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

[manntra]

Awww what beautiful PP pictures!! The girls are just adorable!! 1900 PF has been on my list for awhile....I need to meet a Prince

Tracy

 

[MagicShell]

I love the picture of Jill and Brooklynn. Bella sure is cute with her little tongue sticking out. Those are some great pictures.

 

[tinkgurl]

Aw the girls look like they enjoyed meeting the Princesses.

Wow, Belle was gorgeous!! Probably one of the best Belle's that I have seen!

 

[cherokeemamma]

VERY cute pictures!!! Love the B & W of Jill and Brooklynn...you need to frame that one.


Hope you all are having a great Friday.

TTFN
Darlene

 

[teedee]

I am in single digits.

Of course now my tickers are on the fritz!

I see other people are too so I am assuming the website is having issues.

I hope it comes back because I do not want to redo them.

I couldn't stand not being able to see mine, it's just too close! I went ahead and redid mine. I'm not in single digits yet, but only 2 weeks from tomorrow until we leave!

So today I opened my mailbox to find a fabulous brown envelope containing our photopass pictures. (thanks Anita and Marc!!!) So I will post the ones that catch us up to where we currently are in the report.

Brooklynn and I before 1900 Park Fare.

I will be putting up more pictures this week so that the report can continue.

All the photos were good, but these two are my favs! We've gone back and forth about wether to order the photo pass cd, it is kinda pricey, but fter seeing your photos I think I want to get it.

Terri

 

[Cat0727]

What beautiful PP pics! they all came out amazing! My favorite is the first one, it's so sweet!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Love the PP pics. They are all keepers!!

On a different note, these DIS boards are ever educational... I'd never considered the "side effects" of tye died cheesecake. The colors don't appeal to me so I've never tried it. Even less likely to now...

 

[micandminforever]

I loved the photopass pictures and look forward to the rest. It has been great fun watching Brooklynn and Bella grow through pictures.

It has also been fun trying to find hidden MeMom's in the pictures.

 

[disney<333]

The Atlanta meet sounds like a lot of fun. Too bad I don't have a long weekend or else I would love to come up with the girls. Maybe next time.
Adorable pictures! I've watched the video of Brookie and Bella meeting the princesses a couple of times; it's so cute and precious.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

I couldn't stand not being able to see mine, it's just too close! I went ahead and redid mine. I'm not in single digits yet, but only 2 weeks from tomorrow until we leave!





All the photos were good, but these two are my favs! We've gone back and forth about wether to order the photo pass cd, it is kinda pricey, but fter seeing your photos I think I want to get it.

Terri

We've gotten the CD almost every time. The past two times we have done a photopass share. My advice is if you do plan on getting one make sure that you get the photopass card as soon as you get in your first park and make sure you stop when you see a photographer.

 

[hlrababy]

Oh Jill!! The PP pics are so good!! I love the one of Bella laying in your lap! lol! She is so cute!!
Oh, and the one of you and Brooklyn before 1900 PF is adorable!!

 

[MaryAz]

Very cute PP pics!!

 

[Stasieki]

Just wanted to stop by to say

I'm planning on catching up this weekend. The last two weeks have been quite hectic getting used to our new routine of preschool and daycare, but we are getting into the swing of things.

I've seen the pictures on FB and they look AMAZING. Have a great weekend!

 

[MeMom]

Fabulous PP pictures! They did such a great job of getting both poised and candid shots. Love the close ups.

Love the photopass pics!!

I love both of these pictures. In the first, you can see how much Jill and Brooklynn love each other and how excited everyone is for the special meal.

In the second, you can really see how the characters go out of their way to make sure everyone has a special moment!

Beautiful Photopass pictures Jill !

My fav's are the black & white one of u and Brooklynn & The close-up of Brooklynn & Princess Belle

Can't wait to see more

Awww what beautiful PP pictures!! The girls are just adorable!! 1900 PF has been on my list for awhile....I need to meet a Prince

Tracy

I love the picture of Jill and Brooklynn. Bella sure is cute with her little tongue sticking out. Those are some great pictures.

Aw the girls look like they enjoyed meeting the Princesses.

