Dylan’s 1st Birthday Trip, October 2-7, 2008 **Updated 4/16/09** COMPLETE - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I am ing your TR! Your son is soooo cute. I love your pics too. I'll bet your trip is extra special because both grandma and grandpas are with you! Can't wait for more!
What a great first haircut! So cute! Looks like a fun morning for all! Great pics!
Thanks!
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Great update!! Sorry you lost some of the pictures from the first haircut!! More please!!
I know it was sad, but I'm starting to get over it - at least we have some.
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Great update! The pictures of him getting his haircut are precious!
Thank you!
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Sounds like a great day that all started with Baby's first haircut. What a special memory to have. More please!
Yes it is - I couldn't think of a better place than Disney to have it.
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What magical photos from the haircut!
Thanks!
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I am ing your TR! Your son is soooo cute. I love your pics too. I'll bet your trip is extra special because both grandma and grandpas are with you! Can't wait for more!
Thank you so much. I think he's pretty darn cute myself. I'm not biased at all. And it was extra special having both sets of grandparents. DH's parents not to hard to convince as they go more than we do, but my parents....actually since it was for Dylan it was easy too. He's the 1st grandchild on both sides so he's very spoiled!
Dylan is adorable. Glad you made it through his first haircut okay. Sounds like you are having a great time with the family.
I haven't ever had a Dole Whip either. I am planning on my first one in September.
More please.
So happy to find your TR! Your little man is so adorable and you all look like you have a great family--it's not every couple who could spend the week with both sets of in-laws!! How special to get to tell Dylan that his first haircut was at the happiest place on earth surrounded by all the people who love him most!
Great Photopass pics!
Looking forward to more.
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Read all about it in my TR, "Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!" Jill Phil. 4: 13
Great update! What a wonderful morning at MK! the photos from Dylan's first haircut. So to hear you lost some of them Looking forward to hearing about Epcot
Once we arrived back in the room, we were greeted by 2 balloons and a signed card from Mickey wishing Dylan a Happy 1st Birthday! It was so nice of them to do that! I think by this point Dylan had woken up from his nap so we let him run around a bit before heading back out to Epcot.
Upon arrival at Epcot we took some PhotoPass pictures and the guy was about to go on break as he spent quite a bit of time with us – I guess he didn’t want to take another family, so we got a lot of shots from him. After our pics in front of SSE, we met up with Mike’s parents and headed into World Showcase. Our plan was to snack on all the Food & Wine Festival snacks, but OMG! was it crowded. Yes, it was Friday and I should have known better, but this was our 1st experience with the F&WF and we just didn’t get to take advantage sadly on this trip. (Oh well! Another day.)
BUT we did learn that Nine Dragons had opened back up after its refurb and decided to try and get a table for dinner. There was success! And we probably only waited about a half hour. I was a little worried my Dad would have trouble finding something to eat (he’s a meat & potatoes kind of guy) but he did and actually enjoyed it. Maybe we converted him?? Nah! Probably not. We had a little trouble with our waitress, but I think she was new. She did teach us a few words in Chinese and even wrote Dylan’s name in Chinese on his placemat.
After dinner we strolled through World Showcase making out way to France. In France I was not feeling so great and had a bit of a low blood sugar and my parents rushed around getting me something to eat (yes even at 28 years old and being diabetic for 17+ years they still worry). I think my Dad asked me every day from then on out if I felt ok like every couple hours.
After my low blood sugar we decided to back track to Morocco and grab a seat for Illumniations. We didn’t have a great seat, but it was a seat. It ended up not being all that great anyway as we got a ton of ashes from the fireworks all over us!! After Illuminations we were beat and headed back to our respective resorts.
Up next….a character breakfast and a surprise for the Moms!
Dylan is adorable. Glad you made it through his first haircut okay. Sounds like you are having a great time with the family.
I haven't ever had a Dole Whip either. I am planning on my first one in September.
More please.
Thank you! The Dolw Whip wasn't as 'thrilling' as I thought it would be, but it was good none the less.
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So happy to find your TR! Your little man is so adorable and you all look like you have a great family--it's not every couple who could spend the week with both sets of in-laws!! How special to get to tell Dylan that his first haircut was at the happiest place on earth surrounded by all the people who love him most!
Great Photopass pics!
Looking forward to more.
Thanks so much! It was actually a fine trip with both sets of parents. We're very lucky we have such great families. I hope he'll like the fact he got his 1st haircut at the happiest place on earth.
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Great update! What a wonderful morning at MK! the photos from Dylan's first haircut. So to hear you lost some of them Looking forward to hearing about Epcot
sounds great! im still so jealous of all those fabulous pics! me and rob never get the fun and creative photogs so we never end up getting the cd!
sounds like a great day (minus the low blood sugar thing)!
sounds great! im still so jealous of all those fabulous pics! me and rob never get the fun and creative photogs so we never end up getting the cd!
sounds like a great day (minus the low blood sugar thing)!
This was the first time we've gotten the CD, so I made a point to stop at as many PP photographers as possible.
Congrats on getting a table for dinner. We learned several years ago not to expect any breathing room on Friday or Saturday night in WS during F&WF so we always plan around that. Sorry about the ashes from Illuminations.
What wonderful pictures of DS's 1st haircut...just too precious. Sounds like a great day, glad you were able to all enjoy Nine Dragons, hope you starting feeling better soon after eating something and that everyone enjoyed Illuminations. Can't wait to hear more.
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ing your TR! Your son is soooo cute. I love your pics too. I'll bet your trip is extra special because both grandma and grandpas are with you! 
Can't wait for more!
More please!! 
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