Christmas all year long!

[KatMark]

"Why Miss Zoe, whatever took you so long to come down the rabbit hole? I am so glad you did...I have such a fun tea party planned for us. What is that your mom would like to come too? Why that would be lovely? I am sure she has been stalking the internet getting you the perfect dress! In between her obsession with airfares!"

Oh my....points for you for that!

 

[chunkymonkey]

Hi Ann! I have been MIA on the Dis boards for a while...but trying to slowly get back into finishing the TR! We leave for our trip to WWOHP in about 2 weeks and I have honestly done ZERO planning for it! I still have yet to book our aiport to hotel transfers. Grr for not having ME like Disney!

I am catching up with your PTR...I have missed so much! Hope Zoe is doing well. I read your plan for 12/9 - and wow, there is a lot of traveling going on that day but I know you guys will be just fine

 

[Monknmom]

That's great that you found someont to meet at the airport and talk to! I think that Alex will be fine! Your kids sound like they are well raised and look at that your married daughter (Kira) even comes home to help you with her baby sister so that says something about the way you raised them! He'll be fine I think it's just your mama bear way of being a little uneasy about it! I like the picture but I think that everyone got everything.... even what Alice is saying to Zoe!

 

[annmarieda]

Sorry Annmarie I have been in another planet since I've been home from DW.. with my girls missing three days of school while we were on vacation and trying to catch them up with their homework and trying to plan my Christmas trip for DW i have been busy and stressed over finances for this trip.. I only have 122 days or less then that for our trip i notice you have even less then me.. Where has the time gone by the time we know it our trip will be here and we can finally relax and enjoy a or two together at the lodge. Hopefully I can catch up on your PTR soon and not fall to far behind again.. I just noticed I only have 4 months to go

No worries, I understand busy... believe me! I would love to plan that drink together, but I have your dates as 12/22 to 12/29. I will be checking out on 12/22. Course, that will be a non park day for us..and we won't be catching DME until around 3:30pm. If you are there at that time maybe we can at least say hi

This is your February Trip when Zoe was 3, cause Alice has her cold weather outfit on. Its kind of behind the Twinings Tea Cottage, its where I met Alice last year and struggled to keep a straight face.

Sorry about pretending not to meet you Ann! I was in a silly mood this morning.

I know this is yesterday's photo... but I didn't get around to answering all these cause dh had to "clean the computer" Apparently each time I have been opening iphoto to add a pic it has been adding a copy to all of Kira's wedding photos. Kid you not... EACH time I opened iphoto. So... the hard drive was getting really slugish with 50 or so copies of the couple hundred photos of Kira's wedding.

Ok, so back to the photo... This was in February. Zoe was not however 3, but rather 5. This was a SUPER cold day. I think I was wearing gloves. It was kinda of behind the Tea Shop. So 3 points total - one for February, one for the location and one for noting cold weather.

As for pretending you didn't know about our dismeet... it is all good. At first I was then I was like Silly is good. Just sometime I am a bit slow.

I was thinking it's in that garden area right outside the Tea store to the left as you are facing it, before the walkway back to the gazebo and the hedge maze. Across from the little walk-up place where you can get fish n chips.

This is exactly where it is. Point for you for being a bit more specific

"Why Miss Zoe, whatever took you so long to come down the rabbit hole? I am so glad you did...I have such a fun tea party planned for us. What is that your mom would like to come too? Why that would be lovely? I am sure she has been stalking the internet getting you the perfect dress! In between her obsession with airfares!"

You definitely deserve a point for creativity and for knowing me well enough to add in how I can obsess about things.
2 points total

Definitely sounds like you have a long day ahead of you...but we all know it will be worth it in the end! Makes me thankful for our three hour flight, though. I'm not sure I could handle all of that. I hate flying, although I've done it so much in recent years, I've kind of gotten used to it.

Love the picture of Zoe and Alice, too.

I wish we had a 3 hour flight... if we get a straight flight it isn't too bad... I think like 6 hours. It is that 3 hour time difference that is the killer.

Hi Ann! I have been MIA on the Dis boards for a while...but trying to slowly get back into finishing the TR! We leave for our trip to WWOHP in about 2 weeks and I have honestly done ZERO planning for it! I still have yet to book our aiport to hotel transfers. Grr for not having ME like Disney!

I am catching up with your PTR...I have missed so much! Hope Zoe is doing well. I read your plan for 12/9 - and wow, there is a lot of traveling going on that day but I know you guys will be just fine

I was just thinking about you. I am excited to read the rest of your TR!! 2 weeks to your next trip? I am so jealous. I keep thinking I need to take a short trip..somewhere...anywhere, but Steve hasn't been feeling well.

