From Pop to the Top - Funtastic Adventures in the Summer Sun!

[reelmom]

I love the pictures of the girls with the characters, especailly the ones with Stitch.

 

[Poolrat]

Oh Jill, I do not envy you being out in the cold this morning with John. I do hope you find what you need and everyone is happy with the result even though the process stinks.

MeMom, I love your walk and yes I did the "I was standing there in July or Oct" and I could feel the warmth of those days. I need that warmth today.

Enjoy your weekend with the girls.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Finally caught up again! I love the t you bought wigd! Very nice choice!

I am do sorry to hear about the car, i missed seeing that on Facebook. I hope you find something great and very quickly at a steal of a price! I'm sorry to hear of your friends recently affected by such tragedies. They are in my prayers.

That pic of Bella nd Donald standing there looking at each other made me laugh out loud! So cute!

I also saw your date changes for the spring trip! we might get that POP Century Jet meet afterall. . Henry has a told me more than once after seeing pics of Pop that he wants to visit!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Oh my! Bella did give you all a run for your money in the character spot!
Now I wonder if Harper will do the same in March....

She is talking a big game right now!

Have a fun afternoon with your girls, I just know that you will!

 

[DWGal210]

Hi Jill & MeMom ~

Happy Saturday!

Glad to hear of your 2011 dates - sounds like a great time to go!!

We were able to reschedule our flight, so we leave tomorrow instead of today. I'll hopefully be Facebooking and doing updates on the DIS while we're there.

Have a great week!

Katie

 

[MeMom]

I am sorry this am is spent with finances instead of characters! Great pics from POP! Did I tell you I added 2 days there for the girls and I on our Dec trip since it was MUCH cheaper to fly out on thurs instead of Sat. They are very excited. The food court and gift shop will be very fun to see in person.
I am not a Stitch fan but I give him props for getting down on the pavement with Bella. Minnie also looked like she was getting in the floor action. Love the MeMom spy pics. Have a great aft with your girls!!

It's always good to get cheaper flight prices and more time in Disney World.

I figure most of the people underneath those costumes (shhhhh!) are probably early twenty somethings, so it's nice to see them being very much in tune with what your own little Mouseketeer needs.

I love the pictures of the girls with the characters, especailly the ones with Stitch.

It was a nice little meeting for us all because that cast member took a minute to make it special.

Oh Jill, I do not envy you being out in the cold this morning with John. I do hope you find what you need and everyone is happy with the result even though the process stinks.

MeMom, I love your walk and yes I did the "I was standing there in July or Oct" and I could feel the warmth of those days. I need that warmth today.

Enjoy your weekend with the girls.

The girls and I are hanging out at the house while John goes to test drive the cars, and Jill is with him, because she's the one who is charge of the money.

Finally caught up again! I love the t you bought wigd! Very nice choice!

I am do sorry to hear about the car, i missed seeing that on Facebook. I hope you find something great and very quickly at a steal of a price! I'm sorry to hear of your friends recently affected by such tragedies. They are in my prayers.

That pic of Bella nd Donald standing there looking at each other made me laugh out loud! So cute!

I also saw your date changes for the spring trip! we might get that POP Century Jet meet afterall. . Henry has a told me more than once after seeing pics of Pop that he wants to visit!

We have two plans, after talking a little today. Fantasmic is showing only on Sunday night, so if we want to see that, we need to go to Hollywood Studios on Sunday, which changes things just a tiny bit. Here are both plans, so when you get around to thinking about your schedule, you can let us know what works for you.

SAT - Hollywood Studios or Magic Kingdom
SUN - Magic Kingdom or Hollywood Studios
MON - Animal Kingdom
TUES - Magic Kingdom again or whichever park Brooklynn chooses
WED - Epcot for opening day of Flower & Garden Festival

Oh my! Bella did give you all a run for your money in the character spot!
Now I wonder if Harper will do the same in March....

She is talking a big game right now!

Have a fun afternoon with your girls, I just know that you will!

I think the young people in my group have decided the week of 4th of July works better for them than the end of July, so I hope we will be making plans to see you then.

Hi Jill & MeMom ~

Happy Saturday!

Glad to hear of your 2011 dates - sounds like a great time to go!!

We were able to reschedule our flight, so we leave tomorrow instead of today. I'll hopefully be Facebooking and doing updates on the DIS while we're there.

