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Wonderful Day Liz and so glad you got to see your sister. The pictures with your boys and nieces are adorible. So cool your niece will be in a movie! Chef Mickey's looked awesome(I cant wait to dine there soon). How sad Aidan was sleeping through CM, however how sweet of them all to take a picture with him. The Minnie Kiss is priceless. How awesome he woke up even for a minute to see Mickey. I was dying of laughter over your mom
calling Donald, Daisy. That is hysterical. More please Liz.
Sorry about the rude guest and BTMRR being shut down for the day but, it seems like you had a great time at CM. Hopefully you can get a ride on BTMRR during your trip
Sorry about that rude lady but it sounds like the rest of the day was good! Love the CM pics! I was cracking up over your DM calling Donald Daisy! I can't believe Aidan never woke up! Those pics of him asleep with the characters are too cute!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
How great you got to see your sister and her family - even if for a little bit. And congrats to your Niece on being in a movie! How cool is that?!
Those Chef Mickey's pics with Aidan sleeping are just too cute! I'm glad you had a great time there. We're thinking about eating there on our trip next year.
Just catching up, Liz! I just love those pics from Chef Mickey's... priceless is right! That place always seems to bring out some extra magic. Glad you had a fun day with sis and family!
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Sounded like you would have had a perfect day, seeing your sister and family and CM if not for the rude lady. I love that they escorted her out. It is not like it was obvious that there was a line!
Impressive regarding your niece. How great is that!
You got some great pics. I love sleeping Aiden with the characters. Too cute!
More great updates Liz! Glad you had a great time at CM's and with your family! Great pictures!!
Thanks Marnie. It was a great time.
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about BTMMR being down. Great character pictures at CM!
Thanks Cam. Don't worry, we got to ride BTMRR quite a few times during our trip anyway.
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Wonderful Day Liz and so glad you got to see your sister. The pictures with your boys and nieces are adorible. So cool your niece will be in a movie! Chef Mickey's looked awesome(I cant wait to dine there soon). How sad Aidan was sleeping through CM, however how sweet of them all to take a picture with him. The Minnie Kiss is priceless. How awesome he woke up even for a minute to see Mickey. I was dying of laughter over your mom
calling Donald, Daisy. That is hysterical. More please Liz.
Thanks Becki. The kids really did have so much more fun being together. They love each other and it's perfect because they are all two years apart.
I am so excited about my niece's movie. It comes out in theaters in Oct. She's been in a few commercials such as Burlington Coat Factory, Tylenol Cold, and more recently in the U.S. Census commercial which was so cute.
CM's was awesome. It is a must do for us each trip.
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Sorry about the rude guest and BTMRR being shut down for the day but, it seems like you had a great time at CM. Hopefully you can get a ride on BTMRR during your trip
Thanks. I guess it's not to bad since that is really the only rude guest that stands out for the whole trip.
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Wonderful updates! What a fun time at Chef Mickey's!
It was great!
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Sorry about that rude lady but it sounds like the rest of the day was good! Love the CM pics! I was cracking up over your DM calling Donald Daisy! I can't believe Aidan never woke up! Those pics of him asleep with the characters are too cute!
My kids still make fun of Grandma calling Donald Daisy.
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How great you got to see your sister and her family - even if for a little bit. And congrats to your Niece on being in a movie! How cool is that?!
Those Chef Mickey's pics with Aidan sleeping are just too cute! I'm glad you had a great time there. We're thinking about eating there on our trip next year.
Thanks Kelly. Will you be going to CM's on your solo trip or your next trip with Dylan?
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Just catching up, Liz! I just love those pics from Chef Mickey's... priceless is right! That place always seems to bring out some extra magic. Glad you had a fun day with sis and family!
Thanks. We love CM's. It doesn't feel like Disney without going there.
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Sounded like you would have had a perfect day, seeing your sister and family and CM if not for the rude lady. I love that they escorted her out. It is not like it was obvious that there was a line!
Impressive regarding your niece. How great is that!
You got some great pics. I love sleeping Aiden with the characters. Too cute!
Thanks.The pics of Aidan asleep with the characters are my favorite.
This morning we decided to get breakfast at Artist's Palette.
We really liked it there. The food was good and the boys really enjoyed drawing on the easels while they waited for their food. We never had a problem finding a seat either.
I was excited because I knew Mom would really love this park. After a short bus ride (accompanied by great AK themed music), we were there.
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I knew there was no way Mom would ride EE, therefore we headed straight to KS first thing. Well, Mom just couldn't resist when she saw these performers and just had to join in. (I wish I could post video on here so you could all check out her moves, lol.) Now, I love my Mom to pieces, but I can't deny that I was slightly embarrassed. One thing about Mom, no one could ever say she is boring.
Sorry, I don't have any still pictures of Mom dancing, just video.
I love your last update Liz, however I'll comment once you're done typing. Don't worry about your mom being a bit embarassing. I think we all still go through that at times. I'm sorry your mom embarassed you though. Can't wait to read more please!
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about BTMMR being down. Great character pictures at CM! 
! Chef Mickey's looked awesome(I cant wait to dine there soon). How sad Aidan was sleeping through CM, however how sweet of them all to take a picture with him. The Minnie Kiss is priceless. How awesome he woke up even for a minute to see Mickey. I was dying of laughter over your mom
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What a fun time at Chef Mickey's! 
but it sounds like the rest of the day was good! Love the CM pics! I was cracking up over your DM calling Donald Daisy! 
I can't believe Aidan never woke up! Those pics of him asleep with the characters are too cute!
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