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What a wonderful piece of Disney magic! Hopefully that more than made up for the problems with the shoes and not getting to ride Toy Story Midway Mania.
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Poor Kiara. I once had to get new shoes, but since I had a car I just drove over to Target. Glad she eventually found something she was happy with! Bummer you missed getting FPs for TSM. Maybe the standby time will be shorter later in the day.
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Glad your back to your trip report. What wonderful magic for Grumpy!
It's funny my Dd has two older brothers so she never knew she shouldn't wear the same shoes as they did and we both preferred "boy's" black to "girl's" pink and white.
Kids...they always keep things interesting. I don't know how many times I have asked my teenage DD does she have her testing strips before we leave the house to find out she only has one, and her blood sugar is low. Everything is okay with them...until it isn't, and you are not allowed to be mad at them.
Love Grumpy...that's because my dad and I are grumpy!!!
So glad to see you're posting again Nala!!! Your take on the MVMCP was similar to mine last year. I thought it was a lot of money for basically watching a parade and having hot chocolate and a cookie. My DH and I started going to the Party in the early 2000's and we really enjoyed it. They used to have a place where they would take your picture (inside where the Laugh Floor Comedy Club is now) and it was included with the price. I always enjoyed the stage show "Twas the Night Before Christmas" that was located in Tomorrowland which they did away with. It just doesn't have the same feel to me anymore. I understand why someone who has never done it before would want to experience it but I'm sorry to say that we won't be attending it anymore on our annual holiday trip to WDW. I'd rather use that money for maybe a tour or a carriage ride. Kiara's shoe story was something that most of us probably have experienced at least once at WDW! I just bought Teva sandals for my trip last week to WDW, and I had been wearing them over the summer to work now and then and they felt great, but when you're doing heavy walking at WDW sometimes shoes don't feel the same. I wound up getting a blister from my sandals and had to put a bandage on my foot and wear a pair of socks each day with my sandals to avoid the blister from getting worse! It was pretty dorky looking wearing socks with sandals in the summer heat but I didn't care as along as my feet weren't hurting! Sorry you couldn't get TSM FP's this trip. We had to get there at rope drop this trip in order to assure that we got the FP's for the day! Can't wait for more.
We had a similar incident of looking everywhere for something at WDW, but in our case it was a sippy cup for DS when he was 1. My Mom & MiL searched all over AK and finally found one, but I've learned to make sure we have it with us from now on.
What a great little bit of magic at AA. That drawing is awesome!
I am so glad that you have come back to finish your TR! I hope Kiara's medical problems are under control and that all is well with your family in general. A great couple of updates! the Grumpy sketch! (I would have cried too!)
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Hopefully that more than made up for the problems with the shoes and not getting to ride Toy Story Midway Mania. 
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