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[CitrusSwirl]

Your pictures are great! I especially like the one of Abby and Cinderella. She looks so happy. Seems like you had a wonderful day.

[clio]

I'm all caught up again. It sounds like you had another fun day. I agree about the wave pool at TL. Everytime I've gone it it, I've been knocked over. Glad Abby had a good time there anyway.
Liz

[BeckiO5]

Another fantastic day Darlene. Glad to hear your lunch at Akersus(spelling) was great, and there were offerings available even with your intollerances. The pictires from your lunch of Abby & the Princesses are priceless. Glad you had fun at TL. Sorry to hear you & Abby got knocked over by the waves. Believe it or not even with groeing up in Florida, I still haven't visited BB or TL yet. That will have to change though once Skyler is a little older and better swimmer, and tall enough for the slides. The pictures of the 3 of you in the Lazy River & Wave Pool are great too. I'm sorry to hear Lenny still wasn't feeling well, but what a trooper. I bet the water park had to make you tired, yet relaxed hopefully early. Looking foward to your next update, whenever you're up to it!

[CinderAbby]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Another great day! Glad you had at great time at Akershus and at TL! Love the pictures!

Thanks Marnie

Originally Posted by B.M.

Sounds like a great meal at Akershus and a great time at Typhoon Lagoon

Thank you. It was a good meal and this is definitely a meal we'll do again.

Originally Posted by Cam22

Sounds like Abby had a most wonderful time at TL in spite of getting knocked over by the waves. Stefanie and I always stay way back at the edge of the wave pool as there is no way either one of us can stand up against the waves.

She did - until that wave took her out. We did stay and go back to the lazy river but Abby says she likes the BB wave pool a lot more. And I don't blame you for standing back. I should have as I knew what was going to happen but as the commercial from a few years ago said "we all do dumb things"

Originally Posted by WeRDisneyFanatics

Sounds like another great day! Sorry Lenny wasn't feeling well.

Thanks. Lenny was feeling better from the day before but the waves were what did him in. Once we got out of the wave pool he did start to feel a little bit better and then when we got some of the blue Powerade into him, that helped even more. Lenny doesn't like any of those "ades", he says they taste like flavored sweat but he drank it on vacation because he said it really did help him start to feel better within a few minutes of having it.

Originally Posted by omd

Catching up on your TR was a really nice way to end the long weekend.
I absolutely love the picture of Abby with Cinderella! The smile on her face is priceless. She looks like she liked the other princesses also but that one was the best.
Sorry you got knocked down at the wave pool as did Abby. Hopefully she was not to scared by it and will be willing to go again. The lazy river looks awesome! That is about my speed .
Again you had some great pictures. Looking forward to more.

Thanks Olive - I suppose if a long weekends gotta end, it's best to end it on a bright note. Abby loves all the Princesses but it seems whichever one she sees that gives her the best interaction is the one she loves most for the trips. This year because of CRT it was obvioulsy Cinderella. At TL, as I said above, I think that last wave did scare Abby as she has since said she likes the wave pool at BB much better but it's a wave pool and that can happen. The lazy river is my speed too. Now if only they'd let things in like those noodle chairs I'd be all set. I'm not comfortable ON the tubes and prefer the noddle chairs to float around on.

Originally Posted by auntlatoya

Sounds like another magical day. And turning in early can really make a vacation......keeps Grumpy away.

You're right about that. Sometimes how early you turn in can make or break a vacation Grumpy wise. I think this year we had a good mix of early and late nights

Originally Posted by smoore424

Sounds like another great day!

It was - they all were really.

Originally Posted by saibot0001

Another great report. Can't wait to hear more. Glad ya'll had a great day despite being knocked down in the wave pool, and I don't mind turning in early too. That allows me to be refreshed for the next day. Hope Lenny started feeling better for the rest of the trip.

Thanks. Going into a wave pool, you're absolutely foolish to believe it won't knock you down. All it takes is one second for something to distract you or to stand the wrong way and down you'll go. I went in knowing it would and could happen and I made sure Lenny and Abby understood that as well. Whether they believed me or not, I don't know but I wasn't going to let my own stupidness (going in the wave pool for a picture) ruin the day. And to make sure Abby didn't let it ruin hers, I made light of it - oops, oh well. I didn't make light of the other wave that took her out but that's mainly because I was more concerned with whether she had gotten hurt. She didn't but I did reiterate to her that's why we have to pay attention in the wave pool. As for turning in early, that was never, ever something we did growing up going to Disney. We were rope drop to closing people so this whole turning in early or having late starts is all new to me. But I can tell you this - part of me likes it. There's another, bigger part that at this time still says "we should be in a park, not at the hotel" but it wasn't too bad this year. Maybe because the parks close so much earlier now then they did on previous vacations. MK was always open, every night until midnight, Epcot always until 9 and DHS once it opened until at least 9 or 10. This year, the MK closed at 10 some nights, Epcot the usual 9. DHS closed at 7 most of the vacation and the AK was open until 7 then it backed down to 6 the second week we were there. So to be at the hotel at 8, there was really no place for us to go that would be worth it for us.

