Blue Skies, Sunshine, and Unseasonably HOT Pixie Dust! Update 3/6 Final Thoughts!

[leamom2princesses]

Great BBB pics! We never even made it back to Toontown this past trip. Bella looks so pretty in her dress and makeover!

 

[ladybugmom]

What beautiful BBB pics!! Bella is just too cute!! I especially love the PP pics!!

 

[kcandbella]

Awww Bella looks beautiful after her BBB experience.

Great updates

Thank you! She had so much fun!

Bella is beautiful!! Love your pictures!! How these BBB and princess dress pics make wish I'd gotten a little princess in place of one of my stinky boys! Okay, so I'm kidding.. I love my little men! But you just got me hooked on your TR! Off to read from the beginning!!

Boys are fun...but the girly stuff is exciting too! Thanks for joining in!

Great updates! What a fun morning at DHS! Horray for being on time for BBB! I can tell Bella really enjoyed being pampered like a princess! What a cutie!!!
Love the pics with the fairies! We've still yet to meet them. The line is always insane! I really think their should be other places to meet the main gal.

She LOVED it! In some of the pictures you can tell she was a little overwhelmed...but in a good way! The line for the fairies was always 45 minutes or so, but like I said, at least it was air conditioned! And lots of little girls for them to pass the time together!

Soooo cute. Looks like she had a great time! I thought Barnstormer was worse than BTMR......

Hmm, maybe we should have tried BTMRR first. I had never ridden the Barnstormer so I thought it would be pretty mild. At least it was quick!

BBB is such a wonderful experience, isn't it? My girls did it in December and are probably too old to want to do it next trip so I'm happy we at least experienced it one time. Bella is gorgeous!! Bummer on Barnstormer but there is always next time.

Yes, it was priceless! How sad that they will be too old. I am dreading that point!

What a great experience at BBB! Bella looked adorable. Great photos!

See looks so cute posing with the fairies too!

Can't wait to hear all about your dinner!

Thank you! Hopefully I will have our dinner update soon!

awww!! She got to go to BBB! So adorable! super cute pics of your little princess! So cool you got to meet the fairies! can't wait to see the pics from 1900 park fare!!

Thanks! The Fairies were great, especially since she loves the Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure movie. Hopefully I will have another update soon.

Awww Kayce! I'm tearing up and I don't even have a daughter! The pictures of Bella at BBB are adorable

Thank you! It was such a magical experience. I wouldn't have traded it for the world!

Just read your entire trip report. I am loving it so far! Bella is adorable and the BBB experience looks awesome. Can't wait to get there with my DD

Welcome and thanks for joining in! Your DD will LOVE it!

 

[kcandbella]

How cute is this picture?!?

That is my very favorite! It was a PP pic-she did such a good job taking it and capturing the moment!

Awww the pictures of her BBB experience and meet with the fairies are too precious!

I agree that the BBB is worth every penny it costs and it looks like your daughter had a great experience there!

I can't wait to hear how the rest of your trip went

She did have a great experience. I just am so glad I did it. I threw it into our plans at the last minute and it was a great decision.

Love Love the BBB pics and the ones by the castle adorable!!

Thank you! It was a great day!

What a GREAT BBB experience!!! Bella looked BEAUTIFUL I am glad that you got in to meet the faries! That is something we have not done before.

OMG we all felt that Barnstormer was very, very fast and scary. My DH and I agree that Big Thundner is a smoother ride! I think it is very tricky advertising that it is for kids

Hopefully you will be able to meet them in Dec. You will probably have to wait, but I am glad we did.

I should have taken her on BTMRR first I guess. There was NO way I was getting her on it after the Barnstormer! I thought it was the opposite!

 

[kcandbella]

Awww, love the BBB pics. It looks like you gals had a fabulous day! She looks like she's having a blast!

She really had a good time! All those people fawning all over her! It was great!

Love, Love, Love the BBB pictures. Did you do the castle package? I am wondering if that is the Cinderella dress that they have there. She looks like she enjoyed it very much. I can't wait to see how 1900 Park Fare went, and to hear about this embarrassing moment.

Thanks! No, we did not do the castle package. Just the one with hair, makeup, and nails. The Cinderella dress is actually a hand me down from the Disney store a couple of years ago. It came from a friend and her DD barely wore it, so it was pretty much like new. Hopefully I will have another update soon!

Great great update Kayce!! It looked like Bella had so much fun at BBB!!!! I can't wait to take Helen on our next trip!! It looks so "magical" especially having it done in the castle!!! She looked completely adorable all dolled up and in that pretty Cinderella dress!! All those smiles are so wonderful!! Looking forward to hearing about 1900 Park Fare!!!

