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- Mar 1, 2007
After gorging ourselves yet again at Palo, we headed back to the rooms to drop off the food for the kids. We found our FE exploding with goodies. All of our Dis friends had obviously been busy this morning.
After unloading everything we headed to the clubs to get the kiddos. Brendan was down in Animators Palate doing the Goofin around with Animation activity. Savannah was doing Flubber with the Club kids so we checked on Brendan first. Not surprisingly he wasnt interested in leaving this activity, so instead we headed up to see if Savannah was ready. She was, and proudly showed off her flubber and the picture she made during free time:
Sarah still had a while to go in Flounders so we headed back down to see how the animation was progressing. They werent quite done so we headed out to the deck 4 promenade. We relaxed in the comfy blue lounge chairs and wasted time making good use of the photo ops.
A shout out to the nice lady who took this picture for us:
We went back inside and browsed through our pictures in Shutters. We made a nice stack of our shots, which was easy since we didnt have too many yet. We scoured the shelves intently looking for the beach shots from Castaway Cay. We quickly found Brendans and Savannahs but none of the shots of Sarah. When we were sure we had canvassed every single shot on the walls and knew we did not just overlook them, we asked at the desk if any CC shots had not yet been printed. They said they had all been done, and handed over a proof sheet to look over. When we finally found where the pics of Sarah should have been (which was easy since they would have been in the middle of the pics of the rest of us), there was nothing there. We determined the photographer must have deleted the shots of Sarah. That was a big disappointment.
Finally it was time for the animation activity to be done. It was already early afternoon, and the pools were calling us. While the kids finished the activity, we took some pics of me in my black & white outfit in the Animators Palate foyer...but since I look bloated as a whale from my brunch and have a silly champagne-enhanced grin on my face in all of them I will decline to post them.
Brendan had an absolute blast goofin around with animation. Here you can see the big picture of goofy they were instructed in drawing, and Brendans finished creation:
It was now time to go get Sarah. We had hoped to get in some adult pool time before having to pick her up but it just didnt work out. Back to the rooms to change into our bathing suits, and when we opened the door .a surprise! There were five lime green wrapped boxes on our bed!
Secret Mickey was here!!!!
The kids went straight for the gifts and it was pretty much impossible to corral them and stop the carnage. This is why we dont have a picture of the boxes still wrapped. (Sorry!) They tore into them and produced red Lenox boxes. Quick as lightning those were opened too and out came absolutely gorgeous Mickey and Minnie Mouse Ears ornaments, personalized in gold with each of the kids names!
Ron and I were not left out; we each had Mickey Mouse birthstone ornaments. They were absolutely stunning and we were so delighted! As soon as I saw them I previously remembered the Secret Mickey anonymously asking if we celebrated Christmas, and I have to say this was just the best idea ever. You see, on our Christmas tree there are no plain glass balls. Every single ornament on our tree is personal and special and the must-have souvenir anytime we go someplace is a Christmas ornament for our tree. They date all the way back to 1982, when I bought my first ornament out of the Avon catalog at 8 years old. There could have been no better gift for all of us, and for me especially.
As soon as I stopped to think about it for a second though, I was hit with a fleeting wave of horror .there was no way these ornaments were under the Secret Mickey Limit of $25. Ron turned to me and said, So it is $25/per person allotment! And I said No! Well I didnt think so .well .maybe .hmmm. I would have to find Drea or Kimberly quick to verify that I had not misunderstood!
Sorry I could not get a better close-up of them
Now, at the time we noted our Secret Mickey had not revealed themselves. I wondered if they were going to, or had planned on keeping their generosity a mystery. Of course we wanted to be sure and give them a proper thank you, so now we wondered anxiously if we should wait for the big reveal or use our amateur sleuthing skills to figure it out on our own.
