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Great update.
I think your sig pic would make a great Christmas card.
Thank you. Now I just have to convince DH.
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What a great day....glad you had such a great breakfast except for poor Aiden being trampled by Pooh, but I am glad all is well between them and that it did not tramatize him too much.
You got so much done in MK so far....glad you were able to enjoy the presentation (knowing you bought in already I can guess that seeing the Villa was the final push Will needed )
I didn't realize how much we had gotten done in such a short period of time until I wrote it down. Yes, the villa was gorgeous.
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I am loving your TR. Hurry back with more!
Thank you. Be back as soon as I can.
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Great update! Love the pics! More please
Thank you.
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Great update, loved the parade pictures. You really did have a great spot, and were able to sit down also!
I know, don't know if we'll ever get that lucky again.
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more please
I'll be away this weekend, so I probably won't get an update in until next Tuesday.
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great update sorry that will did not get most of his hot dogs
great pics of the parade
hurry back with more please
Don't feel too bad for Will, he always ends up eating everyone's food, lol. Now he just got a tast of his own medicine.
fun TR Liz! That terrible aweful mouthed woman your family had to witness....oh my! And to have to explain the situation and the lack of taste another adult has to your children is always fun to do!
So typical to get the "no thanks, I'm not hungry" to only have the kid consume your food because they didn't get any! My kids do that still today and the are big kids! LOL!
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fun TR Liz! That terrible aweful mouthed woman your family had to witness....oh my! And to have to explain the situation and the lack of taste another adult has to your children is always fun to do!
So typical to get the "no thanks, I'm not hungry" to only have the kid consume your food because they didn't get any! My kids do that still today and the are big kids! LOL!
Yes, I know. Thank God I'm lucky and my boys don't repeat bad words when they hear them. The funny thing is Jared is never hungry at home. I guess it never ends. How old are your kids?
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Great update!! AWESOME photos of the parade!! Looking forward to more
Thank you.
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Keep going
I probably won't be back with an update for a few days since we are going to my Mom's for the weekend. Be back soon.
Hey Liz!
I just finished your TR! I can't wait to hear more! I love your pics.
The parade pics. turned out beautiful! Christiejay was right you guys had a great spot. (except for the trash can -but hey it was worth it right? ) You have to give me some inside tips on how you convinced your DH to go for the DVC.
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WDW - January 2005 AKL
WDW - May 2006 Pop Century
WDW- november-dec 2007 pop century
WDW- dec/jan 2009/2010 pop century
WDW- oct/nov 2012 art of animation
WDW- sept 2013 port Orleans riverside
WDW- july 2015 beach club
I know how hard it can be to find time to write these reports. I've been back for a a week and I'm only on part 1, chapter 1! I've got to get writing too!
Hey Liz!
I just finished your TR! I can't wait to hear more! I love your pics.
The parade pics. turned out beautiful! Christiejay was right you guys had a great spot. (except for the trash can -but hey it was worth it right? ) You have to give me some inside tips on how you convinced your DH to go for the DVC.
More TR please
Hi. Thanks for reading. We did have a great spot for the parade and don't know if we'll ever be that lucky again so I can't complain about the whole trash can thing. Although it was pretty yucky at the time. I say seeing the villas is what actually convinced DH, so be sure to take a tour. The new AKL ones are simply gorgeous.
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All caught up on your TR. Can't wait to read how the DVC plan turns out!
Thanks. I'll tell you all about it later.
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more please
coming soon.
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Great update.
I know how hard it can be to find time to write these reports. I've been back for a a week and I'm only on part 1, chapter 1! I've got to get writing too!
Thanks. I know, you'll probably be done with your TR before me. I really need to get a move on this.
[quote=lissybri;2328173]Yes, I know. Thank God I'm lucky and my boys don't repeat bad words when they hear them. The funny thing is Jared is never hungry at home. I guess it never ends. How old are your kids?
Thank you.
My kids are now 17&13 my signature photo they were 16&12. Both tall kiddo's! It's the girl who is the older one who says No thanks, I'm not hungry then when the food arrives she picking off everyone's plate! My son never passes up an opportunity for a plate of food!
8/15 continued Don’t Go To DHS Hungry and Is Anything Still Open?
After a quick snack in our room, we headed to the bus stop.
This is Jared's favorite park
Once we arrived at DHS our first stop was to get something to drink for everyone. It was very hot and we were all so thirsty. I think I must be invisible sometimes because I stood in line forever and everyone cut in front of me. Finally I decided to put my foot down and I told the CM there that I was next she was about to take someone else’s order yet again.
Well, I got the dirtiest looks at that point. People were looking at me as if I was cutting in front of them. I explained that I’d been there forever and I simply couldn’t let everyone go in front of me the nerve of me.
DHS was still open for a few hours, but it seemed that nothing was open anymore. We wanted to see Indiana Jones, but we had already missed the last show. Since my boys all 3 of them love Star Wars we decided that Star Tours would be our first ride here.
Will and Jared went ahead while Aidan had a fit. He was so mad that I wouldn’t let him go on the ride. I tried to explain that he wasn’t tall enough but he just didn’t want to hear it.
I thought I could calm him down by taking him to Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set. Well I made a big mistake and told him I would take him to the “playground”. He had finally just calmed down, that is until we got there and saw that it was closed also. Now his tantrum was twice what it was before. After about 15 more minutes of crying we headed back to Star Tours to get Daddy and Jaji as Aidan calls his brother
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