March 2012: The Year I Almost Survived Spring Break

[solana131]

Those are so great! Love your DS!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Great PP pics !! Your ds is a riot !

 

[DMGeurts]

OMG!!! Those pictures are so cute!!!

The girls sat here and looked through them with me... They told me to tell you that lil' DS is adorable... And of course, the same thing they tell me every time I mention your name... "We miss them..."

Your DS is such a riot! And I am in love with your shirts that day... You an the kiddos are wearing the perfect shirts to POP with all the colors at DHS.

D~ <--- who didn't recieve a txt from you that you updated your TR... Sigh...

 

[Lidian]

Oh those are SO GREAT! Yes, love DS's scary face. I think it is a 5 yr old boy thing to not make a normal smile and picture pose...have you SEEN my pics with our 5 yo DS? You really need to get your DH to wear shirts that match the rest of the family too! My DH will tolerate the whole "matchy-matchy" thing ONLY AT DISNEY! Such a good sport.

Thanks!

You totally need to join me in May so we can let the boys be silly together!

DH said he'd wear shirts if I MADE them (tye-dye or whatever). But he won't allow me to buy him matching shirts ... Then again, it's hard to find anything on sale around here with Disney anyway. We don't have an outlet, the nearest store is about 45 minutes away (non-outlet, regular WDW store), and the dept stores don't usually have Disney clothes on sale/clearance.

But he knows I could buy a pack of plain white shirts pretty cheap, and he said if I'd craft them, he'd wear them. But he has his favorite shirts, too ... so he wouldn't do it daily, but he'd do it for a day or two on a trip!

You know ... I should make tye-dyes next year and make Akki/Kouga wear them. B'wahahahahahahaha! (They love me, they'd totally go along with it.)

Those are so great! Love your DS!

Thank you!!

Great PP pics !! Your ds is a riot !

Thank you!!

OMG!!! Those pictures are so cute!!!

The girls sat here and looked through them with me... They told me to tell you that lil' DS is adorable... And of course, the same thing they tell me every time I mention your name... "We miss them..."

Your DS is such a riot! And I am in love with your shirts that day... You an the kiddos are wearing the perfect shirts to POP with all the colors at DHS.

D~ <--- who didn't recieve a txt from you that you updated your TR... Sigh...

Ahhh! I was showing DD your recent bags (the Dumbo, Squishy, and Minnie mini bags) and she was excited to see V and A modeling the bags. She seriously misses your girls! (And so do I!)

Sorry I didn't text. I've had a lot on my plate lately. I'll text for the next one, though!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Thanks!

You totally need to join me in May so we can let the boys be silly together!

DH said he'd wear shirts if I MADE them (tye-dye or whatever). But he won't allow me to buy him matching shirts ... Then again, it's hard to find anything on sale around here with Disney anyway. We don't have an outlet, the nearest store is about 45 minutes away (non-outlet, regular WDW store), and the dept stores don't usually have Disney clothes on sale/clearance.

But he knows I could buy a pack of plain white shirts pretty cheap, and he said if I'd craft them, he'd wear them. But he has his favorite shirts, too ... so he wouldn't do it daily, but he'd do it for a day or two on a trip!

You know ... I should make tye-dyes next year and make Akki/Kouga wear them. B'wahahahahahahaha! (They love me, they'd totally go along with it.)

Well, should you choose to do your own shirts (which is what I plan to do for the next trip as well)...I know a certain FABULOUS bag "D~"signer who will kindly send you a design to do iron-on transfer with. She did this for me and I cannot wait to make our shirts! I just have to hold off a bit since I am sure my kids will grow more before October of next year.

I am thinking Kouga and Akki would look great wearing Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts....

 

[Lidian]

Well, should you choose to do your own shirts (which is what I plan to do for the next trip as well)...I know a certain FABULOUS bag "D~"signer who will kindly send you a design to do iron-on transfer with. She did this for me and I cannot wait to make our shirts! I just have to hold off a bit since I am sure my kids will grow more before October of next year.

I am thinking Kouga and Akki would look great wearing Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts....

I really wanted to do tye-dye, but didn't have time and extra funds to buy the dye and the shirts. So hopefully next year!!!

