I love that picture of Brooklynn, she really looks like she is now at the top of the totem pole in terms of Disney park guests! I guess that first bag check moment is a pretty exciting one, too bad it's just another line after that!
Love your castle lighting photos, Cindy really did pick a beautiful design!
Brooklynn's face and body language tell the story. She thought she was a pretty big deal with her camera, and then to be big enough to be bag checked - her reaction was pretty cute.
I wonder how many years they will keep the castle lights like that before they change to something else. I have heard rumors that they may move to a more high-tech decoration kin to what they do with Magic, Memories, and You.
I'm glad you were able to find your license....I can imagine the panic. Jill to the rescue.
Ahhh....love the arrival pics.
I can put myself right back at POP in the lobby seeing the tree for the first time.
With the holiday music in the background, it was awesome.
I don't blame Bella for wanting to get into Everything POP cause that was my first stop too. First purchases were 2012 tees and ears for NYE.
Our next stop was food, so we passed by those gingerbread houses. I enjoyed them all too. Lexi liked the Jack marshmallow.
First meal was Chicken Penne....yummy perfection!
We were lucky enough to have Gem check us in too! Our room was ready and in a perfect spot. Ground floor, building 4 Play Doh, third room down on the first wing. We couldn't have asked for better.
Very short walk to the hall, bus and right around the corner from the pool.
And yes Lexi did swim...it was lovely the first few days and even when it was freezing and the life guards were in full track suits complete with hats...she swam too.
Bus driver made jokes that he could tell who the Canadians were by how we dressed.
In all the times we have been to POP we have never gotten a room in the 50's. You are very lucky.
We had lounge chairs while we waited on NYE...wish I knew you could move them up by the room. Oh well, we made someone happy when we gave them up.
I had no idea Poolrat & Wig'd were right behind us that whole time on the beach.
I have to say that I have never seen anything more stunning than the castle all lit up and twinkling. Amazing!
Lexi was in awe of how you barely see them during the day but at night...WOW!
I was teary seeing it for the first time.
Later, when I saw "Memories and You" I actually got all misty. Loved it!
Have a great day all! We are on day two of freezing rain & snow. Doesn't make for an easy drive to work.
Brooklynn is growing up so fast...cute pic at bag check.
I meant to put on my free NYE hat, but I forgot about it. I had a blower, too, but when those fireworks started, I thought of nothing else. Maybe we can do NYE again in about 2-3 years.
We were very happy to see Pop again! The lobby always smells like chocolate chip cookies to me.
I found it interesting that Gem didn't know that there were tables and chairs out by the Bowling Pin Pool. I guess she had not taken a tour of the entire resort. We were conversing about the nice room we had had poolside one year and just being able to walk right out the door and sit at 'our' table. She commented, "Oh, they have tables out by that pool, too?"
It's sunny and cool here. So far, we have had a decent January. I hope February is as nice.
The bag check picture is priceless! Looks like she feels she has made it to the big kids table.
She is getting to be such a sweet big girl. I had a blast with her in October, and I am looking forward to having a few days with her all to myself at the end of the summer trip.
She is growing up way too fast!!
. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Unless of course I were just independently wealthy and could visit any old time. 