Have a great week!

Katie

We'll take all the pictures you want to give us.


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My sweet daughter did it again. I showed up today, and within five minutes, she was telling Brooklynn to give me my 'present'. She ordered one of those not-to-be-found mixing bowls for me from ebay!

Is she not the sweetest, most thoughtful girl a mom could ask for?!?!?

I love it, and I love it even more because she got it for me like that.

 

[momof2TNboys]

I am finally here to catch up! I have had a busy week. I love the pics of Bella with Stitch!! Crack me up. It was so cute! I am so glad you get to spend time with your girls. My boys are with their Mimi today, which means Mommy and Daddy get some much needed time to rest. I just laughed when I heard about John's spreadsheet. One of my patients is an engineer. He is diabetic and has high blood pressure. I always want him to bring in his blood sugar and blood pressure readings. He brings in a complex spreadsheet with averages, means, etc. It cracks me up! Yay for your trip dates! We are not sure if we are going still in March or not. My sister is probably not going and my nephew will not be able to see me much. He will be with his friends. I am still waiting on discounts and we are looking into doing a disney cruise or disneyland also. We will see.

 

[Cat0727]

Cute pictures of the girls with the characters! How was Brooklynn with them when she was Bella's age?

 

[wigdoutdismom]

I need those 4th of July dates....
OK, that sounded really silly!
BUT, how many days? From when to when?
I think we may be out on the coast for a wedding that week and are planning on driving back to Disney on the way home.
Did I already tell you that?

 

[micandminforever]

The character pictures are great. Good luck finding the perfect car for the right price. My nephew hit a deer last week to the tune of $8000 worth of damage.

 

[Ty's Nonnie]

Hey MeMom, it's me! I'm back somewhat to my old self. I'd say about 90%, but I'll take that! I know you are really enjoying your time with all your girls. I really loved seeing the girls with all the characters. I hope Jill and John find a car soon. Both of my girls have been car shopping within the last few months. Ugh! Is all I can say. They both finally got new cars and now I don't have to hear about it all the time. lol Jill is a very special person, huh? Looking high and low for that special thing just for you. Way to go JILL!
Can't wait to hear more about your trip.

Oh yeah here is the flag the kids got me for my birthday!

 

[brookelizabeth]

We have two plans, after talking a little today. Fantasmic is showing only on Sunday night, so if we want to see that, we need to go to Hollywood Studios on Sunday, which changes things just a tiny bit. Here are both plans, so when you get around to thinking about your schedule, you can let us know what works for you.

SAT - Hollywood Studios or Magic Kingdom
SUN - Magic Kingdom or Hollywood Studios
MON - Animal Kingdom
TUES - Magic Kingdom again or whichever park Brooklynn chooses
WED - Epcot for opening day of Flower & Garden Festival


My sweet daughter did it again. I showed up today, and within five minutes, she was telling Brooklynn to give me my 'present'. She ordered one of those not-to-be-found mixing bowls for me from ebay!

Is she not the sweetest, most thoughtful girl a mom could ask for?!?!?

I love it, and I love it even more because she got it for me like that.

Sounds good on the plans! We will make something work for sure!

for the mixing bowl!!!!!!!!! eBay can be amazing, can't it?

 

[hlrababy]

Awww, adorable pics of the girls with the characters!! Bella cracks me up with them. I am sure Hannah will be the same way!

 

[Poolrat]

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My sweet daughter did it again. I showed up today, and within five minutes, she was telling Brooklynn to give me my 'present'. She ordered one of those not-to-be-found mixing bowls for me from ebay!

Is she not the sweetest, most thoughtful girl a mom could ask for?!?!?

I love it, and I love it even more because she got it for me like that.

I am so happy you finally got the mixing bowls.

 

[scottny]

great updates and pics. Hope they find a car quickly.

 

[MeMom]

I am finally here to catch up! I have had a busy week. I love the pics of Bella with Stitch!! Crack me up. It was so cute! I am so glad you get to spend time with your girls. My boys are with their Mimi today, which means Mommy and Daddy get some much needed time to rest. I just laughed when I heard about John's spreadsheet. One of my patients is an engineer. He is diabetic and has high blood pressure. I always want him to bring in his blood sugar and blood pressure readings. He brings in a complex spreadsheet with averages, means, etc. It cracks me up! Yay for your trip dates! We are not sure if we are going still in March or not. My sister is probably not going and my nephew will not be able to see me much. He will be with his friends. I am still waiting on discounts and we are looking into doing a disney cruise or disneyland also. We will see.

