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Kelly, Im glad to hear ointment helped Dylan's Heat Rash. Skyler got that way when we took him to Sesame Place b/c of how hot it was. Those aren't aren't fun at all.
He didn't seem to bothered by it, so I guess that was at elast good.
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WONDERFUL! I had so much trouble picking my favorite photo, but I think this is it.
Thanks for the inside info on Sunrise Safari!
Thanks so much!! He was having fun just getting to be on his own a bit.
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Great updates & photos. I'm impressed by how much you all did in that heat!
I know! It didn't seem like a lot at the time - probably because the Safari ate up a lot of that time - but it was SO worth it!
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Great update. Loved all the pics. Looks like Dylan had a good day and fun in the pool. Was he flirting? Too cute.
Even though we were warned that the power would be out in the lodge in the early morning hours (like 3am-ish) it still was an unpleasant experience. Did they realize it was June?!?! So needless to say I think it got quite a bit warm in the room. At some point Dylan woke up crying and wouldn’t go back to sleep. I felt bad for Becki, not so much Mike – it’s his son and I shouldn’t feel bad for that. Anyway, well you can’t go flip a light on when the power’s out. I used the light from my insulin pump to find my way around the room and finally found a glow stick and hung it on the bathroom door handle so we could kind of see. Finally got Dylan out of the pack-n-play, but he wasn’t in for being put back in. So, I went out to the lounge at 3am and laid with him on the couch. It was much cooler out there and I didn’t have to worry about keeping him quiet either. I think I was out there with him for 45 mins – 1 hour before he finally fell back asleep and I took him back to the room. I think the power started coming back on while I was out there. Needless to say – I didn’t get that much sleep that night.
Mike got up early this morning so he could get to DHS for AM EMH since it was Star Wars Weekends and he wanted to get some of it out of the way before we got there. His main thing was getting the actor that played Jango Fett autograph. Sadly, he had a family emergency and wasn’t able to attend the event. So he looked around the shops and got his SWW gear out of the way.
Once Becki, Dylan, & I arrived we met up and grabbed FPs for RnRC. Then we rode the Great Movie Ride and hit the Animation Studio – here all Dylan wanted to do was walk up and down the stairs – that is not fun right there in the entrance let me tell you. We then walked through the Backlot area. Next up was the Star Wars parade. Mike held Dylan while I videotaped (with my arm straight up in the air to get over everyone’s heads I might add) while Becki stayed back and waited in the shade.
After the parade we booked it to Sci-Fi for our noon ADR. We just this place and pretty much have to eat here every time. Dylan ‘drove’ with Mike upfront, Becki & I were behind them, and then we had some hitchhikers in the back. Mike had the Reuben with a Coke, I got a cheeseburger and a Diet Coke, Becki had the Turkey sandwich and a Diet Coke, and Dylan picked at our meals with a Cars Punch (lemonade with a light up Cars (Lightening McQueen) clip-on) all for $54.67 before tip. Dylan had had enough by this point and ended up falling asleep in my arms while we were there.
After lunch Becki & I went to ride RnRC, but as soon as we got to the area where they assign you a lane, the ride shut down and we had to leave the queue. We got FPs for another time, but knew we wouldn’t get to use them. After that we decided to go back to AKL as the heaat was really getting to us.
Mike & Dylan in their 'Like Father...', '...Like Son' shirts.
We got back to AKL at 2:45pm where I put Dylan down for a nap and then Becki & I packed some since tomorrow we would be going home.
Up next…an evening @ MK with some PPs (oh and another ‘family fight’)
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I can't imagine not having air conditioning in my room in the June. No wonder poor little Dylan couldn't sleep. Sounds like a great start to your day at DHS!!
ah ha! I am caught up and LOVING this TR....so great!
Firt the sunrise safari is right up our alley. We HAVE to try to do this one day. It reminded me of Disney's Earth movie which we were in love with! But it sounds like the guide was super informative which I love and I love to ask questions about the animals. You guys got some great shots there too!
I PEW but I couldn't get eric to ride it this time for some reason....he said it was too hot to spin *L*
Poor Dylan was worn out that day but sounds like you guys got to take advantage of the pool which is wonderful. I love that pool!
