The Tale of the Grow Walk .Hunh?

[jenseib]

Luvin the parade pics. It's all so colourful looking!
The pics of Claire with Rapunzal and Snow White are fab.

Thanks...it's a great parade!
I love those pictures too!

It's such a tough stage when they start being concerned about what everyone else will think. I agree it really helps when they have someone else along.

She is really being tough some days...today was one of those days where she complained about every little thing. If she only knew how spoiled she really is.

You are more than welcome. Seeing the photos just makes me smile, especially knowing Claire is near the end of her princess years (for now). I bet she'll be a great helper for Gracie though and you might see her more playful with a little niece on the scene.

She really needs to stop growing...She is being defiant about it though!

I'm still just loving all your shots from the FoF parade. We really do need to get down there to see it. I especially LOVE LOVE LOVE your shots of Cinderella and the prince with the castle in the background. It just doesn't get any better.

I loved taking photos of it. Too bad it took me months before I could post them!

And you sure did not disappoint with the Frozen sisters. Those shots are just stunning!

They were great to see!

The dragon is magnificent. I'm so glad you finally got to see him breathe fire!

Me too!!!!

And I'm sorry, but that double dwarf just looks odd. It looks like Dopey has a dwarf growing out of his lower body!

yes, he does look a little strange.

Thanks so much for letting me trail along electronically that day. It was almost like being there myself. Well, almost.

It was great sharing it with a friend....even if you weren't actually there.

 

[jenseib]

We didn’t have too long of a wait for Ariel, thank goodness, and she is one of Claire’s favorites.



























Yeah, we got a lot of Ariel pictures. At least it was nice and cool in there!

Time to head back out to the crowds.





She’s smiling for me now because she just saw one of her favorite characters.









I was really obsessed with taking pictures of this castle.

 

[dolphingirl47]

I am glad that seeing Ariel cheered Claire up. The castle photos are amazing.

Corinna

 

[MEK]

ADORABLE! How sweet. It's obvious that Claire is really enjoying the moment here. And that dress is such a winner!

 

[MEK]

Wow - those parade pictures are wonderful. You really worked over time for all of those. I'm glad grandpa decided not to come back and gave your carte blanche with the space. Sweet! Probably a little too much estrogen for him!

I haven't seen that parade yet and I really need to. It looks pretty darn amazing!

 

[MEK]

Oh - and I keep forgetting to mention that I love the pics of Claire with Ariel!

 

[jenseib]

I am glad that seeing Ariel cheered Claire up. The castle photos are amazing.

Corinna

she does love Ariel!

ADORABLE! How sweet. It's obvious that Claire is really enjoying the moment here. And that dress is such a winner!

She was and she felt so special wearing the dress.

Wow - those parade pictures are wonderful. You really worked over time for all of those. I'm glad grandpa decided not to come back and gave your carte blanche with the space. Sweet! Probably a little too much estrogen for him!

I haven't seen that parade yet and I really need to. It looks pretty darn amazing!

I can't say enough about the parade. We really enjoyed this one!

Oh - and I keep forgetting to mention that I love the pics of Claire with Ariel!

Thanks

 

[jenseib]

I will be heading out of town tomorrow early AM for a week, so this will come to a hault for now and I will continue on when I get back. I had hoped to pump out another update, but I just haven't had the time to write it up.

If you are friends with me on facebook keep watch and see if you can guess where I am and what I am doing.

Those who already know are not allowed to say anything.

 

[jenseib]

I lied...I actually had one more update written so I might as well post it.

The line didn’t look too bad so we hopped in to see Ariel’s adventure!























We really were constantly moving most of the line, so my shots are pretty quick ones as I walked by.











And this time I did refrain from taking pictures as I now have so many of this ride…but I still took a couple at the end.

 

[Beth D]

Great updates and pics as always! Those of Claire with Rapunzel especially are great! I'm glad she was in the "this is still cool" mode today for the princess meets.

What is up with Prince Charming in the pics? Are his eyes just puffy, or does he not just ever open them?

Wherever you're going, I hope you're having a great time!

 

[KatMark]

All caught up again, Jen.

Great parade pictures.

I love the pics of Clare with Ariel; you can see her shyness a bit too.

Great pictures in the New Fantasyland.

 

[DWGal210]

All caught up - great pictures, as usual! The ones with Rapunzel & Ariel are especially good - very very sweet!

 

[LuvEeyore]

Love your pictures of Claire and Ariel.

 

[jenseib]

Great updates and pics as always! Those of Claire with Rapunzel especially are great! I'm glad she was in the "this is still cool" mode today for the princess meets.

What is up with Prince Charming in the pics? Are his eyes just puffy, or does he not just ever open them?

Wherever you're going, I hope you're having a great time!

I had to go back and look and you are right...he has squinty eyes in every single picture....thats odd.

All caught up again, Jen.

Great parade pictures.

I love the pics of Clare with Ariel; you can see her shyness a bit too.

Great pictures in the New Fantasyland.

Thanks. Yes, sometimes she is fine, but many times she is all shy...she's not that way at home at all, but take her in public and she gets all shy.

All caught up - great pictures, as usual! The ones with Rapunzel & Ariel are especially good - very very sweet!

Thanks!

Love your pictures of Claire and Ariel.

Thanks

 

[jenseib]

No! I have not dropped off the face of the earth! For those who didn't see on facebook or in my other TR, I went on a Princess cruise. It was just my Mom and I and we had a fun time. Much more relaxing than a DCL one for me, but we really enjoyed it. I will be writing a TR and of course I will be comparing it to Disney...as I just can't help myself.
I would definitely cruise Princess again though.