Actually, I have to admit we were pretty sure we had already figured it out. Remember, our Secret Mickey had placed magnets on our door, and they were unique magnets. They had a nice scalloped edge on them. The day before Ron and Brendan had been cruising round Deck 6 admiring all the magnets and door decorations and FEs. Ron thought he found magnets that were similar to those placed on our door back on 6 aft. He took me past the door, and I looked at those and wasnt quite sure they really matched up to what we had on ours. And wouldnt you know, as we walked back forward to our rooms and we passed 6048, I gasped LOOK! and pointed at the magnets on the door. It was a match. And we looked up and saw the names .it was Denise and her family (RJandMKsmommy). Now, we couldnt be positive without confirmation from the horses mouth but we were pretty certain. Now the dilemma, do we wait or do we proactively thank them .hmmmm
We love them .THANK YOU, SECRET MICKEY!!
After the delight of our Christmas in September, we changed clothes in to pool wear. The kids paused in the room long enough to chow down the Palo leftovers. Didnt they just eat in the clubs???
Up on deck 9, the kids made a beeline for the Mickey pool and slide.
It had gotten a bit overcast and we were surprised to find two chairs right by the pool.
It was pretty dead for a sea day:
Sarah chills out:
The Goofy pool wasnt too bad either:
This much open space in the Goofy bathtub-er, pool is hard to come by:
The kids ran back and forth between the pools and had a blast. Sarah finally woke up and decided to join the party.
Not long afterwards it started to sprinkle. Most people stayed put, but I knew what was coming and grabbed a table under the deck overhang. Sure enough, as soon as I did, downpour! There was a mass exodus from the pool area, and everyone was scrambling for a table.
Luckily I had the foresight to get one when I did!
After our lovely gifts we were all in a great mood no rainstorm was going to dampen!
Up next: Quietly Making Noise
After unloading everything we headed to the clubs to get the kiddos. Brendan was down in Animators Palate doing the Goofin around with Animation activity. Savannah was doing Flubber with the Club kids so we checked on Brendan first. Not surprisingly he wasnt interested in leaving this activity, so instead we headed up to see if Savannah was ready. She was, and proudly showed off her flubber and the picture she made during free time:
Sarah still had a while to go in Flounders so we headed back down to see how the animation was progressing. They werent quite done so we headed out to the deck 4 promenade. We relaxed in the comfy blue lounge chairs and wasted time making good use of the photo ops.
A shout out to the nice lady who took this picture for us:
We went back inside and browsed through our pictures in Shutters. We made a nice stack of our shots, which was easy since we didnt have too many yet. We scoured the shelves intently looking for the beach shots from Castaway Cay. We quickly found Brendans and Savannahs but none of the shots of Sarah. When we were sure we had canvassed every single shot on the walls and knew we did not just overlook them, we asked at the desk if any CC shots had not yet been printed. They said they had all been done, and handed over a proof sheet to look over. When we finally found where the pics of Sarah should have been (which was easy since they would have been in the middle of the pics of the rest of us), there was nothing there. We determined the photographer must have deleted the shots of Sarah. That was a big disappointment.
Finally it was time for the animation activity to be done. It was already early afternoon, and the pools were calling us. While the kids finished the activity, we took some pics of me in my black & white outfit in the Animators Palate foyer...but since I look bloated as a whale from my brunch and have a silly champagne-enhanced grin on my face in all of them I will decline to post them.
Brendan had an absolute blast goofin around with animation. Here you can see the big picture of goofy they were instructed in drawing, and Brendans finished creation:
It was now time to go get Sarah. We had hoped to get in some adult pool time before having to pick her up but it just didnt work out. Back to the rooms to change into our bathing suits, and when we opened the door .a surprise! There were five lime green wrapped boxes on our bed!
Secret Mickey was here!!!!
The kids went straight for the gifts and it was pretty much impossible to corral them and stop the carnage. This is why we dont have a picture of the boxes still wrapped. (Sorry!) They tore into them and produced red Lenox boxes. Quick as lightning those were opened too and out came absolutely gorgeous Mickey and Minnie Mouse Ears ornaments, personalized in gold with each of the kids names!
