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Glad you were able to switch to the a la carte menu, I would have thought that it would have been three types of dessert as well, definitely confusing by how they describe it.
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Lukas is killing me with his faces!!! OMG, LOVE it!!!
I so have been wanting to eat at HBD just for that cobb salad. Did Mike like it??
This day is turning out to be a rough one, but you got so many funny shots of the kids.
We have yet to do that meet with McQueen and Josie would just loose her mind if she saw him. Where is that??
I'm guessing this wasn't the day with the parade, or was it? This is still your first day right?
Yes Mike did like the salad. I've had it a few times in the past as well - always good! I love how fine everything is chopped and if you don't like something (like me - no bleu cheese) they'll leave it off. They mix it table side for you too.
McQueen & Mater are just past Phineas & Ferb, near the Muppets exit. If you come out of Muppets and are going down, look right and there they are.
This was not the day of the parade. That would be Friday and this is still Tuesday.
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OH, and thanks for the "summer brew" recipe.................that is going on the list for 4th of July You know me so well
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Glad you are feeling better
Glad you were able to switch to the a la carte menu, I would have thought that it would have been three types of dessert as well, definitely confusing by how they describe it.
Thank you! On both accounts.
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That was a long day, but it looked like fun all the same.
And it's not over yet!
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Sounds like a loooonnnggg first day! But I've got to say, even grumpy Dylan looks cute Glad after dinner things got a bit better!
They definitely got better. I guess we needed a little down time and he needed a cat nap as they'd been up since about 4:45am themselves.
Wow you guys went all out that first day!! Sorry about the rain, but it didn't seem to stop you all from getting a lot done. I WILL get to HBD one of these days for the cobb salad. Maybe if free dining comes out I'll add it as a lunch.
Love Lukas's face on the bus and 'crabby Dylan's' face is priceless too!! My boys are looking forward to making a droid this trip. Tatooine Traders is one of my fave gift shops.
That summer brew recipe does sound good! Think I'll make a batch of that for our summer BBQ.
Glad you're feeling better. Sounds like a good but long first day. I have to say I'm amazed at how grown up Dylan looks! And I remember when the Backlot Tour was good. Now, it's just something to do to kill a little time. So disappointing.
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
I am just loving all of the Lukas hat pictures! I think it is so cute when little boys love to wear hats. It sounds like you made good on your day even with the rain and crabby start.
Sorry you had a reaction to the antibiotics they had you on. Not a fun way to spend the weekend. I hope the sinus problems don't get worse before you're put on another form of treatment.
Looks like you were able to fit in a little fun at DHS. Even with the rain.
WOW! Big first day, hate that yall had rain. Love the pics of the kids....too cute, even the crabby face one That lightsaber did look huge! Hope yall make it on TSMM!
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Crabby Dillen's face is hilarious...if only my boys could look so adorable when they're crabby!
Your summer brew sounds a lot like our "garbage dump" - we used to make it in a clean garabage can back in college.
We didn't do the backlot tour in 2010 (acutally, we didn't do anything other than have dinner, walk around overwhelemed, let Nolan and Brian ride Star Tours and stand in a ridiculously long line to meet Buzz and Woody (well over 60 minutes) before giving up and heading back to our hotel. DHS is the park I'm most nervous about this trip. The sky in your pictures? It's what the sky looked for most of our time at that park. When the sun came it, it was during the heaviest of rains.
Nolan made a light saber (or light savior as he still calls it) on our last trip and it quickly became an "outdoor only" toy.
Hope you're feeling better and the heat doesn't cause the hives to flare back up again. Aveeno's baby line is awesome - I still use it on my ownself.
We had a really nice couple of days here - Monday we woke to a freezing house as the tempature dipped to 44 overnight. The high temp that day was 74. Yesterday was a bit warmer at 78. It was nice because the cooler weather allowed our pool temp to cool from the way too warm 88 down to a more reasonable temp of 78. Today we're in the upper 80's and by tomorrow, they're predicting we will get into the triple digits - great practice for our upcoming trip!
Can't wait to read more!
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Evan fell asleep during our meal on the first day to WDW last fall - just like Dylan. It is just so much for them. Glad he perked up a little after HBD. Back in October they still had volunteers for the backlot so maybe it was because of the rain?
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Sounds like you had a very full arrival day! Our arrival days don't really allow for any time in the parks, since we come from Seattle. We can never arrive earlier than about 4PM, and I hate using a whole day of park ticket for just a couple of hours.
David and I were both chosen to help with the show thing for the Backlot Tour in 2010, and in 2011, they also selected volunteers from the line to demonstrate the different techniques. It's weird that they didn't this time. I wonder if something happened or if they just couldn't find any volunteers? I remember thinking though, in 2010, that there used to be a lot more to the ride. I rode it when I was 9, on my first trip to the park. I just chalked it up to a kids garbled memory though. Maybe I wasn't wrong?
Glad that the dinner gave you a bit of rest to continue on and have some more fun. Great pics, but I especially like the one of Dylan with the Star Tours glasses on.
Too bad about F! but sounds like it was for the best and you had fun regardless.
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