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Oh my I fell terribly behind!

Sorry Morgan had all of you had such a long wait for the MK bus. Waiting can be so hard when you are just anxious to go, go go! Glad when you got in MK you caught the parade.

I LOVE the castle pictures. All of you look great!

I love Morgan's excitement about SP, too. Yippee she got to finally hop some rides!

How sweet the SWA pilots sent the balloon to your room! That is just beyond magical.

Can't wait for more! (and let;s see those purchases!! )
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I'm all caught up again! What a great first night at the MK! I love the Plaza and I almost always order the Club sandwich too. I love going to Tomorrowland first because there are so many great attractions. I don't get any better at Buzz Lightyear either, but I have lots of fun trying. Thanks for sharing all the great pictures and memories and taking us all on this journey. I can't wait for more!
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I feel behind too....but now up to date again. Can't wait for more!!
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Great update, looks like you had a fun morning at Epcot. Nothing beats a like shopping, I love the pins and the laynard, they are so cool. Looking forward to the rest of your day.
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Great update! Love all the pictures! Looking forward to seeing your purchases.
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It was a good morning for sure!

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I can't wait to walk through the International Gateway again!
Soarin' was busy that day. Mike & Dylan rode it right before dinner and that was our first stop of the day (we did get there late since we had breakfast at Chef Mickey's). It was kind of like FPs for TSMM.
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Thanks for the update! I can't wait to see your purchases. Stitch as Yoda on that lanyard got me laughing out loud. Love it! Beautiful sand sculpture too. I wish I had an ounce of that talent!
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I was looking at the pictures and reading along and trying to come up with something cute to say to make you at least smile, when I realized how much I admire you and Luke. You brought your niece along on a coveted WDW vacation just as if she were your own child. I understand that, because I feel the same about my nieces and nephews, I love them as much as I love my own children, in a different way, maybe, but just as much. To be able to share in the fun of our great nieces at WDW last year was priceless to me. But to have gone through what you did and almost immediately allow Morgan to share the joy of Disney with you is a testament of the Faith and Love God has given you and Luke to share with those you Love. And I admire you both. I know that Morgan's presence helped you get through a vacation that you may not have been able to get through without her.

I really like the pictures of Luke and Morgan. Mission Space is not one of my favorites, but I'm glad Morgan liked at least half of it!
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Love the star wars lanyard! Morgan's review is duly noted as I was wondering which side to pick this September when my son drags me on! Orange it is. Sounds like a nice shopping stop.
For our first full day it was a good shopping day. Just in case, Morgan gave the orange side two thumbs down.

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Looks like the start of a good day. I am in agreement....no orange side here either, I am not a fan of the green side as well, too tight spaced for me, even though it is rare I feel clostrophobic that ride does it too me. Jasmine would never ride...so Angel usually finds someone to ride with at least once (she is a gren side girl too ).

Love the pin purchases!!! When you said you were heading into Mouse Gears, I cannot imagine what you were feeling, so many TRs of yours came flooding back to me as I know what a favorite shopping place it was for you and Stefanie. I like to think that while you wandered you were not alone, have no doubt there was an angel whispering in your ear "mom, think you need to buy that".
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Great update! How courageous of Morgan to try the Orange side! I haven't even found the nerve to try the green side! I am not sure my motion sickness and claustrophobia could handle the ride.

I love the pins and lanyard! Mousegears is my absolute favorite place to shop on property! I always seem to find exactly what I need and don't need and many other things! The girls and I always make that shop a priority!

Can't wait to see what you bought!
You all sound just like me and Stefanie about this store. It's one of the few we never failed to visit together.

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I just have to say that the first day I spent with you guys at the MK was wonderful. I cried a little bit too at our meeting. Cam has been super wonderful and super supportive since my Mom got sick. I teared up a little bit reading the updates. Thank you so much. I know it's been a rough time for you, and my thoughts are always with you.
You really don't know how important you were to our enjoyment of this trip. You saved me from too many times alone shopping. Never forget you are in my thoughts, too!

