This is the trip that never ends! Yes it goes on and on my friends.. 10 days o' pics!

[Charleston Princess]

Wow! Lara, you have some really high-class food porn shots!!! Yummy!

 

[Sarilas]

How great that you were able to take so much advantage of your locations at Riverside and hit DTD---I've thought about staying somewhere in that complex next year for DD's 16th...I think she would like those Manor House complexes...I forget the name and God help me I know she'd love being a boat ride from DTD...

I love the photo of Tatiana with Jiminy Cricket-I love him and you don't see him very often w/o Pinocchio and I love Pinocchio too...but sometime I'd love to score some photos of just Jiminy... kind of hate to ask Pinocchio to budge over... but we already have photos of him w/Gepetto...

You have to know that I am GREEN with envy over your photos...those colors are just amazing...I know you have a nice camera but you also have a good eye...

Love some WPE-wish we had one around the corner...

POR was a great first location, and we had a blast riding the boat back and forth.

Jiminy was just chillin' all by his lonesome at Rafiki's Planet Watch! He was in the corner by all the windows overlooking the animals are, near where the little kids' table sits.

And thank you for the camera comments! It's been years since I held a 35mm camera, so working with a DSLR was like starting from scratch!

Phew. I'm caught up!

Your pictures are Ahhhhhhhhhhhh-Mazing!

Thanks for the light fixtures!

You are soooo welcome! (I'm sure there are more to come... I just don't remember!)

Wow! Lara, you have some really high-class food porn shots!!! Yummy!

Girl, you know I love my food porn! I've got at least six TS reservations for November, so I'm hoping to step my game up now that I'm better acquainted with the camera!

 

[GeminiAngel]

Lara, great pictures! I love the shirts Jose was picking out . Which one did he get? Right up my alley.

I thought it was great meeting Jiminy Cricket too! He's so cute!

POR was my first resort too. I just loved it. We walked from POR to FQ for dinner one night then took the boat back. We will all be staying at FQ in 2011 for our magical gathering. I can't wait.

 

[Sarilas]

Lara, great pictures! I love the shirts Jose was picking out . Which one did he get? Right up my alley.

I thought it was great meeting Jiminy Cricket too! He's so cute!

POR was my first resort too. I just loved it. We walked from POR to FQ for dinner one night then took the boat back. We will all be staying at FQ in 2011 for our magical gathering. I can't wait.

Thanks, Traci! He ended up buying neither of those, because he fell in love with one from our own resort! It's plain gray and in white writing it says "I'm Grumpy because you're Dopey". I'm sure there'll be a whole new round of Grumpy shirt hunting in November!

Think you can talk your DH into another trip? It won't feel right not running into you at MK again!

 

[Lizzybear]

Great pictures in and around AK, love the tree of life one WPE is so awesome, can't wait to eat there again this year Those T-shirts are great, I think the Donald anger management one would suit my bf
Sorry if you already mentioned this but what camera do you use? Your photos are so clear

 

[Sarilas]

The camera is awesome; it's a Nikon D40. Most of the pictures are taken witht he lens that the camera comes with, but I also bought a longer range lens that comes in handy when I'm trying to get details (I love details!).

It's a gorgeous camera.

 

[Lizzybear]

Ahh that's the one my bf has too, but he's considering replacing it with a Canon despite only buying the Nikon a year ago and after he's bought a tripod, lenses etc to fit it... Men! I think he just needs more practice with the one he has, and i'll definitely be showing him your pics to see if they'll sway him into keeping it

 

[Sarilas]

Boys just want to buy new toys. lol

 

[Sarilas]

When I last left you we were on the boat from Downtown Disney to POR.

The kids had no idea what was in store for them...

Especially not an In Room Celebration!

I'd ordered the smaller of the two major packages, and the reactions were so worth it!

This little box was added on by me, because I can never leave well enough alone...

And here's what was inside!

Mmmm.. Chocolate.

Lexi still sleeps with both of these guys in her crib. They're as big as she is! (I added the Minnie to our package, so the little girls wouldn't fight over one toy.)

Everyone was screaming when we came in the door and saw Tinkerbell's light coming from the bathroom! She was suction cupped on there, looking over the joy she'd spread.

They couldn't even wait for me to take a picture!

All in all, a fabulous way to end Day 2 of our 10 first days at Disney World!

(On a side note, it occurred to me later on that the in room package was missing a pair of Mickey hand gloves and a hidden Mickey book. I emailed the Disney Florist who had helped me set up the package, and she was incredibly apologetic, explaining that we were one of the first to order the surprise and they were still working out the kinks. A short time later we received a box in the mail from Mickey Mouse, containing the missing items plus a Disney World tote bag, an apologetic note from Mickey and a signed picture! So sweet and well handled!

 

[Charleston Princess]

What a cool surprise to come back, too! I have to say my absolute favorite thing though was the Tinkerbell! I want one of those for my bathroom mirror here at home!

 

[Sarilas]

Yeah, that would be a lot to pay for a litle light up Tink, but SO WORTH IT! lol

 

[winkers]

How fun!

I had thought about doing one of those and now I wish I would have.

Your girls are so adorable!

 

[GeminiAngel]

I plan on doing something like that on the next trip. So worth it!

 

[Sarilas]

How fun!

I had thought about doing one of those and now I wish I would have.

Your girls are so adorable!

I debatted about it for a long time, but in the end I figured with this being our first trip, it would be the perfect time.

I plan on doing something like that on the next trip. So worth it!

Totally was worth it! I don't think I got a pick of the yellow Mickey feet on the floor, leading the way. And the bigger package had a cookie bouquet or something, and an embroidered blanket. It was AWESOME.

 

[Lady Lallie]

That is a wonderful treat to come home too! What fun!

The tinkerbell light is amazing.

Disney handled the missing items very well!

 

[Lizzybear]

What an awesome surprise for the kids I love the big Minnie and Mickey, I can't wait to have kids just for an excuse to buy one... Or both

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Thanks for sharing the In Room Celebration Pictures-Awesome...

I'm thinking it would be kind of nice to have some one set one of those up for when I come home for dinner tonight....

 

[Sarilas]

That is a wonderful treat to come home too! What fun!

The tinkerbell light is amazing.

Disney handled the missing items very well!

They really did. It was incredibly sweet to go so far and make it right!

What an awesome surprise for the kids I love the big Minnie and Mickey, I can't wait to have kids just for an excuse to buy one... Or both

I'm tellin' you, having kids has been my go-to excuse for fourteen years... by the time my youngest is too old for me to use that one anymore, my oldest will be giving me grand children!

Thanks for sharing the In Room Celebration Pictures-Awesome...

I'm thinking it would be kind of nice to have some one set one of those up for when I come home for dinner tonight....

I agree! While we're out it, I'm going to need mousekeeping every afternoon and Wolfgang Puck in my kitchen...

 

[Charleston Princess]

I agree! While we're out it, I'm going to need mousekeeping every afternoon and Wolfgang Puck in my kitchen...

Heck, I would settle for a Boma buffet each evening...

 

[Sarilas]

Heck, I would settle for a Boma buffet each evening...

I don't think that's too much to ask for! While we're at it, I'm going to need a Basin outlet in my bathroom...