tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50197388860654995472024-03-13T17:36:44.428-05:00Perfect Little HappinessLauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-57812810697604816292023-02-09T10:15:00.013-06:002023-02-17T11:22:46.570-06:00DisneyWorld 2023: final part <p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Our trip continued (part 3)….</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Day 6: Epcot again!</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg97UE2-sOdxVzq9C38OxsbUY8MncJa1loVxlJ2NELw1LRaq9eKRsnxvDW8Va3_SjHnn_dlSL0ECEKiPrnQmehLYMoAtDZNElIf5bcGEf8BpdUsdRXkob6aDTLP1xdY8FHI2HenNmouHe_g25r4OqEvraAFnrqypav5w-XEfg267ekb-_FUdtmyQ/s4032/A5BB519C-0EE1-4E12-B694-306CF834C986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg97UE2-sOdxVzq9C38OxsbUY8MncJa1loVxlJ2NELw1LRaq9eKRsnxvDW8Va3_SjHnn_dlSL0ECEKiPrnQmehLYMoAtDZNElIf5bcGEf8BpdUsdRXkob6aDTLP1xdY8FHI2HenNmouHe_g25r4OqEvraAFnrqypav5w-XEfg267ekb-_FUdtmyQ/s320/A5BB519C-0EE1-4E12-B694-306CF834C986.jpeg" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Adam and I woke up at 6:55 AM again to do the guardians virtual queue again. He had the world clock on his phone and once it struck 6:59:59 I clicked join and got group 35! An improvement from last time, but I’m just happy to get a boarding group at all.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKa31NYQHZWvOZIeM0L7lHvFirXKs52gD1_mdhK-LlSDtY78KykM455ntwN_JYJScTbDTnhNr6oh0edOrqp9ilO-R9cI2o_IF7YqmYu-SYWbdEDl2YvziJHW9kpVRzDwBAlTTZRM3GbyPZH05SXKti7EhJFpuR3hzSUNAF3NWTMN6iZBvr_B3_A/s2532/32D3FBFB-00CC-4AE4-B759-87AAE3039ADB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKa31NYQHZWvOZIeM0L7lHvFirXKs52gD1_mdhK-LlSDtY78KykM455ntwN_JYJScTbDTnhNr6oh0edOrqp9ilO-R9cI2o_IF7YqmYu-SYWbdEDl2YvziJHW9kpVRzDwBAlTTZRM3GbyPZH05SXKti7EhJFpuR3hzSUNAF3NWTMN6iZBvr_B3_A/s320/32D3FBFB-00CC-4AE4-B759-87AAE3039ADB.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We slept in this morning due to our late magic kingdom night, being there until after 10:30 PM. I got up at 8 (I could never sleep in very late any of these mornings) and the girls woke up around 8:15/8:30. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were running low on cereal so the girls had one last bowl for breakfast and for myself, I ran down to the kitchen and got a Mickey shaped waffle kids meal. Brought back to the room and gave Thea the yogurt and apple slices it came with. Adam had one last microwaveable egg bites pack and I got him a side of sausage. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nYtIlXt4wlgwWwiaPS1FMv9zH978uQoBzd0_-QvjxJk7PAQA-xXeBRtmdCMXq3wIc9Z9pFOqnLuMOq6DqchNx-YSsOiwsx3WKcKHaLoMy6ih2l-HWTJKLmEQ5Cki8OdjcUFEkDsV2jI5-FmdA_AZpNHM8udIy9JC-JgqO3sAnCWXrG_ZjbHBUQ/s4032/BD124582-B884-451E-9391-C79CBB41BC07.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nYtIlXt4wlgwWwiaPS1FMv9zH978uQoBzd0_-QvjxJk7PAQA-xXeBRtmdCMXq3wIc9Z9pFOqnLuMOq6DqchNx-YSsOiwsx3WKcKHaLoMy6ih2l-HWTJKLmEQ5Cki8OdjcUFEkDsV2jI5-FmdA_AZpNHM8udIy9JC-JgqO3sAnCWXrG_ZjbHBUQ/s320/BD124582-B884-451E-9391-C79CBB41BC07.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got ready for another hot day and already made plans to likely come back and swim to cool off. We got down to the bus stop and it was busy this morning. It was around 9:30 so the parks had all been open for an hour give or take, so not sure why so busy. There’s no “line” for the bus, everyone just kind of stands around or sits on benches. There were some boomers that showed up 10 minutes after us and once the bus came they shoved their way to the front. Some of them tried to climb in the back when the bus lowered for the electric scooter. I thought they were family of the scooter person but they weren’t. I couldn’t believe the lack of manners and etiquette a lot of these people have. We ended up having to stand on this bus ride while some of the rude people that came after us got to sit. Ugh annoying but let’s shake that off.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCREUvJU4x45iD6Du6lfbTDFyVkmEGnNXQI56fds6CEgLv1hCI6MdtPmXWb4vOCKOTH8aotZ8Dy4M9Ipq5_sEJ9fVXqb4bOInhfCGIogjvnI7b7Z_VXlvXANrfR2-XgmhFM8ak72n5gII6We5cd3pUZ9gUTRX8ZOPDxeLDSngj7n0IB3gcnIHuA/s3088/350B495B-A21E-4A2B-9A1E-B8418FBA781B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCREUvJU4x45iD6Du6lfbTDFyVkmEGnNXQI56fds6CEgLv1hCI6MdtPmXWb4vOCKOTH8aotZ8Dy4M9Ipq5_sEJ9fVXqb4bOInhfCGIogjvnI7b7Z_VXlvXANrfR2-XgmhFM8ak72n5gII6We5cd3pUZ9gUTRX8ZOPDxeLDSngj7n0IB3gcnIHuA/s320/350B495B-A21E-4A2B-9A1E-B8418FBA781B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Got to Epcot and it was a very short line for both security and main gate. It was also already pretty hot. It just reaffirmed this was going to be a pool break day. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We wanted to ride the couple rides we didn’t get to do the other Epcot day. We got an appointment for soarin’. Then saw Minnie, so Adam and Thea decided to line up to meet her. It was at least 20 minutes long, but we had the time. In the meantime Mira and I walked over to joffreys to get a snack since she was hungry. She ended up getting one of those sprinkle donuts as big as her face. Not my idea of a “snack when you’re hungry” but it’s Disney… I told her she had to split with sissy, and she did. Once Adam and Thea were done they walked over to Mira and I and I noticed our boarding group was already called for guardians. We decided to do soarin’ first. I think it was Thea’s first time since she was too short both at Disneyland and on our last WDW trip. She loved it! I love watching her reactions during the ride. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ESNRMVrBBr8rUb3DuyvteOlBXEc5AFj6dVRNe9Tf6jFlis6ztP9YjomNyX-OrCFEO6tRw0eVD2jBJx9nfrORT9euVACMYO6MPqh2Q5gJ_12qgId4aWOLjTo3K5nkXCsjTQvDMWXccDtuBZF9jsIPrmzujWwhl2dpTpYVg4yaxh1EVHkbsILqvw/s5568/0CA65446-6C09-4D96-B3CF-CC048CB11144.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ESNRMVrBBr8rUb3DuyvteOlBXEc5AFj6dVRNe9Tf6jFlis6ztP9YjomNyX-OrCFEO6tRw0eVD2jBJx9nfrORT9euVACMYO6MPqh2Q5gJ_12qgId4aWOLjTo3K5nkXCsjTQvDMWXccDtuBZF9jsIPrmzujWwhl2dpTpYVg4yaxh1EVHkbsILqvw/s320/0CA65446-6C09-4D96-B3CF-CC048CB11144.jpeg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFAW1yXu5gfcxuDskVUnzUjKb9WH33z0MjOQPuu-W2pDZ8SVGXxmAtuAPZrYfc-_QOfa--TSA8yoatrxklnjECTGNAijCo6ImBtDaFWNW9Cgcv-S0m5GB5f_WOMlHySFYjDrEdsIQRFc9Gon_4fpr6OygON2ZCkhZ-fWOfWUMsmlPAVFjB5zlzQ/s4032/2C3FD8C6-BCF1-41E0-86D9-0B963109DB7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFAW1yXu5gfcxuDskVUnzUjKb9WH33z0MjOQPuu-W2pDZ8SVGXxmAtuAPZrYfc-_QOfa--TSA8yoatrxklnjECTGNAijCo6ImBtDaFWNW9Cgcv-S0m5GB5f_WOMlHySFYjDrEdsIQRFc9Gon_4fpr6OygON2ZCkhZ-fWOfWUMsmlPAVFjB5zlzQ/s320/2C3FD8C6-BCF1-41E0-86D9-0B963109DB7B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a7dTHQhhElHhpGkdwlvSlFn5JmvzCAc6wPwADQ8w1TGk4boESK9cw307o0w6db6jAwr5iTs1ap94-Cqxkj3XzjZe_kctqF6zkXBGYVkPlJZ4HkSw1608rFvzMngl4ctP8rsNA6RposYK7odrYCWwQZEY0Qj1TTmyBbrQRvPA8zEZE3vT-kSltw/s4032/FBC566F0-3750-49FB-9E53-9DF60BB2B696.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a7dTHQhhElHhpGkdwlvSlFn5JmvzCAc6wPwADQ8w1TGk4boESK9cw307o0w6db6jAwr5iTs1ap94-Cqxkj3XzjZe_kctqF6zkXBGYVkPlJZ4HkSw1608rFvzMngl4ctP8rsNA6RposYK7odrYCWwQZEY0Qj1TTmyBbrQRvPA8zEZE3vT-kSltw/s320/FBC566F0-3750-49FB-9E53-9DF60BB2B696.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then it was time for guardians. I ended up going first so Adam could take Thea on the Nemo ride she had asked about. He also got some early lunch for her and himself. Guardians is just as amazing the second time! Wow! Just love everything about that ride. It has the starry sky I love about space mountain, but a much better, faster, and smoother coaster, that spins 360. Not to mention with awesome music and floating VR things in the sky. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vtOTWVQwmBpFY44fnRyt2wA9tyHXWcICT-s-e-TdYGIbr9c6GAs03KR6Y8FLcXeyoT6NHqebVjZJ8gbYt0UqUagD16q9nXXsvf8hGvG5_mCj5spZstbtrIY1jYHre7Yjij1t82a0ZBI6HIZ6yfY93GvEgkxmiqUzaRIDZfN8JZEfduwKrrPbGg/s4500/F72742EF-A705-4012-BA6A-19392095B306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vtOTWVQwmBpFY44fnRyt2wA9tyHXWcICT-s-e-TdYGIbr9c6GAs03KR6Y8FLcXeyoT6NHqebVjZJ8gbYt0UqUagD16q9nXXsvf8hGvG5_mCj5spZstbtrIY1jYHre7Yjij1t82a0ZBI6HIZ6yfY93GvEgkxmiqUzaRIDZfN8JZEfduwKrrPbGg/s320/F72742EF-A705-4012-BA6A-19392095B306.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When it was Adam’s turn I was so hungry I went over to one of the festival booths with mussels. I’d never had mussels before and I saw that they were a fan favorite in the Disney foodies group. I got the mussels and there happened to be a playground right next to it so I got to eat while Thea played. After that I washed my hands and met up with Adam and Mira. I had a 2:00 space 220 reservation but it was only for 2 people, it’s probably one of the top hardest restaurants in all of property to get a reservation for. I walked over to the hostess posted up outside to see if she could squeeze in 4 instead of 2. I was assuming she would say yes. Unfortunately seemed like a real stickler and said no there’s no room, my only option is to keep looking for a 4 person to open up. I had already been trying that for days, well weeks even….. I told Mira this might not be happening and she just cried. She was really looking forward to that. I shouldn’t have been so confident and honestly never got her hopes up. Dang. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5ZWNW9x-PTDz03qxi2aWv1gMe2FwY97OMte0IEavwC5J_gTsYwhKqPCp7Dh55Qt7cKPGQYTpaNLWI1F4q5oTx0loXS6rCdS54ouia6A9XZNoCuZlSVojxCX14EtSW0kzHSz84-PXHyCAEqxLDKZMzQztoTz-G0T7yOknddCkK1S3Ti4rMfU54A/s4032/76B53433-8247-48A9-BA37-A84F5442E792.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5ZWNW9x-PTDz03qxi2aWv1gMe2FwY97OMte0IEavwC5J_gTsYwhKqPCp7Dh55Qt7cKPGQYTpaNLWI1F4q5oTx0loXS6rCdS54ouia6A9XZNoCuZlSVojxCX14EtSW0kzHSz84-PXHyCAEqxLDKZMzQztoTz-G0T7yOknddCkK1S3Ti4rMfU54A/s320/76B53433-8247-48A9-BA37-A84F5442E792.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mira was hungry so we walked over to Starbucks to get a bagel. Of course they didn’t have bagels there so she just got a sugary drink. If you’re keeping tabs she’s now had a frosted donut and a sugary strawberry Starbucks smoothie. I ended up deciding to cancel space 220 altogether and would keep looking for one to open up, but told the fam to not bank on anything. Mira was sooo disappointed. Well, this is a good lesson in sometimes life has disappointments. But we are at Disney and have plenty of other fun things to do!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We decided this was a good time to go back to the resort to do pool time.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldCzf7KeNTS_McB9WVSt1YszGvHDYRaf8-000VaMKvp3R5oEDC3pY2wDgXdjuNl-qw2CuhmhpkAdSemnZpHhVoVAk-pQTUCwmjHGDCN99ZxEI8hCTByIYf04Q1fF2Tx0awGZBN3uzbc9IuwoHXFZM5rSdWceTn0r7AIs8nxAuPar6RzrmGm1h0Q/s4032/1849BFD6-A6C4-4A2F-86AF-FFD6FFC65B90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldCzf7KeNTS_McB9WVSt1YszGvHDYRaf8-000VaMKvp3R5oEDC3pY2wDgXdjuNl-qw2CuhmhpkAdSemnZpHhVoVAk-pQTUCwmjHGDCN99ZxEI8hCTByIYf04Q1fF2Tx0awGZBN3uzbc9IuwoHXFZM5rSdWceTn0r7AIs8nxAuPar6RzrmGm1h0Q/s320/1849BFD6-A6C4-4A2F-86AF-FFD6FFC65B90.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecvu294Wq8fHtZEYbGYEAWJuMrqzvO7po7WERYr_Ja23hHtPIEFGufci0DMRSUIho-2j54XwYYTriaDTC14sUhqcNhQOOdkCpCl3BbzOBy_xI2wFuwORJafk466fCtG4r7pJWQkahvbF138c0vB2uuZd_diZ69WnxgGhi5ISPCQFO0HD7IZoqew/s4032/AC7A2AF5-451E-4F9D-B9B6-E799534F2966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecvu294Wq8fHtZEYbGYEAWJuMrqzvO7po7WERYr_Ja23hHtPIEFGufci0DMRSUIho-2j54XwYYTriaDTC14sUhqcNhQOOdkCpCl3BbzOBy_xI2wFuwORJafk466fCtG4r7pJWQkahvbF138c0vB2uuZd_diZ69WnxgGhi5ISPCQFO0HD7IZoqew/s320/AC7A2AF5-451E-4F9D-B9B6-E799534F2966.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a beautiful hot day again. The water felt even colder than the day before though. The pools are supposed to be heated to 82° but ours wasn’t working. First world problems I know. I only stuck my legs in this time while Adam got in with the girls. I really enjoy just vibing in the beach lounger soaking up the sun. Adam and I tried different drinks this day from the pool bar. I had some sort of frozen/blended drink that was like a melon pina colada and Adam had a lager. I also brought some grapes and oranges, something for the girls to snack on. Today they had a tie dye tshirt craft so after the girls swam for an hour it was time for them to get to do the craft.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The shirts turned out great! What a cute souvenir. The cast members bagged them up and gave us the instructions then we headed back to our room. On our way out of the pool area, we stumbled upon Goofy, Pluto, and Donald! I had heard a rumor that they occasionally come to this resort but it’s very random and we were so lucky to catch them!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW2KFJ3w9MykN2fJ0OHittwPf-GKu3U89QTCvk6vjzZx0lgOutegc8bzb7cEIz7mYFYpWiEoVWwnwpGPY4PAeP2ZtnGiRHlubvNT_mKCRjvQcU6XmfYh3iTzGK9eDYQmRVsLS552DU_8y4ywKFdZksmP2IOdqhjmP4F3vyq_azeYMvOowMwoeQg/s4032/2A3DAA7C-A881-434F-B185-026A577444D5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW2KFJ3w9MykN2fJ0OHittwPf-GKu3U89QTCvk6vjzZx0lgOutegc8bzb7cEIz7mYFYpWiEoVWwnwpGPY4PAeP2ZtnGiRHlubvNT_mKCRjvQcU6XmfYh3iTzGK9eDYQmRVsLS552DU_8y4ywKFdZksmP2IOdqhjmP4F3vyq_azeYMvOowMwoeQg/s320/2A3DAA7C-A881-434F-B185-026A577444D5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvt4QXgpKwLgCavBXnm8qTw-vaGGmTfCC9yg2-kQwO8rqR3M_g0wl-SBELi2aF71CTCRQqN0oN5dRv9IuzdauoGggjrDlPL8ACaB-DN0izKHMMvYLUkjJKOjiMKjfqS9rG5_bYmlu0wKkwJQbglUgRrGq_kxXh5AlykTIy00Qw7ScqN_qKM0wxA/s4032/2565B437-C98D-4883-BEC4-E57CE6576CEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvt4QXgpKwLgCavBXnm8qTw-vaGGmTfCC9yg2-kQwO8rqR3M_g0wl-SBELi2aF71CTCRQqN0oN5dRv9IuzdauoGggjrDlPL8ACaB-DN0izKHMMvYLUkjJKOjiMKjfqS9rG5_bYmlu0wKkwJQbglUgRrGq_kxXh5AlykTIy00Qw7ScqN_qKM0wxA/s320/2565B437-C98D-4883-BEC4-E57CE6576CEC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RAKOln0j9d69Pi6px3jGyhlwhmv8E9Qz6gnBYN55Av_Qr9FNEsFgPC68LxTxIsY0WCth1HWWNtagvtTB2btnK0Yzuf-oRDqfkQmDq3OLrKlIk9DM82Kp0ffFejmCSouj0Kr_v1jTU58Mo8N3tIpUFWBcDVvCBxjFtXOB-e-0-aq1Q8Biu1ySfw/s4032/CA71EE63-49A1-4CA6-8667-028ED059213F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RAKOln0j9d69Pi6px3jGyhlwhmv8E9Qz6gnBYN55Av_Qr9FNEsFgPC68LxTxIsY0WCth1HWWNtagvtTB2btnK0Yzuf-oRDqfkQmDq3OLrKlIk9DM82Kp0ffFejmCSouj0Kr_v1jTU58Mo8N3tIpUFWBcDVvCBxjFtXOB-e-0-aq1Q8Biu1ySfw/s320/CA71EE63-49A1-4CA6-8667-028ED059213F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We all got back to the room, changed and re-packed our waters and necessities in the stroller caddy to head back to the park. I also quickly made them peanut butter sandwiches because we knew we’d be going around the world again and the food is geared toward adults. We got to the bus stop and the next Epcot bus was already arriving so we didn’t have to wait at all. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">This time we knew we were focusing on going around the world and wanted to start in Mexico. Mira had been asking to do the paint by numbers wall that she did the last trip so our mission was to get that in before they closed the booth at 5. It was like 4:50 and we were practically running to this area. We finally made it and both her and Thea got to paint. Whew! Would be a shame if we missed this since she had been daydreaming about it since last trip. We were also lucky we knocked out our rides in the morning and just did around the world in the afternoon/evening because apparently a couple of the more popular rides went down for a long time. The girls were already kind of being a handful at this point. I will say Epcot is the park where kids lose their shit the most. Lots of crying was heard from other kids as the night went on. It’s almost as if parents start to enjoy themselves by relaxing a little with delicious food and drinks, kids can’t handle it </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1">. We stopped at the festival booth in Mexico and Adam and I had some awesome bites. Then went to the pyramid again to get another avocado margarita and an old fashioned for Adam, and went on the three amigos ride. Never done that one before! I really liked it. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">It had been almost two hours since the girls had their sandwiches, so I walked my margarita across the walkway and we got some chips and guac and got the girls a chicken strip basket to share. We sat at a table by the water while the sun was starting to set. A margarita, chips and guac, by the water and the sun setting, in “Mexico” = perfection. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWdq6L9YMValgYFpzc5KZ_Wt33-l_a91sej1sQif9kvVkupP7lhLDbO9AGRcZIQdF5e1-IkHpvngyadbcp1tRT4GMifdPzkcgCXs7OI1U7I6V_GLInBQ8zRMmLreBaFAlBVmSJUokiHV5u1c-JaNHJect918i8tFm0wHhHPFnz5hqGP4wCwVRRw/s4032/7BEC5587-2498-49E6-A796-B191C5AE245C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWdq6L9YMValgYFpzc5KZ_Wt33-l_a91sej1sQif9kvVkupP7lhLDbO9AGRcZIQdF5e1-IkHpvngyadbcp1tRT4GMifdPzkcgCXs7OI1U7I6V_GLInBQ8zRMmLreBaFAlBVmSJUokiHV5u1c-JaNHJect918i8tFm0wHhHPFnz5hqGP4wCwVRRw/s320/7BEC5587-2498-49E6-A796-B191C5AE245C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">After Mexico, we just kept walking around the world, stopping for either food or a drink in as many countries as we could. We walked right past Norway and china this time. We spent a good amount in both on our other Epcot day. We went past the outpost area and Mira had to get her paint cookie again. Thea didn’t like hers last time so Adam entertained her in the cool music/drumming area where she got to play different types of percussion. Then we looked at some art booths. Of course Mira asked if we could buy some and take it home. Not this time </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1">. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUf56Hc7aX0OTlFinLh8XoBdzYUXVDhoyODBAUZ8ajo6pN6GYe9Lz4XF-ATjdClDN83yEjGk8XCp0Q_ooPQMJGM2Mu5MYzhryps5qCro_NB0OJTkVejcCwFz6xKzF2-6fHGAhGOcadJMZPgPqgVXbCOPrfF2mRa7TkbMIfqMHV_LtclDx0l6-6A/s4032/040E4C24-09E9-4480-B146-974B6C96592E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUf56Hc7aX0OTlFinLh8XoBdzYUXVDhoyODBAUZ8ajo6pN6GYe9Lz4XF-ATjdClDN83yEjGk8XCp0Q_ooPQMJGM2Mu5MYzhryps5qCro_NB0OJTkVejcCwFz6xKzF2-6fHGAhGOcadJMZPgPqgVXbCOPrfF2mRa7TkbMIfqMHV_LtclDx0l6-6A/s320/040E4C24-09E9-4480-B146-974B6C96592E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Walked past Germany and now it was dark. In Italy I got a delicious Italian limoncello margarita and got Thea a fancy chocolate pudding dessert. Adam actually took her to the bathroom while I was in line. Mira and I posted up by a fountain in Italy and I drank my margarita and enjoyed the scenery. Just vibing. After my strong (but delicious) Mexican margarita I was on my way to buzzed already. Mira had fallen asleep resting in the stroller so I pushed it over to meet up with Adam and Thea to give her her chocolate pudding. Adam happened to stop in an American festival booth to get a couple dishes. He got me the hummingbird cake I secretly wanted. Great minds! And delicious cake! I don’t think there a a single thing from the booths that we didn’t love. There was a stage here with different artists singing broadway songs, so we sat and watched that while we drank and ate. It’s hard to walk and drink with a stroller so we did like that there was lots of entertainment to stop and enjoy. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HHY6sRLWtI3DoDLnonP-AZNb_VJHN3m7KQ25Ycok35WMUtzUxJJCZOpkUDhxA7yRPspIAdgMupqzO3oxW1yEfSghTVC-RufYsQgeHoXKshb-1SrOXwR8XilFWsuSnj2_-iRAvCXe-1qRE8xID0FGKEgTyRgSPMevW3StL92K5JsZ9HeXWzN0GA/s4032/2D927BBE-E604-4406-9FEB-62A7D83AA094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HHY6sRLWtI3DoDLnonP-AZNb_VJHN3m7KQ25Ycok35WMUtzUxJJCZOpkUDhxA7yRPspIAdgMupqzO3oxW1yEfSghTVC-RufYsQgeHoXKshb-1SrOXwR8XilFWsuSnj2_-iRAvCXe-1qRE8xID0FGKEgTyRgSPMevW3StL92K5JsZ9HeXWzN0GA/s320/2D927BBE-E604-4406-9FEB-62A7D83AA094.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6b54D1s5X-K705Y3m8lrxwZRKT0-sYgwBSucFbCy5B_79tH-ZwM1bgqJUqzzHfJoG_9TzyGa5TefUYapt4CCnep1VvQP5KQTxjpzaLYD4kdh-w0HLR-kvcxbOE6skghLHnrlCOiR_MMbc2JhGIME2s0mNRPul91_k1m6BjcQYbjLOD1GU3Bb5A/s4032/58592BF6-8CF8-41A5-8D25-E770CA9CE228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6b54D1s5X-K705Y3m8lrxwZRKT0-sYgwBSucFbCy5B_79tH-ZwM1bgqJUqzzHfJoG_9TzyGa5TefUYapt4CCnep1VvQP5KQTxjpzaLYD4kdh-w0HLR-kvcxbOE6skghLHnrlCOiR_MMbc2JhGIME2s0mNRPul91_k1m6BjcQYbjLOD1GU3Bb5A/s320/58592BF6-8CF8-41A5-8D25-E770CA9CE228.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jJ9STJKVK3J8aTtOzzRFQiYrkvW4SfktZY7wwoM4yRh4Rf6njpUtMXaoQUrlrHOey1SX1A3BuHV1zI-OKsRK0tkE2R0FrQds-_nM5Rpq0rDC4W2d56b3LIR1ru05-fPe2RJoVcUUGVJRntpywUkUSwTyQMlLld41IQQg3RCxB7F7KOnAZxzGZQ/s4032/67093F34-C623-46C2-9876-AB91611FED0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jJ9STJKVK3J8aTtOzzRFQiYrkvW4SfktZY7wwoM4yRh4Rf6njpUtMXaoQUrlrHOey1SX1A3BuHV1zI-OKsRK0tkE2R0FrQds-_nM5Rpq0rDC4W2d56b3LIR1ru05-fPe2RJoVcUUGVJRntpywUkUSwTyQMlLld41IQQg3RCxB7F7KOnAZxzGZQ/s320/67093F34-C623-46C2-9876-AB91611FED0B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2psjhL_7W4PECCdAMmjS3dxZH5EV7UQZ-lCaMia-M3BgwFpefDCVAaEVmQhy5zpvVCLLIb0GBI3_SSNkOo8yxXcEGsnCzMMNCx4VH9l8lbQw4ZLUxOn2vFrmpw8Uz4wb5F-3DCyu7u2GJEHnrDTvnS5EowJqvGAl_s5wNs0cXWCb0HIWyzvWSA/s4032/E851EC4C-A2B0-4E0E-B61F-03491F0C98B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2psjhL_7W4PECCdAMmjS3dxZH5EV7UQZ-lCaMia-M3BgwFpefDCVAaEVmQhy5zpvVCLLIb0GBI3_SSNkOo8yxXcEGsnCzMMNCx4VH9l8lbQw4ZLUxOn2vFrmpw8Uz4wb5F-3DCyu7u2GJEHnrDTvnS5EowJqvGAl_s5wNs0cXWCb0HIWyzvWSA/s320/E851EC4C-A2B0-4E0E-B61F-03491F0C98B3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After standing around here a bit, Mira woke up and must’ve had enough rest. We then made our way over to Japan and had to go in the shops again. It does have really fun stuff. At this point Thea had to go to the bathroom again? So back to America I went to take her to the bathroom there. We stopped at the kidcot station, got her passport and then traded some pins. There was a cast member here that talked to her for a good 10 minutes. This isn’t the first time a cast member would take to our girls and just have conversation with them. I think they really like this attention. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1Irfg_AgKLc7fp-StYa0N0D_MbP10ZkvF-GrhE8-f5uv_f3D_jfrKzef1jFvOvS0fNaUo_1AR1YnsEM1LmogiT2vZ3-D0XCKH5jiL8CBE52XoyWNUd8sZd9c1k5fvPzphMpzdQ8JuaKgyDZJ99gThWBWulo95FRQwmHa4uSBvBb3ojh738D5cw/s4032/18675E2B-D9AE-4DA5-942C-AFADDC3060F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1Irfg_AgKLc7fp-StYa0N0D_MbP10ZkvF-GrhE8-f5uv_f3D_jfrKzef1jFvOvS0fNaUo_1AR1YnsEM1LmogiT2vZ3-D0XCKH5jiL8CBE52XoyWNUd8sZd9c1k5fvPzphMpzdQ8JuaKgyDZJ99gThWBWulo95FRQwmHa4uSBvBb3ojh738D5cw/s320/18675E2B-D9AE-4DA5-942C-AFADDC3060F2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENaszoc1Znx8nIJBDvq4PQ-eqexoI5NDT_UsHDOpCf2i6Od3C1SjYvM3x2FTmQPyaXA-lJr8dH_ATnXKJTXA9hxPsnlN4OIgsrf8RfpwIFNOY1yp4dkIOw1ARxzbUAaVjMmyoaVUG7nwAZHQmylk5S2ElLEa6oGa_cBPzMMEfSDvVPicBLrGbdw/s4032/B2994C78-AFBA-42D3-8D03-D2ED3E242819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENaszoc1Znx8nIJBDvq4PQ-eqexoI5NDT_UsHDOpCf2i6Od3C1SjYvM3x2FTmQPyaXA-lJr8dH_ATnXKJTXA9hxPsnlN4OIgsrf8RfpwIFNOY1yp4dkIOw1ARxzbUAaVjMmyoaVUG7nwAZHQmylk5S2ElLEa6oGa_cBPzMMEfSDvVPicBLrGbdw/s320/B2994C78-AFBA-42D3-8D03-D2ED3E242819.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Walked through Morocco to enjoy the architecture here. It was so quiet and beautiful, I love it. Then found the Encanto festival booth and I got a passion fruit daiquiri and Adam got the spiciest soup he’s ever eaten. Then we got to France and decided we weren’t going to stay for the fireworks in an attempt to avoid the crowds that’ll be all inevitably trying to push their way out once they’re done. We looked around at the festival booths here but decided we were too full for anything. It was now around 8 and I booked Test Track for 8:30 because Mira and Thea (mostly Mira) wanted to ride it one last time. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We walked over to the UK and surprise there was another band playing. It was a British 60’s/70’s tribute band. Hellllo! I made my way over (they were tucked away in the gardens), ditching my family because they were slow, and it was very casual seating. The fam caught up and the girls were dancing around and I was vibing. Okay I say that a lot but I was really feeling the vibes this whole trip! After listening to a few songs we wanted to make our way over to test track. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY4QhEZgjhE4S7GdNh57j5VzzH-a1YaEukhTGA4BUQEheCVowWyEY5zsiij5fdH49_ODczQmKYrW4I8RbWFf2JxFWFPu-ffLm9vSuORgXHld4xhaocfXwVwCpjkNJfSrF263xd7f0THoGKjnE983THGs-Xs3durdzwOHZW_8-cYKdNfqCiqWI5Q/s4032/C5141C96-6707-48F0-9DC4-7C48872B2135.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY4QhEZgjhE4S7GdNh57j5VzzH-a1YaEukhTGA4BUQEheCVowWyEY5zsiij5fdH49_ODczQmKYrW4I8RbWFf2JxFWFPu-ffLm9vSuORgXHld4xhaocfXwVwCpjkNJfSrF263xd7f0THoGKjnE983THGs-Xs3durdzwOHZW_8-cYKdNfqCiqWI5Q/s320/C5141C96-6707-48F0-9DC4-7C48872B2135.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBlpnuXRpnOPEn5IW1bmH5mf7kXi52Ah_hEKnYf-hG8ziu6QJt57-jIaQUGka8r8fZfRo8OlRCJS8y2-CDrYrV4LTuD8OL6xnbsjLKKEav0p0A5MdPcoDyA75c731WwC4-_GalVorSsBUZPb7_NO8ZKvTnoWvN7zkZfKLzQ5oilgP3QNZCHG0MQ/s1892/6556D836-0057-400E-9B76-10AF43C45EF4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBlpnuXRpnOPEn5IW1bmH5mf7kXi52Ah_hEKnYf-hG8ziu6QJt57-jIaQUGka8r8fZfRo8OlRCJS8y2-CDrYrV4LTuD8OL6xnbsjLKKEav0p0A5MdPcoDyA75c731WwC4-_GalVorSsBUZPb7_NO8ZKvTnoWvN7zkZfKLzQ5oilgP3QNZCHG0MQ/s320/6556D836-0057-400E-9B76-10AF43C45EF4.jpeg" width="198" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrteMeaknGA3mwK6s40qhjU8Q0e4TA6yQHMmzL2sTN55CYmK4urwYzvzTVpW1kQuNo15swoxl12tNZgfID94KkWubFn3RSbmNNiyUg3g8IP_0-cXbxZTyMS2RPtaqtjoC6GtVuggYHxgZPpswHaslFl8CIpiyszMhnri06qcAKlgbFbdPtaRZDww/s4032/B04FF161-DC7E-49AE-9E34-DF797904ECAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrteMeaknGA3mwK6s40qhjU8Q0e4TA6yQHMmzL2sTN55CYmK4urwYzvzTVpW1kQuNo15swoxl12tNZgfID94KkWubFn3RSbmNNiyUg3g8IP_0-cXbxZTyMS2RPtaqtjoC6GtVuggYHxgZPpswHaslFl8CIpiyszMhnri06qcAKlgbFbdPtaRZDww/s320/B04FF161-DC7E-49AE-9E34-DF797904ECAB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKokPUKsGlSdqyJdgFCnQa1Q2S40pDhBTaj9FOg89I8Jn0ywPZ72gKn81VcP7VTazpkVELoSIaN1JHA26py1z8YBTVwFA3FKjJisfi14q8mDQtH3s6hSQbh3kKAjN-QBmvQyBgRobI8Tu3xmWIHmvRodM-WV3w4LW_V3O7mX_dohqM93TSTzTIQA/s4032/E8D0A05C-7314-4331-BFD0-AE38F793E9C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKokPUKsGlSdqyJdgFCnQa1Q2S40pDhBTaj9FOg89I8Jn0ywPZ72gKn81VcP7VTazpkVELoSIaN1JHA26py1z8YBTVwFA3FKjJisfi14q8mDQtH3s6hSQbh3kKAjN-QBmvQyBgRobI8Tu3xmWIHmvRodM-WV3w4LW_V3O7mX_dohqM93TSTzTIQA/s320/E8D0A05C-7314-4331-BFD0-AE38F793E9C3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thea fell asleep so Adam went with Mira and I came to terms that I probably wouldn’t have time to ride it now, doing rider swap, if we were trying to leave before the night show. This ride took them forever so I just sat with Thea in the stroller and people watched. I was too full to eat anything else and we had walked a lot this day so it was nice to just sit. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAzeIX8BuZhQkUXX0K3VPVzNwoI9nDeS-tZAREikdpQWmi551MxLtnc9Jya8Eijt3g4faO7GdsLZx1xzfOmle5I7kgtSeEQMM2PiyUoBhajBsrSdTu0ooW-DFVbFQCVHLTXk5XltFWg4lGIY9PjZo3VqSSJdfJcl444TuMwQH0IcHUgGxzkH5-w/s4032/BE380988-C1F9-46CD-8C89-E062FCEEAB42.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAzeIX8BuZhQkUXX0K3VPVzNwoI9nDeS-tZAREikdpQWmi551MxLtnc9Jya8Eijt3g4faO7GdsLZx1xzfOmle5I7kgtSeEQMM2PiyUoBhajBsrSdTu0ooW-DFVbFQCVHLTXk5XltFWg4lGIY9PjZo3VqSSJdfJcl444TuMwQH0IcHUgGxzkH5-w/s320/BE380988-C1F9-46CD-8C89-E062FCEEAB42.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmpQiVCP2fhWO9fa6UNS4X-bPvSZes9sv7NPSb773Qh4zvgWiuxj1RZFyn8QgjW3G759O2wC7Dbhc20xd4iaw26RGIiToO0ATFYfEGTs8-quFGJ_KIDIj49PYnWXqw4zjVQ35Sd4KpSZCJXrALV2yFKGcAL0z_Q_uV1voAPOIOlbCTqrubBOWZQ/s4032/9499BD99-AAE8-49AF-9A4B-936D2427F011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmpQiVCP2fhWO9fa6UNS4X-bPvSZes9sv7NPSb773Qh4zvgWiuxj1RZFyn8QgjW3G759O2wC7Dbhc20xd4iaw26RGIiToO0ATFYfEGTs8-quFGJ_KIDIj49PYnWXqw4zjVQ35Sd4KpSZCJXrALV2yFKGcAL0z_Q_uV1voAPOIOlbCTqrubBOWZQ/s320/9499BD99-AAE8-49AF-9A4B-936D2427F011.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fireworks starting going off promptly at 9 and Adam and Mira were still on the ride. The ride takes a while because you design your own car and then there’s interactive stuff to do after the ride is done. I stood and watched the show for a good 10 minutes. Once adam and Mira got off around 9:10, we decided to book it out of there. Mira was super glad to do one of her favorite rides one last time! We technically still closed the park down because it closes at 9. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Walked to the bus stop and got back to our resort. Carried Thea to bed and Mira went straight to bed, I think both in their clothes.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Day 7: Hollywood Studios (our last park day 🙁)</u></span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the last morning we needed breakfast and all the cereal was now gone, so instead of ordering a whole other Instacart order for a box of cereal, I went to the food court and brought back a spinach vegan egg scramble with a side of breakfast potatoes, Mickey waffles and sausages, and a cinnamon roll. I was thinking we could all kind of share it all, which Adam and I did, but Mira just wanted the cinnamon roll and Thea wanted her own too, so Adam went back down to get another one lol. My bad. But this resort is small and everything is so close, hopping down to the food court just takes a minute. I also made the girls peanut butter sandwiches again and packed them up with some mandarin orange cups, in case they got hungry while we were busy running around or didn’t like anything. They are so picky (Mira especially) that I needed them to eat something of substance. This whole eating junk food all day didn’t sit well with me. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qo5hNfcAvaKsCyfF4Ziv-T9N3iKZOgQvKYsV0imEeK4cX2aZwwLe7gVi8j7kaChCb5KkHFlfCMF6VeiZ92fYVv8ZqTiZ8l-tO495rJpi0ExfsOjTL2TxBrZOvCZPulXTNSkAe_mfJ6nx6RriigSKDjiR9OvHR7uRy44judmtv34HxE8AzJ9RDQ/s3088/7EE30E4A-5A58-4612-9DB4-3FA46DEFC079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qo5hNfcAvaKsCyfF4Ziv-T9N3iKZOgQvKYsV0imEeK4cX2aZwwLe7gVi8j7kaChCb5KkHFlfCMF6VeiZ92fYVv8ZqTiZ8l-tO495rJpi0ExfsOjTL2TxBrZOvCZPulXTNSkAe_mfJ6nx6RriigSKDjiR9OvHR7uRy44judmtv34HxE8AzJ9RDQ/s320/7EE30E4A-5A58-4612-9DB4-3FA46DEFC079.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since Hollywood studios has a lot to do and we just had one day here, we wanted to close the park down and not take a break. Well, today was another hot one. We got there at 9:45 and it was already 80°. The crowds were also heavy this day. I think by default that makes this my least favorite park day. We still enjoyed it, but crowds can really make or break your day. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we got through the gate I made sure to book the slinky dog coaster right away since I knew it was going to have the longest wait. I think it had an 80 minute wait or something so we decided to walk around and enjoy the scenery on Hollywood boulevard (I LOVE the 1950’s Hollywood vibe it has going). Went into a gift shop and got my ornament souvenir I need to get every time. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbbQUrITVnbLnUUJFiv2GXUcms5_EbMTxDdczNAZKdTmaTXFD0SoNtltw-znp45BwcX5_Os80hXy3Nf7RvOTjIArR7qZV4wZWhJhs48vCBuipropYm1awjTn-Airh8xkt_naEp_i-HiT9uDQysLv8fkRWzawVgRocnBBxoir82dd9suLn7LsVXw/s4032/9287F6D4-8013-4646-A238-DCCE81409A1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbbQUrITVnbLnUUJFiv2GXUcms5_EbMTxDdczNAZKdTmaTXFD0SoNtltw-znp45BwcX5_Os80hXy3Nf7RvOTjIArR7qZV4wZWhJhs48vCBuipropYm1awjTn-Airh8xkt_naEp_i-HiT9uDQysLv8fkRWzawVgRocnBBxoir82dd9suLn7LsVXw/s320/9287F6D4-8013-4646-A238-DCCE81409A1E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We decided to make our way over to the Disney jr. area and met fancy Nancy, vampirina, doc mcstuffins, and Pluto. The first 3 were definitely more for Thea, but Mira enjoyed meeting doc mcstuffins and Pluto too. We also saw chip and dale walk by. Since it was hot and there was little shade, I actually suggested to the girls they pick out a frozen treat when we were done. They didn’t even need to ask! They both got frozen pink lemonades. I stole a bit of Thea’s and it really hit the spot on a hot day like this.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV43XiUVQzV1JKMoaJj2VRr-uruGZ5aoLmBzfarL_i6mQoqRSHq5Bc6Pvhz47diVCRvmk0WXLAEaXYRbV_fekD3N6qRAqElDVbV7kvi7omV-qmBhw1Pn1SXKuRAUO5o4ajyAkq0dQusCfwzsFMN4gVHWDHNc-9yFb0pjVwYQ0ozqvKHRGMVOEB6g/s4032/179376FF-7B07-4F9D-AA70-6295A44E2461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV43XiUVQzV1JKMoaJj2VRr-uruGZ5aoLmBzfarL_i6mQoqRSHq5Bc6Pvhz47diVCRvmk0WXLAEaXYRbV_fekD3N6qRAqElDVbV7kvi7omV-qmBhw1Pn1SXKuRAUO5o4ajyAkq0dQusCfwzsFMN4gVHWDHNc-9yFb0pjVwYQ0ozqvKHRGMVOEB6g/s320/179376FF-7B07-4F9D-AA70-6295A44E2461.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPKuC_MIVSaCeUFvxuebmDxe-tCQlfLIF2HXspft1Wn6-3mwxKW74B2m0-YnczPeJKdE2DxrOemkleCcbHXWgZQu99qgtJShGLcrb5phybxjp3FEZnVEfxCSd3uENROIyr6H7eN3hr073LSb6OLMRm-zt49bQBoioYzwhmnnS3zfTZ8OK6H1Kjg/s4032/08447231-C6D7-4E0B-A331-4B18D340770B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPKuC_MIVSaCeUFvxuebmDxe-tCQlfLIF2HXspft1Wn6-3mwxKW74B2m0-YnczPeJKdE2DxrOemkleCcbHXWgZQu99qgtJShGLcrb5phybxjp3FEZnVEfxCSd3uENROIyr6H7eN3hr073LSb6OLMRm-zt49bQBoioYzwhmnnS3zfTZ8OK6H1Kjg/s320/08447231-C6D7-4E0B-A331-4B18D340770B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJVnS1rygEXOB48fIDpw5QqAw0H8iMBk2VSmhBLziLKmjSNnObt2LpjyRBTJFHf1NPBUPhC88qBKbg3umck4uYLzG_q2VQIIrLmO2ijc5yGNKTbpm1uqN_3uX__mWyvkqtBe2WxF5cn-xTi_CN2odpcpFwnk6QjZsak-y2pGVJ4B1q0np2J1rjA/s4032/C98903D7-E667-4338-9EF2-8BD03D3DDC97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJVnS1rygEXOB48fIDpw5QqAw0H8iMBk2VSmhBLziLKmjSNnObt2LpjyRBTJFHf1NPBUPhC88qBKbg3umck4uYLzG_q2VQIIrLmO2ijc5yGNKTbpm1uqN_3uX__mWyvkqtBe2WxF5cn-xTi_CN2odpcpFwnk6QjZsak-y2pGVJ4B1q0np2J1rjA/s320/C98903D7-E667-4338-9EF2-8BD03D3DDC97.