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Had a few days to catch up on - and WOW!!!! You really HIT the Disney MAGIC jackpot!!!! LOVE those moments!!!! And that pic of you with Chip & Dale........so cute!!!
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Ok I'm FINALLY caught back up - and yay you haven't finished yet! What an amazing trip so far! I don't know how you could beat this trip in terms of magic! Riding with Alice? Family of the Day? And so many other magical moments! I'm amazed! More more more!!!
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Still catching up, but had to stop and say how much I LOVED your teacup ride with Alice and the White Rabbit! And kudos to that PP photographer for capturing some of the best pictures that I have ever seen. And I do believe that you turned back into a little girl yourself - - your smile just says it all!
So I have finally sat down to catch up on this TR and Oh. My. Goodness!!!! So many magical things happened for you so far! My kids were SOOO jealous of your company on the teacups! All the pictures are fantastic, but my faves so far are the ones at CMM - the one of you and Chip and Dale is great and all the ones of the kids are so sweet!
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I'm going to respond in stages
First of all, the pictures of Josie doing the hula class are absolutely adorable! She is definitely not shy in the spotlight.
I need French help for my trip too...I'll email you about that
I would have chosen the balcony and wine and wishes over Illuminations any night!!
Beautiful PP pics!! I love the Halloween ones, especially of Andre, so cute!!!
LOVE MK RD!! Our first time was last year and now I Have to do it again!! All teary eyed and all
I love Andre's little big boy haircut!! He's so cute no matter what, but I do like it.
Glad you got a better table for 1900 PF. And I think it's great the Josie blew off the Prince for Cinderella...That's great!
Sorry you missed storytime with Belle, but you'll be back sooner than you know it and for real
And I know it's blurry, but this is one of my very favorite pictures. The way Josie is looking at you like "Wow mom, can you believe this is actually happening??" Love it!!
I know I already knew about it, but seeing the AK family of the day pics was awesome!! I love the first one with you behind Josie all paparazzi with the video camera.
And Josie's serious pulling up the flag face is too much! But, I think my fave is just the one of Andre peeking around from behind your leg. So cute!!
Fabulous!!! More magic please!!
And you are more than welcome my friend! Now I'm going to have to put one of those on my list of must-drinks for this trip
Wow... that is a lot of magic for one day! Your family certainly is getting the royal treatment this trip!!! Those pics are just incredible. You have such a beautiful family! And, of course, I'm also admiring those Yak Attacks. I could use one of those right about now!
Thank you.
This really was some royal treatment and I'm still in shock about it all.
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Tinkerbell must have been following you all around this trip, sprinkling her pixie dust all over for the magic you've been finding! What an amazing morning I had no idea that they had "Families of the Day" over at CMM, very cool
I'm definitely putting a Yak Attack on my list for next trip, that looked yum-O!
I had no idea about that either, and I really was more amazed at all of the perks that came with it. On your upcoming trip, start wondering around Pizzafari around 9:30ish and see what happens. We were walking back from KS towards CMM and it was right about there this CM grabbed us.
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You are having the Disney trip most people dream of having!!! Just awesome that you got to open Camp Minnie Mickey with the characters and Josie got to partake in the Lion King show!!
I know, and at times I feel bad about it too, like it's not fair for one family to get SO much magic
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Wow! Just wow!!! You must still be trying to get all the pixie dust out of your hair!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's all out now.
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How great that you were chosen as the opening family for CMM! What an awesome experience!
Sounds like you had an enjoyable lunch. I've been to AK on 4 different years and I've never eaten at any of their CS.
OMG, that lunch was terrific! The asian sandwhich was the best!!!
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What awesome magic!!!??!!! Your right, I think this is the best trip ever!
You also got some really cute pics of the whole family. Loved this update!
I'm worried about our next trip I'm still trying to explian to Josie that we can't always do all of those amazing things, aand that it was just a really special treat.
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Are you kidding me?? I hope Josie doesn't hold all your other trips up to this one, because this is a seriously magic-soaked vacation! I can't single out any photo because they're all amazing. How great that Josie got her little leopard face right before all those photos. I can't decide if I like Andre best in his hat (TOO cute) or with his new hair-cut all spikey in the heat!
I feel like her little leopard face and riding on daddy's shoulders is what got the CM attention. This trip can never be topped that is for sure.
Andre's hair from here on out was always really funny because we never knew what it would be doing
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more please
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Fantastic day !! great photos
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WOW there is no topping that!
Thank you all!!!
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Wow! So much magic!
But, I haven't seen your special socks yet.
Ahhhh yes, the socks. Well I will get to that in the next post
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I posted right before the update before this last one.
And I still can't believe the magical morning you all had! it!
And is it just me or do Chip & Dale always seem to be a little 'frisky' shall I say with the ladies?
NUTS, I mised that post, I'm sorry.
YESSSSS Chip and Dale are always frisky. I always seem to see a frisky goofy and Pluto too
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WOW!! How will you ever top this vacation??? I just love all the pictures-awesome!
Thanks, I can never top this one.
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What an amazing morning at AK! Love the pictures!
Thank you!!
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So even though I knew all about this big reveal I still am amazed by the amount of magic that was bestowed upon your lovely family on this trip. So can I borrow the horseshoe, or maybe I should say pixie, you have shoved up your...ahem...oh that's right, we're on a family-friendly board so I'll keep those comments to myself until I can say them to your face.
