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Another great update Melissa. SAB sound wonderful and very relaxing. I loved when Evan was small enough to fall asleep on me too. Hope looks so cute "I'm a lean mean baby and I wear my diapers low" Now just get ready for when she pulld them off and runs around naked.
That is too funny! She just started running around naked after bathtime, but at least when I put the diaper on she keeps it on...for now.
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YES! I commented many times in my trip report about how hot it was and I am from Atlanta! On the Friday that you were there, it rained some and it felt like we were walking around in a sauna all day. We went to the MK that Saturday morning before we left and I remember it being very sticky by the time we left, which was probably 11:00am!
Friday was like a sauna after that rain. I thought it would cool things off but it didn't at all. And it's funny, because that Saturday I said to my mom that it felt like it was going to be a really comfortable day...boy was I wrong!
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Great update!! SAB really does look awesome, and that sand area. I haven't seen or heard about that before.
I wish Josie would still nap on me like Hope did with you. That is the best!!!
I loved your hot dog lunch!! I'm a hot dog girl myself, and it's so funny but, I haven't gotten to the point in my trip report when I talk about my most favorite meal on the trip.............all I have to say is it was at a place that is one word, begins with a "C" and invloves a hot dog
Hmmm...I wonder what place you could possibly be talking about??? Just think, when your brand new baby arrives, you'll have someone to nap on you for at least two years! Then I will be the jealous one.
OK, all caught up! Glad you (and your stroller ) made it safely. Glad you liked the BC and were able to spend some quality time at SAB. Hope running around with her diaper hanging low is too funny! Ready for more.
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
So far so good! The pool looks so nice! I am really looking forward to it in March-our waitlist came through. We'll be at BCV for a week! YAY!
And my 9 year old has plumber's butt often. Hope is so cute!
Can't wait to hear more.
So what you're telling me is that Hope won't grow out of the butt issues until she's a teenager? Congrats on your waitlist coming through!!!
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OK, all caught up! Glad you (and your stroller ) made it safely. Glad you liked the BC and were able to spend some quality time at SAB. Hope running around with her diaper hanging low is too funny! Ready for more.
So am I! BC was fabulous and I will definitely be going back there again, but now I just have to make the decision when. Those are the best decisions to make though.
LOL Melissa!!! I hope not. But just yesterday Isabelle's butt crack was hanging out again and I thought about you guys!
I had to laugh at this...I'm glad your daughter's butt crack reminded you of us. What a way for someone to think of me. "Oh look, my daughter's butt crack is hanging out again. That reminds me...I wonder how Melissa is doing?"
Before we could head out to Downtown Disney, I needed to make a stop outside by the lagoon to see if there were any Photopass photographers out. I really wanted to try to get a nice picture of Hope and I for this particular picture frame I had at home, but when I got outside I couldn’t find anyone. I walked back into the lobby and found the photopass desk, and they told me that all of the photographers were busy with the family photo sessions, but if I were to come back after 7:00 they should be out. That obviously wasn’t going to work for us because we weren’t going to be here at 7:00. I looked at my mom and asked her if she thought she could get a halfway decent shot of us.
Not knowing what I was doing with my camera I couldn’t very well explain to her what to do with it to take a nice picture, so here was the first one… Just a little too dark for my liking.
Then I adjusted it to add the flash…who knew.
That was the best I think I was going to get. While I was out there and it was such a nice evening I took a couple of photos by the beach. Trying to play around with some of the settings, and still not knowing what the heck I was doing.
Finally, we headed to catch a bus to DTD, and get something for dinner. We knew our first stop would be The Earl of Sandwich, a must-do for us on any trip to Disney. I wish they had one of these in Baltimore, but sadly, the only time I can get my beloved sandwich is when I’m visiting Disney World, although if they were to put one in Baltimore it would take the fun out of needing to get one while I’m on vacation.
During the holiday season, I always get their holiday sandwich (my all-time favorite), but during the regular season I get what I think is a very close second…The All-American.
So that’s what both my mom and I got, with plans on sharing mine with Hope. I also bought her a cup of the jello, thinking she would really enjoy that, but I was totally wrong. She didn’t even touch it, and after I tasted it, I can honestly say I didn’t blame her. It wasn’t very appetizing if you ask me.
After we finished eating our delicious sandwiches, we headed over to The World of Disney. While I was here I picked up two Halloween rice crispy treats for Chad since he loves the crispy treats here, and my mom tried to find something to take back to my 6 month old niece. She didn’t have any luck, but I did find a couple of opportunities to play around with my camera. Here’s where the aggravation started.
I saw this set of golf Mickey ears that I hadn’t seen before so I told my mom to put them on so I could take her picture…
It is a lot darker than I thought it would be, and this is with a flash.
I’m thinking, for an expensive camera this flash sure does suck, but I kept on taking pictures. Hope found a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal that she really liked, but I didn’t end up buying it for her because we have enough stuffed animals at home already. I started snapping away…
And still the pictures were too dark for my liking. What’s with this camera???