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We then made our way over to toy story land. This is where all the people were filtering to. It was crowded here. We all went on our slinky dog ride and it now became tied for first for Thea’s fave ride, along side 7 dwarves mine train. She begged to go on again. Okay we will have to try to do this one more time before we leave. While I was in line for this I actually booked Toy Story mania right across the path. So when we got off of that we were able to hop over to TSM. That’s a fun ride! I was into it. The girls were hungry and so we stopped in a shaded area so they could eat their pb sandwiches and oranges. That’s after putting on hand sanitizer of course. I remained a stickler about that and it paid off because neither of them got sick. Adam did catch a mild cold though.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4r_Lw-RHkHvdIUEYzYYBjBPI6ezLRzq7qKNc5IjdqM2spA0thmlttIWgipmrvoaeI6Ces0t3cCk3Dam49D4Z446P9jtSvCOXhVd6LCghkcYSphzJS42-p1wr8XGP1nXUsW2nywZs193FmWzrsJiV5T-koeWQ0upEpeAmVVb1M138qO0vEt6d7Mg/s2208/84B5DB7B-5C3B-405B-B023-90D68BFDE490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4r_Lw-RHkHvdIUEYzYYBjBPI6ezLRzq7qKNc5IjdqM2spA0thmlttIWgipmrvoaeI6Ces0t3cCk3Dam49D4Z446P9jtSvCOXhVd6LCghkcYSphzJS42-p1wr8XGP1nXUsW2nywZs193FmWzrsJiV5T-koeWQ0upEpeAmVVb1M138qO0vEt6d7Mg/s320/84B5DB7B-5C3B-405B-B023-90D68BFDE490.jpeg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROAEpax_VScXKQDZtS6mdVB2NeRMM6NSHkZVTUJ4JParWjJvMlOoUNNyQGeUiStYxqqTJcdvGSsdswsW77HCIxQCdoeiDFYClL2Eminq_DTDC9uR7RC4K6eZzK1YgL34WusGt-xghOVffa5ffPUPU7MxBj25bEug4iRShX54Quf2sqebQXyZUCw/s4032/182B1648-3B51-4058-8B17-9BB442DD4A3D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROAEpax_VScXKQDZtS6mdVB2NeRMM6NSHkZVTUJ4JParWjJvMlOoUNNyQGeUiStYxqqTJcdvGSsdswsW77HCIxQCdoeiDFYClL2Eminq_DTDC9uR7RC4K6eZzK1YgL34WusGt-xghOVffa5ffPUPU7MxBj25bEug4iRShX54Quf2sqebQXyZUCw/s320/182B1648-3B51-4058-8B17-9BB442DD4A3D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgve_fv1_lgXVeI3D4pq__PEANSshhY_VKmxlT07d5F5szU66wD0b0b6uHvqM2S3ugpjK1VThIVEeFhNZgKmA819N2Sg6q7L1R6yL6qj4oikXkhLsAm1RQdQJN0zDdSXavYYlW0ESOAKm5Q2c1zdLQfIn3HsiQQ8iAMeXF31_sbgm9-_QevsnSZNg/s4032/C87AFD29-B905-4936-96AB-75ACE7312CA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgve_fv1_lgXVeI3D4pq__PEANSshhY_VKmxlT07d5F5szU66wD0b0b6uHvqM2S3ugpjK1VThIVEeFhNZgKmA819N2Sg6q7L1R6yL6qj4oikXkhLsAm1RQdQJN0zDdSXavYYlW0ESOAKm5Q2c1zdLQfIn3HsiQQ8iAMeXF31_sbgm9-_QevsnSZNg/s320/C87AFD29-B905-4936-96AB-75ACE7312CA2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this I booked Mickey and Minnie’s runaway railway. This was new since we were here last. We went and met Sully from monsters inc. since it had a 10 minute wait time posted, then I went to grab some food. I had mobile ordered a buffalo chicken grilled cheese with a faro salad as a side and it was delicious. The food at Hollywood studios was lacking last time we went but had some better options this time.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjrFN8uNlkTuc8EEg9nRtAxOwfpH_79QJGJPK9c7aY_L1IobuouOEfxuv8N3xqBfC1E4I4PY5raEnvlplD5q-Qo4IH-l6kf_6o_cfQk5eG-6-FNPgc5NPIiTuRHsby42O5eJFZInNSqq9cRh2uD-akvnAN4z-ZacS0tUuryzDdnLHbqG-b3ZNZQ/s4032/19A036F2-7096-42A5-ADB2-CF9A020FB350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjrFN8uNlkTuc8EEg9nRtAxOwfpH_79QJGJPK9c7aY_L1IobuouOEfxuv8N3xqBfC1E4I4PY5raEnvlplD5q-Qo4IH-l6kf_6o_cfQk5eG-6-FNPgc5NPIiTuRHsby42O5eJFZInNSqq9cRh2uD-akvnAN4z-ZacS0tUuryzDdnLHbqG-b3ZNZQ/s320/19A036F2-7096-42A5-ADB2-CF9A020FB350.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaaDvmbC7wp-CQDfUTZvFQzhvbU0eGtvQ5fSB0IW6Hq2-t39TUQQPIuRRKb_3HiMhDsbaAy0da6KHeYQSq0guuaPClpYERvtxuiXMcKGGNf_CLPq0BCTXtIof7ePp3kWU77ygXurmHlZZDUASywPZG5UUVUFDBcE7tclKRM90VB-eTK95z0YFaA/s5568/A5B0A18D-6BAE-420D-8C63-A04DEBEB6628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaaDvmbC7wp-CQDfUTZvFQzhvbU0eGtvQ5fSB0IW6Hq2-t39TUQQPIuRRKb_3HiMhDsbaAy0da6KHeYQSq0guuaPClpYERvtxuiXMcKGGNf_CLPq0BCTXtIof7ePp3kWU77ygXurmHlZZDUASywPZG5UUVUFDBcE7tclKRM90VB-eTK95z0YFaA/s320/A5B0A18D-6BAE-420D-8C63-A04DEBEB6628.jpeg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIww3i4-LDoF1GshyclAeiYJ5nSQrpVIIBRa_pwYJr8LpqmsIbgg31fqrI7XbO9rrwk53DwLvhF4rQFUKN6r1dhVdcrQrYq-jVixx6luPo6XoSFPU9jP59TUaOoTWeMoaIKuzsLTWgDgNv8ZFlUboRfurpq3Ck9z6FQtSZFqSWTb0VfWkfDKdqdg/s4032/A743C962-8174-4DE3-9F97-FD4DB97BFDBC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIww3i4-LDoF1GshyclAeiYJ5nSQrpVIIBRa_pwYJr8LpqmsIbgg31fqrI7XbO9rrwk53DwLvhF4rQFUKN6r1dhVdcrQrYq-jVixx6luPo6XoSFPU9jP59TUaOoTWeMoaIKuzsLTWgDgNv8ZFlUboRfurpq3Ck9z6FQtSZFqSWTb0VfWkfDKdqdg/s320/A743C962-8174-4DE3-9F97-FD4DB97BFDBC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we rode Mickey and Minnie’s runaway railway. That was a cute ride. After that the girls split a Mickey pretzel and we went over to do Star Tours. Mira loved that ride when we did it last time, loved it again, and now Thea got to enjoy it. It’s a good segue into the two more advanced Star Wars rides. Thea also built her own lightsaber after this. This made us decide it was time for galaxy’s edge. I had also booked rise of the resistance shortly before this anyway. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We made our way over to Star Wars land and Mira got one of those cool batuu themed Coke bottles. We went on millennium falcon and both Mira and Thea got to be the pilots, so that was cool for them! Adam and I were gunners. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnNmw47U4_TedlDAbU_sAjZN4nOau23OPyabX4WBqOSwAOgViQ1ZHQhq-qRG0ZJROkxTgcCzK0NrJcR9UNlpZxYEiMslqm13FD0DT05ryinuokcR2IUq7sIaUHMOTvnqPaCiPsSZvKxwU5Y10ct4PEB0X15rjYvYAFpKcIc7HQibCfgWa3AlV-Q/s4032/DFB99F95-014F-467C-9E78-DA3992CE2491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnNmw47U4_TedlDAbU_sAjZN4nOau23OPyabX4WBqOSwAOgViQ1ZHQhq-qRG0ZJROkxTgcCzK0NrJcR9UNlpZxYEiMslqm13FD0DT05ryinuokcR2IUq7sIaUHMOTvnqPaCiPsSZvKxwU5Y10ct4PEB0X15rjYvYAFpKcIc7HQibCfgWa3AlV-Q/s320/DFB99F95-014F-467C-9E78-DA3992CE2491.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1TN8pErYbdD-RnUNxV1ZPwv8sRCcpTCQDfnBpaeR-hqLef2FQGJ1R8oYQCXGc-mrDVUNBLf9AU-joo155_FNQ2pGF-GgaArwcWr0vPgUkdqJ8AJlWWqajZOLfUnDZDVEP90JPSEkElt3JZwI4WLIw-aZ-ytnRQdv2rBIp8T-crKspuSDCueF2A/s4032/1409F783-1293-4586-BED4-51C5CC818F0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1TN8pErYbdD-RnUNxV1ZPwv8sRCcpTCQDfnBpaeR-hqLef2FQGJ1R8oYQCXGc-mrDVUNBLf9AU-joo155_FNQ2pGF-GgaArwcWr0vPgUkdqJ8AJlWWqajZOLfUnDZDVEP90JPSEkElt3JZwI4WLIw-aZ-ytnRQdv2rBIp8T-crKspuSDCueF2A/s320/1409F783-1293-4586-BED4-51C5CC818F0C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN8TyFySTWO3TMQ5KMOZ3DDmJ0jOUrw8CspM39xSGWEHRkm_iGqRRPddYBohh5Hh6LeeqLXLWlgQzOchSAwvHHUPn59eJagFQW636SukRYW1QHMnHccusJRI6aZWnyo8TIfTVX3zVASN7ZVIcx2OCpYyVyxIi35DqJKbDgkwKq6D73oQSyaQ3jg/s4032/996EFFD6-9673-448A-B4FD-1CD493E519CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN8TyFySTWO3TMQ5KMOZ3DDmJ0jOUrw8CspM39xSGWEHRkm_iGqRRPddYBohh5Hh6LeeqLXLWlgQzOchSAwvHHUPn59eJagFQW636SukRYW1QHMnHccusJRI6aZWnyo8TIfTVX3zVASN7ZVIcx2OCpYyVyxIi35DqJKbDgkwKq6D73oQSyaQ3jg/s320/996EFFD6-9673-448A-B4FD-1CD493E519CD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlq9_CzIRl98UjfYWZQmmB-bhCoc6ckUDCAfQin-TozJ2kn0rFIqsiYMJivLpiPqz_0wU7Gcg-g0DHxz_k5SOeFksTJDWp2CDNhpHppEaZElEjmpMjrK7WIqfFH7R82HBqG5pxwKFPNtxkjEyk1UHaN5P_mOVamcK6xH5SKpunVjC2vpiJnLT6A/s4032/469E4AC5-969A-4099-A624-2E39851589EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlq9_CzIRl98UjfYWZQmmB-bhCoc6ckUDCAfQin-TozJ2kn0rFIqsiYMJivLpiPqz_0wU7Gcg-g0DHxz_k5SOeFksTJDWp2CDNhpHppEaZElEjmpMjrK7WIqfFH7R82HBqG5pxwKFPNtxkjEyk1UHaN5P_mOVamcK6xH5SKpunVjC2vpiJnLT6A/s320/469E4AC5-969A-4099-A624-2E39851589EF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_5cyGdrkg8eduOVfeggPqwS4yzl2m1xoDWVa6EYWmdS7EJJwjrFspaDg7U2hG7yb1Uj7UkexBAWIV9pF-VCMZY29sEDAHSH544glm0RrIoZGvMrjJeaCNEC_uzsWsEu0Vn_YbhzRI44902NdZZhlL0vZMR4z7DOGOC6wNs4p45qlGytxvnh_jw/s4032/81E757EC-EE4D-44AE-8925-345CBE0F39E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_5cyGdrkg8eduOVfeggPqwS4yzl2m1xoDWVa6EYWmdS7EJJwjrFspaDg7U2hG7yb1Uj7UkexBAWIV9pF-VCMZY29sEDAHSH544glm0RrIoZGvMrjJeaCNEC_uzsWsEu0Vn_YbhzRI44902NdZZhlL0vZMR4z7DOGOC6wNs4p45qlGytxvnh_jw/s320/81E757EC-EE4D-44AE-8925-345CBE0F39E0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we wandered around galaxy’s edge a bit, seeing chewy and Rey and storm troopers walk around and work the crowd. Adam got some food from docking bay 7, and then it was time for rise. Thea was tall enough for rise this time, unlike at Disneyland. So we made the decision to bring her with, despite knowing she could be scared at parts.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NNWgI3NptJ4R1U3V-ZWaKqcWL7jcovADQUSY8for-kqq51rp6K6zt8Hxk2KJJgn63OK8HnjblXK_bs2c6F46an_TSpf2Fsh15td_EimmAVQQ8elxefdNwDBucx9gfIH6wpou20llqhmCqUF51o5NFFbbRhwGNHPOvNaKCmPZRXskZnExSFiLCg/s4032/5624AB2B-6A96-4B5C-96AC-7615ADA986B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NNWgI3NptJ4R1U3V-ZWaKqcWL7jcovADQUSY8for-kqq51rp6K6zt8Hxk2KJJgn63OK8HnjblXK_bs2c6F46an_TSpf2Fsh15td_EimmAVQQ8elxefdNwDBucx9gfIH6wpou20llqhmCqUF51o5NFFbbRhwGNHPOvNaKCmPZRXskZnExSFiLCg/s320/5624AB2B-6A96-4B5C-96AC-7615ADA986B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So she was scared at parts…. She did not like it. Poor thing thought Kylo ren was coming to get her. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think Adam would’ve liked to stay in galaxy’s edge a bit longer and shop around in the cool gift shops but I saw that there was only one more showing of the Indiana Jones show that day (4:30) and I missed it last time we were at Disney. It’s just nostalgic for me as I remember going to it as a kid. I really wanted to knock out some things we missed last time. So the fam begrudgingly went back over to the other side of the park to catch the show. I did say we could go back to galaxy’s edge at night. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">They all ended up really liking the show! I’m so glad! It brought back so many memories for me too. After the show I booked slinky dog again. So back to Toy Story land it was. I mobile ordered a grilled cheese kids meal from the Toy Story restaurant so the girls could eat something of substance</span><span class="s1">. Then we did slinky while the sun was setting. After walking away from slinky Adam and I stopped at Joffrey’s to get coffees and Mira another frosted donut. I got this cookie butter iced coffee that had sprinkles and animal crackers on top. Super fun looking, but it was pure sugar and no cookie butter flavor was detected. I could only choke down half of it before I worried about getting T2 diabetes and threw it away. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yOc11opNWv4fyH6tGQ0mt_O16RT_n-Y2POClftXdl9zbu0ovchNiS3b-9uvvKkQhhGTcb66EDN6FKaIg663CKNugIGRiVWbGm81sLIcUMJgJsotyJnauAbBJpMZjJ2AoAmWZAsOdYH0yVUZ5sisxKiVQkkrvK_u3J3X3rU-94r3UUldOL8iI6A/s4032/2F121F15-DA61-47EA-BA30-B3A368781B06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yOc11opNWv4fyH6tGQ0mt_O16RT_n-Y2POClftXdl9zbu0ovchNiS3b-9uvvKkQhhGTcb66EDN6FKaIg663CKNugIGRiVWbGm81sLIcUMJgJsotyJnauAbBJpMZjJ2AoAmWZAsOdYH0yVUZ5sisxKiVQkkrvK_u3J3X3rU-94r3UUldOL8iI6A/s320/2F121F15-DA61-47EA-BA30-B3A368781B06.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGrjdb6K38H9U1oandDXx22C2Az_aAvWmlagDTuv8Lz-BAG2gpsFTH32XJmFd09R45qdMln52H14T6loyRY15y_Fcxi2YQ9w_29NFxg1UPwIt1xRwkaumrkDNmXlWmvdOKvGdVsDIuRhomDnFFSd92OzNUY4ipLouirLEaHtB4KUUmWR9-E08Qg/s3088/26F37D13-1EC2-42D6-92DE-F3A493FBDB7F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGrjdb6K38H9U1oandDXx22C2Az_aAvWmlagDTuv8Lz-BAG2gpsFTH32XJmFd09R45qdMln52H14T6loyRY15y_Fcxi2YQ9w_29NFxg1UPwIt1xRwkaumrkDNmXlWmvdOKvGdVsDIuRhomDnFFSd92OzNUY4ipLouirLEaHtB4KUUmWR9-E08Qg/s320/26F37D13-1EC2-42D6-92DE-F3A493FBDB7F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbGkp62RBbFe98J5klI_kH78tL2nGcIX7bMAkDpx3_mB3w0FmG4W89vD5Dg17FNMwCWH_i9bm_G45vSvLB7xC8_DHYLMZzS2YZJr5NQbkBhWm5JDLnBUF_Zv0nqELHdpxF9JHAU5ib_WaaqejbPFlnFdNP4EU3ALPIcvsavRpS6dJ5PtARFpPeg/s4032/2116A7AF-5B64-459E-899F-5738A1772F18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbGkp62RBbFe98J5klI_kH78tL2nGcIX7bMAkDpx3_mB3w0FmG4W89vD5Dg17FNMwCWH_i9bm_G45vSvLB7xC8_DHYLMZzS2YZJr5NQbkBhWm5JDLnBUF_Zv0nqELHdpxF9JHAU5ib_WaaqejbPFlnFdNP4EU3ALPIcvsavRpS6dJ5PtARFpPeg/s320/2116A7AF-5B64-459E-899F-5738A1772F18.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg338bEdCgzS-sWRSzx__1MJL0ODppjOCfQ9GII3X26wgTeAnWDVfOImtV1ZdWyqFGqK38RA_eclImrtd70B1AxGMoSkcdlNxS10WmYYcC9-exRZWTLu5PsP7thfJSzNf9wakZK6mSP1k6FGq8b8cR0EtnwpU1r57fR-6C4B-Ab9WwoEPg0vU_Q/s4032/F11458FA-9314-4E4C-9CEB-C1B8EDE7AC3B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg338bEdCgzS-sWRSzx__1MJL0ODppjOCfQ9GII3X26wgTeAnWDVfOImtV1ZdWyqFGqK38RA_eclImrtd70B1AxGMoSkcdlNxS10WmYYcC9-exRZWTLu5PsP7thfJSzNf9wakZK6mSP1k6FGq8b8cR0EtnwpU1r57fR-6C4B-Ab9WwoEPg0vU_Q/s320/F11458FA-9314-4E4C-9CEB-C1B8EDE7AC3B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now it was getting dark. Mira decided she wanted to build a light saber now too. She chose yellow. Of course now the girls had to go battle with their new sabers in galaxy’s edge in the dark. Thea was getting a little cranky at this point. Cranky as in she didn’t want to play with Mira. We went through the market in batuu and Adam went into the shop to look at all the cool gear. I snapped some photos of mostly Mira with her saber because Thea was not in the mood. Galaxy’s edge also gets more crowded at night. Understandably so with how cool it looks.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2jGEu71EMRViQCdSgZfBCugSmwxYVLxT23DsXJX1DFgMgxQwJqzMdsdkYC32MACPHveOt_ndFac-Iy0rH-Eu0FUhDva44YaUpga7jbDcR8Gc1UmnMMXq62TLEnY2iMVhgaC4PHy-wrV1ixdWzi35txZk4eKB9aZ6aN_haDcu2_-5FQ4QPBuUsQ/s3088/5B55CECF-F760-4BC4-B09B-683FD0634AB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2jGEu71EMRViQCdSgZfBCugSmwxYVLxT23DsXJX1DFgMgxQwJqzMdsdkYC32MACPHveOt_ndFac-Iy0rH-Eu0FUhDva44YaUpga7jbDcR8Gc1UmnMMXq62TLEnY2iMVhgaC4PHy-wrV1ixdWzi35txZk4eKB9aZ6aN_haDcu2_-5FQ4QPBuUsQ/s320/5B55CECF-F760-4BC4-B09B-683FD0634AB7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn5_h4hHhQEQ_kHdjUIYufWl_aofRaa5Rbo89r45BcPp0XJMYT-ZG9MXZs-0hzNaaiaykxBV2kj3B2sh9SKpKHKpD-D45lqvEjR0QryGP1LwJohHe5yUgrOimhb1rcgvPjIizXzJU8gCfqwEwFiJNqNeJz2CIxSwHeTdtxQDG2i6_Eqzh-0MpuQ/s4032/23BD2D9B-C4A0-4E4E-A0BE-AB7A239ED835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn5_h4hHhQEQ_kHdjUIYufWl_aofRaa5Rbo89r45BcPp0XJMYT-ZG9MXZs-0hzNaaiaykxBV2kj3B2sh9SKpKHKpD-D45lqvEjR0QryGP1LwJohHe5yUgrOimhb1rcgvPjIizXzJU8gCfqwEwFiJNqNeJz2CIxSwHeTdtxQDG2i6_Eqzh-0MpuQ/s320/23BD2D9B-C4A0-4E4E-A0BE-AB7A239ED835.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJCYpVq40AFqx4dGXqnfmAfKnI9qVXa0o2TxcGXpoAOom2uR_vl_1UH5GcXY2DYVu7z0SQQhIAOnrqHrz9O8O4SG-Wr7XWDljhKMhjcu07o4qLjsWuuG17zHzfGvxt81rlju5Rk5sXv1xzFl-rzblsEdUnze1YU9FhoYsV3g_wQM1zqz7sNw_TA/s4032/2954BB2E-7E5F-4F7A-A781-D039310133B9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJCYpVq40AFqx4dGXqnfmAfKnI9qVXa0o2TxcGXpoAOom2uR_vl_1UH5GcXY2DYVu7z0SQQhIAOnrqHrz9O8O4SG-Wr7XWDljhKMhjcu07o4qLjsWuuG17zHzfGvxt81rlju5Rk5sXv1xzFl-rzblsEdUnze1YU9FhoYsV3g_wQM1zqz7sNw_TA/s320/2954BB2E-7E5F-4F7A-A781-D039310133B9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0QjECuWOb3xa_1LBchpSTqICy2lfNPZoOCa2gDp8RhqAO8GjIA6lddSP2VmiyyNz3wevqVJWOi560BuC_ZyLXEwFnJq_Xo-3SWqpub9q4-0bO7UXtbF48COeN-WPMu5KYv8hswqHyh2VimBIHDWnf5AAp_AjvNplZ44L24xSTnMn0TrR1kw3TQ/s4032/C92CF628-6AA0-4FB5-A35D-A7AF10C7319C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0QjECuWOb3xa_1LBchpSTqICy2lfNPZoOCa2gDp8RhqAO8GjIA6lddSP2VmiyyNz3wevqVJWOi560BuC_ZyLXEwFnJq_Xo-3SWqpub9q4-0bO7UXtbF48COeN-WPMu5KYv8hswqHyh2VimBIHDWnf5AAp_AjvNplZ44L24xSTnMn0TrR1kw3TQ/s320/C92CF628-6AA0-4FB5-A35D-A7AF10C7319C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJLY3s3v4EzLo9BmDI_Bx_7b8OCL1aT8MsM_ibBqerWoSCVsdBPUlGHnba5FXmphv4hMdHZsO65CmHNNX7TyHjxbmrDmgaBN4IlzyALJkCQs5GpLJzAQ33UXqK5JpqZUWTNMBBOryw9ZFGq4sM42_FiZ-iNhYaz1-JkNtZ5t_ZIkpxJaJJh1EDw/s4032/FA865FE3-2896-4673-A856-F1B7F255F0DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJLY3s3v4EzLo9BmDI_Bx_7b8OCL1aT8MsM_ibBqerWoSCVsdBPUlGHnba5FXmphv4hMdHZsO65CmHNNX7TyHjxbmrDmgaBN4IlzyALJkCQs5GpLJzAQ33UXqK5JpqZUWTNMBBOryw9ZFGq4sM42_FiZ-iNhYaz1-JkNtZ5t_ZIkpxJaJJh1EDw/s320/FA865FE3-2896-4673-A856-F1B7F255F0DC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mira had been begging to go on tower of terror for a while so I booked a ride for 8:15. We headed on over to that side of the park (which we actually hadn’t been to yet). Adam and Mira did tower of terror because despite her being tall enough, I know Thea would NOT like it. It’s a very droppy ride and it has scary elements to it. Just not a good mix for her. I also really wanted to make the Fantasmic night show this time because we also didn’t make it to that our last trip and it’s nostalgic for me! So we were trying to squeeze in our last couple rides in order to make it to the second Fantasmic show in time (9:30 - the first one was at 8 and it filled up but 7:45). I skipped ToT for myself and booked an appointment for Rock’n Rollercoaster. Mira was too short to ride this last trip, so she was excited to try it this time. It’s the only coaster that has a 46” height requirement because it goes upside down several times. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6JtpiKNzBvHxUtdCFr0IOLMFEoTjTXkyvo8ilKgWYXRZZXwpZDgehoYQgaGz1iZhC1rNKGLMNPaSbVnq03s7zHNnd9bT1k52lBtAl9wQ0tVeU8T7e3xyKKCXjE6inPehcv_QWXJmgebttnnX8ICwadTKhIeWgLh1nHtnwEzCOFG2wKRbRn5HuA/s4032/56D051FF-46D4-425C-8EB4-CEA1BDC895DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6JtpiKNzBvHxUtdCFr0IOLMFEoTjTXkyvo8ilKgWYXRZZXwpZDgehoYQgaGz1iZhC1rNKGLMNPaSbVnq03s7zHNnd9bT1k52lBtAl9wQ0tVeU8T7e3xyKKCXjE6inPehcv_QWXJmgebttnnX8ICwadTKhIeWgLh1nHtnwEzCOFG2wKRbRn5HuA/s320/56D051FF-46D4-425C-8EB4-CEA1BDC895DF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mira and Adam rode first and they LOVED it. Then I rode it with her next and we had so much fun. They are apparently re-theming this next year from Aerosmith to a different rock band but I don’t know who. It’s a super fun ride though! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After Aerosmith it was around 9:10 so we walked across the path to get in line for Fantasmic and the line was huge. I told the fam don’t let it intimidate you, this is a large stadium so once they open the doors we will all be filtered in quickly. Adam and the girls didn’t really know what Fantasmic was so they kept asking several times if we could skip this and do Slinky or Aerosmith again. Nope, I am forcing them to go.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turns out they all loved the show. Thea got scared during the middle when all the villains come out, poor thing. But it was a really good show and I’m so glad we pushed through!! I love taking the girls to things that I got to experience as a kid. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJM2GUARjL_C_kCtkmRwMAam7lvN1MS5ncDqtYYtJdltP5l1ww8jPnLwO5JdWH7I45fXAzY9tccY0GxLEUD65XMepnKjUpYFp_JreGqbsA8QkAr2bsjvcgI8Z_aofnMuAEFJ60vwpaf42HqadhnKQAlkB-J48KHezSXFyACIXb4X6TZKcuPoD6Q/s4032/35F50DA1-C8A9-41AB-85DB-F2F857FAC600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJM2GUARjL_C_kCtkmRwMAam7lvN1MS5ncDqtYYtJdltP5l1ww8jPnLwO5JdWH7I45fXAzY9tccY0GxLEUD65XMepnKjUpYFp_JreGqbsA8QkAr2bsjvcgI8Z_aofnMuAEFJ60vwpaf42HqadhnKQAlkB-J48KHezSXFyACIXb4X6TZKcuPoD6Q/s320/35F50DA1-C8A9-41AB-85DB-F2F857FAC600.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, leaving was like a bunch of cattle but organized cattle at least. We got to our bus stop and were the second ones in line so I’m sure a bus had just left. We talked with a woman and her daughter in line for a while and then finally 10-15 minutes later got on the bus and back to the resort.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to remind the girls this was our last park day but we still had a character breakfast in the morning. So the party only sort of stops, more of an easing off. I didn’t really mean to plan it that way but it worked out nicely to let them down easy. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We stopped at the food court because we were all slightly hungry. We were busy riding rides all evening, that the girls having their grilled cheese at Toy Story over 4 hours ago was the last thing anyone really ate. Adam was about to get a yogurt parfait with chia seeds and I bullied him into splitting the shrimp and grits with me. Tables have turned! Usually I’m the healthy one. I just needed those shrimp and grits one more time. I can have a yogurt parfait anytime! I made the girls peanut butter sandwiches again. Thea already had the pizza twice and Mira didn’t like anything else. Having a picky kid is kind of annoying. After eating, we put the girls to bed and said we will just pack in the morning. Adam and I lied awake in the dark on our phones for a bit since I don’t like going to bed so soon after I eat. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Day 8: departure day. A bummer day</u></span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I set my alarm for 8:15 just in case we happened to accidentally sleep in. I still got up at 8 and started to pack. We were running out of space with our new souvenir additions and had to play a bit of Tetris and pass things around to each other based on what kind of room each suitcase had. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got packed up pretty quickly though. We had a character breakfast at another resort for 10:30 so we just had to make sure we would be on time for that. We grabbed all of our bags and left the room at 9:45. We said bye to the room and maybe see you next time. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We went to bell services to ask them to hold our bags while we went to breakfast, which works out nice. There’s no charge for this or anything. In fact, there’s not a lot of up charge at Disney at all. Yes, they’ve added some things in now to where you have to pay to skip lines and what not, but overall prices are pretty inclusive. It has really ruined us for things like Renaissance fair, where every little thing you want to do costs $5-10. It’s so nice to just pay at the door and all your entertainment is included, and you only worry about buying food. It was especially nice to never once get hustled for a tip at counter service spots like you would back home. They actually aren’t allowed to take tips here at quick service restaurants or coffee shops. If you don’t have a dedicated waiter, you don’t tip. I like the simplicity. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">I booked an Uber car seat so we had a straight shot to the resort (taking the boat or bus would’ve had two stops). It was less than 10 minutes away. While we were waiting for the Uber we had characters show up at the resort again! It was goofy, Pluto, and Donald again. The girls were so excited! They got to meet them again and have more personalized interactions. After they met the characters the Uber arrived and we got in. Super weird having no luggage or backpacks, just our Fanny packs, felt like we were missing something.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBrDV6cB0kSYeiBW6zfmDtzJwGioLAfQZ8u4SOTU-laRRjiGy5t8vmdpkedVqTT1cQf4CQFTBh6x89ZLUbGgE7214uVWwSx9H41WcTl2ai-97AlyqO2EbgwhAVQJYVLGvZDDncPnxKDSSBgO6ra54_Ox66ZA_bBW5doSJzA92OPLht24JPgzmIQ/s4032/C33FD25C-81D6-4B51-8F90-2C29E88726F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBrDV6cB0kSYeiBW6zfmDtzJwGioLAfQZ8u4SOTU-laRRjiGy5t8vmdpkedVqTT1cQf4CQFTBh6x89ZLUbGgE7214uVWwSx9H41WcTl2ai-97AlyqO2EbgwhAVQJYVLGvZDDncPnxKDSSBgO6ra54_Ox66ZA_bBW5doSJzA92OPLht24JPgzmIQ/s320/C33FD25C-81D6-4B51-8F90-2C29E88726F5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf73N5OgAyHr6FKxLz-Mj6D_ErjOHZaJ64VpnLa1bwe3bhTaFh1rC6z97qjs3rnCKWk5OpQDwbAsxihhAjGaGvieEyNt2An-SzXSPZViHZVN9Ra76_szBPaSkhikWBevb7NwIae6QzIOV7vFNq2tKIooaFNFDQBzddu6Um3J0x2z74TnMqKDbT8w/s4032/C9051EC6-3E8F-43E7-9018-0A1D25B2EDC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf73N5OgAyHr6FKxLz-Mj6D_ErjOHZaJ64VpnLa1bwe3bhTaFh1rC6z97qjs3rnCKWk5OpQDwbAsxihhAjGaGvieEyNt2An-SzXSPZViHZVN9Ra76_szBPaSkhikWBevb7NwIae6QzIOV7vFNq2tKIooaFNFDQBzddu6Um3J0x2z74TnMqKDbT8w/s320/C9051EC6-3E8F-43E7-9018-0A1D25B2EDC8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQT9e71AGeEOfBkJAxDPlDGRPmwyziA2LuGbEITP5ozyRHptWkBp7alFFPRglSFyNqEbqPGihR4SOcRfZ7jPSCC2kMRRIUnKNiBVDBqK8yJ2pBgFCajBcm7iTLaENISMuJjlZhtagM5bJbLFr7LpPov0msVapokCGUOD1dyoDOoqZh6wlv9OYA/s4032/CF0CAC8F-1716-4C54-809A-1E0F2736F7A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQT9e71AGeEOfBkJAxDPlDGRPmwyziA2LuGbEITP5ozyRHptWkBp7alFFPRglSFyNqEbqPGihR4SOcRfZ7jPSCC2kMRRIUnKNiBVDBqK8yJ2pBgFCajBcm7iTLaENISMuJjlZhtagM5bJbLFr7LpPov0msVapokCGUOD1dyoDOoqZh6wlv9OYA/s320/CF0CAC8F-1716-4C54-809A-1E0F2736F7A4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Got to the riviera resort and it was pretty. I did a mobile check in since the restaurant is on the 10th floor. While we waited for our table we moseyed around the resort and checked out the grounds. The girls ran around this open grassy area and I went to check out the white sand beach. It was another bright sunny hot day! Once it was 10:30 we thought we better make our way to the restaurant to see if our table is actually ready since the app hadn’t notified me. We rode the elevator up and talked to the host team. 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It seems like a fancy place but it’s also a bit chaotic because of how busy it is. I already knew what I wanted to order, and Adam figured it out pretty quickly. The girls each got a fruit and yogurt plate and the waiter was kind enough to make their side two waffle sticks, when those weren’t actually options for sides. I ordered the quiche and potatoes with a sour cream chantilly waffle as my side. Adam got the lox bagel with the same waffle as his side. Our waffles were topped with an apple slice and raspberries and had a citrus maple syrup. They also gave us an unlimited bread basket with assorted spreads. This was all super good. They had flaky croissants and assorted muffins, then with butter, hazelnut spread, and a strawberry rhubarb spread. While we enjoyed the bread, the characters came around to greet the girls. First it was Minnie, then Mickey, then Donald, then daisy. All in all it was a good breakfast! Lots of food and got to enjoy the characters. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I was fulllll. On the way out Adam got an espresso at their little coffee shop and I got roped into talking with a DVC salesman while Thea pin traded. I’m not sure I’m the DVC target market as we only get to Disney world once every few years. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf_pfCuTv41VfhKalTl4L3jJneCQ3Gi72BjeYRGxOOfVoQ00H51ld1IP5yLWTPclEcwcSqS4ljIiI0cA87gTt7i6t2Mvo3kSIcEnU4KQyBQu1TPJgDxXpca27gEAo9yCE_db18eLrfyJRU8MhUgEFDU1cFCDlwuE-P3t8X6cvUkN6A7oNGFYJHw/s4032/3E512305-1A09-4425-93F4-17242F9BE3AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf_pfCuTv41VfhKalTl4L3jJneCQ3Gi72BjeYRGxOOfVoQ00H51ld1IP5yLWTPclEcwcSqS4ljIiI0cA87gTt7i6t2Mvo3kSIcEnU4KQyBQu1TPJgDxXpca27gEAo9yCE_db18eLrfyJRU8MhUgEFDU1cFCDlwuE-P3t8X6cvUkN6A7oNGFYJHw/s320/3E512305-1A09-4425-93F4-17242F9BE3AC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Adam wanted to go back to Uniqlo and I wanted to stop at the famous Gideons cookies. We walked around and looked in some stores, then got in line for Gideons. This is such a cult place I was excited to see what it was all about. We waited in line for 10 minutes outside just to get into the bakery, which ended up being very cool and dark inside. It was a bit like Harry Potter or something. Like ollivanders meets haunted mansion. Adam wondered if it was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe based on some of the elements inside. We got a cookies and cream cookie (Mira’s choice) and a pistachio toffee chocolate chip cookie, and I got a peanut butter cold brew. I was still full from breakfast but we each took a few bites of the cookies and cream cookie. Mira loved it and I thought it was just okay. The cold brew is what surprised me. 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So we said goodbye to Disney springs and went on the boat back to French quarter. We didn’t have to wait at all for the boat, it was boarding as soon as we lined up. By now everything was going very smoothly, keeping us on track time wise. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">We enjoyed the beautiful ride to the resort, and then got our bags from bell services. I immediately booked an Uber just in case another one didn’t come around. The only car seat one available was the Uber XL and it was $55. Ouch. Regular Ubers were only like $25. Oh well. Turned out this Uber was only 2 minutes away so that was fast. I probably could’ve waited a little if I had realized that. Again, things were just going too smoothly </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1"> making us ahead of schedule which I’m not used to. Uber came, we packed up, got Thea buckled and were off. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNvM16rfMMPcb2uML1LEcihUCrOnLeShb4CI_N3GiVe7WfTR62LhgApoTIMzf66ZLG0LrUMnbpefHX-T0lmfhNb5IMGgFov0fgMvTNlmV6Ah3vNKRoKLAWa7rUF7y5LU_RVNzwR0zLBbQYh3EGSU1jTr3L_8Wxt7zjhprAuKIXAxs8_eixrRsdw/s4032/4DD29D2F-53AA-4662-A96E-286F1E1F60B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNvM16rfMMPcb2uML1LEcihUCrOnLeShb4CI_N3GiVe7WfTR62LhgApoTIMzf66ZLG0LrUMnbpefHX-T0lmfhNb5IMGgFov0fgMvTNlmV6Ah3vNKRoKLAWa7rUF7y5LU_RVNzwR0zLBbQYh3EGSU1jTr3L_8Wxt7zjhprAuKIXAxs8_eixrRsdw/s320/4DD29D2F-53AA-4662-A96E-286F1E1F60B1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">We got to the airport at around 2:30. Thea had fallen asleep in the car so we swiftly placed her in her stroller. So glad we brought it! We didn’t need to do bag check since we had all carry-ons and just needed to get to TSA pre check. We were through security in 5 minutes and we got to our gate at around 2:45-2:50. Again, way early because of how smooth things were going. Just one of those days where everything went in our favor and caused us to be too early </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1"> Found a spot to sit and put our bags and then took turns using the bathroom and Adam and Mira got Starbucks. Thea wanted to sit by the window and watch the planes so just had to keep an eye on her. She was enjoying herself for the next hour doing that. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">When the plane started boarding at around 3:30, we took the opportunity to board when they called for people with strollers and infants. Found our seats, sat, and as we were taxiing I got really hungry and almost nauseous. So I started eating some of the pistachio choc chip cookie from Gideons as we took off </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1"> it was very delicious! I sat next to Thea this time and she’s such a joy. Both girls behaved so well on their flights they barely made a peep. They really like watching the plane movies and doing some coloring. Had a smooth flight home and arrived at 7:20 PM.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd9zAfEHmpCAeC6Ag_10XPJdGHM6lrlRq53snyCO_xwV0_Pi0KfihUdC0FPc19UkrzCH2_3adelg_pqT5VAjVh16ux--yfHsVueGbm5fM9OFqw1NxH0fhlWmmiqgwXQx77EpJgpttJ98o_6i3OdFAPxc1e4R09rYdy8QXeA-YGV8To2_SeUWn2w/s4032/8E48970D-20E1-4743-9E0A-4645A016F977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd9zAfEHmpCAeC6Ag_10XPJdGHM6lrlRq53snyCO_xwV0_Pi0KfihUdC0FPc19UkrzCH2_3adelg_pqT5VAjVh16ux--yfHsVueGbm5fM9OFqw1NxH0fhlWmmiqgwXQx77EpJgpttJ98o_6i3OdFAPxc1e4R09rYdy8QXeA-YGV8To2_SeUWn2w/s320/8E48970D-20E1-4743-9E0A-4645A016F977.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dQh7Mk_oObv2RSTPwlZq-3ikCwSha9NFQvz9NXIrlbj28Cyyi92F-9hpvZVXDeyCrvxsj3LEl29DmA9kuFggZc04fT3BfB6h6_TJ9PQxaxTHuSmth-w-icyAzKbL42hDmM8Q9qk28LqGxOI4duT1pnCpDICKOk6kq4FTLum9SZLBxoyAf-EByA/s4032/94EE9059-D053-44AD-BE72-D1A827421A20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dQh7Mk_oObv2RSTPwlZq-3ikCwSha9NFQvz9NXIrlbj28Cyyi92F-9hpvZVXDeyCrvxsj3LEl29DmA9kuFggZc04fT3BfB6h6_TJ9PQxaxTHuSmth-w-icyAzKbL42hDmM8Q9qk28LqGxOI4duT1pnCpDICKOk6kq4FTLum9SZLBxoyAf-EByA/s320/94EE9059-D053-44AD-BE72-D1A827421A20.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60BxeuL8KAkJQaggMvCtAeJ5QtShNB0NhQiZVjcHXIIFSdWqAPEnu6B4L5hzfLQIk6sSNsxVoiVK1ni3d_qxRkuynRSc7c7tASsEBa4jc_hWnkhIIOeqT5F5txjIzmuyglTSIn1XzAftRQkygIdYOQo3PzQvUT_0wPNz3sPsNeT_To4zR4fVStA/s4032/48749AAA-0D50-4989-A5F0-06B7634CCC04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60BxeuL8KAkJQaggMvCtAeJ5QtShNB0NhQiZVjcHXIIFSdWqAPEnu6B4L5hzfLQIk6sSNsxVoiVK1ni3d_qxRkuynRSc7c7tASsEBa4jc_hWnkhIIOeqT5F5txjIzmuyglTSIn1XzAftRQkygIdYOQo3PzQvUT_0wPNz3sPsNeT_To4zR4fVStA/s320/48749AAA-0D50-4989-A5F0-06B7634CCC04.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">We were out of the airport pretty quickly but once leaving the parking lot we learned we made a costly mistake. We parked in the short term lot instead of the long term, which meant our parking bill was nearly $300 for the week. Double ouch. The cherry on that was we weren’t even parked in a covered lot. We were in the overflow on the roof and got snowed on </span><span class="s2">🙄</span><span class="s1">. Welcome back I guess. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Oh and Thea was also bawling, both because she was cold and also didn’t want to be back home. The utter disappointment and lack of welcome from Minnesota </span><span class="s2">🙃</span><span class="s1">. Everyone was also probably hangry so we stopped at chick fil a. