Food, SQUIRREL, and When We Are Old...A March 2012 TR

[solana131]

Very cute! One of my missions for this trip is to get as many magic shots as I can. We only got 2 in Feb. (Stitch breaking out of the box at AK entrance, and holding baby Simba at AK). I really want the Mickey balloons shot and a Tink in hand one Love the frog ones though

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Just joined!!

WELCOME to the party!!!!

Very cute! One of my missions for this trip is to get as many magic shots as I can. We only got 2 in Feb. (Stitch breaking out of the box at AK entrance, and holding baby Simba at AK). I really want the Mickey balloons shot and a Tink in hand one Love the frog ones though

Hmmmmm~stick around! My favorite PP picture of Charity may or may not be one of those very poses...

 

[solana131]

Hmmmmm~stick around!

Sticking

My favorite PP picture of Charity may or may not be one of those very poses...

Yay! They have so many cute ones....I was disappointed that we didn't get many. But I was a newbie then, this time I am not afraid to ask them!

 

[CatNipRules]

I'm loving all of the pictures!! Such wonderful memories!!

I especially love the AK shots. That's one of my favorite parks!

Can't wait to read more! I love to live vicariously through others until our trip!!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Wonderful pictures !! Love them all.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Sticking

Yay! They have so many cute ones....I was disappointed that we didn't get many. But I was a newbie then, this time I am not afraid to ask them!

Yes, I was more comfortable with the PP photographers this time, too. This was our first time actually purchasing PP...thanks to sandym718 for the pp share!

I'm loving all of the pictures!! Such wonderful memories!!

I especially love the AK shots. That's one of my favorite parks!

Can't wait to read more! I love to live vicariously through others until our trip!!

Oh, I don't know what I would do during those "between the magic" times without my Dis!

Wonderful pictures !! Love them all.

Awww, thanks!!! I kinda like them too!

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So much fun planned for this week and weekend. Tomorrow night we go to a Nashville Sounds baseball game. It is our tradition to go to this minor league game every year for our 4th of July...they do fireworks after the game. BFF and her family started going with us last year and will join us again this year too.

On the actual 4th we will be making the 2 1/2 hour drive to Birmingham, AL to meet my folks for lunch...why so far for lunch? Because they are taking our kids home with them for a week!!!!

Saturday evening Brian and I will be having a very special date night. He is taking me to Arrington Vineyards near Nashville for a lovely gourmet picnic and wine tasting.

So what do my friends in DIS~land have planned for the 4th of July?

 

[Lidian]

Wow Oopsi! What great PP shots!!

 

[sandym718]

Great pictures!!!

Kid-free for a week, whoo-hoo!!! Sounds like a great time planned!!

DH will only have Wednesday off for the 4th, we're just going to a picnic at my parents. Should be a relaxing day though!

 

[Moira222]

OOpsi...i have finally made it back to your tr. You all have had suck a great trip despite missing the JC at nilght. Love all of the photos. I never knew there was a princess and frog shot, its great!

I amjealous that you can nap mid day to enjoy extra late emh. Even without Katjewe could not do kt,but i am not a napper.

I'll be lurking around!

 

[DMGeurts]

Love the photopass pictures... And I especially love your shirts, especially the adult ones! Where did you find those?

As usual - I love how expressive your kids are - you can see their happiness in every picture.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th!

D~

 

[wakica]

love the photopass pics!!! i'm still waiting for mine and starting to get impatient Hope I get mine soon so i can share too! We didn't find the spot where they did the frog tho. too bad bc they are SO CUTE!!!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Wow Oopsi! What great PP shots!!

Thanks Liddy! I really liked them too. So glad I was able to participate in the PP share, we probably would not have done it without that.

Great pictures!!!

Kid-free for a week, whoo-hoo!!! Sounds like a great time planned!!

DH will only have Wednesday off for the 4th, we're just going to a picnic at my parents. Should be a relaxing day though!

Thanks Sandy! I hope you were truly able to relax for the 4th! We drove 4 hours each way yesterday to take my kids to my parents for the week...this was after not getting to bed until after midnight Tuesday night after the baseball game. We are BEAT... just ready to rest and relax tonight.

OOpsi...i have finally made it back to your tr. You all have had suck a great trip despite missing the JC at nilght. Love all of the photos. I never knew there was a princess and frog shot, its great!

I amjealous that you can nap mid day to enjoy extra late emh. Even without Katjewe could not do kt,but i am not a napper.

I'll be lurking around!

Welcome back Moira! Yes, we really did have a wonderful time. We cannot wait to go back next year, it just can't come soon enough!

The princess and frog magic shot is in front of Crystal Palace. I thought they turned out great.

