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Wow that was some crowd at AK, I hope it didn't make for long lines all day. We also stopped at watched the animals last trip, I never realize how many there were along the way. Morgan's pictures with Tink are so cute, she really photographs well. Looking forward to more.
So glad you were able to have dinner with Kelly and family and have a little extra support for Illuminations. And Morgan is a very sweet girl!
Love the PPmpics and the new borders and magic shots I pre-ordered the regular photo pass and now I'm going to look into switching it for the photo pass plus.
You would have been hard pressed to find a better person to bring "Home" with you than Morgan. I think! Her smile is beautiful and her excitement, genuine! It looks like it would be hard to stay down for very long with her around!!
Just getting caught up again Cam! Love all the PP pictures! What a great time you had at dinner with Kelly and her clan, and a great start to your day at AK with Heather! Love the floral arrangement with the glass slipper and tiara! More please!
Hi Cam, it has been a crazy summer and I am just getting back on the boards and caught up with your trip report. Your Mary Poppins encounter brought tears to my eyes. Your dinner with Kelly's family and Illuminations looked wonderful. Morgan is a beautiful young woman and I'm glad she was able to share this trip with you. I'm glad you got my Tinkerbelle necklace. I wished my trip had been one day longer so I could have given the necklace and a hug to you in person. You are an inspiration and so beautiful on both the outside and inside. Can't wait to read more!
Just got all caught up with your last few updates and I really enjoyed all your photopass pictures Morgan is so adorable with the characters and you can tell that she was having the time of her life! On our last trip to AK in May we also experienced unbelievable crowds in AK! It was so hot and the crowds made it feel even hotter that we didn't stay as long as we planned because it just felt to overwhelming with the heat and crowds. Looking forward to hearing about your day there
How great that Morgan enjoyed seeing all the animals. Your teaser about the okapi sounds like it's going to be a hoot!
Love the photos of Morgan with Tink, especially that last one -- just perfect! Whenever they've done that magic photo with us, they always tell me to "look surprised" so I put on what I think is a surprised face, and then the Photopass photographer usually says, "No, not a scared face -- a surprised face." Maybe I get scared when I'm surprised?!? Well, in any event, Morgan has it down perfectly!
Yikes! Those were some crowds outside of AK, but I'm glad you made the best of it. I love the last pic of Morgan with Tink too, I think it's my favorite so far.
We were in Disney so no biggie with the crowd. At least no one was rude or shoved us.
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more please
Too much time spent on schoolwork today, but maybe an update tomorrow.
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I see another border we didn't have. The one with Mowgli & Baloo. And did you say there were Lion King ones too? I don't remember those.
There was also a Lion King border.
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Wow that was some crowd at AK, I hope it didn't make for long lines all day. We also stopped at watched the animals last trip, I never realize how many there were along the way. Morgan's pictures with Tink are so cute, she really photographs well. Looking forward to more.
There really are so many animals that I'm afraid most of us walk right by without seeing. But the past 5 or 6 trips we've made an effort to hunt out the nooks and crannies where the animals live.
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Cam did you have the PP plus? Maybe that's where the new borders are coming from? If so, I want it now! LOL!
We did have PP+.
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So glad you were able to have dinner with Kelly and family and have a little extra support for Illuminations. And Morgan is a very sweet girl!
Love the PPmpics and the new borders and magic shots I pre-ordered the regular photo pass and now I'm going to look into switching it for the photo pass plus.
I was really pleased with the PP+, especially since dinner picture packages were included. We have never bought ride photos, but I usually like one or more of them, so I was really glad to finally have these.
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You would have been hard pressed to find a better person to bring "Home" with you than Morgan. I think! Her smile is beautiful and her excitement, genuine! It looks like it would be hard to stay down for very long with her around!!
She definitely was a mood lifter!
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Just getting caught up again Cam! Love all the PP pictures! What a great time you had at dinner with Kelly and her clan, and a great start to your day at AK with Heather! Love the floral arrangement with the glass slipper and tiara! More please!
All these made it a wee bit easier to be in the happiest place on earth.
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Hi Cam, it has been a crazy summer and I am just getting back on the boards and caught up with your trip report. Your Mary Poppins encounter brought tears to my eyes. Your dinner with Kelly's family and Illuminations looked wonderful. Morgan is a beautiful young woman and I'm glad she was able to share this trip with you. I'm glad you got my Tinkerbelle necklace. I wished my trip had been one day longer so I could have given the necklace and a hug to you in person. You are an inspiration and so beautiful on both the outside and inside. Can't wait to read more!
for all your kind words, and also for the Tink necklace. I kept the little note you had put with it, but now I can seem to find exactly where I put it when we got back home. I didn't write in my notes who gave it to me as I had the other note (until now)., That was so special of you to do, and though it made me cry, it also made me smile!
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Just got all caught up with your last few updates and I really enjoyed all your photopass pictures Morgan is so adorable with the characters and you can tell that she was having the time of her life! On our last trip to AK in May we also experienced unbelievable crowds in AK! It was so hot and the crowds made it feel even hotter that we didn't stay as long as we planned because it just felt to overwhelming with the heat and crowds. Looking forward to hearing about your day there
The day we went was overcast, so it kept the heat from being as oppressive. Later it rained off and on and some of the folks decided to head out.
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sounds like a crowded but so far very nice morning in AK. I hope the crowds didn't keep you away from any of the fun.
We still managed to have plenty of fun!
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WOW what a crowd, did it stay this way all day?
: The rain sent some of the folks to other locations.
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Whoa -- what a crowd at AK!
How great that Morgan enjoyed seeing all the animals. Your teaser about the okapi sounds like it's going to be a hoot!
Love the photos of Morgan with Tink, especially that last one -- just perfect! Whenever they've done that magic photo with us, they always tell me to "look surprised" so I put on what I think is a surprised face, and then the Photopass photographer usually says, "No, not a scared face -- a surprised face." Maybe I get scared when I'm surprised?!? Well, in any event, Morgan has it down perfectly!
Too funny that your surprised look appears to be scared.
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I pre-ordered the regular photo pass and now I'm going to look into switching it for the photo pass plus.
What a great time you had at dinner with Kelly and her clan, and a great start to your day at AK with Heather! 
More please! 
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Well, in any event, Morgan has it down perfectly!
All these made it a wee bit easier to be in the happiest place on earth. 
: The rain sent some of the folks to other locations. 
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