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Loved the pics of the pool are! We stayed at CSR last trip and some of our favorite memories were the kids playing at the playground the last day (too cold to swim in Nov...). Now our family is too big for CSR...
Great pool time! The next update sounds like it might be stormy!
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What a relaxing start to the day.
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Sounds like a nice relaxing day so far!
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Fun and relaxin day so far! Hope the rain stays away!
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What a nice and relaxing way to start the day!! Looks like the kids had fun at the pool.
We really enjoy the lazy morning in the pool - a nice change for us.
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Uh oh! I remember the sky from our Sunday experience on the way to Teppan Edo! Can't wait to read how you handled it...
And we also ate most breakfasts in our room and we LOVE doing that! We do it at DLR, also, and it saves so much time each morning!
Ah, the joys of Disney rain! We started eating breakfast in our room after our first year and it's soooo much nicer! We get the kids eating while we get ready then we get them ready to go out - save lots of time.
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more please
Coming up!
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Uh oh! More rain?
You betcha!
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Loved the pics of the pool are! We stayed at CSR last trip and some of our favorite memories were the kids playing at the playground the last day (too cold to swim in Nov...). Now our family is too big for CSR...
Glad you enjoyed the pics My kids loved the playground, but found it too hot to play there for long - opposite of your experience; we can't win!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
After our yummy lunch, we went to make the kids t-shirts at Design-a-Tee. They had a blast choosing their colours and designs – Sabrina’s is pink with a black Tinkerbell design, with ‘Disney Diva’ written on it. Alex’s is red with a ‘Sorceror Mickey’ picture, and ‘Making Magic with Mickey Mouse’ written on it. They’d be ready in an hour, but we asked if we could pick them up later after our dinner at Planet Hollywood. Once we knew that was fine, we moved on to Dave’s favourite – the Christmas store! The kids played with the stuffed animals while Dave shopped the breakable decorations.
We bought a beautiful Mickey and Minnie ornament for each of our parents – they were in cream and burgundy, on skates. We also got our annual dated ornament, a silver ornament stand that has a Mickey outline on the top, and 2 stuffed Mickey head pumpkins. After we were shopped out here, we moved on to Pin Traders.
This was our first trip with pins, but we had yet to trade any – and we still didn’t here! The kids did pick out a few though – Sabrina got a Minnie pin and a Jasmine one; Alex got Sorcerer Mickey and Jafar. Then it was on to Once Upon a Toy, where we surprisingly didn’t spend very much time – usually we are in here forever! We did look around a little and the kids made Mr. Potato Heads on the computer.
When we left, we spotted Ghirardelli’s. We’d never eaten here before (I know, gasp! ), so we felt an ice cream was necessary right now. Dave and I ordered strawberry, Sabrina got vanilla with sprinkles, and Alex got chocolate with sprinkles. Delicious! This ice cream really is better than most that I’ve had – and we got free little chocolates and a kids goody bag.
"You've got a little something on your face buddy..."
Now it was time for the real damage – World of Disney. First up, getting spit on by Stitch, then some shopping! We were in WOD forever. We ,,, to browse in there and take our time selecting things. This trip was even nicer for us because we usually end up at DTD at night and are rushed because the kids are getting tired or it’s super busy in there. This time, no whining kids, and no madhouse! We bought: 2010 scrapbook kit for me, earrings for my DD and my niece, a Minnie Mouse play set for DD, Fantasmic figurines for DS, a Stitch stuffed animal, a pancake shaper-thing, a bottle opener, a magnet, and a prince play set for my niece.
As we were getting ready to pay, I noticed the ominous looking skies. Here we go again! I left Dave in line and headed over to the Lego store with the kids. Just as we got there, the skies opened and down came the rain. I brought the munchkins to play with the Legos and we watched the rain from there. Dave waited it out a bit in WOD, but finally gave up and came running through the raindrops over to us. We let the kids continue to play while Dave searched for some Lego men and a kit for my nephew. After successfully finding something we thought he’d love, we realized that in spite of our hopes, this rain wasn’t going to slow down.
That sky doesn't look good!
"We're so scared!"
Look at that rain!
Continued....