The kids and I are nappers. Brian normally is not...he makes exceptions for Disney trips though!

Love the photopass pictures... And I especially love your shirts, especially the adult ones! Where did you find those?

As usual - I love how expressive your kids are - you can see their happiness in every picture.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th!

D~

I got those shirts from the online Disney store. I am not sure if you can tell, but the adult ones are sketches of "Mickey through the Years"~and that is what the shirt says. We liked them, but personally I thought it was a little too thin (a bit too "transparent" for my taste ). Yes, my kids take pretty good pictures, as long as Gabe isn't flashing his fake smile.

love the photopass pics!!! i'm still waiting for mine and starting to get impatient Hope I get mine soon so i can share too! We didn't find the spot where they did the frog tho. too bad bc they are SO CUTE!!!

Thanks! I was so excited to get to actually DO the pp this time. We had never used it before...I am hooked now! The princess and frog magic shot is in front of the Crystal Palace. I sure do hope you get your pictures soon...I am not the most patient person either.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

I thought I would share some pictures from our 4th of July. We went to the Nashville Sounds baseball game Tuesday night. This game is our family tradition for the 4th~this is where we always get our fireworks show. My bff and her family started going with us every year, too.

Our happy family all matchy-matchy (only for this game and Disney!)

Our kids

Lovebirds

All the children

BFF"s little girl wanted a picture taken with just her and Gabe

The view from our third row seats

Yesterday Brian and the kids and I met my parents for lunch at Cracker Barrel in Birmingham, AL. That is the halfway point from our house to theirs.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Hellllllooooooo!!!! Anybody here? Where is everbody? Well, in case there are lurkers, I thought I would post some more IRL stuff.

Brian and I are without our children this week, they are out of state with the grandparents. Brian thought this would be the perfect time to take me on a VERY special date. We made plans to visit Arrington Vineyards. This is a local vineyard/winery partly owned by Kix Brooks from Brooks and Dunn. Last week we pre-ordered a gourmet picnic basket. We had been looking forward to enjoying the wine tasting, a bottle of our favorite "flavor", and a nice dinner on the front porch. What we did not plan on or look forward to were temps in the 100's! Yeah, it was HOT! We weren't really angry, I just wanted to use this emoticon to indicate how friggin' HOT it was!

Anywho, we soldiered on and enjoyed a nice evening alone. Of course we took some pictures...

You will notice in this next picture that we have had a very hot, dry summer so far in TN

We did have a wonderful time. We really enjoyed the calm, laid back atmosphere. The wine tasting was fun. (my favorites were the dessert wines )There was a live jazz band playing that we loved. We enjoyed a scrumptious dinner of: Pork Loin, Roasted Veggies, Wild Rice Pilaf, Greek Slaw, "Farm Bread" with dipping oil and a lovely white wine with a German name that I will not EVEN try to pronounce. If you really want to know what the name of it is, check the wine bottle picture above. We ended up not staying long at all due to the heat. We vowed to visit again in the fall when the temperatures are more conducive to outdoor "living".

 

[solana131]

Looks like a nice relaxing day! And you look beautiful in that purple dress....love it!

 

[ljcrochet]

Looks like you had a great day without your kids.

 

[amandaluvsgoofy]

Awesome pics! One of my besties and her hubby just celebrated their anniversary at a vineyard. I would love to do that someday!

And I think the wine is pronounced: ga-vez-der-meaner, or something like that. It's one of my favorite white wines. That and Reislings. Very yummy dessert wines! Try Resiling Chateau St. Michele!

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

I've always wanted to do a wine tasting. It looks like a beautiful place.

 

[wakica]

Mmmmm! Looks like it was a lovely meal! Glad your enjoying your time alone We get ours late in August this year and as much as we looove always having DD around we are REALLY looking forward to some 'us' time!!

Love the matchy matchy shirts too lol. Looks like it was a fun time at the game!

I've noticed things have been quiet around here too. Guess people are enjoying summer time and not on the computer as much. that's a good thing i guess but I posted my HS day a week ago and got no comments so I'm on strike. LOL No posting til i accumulate some comments.

 

[DMGeurts]

I loved the updates Oopsi!!!

I am going to start making you text me when you update your TR like I make Liddy do - because I always feel bad when I miss something.

I loved the pics of the kids with the grandparents, and the 4th of July - it looks like you had an awesome time! Your family is just so sweet!

Mmm... And the vinyard - what an excellent idea! We dont' have too many around here, but we'll be celebrating our 15th in Dec - we should plan something memorable. And I love wine...

It's one of my favorite white wines. That and Reislings.

I am a Reisling girl too... I have a whole fridge full...

D~