That is seriously too cute! With a matching headband too!
Cape May really was a lot of fun, and the atmosphere was definitely beachy!
If I were eating a waffle right now, I would totally prefer it covered in whipped cream and chocolate chips! 
On our last trip, we started out at MK on our last day, and before I knew it, Willow was dragging us away to DHS.Can't believe willow picked AK for that day--I would have been all "ok, but are you sure you don't want to go to magic kingdom one last time?"I always have fun at AK, but I would never think to do it more than one day. Can't wait to hear about it!
Luckily, we had had two full MK days, and we really had had so much fun at AK - I didn't mind. 
Hi Brenda! Welcome! I am still so impressed that you read through the whole thing!Darn! Thought I'd caught up AND commented... guess not. Bad Brenda!
It was definitely a fun meet. And it was good to give Pluto a chance to redeem himself.
My brother and I did a lot of lake swimming as kids - I can remember us staring down at our legs in the water and freaking out because it looked straight out of Jaws!Ha ha!! Fears of a shark in the pool - I can completely understand that. I thought that when I was little and Jaws was all the rage.
DD hasn't seen Jaws yet, so I don't know where her weird (albeit brief - thank goodness) shark obsession originated.Ha! I hadn't noticed the signature, but you are totally right!I just read your Cape May dining review as well.... sounds like a great character meal despite not being that hungry. Minnie's signature looks like she had a shaky hand.
More about our last day coming up VERY soon!Sounds like the day is off to a good start since you are ready to go to AK so early.
I about died when she asked about the bathroom!
We really enjoyed how laid-back it was. And it was nice to be somewhere that wasn't super-crowded for a change! If we're at an Epcot resort in the future, we would definitely do it again.No, I didn't make that one.Did you make Willow's Pocohontas dress too?
It was a Disneystore.com purchase. Of course, after I got it, I realized I probably could have just made one! Yep - it was a great way to start our last day. If Chip 'n' Dale had been there, we would have been over the moon!
It was fantastic! Certainly not something I could afford to do every year by any means
, but if I could, I sure would!
And we headed straight for Everest! 
). One of them talked to Willow about how the yeti had gotten out and was playing somewhere in the park and they couldnt open until they had found her. This young lady was just lovely - we actually saw her many times this day, and she came over to chat with us every time we saw her. She was wonderful!
Since I haven't been on the Boards in ages I'm a little behind on things Anyway, didn't mean to ramble on about Mickey..... Glad Willow didn't get upset about not riding....or did she ??? How strange for it to be down first thing in the morning. Nice to hear you like AK now. It's still my least favorite park, but maybe in June I'll change my mind like you 
OMG, Heather! I cannot imagine what a shock it would be to go in to meet Mickey and not know in advance that he was now talking!I'm lovin' Dug and Russell!!! How cute are they??!! Did they talk?? The reason I ask is because when we saw Mickey last weekend, he was talking! No lie! I couldn't believe it....kind of weird in a way but fun. The mouth moved and everything. The CMs probably wondered why my sister and I were staring at Mickey but we were in complete awe. You probably already knew that
I'll be waiting for more
Heather
Willow and I saw a video of the new talking Mickey a while back - looked pretty cool. I need to find out if he is talking at DLR now. 
Yep - that's pretty much exactly how Willow felt about EE!There are actually a lot of princess dress patterns available from the regular pattern makers (I have seen cinderella, snow, tiana, etc.). I have only made one - and that was just for fun here at home since it was one of the first things I ever made.Love Willow's dress! I want to make Olivia some dresses for next time we're at Disney World but don't know where to get started as far as patterns go. And as for Cape May, Jason my hubby loves that place for dinner but me not so much. I can be picky if I want to be and that's one place I'm not a big fan of. Maybe I can get him to try the breakfast instead.
Willow has requested a few other costume-type things, so if I ever fulfill all her other orders, I may get to those.