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
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We took off in the downpour (no ponchos of course – why would I bring those?) to our reservation at Planet Hollywood. We made it in time, but we were definitely not dry! We were seated quickly and used some napkins and a towel we had brought to dry off a little. Our drinks came quickly and our server grabbed our orders. While we were waiting, Alex was playing around with his napkin, swinging it over his head. Somehow he clipped Sabrina’s drink, and down it went, all over Dave. Between tears – mine from laughing, Alex’s from being upset, and Sabrina’s from having no more Coke – we got it all cleaned up. The poor waitress probably thought we were loons!
I'm looking like a drowned rat, but I still like this picture of Alex and I.
A little wet but enjoying that Coke!
After dinner, we wandered around the West side for a bit; the rain had slowed to a light drizzle by this point thankfully! We browsed in a few stores, and the kids spotted colouring pages in D-Street, so we spent a few minutes in there. The displays of the Vinylmations in here may have won me over a bit, as I didn’t really care for them before. But there were lots of cute ones there, so maybe one of these days I’ll get a few....
A cool chandelier made of Vinylmations.
Working hard on their colouring
From here, we made our way to Design-a-Tee to pick up our shirts and to Goofy’s to pick up some treats. The kids had a riot in the funhouse mirror, then spent forever choosing their goodies. We finally settled on blue cotton candy for Alex, a pink sandal Selma cookie for Sabrina, and Mammoth Pecan Pattie for me (yum, I can taste it now!), and a white chocolate chip Selma cookie for Dave. With purchases in hand, we headed to the bus stop and back to the hotel.
Goofy kids!
After changing into PJs, the kids settled down with their snacks. Sabrina bit into hers, and started to cry that her loose tooth hurt. We looked and it was just hanging there; Dave grabbed a Kleenex and finished the job. Ecstatic over losing her tooth at Disney, there was a lot of cheering and celebrating. She was even happier in the morning when she saw that not only had the tooth fairy left her money, but Tink had dropped by and left her some Tink Trendy-Bendyz and a Tink charm.
All gone!
Tomorrow was another opportunity to make rope drop, but since we were planning a later night at the park, we decided not to push the kids and we’d wake up without an alarm again.
Up next: “Wait, I think I know her....”
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
Yeah, I remember that storm well! We were lucky - our restaurant had towels for us to use. I have to admit, I still don't get the appeal of Vinylmation...I don't get what you do with them? And we have a picture of DS, when he lost a tooth while we were sitting at Bengal Barbeque in Disneyland! Although, he didn't get any extra visits from other fairies that night!
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Sounds like you guys had a great time at DTD despite all of the rain! And you got ALOT of shoppin done. So cool that the toothfairy and tink got to visit Sabrina for loosing her tooth! Great pics as always!
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I am loving so much about your TR! I love your writing sytle! I love that you seem to be making the best of every moment!
Sounds like you picked a great day to visit DTD. I know this was not your only day with rain, but it seems like DTD is one of the best places to be in the rain!
I am also amazed at the advanced planning tink and the tooth fairy had to do for lost teeth at WDW....Hmmm...
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The next update sounds like it might be stormy!
We started eating breakfast in our room after our first year and it's soooo much nicer! We get the kids eating while we get ready then we get them ready to go out - save lots of time.
My kids loved the playground, but found it too hot to play there for long - opposite of your experience; we can't win!
), so we felt an ice cream was necessary right now. Dave and I ordered strawberry, Sabrina got vanilla with sprinkles, and Alex got chocolate with sprinkles. Delicious! 
This ice cream really is better than most that I’ve had – and we got free little chocolates and a kids goody bag.
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Here we go again! I left Dave in line and headed over to the Lego store with the kids. Just as we got there, the skies opened and down came the rain. I brought the munchkins to play with the Legos and we watched the rain from there. Dave waited it out a bit in WOD, but finally gave up and came running through the raindrops over to us. We let the kids continue to play while Dave searched for some Lego men and a kit for my nephew. After successfully finding something we thought he’d love, we realized that in spite of our hopes, this rain wasn’t going to slow down.
) to our reservation at Planet Hollywood. We made it in time, but we were definitely not dry! We were seated quickly and used some napkins and a towel we had brought to dry off a little. Our drinks came quickly and our server grabbed our orders. While we were waiting, Alex was playing around with his napkin, swinging it over his head. Somehow he clipped Sabrina’s drink, and down it went, all over Dave. Between tears – mine from laughing, Alex’s from being upset, and Sabrina’s from having no more Coke – we got it all cleaned up. The poor waitress probably thought we were loons! 
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