I can't remember if you know this or not, but I am absolutely terrified of clowns (Katie is very well aware of this haha this is why she told me) I was SO scared there would be clowns overtaking my happy place, but luckily it doesn't seem like that will happen. 
I'm so glad my schedule works out! Caleb is my little buddy! We would definitely miss each other. The only movie he ever wanted to watch for a while was the Lion KingFor a while one of the first things he said when he got here was "watch Lion King?" I LOVE the Lion King but we watched it 4 days a week for like 3 weeks...Then I finally put 101 Dalmatians on to see if he would watch it. He loved it
Now I ask him if he wants to watch Lion King or "the puppies."
I was cleaning out some stuff over the summer and found a bunch of dinosaurs and cars and stuff like that(I've never been a girly girl
I distinctly remember seeing the penny books in Mexico too! I can't remember where I bought mine, but I definitely remember seeing them at the Emporium.
I have an Android. I just checked the app store and couldn't find it. That's okay though, I'm good at spotting the machines
I'm definitely guilty of eating rice krispie treats for breakfast in WDWI remember one morning a few years ago I had a rice krispie treat and some vanilla soft serve frozen yogurt
I made rice krispie treats the other day because I was craving them after seeing the picture from Goofy's that Meg sent to FB
I can't wait to see the new HM queue!!! We'll be at MK on our arrival day, which is the day before spring break season officially starts so hopefully it won't be crowded that day and I can take my time looking at everything.
I'm terrified of snakes too
Sorry you had a disappointing CP meal! That's my favorite WDW restaurant. We've never had a bad meal there. We go for lunch every trip. I do want to try the breakfast at some point though!
I am absolutely OBSESSED with chocolate croissants from Disney!!!! I always stop by Starring Rolls to get one at DHS.
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Glad the MK day went a little better!
I remember when they first announced the Fantasyland expansion and it sounded like it was gonna be pretty much all circus themed. Katie let me know and I was like
I'm glad Luke was okay with some of the characters at the parade, and with all of them at the character buffets! That's so cute how he got it down to a science!
That is so cute that Caleb wanted to always watch The Lion King!!! I think kids just go through phases like that. Luke will watch the same DVD over and over and over for weeks & then all of a sudden, he switches to a different one!
I think they sold the pressed penny books at the BC gift shop as well. I can't remember for sure, but I know we'll find them next trip! Luke will probably spot them before I do!
If you want, I can send you a list of the pressed penny machines they have on the app. It might take me awhile to compile the entire list, but I was thinking of doing it anyway in case a client with children asks! I'd be happy to share it with you!
A girl after my own heart!!!!
The HM queue is amazing!!! I was so glad that it was never crowded so I could take my time wondering around, taking pictures, and playing with all the different displays!!!
I honestly think the meals at Disney just depend on the day. I've talked to twenty people going to the same place & they have twenty different experiences! I swear its complete luck! Next trip, my plan is for breakfast first thing in the morning at CP! I definitely want to try their breakfast buffet AND see an empty Main Street!!!
So he agreed to try breakfast, but if he doesn't like it, he said we aren't eating there again 
I've definitely seen the penny books in a few different places. I think they're usually up near the registers, but I'm not positive.
If you have time to do it that would be awesome! But don't worry about it if you don't have time! I know you'll be verrrry busy soon
I can't wait to eat a chocolate croissant. They have them in the bakery section of the grocery store here but they're not very good. Nothing like the Disney ones!
I would love to try CP for breakfast and see an empty Main Street! But the lunch is a tradition for us and I would really miss it. But no one says I can't eat at CP twice in one trip, so I'll do it some day
I had to keep taking breaks sitting down because I've been having contractions. They aren't the real kind, its just Braxton Hicks & sometimes I can just keep doing whatever it is I'm doing at the time -- but sometimes I have to find a balance between walking around & sitting down. It's harder to do that at stores, so after this weekend, I'm not really planning on going anywhere until the baby is here. 
You know with all of this talking about them, you're going to have to ship me one from your Disney trip, right?! So had you not text me, I probably would've forgotten about CM! I put a reminder in my cell calendar for every Wednesday -- for CM and for Revenge!!! 
No problem at all! I'm sure I'll have time to make the list & send it to you because I'm not planning on going many places in the next couple of weeks! It's just getting harder for me to get out. The other day, Luke and I went to Walmart ONLY because we desperately needed a few grocery items (or else I would've skipped it entirely!). I used to wonder why they had these benches just sitting in the middle of the aisles -- I thought it was so dumb! But the other day, I was SEARCHING for those benches!
So to make a super long story short, I'll have lots of time to DIS!!!
Mmmm, chocolate croissants!!!
I definitely vote for two visits to CP on the same trip!!! The character meals are my FAVORITE and I am going to be so very sad when my boys won't do them anymore. I'll just have to convince them that they're going for the food & I'm going to see the characters!
I have some questions about Criminal Minds that I need to ask you! First of all, thank you for the reminder!!! My DH was off Monday and I have my days all messed up! I thought yesterday was Thursday...or Tuesday...
Ok -- question!! When did Prentiss come back? I didn't watch the episodes in order last season & I think that's why I'm confused!
I thought that the last episode of last season was the one when she "died" and then was given secret info & passports so she could leave for another mission & the entire team thought she was dead. I remember seeing an episode after that one & Hodge was counseling the other team members to see how they were dealing with it. Then she just appeared on this new episode! So I was confused! I'm glad she's back -- Prentiss is one of my favorites!!! I don't think I could watch it without her or Shemar on there!
