Brooklynn takes Bella to see Cinderella. Last thread.

[MeMom]

August 2nd - Morning at Wilderness Lodge.

You can the bear face here.

Such an awesome structure.

Inside.

It was very quiet.

Chabalito Raphael has gone home.

I walked upstairs to try to get a good shot of a broader area.

Looking down on the fireplace.

Dawn breaking at Wilderness Lodge.

Rustic lights.

Totem pole.

I always check out the bathrooms.

Out front to the buffalo topiaries.

Front entrance.

Continued in next post...

 

[MeMom]

Out to the beach area, which was just a little ways outside our room.

A modern view from a rustic resort.

Brooklynn enjoyed the play area, but not this time of the morning.

Quiet morning lake.

Movie area.

Bike and surrey rental building.

Surreys at the ready.

 

[carissanboys]

 

[MeMom]

Back in the room, I guess I decided to take a picture of the cleaning essentials.

Our yard.

Isn't it nice?

Drew getting ready.

In case you didn't recognize this, it is a chair.

Yes. Random again.

I didn't stay inside long, because now I am out tracking down animal footprints.

In the concrete.

Our rooms again.

Ad for an upcoming WL activity.

It is possible that I stopped in at The Mercantile.

For John.

No, really, he is a genius!

I will say, he was in a good mood yesterday when he was here and I think he only sighed once, and that was a 'making fun of us' sigh, not a real sigh, so it was all good.

I hope he keeps it up during the trip.
If not, I will buy him that shirt and circle a certain part of it!

More cleaning essentials that you can purchase to take home.

Mugs.

Souvenirs.

Hannah Montana side by side with Walt Disney.

A unique coat rack and mirror.

Lots of 2009 stuff.

They did not have one of these for babies not quite four months old.

Chocolate and money - two very good things.

This frame is not big enough for my Disney memories.

I would need to buy like a thousand of them!

 

[MeMom]

Outside The Mercantile is a very special well.

It is the reason Bella is here.

Well, the wishing well and a couple of quarters Brooklynn threw in.

And coincidentally, the next picture is of Bella.

Now that people are finally up and ready, we head out to catch the boat.

Ducky was taking a morning dip.

The boat ride.

Over the road.

Past the marshland.

And toward the Kingdom.

I love this row of palm trees.

Inside Magic Kingdom, we saw this fair lady.

Back in the 'secret room' that had been discovered earlier in the trip, two very cute astronauts allowed me to get their pictures.

Steamboat Brooklynn.

The time is now:

The Emporium.

Later today: Brooklynn meets Stepmother.

 

[punkin413]

Dawn breaking at Wilderness Lodge.

i love ALL the pictures of your morning walk around WL, but this one is just gorgeous. thanks for posting them. i'm sending the links to ray!

i have the picture frame with chip and dale in our bedroom. it holds a picture of ray and i in front of the hat at DHS.

 

[kid-at-heart]

Love the early morning pictures! Watching the colors change as the sun rises is awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Happy Elf]

What a beautiful morning walk! WL looks so peaceful and I wish I were waking up there this morning. I'm sure it is just beautiful decked out for Christmas. Instead I'm getting ready to wrap some presents as I'm running out of time to get things done! Have a wonderful day!

 

[tinkgurl]

Aw..your Christmas decorations are great! It's my favorite time of the year! Your place just looks so cozy. I know I'd feel at home there.

Bella looks so cute with Mickey and Minnie!

Ooh I loved this update! August 2nd-Sis's b-day and we were in St. Louis. I love your pics you do when walking around the Resort you're staying at. WL is so peaceful!

Oh good! You saw the bear face! I know it can be hard to see, but it's cool once you do!

That sunrise is beautiful! Isn't it funny stuff like that always looks more "magical" at WDW?

Oooh boy..that bathroom.. I've cried here quite a bit. When we stayed at VWL, that was always my last stop to go to the restroom before hitting the road. And it was also my place to cry because I was sad. The family knew it too. They just let me take my time and re-group before I came back out.

Haha, that wishing well! That will be a great story to tell Bella when she's older.

Whoa, that's the quietest I've ever seen the Emporium!

 

[Tink9721]

Love the early morning pictures! My mom and I are both "go to bed late, get up late" people so I've never seen WL at that time of day

I like the yard your room had! Don't you wish you could walk out your back door at home, walk to the bus stop, and take a bus to Magic Kingdom?

My three day school week turned into a two day week because...

WE HAD A SNOW DAY!!!!

 

[MagicShell]

Memom,

I would call those "night time" pictures of WL. I love your tree trimming pictures. Brooklynn and Bella will remember all the fun they had at Memom's Disney/Christmas parties.

 

[Megablocks]

I finally got to catch up! I couldn't get online for more than a few minutes at a time, and when I did, my internet was horrendously slow and wouldn't load any pictures. I'm so glad it's working now, because I finally got to see your pictures. The early morning WL pictures are gorgeous!

I have Christmas lights strung up around my room. My boyfriend thinks it's cute, but he doesn't really understand it. Must be a girl thing.

