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Dylan is so cute. Sounds like you had a great trip. I love the chocolate slipper. What exactly is in it?
We always go there for breakfast for my daughter to see all the princesses, it makes it easier and less time consuming getting all those autographs. This next time we are also going for dinner. Anyone have any info on what happens at dinner time.
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Looks like you and Becki had a great time at tea. This is one of those things we haven't done but is on the must-do list when we return for the b-day bash.
Dylan is soooooo adorable. His face was priceless with the "where'd they go?" Glad you got a pic of that and thanks for sharing it with us!
I remember those first haircuts with Steph. She hated anyone touching her head or putting anything on it. Suffice to say no hats, bows or ribbons for her when she was a little tike!
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I was cracking up at your pants story! I have had the same problem! Good to know about the tea, how much was the tin of tea? Sounds like a nice christmas gift for a tea drinker!!
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All the photos of Dylan are way too cute! I love the "where did they go?" one--the little frown on his face is so sweet. His outfit (what I can see behind all the stickers!) is adorable, too--is that Pluto on his shirt?
I just love the GF tea. I always get the Buckingham Palace with Garden View tea, but I think I'll try the Eros next time--sounds delicious. Wish I had some of those scones right now!
Thank you so much Laurie! Yes, that is Pluto - it's a one piece outfit that I got at the Disney store cheap before they all closed here. I've been to tea twice and had the Buckingham Palace twice and with Eros both times too - maybe I need to switch things up next time.
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The tea sounds lovely. Glad Dylan was good for his haircut.
He was good - way better than when we just had it done here a week or so ago and he screamed and cried the whole time.
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Dylan is so cute. Sounds like you had a great trip. I love the chocolate slipper. What exactly is in it?
We always go there for breakfast for my daughter to see all the princesses, it makes it easier and less time consuming getting all those autographs. This next time we are also going for dinner. Anyone have any info on what happens at dinner time.
Thank you so much! The slipper had a chocolate mousse in the part where a foot would normally go. Mike & I ate dinner in the castle once but that was before it had the Fairy Godmother and mice. Oh! And I noticed you live in St. Louis too! Hi neighbor!
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Looks like you and Becki had a great time at tea. This is one of those things we haven't done but is on the must-do list when we return for the b-day bash.
Dylan is soooooo adorable. His face was priceless with the "where'd they go?" Glad you got a pic of that and thanks for sharing it with us!
I remember those first haircuts with Steph. She hated anyone touching her head or putting anything on it. Suffice to say no hats, bows or ribbons for her when she was a little tike!
Tea was a lot of fun - you should definitely try it. Thanks on the pic - it's something he did quite a bit to various things so it is nice to have a pic of it too. Dylan just recently started to wear a baseball hat every once in a while, but only at home and in the house.
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I love the picture of Dylan's reaction to Chip and Dale leaving. Too cute!
Tea sounds wonderful. My mouth was watering too, just reading about it.
Thanks! It would be nice to have some of that tea right about now - and the snacks too.
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I was cracking up at your pants story! I have had the same problem! Good to know about the tea, how much was the tin of tea? Sounds like a nice christmas gift for a tea drinker!!
I'm glad you found it amusing. It was sure a challenge. The tea was $19.95 and it came in a 3x3x3 tin (at least that's about the size I think it is). It would be a great gift for a tea drinker!
Okay...I am repeating what others have said, but that picture of Dylan doing "Where'd they go?" is just too cute!! I would absolutely love to do GF Tea one day. I just don't see me dragging DH there .
Ok Dylan is just way too cute and his " where did the go" reaction was cuter. I used to love the picture you had of DYlan getting his haircut on his first birthday ( i think)
I have wanted to do the tea party, but the funn thing is... I don't really care for Tea. I just think it would be fun, so I would probably suck it up and pick something I think I could drink. It all smells so good, yet I always feel its on the bitter side. I can't seem to get the right mix.
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I did the tea in Feb with my Mom, & 7yr DD. We loved it and are planning on doing it again for sure!
The egg salad that came with the kids tea was yummy.
I think its such a great idea/tradition with the haircut. I can see how kids would do so much better getting their hair done in disney. Such a memorable thing for them as well!
I know a little bit about dropping Blood Sugar in disney....I have to eat all day long and at disney; sometimes i get so excited i forget to do that. I've had two incidents there in the past few years. Not good
Your description of GF tea is so right on and the cucumber sandwhich is my fave too! I do remember the taste of that wonderful swan with mousse yummo!
I was not aware you could buy the tea either so that rocks!
I am actually trying to talk DBF into going to that tea for my birthday...not sure how he's going to react but reading this made me really want to push for it for sure!!*L*
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Sounds like the afternoon tea was fun - I can't wait to try this in December. 
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