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What a fabulous story about Bob and good for your mom to have the guts to say something. Afterall, she said it with the nicest of intentions. Isn't it funny how sometimes when you reach out to a total stranger they respond? I bet it's true for people in the service industry that people tend to treat them as robots and not people - even the people who work at Disney - so BOb was probably taken off guard when he was treated like a human being. That was really cool.
As for the pancakes - egads! I think it would have taken 3 people to polish those puppies off!!
Just catching up.......
Hope looks sooo cute in her Halloween costume!
She will make the cutest flower girl! We went to WDW last Thanksgiving and it was wonderful- I know yall will have a great time over Thanksiving next year..
What a cute story about Bob! I'm glad your mom went ahead and said it, I bet it really changed his day- keeping a smile on:
Love the shirts! Sucha great story about Bob. Sorry the pancakes were a little "nutty" but the butter sounds fab.
I kinda agree with you on your Mom...seems to be a trend as mine is a little "bolder" in her elder years as well.
The butter was delish! I could probably just eat that by itself. Sometimes I think I'm more adventurous than my mom, and then she does something that totally makes me go huh???
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You crack me up!! Your mom sounds great!! See how I just kissed up!!
Too funny. Let's see if she notices anything.
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
What a great breakfast!! So glad your Mom got Bob to smile. We sometimes forget that cast members are also human. And it shows that sometimes what makes their day is something simple.
We love interacting with the CMs. Sometimes it's the one's you don't expect to make the biggest impact.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
The pictures of those pancakes has me salivating!!! I almost finished those pancakes on my birthday this year but at least I was eating for two then.
I wouldn't been the same way with my mom about her telling bob to smile but I'm glad it worked in the end and makes for a great story!
And I'll definitely make your reservation for you. I just hope I can keep my average going. So far I'm 3 for 3!
So you liked the nutty pancakes? I could never have finished all of them, even if I did really like them...if I did, I don't think I would have been able to eat for a week! Maybe I can help you get 4 for 4!!! Or maybe I'll have some luck of my own.
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Originally Posted by Linnynad
Good for your mom, I would have said the same thing!!!! BUT then I would have wanted to kill myself with the whole " now were best friends and I'm gonna tell you my life story" situation. AND him coming in for the pic is hilarious!!!
LOVE the matching
I think I need to try those pancakes, I;m not real big with sweets so they may be right up my alley. We do love Kona , but sadly, never made it there this trip.
Oh well, next time!!!!
You would definitely like those pancakes then. Not so sweet as they are peanutty...is that word? It was the funniest thing that Bob wouldn't leave us alone. He was like our hitchhiking ghost after we got off of HM.
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Originally Posted by sc507
Great story about Bob! He was probably thrilled that someone made 'magic' for him and got him to smile
I wonder if he still thinks about us when he's on his shift? Hopefully we made his day.
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What a fabulous story about Bob and good for your mom to have the guts to say something. Afterall, she said it with the nicest of intentions. Isn't it funny how sometimes when you reach out to a total stranger they respond? I bet it's true for people in the service industry that people tend to treat them as robots and not people - even the people who work at Disney - so BOb was probably taken off guard when he was treated like a human being. That was really cool.
As for the pancakes - egads! I think it would have taken 3 people to polish those puppies off!!
I really hope we made Bob's day. He ended up being such a nice guy. As for those pancakes...they were HUGE!!! Maybe the could cut the costs if they would cut those portions!
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Originally Posted by dsteiny23
I think you got some GREAT pictures with your camera. But I LOVE this one. Hope just looks sooo happy to be on her grandmother's shoulder.
Great story about Bob! Hysterical that he followed you out looking for his picture to be taken.
Thanks! She definitely loves her Gammy ...or Mimi as she says it. Maybe Bob knew I was writing this TR and he wanted to be a part of it.
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Just catching up.......
Hope looks sooo cute in her Halloween costume!
She will make the cutest flower girl! We went to WDW last Thanksgiving and it was wonderful- I know yall will have a great time over Thanksiving next year..
What a cute story about Bob! I'm glad your mom went ahead and said it, I bet it really changed his day- keeping a smile on:
Thanks so much! I remember reading your TR about that and it seemed like you guys had a great time. The weather cooled down a lot for you right?
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Originally Posted by belleandmaddysmom
Well I think you made Bob's day
Looking forward to hearing more about your day at the MK.
I hope we made his day! He made ours without even realizing it.
