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Sounds like a great time was had at MNSSHP, except for Stitch the Witch I hate when characters act like that. It's infrequent but it does happen and it always takes a tiny bit of magic away from the moment. And a perfect way to end your night, with a Corona
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Yay for an unexpected PPer meet! Sorry about Stitch. I know it's few and far between, but I hate it when the characters are in "witchy" moods. Hey buddy, it's you're job, now put on a happy face and pretend you like the kids!
I agree with Laurie, the picture of Andre with Mickey is just adorable! I'm glad he wasn't completely afraid of the characters, as long as he was being held by you or Arnaud.
What a great night at MNSSHP! It sounds like you had an amazing time, well, except for that witchy Stich
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Sorry, but this is my favorite! Poor Andre! That's what Lukas looked like too. And Arnaud's face just cracks me up! He's like "oh man, I guess I have to eat with you on my lap now".
You guys are one gorgeous family! I'm trying to convince Mike to go to MNSSHP before or after the cruise next year. Wish me luck!
Sounds like a great first day! So glad that you like the double baby jogger! We are bringing ours on our next trip, but I think next year we may rent from Orlando Stroller to get the GT double since Sam will be even taller by then! The lounge sounds awesome, one of these days we will get to stay CL with DVC. I hope!
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What a wonderful first day in the World! We love LTT, so I'm glad you all gave it two thumbs up! You have gotten me very excited about going to MNSSHP in a couple of weeks!
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The photo of Andre with Mickey is so sweet. I'm glad he was ok with the characters when held by you or Arnaud. Josie in her Minnie dress with Minnie-- perfect! I hope in the coming days you make more use of all the food in the lounge. Pretty bad that Stitch was in his own alien world, but the party sounds like fun and not crowded at all. Great first day.
OH we did make good use of that lounge. It's still a joke in our house with the kids...." Let's go see whats down in the lounge today"
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What a great time at the Party - and I love all your matching T-shirts!
Thanks, I sure got my money's worth with those shirts. 2 MNSSHP's and 3 halloween's here at home
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Great time at the party! I can't wait ~ next Thursday evening I will be there!
OH, have sooo much fun. Good candy tip if you like Peeps................they have loads of them as you are exiting the park
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What a great day! Love the pictures! Glad you had a great time at the party! Sorry you couldn't fit it all in!
It's hard with litle ones because there is soooo much to do, and they really just can't last that long
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Sounds like a great time was had at MNSSHP, except for Stitch the Witch I hate when characters act like that. It's infrequent but it does happen and it always takes a tiny bit of magic away from the moment. And a perfect way to end your night, with a Corona
You are right, it's not often when you see a character like that, but it sure does make you mad.
Corona's fix everything!
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Sounds like a fun party! The pic of you and Arnaud is great! Glad Andre wasn't too freaked out by the furry characters.
Can't wait to hear more!
He did get a lot better as the week went on
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Yay for an unexpected PPer meet! Sorry about Stitch. I know it's few and far between, but I hate it when the characters are in "witchy" moods. Hey buddy, it's you're job, now put on a happy face and pretend you like the kids!
I had to laugh at how annoying he was, I have video of it too. Some guy kept tapping him on the shoulder to take a quick pic with his kid and he never once turned around for him......Stitch had a major glitch this night
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I agree with Laurie, the picture of Andre with Mickey is just adorable! I'm glad he wasn't completely afraid of the characters, as long as he was being held by you or Arnaud.
What a great night at MNSSHP! It sounds like you had an amazing time, well, except for that witchy Stich
Thanks, I feel like every Mickey we saw was just great with him too, ot maybe he is just really in love with the big cheese
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The party sounds like a lot of fun - except for Stitch. Evan's favorite part last year was the dance party with Woody and Jesse and Bullseye.
I love that dance party with Woody, we should have just went back to that one instead of flying all the way over to TL.
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So good to hear that Andre was not sick for long. Sounds like a wonderful day and a perfect way to begin your Disney first day.
I do think now he had motion sickness maybe.....not sure, but whatever it was, he got it ALL out of his system.
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Sorry, but this is my favorite! Poor Andre! That's what Lukas looked like too. And Arnaud's face just cracks me up! He's like "oh man, I guess I have to eat with you on my lap now".
You guys are one gorgeous family! I'm trying to convince Mike to go to MNSSHP before or after the cruise next year. Wish me luck!
Aww, Thank you my friend
As yuo will see in many pics in this TR, Andre was a daddy's boy for sure and poor Araud was always carrying him.
Good luck with getting Mike on board for the party. We could have done one I think the night we got back from the cruise, but decided against it. If we were staying longer I would have thought about it more.
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Sounds like a great first day! So glad that you like the double baby jogger! We are bringing ours on our next trip, but I think next year we may rent from Orlando Stroller to get the GT double since Sam will be even taller by then! The lounge sounds awesome, one of these days we will get to stay CL with DVC. I hope!
We had the GT and I was so happy with it. When I placed my order 4 weeks out, I thought they would have plenty GT's left, but they said they were sold out and I would have to get the regular. I called the company to see if I could wait list for a GT and sure enough I got one. It looks as if Josie was too big for it when the canopy was pushed back, but once fully opened, she was totally fine.
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Sounds like you all had a great time at the party, except for Stitch.
The party was great fun, even with the witchy Stitch.
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What a wonderful first day in the World! We love LTT, so I'm glad you all gave it two thumbs up! You have gotten me very excited about going to MNSSHP in a couple of weeks!
I'm so excited for you!! I hope you have the best time. Remember, Peeps are on the way out of the party. Arnaud took all 3 of our bags and loaded them up with all the Peeps he could. Funny, not one made it home with us to NJ
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What a great day!
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What a fun night! I can not wait to read more!
COming right up!!!!
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Wow, your trip got off to a bumpy start, but I'm glad a big dose of pixie dust quickly made everything better!
You all look so cute in your matching shirts. MNSSHP sounds like a blast! We are going on Thursday, so I'm glad I picked up some pointers from you!
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Oh fun!!!! If you have any other questions, let me know, I can try to answer for you!
Glad the first day was an improvement over the travel day! That was one rocky start with the bio-spill and then the dirty room. Glad you were treated well by the CM's!
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