[mdobereiner]

Just catching up- so glad the trip is going well (and more importantly the food is going well for you .) Can't wait to read more!

Mel

[jodileigh]

Whew, all caught up! Great report!

[CinderAbby]

Originally Posted by mcc0313

Finally catching up with all the TRs I have missed when we were gone, just read through all 11 pages and what a great start you have had on the trip. Love how the resort was able to get you a more comfortable bed for Lenny so quickly. Love the pictures from the CRT breakfast, and what is even better is that you have been able to eat breakfasts and not feel sick, so glad that the chefs were able to help out on that end.

Abby sure sounds like she is enjoying the water parks, those waves can get pretty crazy but glad that you all made it through. The slides look great over at TL, we had initially planned to go over there for Angel but never made it over to the slides as she just wanted to do what the "big girls" were doing but I have to put that area on my list for next year.

Can't wait to hear more...

Thanks. It wasn't just a great start, the whole thing was great this year. And there wasn't just one thing I can point to. There were so many moments this year - the train, the bed, CRT, the meals I could eat, etc. You'll just have to keep reading though to find out the rest.

Abby says she did enjoy the water parks and wants to go back again but despite several offers for return visits this year, we never did it. Go figure.

Originally Posted by ariel14

Finally all caught up!!! Love all the magic you have received so far...more pls!!!

Thanks. There was definitely a lot of magic this year

Originally Posted by DisneyDana

It was the old sig pic where Abby looks so much younger, It's the only pic I think I have ever seen of her....it was on your page for a long time. I can't believe she is only 10! She is like my "little" sister. She weighted 11lbs 8.5oz at birth and is now 5'11" at 29 years old. Abby looks like a teenager, in the first underwater pic, I thought it was you! lol

I thought that was the one you were referring to but I didn't want to assume. Like I said, when I get the time, I'll post a picture of her on her first Disney trip - talk about looking young. And as for thinking she was me......she's my "mini me" and to the point when I show her pictures of me at Disney at her age, she thinks it's her. It doesn't matter that the backgrounds are different and there are rides she's never even seen, she still thinks it's her.

Originally Posted by bitterchickey

Really can't say enough about this TR!!
So many little magic moments add up and make the trip truly memorable!
Can't wait for more!

Thanks so much Chantel for all your comments. It is all the little things and how can you really pick just one to comment on? You can't - or at least I can't. That's part of why my TR is long but why some of my responses are long too - one magic moment leads to another and then another and then another.

Originally Posted by mzozzietj

Okay, just caught up again!

Your Breakfast at CRT sounds amazing! I'm so happy you got such wonderful attention. Hearing about Cinderella stopping to give Abby a hug goodbye made me teary. That truly is magical!

I was excited to hear about your early TH ADR too since we are going here in Oct and have never been before. I'm excited about getting in to the park early so we can get on the safari early too. DD is only 18 months but LOVES Donald Duck so I'm excited about the character interaction at TH also.

I also enjoyed all the great pictures. And the pictures at the boneyard were helpful too since I was wondering what it was like. DD might like playing there too. It'll be great place to let her run wild and wear off some energy. I'm looking forward to AK too because of the pace there.

I love hearing about TL and BB and I can't wait until DD is a bit older so we can take her.

Thanks so much for sharing, it makes me even more excited for our trip next month!

Thank you so much for all your comments. I'm glad that my TR is giving you some helpful info and that it's making you excited for your own trip. There's nothing like reading a TR IMO and finding out little details you didn't know that will help add magic to your own trip.

Originally Posted by Wendyismyname

I've never been to BB or TL and you are making me want to go!

Thanks Wendy. Whether you guys make a lot of comments or just a few, I really am glad you guys are enjoying my TR and possibly thinking of adding new things for your own trips. That too is fun for me, reading other peoples experiences and thinking "that sounds like fun, maybe we should try it too."

Originally Posted by Roxie2006

I just caught up on the trip report. Everyday sounds very exciting and special. It sounds like Abby had many Magical moments. All the pictures are great. I am really enjoying reading the report.

Every day was special. The whole trip was really just so fantastic that I can't stop talking about it. I'm glad I have you guys to talk to because mom doesn't want to hear it and the women I work with I talk to as little as possible as they don't care about what I have to say regarding anything. Lenny I can talk to but he's been working a lot lately (no rest for the weary). But thank you again. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Originally Posted by missminniedreams

Love the pics of Akershus! I'm definitely going to have to take my kids there. Sounds like you all had a great day!

Thank you, we did. Definitely try Akershus. Even if all your kids eat are the deli turkey and Salami off the buffet, I really think it should be tried once before people decided against it. Really, the weirdest part of the meal is the names of the food

[CinderAbby]

Originally Posted by DoraDoug

You guys really know how to pack a lot into one day! We have not been to either one of the water parks yet and I really want to try them after reading your descriptions. It sounds like the lazy river is exactly my cup of tea. I could spend all day on one of those!