And I agree, Kouga and Akki would look awesome wearing Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts!

 

[lovethattink]

Love your Photopass pics you just posted!!

I am finally up to your Pizza Planet post. Did those kids ever get up and move? That was so rude of them to plop down with your kids. Your salad looks great! Was it the same dressing at 1900 PF that your dd didn't like?

 

[Lidian]

Love your Photopass pics you just posted!!

I am finally up to your Pizza Planet post. Did those kids ever get up and move? That was so rude of them to plop down with your kids. Your salad looks great! Was it the same dressing at 1900 PF that your dd didn't like?

Thanks!

Yes, those boys did finally get up and move after I announced that it was our table and we'd be staying at it. I never said anything directly to those kids, nor did they say anything to us, but once all the adults started to sit down, they got up and vanished.

I don't recall if the dressing was the same or not. Either way, it was delicious! I don't think it was the same, but I think it was similar. I know hers was really strong (but good), and this one seemed to be more mild and creamier.

 

[kittylady1972]

OK loved the fun photos with your son. He reminds me of mine with the faces...both of my boys in fact. My girl is usually all smiles though.

 

[Lidian]

OK loved the fun photos with your son. He reminds me of mine with the faces...both of my boys in fact. My girl is usually all smiles though.

Thanks!

My DD is usually all smiles as well. I think it's a girl thing.


FYI, update coming shortly! Just finished uploading the pics!

 

[Lidian]

Here are our final PP shots! Included is the one you've been waiting for ... Kouga's magic shot! Huzzah!

And since this is the last of the pictures ... this is my last official post here (for the ToC). I'll still be around for replies ... but there won't be any new content going on here.

DD started off the day by getting a PP picture with Miss Corrine!

I'll be honest, I'm not quite sure where it was taken.... Italy? France? I'm sure Corrine will chime in and let us know! But this was when DD went off with D, Corrine, and D's girls and we were all meeting up at Soarin'.

After Soarin', we found a PP photographer for our gang:

Akki refused to get in the picture, but Kouga was all about hanging with us. He made sure we didn't mind that he was joining a "family" shot, and he made himself part of our family!

And yes, DS's eyes are closed. He said the sun was shining in them. Not sure where his sunglasses were this day. lol

It wasn't long after this when we made our way over to TT and got a sprinkling of pixie dust! (For those who are like me with Dory-brain: We had FPs for TT, but it interfered with our ADR at Akershus, so the CM let us ride about 2 hours early!)

Shortly after our ride on TT, we met up with D and her girls again! They had parted ways with Corrine for some family time, so we crashed their party for a bit. I'm all about party-crashing. lol

We found a PP and no one wanted to get a picture taken with me ... so D jumped in! Thank you D!!

We are awesome. 'Nuff said.

Finally my gang joined me for a family shot. And again, my DS is nuts!

Then the photographer asked the kids to get out of the picture. She wanted one of just DH and me!

(Okay, so we didn't get married this week, but I never get to use those awesome borders! lol)

A short distance later ... we found another photographer with the new awesome magic shots!

I got one taken alone without any magic first.

And here's my magic shots!

I should have been an actress.

And now ... the one you've all been waiting for! The one of Kouga and his AMAZING magic shot! It's so awesome, it will blow your mind. And yes, this is being posted on our guild FB group! I shall gladly let all the guildies see how awesome Kouga is for being the first ever guy to take this magic shot!

So was it worth it? I'm anxious to hear your thoughts!

For dinner, we went to Akershus. Since we were a party of six, we got two pictures. We opted to do one of just the kids, and another of the whole group. I shared the group shots with Kouga and Akki.

Here's our first sun-down PP shot.

After this, we split up. DH and DD went off to try to ride MS and I took DS to ride SE again. Kouga and Akki tagged along, but I stopped for some PP shots of just DS and I. He wanted to be silly. We arrived during a PP change (for a break I'm guessing). So we had two photographers. The first one was all "no you have to be serious!"

But DS got a tongue-shot anyway.

Then they changed, but I wasn't done. The new photographer told us to be silly! So we did -- it's what DS wanted to do anyway!

Once the family met back up again, we took some shots on the way out of the park.

