SoonerGirl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2006
Hello! Just caught up and can I tell you how much I love your report!!!!
Your pictures of the AKL are beautiful!! We walked around there last year when we ate at Boma. Such a beautiful resort. And I so agree, once you go deluxe it's hard to go back. We stayed at the Poly last year and I was hooked!!!
I've got more AKL pics coming up in the next update. I may even get that done this afternoon.
I really want to stay at the Poly too, I just love it there, so tropical and relaxing!
Soooooo jealous of your girls only trip!!! I need to get in on one of those. I'm going to an agent conference in November and I am so super excited to be able to explore Disney on my terms!!! And then in January with my hubby, Aunt and some friends from HS to run the marathon. So I will get some adult only time. I do love taking the boys, but I like it as a "big" kid too!!
I am super excited about the girls trip, I think we may just need to make this an annual thing! I do want to take the boys again soon though, they haven't been since December of 2009, much too long ago!
Love the idea of getting a pin from each resort. I may have to steal that idea!!
My little one is so in love with the test track pin. He wants to know if the speed lever moves? They got a neat one with Mickey playing the guitar and it slides and they love that one!!
Once we started collecting pins, I just thought the resort ones would be a good souviner. I'll be expanding that collection in October by at least 1, but maybe by 2 or 3
I had to check on the TT pin, and yes, it does move!
Loved your last two updates! I love AK and I am so glad everyone had fun shopping and swimming. What a lovely way to spend your pre cruise time. Doesn't get any better than that. Your pin choices are awesome. What a great idea - get pins from all the resorts you've stayed in. Love that idea.
Your boys are so handsome. Their pool pictures turned out great!
I really did fall in love with AKL, hopefully I'll get some good pin codes in the future so that I can stay there again!
Thanks, I think they're pretty cute, but I'm biased
I'm FINALLY caught up, Michelle!!! I was way back on page 12! Whoops!
Your niece is adorable!!! Do you have a Target near you? I saw the sweetest Minnie outfits today for little girls!!! They had a few tops with bows & flowers on them and the CUTEST dress!!!!
Yep, we have one not far away and a new one that is really close that should be opening any day now. Baylee has so many clothes though, I'm really trying to keep from buying her more. I'm afraid she'd outgrow them before she got a chance to wear them!
I loved your niece's cake! It was too cute with the matching cupcakes & little cake for her! I can't believe your SIL ordered it 2 months in advance & it was almost not enough time to make it!!! Wow!!! Loved all the birthday pics!!!
We don't have just a whole lot of bakeries around here that can do the kind of work this lady does so I guess she stays pretty booked up!
Your AKL pictures are making me miss it sooooo much! I am in love with that resort!!! Those rocking chairs are amazing!!! Luke & I sat in them & just relaxed for awhile back in 2009. It was just so peaceful out there! I was jealous when you said you got a dresser in your room!!! We only had 2 drawers on the bottom of the tv stand to put all of our stuff in. We managed to make it fit, but we had stuff thrown all over the bottom of the closet & on top of the tv stand. For a deluxe resort, I was just counting on more storage. I think we actually had more drawers at CBR which was odd to me.
I really loved seeing all the pics of inside & outside at AKL! It brought back so many wonderful memories -- so thank you for sharing!!!
The dresser was in a little alcove right inside the door, kind of away from everything else. We didn't even use it since we were only there for 2 nights, but I know it would come in handy on a long trip! I can't believe you guys only had the 2 drawers on the TV stand - we had more storage than that on the cruise ship!
Moving on to my favorite shopping place -- Downtown Disney!!! I loved all of your pins and ornaments! I just started collecting Disney ornaments last year. I bought a couple on our Disney trip last summer and then a few more after they went on clearance on the website after the holidays. I also think its a great idea to collect the pins from the resorts you have stayed at -- especially considering that they don't make resort-exclusive merchandise anymore. I'm thinking the pins are probably the only way you could collect something from each resort now.
I have that cookbook -- but I haven't made anything from it yet
I love the mug with Walt & Mickey! I always look at the coffee mugs because I am a huge coffee drinker!!! I've never seen one with Walt on it before -- did you find it at World of Disney? I didn't even look at their mugs last summer (or at most things in the entire store!) because it was just too crowded in there.
Great 40th anniversary purchases!!! I bought the 40th Mickey ears off the Disney Store website and also the gray 40th tshirt with the vintage MK logo. I can't wait to see all the merchandise they have at the parks for the 40th!!!
I MUST stop by the Basin this trip! Can you believe I've never been??? That was a great gift idea for your mom! I always get my mom something too because she watches our house & dogs for us.
Yep, I did get the Walt & Mickey mug at WoD. They have so much stuff in there, it can be overwhelming, especially with the crowds. Try and go to DTD in the morning, it's a much more enjoyable experience!
There is a Basin inside the GF too, you HAVE to check it out!
I also just noticed your new ticker!!! Woohoo!!!! How exciting!!! I can't think of anything better than a trip with DISers, F&W and MNSSHP!!! What else do you girls have planned??? Can't wait to hear all about it! Are you guys doing a joint PTR or separate ones?
Anita and Jen have made several ADRs and they added HD & I to them, not sure how many we'll go to though, we want to save room in our bellies for F&W food! Definitely doing Cali Grill and Blue Zoo though, I can't wait to try those!
If we can work it out we may do the F&W dessert party with VIP seating for Illuminations, it's only offered on our arrival day though so I'm not sure we'll get in early enough, we'll see!
No PTRs going that I know of, we've all got TRs in progress and I'm not sure we can keep up with both! It would be a good place for us to organize our ideas......hmmmmmm
Wow, you got some nice goodies! You had me cracking up over the sports equipment though.... that's so typical!
If I see a pic of that cookbook one more time I think I am going to cave! I really do want it, but I know I don't need it! Christmas ornaments are my favorite souvenir though. I love the ones you picked out!
I try not to be a nag about the money he spends on sporting goods, you know, since I like purses and shoes so much.......
The cookbooks are just so cute! I need to actually open it up and cook something out of it though instead of just looking at it