~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

Just found your report and spent the day reading, as usual great pictures and enjoyed reading about your adventures. I look forward to the rest of the report.popcorn::

Sending happy thoughts on the tooth.:flower3:
 
thanks for your good thoughts about my tooth. it doesn't hurt - it's just annoying! the way it cracked it's kind of jagged on the side that rubs the inside of my cheek so i have to be careful about it rubbing against there. and of course i have to watch food getting caught in there. fun! i can't wait to have these pulled. i don't think i ever thought i'd hear myself say that. i have a consult with an oral surgeon on march 5th so hopefully it won't be long before they're gone!

i would tell you all happy valentine's day but i'd feel like a hyprocrit. ray and i haven't celebrated v-day for about 10 years now. neither of us "get" it. i don't like the thought of my husband expressing his love for me on the same day that everyone else in america is doing it. :laughing: plus i think that should be done every day. and i don't like how the holiday exlcludes you if you're not married to or dating anyone. that just doesn't seem fair to me. i do think it's fun for the kids because they get to make the little valentine's cards and pass them around - that's always so cute! but for me i just don't feel the need to get into it. maybe i'm odd! :confused3

so i hope you all had a very good saturday!!! :goodvibes

should have an update in the next day or two. i'm finishing up my rush transcript tonight/tomorrow morning - have an hour of audio left (about 3 hours of actual typing in real life). then i have to proof it so once that's done i can come back to my normal life.


I can't believe I haven't read this trip report sooner! I'm catching up right now!

thanks for joining in!!!

Ok I have to come clean with my fellow DISers. I too have gone to Disney and have not planned. We just ate whereever, I did make ressie's for Chef Mickey's though but that was before I knew about the DIS boards. Now being on the boards for awhile I wouldn't think of even trying to do Disney they I did almost 5 years ago. We're going to Disney in Nov and I'm already putting things in my head where we should eat, now I have to wait until 90 days out to make ressie's but I will have it all on paper before then, so I'm prepared. Some people just don't understand but we all know better, don't we

Dawn - thanks for the video's, John does sound just like him. Thanks for sharing. Oh and Chris looks like he's having a lot of fun too :lmao:

but now you know so that's all that counts. :thumbsup2

and yes, chris looked thrilled, didn't he? :rotfl2:

I posted this in a PM to you, Dawn, but then I thought, more people may be interested:

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thanks for the head's up!

so be it. we disagree and move on. I just see at one of the reasons prices keep going up.

The savings are nice. I have read way too many threads where the shares have gone so wrong I guess.

Ok waiting for next update.

i'm glad we can agree to disagree. some people on the forums tend to like to argue about things and it's like.....we're all different and have different opinions on things.....move on! people are so silly! :laughing:

Spoken like a woman who has never been 8 months pregnant in the dog-heat of the summer!

Just teasing you Erica! I was finally induced with my first at 4 days overdue because my blood pressure was rising fast and he was showing NO signs of leaving soon. My second was a scheduled C-section and he decided to arrive 1 1/2 weeks early. Little unpredictable buggers!

my mom was a full 2 weeks overdue with me and i was due on july 4th,smack dab in the middle of summer! i came on july 18th and she had me in 20 minutes flat. she was ready to GET ME OUT!!!!

Oh girl, I feel your pain! Jake was due September 13 and that whole summer was MISERABLE! Especially August! :eek: My doctor did not want to schedule me for an induction until I was 2 weeks overdue, so finally she went ahead and scheduled one for September 24th and wouldn't you know? He decided to make his arrival on the 23rd! Definitely unpredictable!

see, that's why i'm planning the way i am. when we do start trying, i'm going to plan to take a break in september, october, november and december.....because i don't want to be VERY pregnant in june, july, august or september! so ray's just going ot have to deal with it. :lmao:

Haven't caught up yet and have to finish my work so I can go home, but great update so far!

Had to say the new guy I am dating just moved here in November, so we plan to it the Aquarium one of these days - I've never been. IKEA - bought quite a bit of my apt furniture there. I was downtown an hour before the Olympic bombing. My camera - Kodak - has a night setting and it does the same thing, has to stay steady, so I am considering getting a Gorillapod...heard they are great, will wrap around railings and such so you don't have to have a flat surface to put it on.