I've never noticed the benches in Walmart. I don't think ours has them, but I've only been there a few times so I might just not remember. 
rolleyes1) and wanted to re-hire her before her "last" episode even aired. At that point she had already signed onto a pilot of a new comedy show on NBC, which never ended up airing. So she had a new deal. If NBC liked the pilot and wanted to continue that show, she'd stay there. But if NBC rejected the show, she'd go back to Criminal Minds, which is obviously what ended up happening. The episode is on youtube though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex7uWtL1sWc
It sounds like you had a really nice day in MK!! The sky was so beautiful!!! You got some great pictures!!
I'm sorry CP wasn't so great. We've had both breakfast and lunch, but we much prefer breakfast!
I can't wait to hear all about the dessert party!!!
I've seriously considered taking chocolate croissants home before but I know they would get crushed on the plane and would taste gross by the time I got home. I did bring home 3 rice krispie treats last year. I bought the pre-packaged ones at the WL gift shop right before we left and stuck them in my carry-on. They were gone in a day or two
My days have been all messed up too since I've been on vacation. I'd be completely lost without my phone calendar
Prentiss "died" fairly close to the end of last season, but it wasn't the last episode. She came back in the first episode of this season. In the real world, the actress had a deal with CBS. They regretted firing her
As for what actually happened in the show, it's a long story
That's part 1 of 4 of the first episode of this season. The rest of them are on there too. That person has every episode from this season if you want to catch up! They also have every episode of last season, and I think the one before. I have no idea why CBS hasn't had those taken down but I'm not complaining
I almost brought home a couple rice krispie treats in September, but just didn't have room in my carry-on bag. My parents always amaze me because they bring home half a carry-on with food in it. I think its mostly because they buy things & just don't eat a lot, so they bring it home to share! But hey, I won't complain ) We seriously need a suggestion box!!!) Thanks for the info!!! I'm going to post a couple of updates here & then go watch that YouTube video!!! I have no idea how I missed what happened with Prentiss because I watched the season opener I do remember during the first episode Luke was watching a DVD in the same room & I was online. So obviously I wasn't paying attention! I LOVE Criminal Minds -- they've been playing reruns on ION from around 9 or 10pm until in the middle of the night (like 2-4am!) so that's what I've been doing the past few months Hopefully they learned their lesson & keep her forever! Because, you know, they're going to run CM forever just for us!!! 
We never had benches in our Walmart either, until maybe 2 summers ago when they remodeled our store. I noticed the other day while searching for them that they've moved the majority of them to the front of the store now. But they did have them smack in the middle of the aisles a few months ago!
I've never brought food home from Disney before -- because I'd eat it either on the way to the airport, on the airplane ride home, or in the car on the way home from the airport!
(I tell everyone about my obsession with chocolate croissants & tell them to bring me home one! LOL!!! I think it would probably be gross by the time it made it from the resort to MCO!!!
Maybe someday Disney will offer shipping from their bakeries straight to your home
I keep track of pretty much everything in my cell -- I even have a journal in there! But I will admit, I learned the hard way to always have a back-up! The summer when Luke was just starting to walk & talk, I kept track of all of his milestones in my cell phone. He took my phone & threw it once too many times on the floor at Target & the screen broke. I wasn't able to retrieve ANY information from my cell at all. Lesson learned! (although I don't have a back-up of the journal I have on my cell right now, so maybe I didn't really learn yet
I KNEW you'd know about Criminal Minds!!!
Thanks again for the info!!! And for telling me what happened in the "real world" with Prentiss! I attempted to research it yesterday but then realized I was running late for my dr appt so I left the house in a hurry & never looked it up again! I'm glad CBS decided to take her back, but it makes me nervous for the future! I hope she isn't the first to go when they do decide to let someone go!
Sometimes I just have them on in the background while I'm doing something else. The TV is basically always on when I'm home alone because I like the noise. I freak myself out when the house is too quiet. That's probably a side effect from too much Criminal Minds 
Congratulations Hope! So happy for you and your family!
Yay updates!!!! I'm sorry Luke still wasn't up for riding much but it looks liek you guys had a good time anyways! Great empty castle pictures! And yes, you should eat at CRT. Jack enjoyed flirting with the princesses when we ate there
Honestly I was surprised that my rice krispie treats made it home without me eating them
I keep track of everything in my phone too. I have all the info for my classes in there. I go back to school tomorrow so I'll definitely need that! I do have a copy of my schedule in my backpack and one in my car just in case
I watch the re-runs on ION a lot too. I have them all on DVD but I still watch them on TV
I can't believe your little guy will be here soon! I can't wait to "meet" him
Poor Luke. He reminds me of my DS. On our first trip, he rode Winnie the Pooh and when the ride starts bouncing like Tigger, he was done. He wouldn't ride anything the rest of the trip. He did enjoy the characters and parades so it was still lots of fun.
Look forward to hearing about the dessert party!
) On the way home, Luke asked to go to my MIL's house. We were leaving him there while I was in the hospital to have the baby so I've been taking him over more recently. We told him that we would go over but we could only stay for a little while because we wanted to get home & just relax for the evening. We were both exhausted after the long weekend & just being out all day Sunday. 
Normally, since I'm a huge planner & crazy OCD about most things, I probably would've been freaked out or extremely nervous/worried/etc. But with everything going on, in that moment, I was just relieved to talk to a doctor!!! She said she would call Labor & Delivery and see me later that evening. ) We were both released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon and are happy to be home! My husband has been absolutely incredible with helping me out. He has always done stuff around the house, but he's really done about 200% more in the past week. He even did housework while I was in the hospital! My mom has been cooking dinner for us all week which has also been a huge help. And most importantly, Luke LOVES his little brother!!! He just came into the room & told me that his brother's hair is so cute and so soft too! He has really been helping me out! He follows me into the nursery & loves to pick out Tyler's clothes & he runs to get me when he cries! He is such a wonderful big brother & I am so glad he loves him so much!!!