I also became a Grandmother this week, which I think most of you already know. Gracie was born on Oct. 8 at 1:05 AM. We had a long Tuesday waiting for her to come and then of course I never left the hospital till around 3 AM on Wednesday. I have been trying to catch up on sleep and work this week when I can.

Here are a few shots of my new favorite little princess.



And her happy mom.



And proud daddy.









Auntie Claire



We wanted to try and get some cute naked shots yesterday...and she screamed bloody murder when we took her clothes off, so we wrapped her back up and gave up on that idea.

 

[dizneeat]

Jen, congratulations to you, Paige and the whole family. I did see some of the photos before on FB, but I just don't tire seeing your new little princess.

I just love the one of auntie Claire, she looks so proud!

 

[jenseib]

Jen, congratulations to you, Paige and the whole family. I did see some of the photos before on FB, but I just don't tire seeing your new little princess.

I just love the one of auntie Claire, she looks so proud!

Thanks. Claire is coming around, so thats good.

 

[jenseib]

After taking our ride Under the Sea, we moved on. We still had a little time before our dinner ADR, so we decided to just check out the area. We ran into these clowns right by the Storybook Circus area.







I have never heard about them and I don’t know if they are there all the time or just during busy seasons. I have not read of anyone else encountering them since I have been back either.

There is a good chance we went in there to look around.



And I guess we watched the train go by.



Soon it was time to head back toward Be Our Guest for the 2nd ADR of the trip.
We found a photopass photographer and had a few pictures taken.













We made it over and checked in and my parents were waiting for us as well. While we waited I tried for that perfect castle shot I am always trying to get.





We did have to wait a little bit, but soon we were called in and today we were seated in the ballroom.



Our server was much more friendly today and she told us to look on the ceiling and see if we could find the hidden Mickey and the hidden Minnie. I looked directly up and asked of that was it and she looked at me in awe and asked if I had known where it was. I told her no, but I just looked up and he stood out. LOL. She said that was the fastest anyone has ever found it before.

Can you see it?



I kept looking for Minnie, but was have troubles finding her. The server told us where to look and Mom and Claire could find her, but I just couldn’t see it.

We looked over our menus and decided what to have tonight.



And we dug into the rolls.



Claire went with steak….again. But she loves steak so as long as she is happy and filling her belly, that’s all good with me.



Mom and dad decided to share tonight. They had actually gone to Sci Fi for lunch earlier today. They were able to get a walk up reservation and were seated within minutes. I was shocked. They were still somewhat full so they decided to just share the Chicken Breast Provencal - pan-seared and simmered in a rustic blend of heirloom tomatoes, olives, white wine and fresh herbs with seasonal vegetables and roasted fingerling potatoes…which they substituted for mash potatoes.



I got the steak tonight as well and I think I substituted the pommes frites for mash potatoes as well.



Our dinner was very good once again.

For dessert, Claire ordered the Triple Chocolate Cupcake - chocolate sponge cake, chocolate mousse filling, and chocolate ganache. She wanted the strawberry one again, but I told her she had to have something different and we could share.



I went with the Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcake - - vanilla sponge cake, strawberry mousse filling, and cream cheese icing this time.



Both were fabulous and I could go to BOG just for dessert alone!

 

[jenseib]

While we were eating Claire could see the portrait in the west wing and she could see it change to the beast every so often. She would tell me and I would look and it was always back to the Prince before I got a glance. I think it became a game for her and she thought it was so funny that I could never catch it in beast form.
After we ate we went in the west wing and I tried to wait for the portrait to change….but of course it never did while I was watching.























The hidden Minnie is in here. I can’t see her right now. I know that part of her head has the bow. I never saw it at the restaurant and it was only after being home that I saw it in someone elses picture. I think she might be upside down in this picture and I will have to stare at it a bit to see it again.



Maybe this way shows it better???



Claire did not want to get her picture with Beast again tonight but I made her do it anyways. She grumbled a bit, but I told her too bad. My parents left and Claire and I got in line.







Doesn’t she look thrilled.



There…now we got a smile out of her.









And once again we headed out the “wrong” way and went to the bathrooms….and no one said a word to us.





And you just have to get a picture of the pantless Prince.

 

[jenseib]

We must’ve hit up the Rapunzel area next.



We had left our sweatshirts in the car which was parked at the GF, so we decided we would go back and get them as it was starting to get chilly out. I had thought about buying new ones, but I decided we would wait till the end of the trip to get them so I didn’t have extra bulk in my suitcase for the cruise…..and then I could never find the one I wanted….of course.





The waterless moat.



We had thought about getting a light up hat for Claire, but in all honesty she would only wear it 5 minutes so we passed on that.



I am always trying for a balloon shot.



We stopped off at the locker to pick up some things to take back to the car and jumped on the monorail back to the GF.



We got our jackets and dropped off our junk and headed back towards the park.



There was some sort of emergency going on, but I no longer remember what it was.



We decided to go into Basin to look for some bath bombs. I had been promising to get Claire some and this seemed like a good time. We each picked out 3 big ones and paid for our purchases. Claire said she would only use them for special times. She still has 1 of her 3 left. I have asked a few times if she is ready to use it and she tells me she isn’t wasting it on whatever occasion it is I want her to bath. LOL.

We hopped back onto the monorail and back to MK. We stopped back at the locker to drop off our new purchases there to make my bag less heavy.



We walked by Aloha Isle and there wasn’t too long of a line so we got a Dole Whip Float to share.



Claire was complaining that we hadn’t been on the Jungle Cruise yet so we hopped in line. It was at least a 30 minute wait, probably longer, but everything had long lines so if we wanted to ride anything we had to suck it up.









And of course we have to hit my favorite ride.