Okay...will finish reading another day.

thanks! i don't have a gorillapod but i do have a small tripod and it's great for fireworks pictures (which you will see later).

kschafer said:
My second was born Sep 17 and August was terrible!! We have AC in our house but it is an old system and doesn't cool the upstairs very well. One night I was exhausted and in tears because I was so hot and miserable when I went to bed. My darling hubby went out to the store and bought and installed a window AC in our bedroom. He did all this without waking me up. I didn't even notice until I got up in the middle of the night (preggo lady bladder :sad2: ), and walked out into the hallway and realized how much cooler it was in our room. He was Husband of the Year for me! :love:

so sweet of your hubby!!!!! :love: ray has his faults but that sounds like something he'd do, too. he's very nurturing when it comes down to it. we're lucky girls!

Damn! Where have I been? I have just now found your trip report and it is AWESOME!!! I've still been reading the Vandy girls thread, but I didn't know about this one! Subscribing....of course.

you're here now and that's all that matters! we're taking our time on the vandy TR because erica doesn't want to see it end. :rotfl2:

Good job on the planning for your neighbor, Dawn! It's a good thing she finally let you help. I don't know how some people can just show up and expect to know what to do. Those are the people who come back and say "never again" because of the long lines, etc. I was just reading a thread on TGM about a band group booked with a clueless tour company - feel really bad for those people, they're getting really ripped off, but won't listen to the gal who's trying to tell them.

WARNING: Shameless PTR plug here - My March 09 PTR is in my siggie - please come and join us!

thanks! i hope she has a decent trip. she's going president's day week so it will be crowded. i subbed to your PTR - so excited for you about your trip!

I read your most recent post and forgot to reply right away , sorry about that.
We love Sci Fi too, if you do as you said: stick to the basics. Those shakes you and Ray got looked yummy! The pics of you guys in the car (make out photo's and you and Ray killing eachother - too funny:rotfl: )
Can't wait for more!
Those Disneyshopping buys were great, good deals! She's lucky to have an aunt to spoil her!
Lesley

no problem! yes, those shakes were GREAT! i was just on the phone with my brother and was telling him about what i'd gotten. he was laughing because he's very hippy-looking - shaggy hair and lots of tattoos. he said it's gonna look so weird with him walking around with the baby in his baby bjorn and him looking the way he does and her being decked out in pink disney stuff! i told him it was pointless to fight it. :rotfl:

Yep, that is it. I love all those special touches and think it is neat when I actually spot a hidden mickey. I have the hardest time finding them.

me too!!! it's so neat to see one unexpectedly.

Tooth pain will bring you down.

I hope you have a nice Valentine's Day tomorrow in spite of it.

it's not hurting really - just kind of annoying. ibuprofen takes care of the aching pretty well. thanks - you too!

Hey Dawn - I know I've been MIA for awhile but I was committed to catching up tonite.......

Loved the baby clothes. God I was such a sucker for those things! I miss those days soooo much!

Great pix from SciFi. I really enjoy that place. I know it gets a bad rap around here but the atomosphere is so much fun and the food is decent enough; and those shakes...............YUM!

You are such a good friend to your neighbor. People like that make me crazy! They just don't get it; and worse, then they come back from Disney complaining about how bad it was. I feel like telling those people: "Well, maybe if you PLANNED properly, you would have had a better trip!" I hope all goes well with your friends'!

Sorry about the tooth problems. Hope you're feeling better soon!

thanks! i can't wait to buy that stuff for my own little one! yeah, those shakes were SO GOOD! i hate it when people come back and complain. 9 times out of 10 when i say, "did you plan ahead?" they reply with, "no, not really." YOU SHOULD'VE CALLED ME!!!! :rotfl:

Ouch!! I hope your wisdom tooth is okay!!

thanks!

:love: :love: :love: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY PUNKIN & RAY :love: :love: :love:

you too!