I LOVED those pancakes! Maybe I just really liked them or being that pregnant everything tasted good! but I almost finished them and then ate the dessert they brought out for my bday (however I didn't eat the bacon - I hate the bacon at Disney, too limp).
I LOVED those pancakes! Maybe I just really liked them or being that pregnant everything tasted good! but I almost finished them and then ate the dessert they brought out for my bday (however I didn't eat the bacon - I hate the bacon at Disney, too limp).
Holy cow girl! I'm very impressed. Maybe I'll have to be pregnant the next time I go just so I can fit it all in!!! BTW, I am so just kidding about that...no more pregnancies for me...at least I don't think so.
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OMG, the Bob story cracked me up, how cool!
It was funny...especially at the end when he really opened up!
Just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying your report. Read it over the past couple of days; don't know how I missed it before! Looking forward to more!
Originally Posted by mom to 3 princesses and 1 prince
Just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying your report. Read it over the past couple of days; don't know how I missed it before! Looking forward to more!
Thanks for joining in!
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Well that was probably the first and last time I eat almost all those pancakes too because I probably won't be in the same situation again either.
The monorail wasn’t very crowded on the way over, so again, we basically had the whole car to oruselves…even after making a stop at the GF.
This was our first time visiting MK when the fall decorations were up, so we were very excited. As soon as you go through the turnstiles you are immediately in the Halloween spirit.
I called my friend Dawn as soon as we got through the gates, but she said they had a late start that morning and they were just sitting down to eat breakfast. She would call me when they got to the park. So we started to make our way down Main Street, taking in more of the holiday decorations.
Then, as soon as I turned the corner I noticed this horrible crane right next to the castle. I mean, it’s not like I don’t have any pictures of us in front of the castle, but that’s one of the most important pictures of the trip, and now there was an ugly crane next to it. The photographer must have felt my pain without me even saying anything because he took two shots, one with the crane and one without. And only now have I noticed that he didn’t take one of all of us together…oh well, just another reason to go back.
We made a quick detour to the Baby Care Center so I could fill Hope’s sippy cups up with water and change her diaper in a nice clean environment. The place was empty so we had the whole changing area to ourselves (this seemed to be an ongoing theme for the day since the crowd levels were very low). The centers even have restrooms in there for the parents, so we took advantage of them as well. Again, I highly recommend this place to anyone with children.
Back on Main Street, we were headed for the two rides that got the most crowded the quickest…Dumbo and Peter Pan. I stopped to take a couple more pictures and then we were off to get in line for the ever popular Dumbo.
This is where we really started to feel the heat of the day. At first I thought it was going to be very comfortable, the weather was being very sneaky with us, but we started sweating as soon as we were standing in line for the ride. The line moved pretty quickly and I think we probably waited for about 15 minutes before it was our turn to hop on the elephant. This was Hope’s very first time on this ride.
Some of the constructon for the expansion...can't wait!
Once we landed we noticed there was a really short ride for the Carousel, and since Hope loves this ride we thought we would take a spin on that real quick. This time I decided to give Hope her very own horse (with mom standing next to her of course) and me on the horse next to her. She was a very big girl today.
Next it was off to Peter Pan. I’m glad we did the Carousel first, because while we were standing in line Hope began to fall asleep. By the time we reached our “ship” she was completely passed out.
I have to say, it was a little difficult getting myself into that car with her in my arms…she’s nothing but dead weight…and I ended up banging my knee really good while hopping into the ship! How can you be graceful while attempting to board a moving vehicle with your 24 lb. child passed out in your arms? It wasn’t pretty, and my knee was throbbing proof of it. Hope has still not seen this ride, she’s been on it, but has not seen it, so maybe next time will be the winner. Mom and I enjoyed it anyway, bad knee and all. When we got off the ride I laid her in the stroller and we decided to just walk around a bit.
I still hadn’t heard from Dawn, so I gave her a call, and she said they were just walking through the turnstiles to get in the park. They were going to do a little shopping on Main Street and we would meet up eventually. I had really wanted to see the Move it! Shake it! Celebrate it! Parade, but Hope was sleeping and I didn’t want to wake her up with the loud music, so the first stop, get something to drink. We were so thirsty from the heat so we went to our favorite place to get sweetened iced tea…Columbia Harbor House. Then we took a stroll over to Ye Ole Christmas Shoppe. I love this store. I have a thing for Christmas ornaments although I didn’t buy any on this trip, I did buy this one in January for Hope…her name is on the back of the hat.
