I absolutely love the pictures of your DS with Pooh and Tigger.

What a sweetie! It looks like you all had a wonderful time.
Thanks so much! It was definitely a highlight.
Another fantastic update! I absolutely LOVED the pics you get from CP! What wonderful memories you have form the trip! We tried Chef Mickey's with our DD (she was 22months) but she had a different reaction. She was waving from 6 feet away, but any closer to the characters, and she was climbing up our shoulders in fear. Kind of funny. So I am totally envious of your interactions and pictures! I think it's wonderful that all of the characters really took their time with Dylan and let him get comfortable with him. It sounds like you guys really had a magical trip! Yay!
I'm glad that we did this later in the trip because at the beginning he was the same as your DD - he would be really confident from afar, but get closer and he got much more timid. As the trip progressed and he saw more characters, he got more confident. I give a lot of credit to the characters for being attentive to each child and their reactions. They hire good CM's for this job! Definitely a magical moment!
I love all your pictures of CP! We have never eaten there (at least not since I was a little kid) and everyone's pictures always look so nice. It looks like Dylan had a great time with all the characters! I love that picture of him hugging Tigger- so sweet! And he is too cute climbing the stairs by himself!
I really like the character meals for the interaction like you said, I think it's worth the money to do at least one per trip. We did Ohana in March and David loved it. I think I am going to start a TR, even though it is a little late. I really want to write the memories down for him!
It's funny because I was originally disappointed that we got this character breakfast instead of Tusker House. But this is what was meant to be... Dylan really enjoyed it and that is why we were there, so it worked out for the best.
I really hope you do a TR, even if it is late. The main reason that I am doing this is for Dylan, so that he will have a whole story of his first trip to WDW. If I had not done a journal, etc., I know that I would have already forgotten so many details that are just precious to me. It is a big commitment, but I think it is worth it.
I'm all caught up!! I know what you mean about being busy!! I've not been on in several days because of Ally's birthday festivities and having family in town! Happy Birthday to Dylan. Girl--your updates are great and I got all teary-eyed reading about CP!! That was Claire's favorite character meal that we did and the interaction with her and the characters was priceless!! (just like with Dylan--check out her pic with Tigger in my siggy) Can't wait to read more!!
Happy birthday to Ally!! Yes, birthday activities for a child are so detailed and time consuming. It is so much fun, but I had no idea!
I'm glad that Claire like the CP too! The pic w/ Tigger is so cute. Those moments are why we take our kids to WDW, and when you finally have that "magic moment", it is so worth the money you spent to have it! I love looking back at these pictures and the video as well.
I love your trip report! Your DS is adorable!!
Do you mind telling me where you got that swim ring? It looks like the perfect size for a toddler!!
Thanks for reading! We got that swim ring at
Walmart for $1.00. It was a much better decision for Dylan than arm floaties. I think he felt really secure in it after he got the hang of it.