A Very Disney Christmas! Nov/Dec 2010 PTR (Trip Drama & 2 Days! 11/24)

[Disneychix]

Awesome job on the book excerpt!! Congrat's!

 

[ladybugmom]

Absolutely love your story....so sweet!!

Thank you so much!!

All caught up here! I love all of your Disney book/DVD purchases! I have the Complete Guide one and the pictures are to die for! I just love looking at all of the beautiful pictures, more so than the reading! (Boy do I sound like a kid or what..."give me a book with pictures, please"!! )

I love your story in the WDW Memories book! When I got my copy, yours was the first one I found. Since I had no idea where any of ours were published I just started flipping through looking for names and found yours and Katie's before I even found mine! It's so fun!! (Although I'm kicking myself that I didn't do a dedication - I must have missed that on the submittal...oops!) Thanks for posting about it all those months ago - it was your FB post that made me check it out!

Can't wait to hear about the recital! I love all the pics on FB! My girls have their recital this Friday and Saturday! They are in the same ballet class and the song is "Almost There" from Princess & the Frog, and different tap classes...Katie's tap is "Gitchee Gitchee Goo" from Phineas and Ferb, and Emily's tap is "Ease on Down the Road"! (So 2 out of 3 are Disney songs...did I mention their teacher is my SIL?? LOL! Yes, she likes Disney, too!! I secretly wish they would do a whole Disney-themed dance recital! Possibilities are endless!! )

Sara

Thanks Sara!! Too funny!! Katie's was the first story I found!! No problem--I'm glad you were able to get a story in the book as well!! It's so cool to see your story in print, isn't it?!

Oh wow!! What great Disney songs!! Too funny--I danced to "Ease On Down the Road" when I took dance--we did a jazz dance to it. A Disney-themed recital would be AWESOME!!!

Hi Becky...

first congrats on having one of your memories published....very cool I loved reading about that when it happend on your previous TR too....so fun and what a great lasting memories to share w/ the girls as they grow too.

love all your recent book purchases too...I bought the Color Companion book a while back too...that is fun look through and shorten read in comparison to the HUGE unoffical guide

J~

Thanks Julie!! YES!! I agree--it's definitely a easier/shorter read than the original Unofficial Guide!!

That's so cool your story got in the book!

Thank you!!

 

[ladybugmom]

Hey Becky! I was looking at the Poly thread on the resorts board (I think I've seen you post over there too). Anyways, someone who just got back from their trip, posted some pics, and I swear one of them has you in it!

Check it out:


http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37026073&postcount=2271
It's like the 7th picture in the post.

If it's not you, she sure does look like you! LOL!

Sara

Whoa!!! That IS me!!! Good eye, Sara!! That was the Friday we were there--we were heading to Epcot. We had a later start that morning!! Too funny!!

It does look like her!

It IS me!!!

Awesome job on the book excerpt!! Congrat's!

Thank you so much!!

 

[BippityBoo]

Hey Becky! I was looking at the Poly thread on the resorts board (I think I've seen you post over there too). Anyways, someone who just got back from their trip, posted some pics, and I swear one of them has you in it!

Check it out:


http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37026073&postcount=2271
It's like the 7th picture in the post.

If it's not you, she sure does look like you! LOL!

Sara

Had to come see for myself after seeing your post on facebook. That is so funny!!! Nice going Sara

 

[ladybugmom]

Had to come see for myself after seeing your post on facebook. That is so funny!!! Nice going Sara

Too funny--huh, Katie?!

 

[BippityBoo]

Too funny--huh, Katie?!

It is!! I love your camera strap I bought the small one on our first trip at the AK, but I really need to buy a thicker one. I know a lady that makes cute fabric ones too!!

 

[ladybugmom]

It is!! I love your camera strap I bought the small one on our first trip at the AK, but I really need to buy a thicker one. I know a lady that makes cute fabric ones too!!

Thank you!! I love it, too!! I get comments on it all the time!

 

[girlswhowearglasses]

I know I am a little late, but I'm subbing to plan along with you! I am newish to the Dis, and wanted to do my own PTR, so I decided I need to learn from a few veterans! Your family is adorable! We will be at WL in early December for the Christmas decor as well! It is my second trip to WDW, my dh's first trip and my first stay in a deluxe! We stayed at Pop for our first trip with FD, which was awesome, but we are REALLY going to enjoy this trip! 10 WHOLE DAYS! I am so looking forward to following your PTR!

 

[ladybugmom]

I know I am a little late, but I'm subbing to plan along with you! I am newish to the Dis, and wanted to do my own PTR, so I decided I need to learn from a few veterans! Your family is adorable! We will be at WL in early December for the Christmas decor as well! It is my second trip to WDW, my dh's first trip and my first stay in a deluxe! We stayed at Pop for our first trip with FD, which was awesome, but we are REALLY going to enjoy this trip! 10 WHOLE DAYS! I am so looking forward to following your PTR!

Hi and to my PTR!! I'm so glad you're here!! Thank you for your kind words!!

 

[mom2mek]

Figure the odds!!! How funny that that person was there and snapped a picture with you in it, was a DISer, and posted on a thread that I happen to look at all the time????

Strange things....(I'm singing the Toy Story song...LOL)

Did you get the camera strap at Disney? My Dad got one when my parents went in April and I saw it for the first time the other day - so cute!!

Sara

 

[ladybugmom]

Figure the odds!!! How funny that that person was there and snapped a picture with you in it, was a DISer, and posted on a thread that I happen to look at all the time????

Strange things....(I'm singing the Toy Story song...LOL)

Did you get the camera strap at Disney? My Dad got one when my parents went in April and I saw it for the first time the other day - so cute!!