Just found your report and spent the day reading, as usual great pictures and enjoyed reading about your adventures. I look forward to the rest of the report.popcorn::

Sending happy thoughts on the tooth.:flower3:

thanks so much for joining in! and thanks for the thoughts. :goodvibes
 

Good luck with your tooth. The same thing happened with mine a few years ago. The surgery is so easy. And by the way WE LOVE ROCK BAND!!!!!!!!!:worship:
 
You're not weird on the V-Day thing. DH and I have been married for 11 years and we don't celebrate it anymore either. The last time we did was over 10 years ago. We went to a nice restaurant and waited 2 hours for a seat, then waited another hour for our food which came out burned. So we avoid the mobs who go out on V-Day and we stay home. We had fun with DD doing the cards for her friends, but we don't feel the need to celebrate love on just one day either:lovestruc :love: . We all three got in the kitchen last night and cooked Spaghetti w/ salad and bread and then watched a Disney movie!:banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :yay: Soooo much better than waiting for hours in a crowded restaurant!:thumbsup2 So we don't "get it" either!:lmao:
 
We are the same way about Valentines Day. It just seems crazy to spent triple the $$$ buy flowers or chocolate on one day! It means so much more when it happens for no reason at all!!
So I wish you a happy Sunday!:goodvibes
 
I guess I'm a little different in my thinking. I don't have a "sweetheart" but I do celebrate V-Day for my two kids and my Mom. :lovestruc :lovestruc

Growing up my Dad and brother always bought me satin heart boxes of chocolates. (I hung the pretty boxes on my bedroom walls) My Mom would usually get me a stuffed bear or Barbie. I remember that fondly.

I am definitely a celebrate/holiday girl. I decorate for everything. Yesterday the kids woke up to a decorated table and baskets of candy, all their favorites. I got Lexi the Madagascar movie. We made a huge brunch and baked cookies (Pilsbury box ones). We usually do dinner at home but I volunteered to work so we changed it up this year. I know it may be strange for some but I wouldn't have it any other way. I think V-Day doesn't have to be for lovers it can be for anyone.

I am a believer in showing love all year, a true romantic at heart.

Now I just wish I was Irish so I could celebrate St.Pat's Day....:rotfl2: I'll just have to wait until Easter. ;)
 
I think V-Day doesn't have to be for lovers it can be for anyone.

Now I just wish I was Irish so I could celebrate St.Pat's Day....:rotfl2:

Hey wait a minute....If V-Day isn't just for lovers, why must you be Irish to celebrate St Pat's Day? EVERYONE is Irish on St. Patty's day!!

Hey Punkin, I hope you get your tooth woes fixed soon!!
 
My mom and I don't like the pressure that is put on men to spend and do SO much on Valentines Day. I wasn't expecting anything, but got a rose bush and a small box of candy. It's kinda like mothers day. I don't expect a store bought gift. Just be a little more thoughtful on that day. Cook the dinner AND clean up the dishes. Anyway, that's my soapbox on Valentines Day. We ordered out pizza and ate it with our kids.
 
Hey Dawn! Even though you and Ray didn't celebrate V-day I hope you guys had a good Saturday. And, I hope your tooth isn't causing you too much pain! All of mine were impacted and I had them all removed at once, I was knocked out and all. It was a rough few days afterwards but definitely worth it now so I hope you get some relief for your pain soon! :hug: :goodvibes
 
Good luck with your tooth. The same thing happened with mine a few years ago. The surgery is so easy. And by the way WE LOVE ROCK BAND!!!!!!!!!:worship:

thanks! i'm really just ready to be done with it. glad you like rock band!

You're not weird on the V-Day thing. DH and I have been married for 11 years and we don't celebrate it anymore either. The last time we did was over 10 years ago. We went to a nice restaurant and waited 2 hours for a seat, then waited another hour for our food which came out burned. So we avoid the mobs who go out on V-Day and we stay home. We had fun with DD doing the cards for her friends, but we don't feel the need to celebrate love on just one day either:lovestruc :love: . We all three got in the kitchen last night and cooked Spaghetti w/ salad and bread and then watched a Disney movie!:banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :yay: Soooo much better than waiting for hours in a crowded restaurant!:thumbsup2 So we don't "get it" either!:lmao:

exactly! the one time we tried to make it a "special" day it was a disaster. that was so long ago that i don't even really remember what happened. :laughing: it just made me think....um, what's the point of this? spaghetti sounds good!

We are the same way about Valentines Day. It just seems crazy to spent triple the $$$ buy flowers or chocolate on one day! It means so much more when it happens for no reason at all!!
So I wish you a happy Sunday!:goodvibes

i can't believe that kinda stuff cost triple! it's been so long since i've looked into it, i didn't realize that.

