A DREAM is a wish your heart makes...Halloween on the High Seas edition - updated 09/14/2014 - Page 30 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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MY GOSH!!!! I love the whole update but really.............THIS PIC IS THEEEEE BEST!!!!! THIS my friend is matchy matchy at it's best, you all look so wonderful.
Seeing the kids being silly at the end of dinner makes me really want to see ALL our crazy nuggets together !!
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What a really great last night! Dinner at AP was my favorite of all the restaurants, and it looks like you guys really enjoyed it. I love the pics of the kids doing their "cheers" at the end, so cute. I love your dress too, by the way! I did a terrible job packing on our last night too. I kept putting it off because I didn't want to waste precious cruise time to do it, so in the 10 mintues I had between getting back from dinner and going to bed, I just crammed everything we had into the suitcases. Thank goodness we weren't heading directly to our flights, because that would have been a mess!
Nice update - so sad, your last night on the Dream. But you have WDW to look forward to. How cute the cheering. you can see from the picture how mucg fun the kids had and how silly they were being.
It sounds like a great last night on the ship. Sean bought a Captain Mickey on our cruise and still sleeps with him every night - it's been 2 years!
That's cute! Dylan's newest stuffie usually lasts until he picks out his next one.
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Sounds like a great last night on the cruise! The kids looked like they had so much fun at dinner. Must have been the nap during the show gave them a little extra spunk.
Or maybe that sugar rush from dessert!
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What a great last night, you really crammed those character meets in!
We had better timing tonight and some just happened to be right there so it worked out well.
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What a great last night - I love all the character shots you got!
Thanks Cheryl!
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You really fit a lot into this last night. I'm not surprised the boys fell asleep during ths show. The CC day is a long and busy one. The kids look like they were having a blast with the cheers. You all look great in your matchy!
Plus the face we'd been go go go and they hadn't really taken a nap yet!
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Sounded like a great last night!
I love your outfit!
Thank you!
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Great family picture in your matchy-matchy!
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Thanks!
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Sounds like a wonderful last night on the cruise!!
It was!
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I absolutely adore that Lukas is so into the charcters!
He loves them! I hope he doesn't outgrow it too soon either.
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You got some great pics of the boys with characters. And the matchy-matchy looks great!
Thanks Colleen!
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What last night dinner. You all got some great character time!! Love the family picture.
Thank you!
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MY GOSH!!!! I love the whole update but really.............THIS PIC IS THEEEEE BEST!!!!! THIS my friend is matchy matchy at it's best, you all look so wonderful.
Seeing the kids being silly at the end of dinner makes me really want to see ALL our crazy nuggets together !!
Aw! I did you proud! These were the outfits I wanted to get the ship pictures in but that white background I was afraid Mike & Dylan would wash out in their gray so we did the other night when we had the bright clothes on.
I so hope we can do that - and soon! Rumor is they'll announce the rest of the 2015 itineraries this week. With everything going on now, I really wish they'd wait just a bit longer. We'll work it out though!
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What a really great last night! Dinner at AP was my favorite of all the restaurants, and it looks like you guys really enjoyed it. I love the pics of the kids doing their "cheers" at the end, so cute. I love your dress too, by the way! I did a terrible job packing on our last night too. I kept putting it off because I didn't want to waste precious cruise time to do it, so in the 10 mintues I had between getting back from dinner and going to bed, I just crammed everything we had into the suitcases. Thank goodness we weren't heading directly to our flights, because that would have been a mess!
Your packing sound like mine! I'm glad I packed the essentials in a separate bag and then we had our clothes for the last leg in other bag back in the car. I felt I didn't have enough space to put everything though.
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Nice update - so sad, your last night on the Dream. But you have WDW to look forward to. How cute the cheering. you can see from the picture how mucg fun the kids had and how silly they were being.
They had so much fun together. I was glad we didn't ahve to say goodbye the next morning.
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Great last night! Love the family photo with the matchy-matchy close!
Okay...why do I not remember anything about almost missing Goofy??? I swear we came down the elevator together and he was right there, but maybe I'm only imagining that's how it happened. This is why I really need to take some notes! And I totally forgot or maybe missed the fact that the kids were doing cheers in the restaurant. Haha! What the heck is going on with my brain????
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Okay...why do I not remember anything about almost missing Goofy??? I swear we came down the elevator together and he was right there, but maybe I'm only imagining that's how it happened. This is why I really need to take some notes! And I totally forgot or maybe missed the fact that the kids were doing cheers in the restaurant. Haha! What the heck is going on with my brain????
Maybe that lemon drop martini got to you.
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Great last night! Ditto what everyone else said about your cute outfits I could see our table at AP from one of your shots!
I have been neglecting this TR because I'm in a bit of a funk. Our vacation is nearing and I'm fearing we won't be able to make it so I'm not into writing this.
BUT on a positive note, Mike has been enjoying work (what little it is) at the Disney store and has 2 interviews today! So any good thoughts, pixies, or prayers would be greatly appreciated!
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