Wow, Belle was gorgeous!! Probably one of the best Belle's that I have seen!

VERY cute pictures!!! Love the B & W of Jill and Brooklynn...you need to frame that one.


Hope you all are having a great Friday.

TTFN
Darlene

I haven't seen the whole set of pictures yet, so I am looking forward to seeing them as she gets to them on the report. I do love that black and white one. I am so glad we did that special 'big girl' morning.

I couldn't stand not being able to see mine, it's just too close! I went ahead and redid mine. I'm not in single digits yet, but only 2 weeks from tomorrow until we leave!



All the photos were good, but these two are my favs! We've gone back and forth about wether to order the photo pass cd, it is kinda pricey, but fter seeing your photos I think I want to get it.

Terri

I am so excited for you!

What beautiful PP pics! they all came out amazing! My favorite is the first one, it's so sweet!

Isn't it? I got tears in my eyes when I first saw it.

Love the PP pics. They are all keepers!!

On a different note, these DIS boards are ever educational... I'd never considered the "side effects" of tye died cheesecake. The colors don't appeal to me so I've never tried it. Even less likely to now...

I think I inspect the results quite a bit less than some others. I've never really noticed. Brooklynn, however, is fascinated by the different colors she 'produces' sometimes.

I loved the photopass pictures and look forward to the rest. It has been great fun watching Brooklynn and Bella grow through pictures.

It has also been fun trying to find hidden MeMom's in the pictures.

That's funny!

I love seeing the pictures of the girls. There are some spots that we always take their pictures at, so they will be able to look back and see how they grew at Disney World, too.

The Atlanta meet sounds like a lot of fun. Too bad I don't have a long weekend or else I would love to come up with the girls. Maybe next time.
Adorable pictures! I've watched the video of Brookie and Bella meeting the princesses a couple of times; it's so cute and precious.

I have a feeling we'll cross paths in Disney World one of these days. Do you ever come anywhere near Nashville in your travels?

I have watched Brooklynn's Teacups video about eight times. I love these little snippets from the trips.

Oh Jill!! The PP pics are so good!! I love the one of Bella laying in your lap! lol! She is so cute!!
Oh, and the one of you and Brooklyn before 1900 PF is adorable!!

Bella is not quite as fond of characters as Brooklynn was, but she's getting better. it just has to be on her terms.

Very cute PP pics!!

Photopass is a good thing. Between my snapping away and the Photopass people snapping away and a little video here and there, we capture the memory of the moments pretty well.

Just wanted to stop by to say

I'm planning on catching up this weekend. The last two weeks have been quite hectic getting used to our new routine of preschool and daycare, but we are getting into the swing of things.

I've seen the pictures on FB and they look AMAZING. Have a great weekend!

Hey, Kim! I know you have been busy getting in the routine of school, as we all have. The weeks seem to fly by when school starts. We'd love to see new picture of your sweet girls, when you get a chance.


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On the October trip front, we have been discussing our schedule. This is our tentative plan.

October 15th - 19th
Friday night - arrive late and go to bed, that's pretty much it

Saturday - Epcot Food & Wine fun, meet Trent back at SSR for lunch/rest time, back to Epcot for the evening

Sunday - Animal Kingdom, closes at 5, so we'd spend the rest of the evening with Trent and maybe go over to the Boardwalk

Monday - Magic Kingdom all day, meet Trent for lunch at Poly, hook up with the cousins at some point, if it's convenient (they arrive Sunday night, so we could just go over to Pop when they arrive for a little while)

Tuesday - sleep in, hang out at SSR, the cousins may come over, go to DTD, meet UnMagical Express at around 3:00

Here's how that played out. I am going to be buying a regular ticket, since my AP expired and I wasn't in a good place financially to renew it. I can get a four day ticket for a little more than a three day, but I can get a two day for a lot less than a three day. There's a little jump on the first and a big jump on the second. I would go for a four day, and we would probably do MK, Epcot, AK, and then MK again on Tuesday before we left. We're okay with not doing Hollywood on a trip like this.

Brooklynn's ticket expires two days after we get there, so Jill is going to buy her either a one or two day ticket and then renew her pass on the March trip.