By the time we were walking out of the store I noticed Hope was waking up which couldn’t have been better timing on her part because the parade was just starting to make it’s way around the hub in front of the castle. We high tailed it over there as fast as we could so we could make it in time to see the whole thing, and we eventually found a nice spot right in front of the castle. We had so much fun watching this parade, however, every time I put Hope down to dance she would look at Dale and freak out to be picked up. I thought, “Oh no, is this how’s she’s going to be with all of the characters?”
After we were done dancing we stood back on the curb to finish watching the parade, and I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and it was Dawn’s husband Brian, they were watching the parade as well. So we finally were able to meet up…for a little bit at least.
Her girls, Abigail and Molly, were so excited to see Hope again, and we finally got to meet her inlaws as well. We all decided to make our way over to POTC to get out of the heat for a bit. As usual, there was no line for the ride, and we walked right on. I love this ride. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is one of my favorite rides in the park. It’s just a classic. Once off the ride, we stopped for a picture with Goofy. Hope did pretty good with him, but she also didn’t have a chance to make real contact, so we’ll see how the next time goes.
We began to make our way towards Frontierland, and they decided that they wanted to ride Splash Mountain. I didn’t want to leave my mom with Hope so we decided to leave them for now and meet back up later to get on more rides. On this trip, I found that even if you plan on hanging with friends at Disney, it doesn’t always work out that way, especially when you have two different touring styles. In my heart though, I wasn’t too upset about it because I was enjoying just being with my two favorite girls at my very favorite place. Even though we were only here for 4 days we were definitely more laid back when it came to seeing everything. It worked out perfectly for us.
We headed towards the HM, and rode that since again, there was no line. Another favorite of mine, and I think this was the first time the ride didn’t stop while we were on it. The narration cut out towards the end of the ride, but at least the doom buggys kept on moving. By now it was close to 12:30pm, and we knew it was getting to be that time for Hope to have lunch. Mom and I were still stuffed from breakfast, but she needed to eat, so we walked over to Pinocchio’s Village Haus. It wasn’t very crowded in there, and it was nice to just sit and take a break for a minute. She ate while we relaxed.
When we left the restaurant the clouds were rolling in, and we knew a storm was approaching, but we weren’t sure how soon that would be. We wanted to spend some more time in Fantasyland but when you have a stroller it’s hard to decide what you want to do. Do you park it by the ride and pray it doesn’t get soaked or do you just hide out in a store? Us, hide out in a store…heck no! So we threw caution to the wind and just kept getting on the rides. I did have my stroller cover with me, but I just didn’t feel like getting it out…laziness, I know.
Up next: It never rains until 4:30…yeah right!
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I mean, it’s not like I don’t have any pictures of us in front of the castle, but that’s one of the most important pictures of the trip, and now there was an ugly crane next to it. 
The photographer must have felt my pain without me even saying anything because he took two shots, one with the crane and one without. And only now have I noticed that he didn’t take one of all of us together…oh well, just another reason to go back. 
The line moved pretty quickly and I think we probably waited for about 15 minutes before it was our turn to hop on the elephant. This was Hope’s very first time on this ride.
By the time we reached our “ship” she was completely passed out.
How can you be graceful while attempting to board a moving vehicle with your 24 lb. child passed out in your arms? It wasn’t pretty, and my knee was throbbing proof of it. 
Hope has still not seen this ride, she’s been on it, but has not seen it, so maybe next time will be the winner. Mom and I enjoyed it anyway, bad knee and all. When we got off the ride I laid her in the stroller and we decided to just walk around a bit. 
Then we took a stroll over to Ye Ole Christmas Shoppe. I love this store. I have a thing for Christmas ornaments although I didn’t buy any on this trip, I did buy this one in January for Hope…her name is on the back of the hat.
however, every time I put Hope down to dance she would look at Dale and freak out to be picked up. I thought, “Oh no, is this how’s she’s going to be with all of the characters?”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is one of my favorite rides in the park. It’s just a classic. Once off the ride, we stopped for a picture with Goofy. Hope did pretty good with him, but she also didn’t have a chance to make real contact, so we’ll see how the next time goes.
Even though we were only here for 4 days we were definitely more laid back when it came to seeing everything. It worked out perfectly for us. 
but we weren’t sure how soon that would be. We wanted to spend some more time in Fantasyland but when you have a stroller it’s hard to decide what you want to do. Do you park it by the ride and pray it doesn’t get soaked or do you just hide out in a store? 
Us, hide out in a store…heck no! So we threw caution to the wind and just kept getting on the rides. I did have my stroller cover with me, but I just didn’t feel like getting it out…laziness, I know. 
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