Helen will love BBB when she is old enough! It was very magical!! Thanks for the compliments!

You're really making me wish I had a little princess of my own to take to the BBB! Bella looks adorable and like she is having so much fun being pampered and made over!

I agree with Mary - I think Barnstormer is more intense then BTMRR

Well now you have a little niece you can take along in a couple of years and experience it all! Girls are so much fun!!!

Now I know about the Barnstormer..if only I can convince her to ride BTMRR next trip...we'll see!

TE looks like it would be yummy! Add it to my ever growing list of things to try and do on another trip. WS is one of my favorites in all of Disney, so I am hoping DD likes it enough to let us walk around.

I'm sure I will mornings like the one you had on your DHS. Any tips for surviving a bigger group?

Simply adorable pictures from BBB! I cannot wait to do it with DD. Were those PP and your pictures? I love the shot of Bella looking in the hand mirror.

Looking forward to reading more!

You should definitely try TE sometime. There are plenty of things to keep kids occupied in WS, so she should be fine.

As for surviving a big group, what I would say is don't let them talk you out of your plans. You have done a lot of work planning, so I would just tell them your plans and if they don't want to come along, they don't have to. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't be flexible, but I was not about to give up what I wanted to do just because they didn't want to. Good luck!

And yes, those were a mixture of PP and my pics. The PP photographer was pretty good at walking around and getting to everyone. And the FGIT will make sure she is there for the big reveal. But I took about a million anyway!

Great BBB pics! We never even made it back to Toontown this past trip. Bella looks so pretty in her dress and makeover!

Thank you! Well at least you have another one coming up so hopefully you will make it before it's gone!

What beautiful BBB pics!! Bella is just too cute!! I especially love the PP pics!!

Thank you! I'm getting anxious to read all about your trip...

 

[kcandbella]

I thought since it was summer and I'm off work, I would have more time to get my TR finished. But it turns out, this has been a busier summer than I thought! I am trying to get caught up with PTRs and TRs and then hopefully sometime today or tomorrow I will have my next update ready! I just need to organize the pics in Photobucket and type it up!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Great updates! looks like so much fun at the BBB!
we did not even make it to the back of Toontown this go round...I really wanted to take Ashton on the barnstormer but didn't make it...looks like Bella really enjoyed it!

I thought since it was summer and I'm off work, I would have more time to get my TR finished. But it turns out, this has been a busier summer than I thought! I am trying to get caught up with PTRs and TRs and then hopefully sometime today or tomorrow I will have my next update ready! I just need to organize the pics in Photobucket and type it up!

I have been having a harder time with dissing this summer so far, too! looking forward to hearing your next installment...
Connie

 

[Charlefours]

You should definitely try TE sometime. There are plenty of things to keep kids occupied in WS, so she should be fine.

As for surviving a big group, what I would say is don't let them talk you out of your plans. You have done a lot of work planning, so I would just tell them your plans and if they don't want to come along, they don't have to. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't be flexible, but I was not about to give up what I wanted to do just because they didn't want to. Good luck!

And yes, those were a mixture of PP and my pics. The PP photographer was pretty good at walking around and getting to everyone. And the FGIT will make sure she is there for the big reveal. But I took about a million anyway!

I am planning on making a "Where in the World will Lilian Be" cards to hand out to everyone so they know what our general plans will be. I know my Dad and DBIL will be with us all the time. DMIL and DFIL I am pretty sure will be around the bulk of time, but they are not going to MNSSHP. Not sure on the others but they mention the big thing they are looking forward to doing is seeing Lilian's reactions to everything. I guess I will just make sure they have a map so if they don't want to wait in line for something we want to do with Lilian--they can go find something else!

I know what you mean with being so busy! The summer is so completely crazy right now, it is insane!!

 

[kcandbella]

Bella and I hopped on the monorail and headed to the GF. She was a tired princess, so at least she got a few minutes of rest on the way!

When we got to the Grand Floridian, we went ahead and checked into dinner, even though we were waiting on the rest of my family to arrive. From DHS, they had gone back to the resort to swim and rest. So they were riding the bus to the MK, then taking the monorail. I tried to call them to make sure they were on the way, but about this time my phone battery died. So Bella and I explored the lobby and took some pics while we waited. I have to say that I LOVE the GF. It is so beautiful and classy. I would love to stay here someday, it and the Beach Club are my two dream resorts. Maybe someday!