We are thinking she should just get her a one day ticket and save the other money. Normally, we would go to Magic Kingdom on leaving day, even if for a little time, but since we have a different ticket set-up this time, that will be different, too.

We're trying to make it where we can see Trent without him/them having to get park tickets, because his AP expired when mine did. Jill is the only one free to roam this time. She renewed. If Trent thinks he can have a whole day or two off and wants to, then he can buy a park ticket for that day, but if not, we have time built into each day to be able to spend time with him outside the parks.

I am wondering, though, if we should switch Epcot and MK days. They say F&W crowds get crazy on Saturdays because a lot of locals come and get pretty wild. It might be a lot less crowded and the food kiosk lines would be shorter on a Monday. If we do that, Magic Kingdom is over after Saturday for the rest of the trip, and I wonder if we will be aching to go back for a litle while on Tuesday before we leave.

Yes, I am crazy, and I have these conversations with myself, so I thought I'd ask you guys to join in.

Jill called a few minutes ago and said she had loaded another 208 pictures, so I'll do more report in just a little bit.

 

[Poolrat]

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On the October trip front, we have been discussing our schedule. This is our tentative plan.

October 15th - 19th
Friday night - arrive late and go to bed, that's pretty much it

Saturday - Epcot Food & Wine fun, meet Trent back at SSR for lunch/rest time, back to Epcot for the evening

Sunday - Animal Kingdom, closes at 5, so we'd spend the rest of the evening with Trent and maybe go over to the Boardwalk

Monday - Magic Kingdom all day, meet Trent for lunch at Poly, hook up with the cousins at some point, if it's convenient (they arrive Sunday night, so we could just go over to Pop when they arrive for a little while)

Tuesday - sleep in, hang out at SSR, the cousins may come over, go to DTD, meet UnMagical Express at around 3:00

Here's how that played out. I am going to be buying a regular ticket, since my AP expired and I wasn't in a good place financially to renew it. I can get a four day ticket for a little more than a three day, but I can get a two day for a lot less than a three day. There's a little jump on the first and a big jump on the second. I would go for a four day, and we would probably do MK, Epcot, AK, and then MK again on Tuesday before we left. We're okay with not doing Hollywood on a trip like this.

Brooklynn's ticket expires two days after we get there, so Jill is going to buy her either a one or two day ticket and then renew her pass on the March trip.

We are thinking she should just get her a one day ticket and save the other money. Normally, we would go to Magic Kingdom on leaving day, even if for a little time, but since we have a different ticket set-up this time, that will be different, too.

We're trying to make it where we can see Trent without him/them having to get park tickets, because his AP expired when mine did. Jill is the only one free to roam this time. She renewed. If Trent thinks he can have a whole day or two off and wants to, then he can buy a park ticket for that day, but if not, we have time built into each day to be able to spend time with him outside the parks.

I am wondering, though, if we should switch Epcot and MK days. They say F&W crowds get crazy on Saturdays because a lot of locals come and get pretty wild. It might be a lot less crowded and the food kiosk lines would be shorter on a Monday. If we do that, Magic Kingdom is over after Saturday for the rest of the trip, and I wonder if we will be aching to go back for a litle while on Tuesday before we leave.

Yes, I am crazy, and I have these conversations with myself, so I thought I'd ask you guys to join in.

Jill called a few minutes ago and said she had loaded another 208 pictures, so I'll do more report in just a little bit.

I hear you with the tickets. I believe mine expires on the 16th so i am glad the convention got moved up a week. I think I am letting mine go in October too.
As for F&W yes much less crowded during the week. Fri night and Sat can be super crowded.

If you get the pull for MK you can always go back and add that day. Maybe Fireworks from the Poly beach to help the ache???

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Fun plans for Oct. I hope we can cross paths at some point. Yes, F&W gets pretty nuts on the weekends. It intensifies as the day goes on and by nightfall it is all out crazy. But some fantastic people watching opportunities... It probably won't impact the crowds too much but D23 is also holding a F&W event on that Saturday.

Can't wait for more on your last trip and more on Oct plans!