Sara

Crazy, huh?! I couldn't believe it when I saw the pic!!

I did get the camera strap at Disney! I bought it last May at the camera store in Epcot right across from Spaceship Earth!

 

[ladybugmom]

Thanks for being patient with me about getting the girl's recital pictures shared!! I took 808 pictures that night (that doesn't include dress rehearsal) so I had a lot to go through and upload! I'm going to share some here and then give you the link to my Facebook albums (yes, there are more than 1) if you want to see all of them (not all 808--I narrowed them down to 249!!).

Ally in her curlers

Claire in her curlers

posing at home before recital

Claire trying to be like her big sister!!

Once we arrived Claire found a surprise in her chair from her "big girl" (the youngest classes have older dancers who dance with them during both of their numbers--you'll see what I mean in the pics). Claire ADORED her big girl (McKenzie)--or as she would say "my Kenzie"!!

Each girl had a gift from her "big girl" and a framed picture of them together!!

the girls with their trophies and roses

Claire called this her Cinderella ballerina costume!!

Claire and her class backstage

Ally & her class backstage

Claire was up first! A ballet to "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"!

Ally's tap dance to "Baby Face"

Every year they do a ballet right before intermission and this year's ballet was "The Wizard of Oz" (last year was Alice in Wonderland and the year before was The Little Mermaid). And every year the ballet is extremely well done!! Here are just a few pics I took from the ballet (I took a TON)!!

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[ladybugmom]

the girls backstage during intermission

After intermission Claire performed her tap number "Pretty Baby"

big kisses!

Ally's jazz dance to "Fun, Fun, Fun"!! (LOVE this costume)

I was so proud of Ally & Claire!! They both did a great job! I even got teary-eyed watching them perform (no surprise there, huh?!).

the girls with my Mom & Dad

our family

Claire LOVED her gift from her "big girl", McKenzie!!

She named the big dog McKenzie and the small dog Claire--isn't that cute?!

My parents gave the girls puzzles--Ally's is Tiana and Claire's is Ariel!

They also gave them bracelets that the girls had wanted in WDW!!

Ally's

Claire's

the girl's trophies, flowers, & Claire's pic

If you would like to see ALL of the pics from the recital, here are the links to my FB albums:

Part 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60568&id=1035906284&l=5829f824af
Part 2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60585&id=1035906284&l=11e78deac8

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[shelbys mommy]

I saw all the pics on FB...beautiful! I can't wait to do that with my Shelby!!!

 

[ladybugmom]

Tuesday night we purchased some new living room furniture from Ashley Furniture and they were able to deliver it today!! We were sooo excited b/c we've been sitting on a chair and a half and bean bag chairs for almost 2 months now! We bought a loveseat, sofa, and chair!! I LOVE how they look in the room!! Take a look!

the loveseat

the sofa

the chair (this fabric matches the pillows on the sofa & loveseat)

different views of our living room:
from the hearth room

from the dining room

from near our bedroom

And since I had my camera out, take a look at what my laptop's wallpaper looks like:

Tomorrow we have tickets to see Toy Story 3 in 3D at noon!! We cannot WAIT to see it!!! The girls have been talking about it all week! Here is what they're going to wear to the movie!

After the movie tomorrow we'll be driving to Nashville for the night and on Saturday we'll be seeing "Beauty and the Beast" (remember the tickets Brent got me for Mother's Day?! Well, Saturday is the day!! Can't wait!). And then we'll drive from Nashville to Alabama to spend the rest of the weekend with Brent's parents for Father's Day!

 

[ladybugmom]

I saw all the pics on FB...beautiful! I can't wait to do that with my Shelby!!!

Thank you Joni!! At what age can Shelby start dance?!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Thank you Joni!! At what age can Shelby start dance?!

I think Claire looks more like you! Shelby can start as soon as she as potty trained. Once I can get her to actually talk, we will start!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I love the new furniture! I have a set my mom bought back in 93...once I get extra money I so need to update, but I can bear to let my mom's set go. It's still in great condition, so I don't mind so much.

 

[ladybugmom]

I think Claire looks more like you! Shelby can start as soon as she as potty trained. Once I can get her to actually talk, we will start!

Aww! Thanks!! Most people say that she looks like Brent and that Ally looks like me. But recently people have been saying that Claire looks more like me now! Thankfully that is not the rule at this dance studio or it would be awhile before Claire could start!! She's so stubborn and has no desire to use the potty. Ally on the other hand was potty trained at 22 months and it only took TWO days!

I love the new furniture! I have a set my mom bought back in 93...once I get extra money I so need to update, but I can bear to let my mom's set go. It's still in great condition, so I don't mind so much.

Thank you!! Our old set is about 10 years old so I was thrilled to get something new and we put that set in our hearth room so we needed something for he living room. It's what you see right as you walk in the front door! Plus my tastes have changed a lot over the years!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Aww! Thanks!! Most people say that she looks like Brent and that Ally looks like me. But recently people have been saying that Claire looks more like me now! Thankfully that is not the rule at this dance studio or it would be awhile before Claire could start!! She's so stubborn and has no desire to use the potty. Ally on the other hand was potty trained at 22 months and it only took TWO days!

One of the pics of her for swim lessons is completely you! I figured Shelby would be talking more now, but she is not. Even the words she used to say she has stopped. And TWO days???? How in the world did you do that????

Thank you!! Our old set is about 10 years old so I was thrilled to get something new and we put that set in our hearth room so we needed something for he living room. It's what you see right as you walk in the front door! Plus my tastes have changed a lot over the years!

My tastes are not my mom's, but it was a set she loved, so it's just one more thing I hold on to. One day I can go back to what I want. I like it, just not my taste, you know?