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Honestly Kelly, it did. We ended up along with LC for lunch, France for a slushie, a jog to Japan for pick a pearl, and then to China for a cantaloopy...that is the only things we did at Epcot the entire trip of 8 days.
I know it sounds crazy, but we had a great vacation anyhow!
Sounds ok to me - just strolling along and doing whatever you want.
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He has been gone for 10 days but got a call from him about 30 minutes ago and he is home now - well at Grandmoms so as soon as 5 O'clock rolls around I'm outta here. Can't wait to give him a big hug. Plus I got my tooth fixed today but the dentist thinks I may have more problems as I age and recommend me seeing an
Orthodontist to correct my bite.
I'm sure you two had big hugs for one another! Good Luck with the orthodontist. I wear a night guard because I grind my teeth and can feel myself clenching my jaw during the day too.
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back to the trip report
Yep - our slide used to be attached to a swing, but kiddo #1 quickly took care of that. I'm surprised the slide has survived their abuse.
Our pool isn't all that large - it's enough for us to be able to cool off, and for the boys to swim in it. Thanks to our warm summer, they've been swimming every day. Our "heat relief" lasted only 1 day - we're back in the 90's for the remainder of the week. I'll take it - it's much better than the triple digits we had over the weekend!
We still have the swing although no strap to hold someone in it. Same here on the weathe. Honestly, 90s doesn't feel all that bad when you've been used to 104+ for a while.
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Just catching up again! So glad you're having a great trip. The boys look so cute after their haircuts (not that they weren't cute before the haircuts). Glad you got to enjoy some time with Shelley and Stephanie!
Aw, thanks Sharon! Hopefully you'll get to see them in person on our next trip!
Usual morning routine of getting ready and breakfast happened again today and then we headed to AK. We were getting off the bus at 9:15am and were nearing the ToL 10 minutes later.
We headed back to Kilimanjaro Safaris and with a stand-by wait of about 25 minutes we decided to head in. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the stand-by queue. It’s really neat and made the wait hardly a wait at all.
Even get see animals while in the queue!
We were in a ride vehicle by 9:40am, so really only a 15 minute wait! We were seated in the last row. And anyone that had sat there before knows how bumpy it can be. I’m surprised I got so many decent shots as I was also holding Lukas on my lap.
The vehicle did have to stop several times especially once we hit the savanna because the giraffes were on parade! Our driver was really getting a kick out of it and just kept laughing about the giraffes. They’d cross the road, then walk along side it to only cross again. They did this several times until we were able to pass them by.
This one had an itch he was scratching on the tree branch.
Lots of animals were out and active during the morning. We even saw the lions, but I couldn’t get a good picture.
And Little Red is no more, but here’s progress (over a month ago now) on the new zebra area.
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You got some great shots, especially as you at the back of the truck and I know how bumpy that is - I always ask to wait for the next truck to go in the front, as being thrown around that much isn't good for my chronic fatigue.
OMG......holy animal sightings!!! Andre would have went bonkers with those giraffes......his favorite word now is G-affe.
I can't wait to go back on KS, our last trip to AK was when I was pregnant and I couldn't ride it
what a great safari ride. Although bumpy you can get some great shot from the last row. How wonderful that the animals know they are safe and feel comfortable being that close to the trucks.
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Well there is alot to catch up on!!! Love that you get the boys hair cut each time, too cute!!! How cool that yall got to Meet Shelley and her daughter. Love the safari ride I could stay on that ride all day!!!
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I know how bumpy that is - I always ask to wait for the next truck to go in the front, as being thrown around that much isn't good for my chronic fatigue. 
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