That's great that you found someont to meet at the airport and talk to! I think that Alex will be fine! Your kids sound like they are well raised and look at that your married daughter (Kira) even comes home to help you with her baby sister so that says something about the way you raised them! He'll be fine I think it's just your mama bear way of being a little uneasy about it! I like the picture but I think that everyone got everything.... even what Alice is saying to Zoe!

That is very kind of you to say. Overall... I love my kids and think the world of them. Course... there are times that I totally worry and think that something has gone horribly wrong with them...or more importantly with me as their mom. Those are just those moments of self doubt... mainly though, I know that they are all good.

 

[ladytink75]

No worries, I understand busy... believe me! I would love to plan that drink together, but I have your dates as 12/22 to 12/29. I will be checking out on 12/22. Course, that will be a non park day for us..and we won't be catching DME until around 3:30pm. If you are there at that time maybe we can at least say hi

Annmarie I wish I could say I will be there at DW before you get on DME at 3:30 but I don't think I will be pulling into the parking lot of VWL until after 11pm on the 22nd.. maybe if our future trips coincide with one another or if I ever make it back to the PNW we can catch up then and have a nice cold one.. maybe we can exchange email address or even facebook info. PM me if you would like to do that

 

[annmarieda]

Better late than never

 

[KatMark]

Wow, talk about hard.

It is the adorable Zoe hugging a chair in a restaurant which I am going to guess is at the POR-Riverside.

 

[tankgirl427]

Better late than never

Where is Kathy when we need her? I'm going to say its Zoe again from your cold February trip of 2005 since no one is outside. Other than that I'm clueless

 

[annmarieda]

Wow, talk about hard.

It is the adorable Zoe hugging a chair in a restaurant which I am going to guess is at the POR-Riverside.

1pt Zoe
1pt chair in a restaurant

however, not at POR

2 points total...

 

[tankgirl427]

Wow, talk about hard.

It is the adorable Zoe hugging a chair in a restaurant which I am going to guess is at the POR-Riverside.

Oh there you are!

 

[annmarieda]

Where is Kathy when we need her? I'm going to say its Zoe again from your cold February trip of 2005 since no one is outside. Other than that I'm clueless

Kathy beat ya too it. And this was a cold February trip, but not 2005 (Zoe was born in 2005)

1pt for noting the cold February trip.

 

[annmarieda]

So I just read on allears.com that more spots have been filled for the Candelight Procession speakers. Wouldn't you know it though... not for the date we are going. Still sits at TBD! I sure hope they get someone good.

 

[KatMark]

Oh there you are!

I was as lost as you on this one.

 

[tankgirl427]

Kathy beat ya too it. And this was a cold February trip, but not 2005 (Zoe was born in 2005)

1pt for noting the cold February trip.

I meant the February trip where Zoe was 5 but somehow in my head it made it 2005. Let's try February 2009?

 

[tankgirl427]

I was thinking the chairs look like they belong in the GF, but the concrete floors don't make sense.

 

[Abby's Dad]

Overall... I love my kids and think the world of them. Course... there are times that I totally worry and think that something has gone horribly wrong with them...or more importantly with me as their mom. Those are just those moments of self doubt... mainly though, I know that they are all good.

Don't worry about the self-doubt - to me it just means that you really love your kids and take your job as their mom very seriously, which is the way that we all take our job (actually, our privilege) as parents.

 

[KatMark]

I was thinking the chairs look like they belong in the GF, but the concrete floors don't make sense.

Nor does the outside portion.

My other guess would be it is at the Pizzafari at the Animal Kingdom.

 

[annmarieda]

I was as lost as you on this one.

You can do it.

I meant the February trip where Zoe was 5 but somehow in my head it made it 2005. Let's try February 2009?

Ok, but... still it wasn't in 2010... so she wasn't 5 in this picture.

I was thinking the chairs look like they belong in the GF, but the concrete floors don't make sense.

Isnt' that odd??? You are most definitely correct. In fact... the theme of the restaurant.. really really shouldn't have those chairs. The concrete fits though..

Don't worry about the self-doubt - to me it just means that you really love your kids and take your job as their mom very seriously, which is the way that we all take our job (actually, our privilege) as parents.

Thanks so much... that is sweet of you to say.

Nor does the outside portion.

My other guess would be it is at the Pizzafari at the Animal Kingdom.

Not in AK so not at Pizzafari

 

[KatMark]

Isnt' that odd??? You are most definitely correct. In fact... the theme of the restaurant.. really really shouldn't have those chairs. The concrete fits though..

So is it the Grand Floridan Cafe? See I would never have guessed that because Mark REFUSES to step foot in the resort.

 

[annmarieda]

So is it the Grand Floridan Cafe? See I would never have guessed that because Mark REFUSES to step foot in the resort.

Nope, in fact I have never been inside the GF. This next trip I am planning on it... but it will be a first.