I love the matching shirts at DHS the next day. so cute!
I really hope to get to Scifi again soon because I realy enjoy eating in the car there. Its the fun part along with the Bmovies playing on the screen. Too great!
So sorry about RNRC that really stinks!
Oh and the air not on in June..you'd think they would time that pour outage in december or something like that...weird!
I cannot wait for more of course!
We've been to SWW 3 or 4 times now - DH LOVES it!! Thanks!
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I can't imagine not having air conditioning in my room in the June. No wonder poor little Dylan couldn't sleep. Sounds like a great start to your day at DHS!!
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Wow, what were they thinking? No air conditioning in June?
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Wow, sorry about the power being out, especially in June. Sounds like a great day so far at DHS!
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No electricity was not a wise decision on Disney's part. Glad you were able to get him back to sleep.
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Great pictures! Sorry about the power being out! More please!
Exactly! I don't know what they were thinking - and now I can't remember what they were doing/fixing that the power had to be shut off.
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ah ha! I am caught up and LOVING this TR....so great!
Firt the sunrise safari is right up our alley. We HAVE to try to do this one day. It reminded me of Disney's Earth movie which we were in love with! But it sounds like the guide was super informative which I love and I love to ask questions about the animals. You guys got some great shots there too!
I PEW but I couldn't get eric to ride it this time for some reason....he said it was too hot to spin *L*
Poor Dylan was worn out that day but sounds like you guys got to take advantage of the pool which is wonderful. I love that pool!
I love the matching shirts at DHS the next day. so cute!
I really hope to get to Scifi again soon because I realy enjoy eating in the car there. Its the fun part along with the Bmovies playing on the screen. Too great!
So sorry about RNRC that really stinks!
Oh and the air not on in June..you'd think they would time that pour outage in december or something like that...weird!
I cannot wait for more of course!
You will have to stay club level at AKL some day! Even if for just a night or 2 to take advantage of the Sunrise Safari. We currently have plans to stay club level again there in August and I'm seriously considering doing this again.
Thanks for all your great comments Crissy!
For us, Steph slept right thru it like any typical teenager. I woke up cause everything was so still like and I felt like someone was staring at me. I forgot to leave the curtains cracked and when I woke up, it was so dark and quiet I wasn't sure I was really awake. I actually said "Hello?" like that was going to magically fix things. Once I got my bearings I found my phone and used it as a flashlight. I cracked open the curtains and could see a light at the far end of the hotel and felt a little better.
I can't remember what the outage was for either.
Love your pics from Sci-Fi, my DMom is gonna love this place!
Becki is too cute/funny in her pic in front of RNRC! And love the matching shirts on Mike and Dylan!
Oh no! Not another "family fight."
See you at the PP meet at MK (in your TR of course)!
For us, Steph slept right thru it like any typical teenager. I woke up cause everything was so still like and I felt like someone was staring at me. I forgot to leave the curtains cracked and when I woke up, it was so dark and quiet I wasn't sure I was really awake. I actually said "Hello?" like that was going to magically fix things. Once I got my bearings I found my phone and used it as a flashlight. I cracked open the curtains and could see a light at the far end of the hotel and felt a little better.
I can't remember what the outage was for either.
Love your pics from Sci-Fi, my DMom is gonna love this place!
Becki is too cute/funny in her pic in front of RNRC! And love the matching shirts on Mike and Dylan!
Oh no! Not another "family fight."
See you at the PP meet at MK (in your TR of course)!
LOL about your power outage story. "Hello?"
See you soon!!
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this place and pretty much have to eat here every time. Dylan ‘drove’ with Mike upfront, Becki & I were behind them, and then we had some hitchhikers in the back. Mike had the Reuben with a Coke, I got a cheeseburger and a Diet Coke, Becki had the Turkey sandwich and a Diet Coke, and Dylan picked at our meals with a Cars Punch (lemonade with a light up Cars (Lightening McQueen) clip-on) all for $54.67 before tip. Dylan had had enough by this point and ended up falling asleep in my arms while we were there.
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