It was beautiful here today - blue skies and sunshine. A little windy, but not real bad. Too bad the rain last night messed up things for the little goblins. I think a ton of them ended up going to the mall. They showed it on the news, and it was a madhouse!
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The following is a rare picture.
Prepare yourself.
Bella
being
still.
Part of what makes AKL so cool.
Miss Anita Wigd is up.
All the girls headed to Jambo so the little girls could join in the animal activites near the pool.
Any kind of Disney worker merits a picture. If you trim a bush, screw in a light bulb, or scrub the bottom the pool in Disney World, you are picture worthy for our reports.
The girls with their ocean friends.
Too bad the pretty flowers are blurry. Sorry about that, but I am doing a little better in the blurry category.
This activity was showing how mingos and pelicans eat.
A spoonbill.
The mingos were demonstrating the proper eating procedure so that the girls could do it correctly during the activity.
This is the kind of job I would enjoy if I worked at Disney World.
Paul, from Entebbe, Uganda, was one of the helpers for that day.
Learning about pelican things.
By the way, if you ever meet Trent, ask him about a certain pelican encounter he had when he was about 6-7. It was pretty funny stuff.
Sweetest girls learning about their feathered friend.
Scooping up fish in their pouches.
Another part of this thought is that this is the only night we will all get to hang out with Marc and Anita before they go cruise, and I think we'd be able to socialize better if we were just sitting around at a resort food court or if we got food and took it to one of our rooms and hung out. We could probably ALL eat for the price of one PF meal if we just get something at the store to fix in one of the DVC rooms with a kitchen. We'll see what happens, but as for me, I am probably sitting this one out. I could take pictures while they eat, and then we could go ride some things after they are finished.
Let's just say that he was less than brave. 
I will give him this, though - he was small for his age, and the pelicans were huge.....and plentiful. I suppose if you were a true-life 'shrimp' and saw a herd of dino-sized pelicans coming after you, you might jump up on something to get away, too. I will never forget that scene and Trent screaming at me - when I encouraged the pelican activity by buying a bucket of fish 
- "What are you trying to do - get us killed???" 
I can do, I will do it, and I have to do it, though. It looks like the December trip is going to happen, with a few tweaks in the plans. I will absorb all the magic I can to get me through until July. After I put most of my income tax refund on my credit card, I will be feeling a bit better. I need to take some income tax money and fix my bathroom. I need new subflooring and vinyl, and I need a new tub and surround. Luckily, the bathroom is very small, so the floor part shouldn't be a huge amount. The tub and tile, though, are costly, even though I will get something on the cheaper side of things. Having a house is a blessing, but there's also a cost that comes with that blessing.
and wants me to eat with them, but I told her I can't spend $45 on one meal. I want them to go on and eat, and I'll very happily take pictures around the resort while they are eating. 
My brain is spinning trying to figure out how I can make it to every single resort to get Christmas tree pictures and how I am going to soak in enough magic and pictures to last me for 6 1/2 months until I can get back for another breath of Disney air in July! 
I know I can't get AP's since it is just me (and reluctant DH) with girls gone, and it is SO expensive for just a one-day hopper. BUT, since you posted those Disney Christmas pictures, I just know that I have to go so I can soak in the holiday Disney style. My DD's should be thanking you! 