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What a great start to your day. Glad Morgan liked MS. I haven't ever rode it but I am sure it is fun. The pins looked cute. I am sure it is hard to see anything Tink.
See Tink is hard and it isn't. Depends on the day if Tink makes me smile or cry. But she always reminds me of my very spunky kiddo.

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Luke is a good sport to ride the "big" rides with Morgan! Does he enjoy them, or is he just doing it so she won't be disappointed?

I'm sure you will forever be noticing things that Stefanie would like. Even I do that at Disney-- she was such a famous shopper here, I think we all got to know her taste!
Luke is a thrill ride seeker. In the past he has had to do these all alone while Stefanie and I went shopping. But he was so excited to have someone join him on all the big rides.

I think anyone who knew Stefanie even a little bit came to know her taste. She wasn't shy about letting folks know what she liked.

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I don't blame Morgan at all for not liking the Orange side. I don't see how anybody can do that one. I get nauseous just thinking about it LOL.

MouseGears is one of my favorite places to shop at WDW. There is just soooooo much stuff. Drives my family crazy, but I could spend hours just wandering around going "ooooooh" and "aahhhh." Can't wait to see what you ended up buying.
I get nauseous thinking about MS, too! Not my style, as Stefanie would say!

I liked that I'd had time to sort through what I wanted before Luke and Morgan joined me so I didn't feel rushed.

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Sounds like a nice start to the morning. Shopping is always one of my favorite parts of a Disney trip. However, my son didn't agree on our last trip. Hopefully once he's a little older I'll be able to shop till I drop once again. Can't wait to see your purchases.
I was always thankful that Stefanie enjoyed shopping with her Mom.
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I just love seeing your balconies! Isn't that crazy???
And there is just something about walking through International Gateway....
The sand sculpture of Brave was amazing! I took many pictures of it!!
I am so proud of Morgan for doing MS! I did it once and never again!!!!
The pin purchases are great! I didn't buy one pin when we were there.
I can't wait to see the pictures of what you purchased!
And just so you know, I find myself looking and picking things up for Stefanie when I am shopping too!!! I loved sending her Disney things! She was so fun to buy for!
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How brave of Morgan to try the orange side. I love thrill rides, but the orange side is a bit too intense for me too! Can't wait to see your purchases. I love the pins!
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I love the atmosphere of the BC. We always make sure to eat at Cape' May it is great, not to mention how close you are to Epcot. All I have to say is "Morgan you are very Brave to even try the Orange side of MS." The pictures of Luke and Morgan are great!!!! I know you make some great purchases..
She was braver than I for sure!

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What a great day so far!! Gald Morgan got to get her "thrill" on! I know just how she feels after the orange side!!! (not so good!) Isnt it funny how we love to see food pics and pics of purchases everyone made at Disney!! I know I love it! Cant wait to see the purchase pics!
I know I was excited the other night when Tabitha shared their trip purchases. I start making a list of possible souvenirs a year in advance (unless I can find them on DisneyStore.com and can get them for Christmas).

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Was the "Brave" sculpture made out of sand? Very cool! Morgan was very brave trying the orange!! I rode the green for the 1st time in February....and I don't think I will EVER do the orange...LOL. I can't wait to see your purchases
Brave was made out of sand.

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David and I always ride the orange side...we've never actually done the green side! Lol! I am going to be skipping both this year anyway. I can't wait to see what you got! I love your pins.
As I'm pulling the pins out to photograph them, I'm adding them to the lanyard. Now to figure out a good way to display all of these lanyards in the scrapbook room.

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I think it's true when say you will always see things that Stephanie would have been attracted to. It can be bittersweet, but I think in time it becomes more sweet. I don't pretend to know how you feel, loss is such a personal thing, but that has been my experience.

I love the how children are all over the map! One minute Morgan is all about the rides (can’t believe she didn’t like People Mover!), and then she’s excited over seen ducks. That’s adorable.
I'll have even more duck stories to come. She was so funny about them.