Thanks Dora. That's one thing I do try to do - get done what we can but that's the way it was when we grew up going all day long (and when it was only 2 parks). The lazy river is my cup of tea too but it's a little too lazy for the water bugs in the family.

Originally Posted by mojjo

We like to eat in the room and call it an early night too...we just don't get to much. But I do find it more relaxing to eat there then the food court as well.

Great trip so far!!!

Thanks. I don't know what it is about the room - maybe more the feeling of being home? - that makes it better but I'm glad to know we're not along in liking it

Originally Posted by KMB733

Looks like another great day!!!

Thanks, it was.

Originally Posted by samg0627

I just finally got all caught up. I've been reading a bit here and there. Sounds like you guys had an awesome trip! Glad to hear they could accomadate the bed. And all the character meals sounded great. The water parks looked like fun too! We didnt get the water park pass this time becuase it looked like my kids wouldn't meet the height requirements. I can't wait to hear more. I love all the pics you post and how detailed your report is.

Thanks. I'm glad you've gotten caught up and are enjoying all of it (pictures, details and more details). I've never heard of a height requirement for the water parks other than for the kid areas and those are maximum heights. Abby is big enough to do everything now so I tend to not pay attention to minimum height requirements..

Originally Posted by CitrusSwirl

Your pictures are great! I especially like the one of Abby and Cinderella. She looks so happy. Seems like you had a wonderful day.

Thanks Tracey, we had a wonderful trip, I'm glad your enjoying my TR and pictures.

Originally Posted by clio

I'm all caught up again. It sounds like you had another fun day. I agree about the wave pool at TL. Everytime I've gone it it, I've been knocked over. Glad Abby had a good time there anyway.
Liz

Thanks Liz. We did have a fun day.

Originally Posted by BeckiO5

Another fantastic day Darlene. Glad to hear your lunch at Akersus(spelling) was great, and there were offerings available even with your intollerances. The pictires from your lunch of Abby & the Princesses are priceless. Glad you had fun at TL. Sorry to hear you & Abby got knocked over by the waves. Believe it or not even with groeing up in Florida, I still haven't visited BB or TL yet. That will have to change though once Skyler is a little older and better swimmer, and tall enough for the slides. The pictures of the 3 of you in the Lazy River & Wave Pool are great too. I'm sorry to hear Lenny still wasn't feeling well, but what a trooper. I bet the water park had to make you tired, yet relaxed hopefully early. Looking foward to your next update, whenever you're up to it!

Thanks Becki. We did enjoy everything and even though they didn't have the note (or if they did and it got ignored) I knew they had the cold bar for me if absolutely nothing else. And I would still go back, with or without my intolerance notation.

I can believe you didn't make it to either of the water parks. I just said to someone recently that it seems like things almost in our backyards get taken for granted until someone else points them out to us. That's probably the same for you - they were there all the time so you probably thought nothing of them. Now you're not there, there's an interest in going KWIM? Again there's a mention of tall enough for a slide. I really didn't realize there was a height requirement - now I'll have to go find it somewhere (you know the old seeing is believing?). Yeah, the water park did make us relaxed and tired and as much as I could say I'd do it again, it's a toss up. Abby says she would go back, Lenny says he wouldn't and I'm on the fence about it. Good luck with Skylar and his swimming. If he's anything like Abby, he'll take to it like a fish to water and you'll be going sooner than you're planning.

Originally Posted by mdobereiner

Just catching up- so glad the trip is going well (and more importantly the food is going well for you .) Can't wait to read more!

Mel

Thanks Mel. We were all surprised by how well the vacation went. We expected a good one but we got more than that. And I was kind of dreading the meals but after the first couple, I really relaxed and didn't sweat them so much. For the breakfast meals I was definitely glad that I had it noted.

Originally Posted by jodileigh

Whew, all caught up! Great report!

Okay Jodi, now that you're all caught up, I'm going to post more later tonight (hopefully - I'm going to try my hardest). And thanks.

[CinderAbby]

I'm sorry that I didn't get to the next part today. I tried, I really did but between going to hospital with Lenny (he needed another stress test today and I was morale support), replying to your comments, and then making dinner which seemed to take forever tonight (probably because I was really tired after the hospital and my replies), it's now time to take Abby to bed. I will try for tomorrow but I'm not making a promise. Lenny has the 2nd part of his stress test tomorrow and depending upon how that goes I may or may not be in the right mental state for the effort involved. Thanks for understanding guys.

[mzozzietj]

Good luck tomorrow Darlene!

[CitrusSwirl]

Hope everything goes well tomorrow Darlene.

[omd]

I hope all goes well tomorrow.

[KMB733]

tomorrow! Hope it all goes well.

[WeRDisneyFanatics]

Hope things go okay tomorrow.

[smoore424]

Take care and good luck tomorrow!