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We’re back. We’re doing okay. I’m just happy that it stays light out past 5 PM now and the sun has been out every single day. It’s quite beautiful actually. It has felt like a pseudo spring, being in the upper 30’s and 40’s temp wise every day but our first day. I know we still have a lot of winter left but this at least helps us ease back into reality and not go into a post-Disney winter depression. At least Adam and I will be going somewhere warm again for spring break. Ha! Sorry kids! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2023 has started out great and we are so grateful for this fantastic trip. We got to do every thing we wanted, while also having some leisure time to stop and smell the roses (actually though - Thea picked a LOT of flowers this trip, that she wasn’t supposed to pick, oops). I can truly say it turned out even better than I envisioned it ❤️</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-44688802103927640362023-02-07T22:32:00.003-06:002023-02-10T00:13:38.437-06:00DisneyWorld 2023 continued <p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Our trip continued….</u></b></span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Day 4: Animal Kingdom</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">This morning was also a little chilly. We got to animal kingdom a little before 10. We decided this was going to be another full park day without breaks since it closed earlier than the rest (7 PM). I think the high was only like 72° anyway, so swimming wasn’t necessary. It was one of those overcast days with bouts of sunshine every so often. Not a bad day.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVpRL1n7PdbGHctfVHnWr01qceEqL3pkYhus4Pve4caazuvj4fBvpk6MYDdKz_LkRjWtgu5VCgIGhyux1u5ZXSIcT0yiMUmmWqM_6pAy_c29JevKf2magYtx4mBNLaPdFt-gQTX9MuyekYlhJheE5vjMyboQukbt5CHZeD8qi1UzubXfZOjrtzA/s5568/37F096D0-E91D-45AB-8433-056E9F973507.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVpRL1n7PdbGHctfVHnWr01qceEqL3pkYhus4Pve4caazuvj4fBvpk6MYDdKz_LkRjWtgu5VCgIGhyux1u5ZXSIcT0yiMUmmWqM_6pAy_c29JevKf2magYtx4mBNLaPdFt-gQTX9MuyekYlhJheE5vjMyboQukbt5CHZeD8qi1UzubXfZOjrtzA/s320/37F096D0-E91D-45AB-8433-056E9F973507.jpeg" width="213" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We walked in and I saw the wait for flight of passage was already pretty long. I ended up booking the Kilimanjaro safari first because it’s always good to do the safari earlier in the day. I think we had something like 40 minutes until our appointment. We took some pics in front of the big tree, got Thea some fairy-like Minnie ears that she was admiring. Then Adam and I got coffees, and let the girls pick something - Thea chose a Mickey shaped pretzel and Mira chose this rainbow Fanta frozen drink. Thea is not a big sweets girl so it’s just funny to see the contrast in their choices. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqbczoviCV-pJ3p9o1AYIVsPpidWp0j3jyIZNT70LdxV5uWNF8TuDd1v87R-S7bgm1QNVwmmdIeYBUcuQ5BSjSIWY7Gpd2dap25OorGrBubxLSquV6WHBv0fuMxbYs9LTpFYwa7gXwjgPrAKiPZx6DPck-WEIidsD0Y7mSUI3HYxHogTGJC_vcQ/s4032/6C06DC1B-F6D7-45AE-A9F5-5BBF3E122E47.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqbczoviCV-pJ3p9o1AYIVsPpidWp0j3jyIZNT70LdxV5uWNF8TuDd1v87R-S7bgm1QNVwmmdIeYBUcuQ5BSjSIWY7Gpd2dap25OorGrBubxLSquV6WHBv0fuMxbYs9LTpFYwa7gXwjgPrAKiPZx6DPck-WEIidsD0Y7mSUI3HYxHogTGJC_vcQ/s320/6C06DC1B-F6D7-45AE-A9F5-5BBF3E122E47.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha1rTsduB1wJk7gdX0WTsFf_1XFq68V9sNR82fBgfQZ0aIQvvucbgiWseH4sGGq2H3EEVPw9BnraRiW74GnNtpu1IkfA9ZFHvcmC8PNK3seix3zUgoR3pPKlHWdSUhrhTkyKH9pznBTxsM4nOJedZ1uU39UGU6rM5XosDDN3ssKHCmeMxb32GMA/s4032/85FAA66E-7BAA-4820-BDE9-7D7A88F95CC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha1rTsduB1wJk7gdX0WTsFf_1XFq68V9sNR82fBgfQZ0aIQvvucbgiWseH4sGGq2H3EEVPw9BnraRiW74GnNtpu1IkfA9ZFHvcmC8PNK3seix3zUgoR3pPKlHWdSUhrhTkyKH9pznBTxsM4nOJedZ1uU39UGU6rM5XosDDN3ssKHCmeMxb32GMA/s320/85FAA66E-7BAA-4820-BDE9-7D7A88F95CC8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglMerUl-djAx6c9r5XDdFXjWVQyCKkZUEYzcJ4lwfnA4DQcgUD3xBcvl6P7tR93HB4hUXEHslOYp7K_mHrfDgK2vmhbuH09Lkj1yZNDgR9sLz4jNv3PuQGxPiHtwVRLz_Nvc5pKu2Lt4wabT1BMDY8QCYJnvYXbOoHJ6ZYbxAvvnBZpI9qi6-Vg/s4032/109A361A-91F1-4ADE-96C2-472A6A8F02E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglMerUl-djAx6c9r5XDdFXjWVQyCKkZUEYzcJ4lwfnA4DQcgUD3xBcvl6P7tR93HB4hUXEHslOYp7K_mHrfDgK2vmhbuH09Lkj1yZNDgR9sLz4jNv3PuQGxPiHtwVRLz_Nvc5pKu2Lt4wabT1BMDY8QCYJnvYXbOoHJ6ZYbxAvvnBZpI9qi6-Vg/s320/109A361A-91F1-4ADE-96C2-472A6A8F02E4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6qjwcXcdaZHP0ODAbcbwXiB0lPBH9ExdHZky387mbqAFk2kyoLZCeQo-iDbAfcINwXpbkjzo9rEnvw3U0mFx6Vb9CBX7nuBuHhUgleCUXkH7pQsz8BIeVsySBPNGRSuCwYi2AhetylDwC2-rX_GvZkXebKA6cWnkZT8vnk31EBumQgb2f9-Q6g/s4032/DF7DA90E-0220-4762-B419-68BE725250A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6qjwcXcdaZHP0ODAbcbwXiB0lPBH9ExdHZky387mbqAFk2kyoLZCeQo-iDbAfcINwXpbkjzo9rEnvw3U0mFx6Vb9CBX7nuBuHhUgleCUXkH7pQsz8BIeVsySBPNGRSuCwYi2AhetylDwC2-rX_GvZkXebKA6cWnkZT8vnk31EBumQgb2f9-Q6g/s320/DF7DA90E-0220-4762-B419-68BE725250A7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We walked over to this stadium seating area around the water that was empty and drank and ate our things. Mira wore a skirt with a sweatshirt and since we were in the shade she was cold. The rest of us were fine but still hoping it would warm up soon so we could take off sweatshirts. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we decided to start heading over to our safari appointment. On the way, we stopped at some street performers playing encanto and other Disney songs and Thea danced. Mira didn’t want to dance so she just watched, so I was recruited instead. Went over to the safari and got to see lots of animals. The girls had fun pointing them all out from the chart the ride showed. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cm9aT2Ssl1vW0VV9MZKcwsa-qZH_KYwEQBebnC8A1kLnfiteB-6afSab2hj4lL2gKCId4X_-n62olg46itMsoEs6lbtAETwp3u4wEC_5hEThHSTyIfmhvBX5_ifLl3u7YRkTOzFIFxRZjJ7jXtLSC0q520eaTxqEIciGDZ6q0SlT782y4VacVw/s4032/1AE9D9E2-5604-4E8B-A688-4B0495C2D600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cm9aT2Ssl1vW0VV9MZKcwsa-qZH_KYwEQBebnC8A1kLnfiteB-6afSab2hj4lL2gKCId4X_-n62olg46itMsoEs6lbtAETwp3u4wEC_5hEThHSTyIfmhvBX5_ifLl3u7YRkTOzFIFxRZjJ7jXtLSC0q520eaTxqEIciGDZ6q0SlT782y4VacVw/s320/1AE9D9E2-5604-4E8B-A688-4B0495C2D600.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lhEqJwyK-OYMVDioJexQ-wbGU4KHL7J6XNCwz4I_02IU6DWNxE0Qhp_6rQ-nRztxOpYZmhE_lJIVPWZEFvg7GrDyIm-tWuOTnClMzzrbTDd7c4S0qkvjdKsqSNFjxaHYaif7LmLzulV1K93fdZcuk6hWIvkLItto9FE0A2p-SujXDs4zWfUAmw/s4032/10F80290-4F83-4B7E-9870-1F2A8E2A43CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lhEqJwyK-OYMVDioJexQ-wbGU4KHL7J6XNCwz4I_02IU6DWNxE0Qhp_6rQ-nRztxOpYZmhE_lJIVPWZEFvg7GrDyIm-tWuOTnClMzzrbTDd7c4S0qkvjdKsqSNFjxaHYaif7LmLzulV1K93fdZcuk6hWIvkLItto9FE0A2p-SujXDs4zWfUAmw/s320/10F80290-4F83-4B7E-9870-1F2A8E2A43CF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s-1bzyD9Wp6xt7baU3YF5tN9hTytcGITlj4m144ufrI_ZMPhoqW_yQokyaBfzRDApQqNxHSZw8U8vmyJ5c9Az_zuWAkRbX-WkGhdVBAin1ISYvzqLiVCEvJWZYbu41wAQZA-ui-sVD2Z6ulMxElxSYIHG8sfFWPz8oZFql3o2lWvqHxSUGkBOA/s4032/F76D002E-6B64-4A8D-B164-4366C5093C09.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s-1bzyD9Wp6xt7baU3YF5tN9hTytcGITlj4m144ufrI_ZMPhoqW_yQokyaBfzRDApQqNxHSZw8U8vmyJ5c9Az_zuWAkRbX-WkGhdVBAin1ISYvzqLiVCEvJWZYbu41wAQZA-ui-sVD2Z6ulMxElxSYIHG8sfFWPz8oZFql3o2lWvqHxSUGkBOA/s320/F76D002E-6B64-4A8D-B164-4366C5093C09.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After that we took turns going to the bathroom for whatever reason and then watched some other street performers do tricks (animal kingdom rivals Epcot with the streetosphere). We ended up booking flight of passage and had something like 2 hours before our appointment. We walked around Africa, then since it was lunch time we grabbed some food at eight spoon cafe. I got pulled pork Mac and cheese (tiny portion - really a snack, but very good), Mira got a Mickey pretzel, and Adam got a pulled pork sandwich on a jelly doughnut instead of a bun. I never tried it but he said it was awesome. Thea wasn’t hungry but wanted a strawberry popsicle from the stand next to the tables we sat at, so got her that. The sun was finally out and it was warming up enough for us to take our sweatshirts off. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this we walked over to Dino land. (It’s hilarious, I wore flip flops today to give my feet a break from my tennis shoes thinking animal kingdom is the smallest park, but we were walking all over the place constantly back tracking this day and I probably put in more steps than the other days). My feet were actually fine though, my sandals were very cushy. We went into the boneyard play area first. It’s pretty cool. The girls were having a lot of fun in here. Then we all went on the triceratop spin, that only had a 10 minute wait. We also looked in the gift shops here quite a while. At this point our flight of passage time was ready soon so we started to walk over to pandora.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrhiyozt6dN1Wgu6fYCD_yhOLinUZGcFMpZIJdJx_tPL2YcJG7PAju2rk5OGDr3kGQGvWW0f5z_Cta_vWr4jVck5w3TayRhObT0K6MP7Iv-hSI1givyE2BkkxQKOd835CQ2XnP5DBYOCTqppg9qCaGVXio6IYsnRm_zB7ahq6DhSjMr2eNGvFww/s4032/9F7FE0C0-A72F-4DF6-8492-F76BAB49DCF7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrhiyozt6dN1Wgu6fYCD_yhOLinUZGcFMpZIJdJx_tPL2YcJG7PAju2rk5OGDr3kGQGvWW0f5z_Cta_vWr4jVck5w3TayRhObT0K6MP7Iv-hSI1givyE2BkkxQKOd835CQ2XnP5DBYOCTqppg9qCaGVXio6IYsnRm_zB7ahq6DhSjMr2eNGvFww/s320/9F7FE0C0-A72F-4DF6-8492-F76BAB49DCF7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8EUwbTOPhKwGL3Gnw10epTZkHmxc2h0C18D89AWjCwlecUO7uKn7ov5i47hGAvbNsgmxSNY06PvEXhVVttrG8RMzg9bkWKgudXHcXV7LiZO2A7p0X34dJYCInhX4ZUikz189OwW6qDZvYaru5JghiBZsV_2fWSuMJT8Twy3Yu52Wr00eWFwaMg/s4032/D65AF150-A2F7-4840-8CE3-50D757174480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8EUwbTOPhKwGL3Gnw10epTZkHmxc2h0C18D89AWjCwlecUO7uKn7ov5i47hGAvbNsgmxSNY06PvEXhVVttrG8RMzg9bkWKgudXHcXV7LiZO2A7p0X34dJYCInhX4ZUikz189OwW6qDZvYaru5JghiBZsV_2fWSuMJT8Twy3Yu52Wr00eWFwaMg/s320/D65AF150-A2F7-4840-8CE3-50D757174480.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thea was also too short for this ride, so we setup rider swap and Adam and Mira went on first. I decided it’s tradition that I get something from Satu’li canteen while they ride. I got a beef and potato hash bowl with the blueberry bonbon. I let Thea eat most of the bonbon but it’s very good. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After they came out, then I rode with Mira. Adam also got some food from Satu’li. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember this ride being a lot more realistic but I was kind of seeing double vision and even took my glasses off several times to check. Still a great ride but I felt something was off with the visuals. Are my eyes getting worse?</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaZP7orbKQRwMDOjMFe3J9b_QQLRt4kYdXQIppZa_kqzha729304ImvU78wcmG7wbT44F_G0-nmkbr_bwYdl5bQGWSExp1f9blLmWLjo-LckA3CNPMeIv6yBTesPL4amBkw5rS08XOzkmDKjREDzbayGDPG-Hd2O-5bUpKpvHeCs1ddUZ2_qdyw/s4032/4B58EB35-3848-4F31-96C4-F709F904DE2C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaZP7orbKQRwMDOjMFe3J9b_QQLRt4kYdXQIppZa_kqzha729304ImvU78wcmG7wbT44F_G0-nmkbr_bwYdl5bQGWSExp1f9blLmWLjo-LckA3CNPMeIv6yBTesPL4amBkw5rS08XOzkmDKjREDzbayGDPG-Hd2O-5bUpKpvHeCs1ddUZ2_qdyw/s320/4B58EB35-3848-4F31-96C4-F709F904DE2C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSpvMB1O7_mvxXRYWqiz8DPDDuyMozHV-9iwR1tmsIZr-RfGmR7PWfnwYE5r2Ei1JKH7ZJ1OHee-uMY3qNNQP4A23rAU-fs1NtQM038k1Cch7GL3vorYoivzA5AmXnK7yN88wJD7Lr48EOz3afVULYkFxTs_kMWcjRJ7CzBQJvfPfhSui7Tky_A/s4032/464D09CD-8279-400A-A778-8257A8C7B141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSpvMB1O7_mvxXRYWqiz8DPDDuyMozHV-9iwR1tmsIZr-RfGmR7PWfnwYE5r2Ei1JKH7ZJ1OHee-uMY3qNNQP4A23rAU-fs1NtQM038k1Cch7GL3vorYoivzA5AmXnK7yN88wJD7Lr48EOz3afVULYkFxTs_kMWcjRJ7CzBQJvfPfhSui7Tky_A/s320/464D09CD-8279-400A-A778-8257A8C7B141.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZj3bKbxiarVMKMacYXWhGOPP1Zcju_jCeXZ7yJa8fWsL-B1ZvPZtNwCG5VfJds5xmvoGA6kD3P5ntBrINf8q7MCoS4rie2DCh8tlKoBHuhEgg78iG8yLnRQtifk2pUp_4TKnqYPwZJTQHuNRlxsLnHWagSTzFNZkKsbamP3dX_F4ZW2LRz6r_A/s4032/B623858A-6DD9-43D7-8E7B-AA8DDF24BBCD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZj3bKbxiarVMKMacYXWhGOPP1Zcju_jCeXZ7yJa8fWsL-B1ZvPZtNwCG5VfJds5xmvoGA6kD3P5ntBrINf8q7MCoS4rie2DCh8tlKoBHuhEgg78iG8yLnRQtifk2pUp_4TKnqYPwZJTQHuNRlxsLnHWagSTzFNZkKsbamP3dX_F4ZW2LRz6r_A/s320/B623858A-6DD9-43D7-8E7B-AA8DDF24BBCD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then I made an appointment to go meet Mickey and Minnie. So off to a different part of the park we went. It was good though because this was possibly the best Mickey and Minnie character interaction we’ve had yet.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr-rDGk7V9AGA8c551XCYJlg6yl5NZSP9_XXsS1mnUcDqoTXAbN4bvdi5RGiMky-qk1xfVHDTrX-e2-HO3WCSHZKsW5VGYOUJgjyqD0S-oCZFAZkEMEWAD6Vjq0_jYvBq-5bI4BQcdI9Gpcp55_CP4IuZhwy74aam2_bHyW9IBNtk2o0FUhRkWw/s4032/A19FA1CF-67B1-46D0-934F-9AA28F422F4D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr-rDGk7V9AGA8c551XCYJlg6yl5NZSP9_XXsS1mnUcDqoTXAbN4bvdi5RGiMky-qk1xfVHDTrX-e2-HO3WCSHZKsW5VGYOUJgjyqD0S-oCZFAZkEMEWAD6Vjq0_jYvBq-5bI4BQcdI9Gpcp55_CP4IuZhwy74aam2_bHyW9IBNtk2o0FUhRkWw/s320/A19FA1CF-67B1-46D0-934F-9AA28F422F4D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we went to our It’s tough to be a bug ride appointment. We’ve all done this before on our last trip but Thea got really scared on it this time and didn’t like it. The mean grasshopper from a bugs life makes an appearance. This poor girl is so sensitive. She loves coasters but anything with scary elements she doesn’t like. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this ride I made an expedition Everest appointment, so we headed over to Asia. The sun was setting and it was getting cool again. Thea was also too short for this so we had to setup rider swap. Thea and I walked around a little, I took her to the bathroom, and then the stadium seating area where she could run up and down stairs. Mira and Adam were off the ride pretty quickly, I wasn’t expecting them to be done that fast. Apparently Mira didn’t like this ride any better than our last trip she went on it. She didn’t like the drop this time. Last time she didn’t like going backwards in the dark. So I did my rider swap alone. Literally deja vu of 4 years ago haha. I do really like that ride though!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk5AmE2vpqzjC8nhvyMAnkxinH16j_Hx-ArptHattRyTIpeBf4qF1N8ONQ3NvvYXX2np06YB-gPwneQVLLlG9NYb5zy4-bYuD2mCizXEZtQe0IhtsY3Oq40N_tUruL7IRV8qjyxq_rMJtJT7hhVV8HglO0jhWhCh7LJTkkvQoZ3oliFHMYBAAJg/s4032/15C72574-C957-428C-BCB8-B0BF0A481710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk5AmE2vpqzjC8nhvyMAnkxinH16j_Hx-ArptHattRyTIpeBf4qF1N8ONQ3NvvYXX2np06YB-gPwneQVLLlG9NYb5zy4-bYuD2mCizXEZtQe0IhtsY3Oq40N_tUruL7IRV8qjyxq_rMJtJT7hhVV8HglO0jhWhCh7LJTkkvQoZ3oliFHMYBAAJg/s320/15C72574-C957-428C-BCB8-B0BF0A481710.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uIumU5ZDfQWNY0kKBY4kmebmavVYuyma6vsIftwsu8XpSrtc96iY8UDtcWnQ0tXYxGxFVHq-Kq72U46kTeq6mfIiI3GmYphKlKDCp5a-Py3X6g-lT2MdMyQYyq6zoF-zG3HrplQ8cEEmfKCtJs8OHRKt8UeBBjwLNsYI-2kD7dLzohMir8EIXg/s3088/2160DFE4-C5BB-40A1-99E9-25CCB66639D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uIumU5ZDfQWNY0kKBY4kmebmavVYuyma6vsIftwsu8XpSrtc96iY8UDtcWnQ0tXYxGxFVHq-Kq72U46kTeq6mfIiI3GmYphKlKDCp5a-Py3X6g-lT2MdMyQYyq6zoF-zG3HrplQ8cEEmfKCtJs8OHRKt8UeBBjwLNsYI-2kD7dLzohMir8EIXg/s320/2160DFE4-C5BB-40A1-99E9-25CCB66639D6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWWAAIL9XF3lwEMCDIs8AxkRJJ8PsKTkmFGhBm68LNd7wIV9CrkOaQHVoPbAjTAEb3wjIS-vhVXPDxaH9OD30oikGxomyX3kRvxJ3ACOUmWWEFnEjTVHU2veDEQmXeMNWzDtzsnfzd9u4RZX6UUao9j46LblG-MoW2g0Nt3KJk7RKyQuZ5I18vQ/s4032/05850A33-F3D1-446A-AF82-94E3E863C333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWWAAIL9XF3lwEMCDIs8AxkRJJ8PsKTkmFGhBm68LNd7wIV9CrkOaQHVoPbAjTAEb3wjIS-vhVXPDxaH9OD30oikGxomyX3kRvxJ3ACOUmWWEFnEjTVHU2veDEQmXeMNWzDtzsnfzd9u4RZX6UUao9j46LblG-MoW2g0Nt3KJk7RKyQuZ5I18vQ/s320/05850A33-F3D1-446A-AF82-94E3E863C333.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After I got off we walked around Asia a little more and took in all the scenery. I made an appointment for na’vi river journey. We didn’t do that ride last trip. So back over to Pandora we went, lol. Before our time was available Adam suggested we order the other dessert from Satu’li that we hadn’t tried yet. It was so pretty to look at. So we mobile ordered that and all went inside and shared it four ways. A really good little treat! Then we rode Navi river journey and it was really really cool. Glad we did that. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2kM0P5L3NZTvyQa-qRKSrd2JpZKrX7oXPHg5D0On23IQQ9Z_XsfaN8QggGrB974axi7a4ZpFzFGCbpjaJppnvlwKMMn2531ohAH-92T-hnMf3cOVgDxx_yR1CqdgHz5NY3r6YO_8IgkOV4ezRIK2wFUxMwi-vTKvj5uVNcU9gl72pQ9IxQ--bQ/s4032/1E6B56E9-372C-4EE9-9F37-A29BC3B7480F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2kM0P5L3NZTvyQa-qRKSrd2JpZKrX7oXPHg5D0On23IQQ9Z_XsfaN8QggGrB974axi7a4ZpFzFGCbpjaJppnvlwKMMn2531ohAH-92T-hnMf3cOVgDxx_yR1CqdgHz5NY3r6YO_8IgkOV4ezRIK2wFUxMwi-vTKvj5uVNcU9gl72pQ9IxQ--bQ/s320/1E6B56E9-372C-4EE9-9F37-A29BC3B7480F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5MIoPL-0r1_c6DUwcsGQGZoGix_OsLGCNGlNSGyz8GZaiWSBOeDAUS59Oo0fjHUEnZz0PkfDeWoGok4Oufzfo_jcsadMR4jxCiKzcDBerz27JL6IP73ph04MKs2b2tNnco5IvAgiieK-1KfcTG-xnjpu8RqIWsRjaceqw8WdjPsco-RvId3Dyg/s4032/930A69E3-4E8D-4FAF-A8C7-0E7184500C26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5MIoPL-0r1_c6DUwcsGQGZoGix_OsLGCNGlNSGyz8GZaiWSBOeDAUS59Oo0fjHUEnZz0PkfDeWoGok4Oufzfo_jcsadMR4jxCiKzcDBerz27JL6IP73ph04MKs2b2tNnco5IvAgiieK-1KfcTG-xnjpu8RqIWsRjaceqw8WdjPsco-RvId3Dyg/s320/930A69E3-4E8D-4FAF-A8C7-0E7184500C26.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw7yGgJT5gbE5x-xe7Je6tFBRhFGp48T5q5R-eCCVTfezYuZybutZMvi6TubgD3FC7lB4OgGOfGMjGzHI9ZKaDzaBrJH0KEBVObY7Wy3oQY9R1pAwuOhiTfU7V3ZhPr5lUdC0ds9QZBPkRGLDaeHAsqFx4XhxLPmAApT_saxejlCrph2FNNF2oA/s3672/F5AC320B-BD04-463D-B5C4-C6CB7CE87E4B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="2066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw7yGgJT5gbE5x-xe7Je6tFBRhFGp48T5q5R-eCCVTfezYuZybutZMvi6TubgD3FC7lB4OgGOfGMjGzHI9ZKaDzaBrJH0KEBVObY7Wy3oQY9R1pAwuOhiTfU7V3ZhPr5lUdC0ds9QZBPkRGLDaeHAsqFx4XhxLPmAApT_saxejlCrph2FNNF2oA/s320/F5AC320B-BD04-463D-B5C4-C6CB7CE87E4B.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The park closed at 7 this night but we felt we did it all and could head out a little early. It was like 6:50. We didn’t feel the need to watch the awakening night show either. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got back to our resort in time to get a little food and watch the outdoor movie. Mira and Adam didn’t want to and just wanted to stay in the room and chill, so just Thea and I went out to. They were playing monsters inc and I got jambalaya with corn bread from the food court and Thea had pizza again. She was really enjoying this whole experience of sitting in the grass, eating, and watching a movie. She got up to play around and do cartwheels a few times. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDC0F4CNaF2-fotV_T6hoyhqymOw_7P1hETlAEkF4L2FAbkOLt2KlADXhbEP1pBxLlgOWyYnUQAJERp9pULpkjISiLJBlaN392tFvAiNzbcanDXMXfZxSHwDBdMP9d6-fBpKbtItbZpYXJ63WyzgC-0zZf4rZGlXfAimWSLUSZl5CNQj3IOrRrA/s4032/4C437296-7081-400F-AE2A-E09DD3C5B604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDC0F4CNaF2-fotV_T6hoyhqymOw_7P1hETlAEkF4L2FAbkOLt2KlADXhbEP1pBxLlgOWyYnUQAJERp9pULpkjISiLJBlaN392tFvAiNzbcanDXMXfZxSHwDBdMP9d6-fBpKbtItbZpYXJ63WyzgC-0zZf4rZGlXfAimWSLUSZl5CNQj3IOrRrA/s320/4C437296-7081-400F-AE2A-E09DD3C5B604.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the movie was done I brought Thea back to the room and got the girls ready for bed. Adam and I decided to go down to the bar while the girls were in bed and asked Mira if she was okay with that, if it were just for one drink, and she said yes. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Thea fell fast asleep and we waited a little longer and went down to the bar at around 10 PM. This was a New Orleans themed bar so they had a live jazz band playing. I probably wouldn’t have cared to go down here if there wasn’t live music </span><span class="s2">😉</span><span class="s1"> I got a really cool hurricane drink that had a light up ice cube and Adam got an old fashioned. The music was really good and the people in this bar were all having a good time. I was glad we went! GREAT end to our night!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x_5ttNOEDb7QNkoMMS5AXFucENU24S7xFQCXlnMJ-eaOSYW7mJs4iyPxO3Nl1h1RJ_WAyxLApYx_zDpuVv8BBGXcdfQwpjAwtwYP22-Q-AKX3XPmRlI-OUo9YhTVtvjgOw8cbyxMs5YAYOHyQPt20L5Zfv4HKPsbHLgfM02axojWb5FfgkoaOA/s4032/0A5DFE94-9FC4-4669-80DE-760DF8E1CF71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x_5ttNOEDb7QNkoMMS5AXFucENU24S7xFQCXlnMJ-eaOSYW7mJs4iyPxO3Nl1h1RJ_WAyxLApYx_zDpuVv8BBGXcdfQwpjAwtwYP22-Q-AKX3XPmRlI-OUo9YhTVtvjgOw8cbyxMs5YAYOHyQPt20L5Zfv4HKPsbHLgfM02axojWb5FfgkoaOA/s320/0A5DFE94-9FC4-4669-80DE-760DF8E1CF71.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPv1Iv5rR2RFKsml4sSwe0o0JYwW6MLkbDjo3a7qxWgNdu2xE6Y8Xe-AnLETX1wRwCAWeoSofvyFs5Vosx-472e-RKh-46v3oyDfJBqFCWnRvov1HdawVQERHlk_rK1VZfRl-q8GvrKsrNBqOplahbh9I3jotd6G6jNcb2b5POL_PDuuGn4qHtw/s3088/882BA296-EA98-4C4B-9DB6-09AB1D07CEEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPv1Iv5rR2RFKsml4sSwe0o0JYwW6MLkbDjo3a7qxWgNdu2xE6Y8Xe-AnLETX1wRwCAWeoSofvyFs5Vosx-472e-RKh-46v3oyDfJBqFCWnRvov1HdawVQERHlk_rK1VZfRl-q8GvrKsrNBqOplahbh9I3jotd6G6jNcb2b5POL_PDuuGn4qHtw/w257-h343/882BA296-EA98-4C4B-9DB6-09AB1D07CEEA.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paid for our drinks with our magic bands and went back up to the room. We were in bed by probably 11 PM. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Day 5: Magic Kingdom again! </b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s really hard to say but I think this was my favorite day of all! But truly all the days were great.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Thea loved riding seven dwarves mine train so much she couldn’t stop talking about it and was SO excited to get back to magic kingdom. It’s pretty easy to get them going each morning but was especially easy to get Thea going this morning, knowing we were going back </span><span class="s2">😆</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We got up at 8, ate our breakfast, and were on the bus by 9/9:30. Bag check was easy every single day and didn’t take more than 5 minutes. I really remember last trip being much longer, so this was a nice change. It was another sunny day and going to be HOT today. We made plans to go back to our resort and swim this day because of the heat.</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZORuWR2NARUGGw9jaOn1NOg_Am4oIbKSR5G0Sjuqqfl7UrJfbq2E1JWYY0SjIRAfBINMCsUs7pXgJ1bDzeNvvbv6vdIK3749lnkqcEkTikoUAzdSxB4DOoK2Epo1UFyhWXua7d7WmqtYSYMUnRmM5zur4h3zeH7F_BCP0DMGnjWVp96E9RFLdTQ/s4032/37F83DC6-6ACE-424A-A0A5-40F9D526A3B9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZORuWR2NARUGGw9jaOn1NOg_Am4oIbKSR5G0Sjuqqfl7UrJfbq2E1JWYY0SjIRAfBINMCsUs7pXgJ1bDzeNvvbv6vdIK3749lnkqcEkTikoUAzdSxB4DOoK2Epo1UFyhWXua7d7WmqtYSYMUnRmM5zur4h3zeH7F_BCP0DMGnjWVp96E9RFLdTQ/s320/37F83DC6-6ACE-424A-A0A5-40F9D526A3B9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO9bn5LJoiaM0bmi8NiQ0ztz5OXDQD1PQ0eYCysKrcyJR08r4HeQbS3nxqsJ7NbGFVrof3vrR-j7X1iw-6ng7I02JERJ49FCYsLvqvT8-YOCvxm3gd9n2A2l6EQRC7OLskGUlZRr7W67aO6AzRmolI4lusq5Qv82G_D1VCtOeTN7LvibarVLS-Q/s4032/BD395CA3-38D6-4E4E-ACDA-5603F3297E7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO9bn5LJoiaM0bmi8NiQ0ztz5OXDQD1PQ0eYCysKrcyJR08r4HeQbS3nxqsJ7NbGFVrof3vrR-j7X1iw-6ng7I02JERJ49FCYsLvqvT8-YOCvxm3gd9n2A2l6EQRC7OLskGUlZRr7W67aO6AzRmolI4lusq5Qv82G_D1VCtOeTN7LvibarVLS-Q/s320/BD395CA3-38D6-4E4E-ACDA-5603F3297E7B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUtwmtzkGrOUxkvFqur-cFN4N7ChH6C_DxQxHV1_MepBhKd6sogv5JPME5WwswDtSSpj_Y_-b4UxBtUEmraKCwpLwr4-qdgwE2Zp3Bswp0Q4eecTo1ds3_Eo6X83yzWwhlfnTJRczNcHbps8z7reSqvPDY8zlIx2c4LTaJ0hwQrvR44XDBS1yqQ/s3088/F657FB7A-62F2-4346-A8C0-722F4D2D8071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUtwmtzkGrOUxkvFqur-cFN4N7ChH6C_DxQxHV1_MepBhKd6sogv5JPME5WwswDtSSpj_Y_-b4UxBtUEmraKCwpLwr4-qdgwE2Zp3Bswp0Q4eecTo1ds3_Eo6X83yzWwhlfnTJRczNcHbps8z7reSqvPDY8zlIx2c4LTaJ0hwQrvR44XDBS1yqQ/s320/F657FB7A-62F2-4346-A8C0-722F4D2D8071.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit;">We booked seven dwarves mine train first thing and walked over to Tomorrowland while we waited for our ride appointment. Mira got to see Stitch! Her favorite character. She was so happy she cried, it was the most adorable thing. After hanging out in Tomorrowland, we walked over (Thea ran) to the friendship fare show in front of the castle. We already saw this show our other magic kingdom day but the girls must’ve loved it that much and wanted to see it again. After that we went to our seven dwarves ride. Always a highlight, especially for Thea. Grabbed some ice cream from storybook treats because we are at Disney and ice cream before lunch is totally acceptable apparently. Adam and I also made the conscious decision that we weren’t going to be stingy with treats on this trip. It’s Disney after all, and they enjoy treats the same way we enjoy fun foods and alcohol. It adds to the experience. Thennn we had our lunch at Pinocchio village house (flatbread pizzas), which only Adam and I ate. Since the girls didn’t have any I ended up eating too much. I was full for a while. We </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit;">explored around fantasyland a bit more, met Ariel, which was adorable. The princesses in magic kingdom interact with kids so well. The girls were enamored with her. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcMkk1TiB5uxba4DyN47rdaoOxIT6O73q1V5cAV5AnbdPOnA7TIhhlqFvrTvMs5RnCLlloToiN0pNeOlEJfpcmU8MQ6Ux_2nUN7tr4HI0v3CuH1idLxxcPPEdKFFjs01ZED7uYmr4FRQJ5r7JEO_o89TEwkRadD-8FY0Fx2QnZJ3IVWY-ZGndqQ/s4032/1A416331-42B3-4EB7-BD76-11E6DDF4300E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcMkk1TiB5uxba4DyN47rdaoOxIT6O73q1V5cAV5AnbdPOnA7TIhhlqFvrTvMs5RnCLlloToiN0pNeOlEJfpcmU8MQ6Ux_2nUN7tr4HI0v3CuH1idLxxcPPEdKFFjs01ZED7uYmr4FRQJ5r7JEO_o89TEwkRadD-8FY0Fx2QnZJ3IVWY-ZGndqQ/s320/1A416331-42B3-4EB7-BD76-11E6DDF4300E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We walked back to the bus stop and got a ride to our resort. It was a beautiful day to swim! Super sunny and they were playing some great tunes by the pool and the cast members were playing games with the kids while all the parents had drinks, sitting in their loungers </span><span class="s2">😍</span><span class="s1"> I had a mai tai and Adam had a raspberry beer. I was VIBING. In my element. We went down the water slide a couple times and just swam around. Then it was craft time. They were designing Mardi gras masks today. They loved doing this! 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We packed the girls light up things this time since we wanted to be festive for nighttime and a later night (light up Mickey ears, light up scrunchies). We got back to the bus stop and were on our way back to magic kingdom by 4:45. Thea fell asleep on the bus sitting up. I forgot to take a picture. It was cute but totally expected after our hot busy day. When we arrived to the park we put her in the stroller and let her sleep through gate check and all that. Mira got to meet Cinderella right away and had the sweetest interaction. Mira is growing up and acts like such a teenager but I love seeing the giddiness and childlike wonder in her eyes when she meets a character. Then we had an appointment for jungle cruise. We walked over to Casey’s corner to grab a Chicago dog and chili dog and corn dog nuggets for the girls. Then we caught a small parade which was cool. It had a ton of characters in it that we hadn’t seen in any of the parks yet, so Mira was stoked. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33lMac2NDPhYnbn0pWQrK1Q30t7RtjykNyHme76dnBRu37SUL64z1uKQNAVNanHGg89cZKkxsrJNb89wExlVo00TrFsCcvf4AqDprhi1TaMwxHxB9pFqnZX3lfer4CRQtE7nJ_YI6MJnswmkmCBRsVE5jX5_AnE6Ck78TCgtWYEhBmIofoi8OiA/s4032/1E342BDA-17BC-47A0-9AEC-D10655CEE5BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33lMac2NDPhYnbn0pWQrK1Q30t7RtjykNyHme76dnBRu37SUL64z1uKQNAVNanHGg89cZKkxsrJNb89wExlVo00TrFsCcvf4AqDprhi1TaMwxHxB9pFqnZX3lfer4CRQtE7nJ_YI6MJnswmkmCBRsVE5jX5_AnE6Ck78TCgtWYEhBmIofoi8OiA/s320/1E342BDA-17BC-47A0-9AEC-D10655CEE5BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifq9v2mPw2dOGFAP4YmFmqjUKxUanIzp2R7YoEvnX5SC3LRGQQhZ0f5A4uNDI0EPHC__uNkGRjr_zZMf-3V-jYoBcytAmuiSYZx4btoqcy1Wvwg206-c2jhnVgDzjvOVZJGIqstTjq9n6SOFHior9OQY_LbOgi7UgGXoD2smy7mhmYN3-33HCn9A/s4032/9B8E2E72-C3E8-48F2-A21E-F1EB9E693C90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifq9v2mPw2dOGFAP4YmFmqjUKxUanIzp2R7YoEvnX5SC3LRGQQhZ0f5A4uNDI0EPHC__uNkGRjr_zZMf-3V-jYoBcytAmuiSYZx4btoqcy1Wvwg206-c2jhnVgDzjvOVZJGIqstTjq9n6SOFHior9OQY_LbOgi7UgGXoD2smy7mhmYN3-33HCn9A/s320/9B8E2E72-C3E8-48F2-A21E-F1EB9E693C90.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCi_pWZ1s_MRFjQIvTwYm1vy84JZe5yxfBOw9LQNcQWQ-wueJhAydbxG1PWObU_oKN6vxazstOe6D_jz8C1WMMZYWWk_LRQmyseOqRVvf7CNjNzVaEqbkhdyUlyhcDnRHkaxxfdNsJ0sDahIwfSFT1v4Dc3yJuO_PhRy-F9ebZnYt3c132XVkFA/s4032/52004423-23F7-47E2-91F3-04D2F36C2220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCi_pWZ1s_MRFjQIvTwYm1vy84JZe5yxfBOw9LQNcQWQ-wueJhAydbxG1PWObU_oKN6vxazstOe6D_jz8C1WMMZYWWk_LRQmyseOqRVvf7CNjNzVaEqbkhdyUlyhcDnRHkaxxfdNsJ0sDahIwfSFT1v4Dc3yJuO_PhRy-F9ebZnYt3c132XVkFA/s320/52004423-23F7-47E2-91F3-04D2F36C2220.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02M2CMmCGQD82S4QxtY5llWfDSYxdaUsqJRdriUwy4lrs8sa-eINn_DJwbdipZ5AGwgzIIvljegNVUOzZa1QJQmBZBHLzvNy8fqJ7vft7OKWlmZtgjoSLjR8qmAK3gYprEqGNvJZomeB9o5sFmukK1SjFMfoI1BnO-_tCqbYV_ORyFi7fgvXqlw/s4032/F2B7AFAD-55F8-455D-8318-FEBE0BEDC0E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02M2CMmCGQD82S4QxtY5llWfDSYxdaUsqJRdriUwy4lrs8sa-eINn_DJwbdipZ5AGwgzIIvljegNVUOzZa1QJQmBZBHLzvNy8fqJ7vft7OKWlmZtgjoSLjR8qmAK3gYprEqGNvJZomeB9o5sFmukK1SjFMfoI1BnO-_tCqbYV_ORyFi7fgvXqlw/s320/F2B7AFAD-55F8-455D-8318-FEBE0BEDC0E6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">The sun was starting to set now. We headed over to Adventureland to ride jungle cruise and ended up waking Thea up to go on. She liked this ride but got a little scared in the cave. I think the rest of us enjoy this ride because it’s just a classic Disney ride. It’s cheesy and funny with pretty scenery. After this we walked around Adventureland some more then walked through liberty square to get to Peter Pan’s Flight. I’ve been to magic kingdom 4 different times, now 5, and actually have never ridden this. The wait has always been crazy long and it’s not a thrill ride so I’ve always skipped it. Well I wasn’t that impressed </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1"> the rest of the fam loved it but I don’t get the hype. It was officially dark now so everything was lit up. We then did seven dwarves AGAIN, then big thunder mountain. Riding both of these at night is SWEET. You can’t really see exactly what’s coming so it’s more fun. I also swear I heard somewhere that they speed these up at night which felt like it was true. Also being under the stars on big thunder made me feel like I was out in the Wild West. This is the elite time of day to ride it. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ24d_O7eGCcSt7RGKWbDlCXbpcNfPHqxsM2HiSYlnNxRuMGJ5WpXxsfyBbwDGOtkH3uEKKAMwJqIi6Wdcpw10J3s3RvJ7ysD-6_9IM4DDayBwudn8-vqFRIDlfqsA_mcwAA7Yno82Ccr2uCpjckIL_Z6hrsWTeWTPANiqePGmBrRXLVHeIQC1ww/s4032/6F17933B-FA20-4713-B7D8-081B9732682B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ24d_O7eGCcSt7RGKWbDlCXbpcNfPHqxsM2HiSYlnNxRuMGJ5WpXxsfyBbwDGOtkH3uEKKAMwJqIi6Wdcpw10J3s3RvJ7ysD-6_9IM4DDayBwudn8-vqFRIDlfqsA_mcwAA7Yno82Ccr2uCpjckIL_Z6hrsWTeWTPANiqePGmBrRXLVHeIQC1ww/s320/6F17933B-FA20-4713-B7D8-081B9732682B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ58QMmci7M8DIH15mXmmCoQz84SkNZjPpXjEvXbCr0kNPnfBCynuHbDPPsmn6Hp5ofahGRSxhyIZhE-axCt0oz5OyyWgO4CgGrbUxStbomRhxLjPiReXatqSwwZ33vTqyEXpM9-QVB4I-ebU0iFoDQd7yzPkFCIydgQ4K7PP82ME1Ma1uvk3ylw/s4032/79C7B707-03A0-41DD-ACCD-45396175BC22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ58QMmci7M8DIH15mXmmCoQz84SkNZjPpXjEvXbCr0kNPnfBCynuHbDPPsmn6Hp5ofahGRSxhyIZhE-axCt0oz5OyyWgO4CgGrbUxStbomRhxLjPiReXatqSwwZ33vTqyEXpM9-QVB4I-ebU0iFoDQd7yzPkFCIydgQ4K7PP82ME1Ma1uvk3ylw/s320/79C7B707-03A0-41DD-ACCD-45396175BC22.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx9ffprBLjRvayTp2YEoAJCRDxvbh5NatMH-fX4NZh7gmSJGcwuPPmSHao6iGzjn7EdcjxyVHRBjQ2kv5ytdWus6vvIXbZOck3vtBsIvLVXyOFnmu33zqctBjoQkGkvNjiUl_GZJZDcODLz2iWbhJr5f9_SQyQnEbiG0eqBR1wC-hTorwpbknmA/s3088/335CFD38-26EE-4708-9E83-2B03A726583A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx9ffprBLjRvayTp2YEoAJCRDxvbh5NatMH-fX4NZh7gmSJGcwuPPmSHao6iGzjn7EdcjxyVHRBjQ2kv5ytdWus6vvIXbZOck3vtBsIvLVXyOFnmu33zqctBjoQkGkvNjiUl_GZJZDcODLz2iWbhJr5f9_SQyQnEbiG0eqBR1wC-hTorwpbknmA/s320/335CFD38-26EE-4708-9E83-2B03A726583A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">The girls also rode the carousel with Adam and I walked around the shops and took some pics of the castle. The carousel is one ride where we really don’t both need to go on </span><span class="s2">😆</span><span class="s1">. Then we had to start finding a place for the fireworks. We found a decent spot and just had to stand there for about 20-30 minutes. I actually mobile ordered some mini corn dogs again for the girls to snack on. So they at least had something to eat during this time. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fireworks started and were amazing as always. I prefer the Happily Ever After show from last time vs Enchantment that they’ve been playing the last 18 months but Disney fireworks are always incredible. After fireworks we went over to Tomorrowland to ride space. The park was actually open until 11 PM but we planned to stay until maybe 10. While Adam and Mira did Space first I took Thea on the tea cups ride since it was only a 5 minute wait. Then when they were done Mira and I took a turn riding Space. After that we all rode buzz light year and then Astro orbiter. These were Thea’s choices but I’m happy to tag along 😆. Then we had to do people mover because it’s also a ride I’ve never been on! This was a walk on, no wait. I mostly just wanted to get a closer look at Tron which was cool.