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Ok. . .this is completely a side note, and I do not mean to hijack your awesome report, Cam, but I am a little perplexed about MS. I have ridden both Green and Orange side (though not since 2009) and do not remember them being "bad." I must have forgotten. . . can you remind me what the "thrill" is?

Back to the TR--This trip must be so hard for you, and you are handling the memories with such grace. You are an inspiration, Cam. Thanks again for allowing us to tag along.
Luke says what makes it thrilling is the centrifuge that spins you at a high rate of speed and you feel the g forces from that high speed spinning. In my head that translate to my body puking.

I am very glad to have everyone tagging along.

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Great pictures of Luke and Morgan in front Mission Space! I can never remember the names, but I've only ever ridden the more intense one. I'll have to try the other side sometime.
Orange is the intense side; green is milder. But I'm never trying either side.

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I shopping at MouseGears too. I know it must have been hard as you noticed all the things you know Stefanie would have wanted to buy.

I can't wait to see your purchases!
It was hard but it was also neat to remember her as I shopped.
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I haven't been on MS in a long time, but I've only ever done the orange side...maybe that's why I haven't been back. Wish we would been able to see the Brave games, but it wasn't there when we went in May.
We thought Morgan might want to play, but even though we passed through several times on the trip, she never wanted to stop.

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I the intent look on Morgan's face as she is looking at the sand sculpture! Kudos to Luke for taking a spin on the "orange side" I'm a thrill ride lover, but that is one I've done once but can never do again!
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I have yet to ride MS.

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Hoping to get the purchase up tonight.

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Sounds like a great start to the day! Mousegears is one of my favorite stores, too. I can browse endlessly and always find something to buy! And I'm with Morgan... no one in my family is riding the Orange side of MS next trip either!!!

Love the pins, by the way!
I loved how she told her Mom about it while we ate lunch.

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Good morning so far at Epcot. That Brave sand sculpture was awesome wasn't it,we were there that Thursday when it poured all day wanted to go back to see if it was still standing. Did Morgan try any of the brave games? They were taking a break when we walked by
We saw it after some rain and it still looked fine. Wonder what they do to it?

Morgan was never interested in the games even after several trips by it.

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What a great morning so far. I'm amazed at your strength as I would have broken down right there in MouseGears. But I am looking forward to seeing your purchases.
I did shed a few tears, but whenever I cry, some wonderful memory of Stefanie pops in my head and then I find myself smiling.

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Great morning at Epcot!

Glad Morgan liked part of MS - on our last trip we accidentally went on the orange side ! That experience was interesting to say the least !
Oh my, what an accident! That's why I haven't tried the green side, a fear of winding up on the orange.

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Great morning so far! Mouse Gears is one of my favorite stores to shop in!!!
I think with a lot of us liking this shop it might make for a good meet.
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What did Morgan buy? I'm looking forward to more.
I'll list her purchases in tonight's update!

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Oh my I fell terribly behind!

Sorry Morgan had all of you had such a long wait for the MK bus. Waiting can be so hard when you are just anxious to go, go go! Glad when you got in MK you caught the parade.

I LOVE the castle pictures. All of you look great!

I love Morgan's excitement about SP, too. Yippee she got to finally hop some rides!

How sweet the SWA pilots sent the balloon to your room! That is just beyond magical.

Can't wait for more! (and let;s see those purchases!! )
I used one of those first evening castle shots in my opening page of the scrapbook.

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The Fountain of Nations is one of my favorite things to watch. I often eat at Electric Umbrella outside just so I can watch it while sitting there.
Luke and Stefanie have always known if it was dancing to that I will be stopping.

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I'm all caught up again! What a great first night at the MK! I love the Plaza and I almost always order the Club sandwich too. I love going to Tomorrowland first because there are so many great attractions. I don't get any better at Buzz Lightyear either, but I have lots of fun trying. Thanks for sharing all the great pictures and memories and taking us all on this journey. I can't wait for more!
We knew with Morgan wanting to ride the coasters that TomorrowLand would be the best place to start.