I don’t know in reality how long we waited, but it was a long time. I think it was close to 30 minutes. I kept checking in with the CM at the desk, letting her know that the rest of the party hadn’t arrived yet. I was beginning to wonder if they had just decided to eat at POR and skip the character meal. They still hadn’t seen Bella after BBB, so I thought they would want to come, but I didn’t know. I had just told the CM to seat the two of us when they FINALLY walked in! They had waited for a bus at POR for over 40 minutes!!! This was by far the longest wait we encountered. Usually the buses pulled up within 10 minutes. And of course it was the one time my phone was dead! So I had to head right back up to the check in stand and change our party back to 7. Luckily, she was super nice about it and we were seated very quickly after that.

As soon as we sat down, we were “greeted” by Lady Tremaine.

She and the stepsisters really have a fun job. They are so in character!

Next up was Anastasia.

And then Druzilla.

Now, Noah is VERY shy, so he was quite embarrassed when she asked him if he had come to marry her.

But he was absolutely MORTIFIED when she kissed him!!

That lipstick she wears is pretty durable…he had a really hard time scrubbing it off!

He has told me that if those pictures appear anywhere on Facebook, he is disowning me as his aunt! The rest of us had a really good laugh at his expense, though. He actually was a pretty good sport…as long as his friends don’t find out!!!

Somewhere along the way we got our food…that strawberry soup is SOOOO good! And someone took this pic:

Prince Charming and Cinderella had their dance. We were sitting right next to where they danced so Bella was the first little girl that got to dance with him! She was so excited that he picked her, and still talks about how glad she was that she looked like Cinderella so he would pick her!

Pretty soon, he came by our table for pictures. The boys understandably sat this one out…but my sister didn’t!!! (It’s not the best pic of her, but you get the idea.)

And then Cinderella came by!
I love the way Bella is looking at her.

Continued in next post

 

[kcandbella]

All in all, we really enjoyed this meal, too. The food was good, there was a lot to choose from, and the character interactions are amazing. I was actually at the buffet table when the stepsisters led their dance, but my dad got some of it on video. I will have to get that from him and post it!

After dinner, we took a couple more pics on the steps. This is one of my favorites from the whole trip.

And then we headed back to POR. Now, I know princesses are supposed to be proper and all, but this princess is anything but proper! She and Jaeden were having a great time being silly on the way home!

When we got home, it wasn’t too late so we agreed that we would take the kids swimming for a while. Well, before she swam, Bella had to get a little dance in.

They swam for about an hour and we headed to bed. It had been another magical day! And we had an early start the next morning!

Up next:
Our morning at Epcot!

 

[mermaid764]

So excited to see you'd updated again...great pics and your daughter looks beautiful!

1900 park fare sounds awesome and the strawberry soup sounds delicious.

Can't wait to hear about epcot!

 

[smithpack]

I so want to go to 1900 Park Fare. Please post the video of the step sisters doing their dance. I would love to see it!! I think that is so hilarious about your Nephew getting kissed. I think I would still put the pics on facebook. Again, Bella looks so pretty. She makes a beautiful Cinderella! Glad that she got a second burst of energy!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

1900 Park Fare sounds really fun. I get to eat dinner there with some girlfriends there in September and I am really looking forward to it. What is this strawberry soup like that I hear everyone rave about?

You got some great photos! I LOVE the one with your nephew and the kissy lips on his face. Poor kid but so hilarious!!

A swim is a great way to end the night I think. Good choice Kayce!

 

[kcandbella]

Great updates! looks like so much fun at the BBB!
we did not even make it to the back of Toontown this go round...I really wanted to take Ashton on the barnstormer but didn't make it...looks like Bella really enjoyed it!



I have been having a harder time with dissing this summer so far, too! looking forward to hearing your next installment...
Connie

The boys never got to saw Toontown, and they may never get to. I don't think they mind too much, though. I'm glad Bella and I got to spend some time there.

I am planning on making a "Where in the World will Lilian Be" cards to hand out to everyone so they know what our general plans will be. I know my Dad and DBIL will be with us all the time. DMIL and DFIL I am pretty sure will be around the bulk of time, but they are not going to MNSSHP. Not sure on the others but they mention the big thing they are looking forward to doing is seeing Lilian's reactions to everything. I guess I will just make sure they have a map so if they don't want to wait in line for something we want to do with Lilian--they can go find something else!

I know what you mean with being so busy! The summer is so completely crazy right now, it is insane!!

Those cards are a good idea. They will love seeing her reactions but by the third or fourth day they may not mind as much if they arent there for every little thing. My parents were the same way, but they ended up being ok with missing some stuff.

When did summers get so crazy???

 

[kcandbella]

So excited to see you'd updated again...great pics and your daughter looks beautiful!

1900 park fare sounds awesome and the strawberry soup sounds delicious.

Can't wait to hear about epcot!

Thank you! It feels good to be back! I am glad I had a chance to get that update in, and hopefully I can sneak in another one before too long!