I love all your Christmas decorations. I had an early Christmas surprise yesterday! My BFF is studying abroad in Morocco for the academic year (until May) and she wasn't supposed to come home for Christmas. Long story short, plans got messed up and she ended up coming home, but she never told me because she wanted to surprise me. She also swore her mother to secrecy. I work with her mom, so at work yesterday, her mom came up to me after her break and said, "I brought you an early Christmas present" and my best friend appeared from behind her, where she'd been hiding. It was such an awesome surprise.

Oh, we got some snow yesterday, so I'll soon have pictures of my neighborhood for you. It wasn't too much around Boston, just 8-12". Southern MA got 18+".

 

[Stasieki]

I love all your holiday pictures. Your home looks so festive - I think it is perfect with the lights. I am getting ready to have my DH's family over for Christmas Eve and Christmas so am busy, but love catching up on your report. The start to MK looks great - the crowd level looks low.

 

[MeMom]

i love ALL the pictures of your morning walk around WL, but this one is just gorgeous. thanks for posting them. i'm sending the links to ray!



i have the picture frame with chip and dale in our bedroom. it holds a picture of ray and i in front of the hat at DHS.

I hope Ray enjoys them, too. You are now about ten or eleven days under 365, I believe.

I could easily have pictures plastered all over my house, so I have to be selective so I don't look like a maniac. That's one of the things that made me think about doing the collage pitures. I already know I am going to do a water feature one, but I think I'll do a Christmas decor one, as well. I'll take the pictures on this trip and then work on putting the frame together next fall to be ready for Christmas.

Love the early morning pictures! Watching the colors change as the sun rises is awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

It was a nice walk around a very peaceful place. I enjoyed sharing it with all of you.

What a beautiful morning walk! WL looks so peaceful and I wish I were waking up there this morning. I'm sure it is just beautiful decked out for Christmas. Instead I'm getting ready to wrap some presents as I'm running out of time to get things done! Have a wonderful day!

I had to go to Drew's school to pay a registration fee, and I had to go through mall traffic to get there. It was absurd. I am glad I have a Target and Kroger within a mile of me, and I am glad I am finished shopping.

I hope you and Ben, Hannah, and Owen have a beautiful Christmas!

Aw..your Christmas decorations are great! It's my favorite time of the year! Your place just looks so cozy. I know I'd feel at home there.

Bella looks so cute with Mickey and Minnie!

Ooh I loved this update! August 2nd-Sis's b-day and we were in St. Louis. I love your pics you do when walking around the Resort you're staying at. WL is so peaceful!

Oh good! You saw the bear face! I know it can be hard to see, but it's cool once you do!

That sunrise is beautiful! Isn't it funny stuff like that always looks more "magical" at WDW?

Oooh boy..that bathroom.. I've cried here quite a bit. When we stayed at VWL, that was always my last stop to go to the restroom before hitting the road. And it was also my place to cry because I was sad. The family knew it too. They just let me take my time and re-group before I came back out.

Haha, that wishing well! That will be a great story to tell Bella when she's older.

Whoa, that's the quietest I've ever seen the Emporium!

Our house is one that you can kick back and relax in. There is nothing any kid can hurt, because everything in here is already scratched up in some way.

Yep, everything is better in Disney World. Napkins and cups are even exciting in Disney World! I'm looking forward to seeing the Christmas napkins and cups!

 

[MeMom]

Love the early morning pictures! My mom and I are both "go to bed late, get up late" people so I've never seen WL at that time of day

I like the yard your room had! Don't you wish you could walk out your back door at home, walk to the bus stop, and take a bus to Magic Kingdom?

My three day school week turned into a two day week because...

WE HAD A SNOW DAY!!!!

Yay for a snow day! It doesn't take much for us to get one, but we very rarely get any snow, so it's a big deal to get a snow day.

Memom,

I would call those "night time" pictures of WL. I love your tree trimming pictures. Brooklynn and Bella will remember all the fun they had at Memom's Disney/Christmas parties.

I try to wait until at least five a.m., so the CM's won't think I'm completely crazy!


I hope my kids, grandkids, and friends remember good times at my house. I always want them to feel comfortable here.

I finally got to catch up! I couldn't get online for more than a few minutes at a time, and when I did, my internet was horrendously slow and wouldn't load any pictures. I'm so glad it's working now, because I finally got to see your pictures. The early morning WL pictures are gorgeous!

I have Christmas lights strung up around my room. My boyfriend thinks it's cute, but he doesn't really understand it. Must be a girl thing.

I love all your Christmas decorations. I had an early Christmas surprise yesterday! My BFF is studying abroad in Morocco for the academic year (until May) and she wasn't supposed to come home for Christmas. Long story short, plans got messed up and she ended up coming home, but she never told me because she wanted to surprise me. She also swore her mother to secrecy. I work with her mom, so at work yesterday, her mom came up to me after her break and said, "I brought you an early Christmas present" and my best friend appeared from behind her, where she'd been hiding. It was such an awesome surprise.