The pictures looked great, and I'm so happy you got to have this amazing experience with your family. We love FOTLK too, and I'm so happy Josie got to be a part of it. Also, those Yak Attacks look YUMMO!
Yes, yes......I will get that pixie out and send her your way
FoTLK gives me chills on any normal day, so you can only guess how I was feeling this day.
Make sure you get a Yak Attack with your mom, sounds like you both could use one....or two
What an amazingly magical day!! Must be those coordinating outfits that caught their attention!
This is a trip you'll talk about for all of time!
I think it might have been
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Another amazing day for your family....you guys must have been wondering if the whole trip was a dream
I'm still wondering if it was all a dream
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Had a few days to catch up on - and WOW!!!! You really HIT the Disney MAGIC jackpot!!!! LOVE those moments!!!! And that pic of you with Chip & Dale........so cute!!!
Thank you, this was sure one to remember
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Wow! I can't believe it! So magical and amazing. Don't know how you could top that. Very, very cool!!!
Oh, this one can neve be topped, I'm not even going to try
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AMAZING update! I have always wondered if Pixie Dust makes you sneeze? I would think your entire vacation would have been a sneeze fest?
Well hubs did wind up getting a cold at the end of our stay.....so maybe all the pixi dust did get to him
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Ok I'm FINALLY caught back up - and yay you haven't finished yet! What an amazing trip so far! I don't know how you could beat this trip in terms of magic! Riding with Alice? Family of the Day? And so many other magical moments! I'm amazed! More more more!!!
It's all a bit much, right?? Too much. Trying to explian this all to Josie
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Still catching up, but had to stop and say how much I LOVED your teacup ride with Alice and the White Rabbit! And kudos to that PP photographer for capturing some of the best pictures that I have ever seen. And I do believe that you turned back into a little girl yourself - - your smile just says it all!
Jill
Guilty! I can still hear the giggles from Josie. It will be a moment I will never forget
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So I have finally sat down to catch up on this TR and Oh. My. Goodness!!!! So many magical things happened for you so far! My kids were SOOO jealous of your company on the teacups! All the pictures are fantastic, but my faves so far are the ones at CMM - the one of you and Chip and Dale is great and all the ones of the kids are so sweet!
The CMM pics were so awesome, I was so happy a PP was there to capture all of it.
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I'm going to respond in stages
First of all, the pictures of Josie doing the hula class are absolutely adorable! She is definitely not shy in the spotlight.
I need French help for my trip too...I'll email you about that
I would have chosen the balcony and wine and wishes over Illuminations any night!!
Beautiful PP pics!! I love the Halloween ones, especially of Andre, so cute!!!
You can Skype with Arnaud for a French lesson next week
Balcony, wine, wishes.....us gals????? YES??
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LOVE MK RD!! Our first time was last year and now I Have to do it again!! All teary eyed and all
I love Andre's little big boy haircut!! He's so cute no matter what, but I do like it.
Glad you got a better table for 1900 PF. And I think it's great the Josie blew off the Prince for Cinderella...That's great!
Sorry you missed storytime with Belle, but you'll be back sooner than you know it and for real
And I know it's blurry, but this is one of my very favorite pictures. The way Josie is looking at you like "Wow mom, can you believe this is actually happening??" Love it!!
This was my fav pic too and that is why I posted it, I wish it wasn't blurry because her face was the most precious thing. I will never forget that look in her eyes.
You need to report back to me on Storytime with Belle, I'm sure it will be amazeballs!!!
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I know I already knew about it, but seeing the AK family of the day pics was awesome!! I love the first one with you behind Josie all paparazzi with the video camera.
And Josie's serious pulling up the flag face is too much! But, I think my fave is just the one of Andre peeking around from behind your leg. So cute!!
Fabulous!!! More magic please!!
And you are more than welcome my friend! Now I'm going to have to put one of those on my list of must-drinks for this trip
More, More More!!!! Please!!
I know, I was a stalker in the background
That is how Andre liked to visit with most of the characters, funny kid.
Get on that Yak Attack girl!!! Thank you again!!!
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So cool and magical to be the family of the day! all the pictures! We also saw lots of CMs earning their ears.
Thanks Cam!
After hearing those girls talking about it, you could notice it even more. The new CM's just seemed overwhelmed and timid. I don't think that time of year is as slow as it used to be.
Well I'm emotional. I keep getting all teary reading about all your magic. I'm going to be a mess when you tell the next story! Did they hand you tissues at the Barber Shop? Because that's what happened to me. And the ears are new! Well, the script on the back is different than both my boys' anyway.
I just love all your happy smiling faces in all these pictures!
NO, they didn't offer me any tissues. I almost felt like I was crazy for sobbing the way I was, when they handed me that little certificate of bravery....I really lost it
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What an amazing trip so far! I don't know how you could beat this trip in terms of magic! Riding with Alice? Family of the Day? And so many other magical moments! I'm amazed! More more more!!!
Now I'm going to have to put one of those on my list of must-drinks for this trip 
I'm still trying to explian to Josie that we can't always do all of those amazing things, aand that it was just a really special treat.
Love the pictures! 
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