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Karen and Zack had plans to go to Typhoon Lagoon this morning and invited Mary Devall along (or she may have invited herself . . . I can’t remember ). She was so excited because none of us have ever been to one of the water parks.
After they left, Thom took Maddie to the pool while I threw a load of laundry in and then made my way down to the pool to join them. When I arrived, they were already in the pool and Thom asked me to rent a tube for Maddie. When I approached the rental counter, the CM had been watching Maddie and told me just to take one for her. That cute little face really does pay off sometimes!
I hadn’t been down the slide in almost 6 years, so after I delivered the tube to Thom and Maddie, I decided to go for it. It was nearly as scary as it was the first time!
We soon moved over to the lazy river and stayed there for the rest of the morning. Maddie also had her noodle with her, so between the tube and the noodle all three of us could float around. At one point, Maddie wanted to get out and sit in the hot tub for a little while. When we went to get back in the lazy river, I briefly looked at the sign that was posted at the steps and then walked right in. About the time that my head went under the water, I processed what the sign said “Warning. 6 ft dropoff!” I came up laughing and slightly relieved that no one had seen me . . . although Thom was sad that he had missed a great opportunity to tease me.
After heading back to the room and showering, we hopped a bus to AK. Once we had grabbed EE FP’s for later, the three of us used the DDP to eat CS at Y&Y. Thom had the Mandarin Chicken salad while I had Honey Chicken and Maddie had chicken fried rice. We were lucky to find a table at our favorite spot by the river. Of course, I also enjoyed a Yak Attack with my lunch.
Maddie ended up enjoying the chicken from my meal more than the chicken from hers!
Next, we headed to Africa for Safari FP’s where Maddie provided me with a photo op.
We decided to go on a character hunt at Camp Minnie Mickey while waiting for our safari. Luck was on our side as we timed it perfectly during the FotLK show, so Maddie was in her element as we hopped from character to character.
As soon as we had seen all of the characters, our FP’s for the safari were ripe.
We had a great ride and then lucked out by walking off the safari right when the parade was coming by. The best part was that hardly anyone was standing at the ropes, so we had great front row viewing spot. Maddie loved being up front and being able to meet and wave at the characters.
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So Karen snuck a drink without you , glad that you were able to catch up to her later that afternoon. Love the picture of Maddie and her Duffy . What an amazing view for Illuminations, and a yummy meal as well.
Glad that Mary Devall was able to hit the WP with Karen and Zack, sure she had a great time. Love all the pictures of Maddie from AK, she is just adorable.
Great time at the pool! Seeing your Yak Attack makes me realize I could really have used one of those a couple nights this past week. Great fun at AK! I especially love the pictures of Maddie with Mickey! Her smile with him is classic Disney.
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). She was so excited because none of us have ever been to one of the water parks. 
I came up laughing and slightly relieved that no one had seen me . . . although Thom was sad that he had missed a great opportunity to tease me. 
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, glad that you were able to catch up to her later that afternoon. Love the picture of Maddie and her Duffy 
Great fun at AK! I especially love the pictures of Maddie with Mickey! Her smile with him is classic Disney. 
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