And then the photographer asked for the kids to step out of the picture! Huzzah for another DH and mommy shot!

Then she told me to give DH a kiss on the cheek. This is not an easy feat for me, since I'm almost a foot shorter than him. So the picture is awkward, and DH made me work for that kiss. lol

And then she told the kids to get out there. Here is my favorite shot of the day (sorry D)!

This shot just melts my heart! I love seeing my kiddos act like they love each other!

Anyway ... that's all we have! Well, I have tons of more pictures ... but that's it for this TR. I hope to see you at the new PTR (coming shortly, and I'll make an announcement, as well as a link in my siggy).

Thanks for reading!!!!

 

[Lidian]

For the record, the bruises on my arms are from my night at the ER. I am not a "user".

I wasn't sure how prevalent they would show in the pictures ... but they are pretty noticeable. But they're from the multiple IVs they did on me during my ER visit earlier in the week.

 

[Corrine 1973]

I am pretty sure that picture was taken at Moracco.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

What great PP pictures! I love the border you picked for your picture with D~ and yes, ya'll are cool! What great sports Kouga and Akki are! The butterfly pics and then picture with Belle... I love how he is standing between you and your DH in the "family" photo! What a fun group of friends!!! Yeah, I def need a Kouga and Akki for myself...

And those pictures of you and your DH? AWESOME! I regret not getting any of just my DH and I this last time. Will have to remember to just ask for them next time!

How sad for it all to end... sandym718 ended hers last week, now you this week...it's all just too much for me! Better get that PTR started STAT to revive my ailing Dis~heart!!!

 

[sandym718]

LOVE the PP pics!!!

 

[BridgetR3]

Love your PP shots especially the one of you and DS in front of the fountain!

 

[solana131]

All your PP shots are great! Its hard to pick a favorite I like the butterfly magic shots. Did you know what it was going to be before, or did the CM just tell you to hold your hand like that?? Sad to see your TR end, but looking forward to the next one!

 

[Moodyzblu]

Awesome pp pics !

Love Kougas magic shots !

 

[Lidian]

I am pretty sure that picture was taken at Moracco.

Awesome, thanks!

What great PP pictures! I love the border you picked for your picture with D~ and yes, ya'll are cool! What great sports Kouga and Akki are! The butterfly pics and then picture with Belle... I love how he is standing between you and your DH in the "family" photo! What a fun group of friends!!! Yeah, I def need a Kouga and Akki for myself...

And those pictures of you and your DH? AWESOME! I regret not getting any of just my DH and I this last time. Will have to remember to just ask for them next time!

How sad for it all to end... sandym718 ended hers last week, now you this week...it's all just too much for me! Better get that PTR started STAT to revive my ailing Dis~heart!!!

Yes, Kouga just made himself part of the family! But I'm glad he did feel so welcomed and part of us, that he was confident enough to stand between DH and myself! That's when you know you have a great friend!

I never imagined getting pics of just "us" or just the kids. So I'm thankful that some of the photographers made it happen! It created some amazing photos!

I'm hoping to start my PTR within the next few days. Right now, I'm dealing with some medical stuff, but once I get it dealt with, I'm ready to start talking about the next trip ... and how it will definitely be interesting!

LOVE the PP pics!!!

Thank you!

Love your PP shots especially the one of you and DS in front of the fountain!

Thanks! I thought it turned out great, too!

All your PP shots are great! Its hard to pick a favorite I like the butterfly magic shots. Did you know what it was going to be before, or did the CM just tell you to hold your hand like that?? Sad to see your TR end, but looking forward to the next one!

All we knew is that it was a new shot. We had NO CLUE what would happen with the photo. We speculated tons of scenarios. That was awesome! He just posed us himself and then told us to give certain expressions. We had shocked, happy, and something else. Honestly, we thought it might be a prince-type with a ring. It had the highest votes. But the butterfly ended up working out awesome!

Awesome pp pics !

Love Kougas magic shots !

Thanks! Speaking of which ... I'm not sure Kouga has seen them yet.

 

[lovethattink]

What great PP pictures!!!

That's the first butterfly magic shot I've seen. What a good sport he is!

I am pretty sure that picture was taken at Moracco.

Yes, definately Morrocco.