Ron and I were not left out; we each had Mickey Mouse birthstone ornaments. They were absolutely stunning and we were so delighted! As soon as I saw them I previously remembered the Secret Mickey anonymously asking if we celebrated Christmas, and I have to say this was just the best idea ever. You see, on our Christmas tree there are no plain glass balls. Every single ornament on our tree is personal and special and the must-have souvenir anytime we go someplace is a Christmas ornament for our tree. They date all the way back to 1982, when I bought my first ornament out of the Avon catalog at 8 years old. There could have been no better gift for all of us, and for me especially.
As soon as I stopped to think about it for a second though, I was hit with a fleeting wave of horror .there was no way these ornaments were under the Secret Mickey Limit of $25. Ron turned to me and said, So it is $25/per person allotment! And I said No! Well I didnt think so .well .maybe .hmmm. I would have to find Drea or Kimberly quick to verify that I had not misunderstood!
Sorry I could not get a better close-up of them
Now, at the time we noted our Secret Mickey had not revealed themselves. I wondered if they were going to, or had planned on keeping their generosity a mystery. Of course we wanted to be sure and give them a proper thank you, so now we wondered anxiously if we should wait for the big reveal or use our amateur sleuthing skills to figure it out on our own.
Actually, I have to admit we were pretty sure we had already figured it out. Remember, our Secret Mickey had placed magnets on our door, and they were unique magnets. They had a nice scalloped edge on them. The day before Ron and Brendan had been cruising round Deck 6 admiring all the magnets and door decorations and FEs. Ron thought he found magnets that were similar to those placed on our door back on 6 aft. He took me past the door, and I looked at those and wasnt quite sure they really matched up to what we had on ours. And wouldnt you know, as we walked back forward to our rooms and we passed 6048, I gasped LOOK! and pointed at the magnets on the door. It was a match. And we looked up and saw the names .it was Denise and her family (RJandMKsmommy). Now, we couldnt be positive without confirmation from the horses mouth but we were pretty certain. Now the dilemma, do we wait or do we proactively thank them .hmmmm
We love them .THANK YOU, SECRET MICKEY!!
After the delight of our Christmas in September, we changed clothes in to pool wear. The kids paused in the room long enough to chow down the Palo leftovers. Didnt they just eat in the clubs???
Up on deck 9, the kids made a beeline for the Mickey pool and slide.
It had gotten a bit overcast and we were surprised to find two chairs right by the pool.
It was pretty dead for a sea day:
Sarah chills out:
The Goofy pool wasnt too bad either:
This much open space in the Goofy bathtub-er, pool is hard to come by:
The kids ran back and forth between the pools and had a blast. Sarah finally woke up and decided to join the party.
Not long afterwards it started to sprinkle. Most people stayed put, but I knew what was coming and grabbed a table under the deck overhang. Sure enough, as soon as I did, downpour! There was a mass exodus from the pool area, and everyone was scrambling for a table.
Luckily I had the foresight to get one when I did!
After our lovely gifts we were all in a great mood no rainstorm was going to dampen!
Up next: Quietly Making Noise
Right back atcha! She bites now, though. Gotta watch out for that tooth!
I was so sure that it was $25/pp and that I had messed up (of course we hadn't actually bought our SM's stuff yet since we knew what we were getting them could only be purchased onboard, so we could have spent the extra $75 or so still! 
I didn't find Drea until several days later but I had pulled Kimberly aside at dinner that night to make sure. I think I also bugged Amy and Val about it too! 
What a great idea that was though. When I saw them I was surprised they made it all the way down in perfect condition like that...you did good! And you did a great job getting them in the room like that, we didn't notice you hanging around the area conspicuously or anything. That was one of the things that conerned me most when we went to deliver ours. Although it turned out to not be an issue, I was still suprised to get the crazy "What are you doing dropping off suprise gifts in these people's rooms when they are not there" look from the SR Host, though.
Just last night Ron & I were discussing which days we saw what movies and I had it all wrong. Whoopsie. Not that anyone would have cared when we saw Wall-E and when we saw Beverly Hills Chihuaua. 
They are addicting!
I have to tell you, more of what I write is heavily influenced by his perspective than mine. LOL. But he will have a whole lot to say in the Cozumel installments. He had quite an...um...adventure. But i'll try not to make you wait as long as you have for the next one....
