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[Cory's Gal]

I just want to say how much I adore Helen in all the pictures. She just cheeses it up in almost all of them.. So freaking adorable. And YAY!!! for Gabe getting on BTMRR.

Loving all the pictures. They just show how much fun you all had.

Courtney

Thank you so much Courtney!! Gabe was super brave and we were so proud of him! He talks about that ride all the time and I am so glad it left such a positive impression on him!!

WAY TO GO GABE! that is great that he rode BTMRR and loved it! 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...

sounds like a great evening! and a beautiful night...

Connie

Thanks Connie!! He was so unsure at first and we had to distract him a lot in line, once he rode it he was hooked!! I know it really helped to have him sit between Cory and I! I know he felt safe!

Adorable picture of Helen on the Carousel! Looks like she enjoyed the ride. 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!!

Thanks Angie!! It was a 'magical' night for all of us! I couldn't have picked a better ending to an evening than Spectro and Wishes! The kids had such a great time at Magic Kingdom, it makes me feel so good when I see them have such a wonderful time!!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Love the pic of Gabe giving the thumbs up on the carousel! With the sunlight and the sunglasses, it's just adorable!

My nephew makes me hold on to him tight during BTMRR, but he absolutely loves it. I think he just wants to feel safe and secure and then he can enjoy it. It was probably a good thing that Gabe was sandwiched in between you two. You can really get thrown around on that ride!

Thanks Alicia!! I love it when I can capture a great picture without even trying!!! Gabe loved feeling "safe" too on BTMRR. It was nice the three of us could smush on it together! It was crazy fun and I am glad he came out of it so happy!!!!!

WOW! You got a lot done. I can't believe you were able to get right on a bus right after wishes. I also wanted to say that I loved all of the pictures that you got on the way out of animal kingdom! They were all so cute, and you can tell that Helen was really starting to warm up to the characters. I haven't seen the Nemo Musical show yet, but I really want too. I am glad to hear that your kids enjoyed it!

We sure lucked on getting on the bus. I was almost in disbelief when we got to our stop because our past experiences after Wishes have been CRAZY getting on the buses!! You guys will HAVE to see Nemo on the next trip!! It's such a creative and fun show, the kids were so into it and it made it that much more fun!!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

I don't want to keep doing these picture recaps BUT I hadn't realized that Cory took some pictures on his phone, so I thought I would share them!
Here are the kids waiting at the gate to board the plane in Minneapolis, they were SO EXCITED to head to WDW!!

Gabe and I heading to the ME area in Orlando!!!

Helen on the ME bus!!

Waiting for the adults to finish dinner in the Sassy Food Court at FQ our first evening at the resort!

The beautiful fountain outside our room!

Cory's favorite shirt that we forgot to get!! I hope they sell it online!

The two kids holding hands, doesn't get much better than this!

Flamingos we saw on our way to our Safari Breakfast!

Everest!!!!!

Cory and I excited to go on our "expedition"!!

Okay, now FOR SURE 100% all caught up with pictures!!!! YEAH!!!!

 

[Angies1274]

Hi Beth! Love your picture recaps!! Gabe and Helen look so excited to head to WDW!! I didn't see that Mr. Potato Head t-shirt when we were there...or I don't remember it anyway. It's so cute! It looks like something my DH would like!! Oh and that picture of Gabe and Helen holding hands is so adorable!!

 

[wdwgirl03]

YAY for Gabe riding BTMRR! I remember being nervous the first time I rode it and I was 10. I always joke when I see small kids getting on the thrill rides and say that kids are a heck of a lot braver than I was when I was little. haha

That Potato Head shirt is hilarious.

 

[Cory's Gal]

Hi Beth! Love your picture recaps!! Gabe and Helen look so excited to head to WDW!! I didn't see that Mr. Potato Head t-shirt when we were there...or I don't remember it anyway. It's so cute! It looks like something my DH would like!! Oh and that picture of Gabe and Helen holding hands is so adorable!!

Thanks Angie! I think I have found all the extra pictures that were meant to be found It was nice to find those because I hadn't seen them at all and he got a few good ones! I LOVE LOVE that pic of them holding hands, it doesn't happen often and it melts my heart when they are so sweet to eachother! Being the Toy Story fans we are, we loved that shirt and I am so bummed that we forgot to go back and get it!! Grrrrrr...

YAY for Gabe riding BTMRR! I remember being nervous the first time I rode it and I was 10. I always joke when I see small kids getting on the thrill rides and say that kids are a heck of a lot braver than I was when I was little. haha

That Potato Head shirt is hilarious.

Thanks Sarah! We LOVE that shirt too! It fits DH perfectly!! We are so sad that we didn't go back and get it, I am hoping Disney Store online gets it so I can buy it for him!! Gabe was really brave and we were really surprised that he braved it out! It was a good feeling for him and for us!!