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Ww2KZGSx9dFnLuLKbhU8X5q7XP6EH567e5q4HpcHlKOe6V9WXTDca2bnLtHAFy8nBElWugIhXTzd4XtUuu3O5xdE87dfqwK0GRo0uExJteWA-y359PFyR_gpj__AvFqby83DA6ChVj1cwmDNJElgPp1znlJSbJIwuR3Dk4CsB3TVSX-cQjl1Q/s2048/1DDED938-3B50-4D67-86DC-5775FF5FA614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Ww2KZGSx9dFnLuLKbhU8X5q7XP6EH567e5q4HpcHlKOe6V9WXTDca2bnLtHAFy8nBElWugIhXTzd4XtUuu3O5xdE87dfqwK0GRo0uExJteWA-y359PFyR_gpj__AvFqby83DA6ChVj1cwmDNJElgPp1znlJSbJIwuR3Dk4CsB3TVSX-cQjl1Q/s320/1DDED938-3B50-4D67-86DC-5775FF5FA614.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkJIZFzqbgfq0yDToaaYMXAvpWF3KrxJJ5NquY_L2D7SWdcIG9rp_QBZJWzbaZGYZuQhXZ_bGmXdotJfkrNfZaiSyZDbDdAL_3QB-V4IxdSrq1ceTJzAhuHOFjxktiMLAfcgpYua1-IjkJlC0xJ7yco8xDbk1b8MahkKcHtlQcM1Rqs7VQ4Z5fg/s4032/8B6F5057-636C-493E-9187-DDD89E74AF41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkJIZFzqbgfq0yDToaaYMXAvpWF3KrxJJ5NquY_L2D7SWdcIG9rp_QBZJWzbaZGYZuQhXZ_bGmXdotJfkrNfZaiSyZDbDdAL_3QB-V4IxdSrq1ceTJzAhuHOFjxktiMLAfcgpYua1-IjkJlC0xJ7yco8xDbk1b8MahkKcHtlQcM1Rqs7VQ4Z5fg/s320/8B6F5057-636C-493E-9187-DDD89E74AF41.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">We decided we did everything and the girls were getting tired, so time to head out. We got to walk down the pretty lit up Main Street and say goodbye to magic kingdom one last time (until next trip </span><span class="s2">😉</span><span class="s1">). It was actually 10:30 by the time we left. Late night but we were planning to let them sleep in our next morning anyway. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Tt-1GF_k3FmUnB_Iqbnz2mQl_3uzgEsSiVAq6ssxEEhpQGxfx2N5C_FOWu4fva-0ZnigMEp9sXQSAFN05vpxirBrPrNzaiH0haDIE96hCNAjLYwnEJZKUjqYe8_gbdqLaq-XHnKKWbyQT4_iqvAdKKaIwO7gN0A94A6GQGZQfdD5e-dtQqVutA/s4032/873068BD-C617-4CA0-AB3B-BA2DDFA16646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Tt-1GF_k3FmUnB_Iqbnz2mQl_3uzgEsSiVAq6ssxEEhpQGxfx2N5C_FOWu4fva-0ZnigMEp9sXQSAFN05vpxirBrPrNzaiH0haDIE96hCNAjLYwnEJZKUjqYe8_gbdqLaq-XHnKKWbyQT4_iqvAdKKaIwO7gN0A94A6GQGZQfdD5e-dtQqVutA/s320/873068BD-C617-4CA0-AB3B-BA2DDFA16646.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV2zR_VAjT-BynCGQGx8GFk2YtXrvj5GBbY2QJPzRQlm_RKUCuALHv5v66trob0a6m6z48A012POfiQYLVoUpmiSxUMsyWzNciJ6Xdr9hB9y_nUe2PZgXQjnbFfZOU8vCGmxg2xYUoDzTXCdfinL47HSnA-1_AYY0ws4k-0FiW-p0zkSCNVpFMg/s4032/EDF56261-DD69-41FF-A0C0-6F64D7EB101F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV2zR_VAjT-BynCGQGx8GFk2YtXrvj5GBbY2QJPzRQlm_RKUCuALHv5v66trob0a6m6z48A012POfiQYLVoUpmiSxUMsyWzNciJ6Xdr9hB9y_nUe2PZgXQjnbFfZOU8vCGmxg2xYUoDzTXCdfinL47HSnA-1_AYY0ws4k-0FiW-p0zkSCNVpFMg/s320/EDF56261-DD69-41FF-A0C0-6F64D7EB101F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonQljRx7tP08Hxzc6uIq5Gi7Ap9RLuqTVikIhkveWaYZ7R0xV6m-eE2tTMFaqXumpU1DO7Y59V-wXLOT5MBAUJZHb4ooUcswEB59cTTCv5bd9A8uvqdaLK9SFBJe88uK9CPfkfaIAOxEk4NjfUStv91ODVDsfLAEWmKylcj8GuBu-L8pCoFWh_Q/s4032/F84DFB62-C06B-4C9E-8638-CFF82FF54758.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonQljRx7tP08Hxzc6uIq5Gi7Ap9RLuqTVikIhkveWaYZ7R0xV6m-eE2tTMFaqXumpU1DO7Y59V-wXLOT5MBAUJZHb4ooUcswEB59cTTCv5bd9A8uvqdaLK9SFBJe88uK9CPfkfaIAOxEk4NjfUStv91ODVDsfLAEWmKylcj8GuBu-L8pCoFWh_Q/s320/F84DFB62-C06B-4C9E-8638-CFF82FF54758.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After two days at magic kingdom I can confidentially say we did everything we wanted to. There is always a ride or two or character or two we missed but for the most part are happy with what we accomplished! </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To be continued for part 3….</span></span></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-68152047618515657302023-02-05T23:06:00.012-06:002023-02-10T00:13:22.347-06:00Our DisneyWorld round 2 trip: 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QQStmTzMoF6f-DQeW9q5vakUO7G8pNaoV9TAtDKa89tp-8Ge9hkQhgzxiHmpQwOQbFGaWqr2XvCOk_foFCkfAwN5cAH143jORrsuJblEja7wHvSmnXx-jd1pBTuWZLOSwPWM9i2P628Bldi_ts7b61awYZMys50QoBcE_Pj_eYjv8wC3CVKRwQ/s4032/4ACA284F-7BF8-4ED0-81EA-7050B3D85570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QQStmTzMoF6f-DQeW9q5vakUO7G8pNaoV9TAtDKa89tp-8Ge9hkQhgzxiHmpQwOQbFGaWqr2XvCOk_foFCkfAwN5cAH143jORrsuJblEja7wHvSmnXx-jd1pBTuWZLOSwPWM9i2P628Bldi_ts7b61awYZMys50QoBcE_Pj_eYjv8wC3CVKRwQ/s320/4ACA284F-7BF8-4ED0-81EA-7050B3D85570.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don’t know why I do this but the weeks leading up to our trips I start to prepare myself for something to go majorly wrong. Like either the trip will have to be cancelled or it’ll pour rain the whole time or someone will get the stomach flu halfway through. My mind tries to convince me that nothing can go as perfect as I plan it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well screw you, mind! Because it did go perfectly. It’s almost a shame it went so perfectly because now we’re all itching to go back. Despite saying “this will be the last Disney trip for a while” after we initially booked this. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our departure day went something like this: got to MSP at around 9:30 AM, plane left at 11:00 AM, then got to MCO at 3:30 PM.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ3spOoFxSz2yEJjJ-qayZqdiE3qFic1xqSUnM6VNhwS2oEPIzSEn_ojOUjNwcUjhy-WMTfrm50vhEDxpJhX0p-PQdP5zfaZ_MTopYXlNaASpG0IS2PfJUNasoROkhitTLbaDMaJXnyDg8sl8WLpZTpVVgLVH-59Daz5ISdu7g3VcbSixx9aG-Q/s2048/A056A6F1-32A2-49AA-9A1E-978B042FB053.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ3spOoFxSz2yEJjJ-qayZqdiE3qFic1xqSUnM6VNhwS2oEPIzSEn_ojOUjNwcUjhy-WMTfrm50vhEDxpJhX0p-PQdP5zfaZ_MTopYXlNaASpG0IS2PfJUNasoROkhitTLbaDMaJXnyDg8sl8WLpZTpVVgLVH-59Daz5ISdu7g3VcbSixx9aG-Q/s320/A056A6F1-32A2-49AA-9A1E-978B042FB053.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving MN!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWuGYmXsbQFMk7NG_RVO6uZgt6Wf7ZOczYStj7OX-mccUwSjVx5gciqNuGafaqxue6SdL6ueXNKafLIV7V7GkTJ9RLwLdGHqxLi3De7z79yzppCU_Gcvjwq7VLwu8284BV82tu8hs9nZWy_s8BIPCB-8fq0A7pZs9w5Y4jTOA8XSOzIbaWSNsCw/s2048/951B2B65-EC74-49D3-8D06-B0FFDD3209AE.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWuGYmXsbQFMk7NG_RVO6uZgt6Wf7ZOczYStj7OX-mccUwSjVx5gciqNuGafaqxue6SdL6ueXNKafLIV7V7GkTJ9RLwLdGHqxLi3De7z79yzppCU_Gcvjwq7VLwu8284BV82tu8hs9nZWy_s8BIPCB-8fq0A7pZs9w5Y4jTOA8XSOzIbaWSNsCw/s320/951B2B65-EC74-49D3-8D06-B0FFDD3209AE.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My seat buddy!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCo6BUoKy4U5NusyII-ftGP4iNSNj6h-nPQ3EyGmINhXvIDF7YbqM6AwJoTn-pnqMbDe3tjpQDfCqu-ukMDzUjCuMZlNa6oTTZelKFLMvYommGaHXwK62FvKxxk3sxrCRQ5r4e9wv7bhlxONgXKb74icTHuzEvItSJ-ncXn0y43DtDZb6cuKzww/s2048/C59A2D1E-BCC0-4CFF-B005-77ECC39BB1A6.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCo6BUoKy4U5NusyII-ftGP4iNSNj6h-nPQ3EyGmINhXvIDF7YbqM6AwJoTn-pnqMbDe3tjpQDfCqu-ukMDzUjCuMZlNa6oTTZelKFLMvYommGaHXwK62FvKxxk3sxrCRQ5r4e9wv7bhlxONgXKb74icTHuzEvItSJ-ncXn0y43DtDZb6cuKzww/s320/C59A2D1E-BCC0-4CFF-B005-77ECC39BB1A6.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating fruit and watching Casper</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember looking outside when I got to the gate at MCO and saw the monorail with all the green grass and palm trees and I took a big sigh of relief and choked up a little bit. We are finally here. And it was beautiful out. What a warm welcome without even trying. We went downstairs to retrieve our stroller and it just never showed up. MCO couldn’t locate our stroller at first because apparently we were supposed to wait at the gate for it, but no one was there so we expected it at the oversized baggage as we’ve done on other trips. After talking to baggage, it was found and dealt with and after about 20 more minutes of waiting we finally received it. Totaling probably 45 minutes altogether. Mildly annoying and stressful but we were over it soon after. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That issue caused us to miss the first sunshine flyer bus we would’ve been able to make, but have no fear, their buses come every 15-20 minutes and we only had to wait 20 minutes for the next one. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunshine flyer is great and just like magic express was. It’s a really nice bus and they played classic cartoons on the little tvs. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful 86° evening. The girls requested to sit together in front of Adam and I and we heard them talking and giggling together, they were having fun. A core memory I’m sure.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tOh0qcK08Dx8c9mCnGjtUd5UhD0S9oYW1RJEhbD5X0q5-Hl9_vSMJfclEFKa1nGZwDhfRLrvUiv2kvpHp3bvOMR1f7tC8kgE2Oaxrvczpli8adrfhlzqK0qgmqBvfRDA7AOrOGnxhreh_pRfgwKhr8gKsncv3nHt7znickO5VGYKAqFukWVWDg/s2048/09B5482A-29AB-4BF6-8089-200B3F873339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tOh0qcK08Dx8c9mCnGjtUd5UhD0S9oYW1RJEhbD5X0q5-Hl9_vSMJfclEFKa1nGZwDhfRLrvUiv2kvpHp3bvOMR1f7tC8kgE2Oaxrvczpli8adrfhlzqK0qgmqBvfRDA7AOrOGnxhreh_pRfgwKhr8gKsncv3nHt7znickO5VGYKAqFukWVWDg/s320/09B5482A-29AB-4BF6-8089-200B3F873339.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC3R1ENDfMQ8CemGJRpUawEUmZZKsTpwXh9pqTeAXsgp-kqsWNMYXPPaoiWdz2X8HZk8OZyr5Fe-UFMPH_DXL50tnL3HI563lrDcPY_KaBsuYjM9yCYrkVpFXsAWIaRZhIHjb0JsMx8vR1Ohk1IGGHKnddZ33_i8LRhzBS1c0Z3RMgQfCgHH4IA/s4032/FCBADBE2-563A-4E4D-94B0-13A7A1E65285.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC3R1ENDfMQ8CemGJRpUawEUmZZKsTpwXh9pqTeAXsgp-kqsWNMYXPPaoiWdz2X8HZk8OZyr5Fe-UFMPH_DXL50tnL3HI563lrDcPY_KaBsuYjM9yCYrkVpFXsAWIaRZhIHjb0JsMx8vR1Ohk1IGGHKnddZ33_i8LRhzBS1c0Z3RMgQfCgHH4IA/s320/FCBADBE2-563A-4E4D-94B0-13A7A1E65285.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got to our resort, Port Orleans French quarter (we were the first stop) and the minute we got off and got our baggage, a bell services gentleman was right to our side asking to take our bags to our room. He put them on a hotel cart and walked with us to our room, while giving us a partial tour on the way. He was very nice and helpful; it was a great refresher on how superb Disney customer service is. After he brought our stuff to our room and left, Adam mentioned we should’ve tipped him. Shit. We only had a few bucks. Honestly we probably could’ve come up with $10 between the both of us but it just slipped our mind. We don’t get helped like this at hotels too often, and I thought it was just Disney being Disney. I hope to find this guy later and hand him some cash. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27LPRuAfMgWXq-Q_XngP-623no4ync9EZBXzdfsVdJq8kgpNbpwJIuw_dRywZwD7_KILWnFshzRAgrQ4AsPdxklNwLUNt99ulFjrzjbYlVP1oIiHKOiCkt0JxNWWwpse90K35pI6-Ze-ZPXqfgWGUoOXsWgN1pz_phc7tT2zY6hLq5YN7QR5lPA/s2048/CEA6A398-4D09-48EF-A17C-ACBF972856DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27LPRuAfMgWXq-Q_XngP-623no4ync9EZBXzdfsVdJq8kgpNbpwJIuw_dRywZwD7_KILWnFshzRAgrQ4AsPdxklNwLUNt99ulFjrzjbYlVP1oIiHKOiCkt0JxNWWwpse90K35pI6-Ze-ZPXqfgWGUoOXsWgN1pz_phc7tT2zY6hLq5YN7QR5lPA/s320/CEA6A398-4D09-48EF-A17C-ACBF972856DA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, the girls were SO excited to be here. Jumping all over the beds and just having fun. Then they wanted to get their magic bands on that they’ve been so excited to wear. I love magic bands. They’re now $10 each but so handy. We can make all of our purchases with it, they store all our ride appt and reservation info, they’re our tickets to get into the parks, and more. The girls wanted to go swimming so bad, but it was dinner time and Adam was hungry. I mean none of us had lunch so we should’ve all been hungry but I’m sure their adrenaline was keeping them from noticing. We made plans to head to Disney springs because it’s an easy boat ride over. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHZ4UQhtvLvIQzAMGnrZniTOzso-NwLOsYbKG44koPUpJObhZcvksyzt1Le3KoWhveuWLhvRSxQmlbvJjwWN6FSXng_D2Rjxq8-t4eYjK-YO3MD_9XoJR3S-ZJRpLwamr5hE1AgBqP5jzWsKSG5Iht_7PR_QlIsvwURg2GiAdjzHUCLSejvW-ow/s2048/D434B182-43F3-4A36-B550-52896A4CE792.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHZ4UQhtvLvIQzAMGnrZniTOzso-NwLOsYbKG44koPUpJObhZcvksyzt1Le3KoWhveuWLhvRSxQmlbvJjwWN6FSXng_D2Rjxq8-t4eYjK-YO3MD_9XoJR3S-ZJRpLwamr5hE1AgBqP5jzWsKSG5Iht_7PR_QlIsvwURg2GiAdjzHUCLSejvW-ow/s320/D434B182-43F3-4A36-B550-52896A4CE792.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINL03d_HyJQY_cs3a3xDtOdrGMRHOgzbk8pK8K_umlGmnz4IV4JjrZdWgHlZhBZxu1NR4KKF1SqprsngqtTeo41BGvZjUuEj89Okf_DgS8J8eQGnzEiljslmthxUex3BF3v0uCvJhVQfqu1lYQP10HO0HlY2QWfQJX2MOkI6KH93ZaAv2IosUOg/s2048/8E67679B-9E65-4460-9AA7-7AEB84439E3E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINL03d_HyJQY_cs3a3xDtOdrGMRHOgzbk8pK8K_umlGmnz4IV4JjrZdWgHlZhBZxu1NR4KKF1SqprsngqtTeo41BGvZjUuEj89Okf_DgS8J8eQGnzEiljslmthxUex3BF3v0uCvJhVQfqu1lYQP10HO0HlY2QWfQJX2MOkI6KH93ZaAv2IosUOg/s320/8E67679B-9E65-4460-9AA7-7AEB84439E3E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">I </span></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit;">ordered an Instacart order and called the front desk to get us a microwave. I picked Instacart because I wanted to get a pub sub from Publix. I got a whole chicken tender sub and Adam and I would later split half of it, and then split the other half 2 days later. It was about 6:30 PM and dark now so we headed down to the boat launch to get to Disney springs. We actually ran into the cast member bringing the microwave up and said they can just set it inside the room.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit;"> We stopped at the resort playground on the way so the girls could play for a few minutes and then went on our way. The boat was a small ferry and the ride was pretty cool at night. I’d say it was about a 15 minute ride tops. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got to Disney springs and everyone was so amazed by how big and vibrant it was. Hot air balloon, an erupting volcano, tons of marquees/signs and lights. You could smell all the delicious restaurants and hear music. The girls got excited. We got off the boat and Adam needed a pop asap. He was about to go low. I bought him a $6 coke from a candy shop. That’s right…. $6. Anyway. After that we decided to grab food at earl of sandwich. We had this in Disneyland and loved it. I got the holiday sub and adam got the club, and we got the girls a pizza bread thing to split. This was our test to see if having them share meals would work. Turns out Mira didn’t even like it at all so it was all Thea’s. She didn’t eat much either but you can bet they ate their dessert (cookies). </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We walked around a bit after that. They rode the merry go round (it was something like $3 a person to ride), we went in the Star Wars shop, then to uniqlo for adam to get some shirts (I got one as well). Uniqlo is a Japanese company and it’s the first time we’ve used one of those self checkouts that you just set the items down and it knows exactly what you got. I don’t know how it works!! Then there was some live music and a dance party going on the main stage outside. I’m a sucker for live music, so while Adam and Mira went into the world of Disney store, Thea and I went to the concert. She got up to dance (front row) and made sure I joined her. This was really fun! They were playing popular (non-Disney) songs with a salsa spin. Did I say this was really fun? </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we joined Adam and Mira at the Disney store and each girl got a souvenir (Mira got a stitch stuffy and Thea got an aurora barbie). I recognized the Aurora Barbie and mentioned to Thea she already had the same one. Both her and Adam said the one at home was “different”. We’d later come home to find out it was the same one….. anyway, Mira was getting tired and begging to sit in the stroller so we knew it was time to wrap our night up. It was around 9 PM now. We headed back to the boat launch and rode back to the resort. Of course we had to walk by the pool (which was still open) and both girls were begging to go. We had to remind them how tired they just said they were. By this time our Instacart order was delivered, so we picked it up from bell services to bring it to the room. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGNRn90br-pSjwdgpeI3RqxRBE8VoiMFnUCVmlwgAX1hK9ZA3kds8pvfY6CqAHWiXkQUbWfXgf6QJ-mTPT8ERS8sQwDl1DiSwGwpUix7Xvnz0lF4yzApZCthnSCFMoNn_5Otmrzoui-1Q-M2kjfBH2jmk8xoanWIcnHFom3Bywi6uTeLrpn1oZQ/s4032/59D8D4C2-3F07-4FA9-8E8B-F14CEC219F70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGNRn90br-pSjwdgpeI3RqxRBE8VoiMFnUCVmlwgAX1hK9ZA3kds8pvfY6CqAHWiXkQUbWfXgf6QJ-mTPT8ERS8sQwDl1DiSwGwpUix7Xvnz0lF4yzApZCthnSCFMoNn_5Otmrzoui-1Q-M2kjfBH2jmk8xoanWIcnHFom3Bywi6uTeLrpn1oZQ/s320/59D8D4C2-3F07-4FA9-8E8B-F14CEC219F70.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Got to the room, got the girls Jammies on and teeth brushed and got them to bed. Adam and I had to try the chicken tender sub sandwich while it was still warm. Pretty good but I don’t get the hype. I stayed up a little later to prep for the next day. Just making sure I had the things I wanted to bring all in order. I was excited!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5J8iTMUB4Jag-SBvrOWu0bkUBYc0ySKjFtxtN1gOE-zPMdD-hzGS3QKNbHsqbd0ATSLTPQZsPrXRjvyYOLljskS_5VBavgCvcsJ5Z5kjLtHbomLRcEZWreeZvj_8qpV0lodAATudNHUBPHMFGAJAKTJcwEtyiuihofnNhiULaqEZvdC5BL40uA/s4032/98555F0C-81F1-4951-AC8D-37B0CCF41393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5J8iTMUB4Jag-SBvrOWu0bkUBYc0ySKjFtxtN1gOE-zPMdD-hzGS3QKNbHsqbd0ATSLTPQZsPrXRjvyYOLljskS_5VBavgCvcsJ5Z5kjLtHbomLRcEZWreeZvj_8qpV0lodAATudNHUBPHMFGAJAKTJcwEtyiuihofnNhiULaqEZvdC5BL40uA/s320/98555F0C-81F1-4951-AC8D-37B0CCF41393.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/26. First park day: Magic Kingdom</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We decided to sleep in somewhat. We had a late night at Disney springs so we all slept until 8 AM. I know getting up at the crack of dawn to rope drop is all the rage but we also value our sleep. We had some of our groceries for breakfast. The girls had cereal, Adam had the microwaveable egg bites, and I wasn’t hungry but made a coffee with the aero press I brought. Much better than the Cuisinart single serve pod machine. I also bought apples, bananas, grapes, strawberries, mandarin oranges, dried tangerines, yogurt, and cheese sticks to have in the room for snacking. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We got to the bus stop and had to wait about 15 minutes. It was sunny but slightly chilly but still all I needed was a tshirt and leggings. That’s perfect enough for me. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2RWRvHYlO3vAzqU2U3_w63XmZLxTcnjFUoXWRlqhAi58cufHlj1npueu9bqPS5Bn_Bwa-YphLsxAmJsNog6o9iSe9ioXUM24q_HI9eHIKkph2Pl06qaefefsO_KX-8IYLskJcpbd_trN_D4JuGv5sQo9neILFiMluBhswlb0lucMi_p6T5OMTQ/s4032/96E2B89F-5A9D-4247-A584-48C7EC2D12A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2RWRvHYlO3vAzqU2U3_w63XmZLxTcnjFUoXWRlqhAi58cufHlj1npueu9bqPS5Bn_Bwa-YphLsxAmJsNog6o9iSe9ioXUM24q_HI9eHIKkph2Pl06qaefefsO_KX-8IYLskJcpbd_trN_D4JuGv5sQo9neILFiMluBhswlb0lucMi_p6T5OMTQ/s320/96E2B89F-5A9D-4247-A584-48C7EC2D12A9.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYWUZevAS2SrZjPw3kpf9JMA2C9FYMUOUcjifXnVG_xwTMg3A4XD1ckd-RhDsNKA7JH8XEj6Bh6XUCCCFOjTwehFfHAtvD99fzO99zJZR5YQypaoD4bAoxwQqKwjKghAdQZJ27Zka7ak1uYOxBfB_XLAgEcVYB-51cmKBCnKj1UTebS1EAZgaoQ/s3088/FBA590C4-3AC2-483B-8644-FF2AC739F892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYWUZevAS2SrZjPw3kpf9JMA2C9FYMUOUcjifXnVG_xwTMg3A4XD1ckd-RhDsNKA7JH8XEj6Bh6XUCCCFOjTwehFfHAtvD99fzO99zJZR5YQypaoD4bAoxwQqKwjKghAdQZJ27Zka7ak1uYOxBfB_XLAgEcVYB-51cmKBCnKj1UTebS1EAZgaoQ/s320/FBA590C4-3AC2-483B-8644-FF2AC739F892.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did get a little teary eyed the moment we passed through the gate. I didn’t even see the castle yet. Just looking around and seeing the main building, town square, train, and music piping gave me all the feels. I figured it was time to make our first ride selection, but I also wanted to simultaneously be present and take the castle in. We walked down main street, watched the dapper dans sing, and took some pics in front of the castle. It felt a little chaotic in the moment because it felt like a lot was going on and then Adam kept asking me where we are walking to. I just said relax, we have all day give me a second to collect myself and figure out what ride to book. I made the call to use barnstormer as our first lightning lane. It’s a smaller coaster we can all ride and would be a good starter ride for everyone. Thea’s first coaster ever and she loved it!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20QZFCkWLbnE6jSuEwDjwkYbxmEPHd4wkXnl6Ii6dsS8B0aq28LhgGCrD3WJ6o_0jBlChac8nLDNk-9d3zmvC_vI6zmZHXL8P4M1Qny8tbCzy1zpiws9bYZNiyQFwmx_1VBxLbGJvymWDZdNuf27prAUSfG9edHClQr26bYhRGI0hJSeorwc0gA/s3088/4F6DF3F1-FDFE-4011-BEF4-FDDB0DE14003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20QZFCkWLbnE6jSuEwDjwkYbxmEPHd4wkXnl6Ii6dsS8B0aq28LhgGCrD3WJ6o_0jBlChac8nLDNk-9d3zmvC_vI6zmZHXL8P4M1Qny8tbCzy1zpiws9bYZNiyQFwmx_1VBxLbGJvymWDZdNuf27prAUSfG9edHClQr26bYhRGI0hJSeorwc0gA/s320/4F6DF3F1-FDFE-4011-BEF4-FDDB0DE14003.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Tql-d_EBiAj3IDplGk7XovsfUD2u3aHQuVDtCd80eQroiVR8tUnwzMZEwal3jQ2Pao1z_gnPEIyvd7ytlfBTD-N9SGtqiUqIPXxcLy916t2GFMKlVhrm79d3of64IWWPIhR8eoSPgcQpIHVhJ8kf9TGK_nUYQnboVRZuazbHWsMgOvlphnXdg/s4032/909FF4A0-FC43-4678-9299-FBC2690DB04E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4Tql-d_EBiAj3IDplGk7XovsfUD2u3aHQuVDtCd80eQroiVR8tUnwzMZEwal3jQ2Pao1z_gnPEIyvd7ytlfBTD-N9SGtqiUqIPXxcLy916t2GFMKlVhrm79d3of64IWWPIhR8eoSPgcQpIHVhJ8kf9TGK_nUYQnboVRZuazbHWsMgOvlphnXdg/s320/909FF4A0-FC43-4678-9299-FBC2690DB04E.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlXu2mk_NyxZ4zQPVEmJRGb9ErUWeW-vL8QigjnHVtDDbQ4AzcM5NV6MqP9Gl95DwSzWtdhe_7Iowcx6ah30O-EeftDx9CNZbiVWuyNjcPlPsQa1WHbhyWY4KzawJU7uaWyaw8MaK21XcQAbrwrjRHi_tPYdTVOHp0RR_UqYS-r0bs1CornZh9Q/s4032/B39B9C7F-91C1-4321-A223-3B367EF7D4DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlXu2mk_NyxZ4zQPVEmJRGb9ErUWeW-vL8QigjnHVtDDbQ4AzcM5NV6MqP9Gl95DwSzWtdhe_7Iowcx6ah30O-EeftDx9CNZbiVWuyNjcPlPsQa1WHbhyWY4KzawJU7uaWyaw8MaK21XcQAbrwrjRHi_tPYdTVOHp0RR_UqYS-r0bs1CornZh9Q/s320/B39B9C7F-91C1-4321-A223-3B367EF7D4DB.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We then did dumbo standby (posted 10 minute wait but actual was about 30), but got a seven dwarves ride appointment while waiting in line! After dumbo I mobile ordered sleepy hollow waffles (one a spicy chicken and one a fruit/Nutella) and made a pit stop to get the girls Mickey shaped pretzels. Decided to change the mobile order pickup time and go ride seven dwarves first. The girls loved it! Begged to go on again. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtbYgLjGtpSqZTxexQbMi6uJ2FIj7_gONRhKMZ7cHi-ZXFuIXj30cADhejbczcy5Y36F7wyDf-vjVpCag3Gz1XOWpl6CARg3PJZ3x5x0HiQMEX3CvsErQTyR8fz8Jw1RXylmA7-vX2jDLKOwf4Sar6vWkr35saIovCIyV-W7QCF3ZH5a4ZmH_Pg/s3088/C8E418C8-6614-46D9-A1FD-E79269F7C0A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtbYgLjGtpSqZTxexQbMi6uJ2FIj7_gONRhKMZ7cHi-ZXFuIXj30cADhejbczcy5Y36F7wyDf-vjVpCag3Gz1XOWpl6CARg3PJZ3x5x0HiQMEX3CvsErQTyR8fz8Jw1RXylmA7-vX2jDLKOwf4Sar6vWkr35saIovCIyV-W7QCF3ZH5a4ZmH_Pg/s320/C8E418C8-6614-46D9-A1FD-E79269F7C0A2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE57nBpjvgwuRN2yHzhp6i9o-hZLRC-kMcVbOAQzTc-i112s6RclPJfw19Hu-6DxCrkEjFokfJTb-iyZlQ8rzo3IC36Gq_o_3rMHHci9mJmy64nGeEmgO8zzVjXZIKeUzBe0C-0o3BowM_PAl3ehO1TBB8JL0bkGlebDLf9u0bQ6osIAAMaZV7dQ/s4032/E2AF4A2C-DEF6-4590-9C5E-8A13F94521DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE57nBpjvgwuRN2yHzhp6i9o-hZLRC-kMcVbOAQzTc-i112s6RclPJfw19Hu-6DxCrkEjFokfJTb-iyZlQ8rzo3IC36Gq_o_3rMHHci9mJmy64nGeEmgO8zzVjXZIKeUzBe0C-0o3BowM_PAl3ehO1TBB8JL0bkGlebDLf9u0bQ6osIAAMaZV7dQ/s320/E2AF4A2C-DEF6-4590-9C5E-8A13F94521DF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRkupCYTrxrxzFtTNYxDohEy7FR5Yq_hq2O2kg53JSpUqvfgLpjWnUTmsDUDVuivaBZJybGYkeAAweXPSvOYKRyFxIcdfS-r2lzVMp59HKxeZTH2MCQT0MP-J0QqeJ3WAitdYwctdttmjUAYdfNI6h2-ytpaiR24PvnebMRcprtTiFheTLS-_ow/s4032/E315AE92-9361-47BC-B43F-E9F191C08030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRkupCYTrxrxzFtTNYxDohEy7FR5Yq_hq2O2kg53JSpUqvfgLpjWnUTmsDUDVuivaBZJybGYkeAAweXPSvOYKRyFxIcdfS-r2lzVMp59HKxeZTH2MCQT0MP-J0QqeJ3WAitdYwctdttmjUAYdfNI6h2-ytpaiR24PvnebMRcprtTiFheTLS-_ow/s320/E315AE92-9361-47BC-B43F-E9F191C08030.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We went to get our waffles then made a ride appt for space mountain. Mira had been asking about that one (a girl after my own heart). So after eating we headed over to Tomorrowland. We stopped at the monsters inc laugh floor since we’ve never been on it. That was cute! For space, since Thea wasn’t tall enough, this was a rider swap. Adam and Mira rode first. I took Thea around to look at toys at the little stands and to just soak in Tomorrowland. Once they were done Mira and I went. Always love that ride! A childhood favorite. Afterward, buzz was just standing outside on a stage nearby so we took a few pics with him and then Adam and Thea joined us. We snagged another ride appointment for seven dwarves, then went on Pirates of the Caribbean. After pirates, we got dole whip treats (yum!) I got the tropical serenade which is a coconut dole whip, covered in POG juice, with a vanilla cake pop with coconut flakes. It was 10/10. Adam got the pineapple upside down cake and the girls both got raspberry dole whips (their favorite). We sat and ate these by the magic carpets ride and as Adam was throwing something away he mentioned there’s a small line to meet Aladdin and jasmine. We asked how long the wait was and I think the cast member said 20 minutes, so we waited. It wasn’t technically that hot but we were standing in the sun so it kind of was. It felt nice! After meeting them, we did the Swiss family tree house. I just love Adventureland. It’s so jungly, love the vibes, and it was bright and sunny it just was beautiful. After that we decided to do haunted mansion. Mira stopped at a pin trader spot right outside to trade a pin. I bought pins on Amazon this time so the girls could trade pins. There are stations with cast members posted up all over the parks and it’s just something fun to do!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNUjMlHBbzizgxZiMxRWo8mnKCifTeqy5DGtEKRlGHbYLCVeVYnuXCn56oGVH4ATdMMHOkbmohofPXX30ohYqN2nuRMsAvluyszWHI2a2ztx04L_Z_aF_fiFICPkayZuQ35k_d-sBCG80tCoHhNHyrZRsKWuzSLIen5jMefktCMEh9xxvn2u44Q/s4032/1BEA59C8-8DF2-49FA-923A-169CE2092923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNUjMlHBbzizgxZiMxRWo8mnKCifTeqy5DGtEKRlGHbYLCVeVYnuXCn56oGVH4ATdMMHOkbmohofPXX30ohYqN2nuRMsAvluyszWHI2a2ztx04L_Z_aF_fiFICPkayZuQ35k_d-sBCG80tCoHhNHyrZRsKWuzSLIen5jMefktCMEh9xxvn2u44Q/s320/1BEA59C8-8DF2-49FA-923A-169CE2092923.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFg2zRz41KGj3sqwDOjshb4Kb0Bh8iZafR5jW4G2hRiskLB0XJ8dFOke6I1FRs9oAE62qYnHg1E70lpT1JtFd4H4Wq18FcoY9wIm2y1qS_-SDD29olrE_2VTVIMXvTQievl4CsSmJZomMlTZp1BazRM6JhwcAe083oPkUGClVUA8DGphrsYQjaQ/s4032/7AAB7A62-B2EB-4494-B859-05404A557E22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFg2zRz41KGj3sqwDOjshb4Kb0Bh8iZafR5jW4G2hRiskLB0XJ8dFOke6I1FRs9oAE62qYnHg1E70lpT1JtFd4H4Wq18FcoY9wIm2y1qS_-SDD29olrE_2VTVIMXvTQievl4CsSmJZomMlTZp1BazRM6JhwcAe083oPkUGClVUA8DGphrsYQjaQ/s320/7AAB7A62-B2EB-4494-B859-05404A557E22.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQnz9l2ZrAuqLtJ7VnBO7bwCsFlz2Puu8meaI-KJwbRxyOXD5cUZvg7KOvklgRdtofJR_rSQa1y8q8MgKB-JZDRYjO4HjAaR06v3k7VNxl_hlP-H9054nEm5FwPU8mfW3p6gIvHKNPBSvl9aTy9K-dpjrpV3IY5EvE0KgJSi0ETVf4E3DZP2BGA/s4032/C9CEFF59-BE9E-49C5-87CB-B1C2CCB2CA90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQnz9l2ZrAuqLtJ7VnBO7bwCsFlz2Puu8meaI-KJwbRxyOXD5cUZvg7KOvklgRdtofJR_rSQa1y8q8MgKB-JZDRYjO4HjAaR06v3k7VNxl_hlP-H9054nEm5FwPU8mfW3p6gIvHKNPBSvl9aTy9K-dpjrpV3IY5EvE0KgJSi0ETVf4E3DZP2BGA/s320/C9CEFF59-BE9E-49C5-87CB-B1C2CCB2CA90.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now Thea has actually done haunted mansion twice before; once when she was 8.5 months and once in Disneyland with the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. She did just fine both those times. Well, this time she wasn’t as brave. I’m sure she’s just more aware and it was not themed after her favorite movie like the last time. She was terrified, that little sensitive girl. I hope I didn’t traumatize her but she did need a lot of hugging afterward, she cried into my shoulder a little. I feel bad. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZiJnsqbw5Zb4nVy4emFQshS96FrpqH74xBB0BXdDfVaahnPU3B1TYNID7NOQBM-6BnTrV6aHNe6BQDb-y0GqLIjL3NVyvvzc5n7sXpwLbG2iEr-ILlpas3Itpie8ISVkd4xrnc5K2_TciESq0sQcZ8MYeWQKrUjpjf6ElhjVlChaaT7zqYuwIQ/s3800/F00B8920-FA2B-4B6C-9408-655777A2B856.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="2532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZiJnsqbw5Zb4nVy4emFQshS96FrpqH74xBB0BXdDfVaahnPU3B1TYNID7NOQBM-6BnTrV6aHNe6BQDb-y0GqLIjL3NVyvvzc5n7sXpwLbG2iEr-ILlpas3Itpie8ISVkd4xrnc5K2_TciESq0sQcZ8MYeWQKrUjpjf6ElhjVlChaaT7zqYuwIQ/s320/F00B8920-FA2B-4B6C-9408-655777A2B856.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily we had yet another seven dwarves appointment next and I knew that would make her feel better. Everyone was complaining a little about being tired and wanting to go back to the resort, but it was only about 5:00. Mira wanted to swim but it was only 68° at this point, as the sun was starting to get low. So we rode seven dwarves again and decided to head back to the resort under the premise that we will “probably” come back for fireworks. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDey07qtQa8s_-IaDrxVyXyUQrNWDxOPoSytT-tVKz1RaXM5jBEGGwNFsF8QbHrtbU56QAqm8ohMDVnwt4LWxSrheoiPk1i6we2tyqppeUo4E5965HUYkGgspir_mGY8f6K0_MfEFPNUHnl8IU_7imYdoFVN5WKs3mkyLH-J3AMzgdbL1KKEJB7g/s4032/4BF716CE-0BD8-4DC3-B0F7-007794610BD5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDey07qtQa8s_-IaDrxVyXyUQrNWDxOPoSytT-tVKz1RaXM5jBEGGwNFsF8QbHrtbU56QAqm8ohMDVnwt4LWxSrheoiPk1i6we2tyqppeUo4E5965HUYkGgspir_mGY8f6K0_MfEFPNUHnl8IU_7imYdoFVN5WKs3mkyLH-J3AMzgdbL1KKEJB7g/s320/4BF716CE-0BD8-4DC3-B0F7-007794610BD5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozrCzOGF4ek4EDds21A8KXmrSsyXpVzv35h0H1bsDT-z5WACmyBh7UtMZid4iU0pRbgs1lzapCAZXh4cRzgZQkEgRpVIBj4u8NCMGdGYPoCB76iNmPlZukbZ642Qo51fwAplGOStcAza7LcBoHtQXAYiqHc4SmMyqROIMKjPEzBhk-lUDDlWbgg/s4032/28D62DE4-020E-4F63-9E35-A04E448D1323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozrCzOGF4ek4EDds21A8KXmrSsyXpVzv35h0H1bsDT-z5WACmyBh7UtMZid4iU0pRbgs1lzapCAZXh4cRzgZQkEgRpVIBj4u8NCMGdGYPoCB76iNmPlZukbZ642Qo51fwAplGOStcAza7LcBoHtQXAYiqHc4SmMyqROIMKjPEzBhk-lUDDlWbgg/s320/28D62DE4-020E-4F63-9E35-A04E448D1323.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99hhuh8sOBLBKIFXgGlT4E3BMWr30hKUReGdIW2TlbGSiJ3n1mzYiKSAWKn3azgkWF3yz44k0S8CgeJIUZ5KvKNsMNpiT7306_DsxxE3Cibx_vm5fiEV6KCgPgSaP8jxbXg3oSu2rYqdDoJNY_BfrjO_rjoPH2bvMexx33n1b0qzuoqw7iCE4Hg/s4032/71802F81-80FE-4EB4-892B-98527C13F740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99hhuh8sOBLBKIFXgGlT4E3BMWr30hKUReGdIW2TlbGSiJ3n1mzYiKSAWKn3azgkWF3yz44k0S8CgeJIUZ5KvKNsMNpiT7306_DsxxE3Cibx_vm5fiEV6KCgPgSaP8jxbXg3oSu2rYqdDoJNY_BfrjO_rjoPH2bvMexx33n1b0qzuoqw7iCE4Hg/s320/71802F81-80FE-4EB4-892B-98527C13F740.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U8ufwTFoyLEBPkXbMyyEI6bkBVSn6XOBvYvHhD3F9aKBw_h0Hj6AdpE4cXEp5SQzoBAVQFts0a5nt4lSVwJPcWicQ13GIbJcqTLdc7tg5mmV51tNRgbOWhzHwKz-piDvRSawwPtdQ5Ga-7PVvJNRJh3T9dCyMpaE6HCAawSP_e3zI4yy0vEndg/s4032/CF059774-676C-49C0-9FD1-1EA116510296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U8ufwTFoyLEBPkXbMyyEI6bkBVSn6XOBvYvHhD3F9aKBw_h0Hj6AdpE4cXEp5SQzoBAVQFts0a5nt4lSVwJPcWicQ13GIbJcqTLdc7tg5mmV51tNRgbOWhzHwKz-piDvRSawwPtdQ5Ga-7PVvJNRJh3T9dCyMpaE6HCAawSP_e3zI4yy0vEndg/s320/CF059774-676C-49C0-9FD1-1EA116510296.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well we didn’t come back for fireworks. We stopped at the resort food court, I got shrimp and grits, Adam got some creole burger, and the girls shared a large slice of cheese pizza. We also got this cool looking 50th anniversary raspberry cheesecake. Mira didn’t like the pizza but Thea gobbled hers up. We all shared the cheesecake and Mira got cozy in bed with her iPad and it got a little more chilly out. I think 58° or so. I put on my Patagonia and said we should go back to the park but Adam didn’t seem to want to deal with the logistics and Mira said she didn’t want to at all. So after coming to terms with that I said okay we will be able to see fireworks our other MK night. But it’s only 7:30 we should at least go find the movie under the stars. Mira wanted to hang back alone in the room. This is new but okay. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adam, Thea and I wandered around and couldn’t find the movie playing, so Thea went to the playground and played on that for a while. I asked a cast member and he said the movie was playing inside likely due to the cold. So we went in to catch it, then Mira called and joined us shortly after. They had coloring sheets for the girls to also keep busy too. Adam got some beignets and we just hung around while the girls watched and colored. The beignets are yummy and fun! They come with chocolate, caramel, and strawberry dipping sauces. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQrcKj0khLcsVGQh9HFEntTWqaN6vG_QCxl_x483TqC4Vdyde7O4IuyuZEvvQbMGDNS8rKtR845-bNeijfCsuxOOLJrM7Sl0o20kT7kjvn2zUd0dmDMcOZx7jX_40WLx44LqoCwUonzwR63ELAYjBrTs86_VjZly1fo6FAWzl9-V3oxvWCZ3Ikg/s4032/D830BA7C-25CF-4380-8A20-41FDBE63A3C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQrcKj0khLcsVGQh9HFEntTWqaN6vG_QCxl_x483TqC4Vdyde7O4IuyuZEvvQbMGDNS8rKtR845-bNeijfCsuxOOLJrM7Sl0o20kT7kjvn2zUd0dmDMcOZx7jX_40WLx44LqoCwUonzwR63ELAYjBrTs86_VjZly1fo6FAWzl9-V3oxvWCZ3Ikg/s320/D830BA7C-25CF-4380-8A20-41FDBE63A3C5.