Well. since we're still in 'make fun of engineers' mode, I can tell you that when Brooklynn was born, and the doctor told Jill to keep up with feedings, sleeping, and diaper activity , John, too, created a spreadsheet. There was a moment in time when he was standing there with his clipboard asking Jill, "Was that a cough or a burp?" He was dead serious about tallying the small sound she had just made. Engineers are just cut from a different cloth, I guess. We should be glad they are like they are, so that our buildings stand strongly and our missiles shoot the right way (John does something with missiles, I think), but boy, in real life, they can sometimes be really annoying making big issues out of little issues or even non-issues. I will admit to being a very laid back person, too, and I don't stress over hardly anything. I'm just sort of 'go with the flow' on stuff, so John and I are from way different ends of the spectrum. I'll just keep my mouth shut about his clipboards and overzealous attention to detail when as much as picking out a can of corn at the store, and he'll keep his mouth shut about my straw house and nonchalant attitude, and we should be okay.

Our February/March dates ended up being so much cheaper, but the downside is that I have to take three days off from school. I have not taken three off for a trip before - only two. I took more than three off for a couple of surgeries, but never for a trip. I feel kind if weird about doing that, but to be able to afford to go, it was just best to do it this way. Now that the trips involve seeing Trent, I am more willing to take the time off and not feel badly about it, though. I have ten days each year to use however I want, and I have never used all ten of them. I usually only use maybe 3 all year.

Cute pictures of the girls with the characters! How was Brooklynn with them when she was Bella's age?

Brooklynn never showed any fear of the characters, but she was a bit more reserved with the Princesses when she was little. It was like she understood that anybody with a big, colorful head was okay to come up close, but when face characters got in her space, she wasn't sure who they were or why they were so close to her.

I need those 4th of July dates....
OK, that sounded really silly!
BUT, how many days? From when to when?
I think we may be out on the coast for a wedding that week and are planning on driving back to Disney on the way home.
Did I already tell you that?

Looks like maybe July 2nd to 9th, which is a Saturday to Saturday. If flights are outrageous because of the holidays, we can drive. We'd start out Friday night, drive to Perry, sleep, and drive in by early lunchtime on Saturday. Leaving, we'd do the same thing coming back so that the working people could have Sunday afternoon to rest up. I sure hope it works for us to see you. You did tell us you were going to a wedding, but didn't give exact dates. When will you be in Disney World? That was/is going to be one of the drawbacks for going at the end of July, if we choose that - not hooking up with you guys.

The character pictures are great. Good luck finding the perfect car for the right price. My nephew hit a deer last week to the tune of $8000 worth of damage.

I wonder if they might just want to get an estimate on getting this one fixed. It doesn't look that bad to me - just the passenger quarter panel and a wire or two hanging, but I guess there could be more interior damage than it is worth. I know nothing about cars, but if they could fix this one for a couple thousand dollars, it could be the solution.

Hey MeMom, it's me! I'm back somewhat to my old self. I'd say about 90%, but I'll take that! I know you are really enjoying your time with all your girls. I really loved seeing the girls with all the characters. I hope Jill and John find a car soon. Both of my girls have been car shopping within the last few months. Ugh! Is all I can say. They both finally got new cars and now I don't have to hear about it all the time. lol Jill is a very special person, huh? Looking high and low for that special thing just for you. Way to go JILL!
Can't wait to hear more about your trip.

Oh yeah here is the flag the kids got me for my birthday!

I am so glad you are feeling better!

Jill is a keeper, for sure. I love having my sweet, thoughtful daughter.


Love the flag. I have one with just Mickey's face, but I like yours with Mickey and Minnie. Minnie is one of my favorite characters.

Sounds good on the plans! We will make something work for sure!

for the mixing bowl!!!!!!!!! eBay can be amazing, can't it?

Yep, I guess you can find just about anything you are looking for on ebay.

Awww, adorable pics of the girls with the characters!! Bella cracks me up with them. I am sure Hannah will be the same way!

I see Hollie as being more of a leader in getting Hannah by the hand and saying, "Come on, girlfriend, we have characters to see!"