 

[jenniferkeala808]

awww beth! cute pics of the kids holding hands! Adorable!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Great recap pictures! the t-shirt if you remember where you had seen it there is a number you can call and they will help you locate it and ship it to you...I'll look for it tomorrow and post it for you.

Love the pics of the babies holding hands!
Connie

 

[martinolichfamily]

Cute pics of the kids! Love the one of them holding hands! That should be framed!
That Potato Head shirt is too funny....my DH would like that one too!

 

[kcandbella]

Yay for Gabe on BTMRR!!! I'm glad he enjoyed it so much. It is a fun ride!! That pic of them together is so sweet...you should frame it and have it handy for the teenage years when they are fighting!

 

[Cory's Gal]

awww beth! cute pics of the kids holding hands! Adorable!

Thanks Keala!! I love those pics too, it's not very often they hold hands happily like that, usually one is pulling really hard on the other!

Great recap pictures! the t-shirt if you remember where you had seen it there is a number you can call and they will help you locate it and ship it to you...I'll look for it tomorrow and post it for you.

Love the pics of the babies holding hands!
Connie

Thanks Connie, when your kids get along it's nice to capture it on camera!!! Thanks for the info on the t-shirt too, I hope to get it for him, I am bummed disneystore.com doesn't have it!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Cute pics of the kids! Love the one of them holding hands! That should be framed!
That Potato Head shirt is too funny....my DH would like that one too!

Thanks Heather! They sell the shirt over by TSMM! I was so happy to see that Cory got a pic of them holding hands, it's always nice when they are sweet to eachother!!

Yay for Gabe on BTMRR!!! I'm glad he enjoyed it so much. It is a fun ride!! That pic of them together is so sweet...you should frame it and have it handy for the teenage years when they are fighting!

Thanks Kayce, he was so pumped that he did it and LOVED it!!! Good call on framing it, right now they share a room so I will have to frame it right away as a reminder that they really do love eachother!!!!!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Finally we made it to our FULL MK DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! It was Wednesday and we only had 3 days left but we were so pumped to be going back to MK!! Me and Cory and the kids headed out to the bus stop by 8:45 and were going to meet my parents back in Fantasyland about an hour later.

The bus ride went quick and we were dropped off and headed in. First a quick pic in front of the train station!

And a few by the castle...

I never get sick of looking at it!

Our goal was to get on Dumbo one more time before my parents got there. Mission accomplished!!

We even had time to ride the Carousel!! We may have ridden it twice!

This is one of my favorite pictures!!

We met up with my parents and headed over to Peter Pan because the line the night before was looooooooooooooong!!! We only waited about 10 minutes to fly over Neverland and then we walked over to finally see some Princesses!!!

 

[Christyo72]

That last picture was so precious it almost brought a tear to my eye!!! Great pictures of Dumbo too!

 

[petals]

Fab piccies and report. Your kiddies are to cute

 

[Cory's Gal]

That last picture was so precious it almost brought a tear to my eye!!! Great pictures of Dumbo too!

Thank you!!! I know, that last one to me just shows how much fun we were having, it also helps DH remember why we go to WDW and hopefully why we should try to go sooner than planned!!!!!!

Fab piccies and report. Your kiddies are to cute

Thank you so so much!!!! I happen to think they are cute too!! Thank you for reading along!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[overthemoon4mickey]

Here are our pics from our day at DHS!!! Lots of Pixar friends!!!

Gabe and his two heroes!!

Buzz LOVED Helen!

These three pictures are priceless! The first with Gabe and his buddies made me smile, and Helen laughing at Buzz is so adorable, but the one of buzz touching Helen's cheek and the borders you used actually made my eyes mist up a little bit. Just a wonderful series of memories and a snapshot in time.

 

[jenniferkeala808]

awww beth, great start to your FULL MK DAY!! Great pics of the kids as always. LOL they're so cute! And I love that last pic too! Can't wait to see what's up next!

 

[Angies1274]

It sounds like a great start to your MK day!! You got some beautiful castle pictures! YAY! for riding Dumbo! It's such a classic! My boys are getting older so we don't run to it first thing like we used to. Aww...but I still love it! I'll definitely have to make a point to have one of the boys ride it with me next trip!! Great pictures of the three of you in front of the train station!! Oh and love the one on the Carousel!! Your kids have the cutest smiles!!

 

[smithpack]

There is nothing sweeter than when little kids are holding hands. I love that!! Can't wait to hear more about your MK day. Helen is really cheesin it up on that last picture on the carousel. I love it!! I also love the pic of you two in Dumbo. She has her hands up in the air, you can tell she is excited!