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IBURYyu0BXySfb_5Gvl2SEeVadYIQtiy7ySFrM4j390iQ0YiN4dPJvKPPdPnaC1qGbAcdZ-4SIQfu8tH-ICHWJ3ub9L9-aRbp9Z8znaOHFKZIzssEe4qj4dYp3EB3s3uBd_-l0bWjS_CrwDNxIhj-P6HJKJILVAkJ17nmOLbtK3mw77_Cx3UkA/s4032/2BA6FE45-FB8C-42ED-81D0-1E1EDC8A6DD9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IBURYyu0BXySfb_5Gvl2SEeVadYIQtiy7ySFrM4j390iQ0YiN4dPJvKPPdPnaC1qGbAcdZ-4SIQfu8tH-ICHWJ3ub9L9-aRbp9Z8znaOHFKZIzssEe4qj4dYp3EB3s3uBd_-l0bWjS_CrwDNxIhj-P6HJKJILVAkJ17nmOLbtK3mw77_Cx3UkA/s320/2BA6FE45-FB8C-42ED-81D0-1E1EDC8A6DD9.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Went back to the room and gave the girls baths, and lights out at about 10:20 PM. Then Adam and I showered and were in bed by 11. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/27. Second park day: Epcot</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Epcot has a newer ride, a Guardians of the Galaxy coaster. And the only way to ride it is to get into the virtual queue at 7 AM sharp, or pay like $15 a person. We are no stranger to the virtual queue since we did it with Rise of the Resistance in Disneyland. So I set my alarm at 6:55 to get ready for the virtual queue. I had Adam get the world clock on his phone so I could look at the seconds countdown and boom, joined at 7:00:00 and got boarding group 73. I silently cheered of excitement! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adam went back to bed and slept another hour or so. I for some reason couldn’t fall back asleep. I went to go to the ice machine down the hall to fill up everyone’s water bottles for the day and took the scenic route to walk around the resort a little. Then the girls woke up, they and I ate cereal and Adam had his egg bites and went down to the food court to get fresh breakfast sausage. Adam and I made our aero press coffees and put them in the Mickey Mouse to-go cups that they provide. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATUuH4_lBrzldSmy_21lQyaY6qKbehkCmrEsrIUkyWwNQnO592WaKjf3EW8rxiIx_piCwIk4VUxJlTEdMEVCegazmo-xq6Z3OMDEOrWX_egnLrnuIiIaFJfFtV5YR4-XwkrcN_K-UXReyFZYVmVappqmGGRu8klg10VjX6QLZQ7H-RGijTOOXyA/s4032/7B85C456-40A1-4A9A-8DAB-D6B2E6ED4E9E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATUuH4_lBrzldSmy_21lQyaY6qKbehkCmrEsrIUkyWwNQnO592WaKjf3EW8rxiIx_piCwIk4VUxJlTEdMEVCegazmo-xq6Z3OMDEOrWX_egnLrnuIiIaFJfFtV5YR4-XwkrcN_K-UXReyFZYVmVappqmGGRu8klg10VjX6QLZQ7H-RGijTOOXyA/s320/7B85C456-40A1-4A9A-8DAB-D6B2E6ED4E9E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaU9uWSiHphTSN45vuooYikZQkOXBLRaSYjLxrvSZHnI2LawXYjWBrjB0Axbq20KlhC8rCOUZJr46EDhU_mL8Z54lKGMbFe3npYcB119pH3DrQprlE0FKs7KbWe08xs0s7fL2eDp1hmcnOqQZyGls3ClUNqTKHZpfOdbPaXXcoH1m0E9gbYqGUQ/s4032/F33F56C4-47C7-4FD5-8591-8560827A3B1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaU9uWSiHphTSN45vuooYikZQkOXBLRaSYjLxrvSZHnI2LawXYjWBrjB0Axbq20KlhC8rCOUZJr46EDhU_mL8Z54lKGMbFe3npYcB119pH3DrQprlE0FKs7KbWe08xs0s7fL2eDp1hmcnOqQZyGls3ClUNqTKHZpfOdbPaXXcoH1m0E9gbYqGUQ/s320/F33F56C4-47C7-4FD5-8591-8560827A3B1B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a little bit of a cooler day again today. High of 67°. The morning was something like 55° so I wore jeans, a tshirt and my Patagonia “light” winter jacket and the girls wore pants and sweatshirts. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">We got on the bus and got to the park around 9. It was chilly but sunny at least. We walked in and gazed at the big Epcot ball, then saw goofy and Minnie were doing meet and greets. Goofy’s line was short, probably only 5-10 minutes so we got in line for that one. After taking pics with Goofy we decided to start walking around the world. We started in Canada and made our way around, exploring the little nooks and crannies on the way. Took a lot of pics in the UK because it’s just so picturesque, then got a ride appointment for Remy’s Ratatouille in France. So we get to France, ride the ride, then ate some light fare (croissants, quiche, and a macaron). Yum! Epcot does this thing called “kidcot” where the kids collect a little passport at each country and get it stamped. Then they get a little suitcase shaped ziploc bag to put them all in. It’s something fu</span><span class="s1">n, in between pin trading, for Thea to do while we stop at each country. They started doing the passport thing in France. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgL8NqQ3VrOsqJNKdl5MeoNOaY5XgIgkeJy9-vYsYOS3oD-VnMl99Sp0Pr99TbQs1gPf6MeFzcI5m6LB6anbCRGoOjgbUFyYQFiGjXt_5fru4P4SwW8ssssXGHpUdA6fjVoHahzPVP4RS4wWz4qVe1716HB3BJEsMZnEEzLO_wDeNBziMxezwag/s4032/039E113F-240F-4F60-8020-0F3909B7FDCA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgL8NqQ3VrOsqJNKdl5MeoNOaY5XgIgkeJy9-vYsYOS3oD-VnMl99Sp0Pr99TbQs1gPf6MeFzcI5m6LB6anbCRGoOjgbUFyYQFiGjXt_5fru4P4SwW8ssssXGHpUdA6fjVoHahzPVP4RS4wWz4qVe1716HB3BJEsMZnEEzLO_wDeNBziMxezwag/s320/039E113F-240F-4F60-8020-0F3909B7FDCA.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckwl2_v0WT2UjYUnHqrw8mJXzPWvQdXArT6r6eVM1tu8PU1sSxFfYdYQyxtP2KMPB49nxeZcjaSrMGzW_JpYND3XvYuHzxCg63IyKke-mww5ABqjLNjt70Tahr3SGc7k1J9LVLao_tdFWEQrtOai3xZGNhlIVfb_uc92UczfEpuSAoOlLABQSBQ/s4032/D17C09AD-9B1C-40E3-8B10-7620D3CE05FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckwl2_v0WT2UjYUnHqrw8mJXzPWvQdXArT6r6eVM1tu8PU1sSxFfYdYQyxtP2KMPB49nxeZcjaSrMGzW_JpYND3XvYuHzxCg63IyKke-mww5ABqjLNjt70Tahr3SGc7k1J9LVLao_tdFWEQrtOai3xZGNhlIVfb_uc92UczfEpuSAoOlLABQSBQ/s320/D17C09AD-9B1C-40E3-8B10-7620D3CE05FC.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnKO_P6qaqSvntFxyQR5Ia3ZriKGlL174wiHJNhlFiCtODxu26m7OBmDBO9OqN8sKmKQchn2BfwD_vHxa6eRrYkwCCMMEkctISnwo-d2zzG3I3facB2biCoVgWf8uaVW5tQUZubfkq8m3wyYxfwMPNPNpJ9OQfqeJhks16DuAuREu1pHD4Hkdw/s4032/D628D560-94DF-485D-9955-B9006624BC6B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnKO_P6qaqSvntFxyQR5Ia3ZriKGlL174wiHJNhlFiCtODxu26m7OBmDBO9OqN8sKmKQchn2BfwD_vHxa6eRrYkwCCMMEkctISnwo-d2zzG3I3facB2biCoVgWf8uaVW5tQUZubfkq8m3wyYxfwMPNPNpJ9OQfqeJhks16DuAuREu1pHD4Hkdw/s320/D628D560-94DF-485D-9955-B9006624BC6B.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We also went during Epcot’s festival of arts, which was not by accident! We happened to go during FARTs on our last trip and fell in love. This is an awesome festival for food and drink and other entertainment. There are booths all over that offer creative dishes and drinks (keeping on theme with each country they’re located in) that are a foodie’s dream and also lots of different performances scattered around. The booths and entertainment don’t open until 11 AM so they were just starting to open around this time. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Went to Morocco and walked around, then Japan. Went inside the large gift shop and got some Japanese candies. I snagged a ride time for the Frozen ride in Norway so it was good we were heading there next. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Stopped to get Mira her easel painting cookie that she had been dreaming about since our last trip. Got one for Thea too. Mira made a cool design on hers and Thea cried because she thought her paint job was ugly in comparison. So Mira ruined hers a little to make her feel bette</span><span class="s1">r, aweee, what a good big sister.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBRODs2RWeo2IebOEhIW-N8QsK9q-hdB8HHJtj3uxUMOeQA3Z6lE8hM9YSGtD8u9l-tUiP3Z_fFT5SpJyEQCpFCbBda_8oXsELGTx1nn47Ynog42DcUAqlrXCyIpQ2TmkuF4dvz8atUgSLfh5h_LGdOWl9WXYbweaCDifsDuGv2bRiUyJKcUDGg/s4032/0CF297FF-D959-485A-9A25-7479D1874FBA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBRODs2RWeo2IebOEhIW-N8QsK9q-hdB8HHJtj3uxUMOeQA3Z6lE8hM9YSGtD8u9l-tUiP3Z_fFT5SpJyEQCpFCbBda_8oXsELGTx1nn47Ynog42DcUAqlrXCyIpQ2TmkuF4dvz8atUgSLfh5h_LGdOWl9WXYbweaCDifsDuGv2bRiUyJKcUDGg/s320/0CF297FF-D959-485A-9A25-7479D1874FBA.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45kqijYOcuhqieLJOqH5jZxZJkW7XML2MRUerIUFatg8VgP6twe0Ka3inWW8cZxYTTIQ0JwOrPiro8NUKGBG3jqiFOaoSXEDXSQTKbFuzlVmTOjBH1kETAqaNoyw8FjacQImpg0-3zJGcd9-w3uY-fDUeKTJqbixw777rDFESWXOxx9F1aubvpA/s4032/F579B0B8-9E47-4186-98A4-A26E6074EC8B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45kqijYOcuhqieLJOqH5jZxZJkW7XML2MRUerIUFatg8VgP6twe0Ka3inWW8cZxYTTIQ0JwOrPiro8NUKGBG3jqiFOaoSXEDXSQTKbFuzlVmTOjBH1kETAqaNoyw8FjacQImpg0-3zJGcd9-w3uY-fDUeKTJqbixw777rDFESWXOxx9F1aubvpA/s320/F579B0B8-9E47-4186-98A4-A26E6074EC8B.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">I</span><span class="s1"> looked on my app and noticed our Guardians boarding group was called. So we made our way to Norway to ride Frozen first. That was a cool ride. Thea got scared at the yeti part and couldn’t watch that though. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We kind of skipped past the rest of the world in order to get over to guardians. I </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">rode first since Adam had been going first on most rides. Thea was too short, so Adam took her on Mission space (the green side). And dude…. Guardians was the best ride ever!! I put it above all other rides I’ve ever ridden and am so excited we have a second Epcot day so we can ride this again. Mira agreed, she was so excited to ride that. That made our day.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcsIfaKLZJdTkseMwUFR1RHeRaUmBTXuDAIGC8t9uwza2R6ZSeDtg_RW9Tay07krQxdMF5CvhVgUwfHrk4jb_gnPcwz4ha7mYf9c58Rq1BSE6qq4ycHL4H55VJxO2mhhJmAxykt9rhY-9Se5wMLshTTztWM5R4dFMMiqjwAXEoSDLiOm7FnR3yw/s4500/6050C2BD-A65F-429A-84EB-D7E96F4CC07D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcsIfaKLZJdTkseMwUFR1RHeRaUmBTXuDAIGC8t9uwza2R6ZSeDtg_RW9Tay07krQxdMF5CvhVgUwfHrk4jb_gnPcwz4ha7mYf9c58Rq1BSE6qq4ycHL4H55VJxO2mhhJmAxykt9rhY-9Se5wMLshTTztWM5R4dFMMiqjwAXEoSDLiOm7FnR3yw/s320/6050C2BD-A65F-429A-84EB-D7E96F4CC07D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviIQJvAu1R99vVQLj9Od2NmRTrHoH6215OAayPOeRxgkIwXhWMlsQCn9TA_KCBE7tCoxRbEnJrv37GCVzmJ3htH6HEMaI3U6NUz3hn3r64a8x7dmleHJJHvoKud1TvMY8ebpjGJT_prGhemNN04Gu6gSx7wN2pxxDkcbhEDTBDXEQr92YJcr1cQ/s4500/DAC7DA01-1416-48CE-A690-E08FCFD5C257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviIQJvAu1R99vVQLj9Od2NmRTrHoH6215OAayPOeRxgkIwXhWMlsQCn9TA_KCBE7tCoxRbEnJrv37GCVzmJ3htH6HEMaI3U6NUz3hn3r64a8x7dmleHJJHvoKud1TvMY8ebpjGJT_prGhemNN04Gu6gSx7wN2pxxDkcbhEDTBDXEQr92YJcr1cQ/s320/DAC7DA01-1416-48CE-A690-E08FCFD5C257.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then Adam rode with Mira next. While they rode, I walked around with Thea listening to some street performers that were playing tin trash bins as drums. Pretty cool. Then she was hungry so I took her in the connections eatery for some chicken strips and oranges. I let her get a sprite and she was so excited. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After Adam and Mira were done (he loved it too, was now his favorite ride as well), we did Turtle Talk with crush. This wasn’t a ride but a little show. It was really fun! While we did this I booked test track. We looked around the turtle talk gift shop and Mira got a pin. She had been pin trading this whole time but wanted to add a couple stitch ones to her collection. Then we finally got to ride test track. Mira absolutely loved this ride and she couldn’t decide if she put it at the same level as guardians (it’s a cool ride but is she crazy?). Test track had this whole immersive experience after the ride was done. I had to dip out to go pee while Adam and the girls played around with all the car stuff. After the bathroom I hit up a festival booth and got scallops and a Riesling. Yum! </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUMAbR00j6_xaM2HmL8VoGYAC04jwmRrZxT_Ywkt_4CYXVj-USahQmt7hW9fzUti8g37hXR8DYxN9id7a_yTK-NAcxM1Zm9jZj4mv3IVKmzvLqecSlzUh6PGaCusld-SUahJQFfrqllJwU4XjNZj_YUHbFW-GaQPkrTYNevo7KzgXAB5fajiibA/s4032/B2592994-E9AA-4E88-B02F-9169B7FF0C03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUMAbR00j6_xaM2HmL8VoGYAC04jwmRrZxT_Ywkt_4CYXVj-USahQmt7hW9fzUti8g37hXR8DYxN9id7a_yTK-NAcxM1Zm9jZj4mv3IVKmzvLqecSlzUh6PGaCusld-SUahJQFfrqllJwU4XjNZj_YUHbFW-GaQPkrTYNevo7KzgXAB5fajiibA/s320/B2592994-E9AA-4E88-B02F-9169B7FF0C03.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpqSoUzhS4V6nppJKLix9Bjw9h0RBwi7e43JK5Gg9cnZtuR0wTU4f0l-1n_TqxwrBLSg-B4i8f8_Oki_PTjCuoopuOK6KGqEGGD4MBAPlYpXD4JRn6euQ9cYaRB1rd0fvR_etBVxYT6IDNeeFWiv1aO0tkQ4RaGqjppOoi3RUVoUZf3c7y1C7_g/s4032/F2AFD30E-2451-4D9E-BFF3-FD6703C0C3E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpqSoUzhS4V6nppJKLix9Bjw9h0RBwi7e43JK5Gg9cnZtuR0wTU4f0l-1n_TqxwrBLSg-B4i8f8_Oki_PTjCuoopuOK6KGqEGGD4MBAPlYpXD4JRn6euQ9cYaRB1rd0fvR_etBVxYT6IDNeeFWiv1aO0tkQ4RaGqjppOoi3RUVoUZf3c7y1C7_g/s320/F2AFD30E-2451-4D9E-BFF3-FD6703C0C3E7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the girls got out I said okay, let’s go to Mexico. Mira said “what! Mexico! That’s far away.” Just being facetious. We walked over and went inside the pyramid, I waited in line to get myself an avocado margarita and Adam just said surprise me. Him and the girls looked around all the Mexican shops inside. The bar is a fun little area! I just got our drinks to go. Then we walked outside and made our way to Norway again as the sun was setting. Got ourselves the cult favorite school bread from the kringla bakeri and the girls shared a Mickey Mouse shaped cinnamon roll. The school bread was delicious. Adam walked inside the little building with the Norwegian swords and the girls followed him.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E3P9A4GEiSjiYGA2DkGPw6ok4aNm_d21ec1Z7tbRJ-9N4I-mDgDuBWTsvZ0v5VNwHavdfMbijx0mFr9sTqS3dG2uYbWMbe2l5W2VtB9txyi-_MJu2w_GX8XtFOHotXHxXb7S3_MrVbcG3bhu70ruqz75ClCW4mOodxk8srBmbplLY3oP5gNauQ/s4032/F35BFD81-CF05-48A5-B14D-E7740B679AB8.jpeg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6E3P9A4GEiSjiYGA2DkGPw6ok4aNm_d21ec1Z7tbRJ-9N4I-mDgDuBWTsvZ0v5VNwHavdfMbijx0mFr9sTqS3dG2uYbWMbe2l5W2VtB9txyi-_MJu2w_GX8XtFOHotXHxXb7S3_MrVbcG3bhu70ruqz75ClCW4mOodxk8srBmbplLY3oP5gNauQ/s320/F35BFD81-CF05-48A5-B14D-E7740B679AB8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhK4cwsoobY31wW6BLDt4M-4EOwkyqXFbQ6EmhY1TuCWrOYoQEYFA0bA8T6W2Zo87ypQtA1mnDYtQJThEZL-9G93thtZgklLy3h560X_L_p-7ld4zgKs96Y3hnNx6NxnKPbOAVf7H4rofCcvylOWstqscHYKKDYDp0ihjwPRKg-u6EW-0_-iurw/s4032/976E42C6-8662-47FE-8AF3-3F2FFFC7AF58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhK4cwsoobY31wW6BLDt4M-4EOwkyqXFbQ6EmhY1TuCWrOYoQEYFA0bA8T6W2Zo87ypQtA1mnDYtQJThEZL-9G93thtZgklLy3h560X_L_p-7ld4zgKs96Y3hnNx6NxnKPbOAVf7H4rofCcvylOWstqscHYKKDYDp0ihjwPRKg-u6EW-0_-iurw/s320/976E42C6-8662-47FE-8AF3-3F2FFFC7AF58.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PURpHZQk0sCL35tY_vQMoAf2wWnS-40dOcj5IRjtxjmdZn0OnmL4fzuZRL6rAIcPVf1OW4cGMVJVhY5sWjPMez_LjGPKqfFGYQvYFNTlHFXw9c_Ub0SFgVTqHlPWB0CORT9z_sxxhteqYea4CulQeoKkZzeftkQUJmjKtZV-QCTNwIRYbmRAiw/s4032/D0138666-E840-44A6-8D5B-6A168889C7DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PURpHZQk0sCL35tY_vQMoAf2wWnS-40dOcj5IRjtxjmdZn0OnmL4fzuZRL6rAIcPVf1OW4cGMVJVhY5sWjPMez_LjGPKqfFGYQvYFNTlHFXw9c_Ub0SFgVTqHlPWB0CORT9z_sxxhteqYea4CulQeoKkZzeftkQUJmjKtZV-QCTNwIRYbmRAiw/s320/D0138666-E840-44A6-8D5B-6A168889C7DB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Headed over to china now and went inside that gift shop. Mira got a butterfly shaped hair clip and Thea got a Chinese fan. Then we walked toward Germany. Adam and I got in line at the festival booth here. He got the wild boar dish and I got a rosé cider. We really liked them both. Then I mobile ordered the famous pretzel bread pudding from the Germany quick service restaurant, Sommerfest. I thought it was good but not world class, Adam seemed to like it a lot more than me. Then we went to Italy and I got a moscato. Then we were at the American pavilion. Mira wanted to try one of those huge turkey legs so we got her one there. She didn’t like the outside skin so Adam had to eat that all off first </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">😆</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">. As I’m reading this back it probably sounds like we were just super gluttonous and ate and drank constantly, which we kind of did, but also lots of time passed between each thing we ate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlDuQpiBpKO62Wbb0oQ-TMvrmCzfKsFE0EW9v-yw55bZl-lH_W18akF0EBT9MDHyN2RFMf5k2Drot5RXue2jyIiO7LzbYiKPot6a7Y4OGKAmeRJjquhtWeDrJLoE85vnP-Mgr2njhgQVGEdNZXNseMhDis0zvBPq2_AZVnRWB2hS26zzXJbSbnA/s4032/C5DEB201-5F14-4218-88BC-A04E13E22E58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlDuQpiBpKO62Wbb0oQ-TMvrmCzfKsFE0EW9v-yw55bZl-lH_W18akF0EBT9MDHyN2RFMf5k2Drot5RXue2jyIiO7LzbYiKPot6a7Y4OGKAmeRJjquhtWeDrJLoE85vnP-Mgr2njhgQVGEdNZXNseMhDis0zvBPq2_AZVnRWB2hS26zzXJbSbnA/s320/C5DEB201-5F14-4218-88BC-A04E13E22E58.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlHBQ2pdmK0qzDNWkTu3GBE9OKEwneNRwrCgQcxq8bq4WEC3lzhfENMwaQo6K0jYhrOWB1R5mo2Mpd21-oRS6ULtNAwuid4HTMq7h8XyRLQ0HgrLGq8mWlRzsYceaZ0oL-7nuXsHiUeLrsyMEhBxqVJ7XqHZYJkXqAnKcnRFI3h5_Oecf8Qq4YQ/s4032/56388668-0CF4-4921-9901-840F0C04D998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlHBQ2pdmK0qzDNWkTu3GBE9OKEwneNRwrCgQcxq8bq4WEC3lzhfENMwaQo6K0jYhrOWB1R5mo2Mpd21-oRS6ULtNAwuid4HTMq7h8XyRLQ0HgrLGq8mWlRzsYceaZ0oL-7nuXsHiUeLrsyMEhBxqVJ7XqHZYJkXqAnKcnRFI3h5_Oecf8Qq4YQ/s320/56388668-0CF4-4921-9901-840F0C04D998.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt9htsyJCccnKf1E6B-qY1VbaWBUG5F7juJ265e4YW6qoYStAQmoOhnKFeVpSwSjSo3kT0Rc5IBRrJKcJkOCY2OMPEQwp7O2tMaYnzJAE1rVzmEfX0ODyPdJKjzuEth_iMDpQLr1IsPGEoKdlUoG9R0qcuTSYQ65WGLJYFjyQzEGR5bGMiVVXqw/s4032/9AC95513-0400-407C-BDB1-206EA3D006CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt9htsyJCccnKf1E6B-qY1VbaWBUG5F7juJ265e4YW6qoYStAQmoOhnKFeVpSwSjSo3kT0Rc5IBRrJKcJkOCY2OMPEQwp7O2tMaYnzJAE1rVzmEfX0ODyPdJKjzuEth_iMDpQLr1IsPGEoKdlUoG9R0qcuTSYQ65WGLJYFjyQzEGR5bGMiVVXqw/s320/9AC95513-0400-407C-BDB1-206EA3D006CB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYbZoflMbpoGmpRaMWPEFLh9Ig0Hd4-h7Ezl-p1THumZ_lPOCjgXbyAN_U96kkt7Dq7elCPlyUluWFx9mhYZTeONz9yslRqMOGEM_NS87UilzBSnFKko9dg7xdATBJinlkkSS6uCZ-AoCi18Tq7Fyq0FsbCh8kAUfxXz4JOn_pX1WsEovlEX_Aw/s4032/2F6EE7FB-EB23-4811-9704-5D6BB0206D90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYbZoflMbpoGmpRaMWPEFLh9Ig0Hd4-h7Ezl-p1THumZ_lPOCjgXbyAN_U96kkt7Dq7elCPlyUluWFx9mhYZTeONz9yslRqMOGEM_NS87UilzBSnFKko9dg7xdATBJinlkkSS6uCZ-AoCi18Tq7Fyq0FsbCh8kAUfxXz4JOn_pX1WsEovlEX_Aw/s320/2F6EE7FB-EB23-4811-9704-5D6BB0206D90.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">Then made our way to Morocco again where there was live music. A Moroccan group with a belly dancer. Thea was having a blast dancing to that. We stayed and watched for a while then decided to find a spot to plant for the night show, Harmonious. I heard this is a really good show so I didn’t want to miss it, despite Adam saying “do we really have to…” We found a little nook next to the water in Morocco and stayed there for about a half hour to ensure our spot. That was probably not necessary but at least we had a good spot. The show started at 9 and it was amazing! I love seeing the girls faces as they react to everythi</span><span class="s1">ng. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHyHf-NMtS840Nf6iydZ5kwEDJUbP0bvwH5Es2uQRzYn07sExeXCuOpA0mSeSMReaF7wH3e7xT6u_2PMEo6A2e-WeQrbYMKsJVQQKpoxkUsp1lgo8jyT5UC9Wnvcgb3ojz-2eza6K8q2ktaDfIcv7NVTd9_Xp_2HVt-0WzfA-YacLV9s4icWt7Q/s4032/69C74EE3-8DA4-4DEA-8154-3BFD89EC44CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHyHf-NMtS840Nf6iydZ5kwEDJUbP0bvwH5Es2uQRzYn07sExeXCuOpA0mSeSMReaF7wH3e7xT6u_2PMEo6A2e-WeQrbYMKsJVQQKpoxkUsp1lgo8jyT5UC9Wnvcgb3ojz-2eza6K8q2ktaDfIcv7NVTd9_Xp_2HVt-0WzfA-YacLV9s4icWt7Q/s320/69C74EE3-8DA4-4DEA-8154-3BFD89EC44CF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBk2FTlMYqf8QNUyNAbWkEC-19nJr2yzDJaCLYWhiWYab6lkNJ3dgglNdQDHj2GUsJdKAF8DE6lWK-n9FmSBsXe9rdcG5gHdSlyY1oUou8KaMrkZ8HZuxN6pBnffa_WSSJN8E7DB9-fsKSVMCU5WgIxOUbziw1VnTcc3USrYxyjoiN4UmF4ptyg/s4032/88EC9716-C48C-4BC8-A065-72271CEF63F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBk2FTlMYqf8QNUyNAbWkEC-19nJr2yzDJaCLYWhiWYab6lkNJ3dgglNdQDHj2GUsJdKAF8DE6lWK-n9FmSBsXe9rdcG5gHdSlyY1oUou8KaMrkZ8HZuxN6pBnffa_WSSJN8E7DB9-fsKSVMCU5WgIxOUbziw1VnTcc3USrYxyjoiN4UmF4ptyg/s320/88EC9716-C48C-4BC8-A065-72271CEF63F0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the show it was like a bunch of cattle leaving the park. The bus lines were long too. We were the very last to get on the bus and had to stand. Thea had fallen asleep on Adam so he had to hold her while standing, while also holding onto the handle to not fall. We got back to the room and admired the cute way housekeeping made the beds and decorated them with the girls stuffies and Mickey ears, put Thea to bed and then Mira went promptly after. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_l7W8aLNQ1j4jnWvKCo-9Ih1ZMEOi6_PiVWUM-Qi_IYKCNmO-PSdU0TDXtb_iOYpFzHdEHkC_StVTygKVrp3KxcQwD_cScDCsdH_ZBi6l3iJtWqEsfoogKuoXZfIeS17NQ482_IO9uz9-aV5aFhDc32m0yPpwb4fNcyUK99ZHoeLc5ZdbaKtZQ/s4032/E5DDF0CE-DDD0-498C-9E29-F9C459144169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_l7W8aLNQ1j4jnWvKCo-9Ih1ZMEOi6_PiVWUM-Qi_IYKCNmO-PSdU0TDXtb_iOYpFzHdEHkC_StVTygKVrp3KxcQwD_cScDCsdH_ZBi6l3iJtWqEsfoogKuoXZfIeS17NQ482_IO9uz9-aV5aFhDc32m0yPpwb4fNcyUK99ZHoeLc5ZdbaKtZQ/s320/E5DDF0CE-DDD0-498C-9E29-F9C459144169.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;">To be continued for part 2….</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-5911715948629386262022-01-27T23:02:00.004-06:002022-02-21T18:29:37.486-06:00Disneyland vs Disneyworld <p>Now that we have been to both, I thought it’d be interesting to lay out all the differences between these two iconic places. </p><p>DisneyWorld has my heart, but Disneyland was special too. I would say during pandemic times, DL was the better choice of the two for many reasons. You’ll see why in the breakdown below. We were also lucky enough to get there before genie+ launched (the new paid fast pass system that can add hundreds of dollars onto your trip) and didn’t have to deal with any major wait times. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQFbpqXR24CTt9tLtE0T_m-ia1oxl9G6J6yi16OXhxoszL4LKlfCpwf_7cDnFzGjgJT1A911BS1UzscFUWklGaDGu0bEx5pqVj_d6gfIFBlJEshQpY7XrQbtnjiorhxfPGpwXFhp2sQdLKX0dbRh5AZBW75EXaoaYK___SjNk4RwRd4cO6N454HQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQFbpqXR24CTt9tLtE0T_m-ia1oxl9G6J6yi16OXhxoszL4LKlfCpwf_7cDnFzGjgJT1A911BS1UzscFUWklGaDGu0bEx5pqVj_d6gfIFBlJEshQpY7XrQbtnjiorhxfPGpwXFhp2sQdLKX0dbRh5AZBW75EXaoaYK___SjNk4RwRd4cO6N454HQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Disneyland</u></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Pros:</u></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>It’s the original</b>. It has a bunch of the original rides (many that WDW got rid of), smaller walkways, more charming character. Adventureland is one area that I found leaps and bounds better at DL than WDW. They light tiki torches at night and it felt so jungly and authentic. Same with New Orleans square (they don’t have that at WDW); it really put me right in the French quarter for a moment. Space mountain, pirates of the Caribbean, it’s a small world, splash mountain, and mad tea party are all better at Disneyland than DisneyWorld. The other ride copies are pretty much all the same though. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEtLT7nxVNtTuQCmiPxU5tx81Njpi8uK1UfQ4jA7DALZIA9_TYwRZ7EkFQqk09g2pdOIHtTN1qPz1TK5oEn2rBlXpxRTVIhf5QEjnYEbUR3AJbfTEDmf9qnVbhMSfrJgBal2mQhg1j-YRmamduF8OaOYGcev7tRTJRNgd9_ZvlW1sty6r5icPtw=s4030" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="4030" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEtLT7nxVNtTuQCmiPxU5tx81Njpi8uK1UfQ4jA7DALZIA9_TYwRZ7EkFQqk09g2pdOIHtTN1qPz1TK5oEn2rBlXpxRTVIhf5QEjnYEbUR3AJbfTEDmf9qnVbhMSfrJgBal2mQhg1j-YRmamduF8OaOYGcev7tRTJRNgd9_ZvlW1sty6r5icPtw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Smaller</b>, easier to walk from park to park or land to land within the parks. We could easily walk from our hotel to DL to DCA to downtown disney without getting tired.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Smaller crowds. It’s less of a world tourist destination and more of a locals spot. Seemed that a majority of park guests are Californians. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Better weather</b>. More predictive and consistent. Less storms/rain</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Good neighbor hotels</b> are walking distance, closer than most deluxe resorts at WDW, so it’s enticing to stay off property.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Has cars land and marvel land</b> (avengers campus), something WDW doesn’t have and it’s worth coming to. Radiator springs racers is definitely way up their for my top Disney rides, fantastic ride. It also has toontown, which is great for toddlers or kids interested in the Mickey/Minnie stage. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrqn0xioPALIq9fk2IamSMrHR-W0NK0DptRY_4oQhvNjewNgaxdAwT48QHmoVzvyEy93ljwEN0d-aCIqPRGn8MHIn_5xkebmugQq6LLfO3SZy_u_rw3lGAYnVzB-l_TpmoOHnXVnoAwBtSzL8t1JMwkdmKdyLZTRubtYcQ6jSrEf-IF8Gn5AZCg=s7896" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="7896" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrqn0xioPALIq9fk2IamSMrHR-W0NK0DptRY_4oQhvNjewNgaxdAwT48QHmoVzvyEy93ljwEN0d-aCIqPRGn8MHIn_5xkebmugQq6LLfO3SZy_u_rw3lGAYnVzB-l_TpmoOHnXVnoAwBtSzL8t1JMwkdmKdyLZTRubtYcQ6jSrEf-IF8Gn5AZCg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_IVC4u5y335Z87WJPX9drDZHJl2yKqZu_7deAiTWQGj91kGunWKAu_tGnw_woJncu2_iEU7LqCH-TSCvFhty238qCg2gk7Cfe5chppu5v7c97aYg21BqLhaFn09LZNNCwFGpCQVleHHCjEtlAj4kHhMl6vVilSf0dJPVSTKryDpSy9u_z7GQjUg=s4030" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="4030" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_IVC4u5y335Z87WJPX9drDZHJl2yKqZu_7deAiTWQGj91kGunWKAu_tGnw_woJncu2_iEU7LqCH-TSCvFhty238qCg2gk7Cfe5chppu5v7c97aYg21BqLhaFn09LZNNCwFGpCQVleHHCjEtlAj4kHhMl6vVilSf0dJPVSTKryDpSy9u_z7GQjUg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Does holidays way better</b>; the decor and parties are better, the holiday food/treats are better, and they also do holiday overlays on rides. Haunted mansion (nightmare before Christmas), it’s a small world (Christmas), hyperspace mountain, soarin’ over California, guardians monsters after dark, just to name a few. Most people like the overlays better than the original ride. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPoCWcZGMx8e8iVTjboiPkB0s7Z_-ptHuW_Se9ifobl7Wjhd6D22iBpm6sctIqunSjdPGZD4umHCyRdv2mYg7WSi1BuJKYmalu-OI0BlbnXV6Wd-kyf2-EpvEpqkIrElBPjsgmisAzYLDeHvxqDV2o0B0SpBUy-xL7BYFN30xmHY9JJCf4k8Vo1g=s4004" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4004" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPoCWcZGMx8e8iVTjboiPkB0s7Z_-ptHuW_Se9ifobl7Wjhd6D22iBpm6sctIqunSjdPGZD4umHCyRdv2mYg7WSi1BuJKYmalu-OI0BlbnXV6Wd-kyf2-EpvEpqkIrElBPjsgmisAzYLDeHvxqDV2o0B0SpBUy-xL7BYFN30xmHY9JJCf4k8Vo1g=s320" width="242" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-The Disneyland park side has <b>more rides</b> and attractions than it’s counterpart, Magic Kingdom. Has a bunch of the classic dark rides that MK doesn’t. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>A lot more rides for small children</b>, better resort to go to if you have young kids. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOF3yAMc7SfrMChR7Nhs7r-gwxthsslqK3d711VcfvhI7IIZWWv7Ah-O_DZa2heUuijbSiIOpRv2wkWN-5GSXlX4bTOLEBW0QhR6A8cv-3CdOo5zt3Y5ipPotHKoz-hsjA61SWB4bRBRpTQgdIg7nI6wzrQhySYN0zdP3ALi-yBErvZkBZu-qeIw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOF3yAMc7SfrMChR7Nhs7r-gwxthsslqK3d711VcfvhI7IIZWWv7Ah-O_DZa2heUuijbSiIOpRv2wkWN-5GSXlX4bTOLEBW0QhR6A8cv-3CdOo5zt3Y5ipPotHKoz-hsjA61SWB4bRBRpTQgdIg7nI6wzrQhySYN0zdP3ALi-yBErvZkBZu-qeIw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>A lot more rides and attractions are outdoors</b>, probably due to overall better weather. This was fantastic for pandemic times. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Their corn dogs are to die for</b>. I don’t know why WDW lets their corn dogs be so mediocre, but DL’s are what dreams are made of. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Cons:</u></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Right outside of the parks is a busy highway.</b> Walking to your good neighbor hotel across the street is sobering, despite it being so close to the parks. It’s a reminder that the Disney bubble is small here and easy to pop.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Staying on property would be nice but <b>there are only 3 resorts and all are deluxe level</b> pricing ($400+/night). The juice isn’t worth the squeeze when you can stay at a Marriott just as close. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Not nearly as many table service restaurants</b>, reservations are generally much harder to come by.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Smaller castle</b> on main street </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLfWw2pgiswOx2TvIF8J-t-Sd9tUc6TtDxx0zJq9YE9CmDaHNhzxws_r4RMZJGJ7LNcAwPSvnN3O9tOBoQYPI0TL87OrIaGV4g5Np1mJkL91fS7iehEWSbd2uOwGt1k8A50m4bBfYfcSNuKGSIIMuYAPzVf7WJPIwoBYghMD7dhoAPhTX8R2hMEg=s1637" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1637" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLfWw2pgiswOx2TvIF8J-t-Sd9tUc6TtDxx0zJq9YE9CmDaHNhzxws_r4RMZJGJ7LNcAwPSvnN3O9tOBoQYPI0TL87OrIaGV4g5Np1mJkL91fS7iehEWSbd2uOwGt1k8A50m4bBfYfcSNuKGSIIMuYAPzVf7WJPIwoBYghMD7dhoAPhTX8R2hMEg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Fireworks are only on weekends</b> during the school year (during the summer they’re every night), and not as grand as WDW. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR8h_BTYCLgPeTtrLWDMrFl25f0wRjHGFNownt3254oNvgQysbAZdHccdiLRV6Xm4YG8abnVGGJGp3zXz6Lb33rOkh9c85GrM4Daoq20Zxf7pFwwtA6WL3pna1ycfEYvgY22Ei5DMF_6WiznTcnSe5Fr1hZLQfjlqgcFumjmm0c2yCfUoCrZpXtA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR8h_BTYCLgPeTtrLWDMrFl25f0wRjHGFNownt3254oNvgQysbAZdHccdiLRV6Xm4YG8abnVGGJGp3zXz6Lb33rOkh9c85GrM4Daoq20Zxf7pFwwtA6WL3pna1ycfEYvgY22Ei5DMF_6WiznTcnSe5Fr1hZLQfjlqgcFumjmm0c2yCfUoCrZpXtA=s320" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Walt Disneyworld </u></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pros:</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Has 4 parks vs 2</b> that each have a different vibe and something to offer. There’s nothing like Animal kingdom and Epcot. Expedition Everest and Flight of Passage are probably my top 2 Disney rides. And going around the world in Epcot, especially during a festival like food & wine or festival of arts, is seriously so much fun. Next time I’d actually make Epcot a 2 day event. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6kMkG0I6QRPmZ3PtEQCzAltzOF7srM7typaEzuTt0tl1hedJaD8bKSArWnnaXq101N2yPzGsslcShOaKdsYu6oO6vhK4drIMeTEe2blXlHrhrnOJKyv0jLrWzQfUrmy00SD4miT_ikKkCBZuhIM5CADIEj-cAgp4C3LhmQNTCqUVsShuANoK7tg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6kMkG0I6QRPmZ3PtEQCzAltzOF7srM7typaEzuTt0tl1hedJaD8bKSArWnnaXq101N2yPzGsslcShOaKdsYu6oO6vhK4drIMeTEe2blXlHrhrnOJKyv0jLrWzQfUrmy00SD4miT_ikKkCBZuhIM5CADIEj-cAgp4C3LhmQNTCqUVsShuANoK7tg=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHdjYAy8zlbaev7KAPf_tynKAuADeRu6hCjfbc7Iu8ypB7wsYgo3lmmcnKxm67Ud5V7vfWENr_42BH8AVioGgp9MbVOrhhpgplRIrsG8FbxTHiVVm9NVADhDpl68eV6IOQ2e7aQfWUhtjIJg-Dr9AY-nVDhr2KBaPKB7ONquaxD77XHOnA1gfOSg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHdjYAy8zlbaev7KAPf_tynKAuADeRu6hCjfbc7Iu8ypB7wsYgo3lmmcnKxm67Ud5V7vfWENr_42BH8AVioGgp9MbVOrhhpgplRIrsG8FbxTHiVVm9NVADhDpl68eV6IOQ2e7aQfWUhtjIJg-Dr9AY-nVDhr2KBaPKB7ONquaxD77XHOnA1gfOSg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-I don’t think DL is majorly missing out by not having toy story land (its only 3 rides), <b>but slinky is pretty dang cool. As is seven dwarves mine train</b> in MK. Both coasters that are fun for everyone, even a lot of 3 year olds can ride. Not to mention FOP, expedition Everest, and some other big rides. And next year MK is getting the Tron ride, which looks incredible.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>The Disney resorts add magic to the experience</b>. They all have incredible and tasteful theming and accessibility to parks. Each resort comes with awesome pools, resort activities during the day, movies under the stars, their own restaurants and pool bars, shopping, and other amenities. They offer several price points to fit with families’ budgets, anywhere from $150-800 per night. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqIk0tWiMXe22PGUH-Iw3o4o-8mPNzIM3C32cTyefNF0Eo9WeKer6GfxcA8ig36qmu3MPnK5xD_0Sj0Isn1AtA0CuF_VNrHpKmbn5q1TVRXccD4ERxX68uqYSePs6cUyUgOd7YPhd3-7_VaZGkzRT52uwbZzKSR-o-Xmmavk3zBUnqxhDpv9mphA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqIk0tWiMXe22PGUH-Iw3o4o-8mPNzIM3C32cTyefNF0Eo9WeKer6GfxcA8ig36qmu3MPnK5xD_0Sj0Isn1AtA0CuF_VNrHpKmbn5q1TVRXccD4ERxX68uqYSePs6cUyUgOd7YPhd3-7_VaZGkzRT52uwbZzKSR-o-Xmmavk3zBUnqxhDpv9mphA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Disney transportation.</b> You can get around WDW by bus, boat, monorail, or gondola. Depending on which resort you’re at, getting to and from the parks is usually a quick and effortless 10 minute ride. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>There’s hundreds of restaurants to choose from</b>, from quick service to Michelin starred, sprinkled throughout the parks, resorts, and Disney springs. A foodie’s paradise, honestly. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Disney springs is much larger</b> than downtown Disney and you can spend a whole day here. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>The night shows</b>. Magic kingdom specifically has some of the best fireworks in the world. But each park has their own night show. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFRD5ENkCzc4yw7grBy9wo0GisProjnZBXHgSgeO-C_wr6mLMmd9teITJyh0Fw6J3FyZG-SeBx7ea3EMZ8FbKYlSfQj97YrzvwdeBtyu2bOxF1hp0qJOImyFVLzipKjSTm3PiDtbDisKCSGLLVhdyTjPdFeLyBZL_7YQYUkCEKMMIJO1OpjnEwOg=s1824" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFRD5ENkCzc4yw7grBy9wo0GisProjnZBXHgSgeO-C_wr6mLMmd9teITJyh0Fw6J3FyZG-SeBx7ea3EMZ8FbKYlSfQj97YrzvwdeBtyu2bOxF1hp0qJOImyFVLzipKjSTm3PiDtbDisKCSGLLVhdyTjPdFeLyBZL_7YQYUkCEKMMIJO1OpjnEwOg=s320" width="302" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Magic bands</b>. Using your phone is fine and all but magic bands is the easiest and most efficient way to use lightning lane, scan for photopass, dinner reservations, and purchases. It’s a nice way to eliminate having to constantly whip out your phone. Apparently Disneyland is finally getting these later this year! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Cons:</u></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Being large has its faults</b>. Getting from A to B can be cumbersome, whether it’s land to land in a park, resort to resort for a meal, or park to Disney springs, it can take a while, often requiring transportation transfers or an Uber. You can end up wasting a lot of time trying to get around. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>More crowds</b>. It’s not only a hot spot for Americans, but internationally as well. More people staying at hotels. More people in line for the bus/skyliner every morning and evening. Lines for rides are longer. Being at Disneyland was a pleasant surprise with how low the crowds were and how little planning was required. DisneyWorld is basically Disneyland’s spring break every single week, and worse now more than ever because everyone pushed off their 2020 trips to now. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-On that note, <b>the people aren’t as nice here</b> 😬. Lots of people have been saving for years to take their families on this once in a lifetime trip, and consequently become unhinged when something doesn’t go as planned. We definitely encountered not only families fighting with each other, but people berating cast members as well. Disneyland was way more chill. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Not to mention all the ECVs/electric scooters people drive.</b> So.many. And people don’t care that they nearly run you over, they’re aggressive. Disneyland barely had any people driving these. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>A lot of the rides WDW has that DL does </b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>are more commercialized looking here</b>. WDW’s are just a little more “sterile” with less imagineering thought into it. They seem to focus more on making things larger scale to accommodate bigger crowds. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>If you want to see characters dressed up for holidays or have special holiday treats, you typically have to pay for the after hours party</b> (which is $$$). Disneyland offers these things during main park hours around the holidays. So if you’re going to spend a holiday at Disney, I’d recommend it be Disneyland. Halloween was incredible there. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<b>Weather</b>. Can be super hot and humid, then 50° and windy the next day. Rain and storms are always a concern, no matter what time of year.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Things that were the same: </u></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Ticket prices, in general. The pricing structure is a little different at each, DisneyWorld being slightly more expensive. Not enough to make a huge difference though. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-I won’t name every single ride that was the same, but lots of rides are duplicates.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Besides the castles, Main Street is essentially the same at both. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Galaxy’s edge- exact same. Probably the only “land” that doesn’t have any variation between the two. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP7ik_PGIDZl2QDLOeTacp2_ZiIYzpQOTG8l9elRBs8mmxnQMdCmKLfUFwbOTAeUO1JAs4A3rYtdMMG0ANCL4NRwDwkhJ5YDokDrX4Uk_60K0tiF8yk-fOQOnxLo3K8V3haofKwOUu-7C4meqE3Pa_oPj6wFdijZw-Wk8Fo-9ipsvUhX820v8J8A=s4013" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4013" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP7ik_PGIDZl2QDLOeTacp2_ZiIYzpQOTG8l9elRBs8mmxnQMdCmKLfUFwbOTAeUO1JAs4A3rYtdMMG0ANCL4NRwDwkhJ5YDokDrX4Uk_60K0tiF8yk-fOQOnxLo3K8V3haofKwOUu-7C4meqE3Pa_oPj6wFdijZw-Wk8Fo-9ipsvUhX820v8J8A=s320" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I can’t say either one is better than the other. It’s almost like comparing a large metropolitan to a medium sized city. The larger one of course has practically endless options, but requires hefty planning and a lot more hustle and bustle. The smaller one has less to offer but you’re able to appreciate it more and not be as overwhelmed with people.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> Like I said, DisneyWorld has my heart but it’s drastically changed so much in the last couple years, Disneyland is the place to be right now. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk7-lUzW-K6MEcjzs1t8T4HWtmJXnIZrWPMxcHYqJWehVeRxWDo11ZClOuLwjt8ahRwR6LJam9_RD9xgPahOjgwHOEQnTG-q2-eRCcD4ODIWGM-fANOBIxyFeiNAl_1LsdvJ4Gepz74NMnmLFgriBuDBUDm16C0aFojvDBCQELC4gbT-s9TYYgeg=s3998" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="3998" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk7-lUzW-K6MEcjzs1t8T4HWtmJXnIZrWPMxcHYqJWehVeRxWDo11ZClOuLwjt8ahRwR6LJam9_RD9xgPahOjgwHOEQnTG-q2-eRCcD4ODIWGM-fANOBIxyFeiNAl_1LsdvJ4Gepz74NMnmLFgriBuDBUDm16C0aFojvDBCQELC4gbT-s9TYYgeg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-85418685298860945202021-11-24T14:45:00.013-06:002021-11-24T19:17:33.837-06:00Our SoCal/Disneyland trip! <p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you chose to read this, buckle up. I started out by writing mostly cliff notes and then went through and added details (lots) because I don’t have a great memory and love to relive things through reading about them!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07zazrmMFGCTMwFO9fq6e73sbE6jK82iRGWTFYCwi7oiNnbWgIcaibu7MAp3WQ93zydwIXqJ9YiqSjUY60Y04_wixGzfhTcODipF0MeGGfkeAyKri253hvtd7XXJJVsZhb2OBhqOVsw/s2048/8A681452-4DFC-4C7D-93DB-B2AF198AF473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07zazrmMFGCTMwFO9fq6e73sbE6jK82iRGWTFYCwi7oiNnbWgIcaibu7MAp3WQ93zydwIXqJ9YiqSjUY60Y04_wixGzfhTcODipF0MeGGfkeAyKri253hvtd7XXJJVsZhb2OBhqOVsw/w300-h400/8A681452-4DFC-4C7D-93DB-B2AF198AF473.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>(In order to tell them about the trip I created a treasure hunt for them to find their new luggage and tickets).<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">We had an awesome redemption San Diego/Disneyland hybrid trip. Redemption because this was all originally booked for April 2020. Because of you know what and travel restrictions and Disneyland actually being closed for a year, we cancelled for the unforeseeable future. Well the future happened and it was perfect!</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> I love dividing trips into two or more locations, because it feels like two vacations in one. The girls did great! We left out of the Duluth airport in the afternoon. There weren’t any late morning flight times both departing or returning, so I had to choose between leaving at 7 AM or 2:30 PM. The former means we get to arrive in the afternoon, but it also means I need to wake my children up at 5 AM. Leaving at 2:30 means we don’t get to our destination until 9 PM but we don’t have to do the morning panic and rush to get going two hours before the crack of dawn. We are not morning people, the girls usually sleep until after 8 on a normal day, so I wasn’t going to try and do something crazy. I opted for the 2:30 departure both ways.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr1VTbt6E6XL1ZvLXFEIkCPPhgJqAhLLBUxtxekvA6hjb0vfrf-zkN4Mh71N1EsolMR1htZbeydG3jJb6vSgdIDhzn_EoLzm6EGsJvuFn3rJ-Fx5ZKntGSO264hUh6Lg_eJt5mkHKVQ/s2048/26F7A45D-6FF1-4C37-A8AC-E526F74877E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr1VTbt6E6XL1ZvLXFEIkCPPhgJqAhLLBUxtxekvA6hjb0vfrf-zkN4Mh71N1EsolMR1htZbeydG3jJb6vSgdIDhzn_EoLzm6EGsJvuFn3rJ-Fx5ZKntGSO264hUh6Lg_eJt5mkHKVQ/w300-h400/26F7A45D-6FF1-4C37-A8AC-E526F74877E3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKdLa_auEXvOqN72OJrg-RNsLt6vf6KVuAKX1a6DPXcKpYRm_zZdtqUodilDMfkBJuj963I_tS2N7FhsKyVJ7LdmsWiEB_OzfCGQbMlRE-PE5q5Dc0Qb27HLsWPCCGJ9DCNu7S7ulbg/s2048/2140467A-208B-44D6-9B9E-4779212948E8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKdLa_auEXvOqN72OJrg-RNsLt6vf6KVuAKX1a6DPXcKpYRm_zZdtqUodilDMfkBJuj963I_tS2N7FhsKyVJ7LdmsWiEB_OzfCGQbMlRE-PE5q5Dc0Qb27HLsWPCCGJ9DCNu7S7ulbg/w300-h400/2140467A-208B-44D6-9B9E-4779212948E8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ4c204C2-AMHtH13udkE_aL6X6MTrWlhu0WWrzv14VJiNP18P2NJS-JK1ZrSACEEOjlTMJ16uY0nyYjzzxO9X26J4CJnaE4ee0nymwsfSXMlOA5WltH3CnlnGgLGcJr2tmOFJ53pvA/s2048/CCEB885A-78A2-46BC-AF52-0138825A5D7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ4c204C2-AMHtH13udkE_aL6X6MTrWlhu0WWrzv14VJiNP18P2NJS-JK1ZrSACEEOjlTMJ16uY0nyYjzzxO9X26J4CJnaE4ee0nymwsfSXMlOA5WltH3CnlnGgLGcJr2tmOFJ53pvA/w300-h400/CCEB885A-78A2-46BC-AF52-0138825A5D7B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Car:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s crazy how the pandemic has increased car costs. When I booked this trip pre-pandemic, the car was $200 for the week. This time around I could barely find anything under $1000. When we rented a car in Denver back in May, it was less than $200 for an even nicer vehicle than we had in California, so it just varies greatly city to city, or we just really got lucky in CO. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">San Diego: </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Such a fun city for adults and kids. They really do have it all. Beaches, adventure, museums, parks, amazing food, and beautiful scenery. We stayed at a beautiful resort right on mission bay that had lots of activities during the day for both adults and kids. We didn’t have time to do a lot of things, but took advantage of s’mores night and the private beaches and utilized the cabanas and awesome views of the sunset. They also had water sports (SUP, kayaking, sail boating, etc), nightly boat rides on the sternwheeler, tennis courts, yoga, an arcade, and a bunch of other activities. They had a restaurant but also a food truck with less expensive items that would be parked out near the seal exhibit every morning (yes they had their own seals too!). We would get fresh coffee drinks here to start our day. Our room was huge and both the girls got their own beds since the couch pulled out to a bed. We ordered instacart for breakfast items and snacks to get delivered as we arrived (literally my instacart shopper got there the same time as I was checking in), and since we had a kitchenette that came with dishes, microwave, and toaster oven, we were able to prepare breakfast here every morning. I loved this resort and really enjoyed walking around the grounds of the resort every morning and taking it all in. I would typically wake up before everyone else to either watch the sunset or take a walk around the grounds. Due to the time zone change I had the hardest time sleeping past 6 AM. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxnP2KadjdKNF7oPo95c00RClSPSEQGcwQEez-f2qc-eRCLR-iY79XH89W9hVzhf7ebNQ3FmLm8gnhyphenhyphenOqQUVumB6aRYuKVAgKRJdKLlL6N1QRUIotpjqL5iZAk01n3PSD6heR51IDaA/s1800/EC913B78-83E0-43B1-AD75-D4ECED557116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxnP2KadjdKNF7oPo95c00RClSPSEQGcwQEez-f2qc-eRCLR-iY79XH89W9hVzhf7ebNQ3FmLm8gnhyphenhyphenOqQUVumB6aRYuKVAgKRJdKLlL6N1QRUIotpjqL5iZAk01n3PSD6heR51IDaA/w640-h426/EC913B78-83E0-43B1-AD75-D4ECED557116.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The location of our hotel was awesome because a lot of entertainment, restaurants, and shopping was walkable. We walked to mission beach, Belmont park, and the restaurants around it. We did have to drive to the San Diego zoo, La Jolla, and little Italy. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Our first full day we walked to mission beach and walked along the boardwalk, on the beach, dipped our toes in the ocean. It was Thea’s first time seeing the ocean so she was a little scared. The weather was perfect. It was in the high 70’s but had a slight breeze off the ocean so it couldn’t have been more perfect. We walked over to Belmont park to see if we could ride any rides yet. San Diego is a sleepy town and seems like a lot of things weren’t open early. There aren’t a lot of people out and about on the beach before noon either. It’s kind of nice and makes us feel ambitious </span><span>😆</span><span>. Belmont didn’t open until 11 AM. We walked around and got tickets for some rides but also didn’t want to spend all day here since we were going to also be going to Disneyland. It was really a cute little spot though. We started to walk back to our hotel, stopped at a little juicery and I got a pressed juice and açaí bowl while the girls got ice cream. Adam wanted a burrito but they were short staffed and not making hot food. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N8tad3a0gXqjvZoFOzmNeKgFmfG59Kz6CDrB_CL8X5xiDW0KneL7uV6hItKaSteMTtDOrXEEbW4RbWkpcznjQf5MSA_NecuMdJqhfTCuYV_vr9OqUaLQUgWNHPUPl9qbWBhrINJJrQ/s1800/4619A080-98A7-4114-BBA6-9040B71CE9B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N8tad3a0gXqjvZoFOzmNeKgFmfG59Kz6CDrB_CL8X5xiDW0KneL7uV6hItKaSteMTtDOrXEEbW4RbWkpcznjQf5MSA_NecuMdJqhfTCuYV_vr9OqUaLQUgWNHPUPl9qbWBhrINJJrQ/w640-h426/4619A080-98A7-4114-BBA6-9040B71CE9B0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We packed our backpack to get ready to spend the rest of the day in La Jolla. La Jolla is a gorgeous neighborhood right on a cliff over the ocean. There are fantastic beaches, cliff views, restaurants, and shopping. It’s a bit uppity, I got Beverly Hills type vibes. Not that it’s a bad thing. We ate at a delicious restaurant overlooking the water, and possibly had the best tacos I’ve ever had. The drinks were just as good as the food too. Even the kids scarfed up every last crumb of their meals, which is rare. There was a delicious gelato shop nearby too that we loved, had unique flavors and a patio overlooking the ocean. There’s also no shortage of shopping here and Mira got a couple souvenirs. She is such a jewelry girl; we had to stop at basically every jewelry stand. La Jolla was also a good place to see seals. We’d be walking along the cliff and they were all over the place. If we wanted we could’ve gotten super close. Since the girls wanted to go swimming at the hotel, not the ocean, we cut out a little before sunset. We all went in the pool right at sunset when the sky was neon pink. After about a half hour, we went back to the room, hummed and hawed about where to go for dinner, and I just ordered takeout. Partly because it was s’mores night at the resort and we didn’t want to miss that. We walked to the beach and made our s’mores at the bonfire and our food arrived shortly after. We ate at a patio table right next to the beach. Adam got him and myself drinks from the hotel bar and we just enjoyed the gorgeous evening while the kids ran around with their new little friends on the beach. The hotel staff were so nice, brought us napkins and water bottles to go with our food without even being asked. It was a good chill night! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PGt1QJoz6wMyZwsIj2uFU5KP2iZIlqIU2Yr1-eu9KHh29UEgNcYtBGtshlDqzzNsL73sUcSUZ12am9RSLX-RA6mngPL_ZlcPGe26WEuJZzJw_OXVU72uGvADP8SQEo9S6bQHZmFu6w/s1800/258D14AD-CF08-496C-921C-D5281D18692A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PGt1QJoz6wMyZwsIj2uFU5KP2iZIlqIU2Yr1-eu9KHh29UEgNcYtBGtshlDqzzNsL73sUcSUZ12am9RSLX-RA6mngPL_ZlcPGe26WEuJZzJw_OXVU72uGvADP8SQEo9S6bQHZmFu6w/w640-h426/258D14AD-CF08-496C-921C-D5281D18692A.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnsiEGksKghsH86mR2vU2PFQvPIFlJ3IIURa_sN7PiVNCWOYAn-oQlwH5Y45chyuQApMh5wErkB212Thgr8akDWWTcTpCbvK8uQHcwHr1yYcjlez489wuR_0WRUTAdyVQ-MfQlp0BcQ/s2048/19DA697B-64B5-46ED-B48F-E1DF5C624F49.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnsiEGksKghsH86mR2vU2PFQvPIFlJ3IIURa_sN7PiVNCWOYAn-oQlwH5Y45chyuQApMh5wErkB212Thgr8akDWWTcTpCbvK8uQHcwHr1yYcjlez489wuR_0WRUTAdyVQ-MfQlp0BcQ/w400-h300/19DA697B-64B5-46ED-B48F-E1DF5C624F49.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzyjJA_W8MiK8Taohmy8-V5xmceRpjSTkWTBL7kE81yzuRSNsw_IEKs4_HCfF-bY_VIWIX7l9VZ5L4BvfeaJruFBA1fttqipZvRoeY7AzBxfIJYSocBU7nxIQiojft1MnEc1XxmG0Bw/s2048/E820C0B2-C05C-4BB2-BA92-01BB8DC39A5E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzyjJA_W8MiK8Taohmy8-V5xmceRpjSTkWTBL7kE81yzuRSNsw_IEKs4_HCfF-bY_VIWIX7l9VZ5L4BvfeaJruFBA1fttqipZvRoeY7AzBxfIJYSocBU7nxIQiojft1MnEc1XxmG0Bw/w300-h400/E820C0B2-C05C-4BB2-BA92-01BB8DC39A5E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day was San Diego zoo and it was incredible. We went in the late morning and spent a few hours. It was a warm day, around 80°. We pretty much saw the entire zoo except for the reptile area. The girls favorite part was the elephant and giraffes. Adam’s favorite part was the fact he could walk around the zoo with a beer :) I loved the roaring tiger, she was hungry and letting everyone know. We all got tired of walking and decided to go back to the hotel to relax and swim for a bit. We actually had plans to go back to the zoo at night because they throw a big Halloween party on the weekends. We stopped at the infamous In N Out burger, because Adam had never been. Swam and did the hot tub at the hotel for almost 2 hours, then had the girls get their costumes on to get ready for the party. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzyLcxkzE1P0XIPRpgIcKZYPmtLuClAQ2v5eAnk3JacMGdlBPfJopgg_ByLn2eMBbF050vbmTlX0aBUU2mh0Pyec5qrBEcBY2D7mgD4xkEmFlaWUyZxpynUJfXj840tAMh6KPxfWsrw/s1800/14BD9058-A38B-48E3-8E5C-CA4D32D68FE2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzyLcxkzE1P0XIPRpgIcKZYPmtLuClAQ2v5eAnk3JacMGdlBPfJopgg_ByLn2eMBbF050vbmTlX0aBUU2mh0Pyec5qrBEcBY2D7mgD4xkEmFlaWUyZxpynUJfXj840tAMh6KPxfWsrw/w640-h426/14BD9058-A38B-48E3-8E5C-CA4D32D68FE2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmX0kl6kj6VWxWrx0hDT-ezmYL-2Wnk_eRsOY3JL1OM65I8oUHq4SiNyc19nkUJptIpiBBukkOyjaq9_wD-m0j1m2_PBifyhzG37JZQTBJOdpLILhV7C051AXe99TxCu7msfnG-6_YQ/s1800/A9AED1BF-8527-44DF-A01B-44B2DD9DEC63.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmX0kl6kj6VWxWrx0hDT-ezmYL-2Wnk_eRsOY3JL1OM65I8oUHq4SiNyc19nkUJptIpiBBukkOyjaq9_wD-m0j1m2_PBifyhzG37JZQTBJOdpLILhV7C051AXe99TxCu7msfnG-6_YQ/w640-h426/A9AED1BF-8527-44DF-A01B-44B2DD9DEC63.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The zoo party did not disappoint. It’s a glow in the dark theme and there are spooky stations all over with entertainment (acrobats/trapeze artists, live music, bubble dance parties, mariachi band, magicians, etc). Since it was kids free month in San Diego, all of it was free for the kids! The girls loved riding the gondolas and the double decker bus, too. So much to do here! When we got back I went to go meet a San diegoan friend for a drink and app at a little college bar 10 minutes away. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nLAft1Bw5VCz8rIgnqs-_2fHZEwOGYWcNc07XZFHyPZ4DQX1mCdwuM0LEQtK8_X84wfZqzaLU4BRobKMUoz7zafyeHiy9eUEan4tOTw7lXIisTvmjXurU7bEMOaAMQAhRdK6gtO4mg/s1800/4A8DC70B-1F02-447F-AA2A-9CFEDE9125A5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nLAft1Bw5VCz8rIgnqs-_2fHZEwOGYWcNc07XZFHyPZ4DQX1mCdwuM0LEQtK8_X84wfZqzaLU4BRobKMUoz7zafyeHiy9eUEan4tOTw7lXIisTvmjXurU7bEMOaAMQAhRdK6gtO4mg/w640-h426/4A8DC70B-1F02-447F-AA2A-9CFEDE9125A5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn’t spend too much time in Pacific beach, it’s a fun surfy vibe neighborhood. There are lots of divey taco shops and surf shops. Also a great place to watch surfers. We did get some Mexican food from here, but the kids aren’t fans. I would’ve liked to spend some more time just hanging here or in Ocean Beach, because it felt more of an “authentic” San Diego experience and less touristy. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW0Wi8VRngdbNIcK70zohxSg8T8IJ_vzLBJuquNuA_3xsiF9WHlfsbCa-n6JHwjXxTkwmeMqAeStIJDLDrQy5b0fdeS9vgpcidHR8rDmAkAMWRKvHt4_1lzJK-Da3VYkwic_SBq2atw/s1800/CD2288C9-6909-4569-A0A6-9E591BDDB72E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW0Wi8VRngdbNIcK70zohxSg8T8IJ_vzLBJuquNuA_3xsiF9WHlfsbCa-n6JHwjXxTkwmeMqAeStIJDLDrQy5b0fdeS9vgpcidHR8rDmAkAMWRKvHt4_1lzJK-Da3VYkwic_SBq2atw/w640-h640/CD2288C9-6909-4569-A0A6-9E591BDDB72E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our last day here we hit up the little Italy neighborhood. It was Saturday and there was a huge farmers market. It was fun wandering through there and checking everything out. Definitely the largest and most entertaining farmers market we’ve ever been to. We ate at a trendy brunch place here before we headed off to Laguna beach. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9M-94tTtnWh_1Lrk_RNcrF3RgSUPJtJ8Dh12Bn_o6-f5KNPQluhDKDgoON_pOF5b9Wffx-I2Fl8DMQqnAHWQUB54QL-whW2CELFK_k3Hv97E89U1OkCWC0OpJdzmsB-5c8LGYehjPA/s2048/DD07401C-4DDA-4847-A264-C68163D727EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9M-94tTtnWh_1Lrk_RNcrF3RgSUPJtJ8Dh12Bn_o6-f5KNPQluhDKDgoON_pOF5b9Wffx-I2Fl8DMQqnAHWQUB54QL-whW2CELFK_k3Hv97E89U1OkCWC0OpJdzmsB-5c8LGYehjPA/w400-h300/DD07401C-4DDA-4847-A264-C68163D727EA.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Laguna is breathtaking. The beaches here make me feel like I’m in Hawaii. Ugh, I need to go back. We lucked out with a sunny 75° day, but water was a little cold. Nothing that a few lake superiorians can’t handle though. Mira was obsessed with jumping the waves and just wading and Thea was scared and would run away. We spent a majority of the afternoon here, just gazing at the waves, playing in the sand, and prancing around the beach. We decided to head to Anaheim at around 5. I kind of regret not waiting a little longer and watching the sunset in Laguna, but it’s also difficult to arrive to a new place in the dark (it was about a half hour drive to Anaheim). </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyDMhFVnx4yXwFN-SY412Qd9oqhqubUI4ozOttFdjG0CzT_2VKELKnBKqcTyq_47wsqXpKG1Rq0oUyONNCNJtd4PkRsX5j4E1UJ7CJ7knqdVtTmxhlVuYnYPR91odc15iqujW5dBf9Q/s1800/C6E2793D-3353-4D1F-967E-AC5D2214BD9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyDMhFVnx4yXwFN-SY412Qd9oqhqubUI4ozOttFdjG0CzT_2VKELKnBKqcTyq_47wsqXpKG1Rq0oUyONNCNJtd4PkRsX5j4E1UJ7CJ7knqdVtTmxhlVuYnYPR91odc15iqujW5dBf9Q/w640-h426/C6E2793D-3353-4D1F-967E-AC5D2214BD9C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>We got to Anaheim right before sunset and checked into our hotel. I got a room with bunk beds to add some extra fun for the girls. It was also Mickey Mouse themed. They loved it and had so much fun getting acclimated and picking their beds. After settling in, we walked to downtown Disney to get food right at sunset. Love the pink and purple skies here. Downtown Disney is the area between the two parks where you can get lots of food, shopping, and entertainment. It was decorated so awesome for Halloween and of course playing Halloween/spooky Disney music. We got some wood fired pizza from an Italian place and some beignets that are the same recipe as café du monte, and then walked around to take it all in. We got roped into buying the girls those $20 Mickey Mouse light up balloons, but they are really fun. That is until Adam gets hit in the face repeatedly since we tied Thea’s to the stroller </span><span>😆</span><span>. There was an acapella group dressed as haunted mansion ghosts who were fascinating to watch. We got caught up watching for 45 minutes. We stayed until the fireworks and got a prime spot to watch them. It felt weird (in a good way) that there were no crowds and the kids could actually run around during the fireworks. I even kept asking cast members, “are you sure we can see fireworks from here?” No one else seemed to think so 😆. They assured me it was the best spot. After the fireworks we headed back to our room. Since we stayed right across the street the walk back was maybe 8 minutes. I had also ordered another instacart order (left the perishables back at our San Diego hotel, so really just needed to get those). </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixl9iSE63LKhT7F-Y0E0E43NCN1L_fMRgBOg8uBTj0oEfaMvRtUL7iaw1VW83oXrtXY1MGAudeDTFz0_YZ3elyXCXQMm4gMNt55t_KyG5cj6_LUE0GNezFGczsdfsYpCoeeYof5itg3g/s1329/9DB4F3EC-BE8C-433D-8234-AE9A66E94450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixl9iSE63LKhT7F-Y0E0E43NCN1L_fMRgBOg8uBTj0oEfaMvRtUL7iaw1VW83oXrtXY1MGAudeDTFz0_YZ3elyXCXQMm4gMNt55t_KyG5cj6_LUE0GNezFGczsdfsYpCoeeYof5itg3g/w339-h400/9DB4F3EC-BE8C-433D-8234-AE9A66E94450.jpeg" width="339" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The next day was our Disney California adventure day. I got us tickets to the oogie boogie bash, which is disneylands big Halloween party. The party didn’t start until 6 PM, but we planned to get to the park around 2 PM. It went until 11 PM, so 9 hours in the park was good for us. Our hotel had an outdoor pirate themed water park, so we took the girls there once they woke up in the morning. Maybe we are spoiled but it was surprising that the water wasn’t heated. It was maybe 68° this morning so heated water would’ve been nice, although there was a hot tub that we pretty much sat in the whole time. The girls loved the water park though, it wasn’t busy at all. I was hoping Thea would nap between the water park and Disney time, but she didn’t. We got our costumes on, stroller packed, and walked to Downtown Disney to grab lunch first. We each ate at where we wanted; Mira had a pretzel, Thea had a taco from tortilla joes, and Adam and I ate at a sandwich place called earl of sandwich and got the thanksgiving subs. All very delicious. We got in line at the grand Californian entrance (shorter line) to get into DCA at around 2 and got in 10-15 minutes later. Temp was in the low 70’s and sunny, so we were all comfortable with our long sleeved costumes, maybe slightly on the warm side. The temps would later get down to the low 60’s. We started to make our way to the rides we wanted to go on. We started off by taking some pictures with Minnie and friends and the main entrance area. There was a live mariachi/marching type band playing. Headed over to the avengers campus and Adam went on guardians. It’s a copy of tower of terror from WDW, so Mira knew she would hate it </span><span>😆</span><span>. He went alone. We could’ve used rider swap (where you walk up to the cast member and tell them you both want to ride but one has to stay with the kids…so the second person gets to skip the line when it’s their turn), but I actually don’t like ToT either; the drops just make me queasy. He absolutely loved it and said it was much better then ToT because of the guardians theming. While he was on that the girls and I made our way to Cars land and rode a kiddie ride (Luigi’s rollickin’ roadsters)that Thea could go on. They do such a good job of creating the town radiator springs! It really makes your feel like you’re in the movie. I’d say cars land comes in second place to galaxy’s edge as far as immersive lands. Most of the rides in the park at this point had a 10-20 minute wait time posted in the app, but the actual wait time was consistently half (it was a tip I learned ahead of time from a Disney group), which was nice. We kept moving along the park, making sure to get through most of the outdoor rides while it was still light out. We went to paradise gardens and rode Ariel and a couple others, then ordered some food from the cozy cone café in cars land. Then made our way over to Pixar pier. The sun was setting as we rode another ride. Adam and I divided and conquered a couple times so we could each take the girls on the ride of their choice. Mira and I did symphony swings while him and Thea did the inside out ride, emotional whirlwind. While they were finishing that up, Mira and I did a toy story ride. Now that it was getting dark and close to the time of the party, we got in line for the first treat trail, Sid from toy story. This is when Disney cast members start gently kicking out non-party guests who don’t have the wrist band. There were about 10 villains that had “treat trails” where you go through a queue and get candy several times, ending at the villain, who is full on in their character. They interact with you/insult you/entertain you. It’s really a lot of fun being a part of it. There was Sid, oogie boogie of course, cruella, maleficent, evil Queen, dr. Facilier, Agatha harkness, mad hatter, and a couple of the bad cars from Cars. Mira loved Agatha harkness because she came down from her podium to specifically give Mira advice to cast a spell. There were also lots of other characters sprinkled through the parks; a bunch of avengers, Cinderella's step sisters, Jack and sally, zombie captain America, just to name a few. There was also a big parade that was packed with all the villains. There’s no parade like a Disney parade.. Best parade ever. We didn’t ride a ton of rides during the party because we wanted to do the treat trails and the shows/entertainment. We all did WEB slingers though (Spider-Man ride) and Thea was so scared she couldn’t look </span><span>😆</span><span>. The best ride in this park is radiator springs racers, it literally gave me chills. We rode it right before park close, and with rider swap, Mira got to ride it twice in a row and the second time was technically after park close. I think this ride rivals a few of my favorite Disney parks rides (FOP, space mountain, ROTR). We got to walk around radiator springs a little after park close and enjoy a nearly empty park. We headed back to our hotel with a sleeping baby in the stroller and Mira on Adams shoulders. Mira took inventory of all the candy and we all agreed this was the most candy they’ve ever had on Halloween. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lMJXhbM49bq1Bk160k5jPGYIaOAUhyphenhyphent1TbcGLxxyyeg9mVc7ANlhf0pY04l4fQCd3GbjKsUCLnLvTp4ORaUY-BmwJg0_eAm7HYgA-HhWbDWMjWEFS0BJS8GScEDwtljdaJ4u-tSOvA/s1800/1FEF1263-D9CF-411D-97D3-2A58141A0F0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lMJXhbM49bq1Bk160k5jPGYIaOAUhyphenhyphent1TbcGLxxyyeg9mVc7ANlhf0pY04l4fQCd3GbjKsUCLnLvTp4ORaUY-BmwJg0_eAm7HYgA-HhWbDWMjWEFS0BJS8GScEDwtljdaJ4u-tSOvA/w640-h426/1FEF1263-D9CF-411D-97D3-2A58141A0F0D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOef28N3FCYhkUwTST0Irb3L5zPhcbiIqHl7USEAMa-voi7XfgZpDDzmwysB-sRsKEXkyzFlEq7FN3hBV3QN-YgXN7TdqhIzEnaxkVaR_oQc6_QYI5lHkAGQ9o340hLddGPLl9WOqgAQ/s1800/C8E9988E-542B-44A2-A969-20B09F4F93B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOef28N3FCYhkUwTST0Irb3L5zPhcbiIqHl7USEAMa-voi7XfgZpDDzmwysB-sRsKEXkyzFlEq7FN3hBV3QN-YgXN7TdqhIzEnaxkVaR_oQc6_QYI5lHkAGQ9o340hLddGPLl9WOqgAQ/w640-h426/C8E9988E-542B-44A2-A969-20B09F4F93B1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyitLujD5xr0ZxADk6xXNBpqoko-5QSJuVz4Ic-PVEpmc55Iza0gOxlFrzMQ7NcTpJX9wJz9UcL0bNre5uMnyEDvBJDpJwnsCI3J8Vzu5Mdgem2DvnNo04jsuxSQ3NCizGj58GpVSdaQ/s1800/C62A2F0C-CCAB-485A-B2BD-B7122AB77FC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyitLujD5xr0ZxADk6xXNBpqoko-5QSJuVz4Ic-PVEpmc55Iza0gOxlFrzMQ7NcTpJX9wJz9UcL0bNre5uMnyEDvBJDpJwnsCI3J8Vzu5Mdgem2DvnNo04jsuxSQ3NCizGj58GpVSdaQ/w640-h640/C62A2F0C-CCAB-485A-B2BD-B7122AB77FC9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnvaUKg5iQYJ8BsnXAXqRiVoT3sy-nLYofszCfP05oMtEpZfHRNqywTGDda4ILJRYa0QS_abrIcm-_owjx11pZm-L8jWaMA0OKFKwx6TXuR3kDRLHOFqQ6spb7Nfc1WaI48Dg0PM-sQ/s1800/F834E5E3-4200-42E8-8969-4531D5042DBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnvaUKg5iQYJ8BsnXAXqRiVoT3sy-nLYofszCfP05oMtEpZfHRNqywTGDda4ILJRYa0QS_abrIcm-_owjx11pZm-L8jWaMA0OKFKwx6TXuR3kDRLHOFqQ6spb7Nfc1WaI48Dg0PM-sQ/w640-h426/F834E5E3-4200-42E8-8969-4531D5042DBB.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P6T8EiHbGSfmCVjoM8TShE45BfnqKakCj3nUrtQkMbKn0L3WtubcxlCszbXMy2goe2P_qnvLvuCITWoJs4Kh5i-t2LCgFQ7vkoiFeTz6vH84bJINfK_hjHnyRfwe9hhpQ0uAXuA0LQ/s2048/9C243235-C3D6-46CD-AB98-448E2949CBDA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P6T8EiHbGSfmCVjoM8TShE45BfnqKakCj3nUrtQkMbKn0L3WtubcxlCszbXMy2goe2P_qnvLvuCITWoJs4Kh5i-t2LCgFQ7vkoiFeTz6vH84bJINfK_hjHnyRfwe9hhpQ0uAXuA0LQ/s320/9C243235-C3D6-46CD-AB98-448E2949CBDA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The next day we set our alarms for 6:55 to get into the 7 AM virtual queue for rise of the resistance. This ride does not offer a regular standby line, so the only way to ride it, at this point, is to get into the virtual queue. They open up at 7 AM and again at noon, and both times it fills up in half a second. So it can be VERY difficult to get if the park is busy. This was a Monday after Halloween so we hoped it wouldn’t be too hard, but didn’t want to take our chances. We used Mira’s iPad to have the world clock pulled up, so we knew which second to click “join” and both Adam and I had our phones ready. 