Oh, we got some snow yesterday, so I'll soon have pictures of my neighborhood for you. It wasn't too much around Boston, just 8-12". Southern MA got 18+".

Well, the boys didn't take down the decorations I put in their bedroom windows, so I feel lucky.

What a great surprise! I hope you get to spend some good time together over the holidays.

Just 8-12"?

I love all your holiday pictures. Your home looks so festive - I think it is perfect with the lights. I am getting ready to have my DH's family over for Christmas Eve and Christmas so am busy, but love catching up on your report. The start to MK looks great - the crowd level looks low.

Brooklynn's face was precious when she came in and saw all the lights everywhere, so that is all I cared about. I took a bunch of them down after she left, but I still have enough to make me happy.


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Our first real stop this morning was to be Toontown.

On the way there, however, we were stopped by some loud, obnoxious, and rather colorful characters.

Brooklynn had, in the past six months or so, developed a fascination for 'Stepmother', so we had it as a major goal to find her on this trip.

Anastasia checked out Brook's necklace.

As you can see, Brooklynn is a little unsure of Stepmother now that she has met her up close and personal.

When Anastasia heard Jill say that Brooklynn was going to meet some princesses and then go and get a cinnamon roll, she started pleading with her mother for a cinnamon roll for herself.

"Oh, Mother, IIII waaant a cinnamon roll, tooooo!"

"You may NOT have a cinnamon roll!", she was told.

She whined on about a cinnamon roll, and Stepmother told her that was not an appropriate breakfast, so she finally gave up.

Stepmother noticed Jill holding the autograph book, and screeched out, "Well, hand it over. It's not going to sign itself!"

Jill obeyed.

Brooklynn remained speechless.

Then there was a little posing.

Brooklynn put her hands on her hips to pose a little more.

That ended up being one of the cutest moments of the trip.

Saying goodbye to the Steps, we made our way to the Teacups, where Alice was about to board a cup.

Brooklynn and John boarded a cup, as well.

One of our parties while we wait for the summer trip should be a:

Don'tcha think?

Alice was much more calm and gentle than the abrasive crew we had met earlier.

With a tweak of Bella's nose, it was time to move on.

 

[MagicShell]

What a fun update. Brooklynn looks like she is having a wonderful time. I love the Magic Kingdom and seeing the looks on my kids faces when they meet characters. Thanks for sharing those pictures.

 

[Megablocks]

Just 8-12"?

Yup! It wasn't a full-out blizzard or Nor'easter, the roads are clear (though my side street is still a little messy), and the drifts aren't my height, so from my flawed, New England point of view, it's not bad.

I love the pictures of Brooklynn with the steps! I can't wait to eat at 1900 PF for dinner and meet them. The pictures of Brooklynn with Alice are so sweet.

 

[IluvXU]

What a fantastic update. Love the WL pics but nothing compares to the Alice one of Brooklynn and the one with the posed Stepsisters, those are just darling!

 

[MaryAz]

All those great pics. I know it is probably a pain for you to get up that early, but how I love this early am shots. The pics of the girl's with Alice are too cute. Cayley is afraid of the Steps so we will be avoiding them along with Tigger.

 

[MeMom]

Very cute Christmas Pluto!

Hope you guys have a great couple of weeks ahead, too!

What a fun update. Brooklynn looks like she is having a wonderful time. I love the Magic Kingdom and seeing the looks on my kids faces when they meet characters. Thanks for sharing those pictures.

I love looking back on her expressions through these pictures. Sometimes tears well up in my eyes as I see her having such a good time.

Yup! It wasn't a full-out blizzard or Nor'easter, the roads are clear (though my side street is still a little messy), and the drifts aren't my height, so from my flawed, New England point of view, it's not bad.

I love the pictures of Brooklynn with the steps! I can't wait to eat at 1900 PF for dinner and meet them. The pictures of Brooklynn with Alice are so sweet.

I'm in a pretty good place. We get distinct seasons, but no extremes. Just enough to appreciate fairly hot summers and fairly cold winters, but not enough to be miserable in either one for very long.

We saw the Stepsisters at MNSSHP, too. They were yelling at people on the Teacups. I don't know what it was that they were screaming, but they were making a lot of racket!

What a fantastic update. Love the WL pics but nothing compares to the Alice one of Brooklynn and the one with the posed Stepsisters, those are just darling!

It was fun for me to see those again this morning, too. I look forward to capturing whatever magical moments I can get on this next trip, as well.

All those great pics. I know it is probably a pain for you to get up that early, but how I love this early am shots. The pics of the girl's with Alice are too cute. Cayley is afraid of the Steps so we will be avoiding them along with Tigger.

I get up early anyway. I'm usually up and ready and just waiting until there is a slight glimmer of light so that I can go out and not feel like people are thinking I'm a night burglar or something.

The Stepsisters are a little loud. Brooklynn wasn't sure what to think of them, but so far, she hasn't been scared of any characters. We'll see how Bella does this time. She'll probably just smile them all to death. That girl smiles all the time!