Isn't that funny? I wonder if it was just that it was so crowded elsewhere that it felt more relaxed there?
I know a large part of it was Willow being tall enough to ride EE. It is a beautiful park, isn't it???We loved AK -- all those little details are just amazing!
Hope the Yeti is back up and running!
Can't wait to hear how the rest of your day went and I hope they contained the Yeti for you guys. 
For a period of time, she was concerned that there would be sharks in the YMCA pool where she does her swim lesson.
I seem to have convinced her that there is just no way for a shark to make its way to our town, through the front doors of the YMCA and into their pool. How bizarre!! Maybe I was just so full that I couldn't register the variety of food??? It's certainly possible!
I think the draw of those last three characters and EE really had a lot to do with it.I love love love AK! Im so glad Willow picked it as your last day park! And she got to meet Dug! I wonder if those last three missing characters were the reason she picked going back there?
Also, we really did just have such a great day together there; I'm sure she, like I, was hoping for that again. Awww - thanks so much!
I am so excited to be a member of the AK Fan Club now!We love AK, too. I almost skipped it our first trip because I thought... I can go to a zoo without going all the way to FL. Thank goodness I changed my mind.
I can't believe how much we enjoyed it this trip.That's us exactly - AK was always a half-day park for us. But we just really had a great time there this year. I think the key is to take it slow - it's easier to do that there since it's not so jam-packed with ride attractions. That was what we didn't like about it before; but I think maybe we "get it" now.I am sooo glad it sounds like you guys enjoyed the AK. It is one of our favorite parks. We didn't care for it the first time we went but, the second time everything changed. I think we just slowed down and soaked it all in. I love all of Willow's outfits. She is too cute! I love Up!! My brother and sister met them this summer and yes my brother knew the entire Wilderness Explorers call, he's totally an adult.
Welcome! I'm so glad you decided to de-lurk
and post a comment. And I am SO glad that I actually provided you with some useful information - who wants to miss Eeyore??? I hope you will continue to read along and join in. That sounds like a wonderful vacation! We have not done Universal yet - I am waiting until Willow is taller. She got the Tobey Macguire Spider-Man movie for Christmas though and is now obsessed. So I know our Universal time is coming; still going to wait until she has been introduced to HP.
I hope you have an amazing time!!!Thank your husband for his service. What branch of the military is he? I am a civilian employee with DOA/USACE.
Oh, yeah, DLR is definitely easier for you too. I'm so excited to be heading there in a coupe of weeks! But I kind of can't believe how fast it's come up!
Awww - thanks! Does your son still love Disney? I'm hoping Willow will love it her whole life - someday, I hope we go together with her children.
You are going to LOVE the Fantasy!!! Have you ever cruised with DCL before? If not, you are in for a HUGE treat! I am so excited to start the DCL portion of this report, which will be happening very soon!As you have probably noticed, we are big fans of character meals AND standing in character lines.
I can't believe that we hadn't done these three meals before - we will definitely do GG and TH again - probably every trip - and once we recover from the trauma of Thug Pluto, we will likely try 'Ohana again because I love that it's not a buffet. You are so welcome! Thank YOU for reading them!
Anyway, at about 9:50, the ride was finally up and running! People rushed the line, and there was much rudeness, but we made it through the queue. Im pretty sure we were the last two people on the first train of the day - there were a lot of people who pushed past us in the chaos of the start of the line. We didnt really care - it took us less than 5 minutes to get on the train. 
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How exciting that you got to do EE twice!!!! Yay for Willow
Faith is finally tall enough to ride EE, so needless to say she's one happy little girl. Unfortunately, those rides don't agree with me anymore. Not sure what's happened 
The older I get, the worse I feel when I get off one of those things Usually I'll ride something like that once then let hubby and son pick up my slack. And so not surprised about the rude people....broken down rides bring out the worst. My sister in CT said it was -12 yesterday and snow....just doesn't sound like much fun to me. 