6:59:59 struck and we clicked join and got in! So freaking happy! And relieved. We went back to bed for another hour and a half. Woke the girls up around 8:30, ate breakfast in our rooms, and then headed down to the Disneyland gate. We were doing the Disneyland side today. It was maybe a 10-15 minute line to get in, which is fine. It was a nice sunny morning, probably 70°. We got through the gate and walked down main street. Adam and I hadn’t had our coffee yet so I ran into a Starbucks. The line for this was just as long as the line to get into the park, everyone had the same idea. But it was worth it for coffee of course. I decided to check my app to see what ride times looked like and see which ones had the shortest. Looks like a couple rides in Adventureland were only 10 minutes or less. We ended up doing the Indiana Jones ride. Mira and I went first and figured she could go with Adam second. This ride reminded me of the mummy ride from universal studios. Not as big of a coaster but similar idea. It was really fun! Then when Adam and Mira went on it I took Thea on a kiddie ride around the corner, Winnie the Pooh. She loved it! After we were all done, we were maybe going to head to another ride in Adventureland, but then we got notified that our boarding group was ready for rise of the resistance! We technically had an hour to come check into our boarding group, but we thought why not just go now? Adam was super excited to go to galaxy’s edge, I don’t think he wanted to wait any longer. We made our way over there and Adam and Mira were going to do rider swap for ROTR first this time. They got in line and then Thea and I walked around galaxy’s edge/batuu to check it out and explore. This land is AWESOME. And so immersive. They even have authentic sounds coming out of hidden speakers. It reminds me of Pandora in WDW. They do the same thing with the speakers. I mobile ordered some snacks that were on my bucket list (a Ronto wrap and a black caf iced coffee) and walked around until they were ready. We saw storm troopers, Kylo ren, chewy, and Rey. Once my food was ready, I went to get it and walked toward the rise of the resistance ride. Adam and Mira had just got off and had so much fun. I split my Ronto wrap with Adam (which was so unique and delicious) and I got ready for my turn on the ride. Mira was so lucky to get to go twice! We took our turn and it was amazing! The ride really was a full experience, not just a ride. After that, Thea had fallen asleep for her stroller nap and I wanted to try one more snack from docking bay. Mira and I split a batuu bon and then I decided I was going to try the single rider line for millennium falcon: smugglers run. I apparently didn’t do my research on this ahead of time, but I realized everyone on the ride controls the ride. So if a little kid is one of the pilots, you’re going to have an interesting ride. That is precisely what happened </span><span>😆</span><span> I got a little motion sickness. I was one of the gunners, controlling the shooting. It was fun but I wish I was a pilot! Haha. Next time. Mira and Adam then went to do the build your own lightsaber experience at Savi’s workshop. He had been talking about wanting to do this for weeks. I just walked around and explored more of galaxy’s edge. I kind of like having to wait for them to do stuff because it gives me a chance to stop and smell the roses and look around. Once they got out they were so excited. The experience seemed like so much fun and something they’ll never forget. Now he had to carry this lightsaber around the park the remainder of the day </span><span>😆</span><span>. At this time we were ready to move onto another land, it had been a couple hours. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I decided to mobile order an actual lunch for us. We sat down right along Main Street on the patio of jolly holiday and Thea had just woken up. Had our lunch and got a raspberry rose macaron for dessert. Best macaron I’ve ever had by far. We were able to witness a mini parade (cavacalade) from a distance while we ate here. Some nice entertainment. After lunch we decided to head over to fantasyland. Walked up to the castle, snapped a couple photos, and then went underneath into the land. It was time for the classics. The girls got in line to meet princesses (aurora and rapunzel/Flynn rider) and then Snow White and the evil queen. Cinderella and belle were also there before but they didn’t get a chance to “meet” them. The evil Queen was quite entertaining and really interacted with everyone. I think we stood in front of her for 20 minutes just listening. </span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CfeA24VD5XGJngjfW98eNDTWCJyW0Fw7ga-9xQFqRpQDOHwuoKbVl3rwg5802EtJrtwppbpjnC1mYQaWxn5uTH7oMH3U71-9UOWQPX3U6KzrSyGb3z2vBLXowKGOkRm14s21kLnYcQ/s2048/7A10966A-FA06-4781-BE05-D6A71E2F01F8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CfeA24VD5XGJngjfW98eNDTWCJyW0Fw7ga-9xQFqRpQDOHwuoKbVl3rwg5802EtJrtwppbpjnC1mYQaWxn5uTH7oMH3U71-9UOWQPX3U6KzrSyGb3z2vBLXowKGOkRm14s21kLnYcQ/w300-h400/7A10966A-FA06-4781-BE05-D6A71E2F01F8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nViqTzGi9dK7CK9yXDKXI5zviJjUnnCxmOzKwU_vAuLqevf71TdQ3BHQlx0khZOec1-fyRbanttFOeV_ZfeD-43vUHDaeEKOj2g7hTNq-ThwY8FFF7s1TgBbShu5xsBX39fVS-tj0w/s2048/284A3191-CD5C-4153-B5D0-4DD8E9E66A52.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nViqTzGi9dK7CK9yXDKXI5zviJjUnnCxmOzKwU_vAuLqevf71TdQ3BHQlx0khZOec1-fyRbanttFOeV_ZfeD-43vUHDaeEKOj2g7hTNq-ThwY8FFF7s1TgBbShu5xsBX39fVS-tj0w/w300-h400/284A3191-CD5C-4153-B5D0-4DD8E9E66A52.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoicU8ByqsfANVOmgTMK9_OI28gcyZY9-6UJzmNn5qmkiYVJfM8XX6D4Kjo5MCn2o_WW0uBOK3hQB7Il4bA04o5xjZ5MTwrCMz1gzVvGFFypazw-E9mxsXY7v8yeeEa1Y0gB1BKvbW7Q/s2048/B193B5D0-A77A-42C9-8BCA-D0A47FF5D69B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoicU8ByqsfANVOmgTMK9_OI28gcyZY9-6UJzmNn5qmkiYVJfM8XX6D4Kjo5MCn2o_WW0uBOK3hQB7Il4bA04o5xjZ5MTwrCMz1gzVvGFFypazw-E9mxsXY7v8yeeEa1Y0gB1BKvbW7Q/w300-h400/B193B5D0-A77A-42C9-8BCA-D0A47FF5D69B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA33gwTwB-fFpK2R9abPJXz3yamSTjrpo-vigbSzGL3IB4X6_UqsSTYQutEiKtMwAs42gIZ-A76WEDjRtAqHDcIBmcFBj-53N18ZLPjYq5TbDHKS7KtQLHBdup8Lat6JScKU_0hE_RQ/s2048/C8249567-1590-4EF0-85DA-4F3B6BC95BAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA33gwTwB-fFpK2R9abPJXz3yamSTjrpo-vigbSzGL3IB4X6_UqsSTYQutEiKtMwAs42gIZ-A76WEDjRtAqHDcIBmcFBj-53N18ZLPjYq5TbDHKS7KtQLHBdup8Lat6JScKU_0hE_RQ/w300-h400/C8249567-1590-4EF0-85DA-4F3B6BC95BAB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this we went on some rides in fantasyland. Most, if not all, have no height requirement. We were able to do a lot here. There are a lot more rides in Disneyland’s fantasyland than DisneyWorld’s. I also like how the mad tea party ride is fully outdoors here unlike DisneyWorld where it’s enclosed. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx-X5JxA4zQbvR6gXAuykK_FH5PdaycpPnbSkPvaxspyGolDv8pyHf6R8XjTwaWPQUMktSsDD-4Jc03BPrYuLfIKXlyfQqBtR2AGdMfUDoatJJjzCXDT6V0a-RbWoLn4T6OvYFYtGzA/s1745/6302B494-8278-4A31-9EF7-B4A400EB757E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1745" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx-X5JxA4zQbvR6gXAuykK_FH5PdaycpPnbSkPvaxspyGolDv8pyHf6R8XjTwaWPQUMktSsDD-4Jc03BPrYuLfIKXlyfQqBtR2AGdMfUDoatJJjzCXDT6V0a-RbWoLn4T6OvYFYtGzA/w400-h266/6302B494-8278-4A31-9EF7-B4A400EB757E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvdbOBnw3MYGOgeIzjtqYdCaiD2hxkYxOcEhkl3C2qXPKdKOJqx5CfMVLJnoWX0qRThlndUafUo347vWMNCBr9StbrJx_tDwKXYbYXygWg7CUryQzPeC60eX_q_7A7MvkLXMfObmrXg/s1800/1D7D8A5B-9692-4C20-B3AC-26CC6D071F68.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvdbOBnw3MYGOgeIzjtqYdCaiD2hxkYxOcEhkl3C2qXPKdKOJqx5CfMVLJnoWX0qRThlndUafUo347vWMNCBr9StbrJx_tDwKXYbYXygWg7CUryQzPeC60eX_q_7A7MvkLXMfObmrXg/w640-h640/1D7D8A5B-9692-4C20-B3AC-26CC6D071F68.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhKVLl1hxc8nVWDUuRwHHoNs2OLaRiZ8FdtTJ4yWTZa8-LCcn4E0PaA5887k660xxWZ-HoV7eU-3WOp-fnCIFVWoF8IshCsWOUke_aqB6JdMaQqZgJI0f-PQ6cJXQSn2Eeab5FlmyVw/s2048/07F780C9-7086-4A45-9E25-DE9F281F2C50.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhKVLl1hxc8nVWDUuRwHHoNs2OLaRiZ8FdtTJ4yWTZa8-LCcn4E0PaA5887k660xxWZ-HoV7eU-3WOp-fnCIFVWoF8IshCsWOUke_aqB6JdMaQqZgJI0f-PQ6cJXQSn2Eeab5FlmyVw/w300-h400/07F780C9-7086-4A45-9E25-DE9F281F2C50.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-d76AfIaDVzB4nlAKS7suZsqioppgGhVxvxWQOPQVmBlm9USdVtP6ZTtUwFWFbpD22vdGStqGzDi2Ty8PPouikh7Kcjv-hm7N8IN682xF8UDisqxInshy56dP_jtlmZ4ZgOBOKcYAQ/s2048/A06BF85B-CA8D-4F4C-9BB2-6560E8CCC948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-d76AfIaDVzB4nlAKS7suZsqioppgGhVxvxWQOPQVmBlm9USdVtP6ZTtUwFWFbpD22vdGStqGzDi2Ty8PPouikh7Kcjv-hm7N8IN682xF8UDisqxInshy56dP_jtlmZ4ZgOBOKcYAQ/w300-h400/A06BF85B-CA8D-4F4C-9BB2-6560E8CCC948.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After fantasyland we made our way over to toontown. We stopped in front of it’s a small world for a picture because it’s huge compared to WDW. We knew Thea would LOVE toontown so I was excited for her reaction. Once we walked up to it she was ecstatic. I’m sure she felt like she was in an episode of Mickey Mouse clubhouse. It was really cute! And Mickey and Minnie have their own houses and were both outside of them saying hi to everyone. Thea was enamored. She stood here for a good 10 minutes just saying hi. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoYOJ2c0vDB_IyIwKNDh4vb_cxdKlbtYoMEhN7FkvHOUTRb5lhpj5EJlm7t2l5i7XY8bOW7nv249YP5iuhbw21wvwRgV2wBUG7SW4om0zW5Tawe49vv1q-Ys7mv0agHyr_SEVg9iVsA/s1056/5F890DFB-7614-4B96-86F5-174EB9E9EF61.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1056" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoYOJ2c0vDB_IyIwKNDh4vb_cxdKlbtYoMEhN7FkvHOUTRb5lhpj5EJlm7t2l5i7XY8bOW7nv249YP5iuhbw21wvwRgV2wBUG7SW4om0zW5Tawe49vv1q-Ys7mv0agHyr_SEVg9iVsA/w400-h300/5F890DFB-7614-4B96-86F5-174EB9E9EF61.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7LW55rYiuodU9taIVAIVKlA5EBMJY9gTt81ZARDXVSYmlIc8OBXdkybVnk5eHE1An7O941xpmsiUZfuUadvxC7Z7k6nHB6Q-TcjD_eKuMEYRRvcgXagyOBQ74OEn8kExZWqkay2HSg/s2048/D7CB043F-99FE-407E-83D6-192EA1537AEE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1735" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7LW55rYiuodU9taIVAIVKlA5EBMJY9gTt81ZARDXVSYmlIc8OBXdkybVnk5eHE1An7O941xpmsiUZfuUadvxC7Z7k6nHB6Q-TcjD_eKuMEYRRvcgXagyOBQ74OEn8kExZWqkay2HSg/w339-h400/D7CB043F-99FE-407E-83D6-192EA1537AEE.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There were a couple rides in toontown that Thea was tall enough to ride but they both had 40 minute waits (which typically meant about an actual 20 minute wait) and she was having so much fun just being in toontown we didn’t bother. The girls played in chip and dales treehouse for a while and Adam played with his new lightsaber. I checked our ride times in the app and noticed jungle cruise only had a 5 minute wait, so we decided to head over to Adventureland again. The nice part about Disneyland over DisneyWorld is that walking between lands is a lot easier/quicker since it’s smaller. By the time we got to jungle cruise the wait time was now at 10 minutes but that’s still not bad. We got on the ride right at sunset and little did I know that was the BEST time to ride it. It was absolutely gorgeous because it was light enough to still see everything, but they had lit the nighttime tiki torches so it truly felt jungly. The backdrop of the bright pink sky was unforgettable. Once we got off the ride we wanted to do haunted mansion. The wait was around 20 minutes. The girls wanted popcorn so Adam got in line for HM and I went to the popcorn stand right next to it. Got some popcorn and snuck back in line with Adam. I did have to blatantly cut in front of a ton of people because the line moved way faster than I thought. The girls ate the popcorn in line and by the time they were done it was time to get on the ride. It’s crazy to think just 4-5 months ago Disney was requiring people wear masks outdoors at all times and not allowing anyone to eat in line. Another thing Disneyland has that DisneyWorld doesn’t is haunted mansion from Halloween to Christmas has a nightmare before Christmas theme. It was really cool to experience a different theme! Love this ride. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav1VWVu37TCG1pcFeo9yoAKW0eKI9O1vaadzLOgDUrVpYPDfvUQF-Jxxl7u0tEd-9-KWkD9qnKaC1nJq8OpOfG9jFpIszx62RUlJmPMBzOxe2AOb3r9aWRJCu9KaLLiQGg0AGUfLxYA/s2048/695D435D-9D50-45FD-ACCF-6F8A46684591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav1VWVu37TCG1pcFeo9yoAKW0eKI9O1vaadzLOgDUrVpYPDfvUQF-Jxxl7u0tEd-9-KWkD9qnKaC1nJq8OpOfG9jFpIszx62RUlJmPMBzOxe2AOb3r9aWRJCu9KaLLiQGg0AGUfLxYA/w400-h300/695D435D-9D50-45FD-ACCF-6F8A46684591.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HShI5SH1scFMkC5GNChJ4jOGKkJdkpix-xgO-QT8JMqP9V9eNwVv0pgIrB_dOGDxTCfe2ILYWOImKTze2CC9wxwGSobp-IRLPalvLoo31K7VOP3GCUg_ovR4pMk7q-271t21qbadFw/s2048/AF4CBB85-E703-4E6E-A9FB-02E0A40FC393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HShI5SH1scFMkC5GNChJ4jOGKkJdkpix-xgO-QT8JMqP9V9eNwVv0pgIrB_dOGDxTCfe2ILYWOImKTze2CC9wxwGSobp-IRLPalvLoo31K7VOP3GCUg_ovR4pMk7q-271t21qbadFw/w303-h400/AF4CBB85-E703-4E6E-A9FB-02E0A40FC393.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmj5yRyrYr3XCjBWi0P-fx5W0eWqGwAsYjbSk1chrEswxPf6z1sRrnmPAPNeJrEr8osLaI9CDl9oqmpQn_8Hn1FPlRsYMRpAGb-DTWnU28izitZDFxqkgM3q3Tsqk11SQ_LCt4MpMtQ/s2048/CDFEFA81-69C3-4D03-99AB-CF7766505CEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmj5yRyrYr3XCjBWi0P-fx5W0eWqGwAsYjbSk1chrEswxPf6z1sRrnmPAPNeJrEr8osLaI9CDl9oqmpQn_8Hn1FPlRsYMRpAGb-DTWnU28izitZDFxqkgM3q3Tsqk11SQ_LCt4MpMtQ/w400-h300/CDFEFA81-69C3-4D03-99AB-CF7766505CEB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>After we got off of haunted mansion, we decided to make our way over to Tomorrowland. Walking through Adventureland in the dark is amazing. Way better than DisneyWorld. They light tiki torches all over the land, so it truly makes you feel like you’re in an outpost in the jungle. I LOVED the vibe. Stopped to get some dole whips and Adam had pork lumpia at tropical hideaway. We went over to Tomorrowland and decided to do space mountain. This had a half hour wait but this ride was at 65 minutes pretty much the whole day. Mira and I went first because Adam knows space is my jam. This ride turned out to be truly a 30 minute wait, unlike most rides the wait time listed was inflated. He took Thea on the buzz lightyear Astro blasters while we did this ride. Another DL vs WDW comment but space is so much better here! The ride is smoother, a little different course, and they play music! It is still pitch black with a starry sky but just done better. It also has a 40” height requirement vs WDW is 42”. Didn’t matter for us because Thea is only 38” and definitely not ready for coasters like that. When Adam and Mira took their turn, I brought Thea on autopia. I think this is similar to Tomorrowland speedway in WDW. She was so enthralled that she got to actually drive a car. This kid loves cars and this might’ve been her favorite ride. It’s really too bad she was too short for radiator springs racers, but this was a good alternative for her. I did spend a majority of the time correcting her driving though </span><span>😆</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3Cj3o8N0TW8TF8UpXGxHC99ElYmNAC06e2ZLpS0nfAsm9CCcEbhH7vy7leq83gUeWzswjfIMbc96NevVlzPwL8ja9P30-lNJ2L1FHp-ZEpdY5c9Y9QeLy0AqMOchdZ0ybTUuxnqB4w/s2048/126235F3-B5BA-40B3-B7F0-5DE4CE62E4B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3Cj3o8N0TW8TF8UpXGxHC99ElYmNAC06e2ZLpS0nfAsm9CCcEbhH7vy7leq83gUeWzswjfIMbc96NevVlzPwL8ja9P30-lNJ2L1FHp-ZEpdY5c9Y9QeLy0AqMOchdZ0ybTUuxnqB4w/w400-h300/126235F3-B5BA-40B3-B7F0-5DE4CE62E4B4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP5xHi7ahAzsuql1TTFAEMmmCOwc3Nx99QPno2HvhoLHWq9Iqgtk7FBj6wjljkypz-epmju9zq_rVOaFLiQUnHMi3dd6qBTl01kaHfvjtdY4a6SM8_zrvICl-eiey43737tgmGH4dQg/s2048/B19815FB-0F6A-46E8-BEBA-32625E8B94E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP5xHi7ahAzsuql1TTFAEMmmCOwc3Nx99QPno2HvhoLHWq9Iqgtk7FBj6wjljkypz-epmju9zq_rVOaFLiQUnHMi3dd6qBTl01kaHfvjtdY4a6SM8_zrvICl-eiey43737tgmGH4dQg/w300-h400/B19815FB-0F6A-46E8-BEBA-32625E8B94E4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this we had a little under an hour until park close. I saw that star tours had a 10 minute wait and we were right next to it, but both Mira and I wanted to shop for souvenirs and we still wanted to grab food. We decided to skip star tours because it’s the same exact ride as WDW and we will get back there again. I really focused more on Disneyland specific rides and then our top top favorites. We went into a couple souvenir shops and mobile ordered some corn dogs. I got a specialty corn dog, it had a spicy sauce drizzled on top with crushed up flaming hot Cheetos. The literal best corn dog I’ve ever had. The girls just got plain ones, which were still amazing. I don’t know how they do it but Disneyland corn dogs are dreamy. When we were done it was 9:55, five minutes until park close. We made the conscious choice to go on pirates of the Caribbean, which had no wait. Smartest decision ever. We were practically the only ones on the ride and also this ride is so much better than WDW’s. It’s the original and it’s longer/has more scenes, and more fun. Thea was scared of this a little haha, even though afterward she said she loved it and wouldn’t stop singing the yo ho pirate song. Once we got off we walked through New Orleans square, which is also fascinating at night. Stopped at a gift shop and got a couple souvenirs (gift shops stay open an hour after park close). And then we got to walk through Adventureland one more time. Dang, I love this side of the park. It was once again clearing out and getting empty. I snapped a couple shots of the lit up castle and we headed on out. We all walked back to the hotel and talked about the highlights of our busy day.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9VLDj9uBQDdEpHyTme0TJQ87LNnAWQDonVc9w8nDiHxASLoaH3iwOaT9nw3_u7TcPm_QBbTQGAJsFsBgASgMjR8scbZbOix_iVNFP8W5LK0ia7Ur4SOqJIl1oF1TGqLXp5dRaYrolQ/s720/CC5007CC-CFC9-40B5-A5E3-7FE1E19ABFC9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="720" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9VLDj9uBQDdEpHyTme0TJQ87LNnAWQDonVc9w8nDiHxASLoaH3iwOaT9nw3_u7TcPm_QBbTQGAJsFsBgASgMjR8scbZbOix_iVNFP8W5LK0ia7Ur4SOqJIl1oF1TGqLXp5dRaYrolQ/w400-h364/CC5007CC-CFC9-40B5-A5E3-7FE1E19ABFC9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcrxaL_QQGjCTo2tPG-AqGRSSUHFkgYdJ9WTP5pk3ClSqcSkI2PJflOSPuaJFUZXWo-wKwxSKVkF7M2bplgJuyKTLmtaL-U6Z4sgOhluvZoHRsUU6d4f919SfkEL91K92h93clOs1Ow/s1637/BA57B9AB-8E8D-4677-9012-8472E65801CE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1637" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcrxaL_QQGjCTo2tPG-AqGRSSUHFkgYdJ9WTP5pk3ClSqcSkI2PJflOSPuaJFUZXWo-wKwxSKVkF7M2bplgJuyKTLmtaL-U6Z4sgOhluvZoHRsUU6d4f919SfkEL91K92h93clOs1Ow/s320/BA57B9AB-8E8D-4677-9012-8472E65801CE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdYXJxxsge0Vvzvvb2lWuORkFA2QzZKiZRlhHseRa2z28BFpMLkjPFUuWQyu8Sbb2Ajr3Z3D_LD27_l6mmgOPa6PP-e_TM5d8iOYVat7dEWj2BoJ-4wLqZCWkC-IMwGW-10uLMzYx8w/s2048/62671B4D-4EFB-43A4-9B1E-E7C88F9A01C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdYXJxxsge0Vvzvvb2lWuORkFA2QzZKiZRlhHseRa2z28BFpMLkjPFUuWQyu8Sbb2Ajr3Z3D_LD27_l6mmgOPa6PP-e_TM5d8iOYVat7dEWj2BoJ-4wLqZCWkC-IMwGW-10uLMzYx8w/w300-h400/62671B4D-4EFB-43A4-9B1E-E7C88F9A01C0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Ready to kick her feet up after a day of walking probably 30,000 steps)</div><br /></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Disneyland is perfect for younger kids. There are actually more rides per square foot here, and I believe there are more rides in the two parks than DisneyWorld’s 4 parks combined. And lots more rides here that have lower or no height requirements, so great for even little little kids, toddler aged. Thea doesn’t really remember WDW but thinks she does because we’ve showed her pictures and videos. But she will definitely remember this trip. Three weeks later she still talks about it almost everyday and asks when we can go back. The girls equally loved the Disneyland side and California adventure side, because oogie boogie bash was an amazing party, but I’d say the Disneyland side is what won their hearts over. </span></p><br />All in all a great trip and can’t wait for our next adventure! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNPVDWe_JqfdrnXB2CxylSHtgOnheGYt2pbQwq2rW0ueQuHXOAcwGpFdkszEZTDgbqfIfr2jsRdbbCmLSLCkrCl623x8nltelnVgteHD3bbb3SL4hjQcoDmq9jz_DqK6D1NewT6dwAw/s2048/0B463AAE-924A-4BE3-855A-5A9948F84791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNPVDWe_JqfdrnXB2CxylSHtgOnheGYt2pbQwq2rW0ueQuHXOAcwGpFdkszEZTDgbqfIfr2jsRdbbCmLSLCkrCl623x8nltelnVgteHD3bbb3SL4hjQcoDmq9jz_DqK6D1NewT6dwAw/w300-h400/0B463AAE-924A-4BE3-855A-5A9948F84791.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_moyZ-Xwu76h3GDxKJP1Qh-8qLH9ld0MamE2g1XUHk7duf3MqPekJC6ZJkrz2uPOBhWa93Cq-UUsD53zC4kJ6HePr7ZPx8mfypWg_dERRyTEENmtM7Nl31PUOVr1gX1NLcSYiRl9ATQ/s2048/5CCE9D78-A42A-4023-92DD-31233D8D5E23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_moyZ-Xwu76h3GDxKJP1Qh-8qLH9ld0MamE2g1XUHk7duf3MqPekJC6ZJkrz2uPOBhWa93Cq-UUsD53zC4kJ6HePr7ZPx8mfypWg_dERRyTEENmtM7Nl31PUOVr1gX1NLcSYiRl9ATQ/w300-h400/5CCE9D78-A42A-4023-92DD-31233D8D5E23.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEI4rGp4vhnOXqflC_40U4oWJDYrdGYX7SeuajCaAhUCubn083FwtA0nO-jcCTNu5QFRj6ByG6_zUzUBQCgjtFAGlKPOtIQXPiNZuxLeuOeud6lNAXDQparWceTbGhNOk_qAYRJyuJA/s2048/12DF7641-E1C9-4A0C-BB8E-E7EDBE10410E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEI4rGp4vhnOXqflC_40U4oWJDYrdGYX7SeuajCaAhUCubn083FwtA0nO-jcCTNu5QFRj6ByG6_zUzUBQCgjtFAGlKPOtIQXPiNZuxLeuOeud6lNAXDQparWceTbGhNOk_qAYRJyuJA/w400-h300/12DF7641-E1C9-4A0C-BB8E-E7EDBE10410E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhkcMvA6EcQBBmLsAfl3X2v9qUGPlDrJgj6z5rHyFmxq6Q84CZSg7UV_H_noMbmxQIBBLg1Vq4SFWtC3LfFZU3RAPYzbhO9-cBFRveeCyXLe8xAjF6XbXIPbSkbPbS5aa_1ePoneGdw/s2048/78E70CD2-F704-4AA7-ADBE-0F6389179B5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhkcMvA6EcQBBmLsAfl3X2v9qUGPlDrJgj6z5rHyFmxq6Q84CZSg7UV_H_noMbmxQIBBLg1Vq4SFWtC3LfFZU3RAPYzbhO9-cBFRveeCyXLe8xAjF6XbXIPbSkbPbS5aa_1ePoneGdw/w400-h300/78E70CD2-F704-4AA7-ADBE-0F6389179B5B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our sweet neighbors set aside Halloween treat bags for them since they weren’t here for neighborhood trick or treating :)</div><br />Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-826773722100802652021-07-14T13:47:00.003-05:002021-07-14T13:49:50.523-05:00Adjusting my expectations <p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we are embarking on being Out of The Woods with the pandemic, I was thinking about what I believe the key to happiness is: <b>the ability to adjust your expectations</b>. It’s kind of another way of saying “cultivate optimism”. My family can attest it is essentially my mantra; “adjust your expectations”, along with “be agile”. </span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;">And yes, the pandemic taught me that there are a *lot* of people out there that are not well adjusted. Throwing tantrums and constant anger about having to adjust to new rules, a new normal. I’m patting myself and everyone on the back that handled everything with grace, with a smile. Even if the smile was sometimes forced or through tears. Those of us that were malleable, agile, and adaptable are what set apart the happy folks from the unhappy ones. And I made it through this pandemic almost scot-free (not even a single covid scare for us or the kids!)......until I lost my job. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;">I loved that job through and through all those years; it checked every one of my “boxes”. It was good to me and I never ever took it for granted. I learned a lot, grew a lot, and gave a lot. This is, I guess, another chance for me to adjust my expectations, to cultivate optimism. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;">Now I feel like I’m left with the ending of a beautiful book. One where I was so invested in the characters, the plot, the setting, and despite having a happy ending; it still ended. Just like that. And all I could do is sit with the grief of it being over. And of course, use it as a launching point to start something new. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;">There might not be anymore chapters, but I’m onto the sequel now. I’m onto investing in new characters, a new plot, a new scene. Sometimes the writers make the sequels better. I hope that’s the case.</span></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-55901212254641833432020-10-14T18:53:00.001-05:002020-10-14T18:53:17.551-05:002020 Moms Are Pivotal In History<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">It’s no doubt that we’re living in a historical time.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We as working moms are feeling even more pivotal. And I don’t think it’s talked about enough. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq-R7fRDhxc6zXvH0vxPAddQI8-nJGn3rzooBK_lFuW7Zes18tav-NONRPedmVioBskAZUDnA311Eb_-veAotq1vgTXStyQGDOcFbjXhkoXxlr9gl7-nNMVDGAZXh_cEJrYx99ugafQ/s2048/61BDB58F-661A-4886-A4D6-F15A2324B50E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1085" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq-R7fRDhxc6zXvH0vxPAddQI8-nJGn3rzooBK_lFuW7Zes18tav-NONRPedmVioBskAZUDnA311Eb_-veAotq1vgTXStyQGDOcFbjXhkoXxlr9gl7-nNMVDGAZXh_cEJrYx99ugafQ/s320/61BDB58F-661A-4886-A4D6-F15A2324B50E.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Back in the 60’s it became a big deal for women to work. And now during the pandemic, women are not only working, but being caretakers and homemakers on top of it. We are combining the 1950’s housewife with the 2000’s career woman. The ultimate modern woman. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Taking meetings with our two year olds climbing onto our laps, immediately muting the call in between each speaking turn, to ensure the toys clashing don’t make it into the background noise. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Telling coworkers that afternoon meetings work best because it’s your toddler’s nap time. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Finding chunks of time to assist our elementary kids with their online school. Putting up do not disturb signs at our desks so they know not to interrupt. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Using small pockets of time trying to clean the house and cook meals. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Then trying to make it outside for walks with other pockets of time.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">And then with other pockets of time; wait there aren’t any. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We head out the door just to go to target once our husbands walk through the door. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We’re making history. The homemaker and the aspirational career woman are no longer a dichotomy; they’re one in the same. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Is...this the new norm? Or is this going to be a story for our grandkids someday? Will this be our version of depression area stories? Instead of talking about all the weird, cheap recipes and saving bread bags, it’ll be talking about all the weird time saving hacks and working at midnight. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvJ7v-IgFOZ22LdBW4pM9yhy5d0RvHad6UvDM8Yo9l4yyu-QfAXfCW8fxCJ09PiTi1579LDO7h4MGv_21sERzSqSVU7b0yuqPx5XEHY2TlH07e9PLmmlsV6sYwYNQK5cM4a51tgEQCQ/s2436/52EC4180-68FD-4F6C-8998-1B7599D58DFA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvJ7v-IgFOZ22LdBW4pM9yhy5d0RvHad6UvDM8Yo9l4yyu-QfAXfCW8fxCJ09PiTi1579LDO7h4MGv_21sERzSqSVU7b0yuqPx5XEHY2TlH07e9PLmmlsV6sYwYNQK5cM4a51tgEQCQ/s320/52EC4180-68FD-4F6C-8998-1B7599D58DFA.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">While I acknowledge I have covid privilege, I feel resilient. This could be the new norm. And we need society on our side. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">It’s mentally and physically draining, but like I said; it’s pivotal. New territory. I don’t hate it. It’s just different and unexpected. I have found, and continue to find, all the little silver linings in every nook and cranny of our days. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We’re a new type of workforce, whether we like it or not. And if we want our next generation to be strong, healthy, and intelligent, I’m asking again: Society, please be on our side. </span></p>Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-59796266329383234432019-04-18T15:14:00.001-05:002019-04-19T10:44:02.342-05:00Our 2019 Disney Trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It will be such a cherished memory forever. We had honestly such an amazing time, just writing about it is making me so happy to relive everything. Cannot wait to go back. We are thinking in a few years we will again. There will be some awesome park additions by that time. Adam is looking forward to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge of course :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I realized I haven't blogged in forever, and I have been wanting to journal about our trip, so it was time to do a blog post on it. I'm breaking it down by day. This is more of a trip report and not a tips and tricks post. There are enough of those out there anyway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Flight went great.
We flew Delta out of Minneapolis. No delays or issues. Thea being 8 months and
a crawler of course didn't want to sit still for 3 hours, it took some effort to entertain her. I had her in my
Lillebaby carrier most of the time, and she did fall asleep for the last hour
or so of the flight. We landed in Orlando during that golden hour before sunset.
So happy. Got on the Disney express bus and had a beautiful 30 minute ride to
the resort while the sun was setting. Really set the precedence to a beautiful trip. Didn’t use the luggage tags because we
felt it was worth the extra 5 minutes to grab our own bag. This way we knew it would
be with us when we arrived. I've heard if you use Disney's tags, the luggage takes 3 hours to get delivered to your room. </span></div>
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stay this trip. We stayed Pop century for the first half. It’s very fun and lively.
Love the smell of the lobby... What a delectable happy smell. In fact, when I
got home from the trip I found wax warmers through this Disney site and they smell
the same! I've been using them at home ever since. Food court area was packed,
but the food we had was good! Adam and I had chicken parm, Mira had chicken
strips. They have a ton of cool looking cupcakes. Of course Mira got about one
per day on this trip. But do you think she ate more than a bite? Nope… </span></div>
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Our room was just as
I expected, maybe a little better. I ordered some food/drink essentials
(cereal, milk, granola bars, etc. oh and formula) from amazon prime and
Instacart while I was on the bus. The food was delivered a couple hours after
we got there. This is so slick and honestly addicting. We got a preferred
room here and got building 10/70’s. Close walk to the lobby and pool without
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from kingdom strollers and it was perfect! It was a city mini GT. It was clean
and seemed barely gently used. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They provided us
with a Pack N Play for Thea. I'm
glad I brought her sound machine! As expected, this resort has a lot of kids on
school trips and what not so lots of random running down the halls and doors
slamming. Noise maker is really helpful for not only the kids but for us too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also it gets chilly
at night! I had a light sweatshirt and pants on and I was cold. We did the
normal thing where we shut all the lights off, and one of us goes down to the
bar to get drinks, and comes back so we can drink them in bed with each other
and quietly talk. Haha. This is parent life. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Magic Kingdom day! </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a beautiful warm day. It was around 80 or so. We of course got going
later than I hoped but after having to get settled in from arriving the night
before, I decided to not set the alarm. We got to the park around 10. I had
fast passes for Space Mountain, 7 Dwarves Mine Train, and Pirates of the
Caribbean. Mira met the height requirement for all of them. She loves coasters
at Valley Fair and Nickelodeon World. But was it a mistake to have Space
Mountain as our very first ride? YES. Haha. Mira was pretty scared and a tiny
bit traumatized afterward. Of course I was bummed because Space Mountain has
always been my favorite. Luckily I redeemed myself when she rode 7DMT. She
absolutely loved it. Oh and did I mention she gets to ride everything twice
because of rider swap? Total win. Pirates of the Caribbean all 4 of us got to
go together, it's such a staple ride. I mobile ordered Peco's Bill so we didn't
have to wait in line. Sooo difficult to find a table here. Finally a family waved
us down to signal they were leaving in a minute. The food here was okay. The
toppings bar is pretty cool though. Then we went around Adventureland and Mira
and Adam did a couple "little" kid rides with Adam that had shorter
lines. Meanwhile, I took Thea, walked around to take a few pictures, and got
myself a Dole Whip Swirl. SO GOOD. Oh and I use this time to look for fast
passes. We did Barnstormer, a couple princess meets, and the tea cups ride. We
were having so much fun I totally forgot I made a dinner reservation for Be Our
Guest. I immediately called and asked for them to switch the reservation to
Thursday and not charge me the penalty. And it worked :) It was now around 6:00 or so and
the park started to get pretty busy. We walked around a little more and decided
to skip the fireworks and head home early, it was probably around 7. Of course
we couldn't get past all the cool glow toys without getting Mira something. Got
a pizza from the food court and tried to get the girls to bed early-ish. Tomorrow
is an early day.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hollywood Studios</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm me and my kids
are half Wahouske so naturally we did not get going on time. Park opened at 8
and we got there around 8:15. We should've got there by 7:30 if we wanted to
get in any normal spot in lines. It was 8:15 and the line for Slinky Dog was a
mile long. Maybe a half mile, but still, it was a 110 minute wait already. We
met some Toy Story characters since the lines were short, did Alien Saucers,
marveled at Slinky Dog, then went off to do our fast passes (we had a Slinky
Dog one for later). Star Tours - Mira was obsessed with. We did a bunch of Star
Wars stuff like Jedi Training (such a cool experience for Mira). Oh and this
morning was cold and WINDY. In fact, it didn't really let up the entire day.
