Great update! I always enjoy your DH's pictures but there is nothing wrong with yours, they look so much better than mine that's for sure. I'm looking forward to the interactive queues now that I have a toddler to entertain (thank you Disney!) but Pooh and Dumbo are the only ones that come to mind.
I'm glad you pulled those FPs, the character interactions were definitely worth it! I love the pictures of Paxton with Cinderella and Aurora. My favorite I think was number 57 (Cinderella is hugging him and her eyes are closed) don't blink or he'll be posing for his prom pictures. I can't believe how grown up he is!
I've never gotten to go backstage to get away from the parade/crowd. I would've been so excited LOL. I'm glad you were able to get out before the parade ended!
The Pooh & Dumbo queues are great, and if you think he can handle Haunted Mansion, that one is really awesome too! It might be Paxton's favorite. He loves the instrument wall that makes noise, the organ, and pushing the books into the wall! I'm hoping we can possibly get him back on it this year, but it changes every day what he is scared of.
Oh my gosh, don't remind me! He is already growing up way too fast, I know prom, and then wedding pictures will be right around the corner.
But he definitely knows how to handle those princesses.
I had actually already been to that same backstage area on KTTK but it was still cool to have that opened up for us to get out of the park for the first time! It's happened to my mom and dad a few times, but it was a first for us. And it sure did make it a whole heck of a lot easier to get out of there!!
I've been trying to think of places that I want to get pictures every trip to watch Gavin grow. He couldn't walk or stand alone last trip so this trip will be the start for most of them. I really love the picture of the three of us though riding the People Mover, and that was his first ride! I think it will be a first ride tradition for us!
The only reason we even considered going to MK on arrival night is because we will have APs, otherwise I would not waste a park day on it for such a short time. We need to upgrade our 1 day tickets at Guest Relations anyway so we are ready to go for DHS the next morning. I'd rather go to MK than Downtown Disney!
That sounds awesome! If we get there as early as we plan it's a definitely possibility! Not sure what your plans are for the morning but I bet they are similar to ours, maybe we can just pal around. We're definitely heading to TSM first. Since Gavin will be with us (and probably messing up the score for one of us) we're hoping to maybe ride it twice standby, but if we only get to once we will have our FP+ for later in the morning.
Right now, our only standard picture has been outside of the barber shop, so I know we have to keep that up even if he doesn't always get a haircut there! It's so cute to watch them grow in the parks.
Definitely a good plan when AP's are involved!!
I loved that about having those Premier APs from 2011-2012. So easy to justify popping into a park for just a couple of hours on arrival day or just for dinner one day.
Yeah, we don't really have a concrete plan, so I'm sure we will see a lot of each other. I think we are going to just maximize our time during EMH as much as possible so the rest of the morning can be kind of relaxed. Once we come back after our break I don't think we will have much time for anything before getting into the theater for Fantasmic, so we want to try to get most done in the morning before we leave.
LOVE the pictures with Paxton and Cindy/Aurora!! Through the photos you can tell how much attention and time the princesses poured into him!
I'm gearing up to lock in those FP+ reservations in October for Anna and Elsa now that they are moving in to the Princess Fairytale Hall.
They really did! I'm sure they love little boys coming on their own instead of being dragged in with a sister.
So he definitely gets a lot of attention from them!!
Oh man, good luck with that! At least with the way Princess Fairytale Hall is set up, they should be able to up the capacity of the Anna/Elsa meet. I casually mentioned to DH that maybe we could change one of our FP+ for them since they will be there before our May trip, but he shot that down.
I was only half serious about it anyway! Maybe if we had a longer trip, but just one day in MK and the Mine Train possibly being open, we definitely don't need another thing taking up a ton of our time!
Finally all caught up!! Wahoo!! The photos from a number of posts back (OK all the photos) were amazing with the character interactions, and I loved Mater & Pax with his adorable pose. Mardi Gras weekend is on my bucket list to do, looks like it was a blast!! And this DHS/MK day looks like SO much fun! I had no idea about the new Minnie meet either so adding that to my to-do list to check it out. Also, I think I'm going to try to bring Aria to the Monsters Inc show for the first time. LOVE the Princess interaction, so sweet! Perfect exit to MK and what a wonderful busy day!! BTW Sci Fi pictures were amazing. Seriously HOW does he get these pictures?!??! Ugh I so wish I could get these amazing low light photos! Also love the dark small world ride pic from outside.
Sorry I wanted to comment on more but it's slipping by now. Oh, your May trip sounds great!! I was going to suggest you get different FP+ selections for you and dh and use rider swap, BUT you think Paxton will be tall enough to ride! How exciting!! Fingers crossed the mine train is open! I can't wait for that one, though I will have to wait for October since it'll just be Aria and me in August. If only it was a 36" height requirement LOL!
You absolutely MUST get Aria's picture with Minnie in her dressing room! She is always dressed so cute, she just would fit in perfectly there!!
No idea on the Sci-Fi pics, but I'm so glad he did! That's such a staple of our trips, and it's the first time we really got to capture that in photos.
He's pretty close with his shoes on! So we are keeping our fingers crossed tight that he makes the 40" by then. He seems to be having a little growth spurt so hopefully it's enough to put him there. And don't quote me, but I think I have read online that the Mine Train IS only 36"! So we are really not even worried about having to swap it in May, we are thinking he will definitely be able to get on if those posts are correct. I think I saw it on both Inside the Magic and Touring Plans?
Well, let's be real, it would probably be our DHs competing! 