I guess I'm a little different in my thinking. I don't have a "sweetheart" but I do celebrate V-Day for my two kids and my Mom. :lovestruc :lovestruc

Growing up my Dad and brother always bought me satin heart boxes of chocolates. (I hung the pretty boxes on my bedroom walls) My Mom would usually get me a stuffed bear or Barbie. I remember that fondly.

I am definitely a celebrate/holiday girl. I decorate for everything. Yesterday the kids woke up to a decorated table and baskets of candy, all their favorites. I got Lexi the Madagascar movie. We made a huge brunch and baked cookies (Pilsbury box ones). We usually do dinner at home but I volunteered to work so we changed it up this year. I know it may be strange for some but I wouldn't have it any other way. I think V-Day doesn't have to be for lovers it can be for anyone.

I am a believer in showing love all year, a true romantic at heart.

Now I just wish I was Irish so I could celebrate St.Pat's Day....:rotfl2: I'll just have to wait until Easter. ;)

i think it's sweet the way you look at it - i just don't look at it that way. but everyone is different and that's what makes our world so interesting! ;) i'm sure once i have a child i will do get more into it for their sake. but for me and ray it's silly because neither of us see it the way you do.

Hey wait a minute....If V-Day isn't just for lovers, why must you be Irish to celebrate St Pat's Day? EVERYONE is Irish on St. Patty's day!!

Hey Punkin, I hope you get your tooth woes fixed soon!!

i agree! my friend wanted to go to savannah for st. patty's day. they have a huge celebration down there - they even turn the river green! but i don't do well with crowds so i told her no. i'd rather just wear green and have a margarita.....sort of a mesh of st. patty's day and cinco de mayo. :lmao:

My mom and I don't like the pressure that is put on men to spend and do SO much on Valentines Day. I wasn't expecting anything, but got a rose bush and a small box of candy. It's kinda like mothers day. I don't expect a store bought gift. Just be a little more thoughtful on that day. Cook the dinner AND clean up the dishes. Anyway, that's my soapbox on Valentines Day. We ordered out pizza and ate it with our kids.

i agree about the pressure on guys. it's so silly! a rose bush is such a sweet gift. :goodvibes

Hey Dawn! Even though you and Ray didn't celebrate V-day I hope you guys had a good Saturday. And, I hope your tooth isn't causing you too much pain! All of mine were impacted and I had them all removed at once, I was knocked out and all. It was a rough few days afterwards but definitely worth it now so I hope you get some relief for your pain soon! :hug: :goodvibes

we had a good day other than sitting on the interstate for an hour! we were going to have a late lunch at chili's (about 3 exits away) and there was a wreck and we sat STILL on the interstate for over an hour. at least i had a chance to catch up on my reading. :rotfl2: 3 of my 4 wisdom teeth are fully in so he'll just have to pull them. the 4th one is almost all the way in so i'm not sure if he'll have to cut it or just pull it.

Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate! :shamrock: :drinking1 :shamrock:

::yes::
 
I hope your tooth is not driving you crazy :p

they're watching her VERY closely right now. keep her in your prayers. ;)

I will :goodvibes. I hope everything is going well with her and the baby!!

Spoken like a woman who has never been 8 months pregnant in the dog-heat of the summer! :lmao:

Dawn and I just had that discussion the other day. Hopefully if I am pregnant, especially the end of it will not be during the summer. I don't think I could handle it....honestly! So for me my months would be March thru Sept I think :rotfl:

Just teasing you Erica! I was finally induced with my first at 4 days overdue because my blood pressure was rising fast and he was showing NO signs of leaving soon. My second was a scheduled C-section and he decided to arrive 1 1/2 weeks early. Little unpredictable buggers!

No, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said anything, just had something particular on my mind that day :headache:

So your 2nd was ready to GO! :jumping3: I'm sure if I do get pregnant I'll be ready to get that thing out of there but I hope I am blessed to run the course I should.

My darling hubby went out to the store and bought and installed a window AC in our bedroom. He did all this without waking me up. I didn't even notice until I got up in the middle of the night (preggo lady bladder :sad2: ), and walked out into the hallway and realized how much cooler it was in our room. He was Husband of the Year for me! :love:

How SWEET is that!!! :flower3:

That's awesome!

i would tell you all happy valentine's day but i'd feel like a hyprocrit. ray and i haven't celebrated v-day for about 10 years now. neither of us "get" it. i don't like the thought of my husband expressing his love for me on the same day that everyone else in america is doing it. :laughing: plus i think that should be done every day. and i don't like how the holiday exlcludes you if you're not married to or dating anyone. that just doesn't seem fair to me. i do think it's fun for the kids because they get to make the little valentine's cards and pass them around - that's always so cute! but for me i just don't feel the need to get into it. maybe i'm odd! :confused3

I just told Matt about 2 weeks ago I hate Valentines. I've told him several times I wish he would randomly send me flowers instead of day's that people designate. But also with that being said I love getting the things I do. We had said we weren't doing anything for V-day but he already had other plans.

