures this visit. Seemed like we were always in a hurry, so there are several I didn't get. I actually went with a list *blush* of photos that I wanted to make sure I got them. I'm hoping to stay at POFQ next visit, we've never stayed anywhere but a value resort. I have seen pictures and it is beautiful, definately somewhere I'd love to pull out the camera and snap away. I'll be looking for your TR when you come back to see how you did with your wide angle lens! I was in heaven with the fisheye. There are lots of tight spaces where you can't back up that are perfect for a wide lens 
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. I know how so many like looking at pictures of the food. Sometimes the descriptions on the menu's are hard to figure a vision for - this way people can actually see what it looks like.
. I'll have to let DDs know that they were double honored to have both Cindy and Ariel there!!! Who did you have in place for those two? 
.. I see you live in Jacksonville, my mom lives in Jax - she lives very near the American Adventure waterpark - are you near there? We spend every 4th of July there watching the fireworks get shot off the pier!
