It seems real now! Our vacation is right around the corner.
Glad you had a wonderful trip! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
Today I can do the single digit dance!
I’m glad you had a great trip! It’s always sad to see it come to an end
I hope the good crowds and weather stay for the rest of us August folks!
I absolutely love watching Stacy on YouTube!! I also found an app and a YouTube video of the hours channel, but I usually watch Stacy on a loop on my trips so I don’t watch the hours as much after my trip.
I actually have a couple of nights booked at Great Wolf Lodge at the end of September. Kind of a "we survived the first month of school" trip because I had to move it from another date. You don't cancel with Great Wolf Lodge, you just move the dates. We usually go away for Thanksgiving; but it varies where. We are hoping to visit Universal Orlando at some point. Also want to do a cruise at some point as well. Thinking of bringing my mom at some point too so a lot of planning options to think about. For now though it is back to work full time and time to get ready for the school year.
Just wanted to update. Yesterday was our AK day. We explored that entire park, 22,000 steps worth. 
We dined at Tiffin’s for lunch and it was incredible! FOP was amazing. Pandora in general is gorgeous especially at dusk. We both loved Na’vi River and I am so glad we were able to secure that as our 4th FP.
We had such a fun time!
Ahh you just transported me - loved the quiet nights with the music faintly playing while the kids drift off to sleep..., can't wait! My middle kiddo fell in love with the Mickey shorts last trip and watches them on youtube all the time now. Quack quack bicker bicker.....
....may just be a sign to get busy packing
Today was our anniversary and Epcot day. We rode Test Track which was just ho-hum for me. The ride itself is super fun but all that Chevy car stuff felt like a big advertisement. Admittedly I’m not into cars so whatever magic was lost on me. We rode Nemo after, very cute.
After we had the awesome opportunity to visit Club 33 in Epcot. Big rule, not allowed to share pics of the inside. I do have pics of the merchandise though. We were treated to a wonderful time there; really neat. It’s gorgeous!
Our plan was to snack and drink around the World however Rose and Crown. LOL! Between the bar, people we met, and lunch, we were there 3 hours.
We strolled around the rest of WS, bought some trinkets in Morocco and a hat at the Guinness shop. We got back to Kidani, relaxed, and had room service for dinner. Perfect!
We are debating skipping MK tomorrow and opting for a pool day. Between the heat and copious amounts of food/drink, we need a down day. We’d miss MK this trip though if we do.
Ahh you just transported me - loved the quiet nights with the music faintly playing while the kids drift off to sleep..., can't wait! My middle kiddo fell in love with the Mickey shorts last trip and watches them on youtube all the time now. Quack quack bicker bicker.....
Somehow when I originally envisioned an August trip I thought there would be less packing. But as I was setting up my park bag I realized the ponchos, stroller cover, cooling towels, and fans sure take up a lot of space
I'm trying to get everything thing done for work before I leave and it's my busiest week of the month as an accountant. I had issues with my washing machine over the weekend so I'm almost packed instead of all packed like I wanted. Ex husband coming tonight with the kids to pack them. Still ahead of where I am usually really, usually I'm a night before/day of packer. 2 more work days and we fly. 
We had a great evening at Magic Kingdom...worth the foot pain I am experiencing now. We went in at about 2:30. Got my dd the Starbucks she has been wanting. We hit Adventure Land to do Alladin, Jungle Cruise and (new to us) Pirates of the Caribbean. Between Alladin and Jungle Cruise we had some fun with those totum poles that squirt water. Very refreshing and entertaining for me to watch my children getting wet. Did not know there was a drop on Pirates so that was funny. When I got in, I thought "I wonder why this seat is wet." I found out.
After that we headed over to Tomorrow Land and hit the People Mover which was down when we visited earlier in the trip. We did Carousel of Progress again because we just love it so much. Then we used our fast passes for Buzz Lightyear (which was also down earlier in the trip. After getting beaten thoroughly both times on Toy Story Mania, my son beat his sister on Buzz. Boy was he thrilled.
Then it was on to Fantasy Land to repeat our two favorite things. Philharmagic and Small World. Now last year, after we did Small World I found a good spot in front of the castle for the children and went off to get dinner. Little did I know I would end up in a 45 minute line. Yes, 45 minutes despite being the 4th person at the register. A lady in front of me had someone in her party with an allergy and due to procedure, the cashier had to wait for someone to come over to verify before completing the order. It took someone over 20 minutes to get there. By the time I got back to them, dd and I had to use the lights on our phones to find each other. We had 2 minutes to eat before they told everyone to stand up to get ready for the show.
Not this year. While we were in line for Small World, I put in our dinner order on my phone. We chose Columbia Harbor House which is a favorite of ours. Once we were off the ride I tapped the "Prepare my order" button. By the time we walked in, my phone let me know the food was ready. Took a bit to find a table; but we sat and ate and were out in plenty of time for HEA.
Right as it started, a guy told his girlfriend he wanted to take a photo with her. Once they had taken the photo, he knelt and proposed.
We enjoyed HEA. It was a long day for our feet for sure. We'll sleep in a little before doing a short visit to Animal Kingdom tomorrow.
