Hello!!!! Thank you so much for reading along!!!
The kids did pretty good at AK, it really helped Gabe a lot to have a stroller at this park and we were glad he was comfortable cruising along! I think that it really helped his energy level! Helen has been doing that "scrunchy" face for a while now, she is definitely a ham!!! Thank you for all your sweet comments too!!!Sounds like a great day to start it off at Animal Kingdom!
So happy to see that Daisy is at Tusker House!
Helen is just too cute w/her little 'scrunchie' nose smiles!! My DD use to do that too!
We loved Dinosaur! Too bad you missed it this time too.
Can't wait to read more!
We always have to stop there on every trip so the boys can play them too!! Yay! for getting such great seats to Finding Nemo! We love that show! It's one of our very favorites!
It looks like you had lots of fun in Dinoland and you got some great character pictures on the way to the buses. 
Can't wait for more!: I cannot believe how expensive those pictures are--but I might be willing to buy it if it is a good picture of all of us. I think the only way we will get group shots (especially of all of the group) will be with photopass photographers. 
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Connie
Thanks Angie!!! He loved those drums, it those little things that help the down time go smooth!! We LOVE LOVE Nemo too, the music is great and the "puppets" are some of the coolest things I have ever seen!! The characters were great, no lines and lots of hugs!!!Cute picture of Gabe playing the drums!!
Photopass is definitely the way to go Stephanie! It was my best souvenir and I will plan on getting the CD for trips now on! The afternoon breaks were great! I think we did it every day except two. It worked out well taking the buses back and resting for an hour or two. Cory and I rested too on those days and it really helped us out too!! I HIGHLY recommend it!!! Gabe rested well, I think one day he did fall asleep for a bit, they were always wiped out by the end of the day and slept really well!!!Oh my goodness, the shot of Helen cheesing with Mickey is priceless!! It is a great family photo.
Great updates! How did the afternoon breaks go for you? I am really pushing to do that, because I think we will need the downtime. DD has not been napping but on the rare occasion but with the heat and humidity I think it is going to drain her (and the adults
Great update! Helen is so cute with ??(I can't believe I cannot think of her name) I'm sorry you missed Dinosaur (I don't know why but that is my favorite ride)... sounds like a nice relaxing break can't wait to hear how your late evening went!
) to see Spectro and Wishes, so off we went to meet my parents at the MAGIC KINGDOM!!!! FINALLY we made it here!!!!!
We still had fun on the shortest ride in the world...
Gabe LOVED this, we all did except Helen didn't get the whole 3D glasses and that they stay on during the show!! I missed some of the show watching Gabe, he was on the edge of his seat!! He said it's his favorite movie at Disney World!!! Off to the gift shop for a few minutes.
I was sad because I thought the kids would really love it!!! The show was awesome and another one we never will miss!!! When it was done, we stopped in the bathroom and slowly wandered to the buses, and got to hop right on a barely full FQ bus!!! What a MAGICAL ending to a long and fun Disney Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good to know!Thanks Keala! It is always nice to get a couple of good pics! The kids were always so wiggly with the characters but I got really lucky and got many great shots!!! The baby rhino was so cute trotting along next to it's mama!!! There was nobody by Turk, so it was fun to spend a few minutes there and we weren't rushed!!
Thanks Karen! We had a great time at AK! We LOVE that park and there is always so much to see!!! We would have seen more but we HAD to head back for a rest with it being such a long day! I couldn't believe how many attractions we got to see that evening. I was hoping to get on a couple but we ended up getting on about 7!! It was a great use of time!! We had it pretty easy getting out of the park after Wishes. It did seem that some people did head right out after Spectro though. We took our time leaving the park though so I think we missed the crazy-mad rush! It's worth all the craziness though to see them both!!!!Awesome updates Beth!!
Your AK day looked wonderful! Sorry you didn't get onto Dinosaur but glad you got a great spot for Nemo and that everyone loved it! Great pix of the animals - I love giraffes too! Ohh I didn't know Timon was there
I can't believe how little wait you had at MK for all of those attractions! I hope we can get on all those rides that fast! Can't wait to see Philharmagic! Congrats on Gabe doing BTMRR! Glad he loved it - he did look a little scared in that one picture though!
Glad you all got to see Spectro and that it was great - I love that picture of Gabe sitting on the curb - that is SO cute, what a sweet look on his face. How was it leaving after Spectro? Did it take long?
Karen
now I really wish we had taken Ashton...Danny thought it would be too much for him on our first day and we were plannig to return that Sunday night....next time... Connie
YAY Gabe!! for braving BTMRR! Great job! You can tell from the picture how much he loved it! That's so cute! You got a great spot for the parade!! Too bad the rule breakers had to squish everyone in. But...so glad you were still able to enjoy it! It really is so beautiful! Yay! for Wishes!!! Love the music too! It sounds like it was a perfect night!!
With the sunlight and the sunglasses, it's just adorable! 