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I feel behind too....but now up to date again. Can't wait for more!!
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Great update, looks like you had a fun morning at Epcot. Nothing beats a like shopping, I love the pins and the laynard, they are so cool. Looking forward to the rest of your day.
Shopping is fun!

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I just love seeing your balconies! Isn't that crazy???
And there is just something about walking through International Gateway....
The sand sculpture of Brave was amazing! I took many pictures of it!!
I am so proud of Morgan for doing MS! I did it once and never again!!!!
The pin purchases are great! I didn't buy one pin when we were there.
I can't wait to see the pictures of what you purchased!
And just so you know, I find myself looking and picking things up for Stefanie when I am shopping too!!! I loved sending her Disney things! She was so fun to buy for!
Luke laughed at me for wanting to stop and get photos of our balconies. One night coming home on the Friendship Boat, I realized I'd left the light on on my nightstand because the curtain to our bedroom was open. I can't believe you didn't buy a single pin. I know of quite a few folks who have had to catch themselves when they picked something up for Stefanie. She loved how much people thought of her.
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Monday, June 4 Part 2 Purchases

I had looked at the pin kiosk for a 2012 pin, but couldn’t decide. When Luke arrived, I thought I had found one, but when I discovered the camera strap right beside it was a 2012 with Tinker Bell. I knew that one was the one.


Sorry it’s blurry.

I had picked up a pink WDW t-shirt and put in my basket and then removed it. It was a small, but sizes can be so weird at Disney. I wanted Luke to help me decide on size. When he got there, I immediately took him to the shirt and it’s matching hoodie. I tried the small hoodie on and though it fit, but a CM came by and showed me where the fitting room. So I tried them both on and both fit. WooHoo!



It’s been too hot to even consider putting the hoodie on, but I’ve worn the tee often and you’ll see it later on me one day at the parks. Flip flops were on sale at 2 pairs for $20. I bought the pink with sunglasses pair above and Morgan got a pair (sorry no picture of hers). Stefanie and I had looked a Disney blog over the winter that showcased all the new flip flops. She was supposed to help me pick them out, but thank goodness we’d already pretty much decided so I knew what to get.

At this point Morgan announced that she wanted a Mickey ear hat, so we headed to the hat section.


Let the searching begin!



For a while these were her favorite ears.




She finally settled on a pair of Minnie Ears, just like a pair Stefanie had received from some PassPorters with her name monogramed on it and Morgan did not even know about this hat. We got her name monogramed on to hers as well. While we waited for it to be ready, I shopped a bit more. Morgan wouldn’t leave the hat section, so Luke stayed with her. No photo of the hat yet. But it will appear in the next update.
I also picked out one of the frames I had seen the night before as I knew exactly what picture was going in it and where it would sit in my house.



This is one of my favorite pictures from last year, and has been sitting on our front hall table for many months in another easel style frame. There are two other pictures from last year’s trip on the same table with the old easel style frame, makes a wonderful montage of my girl.
With a $40 purchase (which we were well above), you could purchase a pin starter set for $18.95. I asked Morgan if she’d like one, and of course, she said yes, though she never opened it on the trip. Stefanie would have had it out of the package before we left the store.
We sat outside Mouse Gear in the shade, attempting to attach the new camera strap – unsuccessful. Morgan mentioned several times that she was hungry and it was 11:00 – 11:30. We were sitting where she could see into Electric Umbrella, so that became our lunch destination. Luke and I shared a 1/3 lb. bacon cheeseburger with fries and two drinks. Morgan had a 1/3lbs. bacon cheeseburger all by herself and also the fries and drink. She even finished eating hers before I had finished half of my half of a burger. When she finished, she wiped her mouth and announced that she’d just eaten a 3 lb. cheeseburger. Luke explained that if she had a 3 lb. burger it would have been 6x what she’d just eaten, but that what she had done was no less amazing. So cute!

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I love that Morgan picked Stefanie's ear hat... hmmmmmmm...
And, of course, I love the picture! ... oh, and the frame, too, of course!
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