MeMom....did you see me in the paper?? :rotfl: If you have Sat's paper there is a picture of a quartet (my uncle Jimmy's quartet) singing to me. When I get pictures I will post them on our TR to let everyone see. It was very sweet and a lot of fun :love:!! I was totally surprised and caught off guard!

I am definitely a celebrate/holiday girl. I decorate for everything. Yesterday the kids woke up to a decorated table and baskets of candy, all their favorites. I got Lexi the Madagascar movie. We made a huge brunch and baked cookies (Pilsbury box ones). We usually do dinner at home but I volunteered to work so we changed it up this year. I know it may be strange for some but I wouldn't have it any other way. I think V-Day doesn't have to be for lovers it can be for anyone.

I am a believer in showing love all year, a true romantic at heart.

Now I just wish I was Irish so I could celebrate St.Pat's Day....:rotfl2: I'll just have to wait until Easter. ;)

I agree!!

All the way down to wanting to be Irish ;)
 
Your not odd, I feel the same! If I am getting flowers, I want them just to get them. Not on Valentine's Day! I do enjoy it becauase of Hollie. She has fun making cards and giving them to everyone she knows!! We usually only get each other a card and thats it! We spent our V-day watching movies with Hollie having a picnic on the floor! lol!!

Okay, who is it you know in the parade?
 
after our yummy lunch i headed out with anna, etc. on a quest to find....

dum...dum....dum......

LIGHTENING MCQUEEN!!!!!

luke was SO excited to meet him. ray had left lunch early to go grab fastpasses to RNRC. i headed over to the area where lightning mcqueen and tow mater were when i was there with erica in september (over near that big coke bottle sprayer thing). only when i got over there....no lightening mcqueen. :eek: i thought....oh my goodness. he's gonna be SO disappointed because i told him he was here!

so i saw a CM nearby and asked him if they had moved. he said they had and told us the new area they were in. THANK GOODNESS!

on the way back over to that area, this passed us. it's the mulch, sweat and shears band that performs at DHS. they were playing as they rode along and they sounded really good!

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we got over to the lightening mcqueen area and as soon as luke saw them he was so excited!!! i left them at this point because ray had called and he was on his way to meet me in front of TSM and we were gonna go find a spot for the block party bash.

anna said luke thought meeting lightening mcqueen was SO COOL! luke has always loved that movie. he used to run around the house and scream, "kapow, kapow.....i'm fast like lightening mcqueen!!!!" :rotfl:

i love these pictures. his expression is just so nonchalant.....like, yeah, i'm meeting lightening mcqueen and mater. no big deal. it's all in a day's work. :lmao:

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bye, mater! see ya next time.

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on the way back to meet us anna, etc. went by muppet vision 3-D and got some pics of the fountain....

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back to me and ray....

it was almost 2:30 by the time i was on my way to meet ray in front of TSM, so we decided to ahead and scope out a spot for the block party bash. we saw this super cool guy out in front of TSM....

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look at his feet! :rotfl:

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as we were starting to walk away, he turned around and headed straight for me!

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then he wanted a picture with ray. i love this one!

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that was the first time i'd seen him and he was really cool!

we headed towards the area in front of the hat to get a seat for the parade. we got a spot right in front of the hat and the way it was taped off kind of worried me. so i found a CM and asked her if we could sit there. she said we could, but that she wouldn't because once the parade starts, they move the crowd in closer to the parade and it is one big ball of confusion and you will lose your spot. no way! so i walked down a little bit further towards the new american idol attraction, saw a spot right in front of a kiosk that was still open, asked the CM at the kiosk if we could sit there and she said no problem. i called ray (who had been saving the first spot we found) and told him to walk in my direction and then called anna, etc. and told them where we were. it actually worked out really well because the kiosk was right behind us and that way no one could crowd us. :thumbsup2

as we were waiting we saw another brazilian tour group. this was one really big and LOUD! they were chanting as they walked by. i think some of the kids thought that was the parade! :rotfl2:

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this was our view to the right. i wish this was open when we were there! i'm interested to see what it's like.