So we go outside, and I tell my mom that I would like to get a photo of her being funny with Cinderella and all of sudden I’m looking in the viewfinder and I see these little numbers for the flash, and when I move the little dial it brightens the screen up a bit. I put two and two together and I finally got a picture that was a lot brighter.
I figured after Cinderella got all of the attention, Sleeping Beauty might feel a little left out so we hung out with her for a second.
I snapped this one too to make sure it was still brighter when looking at something else...By George, I think I've got it!
We didn’t really have any plans, so we just walked in and out of a few stores and then headed through the Pleasure Island. While on the way we noticed this big tree with a bunch of white dots scattered throughout. After getting a closer look we realized it was a bunch of white ibis’ settling in for the night. We thought that was kind of neat.
We made our way past all of the old clubs and it was just sad seeing Pleasure Island looking all empty and ghostly. We were almost through it when we stopped to listen to a really good band playing some music. Hope loves music, and even though I could tell she was getting sleepy, she still clapped her hands. I thought for sure she would have been asleep by now.
With another chance to test out my camera, I decided to take a picture of the balloon. This time I only used the night setting because I didn’t know how else to get a good shot of it.
With more stores to go into, we made our way through The West Side area. We didn’t buy anything, but I did think these were really cute.
By this time, we were all getting tired. It had been a very long day, and we needed to get up extra early tomorrow, so we decided to head on home. Again, while on our way out, we stopped to listen to another band, but this time I tried to get Hope dancing a bit.
One more test of the camera before heading to the bus...
Now, the bus system from DTD is horrible. BCV was the second to the last stop, and when you’re tired and you just want to get home, it can be a bit much. Our bus driver was excellent though. Right when we got on the bus, he gave all of the kids, including Hope, a pirate bandana, a pirate ring, a pirate bracelet and two bus pins (one to keep and one to trade). I thought that was really sweet of him. And when he finally arrived at our resort to drop us off, we were the only one’s to get off the bus, and while we were on the sidewalk getting our stroller opened, he waited to make sure we were okay…that’s what makes Disney so special…people like that.
Finally, back in our room, I put Hope to bed while I could hear the fireworks from Illuminations going off. After putting her down, I went out on the balcony and watched them until it was over. I only wish I would have had my camera, but it was nice to just enjoy them without the aggravation of trying to take decent pictures of them. It was the perfect ending to our day, and it just made me fall in love with this resort even more.
What a great way to end the day! I think you are making quite a few people fall in love with BC! I know I can not wait to stay there especially after just reading your TR!
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I had to laugh at this...I'm glad your daughter's butt crack reminded you of us. What a way for someone to think of me. "Oh look, my daughter's butt crack is hanging out again. That reminds me...I wonder how Melissa is doing?"
NO! NO! NO! And I knew you would take it that way! LOL!!!! I should say that it reminded me of your trip report with Hope's little butt hanging out.
Sorry Melissa!!!
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Sounds like you enjoyed yourselves at DTD. Glad to hear you are getting the hang of your new camera. And what a great way to end your day, getting to see the fireworks from your hotel.
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The picture your mom took was adorable! You had a ton of great pictures in this update - I think my absolute favourite was the one of the balloon reflecting in the water. I forget if you mentioned what kind of camera you got??
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She just started running around naked after bathtime, but at least when I put the diaper on she keeps it on...for now. 
Just think, when your brand new baby arrives, you'll have someone to nap on you for at least two years! Then I will be the jealous one. 
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) made it safely. Glad you liked the BC and were able to spend some quality time at SAB. Hope running around with her diaper hanging low is too funny! Ready for more. 
Congrats on your waitlist coming through!!!
and I thought about you guys! 
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I really wanted to try to get a nice picture of Hope and I for this particular picture frame I had at home, but when I got outside I couldn’t find anyone. I walked back into the lobby and found the photopass desk, and they told me that all of the photographers were busy with the family photo sessions, but if I were to come back after 7:00 they should be out. That obviously wasn’t going to work for us because we weren’t going to be here at 7:00. I looked at my mom and asked her if she thought she could get a halfway decent shot of us. 
I wish they had one of these in Baltimore, but sadly, the only time I can get my beloved sandwich is when I’m visiting Disney World, although if they were to put one in Baltimore it would take the fun out of needing to get one while I’m on vacation. 
), but during the regular season I get what I think is a very close second…The All-American.
It wasn’t very appetizing if you ask me. 
we headed over to The World of Disney. While I was here I picked up two Halloween rice crispy treats for Chad since he loves the crispy treats here, and my mom tried to find something to take back to my 6 month old niece. She didn’t have any luck, but I did find a couple of opportunities to play around with my camera. Here’s where the aggravation started.
I put two and two together and I finally got a picture that was a lot brighter.
We were almost through it when we stopped to listen to a really good band playing some music. 
Hope loves music, and even though I could tell she was getting sleepy, she still clapped her hands. I thought for sure she would have been asleep by now. 
It had been a very long day, and we needed to get up extra early tomorrow, so we decided to head on home. Again, while on our way out, we stopped to listen to another band, but this time I tried to get Hope dancing a bit. 
Teresa
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