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I love Stefanie's Tangled swimsuit. She always has the cutest things! You look pretty darn good in your orange number as well!
I wish I could go during SWW, but for the time being it's not in the cards for us. There's a great Yoda backpack I've seen at DLR, but it just wouldn't be the same as wearing it at WDW during SWW! Maybe someday....
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A great update. My family also enjoyed the pool at Kidani. That slide was awesome....even in December with the pool heater not working! Great purchases! Looking forward to your next update. Good luck as school starts!
What a great day so far, I loved the zero entry of the AKL pool, so did the kids, so much so that they never wanted to leave. Glad that you were able to get some great deals on the last day of SWW. Love the purchases.
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I remember you telling us about how many steps you guys counted to your room and I thought that is a long walk after a day at the parks! The only thing good about it was at least you were in air conditioning!
Tell Stefanie I love her cute swimsuit!
Looks like a fun time at the pool!!
I was actually surprised at how small the pool was at Kidani.
Great pictures from DHS!
Love the pool pictures. We didn't really get pool time when we ran the race and stayed there. We were 'on the run' the whole 4 days. The one of Luke's feet is hysterical.
I have to show Jason Stef's bathing suit. He LOVES Giselle. He tells us all the time that she's his girlfriend.
Cool Return of the Mouse print.
Sounds like a great time at the pool and the Studio's!
It was !
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The pool looked so inviting! You got some great photo pass pictures. Looks like you will have some great choices for your scrapbook.
The pool was beautiful and the water so blue!
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Nice update and way to relax and enjoy some pool time, I like the inscription from Walt Disney. cute
too funny.. as I did this once at my stay at POFQ, though I had a room that was in the corner of building one , it was only 100 steps to the food court.and that was nice, but I have had rooms at CBR that were a 15 minute walk, So I feel for you all having that long walk to your room, I alway think some day there will be peoplemover walkways to get us there like in airports.
I'm sure quite a few of the resorts due to their size have very long walks to some of the rooms.
I love Stefanie's Tangled swimsuit. She always has the cutest things! You look pretty darn good in your orange number as well!
I wish I could go during SWW, but for the time being it's not in the cards for us. There's a great Yoda backpack I've seen at DLR, but it just wouldn't be the same as wearing it at WDW during SWW! Maybe someday....
I got the Tangled swimsuit at Wal-Mart after Emily mentioned she had gotten one for Abby in her PTR. I knew Stefanie would love it so much. She did look adorable in it.
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Sounds like another wonderful day! Stefanie looks like she had a blast in the pool (love the photos of her with Luke's shades )
You got some really great Star Wars stuff! We were there for SWW a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it.
I like the first shot of ToT, as you can see contrast of the "Moroccan" side with the front side.
She loves wearing her Dad's shade! That was the look that Luke was going for in his shot.
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What a nice relaxing morning! Can't wait to read more about your time at DHS!
I love relaxing at Disney!
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Isn't that pool the best? I never noticed the 'grafitti' from Walt!
We had strolled all around the pool area or at least thought we had back in 2009, but we totally missed that little proverb.
A great update. My family also enjoyed the pool at Kidani. That slide was awesome....even in December with the pool heater not working! Great purchases! Looking forward to your next update. Good luck as school starts!
Luke loved the slide, too! Thanks so much! I'm getting anxious to get started, but I'm still so scared about the new classes.
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What a great day so far, I loved the zero entry of the AKL pool, so did the kids, so much so that they never wanted to leave. Glad that you were able to get some great deals on the last day of SWW. Love the purchases.
Stefanie can really spend a lot of time at the AKV pools! Here at home she gets bored much quicker.
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What a nice relaxing morning. Lexi likes the zero entry pools, she hates getting into the water without knowing she can already touch the bottom.
That is exactly how Stefanie feels!
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I remember you telling us about how many steps you guys counted to your room and I thought that is a long walk after a day at the parks! The only thing good about it was at least you were in air conditioning!
Tell Stefanie I love her cute swimsuit!
Looks like a fun time at the pool!!
I was actually surprised at how small the pool was at Kidani.
Great pictures from DHS!
We got very used to the walk the more we made the trek!
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