I am so happy you finally got the mixing bowls.

Just one bowl. It's the one with the spout. You can tell it is used, but that kinda makes it fun. I hope it belonged to some really great cook whose skills will filter over to me through this magic mixing bowl. Maybe I can pretend it belonged to Paula Deen.

great updates and pics. Hope they find a car quickly.

Me, too. This is really hard on Jill. John has to take the car, because he has to travel during the day, so Jill is just stuck and at his mercy. She's having to go in early or stay late and not have the freedom to get out to do her errands, etc. If he doesn't decide on something quickly, Jill might become a very unhappy little girl!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Okay, I was laughing so hard when I was reading about John as one of the Three Little Pigs and building a house to withstand three generations of pigs!

Thanks for transporting me away from balancing my own checkbook (so, so, so depressing) and taking me to Pop and the adorable pictures of the girls posing with the characters. I was a little worn out just looking at the pictures of Bella running from everyone.

How sweet of Jill to find the mixing bowl for you! Just in time for holiday baking!

 

[disneyfan61]

MeMom I hope you are enjoying time with your sweet girls. The pics of the girls with the characters are so cute. Bella looks adorable sitting across from the characters

So sorry to hear about your friends. I will keep them in my prayers.

I hope Jill & John find a car soon. My oldest DS car engine died & he ended up buying a new Hyundai Accent. We were hoping the other car would last until he graduated college in May but no luck. Only had 88,000 miles on it too
He is very happy with his new vehicle though & I do not have to worry about him breaking down as he is commuting daily to school.

Hope you have a great Sunday!!

 

[xoktenox]

Hope you're enjoying your time with your girls, MeMom! That was sooo sweet of Jill to get you the mixing bowl you wanted

I love seeing all the pictures of Brooklynn meeting the characters with Bella running away especially the one of her sitting on "Meenie's" lap looking "relaxed" With a pro of a sister like Brooklynn, Bella will be a pro too in no time!

 

[MeMom]

Okay, I was laughing so hard when I was reading about John as one of the Three Little Pigs and building a house to withstand three generations of pigs!

Thanks for transporting me away from balancing my own checkbook (so, so, so depressing) and taking me to Pop and the adorable pictures of the girls posing with the characters. I was a little worn out just looking at the pictures of Bella running from everyone.

How sweet of Jill to find the mixing bowl for you! Just in time for holiday baking!

When they say 'baked with love', it really does have meaning. Never will I look at that mixing bowl and not think of what a loving daughter I have.

The DIS is a great escape from chores - both mental and physical. It's nice to come here and leave worldly cares behind for a short time.

MeMom I hope you are enjoying time with your sweet girls. The pics of the girls with the characters are so cute. Bella looks adorable sitting across from the characters

So sorry to hear about your friends. I will keep them in my prayers.

I hope Jill & John find a car soon. My oldest DS car engine died & he ended up buying a new Hyundai Accent. We were hoping the other car would last until he graduated college in May but no luck. Only had 88,000 miles on it too
He is very happy with his new vehicle though & I do not have to worry about him breaking down as he is commuting daily to school.

Hope you have a great Sunday!!

If he hasn't waited too late already, they might have a chance at one for $3800 this afternoon from a guy John works with.

I have not read any updates on Bill today. I could call one of his wife's aunts that I know very well, but I don't want to seem too intrusive. I might give her a call tomorrow night and just see if he gets to Atlanta tomorrow, as was planned.

Hope you're enjoying your time with your girls, MeMom! That was sooo sweet of Jill to get you the mixing bowl you wanted

I love seeing all the pictures of Brooklynn meeting the characters with Bella running away especially the one of her sitting on "Meenie's" lap looking "relaxed" With a pro of a sister like Brooklynn, Bella will be a pro too in no time!

Yes, it was. Sometimes I think having three daughters would have been to my advantage.

Bella was doing her best to get away, but Minnie hung in there!


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After character pictures, Bella and I were sent to get Fastpasses for Soarin' while the others went to ride Test Track, I think.

Then we were going to meet the rest of the crew at The Seas.

This is us waiting.

Around The Seas.

This is Bella putting her head through the bars.

Brooklynn and a random little Mouseketeer found us.

I have no pictures, but I know we rode Nemo. I can't get pictures in there.


Then it was on to see the manatees.

The girls enjoy watching the underwater world.