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anna and luke waiting for the parade - as you can see, luke was trying on the bracelets that were for sale at the kiosk behind us!

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i just love the balloon guys!

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remember how i said no one could crowd us? yeah. well, about 10 minutes before the parade started, this older woman was behind chris and ray (who were standing behind the stroller - me and anna were sort of on either side of it and luke was in it at this point) who kept trying to push her little girl (or granddaughter - not sure) in front of them. now i am not one to deprive a child from seeing a parade. if someone taps me on the shoulder and says something to the effect of, "excuse me, can my kid please stand in front of you so she can see? i'll stay back here," no problem! i've done that MANY times. but NOT when someone is PUSHING their kid into my back side! ray and chris were getting really aggravated. i can't believe people continue to show up 5 minutes before a show/parade starts and expect to push their way up front! and i feel sorry for the kids but no way am i going to reward her mother/grandmother's obnoxious behavior by letting them in front of me without them asking nicely. i just don't get people!!! :headache:

about 2 minutes before the parade started, she gave up and went across the parade route to the other side. we saw her doing the same thing over there. :confused3 of course she wasn't successful so she tried to come back over but the CMs wouldn't let her since the parade was almost in our area.

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the parade came almost down to us and then stopped. so we just missed the first stop of the show. to pass the time some CMs got out a big round sheet-looking thing and put some balls in it for the kids to bounce around...

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anna took luke over there and he had a good time for a few minutes. then he got frustrated because the sheet wouldn't do what he wanted it to. :laughing:

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finally the first "show" was over and the parade proceeded past us!

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hey, i know that guy!

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erica, does this girl look familiar?

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this girl came right up to luke and said hi to him!

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the parade stopped and we were right at the end of monster's inc., beginning of bug's life. i think we were only about 2 floats behind where erica and i saw this in september!

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this guy was right in front of us!

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luke taking it all in....

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flik was walking around in our area....

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atta was there, too.....

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this girl was jumping on the trampolines right in front of me and erica last time. she's so cute....and talented!

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then slim came around the corner. he was sooooooo tall and really cool!

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look at luke's face when he was watching slim! :laughing:

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this is during "shout"

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here he is doing that dance move where you put your hands on your knees and sort of bow your legs in and out. it was cute!

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and here he's shaking his booty!!!

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slim was really cool and we all had fun watching him!

this girl was right in front of us during the part where they pull the crowd out to dance. she was so cute! anna and i have decided that we're going to get these outfits for halloween next year. this one's going to be mine. i will show you anna's later.

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we tried to get luke out there but he didn't want to go - i think he was just enjoying watching everything!

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this guy was to my left....

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then the heroes arrived!!!!!

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"you've got a friend in me".....

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after looking at my pics i'm thinking we saw the guy above twice. see what you think. below is a picture of who i think is the same guy in the AK parade two days later. he did a GREAT impression of a monkey!

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okay, this is the outfit that anna wants for halloween....

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when they shot out the balls at the end ray caught one and i saw one rolling so i got it for luke. he was happy he got one!

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anna later said that she had no idea they had even shot them and the next thing she knew i was getting one. it's because i knew to expect it!

as the parade started to roll on down the road, these two girls came over and i asked them to pose for a picture. the one on the left said something as they were posing and i think she said, "she's my twin." chris said she said something else which i will not say here but you can use your imagination considering the word "twin" was involved. boys are so silly! :rolleyes1

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this guy made "ears" at me when he saw me taking a picture! :laughing:

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i just love this parade!!! it's so much fun - lots to look at and great music and great CMs! the one thing i don't like is the way it stops 3 different times. if you happen to get stuck at the end of the parade, that's like an hour of wasted time! it's smart to get a spot on the first stop but that's not always possible. we were on the second stop and the parade wasn't over until almost 3:40. it just feels like you waste a good bit of precious disney time waiting if you're not on the first stop.

up next.....cars, explosions and some dude on fire!!!!!
 
Block Party Bash looks so fun! Same characters as DLRs Toy Story parade, but different activities and floats. I love Luke's excitement!
 












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