 

[Poolrat]

***********************************

On the October trip front, we have been discussing our schedule. This is our tentative plan.

October 15th - 19th
Friday night - arrive late and go to bed, that's pretty much it

Saturday - Epcot Food & Wine fun, meet Trent back at SSR for lunch/rest time, back to Epcot for the evening

Sunday - Animal Kingdom, closes at 5, so we'd spend the rest of the evening with Trent and maybe go over to the Boardwalk

Monday - Magic Kingdom all day, meet Trent for lunch at Poly, hook up with the cousins at some point, if it's convenient (they arrive Sunday night, so we could just go over to Pop when they arrive for a little while)

Tuesday - sleep in, hang out at SSR, the cousins may come over, go to DTD, meet UnMagical Express at around 3:00

Here's how that played out. I am going to be buying a regular ticket, since my AP expired and I wasn't in a good place financially to renew it. I can get a four day ticket for a little more than a three day, but I can get a two day for a lot less than a three day. There's a little jump on the first and a big jump on the second. I would go for a four day, and we would probably do MK, Epcot, AK, and then MK again on Tuesday before we left. We're okay with not doing Hollywood on a trip like this.

If you go to mousesavers.com you can get the 4 day for the price of a 3 day!! Not sure if you have ever used them before but sometimes a deal will come up too.

 

[nowellsl]

Memom, do you have AAA? They're having a special for Tennessee residents right now. 273.99 for a three day hopper with 2 free days! Of course, Trent can get a FL resident 3 day ticket for pretty cheap (or even a seasonal pass).

Go to AAAsouth.com and check out the prices!

 

[Happy Elf]

Wonderful PP pictures!

 

[MeMom]

I hear you with the tickets. I believe mine expires on the 16th so i am glad the convention got moved up a week. I think I am letting mine go in October too.
As for F&W yes much less crowded during the week. Fri night and Sat can be super crowded.

If you get the pull for MK you can always go back and add that day. Maybe Fireworks from the Poly beach to help the ache???

I think we should switch Epcot to Monday and Magic Kingdom to Saturday. Can't do MK Sunday because there is a MNSSHP.

I could add Day Four with ease, but to change Brooklynn's one day into a two day would be a lot more, and we would have a half day at best. Since we don't have our AP's, I think we are resigned to hanging out at the resort and doing DTD that day. Greedily, I wish we could stay the whole week, of course.

We have all of Sunday night to play with. Jill loves the Boardwalk area, but I was also thinking we could go over to the Ft. Wilderness campfire for a few minutes where they could see Chip and Dale, because we have never done that, or take a boat over to POR/POFQ for supper, because Trent has never been to either of those. We have a ton of options. I like to do different things, so we'll see. We could maybe go do mini-golf. I can think of many more things than we have time for.

Fun plans for Oct. I hope we can cross paths at some point. Yes, F&W gets pretty nuts on the weekends. It intensifies as the day goes on and by nightfall it is all out crazy. But some fantastic people watching opportunities... It probably won't impact the crowds too much but D23 is also holding a F&W event on that Saturday.

Can't wait for more on your last trip and more on Oct plans!

More summer pictures coming up in a minute.

Compare our plans to ours. Where/When will it be best to meet? Go ahead and think that we will probably flip-flop Epcot and Magic Kingdom, though.

If you go to mousesavers.com you can get the 4 day for the price of a 3 day!! Not sure if you have ever used them before but sometimes a deal will come up too.

As I said, mine isn't the problem. It's Brooklynn's. But I think we're okay with DTD and resort time on Tuesday. We love DTD!


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Before we move on, here is a picture of the two dolls I bought the girls at Magic Kingdom while I was walking around taking pictures. They have soft middles, and I thought they were cute.

Ariel for Brooklynn and Belle for Bella.

Today was July 3rd.
Mickey, Minnie, and I took a morning walk.

Then back to the room, as this was a rope drop day.
Bella checking out her new friend.

What bus are we waiting for today?

The one we chose took us here.

We do love a safari!
John took the camera because Bella wanted me to hold her. It was nice just to ride and watch.

This one turned out good.

We did not get held up by giraffes this time,

although there were some nearby.