I so want to go to 1900 Park Fare. Please post the video of the step sisters doing their dance. I would love to see it!! I think that is so hilarious about your Nephew getting kissed. I think I would still put the pics on facebook. Again, Bella looks so pretty. She makes a beautiful Cinderella! Glad that she got a second burst of energy!

I will have to remember to get it from my dad's camera! I still give him a hard time about me putting them on FB and tagging him. I dont know if I actually will, but bugging him about it is really fun! When your DD is old enough, she would love 1900 PF. And I'm sure the stepsisters would love fawning all over your three boys!

How is everything going with the pregnancy? When are you due again???

1900 Park Fare sounds really fun. I get to eat dinner there with some girlfriends there in September and I am really looking forward to it. What is this strawberry soup like that I hear everyone rave about?

You got some great photos! I LOVE the one with your nephew and the kissy lips on his face. Poor kid but so hilarious!!

A swim is a great way to end the night I think. Good choice Kayce!

The strawberry soup is so yummy! It's a cold soup and tastes a little like strawberry ice cream. They have fresh strawberries you can dip in it, too! YUM! You are your girlfriends will have to get some good pics with Prince Charming...he's pretty easy on the eyes!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Kayce, YAY! You're back on the Dis. I just LOVED your update at 1900 Park Fare. It looks like the character interaction there is AWESOME! And it looks like everyone had a great time. The pictures of Bella and her cousins are beautiful. What fantastic memories they will make for everyone in years to come...

 

[SoonerGirl]

Great update Kayce! Bella looks so adorable dancing with Prince Charming

I love that your nephew got a big kiss - I say hang on to the pics, they can be great blackmail material for the future

 

[Charlefours]

I'm looking forward to exploring GF when we are there. I think it is just beautiful from the pictures I have seen. Good thing your nephew does not know about DIS. Bella looks adorable dancing with Prince Charming!! I hope Prince Charming will dance with my DD--what a special treat on her birthday. You have made me so excited for my family's trip to 1900 PF! It definitely is one of the ADRs I am most looking forward too.

I hope you are right by the middle of the trip that they give us some breathing room. I know four of them will not be with us at AK and the breakfasts. I'm hoping they know they don't have to be with us all the time but I don't want them to feel they are not welcomed either.

 

[cdotla]

Great photos at 1900 Park Fare. Glad you had a great time, but too bad you had that long wait beforehand. If only your phone had been working so you too could have taken a walk to kill some time instead of just waiting.

Oh well...in the end, it looks like it was a great meal with your family! And Bella looked from start to finish completely delighted - from posing for pictures, getting picked for the 1st dance, and then dancing in her swimsuit back at the resort! She obviously thoroughly enjoyed her transformation into a Princess!

 

[kcandbella]

Kayce, YAY! You're back on the Dis. I just LOVED your update at 1900 Park Fare. It looks like the character interaction there is AWESOME! And it looks like everyone had a great time. The pictures of Bella and her cousins are beautiful. What fantastic memories they will make for everyone in years to come...

Well I had been back! We had another vacation to the lake and things have still been a little crazy...hopefully I'm back for good this time! Thanks for the compliments!

Great update Kayce! Bella looks so adorable dancing with Prince Charming

I love that your nephew got a big kiss - I say hang on to the pics, they can be great blackmail material for the future

Haha we were just looking at pics the other day and he still gets SO embarrassed about it...it's hilarious!

I'm looking forward to exploring GF when we are there. I think it is just beautiful from the pictures I have seen. Good thing your nephew does not know about DIS. Bella looks adorable dancing with Prince Charming!! I hope Prince Charming will dance with my DD--what a special treat on her birthday. You have made me so excited for my family's trip to 1900 PF! It definitely is one of the ADRs I am most looking forward too.

I hope you are right by the middle of the trip that they give us some breathing room. I know four of them will not be with us at AK and the breakfasts. I'm hoping they know they don't have to be with us all the time but I don't want them to feel they are not welcomed either.

I'm sure the prince will dance with her! He danced with all the little girls that were waiting. You are getting so close, how exciting!

Great photos at 1900 Park Fare. Glad you had a great time, but too bad you had that long wait beforehand. If only your phone had been working so you too could have taken a walk to kill some time instead of just waiting.

Oh well...in the end, it looks like it was a great meal with your family! And Bella looked from start to finish completely delighted - from posing for pictures, getting picked for the 1st dance, and then dancing in her swimsuit back at the resort! She obviously thoroughly enjoyed her transformation into a Princess!

Yes, it was annoying to wait, but at least they all turned up right in time. I was so glad they did, though I don't think Noah was! She loved being a princess!