I loved all the flowers at EPCOT. It is one of my favorite times to visit. The topiaries just add more magic to walking around.
It is one of my favorite times, too. I love seeing sunshine, palm trees, and pretty flowers after three or four months of gray and cold.
I'm still laughing at the pictures of Bella and the characters. I really hope this trip she finally make the connection. Danielle was 3 the first time we took her to Disney. For the first day she would have nothing to do with characters. On the second day we had breakfast at Chef Mickeys. In all the pictures she is trying to move away. Finally Chip made a connections with her. She shared her sprinkles from her breakfast ice cream. After that she slowly warmed up to the characters and was a pro by the end of the trip. Chip and Dale are still her favorites.
Brooklyn is very patient to wait for her turn for attention. My girls would have been jealous.
She has looked at the pictures, and Jill told her this time she can walk up to Mickey and Minnie by herself with 'Issy'. We will see if she finally understands that there is nothing to fear.
Look at all those pretty flowers! That would be a lovely time to visit Epcot for sure. I have to giggle at little Bella. I love her crouch down pose. That's adorable!
I wish we had had more time, but that was UnMagical Express day. We won't be going to F&G this spring, but maybe we can plan our dates better for 2013 so that we can have more than half a day to see it all.
Love the flowers pictures! Wish they would stay up so we could see them....oh well....I'll just have to talk Ben into a spring break trip sometime...
Bella's reaction to the characters reminds me of how Owen was on the last trip. He wanted nothing to do with them and I would pick him up to try to get in the picture and he would scream to high heaven when I would start walking toward the character. I'm HOPING that he will like them better this time! Crossing fingers!
You would love a spring break trip! It brings me back to life when we hit MCO in the spring and everything is green!
I hope Owen enjoys the characters - or at least that he will allow for some non-screaming pictures.
Look at the little girl waiting in line for her turn, she's looking at Bella like she just can't quite figure out what the big deal is - it's just Mickey, nothing to be afraid of
She is probably thinking Bella is a little nutty. She would be correct.
I love the Flower & Garden Festival!! I think it keeps me going through the long, cold winters. When we planned our November trip, Tim asked if we were still going in April... Silly man... of course we are! I need my spring F&G fix!
We're not going in the spring, so we'll count on your for some great pictures. I think I'm okay with it right now, because I know Jill can't go, but I'll be chomping at the bit in about February, I'm sure.
LOL love that pic of Bella retreating. Poor baby. Brooklyn is such a good sister.
Thanks moms for the potty training advice. We will keep at it. I keep telling y DH that he wont be a thirty year old in Huggies. :0)
Two weeks!!! Wish it was for us too!
Hang in there. He will get it soon.
Awwww, F&G is so pretty and I know what you mean about that long cold winter...
I'll be missing those flowers next year.
I wonder if Bella is scootching down in an attempt to hide...
Or maybe so she can spring up and run for her life!!!
Our dreams were a hoot! They were all just perfect!
Your winters are probably worse than ours, too. We will be crying in the spring, won't we?
How wonderful of Brooklynn to be so patient with Bella. I love that she was smitten with Baylor! (look out Jill).
Jill certainly gets a work out at the character spots; Bella looks quite slippery!
Great character pictures!
Jill wishes Bella would get in the pictures so she wouldn't have to join in every time, but so far, that's been a no go. Maybe this time.
I love the F&GF pictures. We got to see it in April '08 & it was beautiful! When we were there last February, we saw the very beginning of some of the topiaries.
Bella is so funny with the characters. I LOVE the way she's crouching down, far away, to watch them!
The colors are so pretty. I want a Disney topiary in my yard, too.
Fantastic Character Spot photos! We went there for the first time in December. I love the backgrounds!
F&G is so pretty. We will be on a cruise next spring break but I am hoping the next year I can talk John into a trip. He claims we are going back to once a year only... We shall see about that!
I survived to the last day of school! Now I have two workdays next week. My room is just about cleaned/packed and I have a little bit of paperwork to do. Then all my dreams will be Disney ones!
Once a year?
Nooooo!
I have very much enjoyed being away from school. Enjoy your break for everything it is worth!
That is just too precious! And that is great that Brooklynn is so patient and doesn't get jealous with the characters - she's so mature!
She's a good big sister. Bella will follow her lead soon, I'm sure, and go and see the characters.
And if not Brooklyn can hold her hand and that might work 
She knows exactly what to do, and she does it perfectly.
The ceremony was really nice and the cookout was a ton of fun. I was so excited to see Caleb! He and Kazin were the life of the party I think he had to check something under his Jeep & was on his back on the ground, & the glasses fell out of his pocket. I can't remember exactly why he had them with him to go off-roading. I think he wanted to show them off.
I was laughing right out loud!!! 
In fact I didn't start easing up to characters until my first WDW trip when I was 9. 
