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Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I just saw the post a few minutes ago and was crying with the first installment and giggling seeing Morgan's reacation to the hotel and the goodie bags. It reminded me of my DS every time we head down to the world. The magic they see makes everyone smile.
Keeping you in our prayers.
Great update! Love your room and the wonderful view!
You can't help but smile at Morgan's pictures and see the delight in her face as she experiences everything! So wonderful to see. I think it makes us love WDW even more when we see the love of it through children's eyes. I know it is why we love bringing our son there and our enjoyment of it is just a bonus!
Keep it coming!
Children's love and belief in the magic is what reminds us adults to never forget that sense of awe.
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So glad you started your TR, Cam. Love Morgan's excitement. Your pics of your view are beautiful. Especially love the one of Sea Breeze Point. My oldest son is getting married there in September.
We saw a wedding there on our last day, complete with Mickey and Minnie in formal attire. Beautiful setting!
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Love the view!
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All caught up now...
I love the view from your room - I hope we can stay there on our next trip.
Morgan is adorable! It's so great that you were able to share this amazing experience with her, even though I know it was difficult for you and Luke.
It was definitely harder for you to write your TR than for us to read it, but I had stop stop a few times to "get it together" while reading it. You are so strong!
I'm not feeling so strong most of the time.
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I am like everyone else - I love Morgan's reaction to room and the resort! I am anxious to see her reaction throughout the whole TR!
Morgan will not disappoint. She was so full of excitement throughout the whole 13 days.
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Holy Cannoli!! Page 12 already! That's what I get for neglecting the boards for a couple of days! So glad you started your TR, Cam. The report by itself is incredibly detailed, but it's the photos that make the report for me. Loved the look on Morgan's face as she takes in each new experience. But anyone looking at the first day pictures could believe the skies were always that blue at WDW. Too bad that wasn't true for most of that following week.
I'm thinking the rain was just Stefanie's way of saying she'd like to have been with us.
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Glad you made it to your resort safe and sound. I really do believe that some people leave their brains at home when they go on vacation! I love seeing everything for the first time through Morgan's eyes!!!
Thanks goodness we didn't have any more run ins with folks who'd forgotten to pack their brains.
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WOW...what a beautiful room and the view is fantastic!! Morgan looks so excited!
I recognized that picture from the airport and remembered Travis' first time riding it after getting off the plane. He asked, "Is this what that thing you call the "monorail" at Disney feels like??"
Someday when I can stay more than 5 nights, I may have to stay at the villas.
Can't wait to hear about the parks!!
Hope you get a chance to stay for more than 5 nights as the villas are so inviting.
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Thanks for posting pictures of your room. I always wondered what the Boardwalk rooms looked like . That is a great view off the living room. Morgan looks so happy to be at Disney World.
Liz
We actually had two balconies, one off the living room and the other off the master bedroom.
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more please
Will do!
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Your view was spectacular! Could you see SE from your balcony or other locations at the BW? We like to stay at the Beach Club, but might have to travel across the lake. As I watched Morgan look up in the lobby and scrolled to the next frame, I suddenly expected to see Stefanie (brought tears to my eyes.) Thank you for sharing your TR with us. Continued and
We could see SE from our balcony easily. I keep expecting to see Stefanie everywhere.
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Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I just saw the post a few minutes ago and was crying with the first installment and giggling seeing Morgan's reacation to the hotel and the goodie bags. It reminded me of my DS every time we head down to the world. The magic they see makes everyone smile.
Keeping you in our prayers.
Thank goodness you had a quick thinking/acting bus driver. I was listening to an old PP podcast with a former Disney employee and she said one of the things they are taught is that when people go on vacation to Disney, they leave their brains home and to be ready for anything. I guess what they were taught was right.
LOVE that room and that view!! What a beautiful sight to wake up to in all directions. You know I love my BC, but that might have to be a possibility if I were to be able to get a water view
What a beautiful view! I'd want to sit out on the balcony every night with that view... and seeing that lamp made me smile and think of our girls trip in February. We had that same awesome lamp, and I wanted to just walk out the door with it!!
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Love your pix of your villa! We stayed at the BWI last year & also had a waterview room. I saw our balcony from one of your pix! Can't wait to go back in October & am hoping we get a room with a view again. It was so nice just sitting out there & watching the goings-on. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I know this was not an easy one for you & Luke, and I'm happy that Morgan was able to join you. She is adorable & I love her enthusiasm & sense of awe...Hang in there...I continue to think of you each day...
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What a room, what a view! I've never stayed at the boardwalk but I remember walking around it at night shortly after it opened and it did feel like the boardwalks I grew up with on the Jersey Shore. It is always so exciting checking into the hotel and seeing the room and having that happy feeling as the trip is just startting and hold so many possibities.
Room looks great and your neice looks like she couldn't be any happier. Almost like somebody has a guardian angle looking out and making sure you have a great trip.
So glad to see you smile in the self portrait but can't help but wonder what happened to the hidden Cam in the mirror picture
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