Glad you got all caught up Stephanie! We LOVED Character Connection and Buzz and Woody. They were both great experiences for the kids and lots of fun!!! The backpack wasn't too bad, it was nice to be able to trade off with Cory too instead of me having to carry it all the time!!Great photo with Donald at TH! Is that when you first get there? Well, at least you were not delayed longer at the airport.
We really enjoyed POFQ when were were there on our first trip. I hope you enjoyed staying there. I really hope my DD crashes too at the hotel. Couple time!!I hope my Dad, who is sharing a room with us, will be willing to give us a bit of time at least once so me and DH can at least go get an adult beverage or go for a walk.
Character Connection: great pictures! I hope DD acts like Gabe did--just runs up to give them a hug! The last photo of the three of you is so precious! You and Gabe look like you were having such a great time.
The picture of Gabe and Helen sleeping after the first day says it all--what a great, tiring time they had! So precious:
Great picture family picture with Buzz and Woody!! You all looked like you had such a fabulous time! The self portrait is great too! DH and I love taking those pictures too.
I love the photopass cd pictures--I am looking forward to taking advantage of that service (did not on our last trip, if it was even available). They are all great but I think the one of Helen first visit is my favorite!
I am pretty sure I am going to be using a backpack too. Did you find it comfortable carrying?
I have to say I am all caught up and I am lovingyour TR! It looks like you all had such a great time. Gabe just has the biggest grin on his face.
Thanks Alicia! I LOVE Photopass and all that I could do with it! It was really fun to play with each picture and all the borders! It will be something I REALLY plan for on the next trip! Block Party Bash was lots of fun!! We got really lucky with where we were sitting, I had no idea where to wait because this was our first time there! It was great! The Cars characters are neat, they don't interact with the kids at all, I thought their eyes moved but I didn't notice it this time, same with the revving their engines, I thought they did that but again I didn't notice it! Gabe still loved being able to walk right up to them!!I've never seen the Cars characters before. Do they talk or interact with the kids at all?
That was so cool that you guys had the Toy Story characters in front of you for Block Party Bash!! Total Disney magic for Gabe!
Great Photopass Pics!!
She must have remembered how much I loved to carry stuff...
I loved looking at all the different topiaries on our trip. We missed seeing the Bambi ones though. By the time we got over that way it was late and we were so busy staking out a place for Illuminations we didn't even notice them. I'm so glad you posted them...they're adorable!
Connie
Hi Chris! Thanks, it was a lot of pictures to catch up on but finally I am!! The Monster's Inc characters were towards the back of the park, I can't remember off the top of my head where they were, I think we just kind of stumbled upon them! There were many to meet at DHS!
Thanks Heather! I am so glad my mom took those pics because I didn't feel that I got too many, so it's nice I had her as a "back-up"!!!Hey Beth!
Finally all caught up....Great updates!
Those flower pics are pretty neat!
Love the photopass pics too!
Great F&G pictures!!
Ahh...it looks like your parent's had a great carriage ride through Port Orleans!
Thanks Connie!! I am so happy my mom got some great shots!! It's always nice to have "extras"!!the pictures of the flower and garden show are BEAUTIFUL!
the carriage ride looks so relaxing and romantic!
looking forward to your next update...
Thanks Keala, I know you and Roman took a carriage ride, I hope you two enjoyed it as well!!! The Fairy Garden was really pretty!!! I think it was my mom's favorite thing to see!!!
I didn't want to miss the early bus!!! We got up and ready, we had the kids showered the night before so all they had to do it get dressed! Cory and I and my parents got ready quick and by 7:20 we were heading to the bust stop! Not too shabby!!!! Now, we were waiting with a couple other families for the bus to AK, by 7:30am it was pulling in, YEAH!!!!!! 
After making the rounds at Riverside we were on our way to AK!! On this day we decided that getting Gabe a stroller would be the way to go, since this park is so big and there is a lot of walking. He had been asking to ride a few times at this point! We walked back to Tusker House and checked in right about 8:10 and lined right up to meet THE DUCK! 
We went up to the buffet and loaded up our plates! All the food was super good! I don't think any of us ate anything we didn't like!!
Oh well...it's a nice pic...
It looks like the Tusker House was a hit for breakfast! (we loved it too!
) I'm glad that Helen was starting to warm up to the characters more. You got some really cute pictures with Mickey and Daisy. We had to wait awhile for Goofy too.
That's okay though like you guys, it gave us more time to enjoy our yummy juice!! Can't wait to see where you head next!!
Connie
Thank you Angie!!! Yes, we loved Tusker House! I would definitely eat there again! It was nice when Helen started to give hugs and be more brave with the characters! It was really nice to not have to "force" her to go near them! I was proud of her! It was so nice to walk right on the Safari, it was great that it was right next to breakfast!!!Great update Beth!!
YAY! for the Safari! That's exactly where we went after our Tusker House breakfast.Oohh...and Giraffes are my favorite too!!
Thanks Chris, yes the mama and baby were so cute, I am glad I got a pic, it was really hard for me to take pics of this because I wanted to see the animals really well too!!! Breakfast was awesome and I am glad you guys had a good experience too!!Awesome update! We loved Tusker House too. I thought the food was just great there and my dh loves Donald so it was a win-win for us! We were able to walk onto the safari on our AK day as well- yay!!!! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day. Love your safari pics- esp the mama and baby
Great update! Beth
wonderful TH pictures!! we bought the pkg of pic too and were very sorry afterwards the one I had on my camera was exact (like yours), Danny loved the juice they served too. We, too, enjoyed the offererings here (even Ashton found food he liked) the only thing I wished I had not tried was the plantins (always wanted to try but did not like at all and poor Ashton loves grits and I put something in his plate that appeared to be cheese grits and it was something made with potatoes--we did not like that either, but, everything else was great!)...
great safari pictures...cute baby rhino shot!
It was nice the CM took our pic I just wished I would have known it!!!!! I stand corrected too during our meal, I DID try the plantains and I did not like them either! You saying that totally reminded me about it, I know Cory liked them but I didn't!! Everything else was good though I remembered!!!!! I forgot you guys went to breakfast the day before us!!
Ooh, great updates! I love Animal Kingdom. Looks like you had a great day so far. The baby rhino is super cute.
Bummer about Dinosaur breaking down. There was one time my dad and sister rode it when it had been broken down I think then was working again but they said they stopped a bunch of times during the ride. That would be kind of creepy.