Mira and Adam did Tower of Terror. She was again, traumatized. I get it, I
don't like rides that make me float either. I opted to not use the rider swap
and skip it. When Mira and Adam do rider swap this is the time I either change
or feed Thea, or both. It really works out. Mira also got to meet more characters; a lot of Disney Jr. ones. It was also cool to have a front row spot to an impromptu Storm Trooper/Star wars crew processional. At around 3:30 we decided to go
back to the resort to warm up, take a nap. Luckily Thea had warm fuzzy blankets on her. The girls didn't want to nap, but we just hung out in the room. We went back to the park to do our
Slinky Dog FP. Rode it a couple times, then decided we were too cold to enjoy
being in the park any longer and had an early night again. Bus back to resort, food
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Animal Kingdom</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, wanted to do
8 AM rope drop, but didn't get in until 8:15. This was okay, though. We had good fast
passes anyway. We went to the Kilimanjaro Safari and there was no line. It was
a good time to do it this early because all the animals were out and about. Another cold
morning though. Mira and Thea wore their winter hats and mittens with fleece sweatshirts. I think it was in the high 40s in the morning and warmed up to low 50s in the afternoon. It was sunny
though, and the park was quiet. I was just wanting a scarf for myself but
couldn't find one anywhere. We grabbed some coffee and then went to It's Tough
To Be a Bug. Another walk-on attraction with a short line. Then I had FPs for
Everest. Adam did rider swap first with Mira. She was a little scared and
didn’t want to go again, so I went by myself. SUCH a fun ride! Mira didn't like
the Dinosaur! ride either too much. It's loud and jerky. We opted to not use rider
swap for that either. We went over to Dinoland. Cute little area for kids. Mira
got her face painted and rode a couple kiddy rides. Then it was time for Flight
of Passage FP. This ride had so much hype. You know what? The hype was all.
worth. It. Of course we used rider swap; Mira loved it. I loved it. I think I
even got teary eyed. Couldn't wait for Adam to go and turned out he loved it
too. While Adam and Mira were on it I mobile ordered Satu'li Canteen. The food
was ready by the time they were off the ride. DELICIOUS food. Now that we used
our 3 FPs I decided to grab another. I snagged another Flight of Passage for
the evening. If you don't know Disney, this is super lucky! FOP twice (and 4
times for Mira) in one day. I need to get a lottery ticket. We decided to take
the bus back to the resort to rest and warm up again and were excited to come
back and see Pandora all lit up in the dark. It is SO cool. So cool. We all did
FOP again; such a good finale to our night. The ride is even better the second
time. Bus back to resort, food court, then bed. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 5</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Epcot</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Might be my
favorite? It's hard to choose honestly. Had a character breakfast reservation
at Boardwalk Resort. Delicious food. Great character interaction too. And UM I
want to stay at this resort next time. Took the boat across the lake to the
entrance of Epcot (super slick - don't even have to collapse the stroller).
Again, I had 3 Fast passes. But honestly the rides were kind of lame here. We
did Spaceship Earth. Cool ride, but like don't need to do it twice. Adam opted
to skip his rider swap. Then we did Soarin'. There was tons of hype over this
too and turns out, it was kind of boring. Pro tip: If you do Flight of Passage,
Soarin' will be a snooze fest comparably. Adam agreed. While I was on Soarin
(alone because Mira didn't want to go again), Adam took Mira to the Nemo ride. She was
kind of meh about that too. While they were finishing up Nemo I went and
grabbed some lunch for Mira at this stand that had tons of health food. <span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Epcot food rocks.</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I knew once we started getting food from the other countries Mira would be having none of it. We had a FP for Mission Space, but my gut told me to cancel it because
of the type of ride. I just know Mira wouldn't like it. I replaced it with Test
Track for later on. Mira met a TON of characters. And there were either short
lines or we used Fast Passes. Our fast passes here got all over the place, I
think there was a point where all 3 of us each had a different fast pass haha.
Then we went around the world. MY favorite part. Adam's too. Ate a ton of good
food. And lots of drinks. It was festival of the arts so there were a lot of artisian
pop up booths that had unique, inexpensive dishes and drinks. France was my fave, Japan
was Adam's fave. Mira loved Japan too. When we got to Mexico it was now getting
dark and we were hungry (read: hangry). But Mira was throwing a fit about
something and was not calming down. As much as it killed me to not get to eat
in Mexico, we decided to head back to the resort. Oh and it was our second
resort now; Coronado Springs. So pretty here. And we loved our room, and again
it was a short walk to the lobby/food court. We ate at the CSR food court, a
nice change of pace because they had Mexican. Mira needed to just get to bed.
Hey, up until now, we made it 5 whole days without a breakdown.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Magic Kingdom
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We aren't morning
people so naturally we didn't make it to 9 AM rope drop again. We got in around
9:30. Today the security lines were SUUUUPER long, like taking a half hour to get through. Adam took one for the team
and said give him the backpack so I can go through the stroller only line (which
doesn't require getting looked through). We went to the bathroom, mapped out
our morning, and then Adam was finally in. We did Under the Sea all together,
then the fast passes this day got shifted around a ton, both by me and disney.
We did Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion. Jungle Cruise
got axed because it temporarily shut down. We did our Be Our Guest reservation.
The food honestly sucked and it was so overpriced. But being in the Beast's
castle was so flipping cool, I couldn't even be mad. It was hot again today, 80
degrees or so. We learned that Mira doesn't do well with long days without a break so we
went back to the resort and utilized the awesome pool and waterslide. All 4 of
us went for a swim. This resort is so much quieter than Pop Century, and the
grounds are so pretty they make you feel like you're on a real vacation, not at a Disney summer camp. I
want to stay here the whole time next time. So glad we fit in pool time. Magic
Kingdom had extra magic hours this day so they were open until 10 PM instead of 9.
So we got dressed and went back. We got a decent spot to watch the fireworks.
Adam saved our spot and I mobile ordered Casey's Corner mac and cheese hot dogs
to snack on during the show. So good. Fireworks were spectacular. It will ruin
us the rest of our lives. And honestly I teared up during the fireworks. I
can't believe it. The music, the story being told, soaking in the moment of
being with my family, having a pinch me moment that I am finally back here
after 10+ years. So many feels. After the show we wanted to utilize the extra
time and Mira ACTUALLY wanted to go back on Space Mountain. I was thrilled! We
had a blast. And the line was only 5 minutes. Naturally this is when Adam will
change and feed Thea, but she fell asleep. We walked around and enjoyed the
quietness and magic of the night. We did It's a Small World and a couple others. Then it
was 10:00. Time to go! I got us some food court food to go back at the resort
and then it was time for bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">This is the day that
I decided I am now a Disney Koolaid Drinker. Everything went off without a
hitch. Practically no hiccups. Adam and I didn't fight (I say this because we witnessed sooo many couples bickering), Thea was an honest to god angel baby, Mira
had one tantrum, but otherwise was good. And everything felt magical. Sad that
this was our last Disney park day but we at least had one more day at
universal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn't purchased
the universal studios tickets yet because I could not decide if I wanted to do
the Islands of Adventure side or Universal or both. I looked at the weather
forecast and it was supposed to rain all night and through the morning until 10
AM. I made the decision to just get Universal tickets because I figured we
could use the rainy morning to sleep in. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 7</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Universal Studios </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The rain actually
stopped around 9 AM. I got room service (because I can't believe we've almost
gone the whole trip without getting Mickey shaped waffles!) Then we took an
Uber and got there around 9:45. The sun came out and it was another nice day.
70's this time. Bag check was a lot more lenient here than Disney. The park was
practically empty too. We did Shrek 4D and a few other rides. Of course I had
to do The Mummy, my all time favorite ride. I went by myself because Mira was
too short. I love how universal has Single Rider lines for all the rides. Adam went and loved it too. Then it was time for Harry Potter World (Diagon Alley)… we spent
a ton of time there. For a park being so empty, HPW was pretty crowded. We
ate at the Leaky Cauldron, and if you thought Be Our Guest was bad, this one
takes the cake. Overpriced and not only bad food, but tiny portions. Terrible
combination hahaha, usually it's one or the other. In fact, Adam thinks he got
sick from this place. He had some sort of stomach bug later in the day. Mira
got a Hermione wand from Ollivanders, Adam and I rode Escape from Gringotts.
Fun ride! Then we decided we needed to explore the rest of the park. Honestly
my Disney Koolaid was acting up because I was missing it. Universal isn't as
clean, the cast members aren't as friendly, the theming is an afterthought or
just non existent (but I will say they are on POINT with the Harry potter part). I loved it as a teenager for the rides but as an adult with
children, I'm not too into it. Definitely a skip for next time. Mira loved the
little kid area (it had like Barney, Spongebob, etc.) and then we did the ET
ride. Oh and we also did the Transformers ride twice. IMO that one is better
than Escape from Gringotts. I had fun. The park closes at 7 so we didn't have a
ton of time. We got an Uber back at around 6:30, since Adam was feeling
progressively more sick. Oh but I had to quickly run over and ride The Mummy one last time before we left LOL. When we got back I went to the food court by myself to grab stuff to-go. I don't
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flight the next morning and Adam still wasn't feeling well. Smooth nonstop
flight again. And we got back on Day 1 or 2 of the Polar Vortex I think. What a
slap in the face. Adam started to feel better that evening and luckily no one
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-One weird thing I
miss from Disney; the sound of our magic bands scanning. I gained a weird comforting attachment to hearing that jingle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-I might be a unicorn but the crowds didn't bother me. I know it was January and not the busiest time of year, but doesn't mean there aren't still a lot of people there. I went to look at the crowd levels posted after a few days and turns out I can't tell the difference between a crowd level 6 and 10. It's like trying to tell the difference between -5 and -25 degrees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-I planned on buying a bunch of souvenirs, and a lot of christmas ornaments. But turns out ornaments are $25 a piece, even for simple ones. They only go up from there. Dangit, Disney. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Obviously I'm biased, but age 5 is the best age to take to Disney! Mira was in the perfect spot to still believe in all the magic, everything was so novel and big to her, yet she can roll with Adam and I on all the big rides (and maybe get scared on a couple). I LOVED being able to see the magic through her eyes. Pretty soon, if not already, she is going to know there's a person inside that Princess Sofia costume. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Thea was also an awesome age to bring. Infants are so much easier to travel with than toddlers. She can hang out in the baby carrier or stroller and nap right there. She's not antsy yet; all we have to do is give her a plastic spoon and she has her entertainment for the next half hour. It also helps that she's just not a fussy baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-We didn't do the dining plan and never will. I have a ton of reasons but the main ones being: you would have to book a sit down meal every day... and we quickly realized that wouldn't have been good use of our time and removing a lot of spontaneity. And second being it's just a ton of food, because each person in your party needs to have their own plan, so if you decide to split things you're gonna end up with unused meal credits. </span></div>
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-92110170194826857912018-12-03T16:01:00.002-06:002018-12-03T16:04:49.944-06:00Turning 30 Has Been Looming Over My Head<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I
still have 5 days. I still have 5 days. I've even been practicing saying
"I'm 30" just to ease myself into it.<br />
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Yes, December 8th I will turn 30. I have been dreading it for at LEAST the last 6 months. The closer it got, the more my eyes started to well up at the thought of it. The only thing that has kept me going is the fact that every woman above the age of 40 has told me 30's have been their favorite age. You are having fun, while also being taken seriously by people.<br />
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Yes,
I'm afraid of aging. If I think about it too much I get a pit in my stomach and
just need to re-direct my thoughts. I know 30 is still young. I know this. It's dumb, honestly.<br />
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I have been soaking up my last year of 20's as much as I possibly can, that means finding any old reason to explicitly tell people "I am 29".<br />
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Them: "What do you do for a living?"<br />
Me: "Well, I'm 29 and ...."<br />
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Them: *small talk about college*<br />
Me: "I'm 29, so I've been out of college for 7 years"<br />
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Them: "Do you have siblings?"<br />
Me: "Yes, 3. My youngest sister is 19, and we're 10 years apart, so, ya know, I'm 29..."<br />
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Me: "Did someone say 29?? I'M 29! HAHA! Oh, sorry I guess I heard that wrong."<br />
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I really felt the need to wear-out the use of declaring my age as I near the end of my twenties. I hope I wasn't too ridiculously obnoxious.<br />
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Speaking of obnoxious, at age 30, I still:<br />
1. Sweat profusely when I have to drive next to a semi on the freeway.<br />
2. Online window shop by putting a bunch of items in my virtual cart and never purchasing them.<br />
3. Become obsessed with a song and listen to it on repeat until it wears out.<br />
4. Accidentally eat snacks instead of actual meals.<br />
5. Mock people who are mean to me behind their backs.<br />
6. Don't coupon<br />
7. Not even a little bit.<br />
8. Impulse buy dumb gadgets on Amazon.<br />
9. Buy plants and fail to keep them alive<br />
10. Make complex salads and fail to clean up the mess (ask husband).<br />
11. Refuse to wear non-skinny jeans.<br />
12. But I can also go a full day without getting out of my robe.<br />
13. Write down a grocery list, then take a picture of it so it's on my phone.<br />
14. Spill
food on myself. Today it was a quarter size dollop of key lime yogurt IN MY
HAIR<br />
15. Forget to reply to a simple text for 2 days. </div>
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I didn't want this to come off as sad, but I didn't want it to come off as a corny inspirational piece either. Just something in the middle. I'm leaving the young decade; the one where middle-aged people always reference back to; "Brenda! Take a shot with me! Do I look 29? I feel 29!" "It's my 20th anniversary of my 25th birthday Haaahhahahah"</div>
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My twenties were: wild, boring, adventurous, safe, full of life events, milestones, bad decisions, black out drunk escapades, kindergarten school pickups, breastfeeding, waiting outside in lines to get into the club in the middle of -20 degree weather, getting in raging drunk fights with my friends, moving 3 times and raising babies in each home, working at 4 different companies, 6 different positions, traveling to fun adult places, traveling to family friendly destinations, embarrassing moments, redeeming moments, I'll let you figure out which order these go in ;)</div>
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Know what makes me the most emotional of all, though? In my twenties, I've completed all of my "milestone" goals. I am married to the best husband, have two beautiful children, own a home in a beautiful city, and I have my career established. Now it's time, in my 30's, to knock out my smaller list of goals. Happy birthday to me. </div>
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-88764629284964496942018-08-12T22:07:00.001-05:002018-08-12T22:07:17.376-05:00Thea 3 Months<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Weight: </b>13 lbs<br />
<b>Height: </b>TBD at next appt<br />
<b>Clothes size: </b>3 months, 3-6 months, 6 months<br />
<b>Diaper size:</b> 2<br />
<b>Sleeps: </b>Great. I put her to bed at 8:45 every night and she sleeps until 7 AM. Nurses and then usually goes back to bed until 9. She's super easy to put to bed; still in her Rock'n Play. Naps 3-5 times a day. Will nap literally anywhere still.<br />
<b>Hobbies: </b>Eating her hands, smiling at mom and dad and sister, attempting to talk to us.<br />
<b>Still likes: </b>sister Mira, getting her diaper changed, taking baths, putting blankies over her face<br />
<b>Eats: </b>Still exclusively breastfed, but gets two 4 oz. bottles while I'm at work; one in the morning and one in the afternoon, then I come home during lunch to nurse her. Adam's mom was just nannying for us for the last 3 weeks and it's worked out really nice. We've tried several bottles due to her having gas; Comotomo, Tommee Tippee, Philips Avent, and now Dr. Browns. The nipple on Dr. Browns is small, and is least like a "breast" but it has the slowest flow and gives her the least amount of gas. So I'll stick with those for a while. </div>
Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-78823533392957914792018-07-24T16:30:00.000-05:002018-07-24T16:30:08.148-05:00Doing Breastfeeding Better the Second Time Around<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are several things I have done differently with breastfeeding Thea than I did with Mira. I did breastfeed Mira until she was 2 years old, so that's not to say I wasn't successful the first time around. But there were two notable supply drops that caused me a lot of stress and work to get it back up. First one at 7 weeks, second one at 4 months. I tanked through my frozen milk supply the first time and had to supplement with formula for a few weeks, about a bottle per day, the second time.<br />
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I think it's rare, once a mother supplements with formula, to then go back to exclusively breastfeeding, but I managed to.<br />
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Even with support from friends who had babies around the same time, "veteran moms" who knew the breastfeeding ropes, and online breastfeeding forums, there were still things I managed to get wrong with breastfeeding Mira. I'll list them below and how I changed it with Thea this time around.<br />
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1. <b>Not pumping enough.</b> Like most mothers, I had an oversupply at the beginning. I pumped here and there to get some relief, maybe once a day, if that (like in the morning when I woke up with rock hard boobs and couldn't take it any longer). I don't remember how many ounces I had, but I'm guessing between 50-100 ounces by the time Mira was 6 weeks.<br />
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This time, with Thea, I purchased the Haakaa silicone pump. From about day 5 I used it to pump all my excess milk. I didn't even really need to wear nursing pads because I would nurse her on one side and have the Haakaa catching all the letdown (and more) on the other side. I didn't use this every time I nursed, simply because I didn't always have it near me. Anyway, this led me to have over 300 ounces of milk stored by the time Thea was 6 weeks old. My body just kept telling me to keep making that much milk and continued to have an oversupply as Thea got older. I haven't counted recently but I know I'm over 400 ounces.<br />
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2. <b>Not eating enough calories.</b> With Mira I was consistently losing weight. I got back to my pre-baby weight pretty early and even continued to lose even more. Eventually I was swimming in my pre-pregnancy jeans and actually felt "too" skinny. Yes, that's a thing, and no it isn't all it's cracked up to be. I was still considered a healthy BMI (albeit on the way low end) but I felt like I was withering away. I wasn't paying attention, but I was burning more than I was eating. Those extra 500 calories needed for breastfeeding were not being eaten.<br />
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This time, I have been going HAM on food. I even have been tracking my daily calorie/macro intake to ensure I'm not going over or under. At 12 weeks, I'm still 20 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight and I'm okay with that. I take in about 2100 calories per day and am JUST starting to go into a small deficit at 3 months postpartum.<br />
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3. <b>Not drinking enough water.</b> I can't speak for how well I did last time, but I know that I wasn't consciously drinking a lot.<br />
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This time, I have a tumblr that's always being filled. I pack it with ice and am just constantly making sure I'm drinking it. <u>Water is one of the key things for producing breastmilk. </u><br />
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4. <b>Working out too hard.</b> Last time, when I was clear to hit the gym at 6 weeks I started going right away. I was running intervals and doing most of the normal stuff I did pre-pregnancy. I only got to the gym once or twice week at first, but I burned a lot of calories. I wore THREE tight sports bras because wearing two was not enough with those big nursing boobs, and I couldn't have them bouncing everywhere when running on the treadmill. Well those bras squeezed the crap out of my boobs. I can't say for certain, but that could've been affecting my supply.<br />
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This time, I started working out but just doing face paced walking. I wear ONE supportive sports bra but it isn't too tight around my boobs. I lift weights and still try to be as healthy as I can without bouncing all over the place.<br />
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5. <b>Going on hormonal birth control.</b> Last time at around 6 weeks my doctor put me on the "mini pill" - progesterone only. It's supposedly not supposed to affect your supply, but coincidentally this is around the time my supply dropped by over half.<br />
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This time, I told my provider right away that I won't be doing hormonal birth control this time and she actually agreed that it seemed to be a common complaint with the mini pill.<br />
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6. <b>Putting baby on a nursing schedule.</b> With Mira, it seemed that she was eating every 3 hours right away. I became married to the idea that it would and should be consistent. If she got fussy and I knew I had just fed her an hour before, I was just giving her her pacifier and rocking her, trying to soothe her. Yes, that got her to calm down, but it still could've been that she was hungry. I don't know who told me that babies eat on schedule. I even had an iphone app that told me when I fed her last, which side it was on, etc. Instead of using that as a guide I used it as a bible.<br />
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This time, I didn't download the fancy app. I let Thea tell me when she was hungry. She was eating every 2 hours at the beginning, but would often cluster feed in the evenings. She started sleeping through the night at 2 weeks, too. 2018 me is looking back at 2013 me with a smug look on my face, because Mira hardly ever slept through the night.<br />
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<b>Some other little tweaks I have made: </b><br />
-Getting a better nursing pillow. I used the Boppy last time and still use it sometimes, but My Brest Friend is a game changer; it's a lot thicker and sturdier.<br />
-Making lactation cookies. They seem to work? But I don't even CARE if these don't work, they are yummy as hell.<br />
-Taking blessed thistle capsules. Again, I can't be certain that it works, but SEEMS to. I take between 2 and 4 capsules per day.<br />
-Lastly, not being afraid to nurse in public. I didn't get comfortable with NiP until Mira was around 9 months, but with Thea I have done it from the beginning. No cover, no hiding in a bathroom, just doing the damn thing. This has allowed me to be flexible with my own schedule and I can go anywhere anytime. No more trying to time my errands and worry about "what if she gets hungry?"<br />
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I'm just glad I learned things along the way. Breastfeeding has always required a lot of work from me, so it's definitely consumed a large part of being a mom. It's all worth it. <3</div>
Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-11131542873720331512018-06-26T11:07:00.003-05:002018-07-06T10:54:04.015-05:00Thea 2 Months / Mira growing up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Perfect baby. Adam and I were talking on our drive home from shopping yesterday. We have always agreed that we want 2 kids. But we decided even if we DID want a third, we feel like we've already used all our luck on our first two perfect babies. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? </div>
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<b>Weight: </b>11.6 pounds (56th percentile)<br />
<b>Height</b>: 24.2 inches (97th percentile)<br />
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<b>Sleeps: </b>Through any sound. I mean any. We go to bed around midnight and put her in her bassinet at the same time. She sleeps until about 7 AM. </div>
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<b>Hobbies:</b> Looking at her hands, moving arms and legs, smiling at mom and dad and sister, attempting to talk to us. </div>
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<b>Still likes:</b> getting her diaper changed, taking baths (she is kicking away in there now, smiling the whole time), running water, vacuums, staring at ceilings. </div>
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Yep, I still love having a new baby. I don't love that she caught Mira's cold. I've been using the NoseFrida and while it works, it's gross. </div>
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I've been studying her face here and there the last couple weeks and can't help but notice how much it has grown. Yes, just her face. I think she has the prettiest smile on the planet and her eyes are to die for; big and brown with long lashes. Her bouncy, plentiful curls match her spunky (and spicy) personality. </div>
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I'm just impressed with how she can live off of like 4 different foods and still grow like a weed. I mean, she has literally had Club crackers for lunch on more occasions than I care to admit. Are all 5-year-olds this picky? </div>
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But I'm soaking in all those nights where she comes crawling into our bed with her teddy. Steals my pillow and kicks Adam the whole night, but we love it. She had a nightmare the other night. Woke up crying and calling for us. I run in there. Come to find out she dreamt that we were all getting ice cream and we told her she couldn't have any. And then she ended up having to get black licorice ice cream. What a terrible nightmare.... </div>
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She's starting to wash and condition her own hair in the bath. She gets out and gets her own towel. This is nice for us, as we can focus on getting Thea ready for bed, but also a little sad. I still have to brush her hair, read her a story (or 2), tuck her in, give her between 13 and 80 hugs and kisses, and sometimes we sing her "special song". I think she requires that when she's feeling a little neglected due to baby. </div>
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She's going through such a transitional age. I have a lot of emotions over it: Love, guilt, regret, hope, honor, luck, fear. Am I disciplining her enough (she has some serious tantrums), am I disciplining her too much (is taking away her markers for 3 days too mean?), are we paying enough attention to her, are we paying too much attention to her, does she watch too much tv, does she not floss enough, do I yell too much, do I not yell enough, do I spend too much money on clothes, and also why does she keep digging the same dress out of the hamper? </div>
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I had to snap a picture of her last night. She is so sweet, especially when she's sleeping. I wanted to capture her hugging her teddy, the books under her pillow, and well the picture doesn't show it but her cute little snores. I still call her my "baby". She might be my baby forever. Ok writing that last sentence made me lose it a little. Happy tears, though, right? </div>
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-72156145476215534702018-06-02T11:14:00.001-05:002018-06-02T11:14:13.372-05:00Thea 1 Month<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Height: 22.9 inches (98th percentile)<br />
Weight: 9 lb 14 oz (58th percentile)<br />
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<b>Things Thea Likes:</b><br />
The sound of running water<br />
The sound of the vacuum<br />
Being held by mama<br />
Staring out windows<br />
Sleeping during car rides<br />
Going for walks<br />
Getting her diaper changed<br />
Light mouth kisses<br />
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She smiles at us :)<br />
She eats every 2 hours unless she's taking a good nap, then will go 3. Has been sleeping for 5 hour stretches at night in her Rock N Play.<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-70218959690989012762018-05-22T13:38:00.001-05:002018-05-22T13:39:39.023-05:00Thea's Birth Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thea's birth story is similar to Mira's, but different in that it was all planned. Since Mira was a c-section baby, my risks were a little different. I would have a VBAC if I were to go into labor early/on my own, but scheduled a c-section. The former never happened to c-section it was.<br />
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I knew what to expect this time around, thus I was able to be more clear headed and calm. We had to go to the hospital at 5 AM that morning. Checked in, they took a few blood tests, asked me all the standard hospital questions. Oh and they stuck an IV in my hand, which is honestly possibly the most terrible part of it all. Ugh. I squeezed Adam's hand pretty tight during that. There was a lot of waiting around. At around 8 they wheeled me down to the OR, or at least the floor of the OR. They made me drink the sour stomach acid-reducer drink to prevent vomiting. The anesthesiologist came in and asked me a bunch of questions. My blood pressure was taken several times. Some other stuff went on, I'm sure, there was just a lot going on.<br />
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At 8:40 I was finally wheeled into the OR. I saw my OB sitting at the computer and all the staff (attending RNs, Surg techs, CRNA, etc.) prepping. I tried not to look at the surg techs sorting all the surgery tools. A little intimidating. The nurse anesthetist and anesthesiologist then had me sit up and hunch over. It was time for the epidural. It's not as bad as it looks, it's more of a nuisance than painful. You have to stay hunched over for like 8 minutes while the huge needle is in your back. You can't move. But you feel the cool juices getting shot into your back. After that it's finally time to get moved to the operating table, with assistance of course. Then it's time for the oxygen mask, the blue tarp, the "pinch test" to make sure I'm actually numb. Adam was actually asked to briefly leave the room because apparently spouses aren't allowed to be in there while the epidural is being done. He was able to come back in once I was on the operating table. I was all cool, calm, and collected until the surgery actually began. I could feel every tug, just like last time. I can feel my blood pressure drop (it's normal) and can also see it on the screen next to me when the numbers go down. They give me some sort of antidote for that. Then after a little while I tell the anesthesiologist I feel nauseous. She gives me a different antidote for that.<br />
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I think it was about 20 minutes and there was a few seconds of exciting commotion that hinted Thea's arrival was imminent. Sure enough I hear the cries. They lifted her up so I could see her and I got super emotional, of course. Didn't bawl, but let myself cry. Adam cut her cord and she got quickly looked over by the attending pediatrician. Everything was perfect and they brought her back to me. I got to bond with her. Since I was still getting stitched up she was just held next to my face/upper chest. I thought she was so beautiful and looked very similar to Mira. I kept stroking her head and face and talking to her. She was content with her mama.<br />
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After the stitching up was done, they put her back in the bassinet, moved me back to my bed, and wheeled me into the recovery room. Adam followed me in, as did Thea. The nurse gave her to me so she could nurse for the first time. She knew how to nurse, that's for sure. My vitals were taken quite frequently. The anesthesiologist asked some more questions, checked to make sure the epidural wasn't moving up my body. Everything was fine. Baby Thea was still perfect. Then we got the go-ahead to move back upstairs. I got to take Thea with me on the bed.<br />
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We got to our room and had our cuddles, Adam held her for a while. We snapped some pictures of her, texted family the news. Since my mom had Mira, we told her she can come by with her to see her new sister. They came by not too long after. Mira finally got to hold her sister, the little human she's been kissing through my stomach for the last 9 months. I think she was in shock and wasn't fully processing the fact that this was her sister. It wasn't until she came back to visit the second day that she really started giving her kisses and talking to her.<br />
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The nurses and staff were all great. I love those few days being in the hospital; being taken care of, getting to order room service, and not having to care about anything but our baby. We started off the first day in one of the smallest rooms, and after moms started filtering out and with some complaining by us, we got moved to the biggest room (with a lake view) the next day. Yay!<br />
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My recovery this time around was faster. I was up and walking around without any help on day 3. Adam has been great, again, with helping getting up in the night with Thea, with helping me/waiting on me. I didn't have the baby blues much, maybe just the first week I would cry easily. Glad that's over and the hormones are back to normal.<br />
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Thea nurses every 2 hours pretty consistently. I'm producing well and even have about 65-70 ounces of breastmilk already stored. Thea sleeps well in her little rock n play. She sleeps for 3 hour stretches typically. We started off using the pack and play but would have trouble getting her back to sleep after her first feeding because she needed to burp like 6 times. Having her at a slight incline in the rock n play has helped and doesn't need to burp so much. My milk letdown is also less strong now than it was the first couple weeks, so that's probably helping too (swallowing less air).<br />
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The second baby is much easier because we've learned from the first time typically what each of her cries mean. With Mira we were left so lost and confused about why she was crying, only to figure it out a month later; oh it was gas because we weren't burping her enough.<br />
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We feel so lucky to have Thea. I have spent the last almost four weeks holding her 90% of the time. I don't typically set her down in any of the gear we have unless I absolutely need to (like make food for myself).<br />
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As for Mira, she has been hot and cold. She loves to help and she loves her sister. But sometimes loves a little too much. I do have to remind her to be gentle. She will just wind up and yell "but shes just so cute!". We've been really trying to make sure the adjustment from only child to sibling is going smoothly. Adam has taken her to the park, alone, a few times. I try to make sure she gets in on all the cuddles. We will go out for ice cream and continue to do our "normal" stuff. Now that I'm almost fully recovered, I can take her on little mommy and me dates too. </div>
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We celebrated Mira's birthday at the Children's Museum again. It's the perfect place to have family and friends (big and small) join us. She had an absolute blast and was sad it had to end. Thanks everyone who made it!<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-34962253682505005822018-03-14T15:03:00.003-05:002018-03-14T15:03:40.105-05:00Pregnancy: Last Time vs This Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="font-size: larger;">Differences between last pregnancy with Mira vs this pregnancy</span></u></b></div>
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<b>Last time:</b> Buys all the pregnancy books, looks at "what to expect" app every day, knows approximate size of baby. I am 27 weeks, 2 days, 3 hours. Went 1.5 weeks past due, didn't mind at all.<br />
<b>This time: </b>*wakes up in the morning* Oh yeah, LOL, I'm pregnant. Can't remember how far along I am anymore. Checks my app to find out. Oh. HOW am I going to last 6 more weeks?!<br />
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<b>Last time:</b> Gets thrown 3 showers, everything is purchased off of registry and more<br />
<b>This time: </b>"You made a REGISTRY? That's greedy".<br />
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<b>Last time:</b> I wish I could get more ultrasounds! Also I will take ANY blood and urine test possible!<br />
<b>This time:</b> Umm, can we please skip any and all blood work? If I don't need another ultrasound, please don't sign me up for one.<br />
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<b>Last time: </b>Gets doc to prescribe most prestigious prenatals<br />
<b>This time: </b>Finds generic prenatals at the grocery store on sale<br />
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<b>Last time: </b>Got to the gym 2-3 times a week. Ran 10 minute miles until 9 months. Did lots of squats.<br />
<b>This time: </b>Gets to gym maybe once a week. Can maybe slowly run ONE 13 minute mile. Mostly just walks. Lifts light weights.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #ff42a8;">Belly:</span></u></b><br />
<b>Last time: </b>Belly was cute. Didn't start showing until 22 weeks. Didn't wear my first maternity top until 26 weeks, could "hide" pregnancy with the right clothing until 30 weeks.<br />
<b>This time:</b> At 31 weeks strangers assume I am going to pop tomorrow. Had to start wearing maternity clothes at 14 weeks. Bought a new winter coat one size bigger, can't button a single button.<br />
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<b>Both times:</b> I am soooo excited to meet her and LOVE feeling all the kicks. The kicks are so intense I sometimes jump. She is JUST like Mira was.<br />
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One fun thing this time around is there's an older sister in the mix. Every night before bed Mira has to kiss my belly several times, same with in the morning when we are parting our ways to school/work. Sometimes she will randomly just get excited and say "baby!" and come over and hug my belly. She's so cute. It almost makes me forget all the times she told me my butt is "super fat".<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-84746976333171759102018-03-10T14:46:00.000-06:002018-03-10T14:46:48.489-06:00New baby item loves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm 33 weeks! Ordered some new stuff for baby #2. A lot of clothes and some other things will be handed down from Mira. I think I've only purchased 1 or 2 outfits for this one. Getting new baby stuff in the mail is too fun :) </div>
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My Breast Friend nursing pillow + Milk Snob nursing cover/carseat cover</div>
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Large 4-layer Muslin blanket</div>
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Rock 'n' Play Sleeper - this will be super nice to just set right next to the couch those first couple weeks of maternity leave. </div>
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This old fashion waffle knit blanket with silk edges - just like mine when I was little. And these adorable lavender newborn moccasins. </div>
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Flannel burp cloths are the only kind of burp cloths I'll use. They don't get all gross and wet like other burp cloths. Some of these are from Mira, some are new. </div>
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-24515402690334415812018-02-26T10:18:00.001-06:002018-02-26T10:18:03.661-06:0031 Weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Feeling: </b>This was the week that the heartburn really started, as well as the uncomfortable-ness when sleeping. I'm getting too big to be able to easily move from one side to the other. And it takes me a little longer to get out of bed. Ugh, 9 more weeks of this?! I do workout about once a week - jogging on the treadmill, doing lunges/squats, and still the same arm workouts I've always done. I haven't had to decrease my weight for arms, but definitely have for legs!<br />
Last time, though, was worse. I was taking priolsec (heartburn meds) starting around 28 weeks, so I should be thankful it's not as bad.<br />
<b>Measuring: </b>Every doc appt I have been measuring spot on. No new stretch marks, but I've noticed my old ones have reared their ugly head again. And, yeah, I realize I didn't get stretchmarks until 34 weeks last time....so there's still time....<br />
Just know I feel humongous.<br />
<b>Cravings: </b>Nothing too particular. I've been getting back into cooking a lot the last couple months (after taking a small hiatus first trimester) and haven't had the desire to eat out/get take out at all. Just love to cook.<br />
<b>Mood: </b>It's been really okay, I think! I don't know if this is me being pregnant or just me evolving as a person, but I have been having a no-bullshit attitude lately. Like telling the doctor she doesn't need to order any blood tests if I'm not at risk. Feels good to be an advocate for myself. And no, I'm not being stupid. Just sick of seeing medical bills for 10 different tests I know I didn't need. This might be TMI but an example - why did they have to run tests for things like chlamydia and syphilis? I get that a lot of things are standard procedure. But not only did I *not* consent to them, but really I've been with the same partner since forever and now I have to spend money on medical bills to prove it? My insurance doesn't cover that stuff, btw. So maybe, probably, my no-bullshit mood is stemming from that.<br />
<b>What's left? </b>Not toooo much. Yeah we have already done this once, so we "should" have everything we need. But it's been 5 years. Not a huge amount of time, but enough to where a ton of new baby things have come out. So yeah, I've stocked up on a ton of cool new things (baby wraps, breast pumps, bassinet/baby nest/baby basket type things) that maybe aren't necessary but will definitely be an improvement. What's <i>actually</i> left is packing the hospital bag, figuring out how the baby is coming out (ACTUALLY THOUGH), touring the hospital (it's been completely remodeled since Mira was born! - I've seen a virtual tour and it looks amazing), deciding how the baby will sleep in our room (bassinet, dock-a-tot, pack 'n' play?), buying a rocking chair. Also need to purchase some other breastfeeding-related stuff like Lanolin, freezer storage bags, more nursing tanks, and a new breastfeeding pillow (the Boppy kind of sucked tbh).<br />
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Oh and I *could* start making freezer meals. Or maybe I'll just buy a bunch of pre-made freezer meals from Trader Joes.<br />
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Oh and we will have to install the infant carseat bases. But again, we have 9ish more weeks.<br />
<b>Things that I have done: </b>Washed allll her clothes and blankets with the yummy smelling baby detergent, organized/hung up. Already got my new breastpump sent to me from insurance. Decided on her name. Picked out a take-home outfit. Booked newborn pictures with photographer. Have her spot held at daycare (this needed to be done basically when I found out I was pregnant, but we didn't notify them until I was 3 months pregnant and by then they couldn't get us in until August 13th. Adam's retired mom is going to "nanny" for us from sometime in the end of July until then).<br />
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Okay I think I'm mostly caught up. I meant to write/post this earlier but I am starting to get really tired in the evenings. And without a doubt always end up falling asleep on the couch. Yay third trimester!</div>
Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-84237008925263283242018-02-21T13:36:00.002-06:002018-02-21T13:36:27.969-06:00The Stages of Winter from a Minnesotan's POV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>November</b> - We act surprised when we have our first snow forecast. OMG! I'm just not ready for this! <span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">It's supposed to SNOW tomorrow you guys.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">....it does every year in November.</span><br />
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<b>December</b> - These
flurries are so cute! I'm gonna build a snowman! I'm SO glad we live in a place
where we can have a white Christmas. Nothing better than cozy-ing up to the
fireplace under a blanket on a snowday. Awww, let's take some family pics
outside, where the snow is sticking to the trees all cute-like! I'm gonna take
a close up artsy picture of this snowflake and post it to instagram. <br />
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<b>January</b> - Back to
back snowstorms happen. School is cancelled/delayed about once a week. But we still have
to drive places because life. My car gets stuck driving up a hill. Only because
the person driving in front of me did first. Thanks
a lot. Now I have to reverse down this steep hill and find a different route.
Except that other route won't work either. God, it sucks where we live. WHY DO
WE LIVE HERE. But also a false sense of optimism washes over me… Like, this is
probably getting close to the "end" of winter. Let's just suck it up
a little longer. Summer is right around the corner<br />
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<b>February</b> - The
January shenanigans continue. Back to back snowstorms. Negative temps. Extremely cold wind chills. The city plows are not
responsive. Shoveling our cars out of parking spots are the new winter workout.
If you're into a back-only workout, that is. I start to fill with rage. I
cannot drive anywhere, I cannot walk anywhere, I cannot see anything. White is
just the color of our lives at this point. It's too cold for kids to play
outside, but driving them across town to spend time at the museum is also
risking my life. WHY THE $*%& DO WE LIVE HERE.<br />
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<b>March</b> - Literal
depression sets in. Isn't March 22nd officially "spring"? Why are we
still getting snowstorms? Oh, how LUCKY, it's averaging 32 degrees this week.
It's so LOVELY when all this snow starts to half-melt and mix with mud. And
then freeze again into solid ice at night. I just love how my child's snowpants
get covered in a slushy mud everyday while playing outside at school. <br />
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<b>April</b> - Okay. This
might be it. Like we still have snow, but it seems like we aren't getting *too*
much more. There's a few days where I don't need to wear a winter coat. Like an
actual SPRING jacket can be worn. It's still a sloppy mess, though.<br />
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<b>May</b> - It's not
warm-warm, but it's okay. Like we still have our heat on, but I can at least stand on the front steps and shake a rug without
getting frostbite. There's still random piles of snow, if they're big enough
they take a while to melt. But for the most part this is spring. It's finally
over. Finally.</div>
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Oh wait, it's
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-86710334652726698652017-10-27T12:35:00.002-05:002017-10-27T12:38:07.060-05:00Secret secret, I've got a secret: I'm Pregnant!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>August 25, 2017</b><br />
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On Wednesday August 23, I had noticed from my menstruation app that my period was 2.5 days late. I had all my normal pre-period symptoms, but I'm also not usually that late. I texted Adam that I was late, but just kind of in a "ha ha" kind of way.<br />
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That afternoon I took a pregnancy test. The two dark purple lines were loud and clear. There was no way it was a guess, it was positive. Holy. crap. We totally wanted this, but at the same time didn't expect or prepare for it (do you EVER?) It seemed like yesterday we were dancing at our wedding. I mean I hadn't even officially changed my last name yet on my driver's license, or mailed out our wedding thank you notes. But I couldn't help but smile, giggle, and say wow! Over and over. Then Mira walks in; "what's wow, mom?" "Oh nothing, just thinking about a funny picture I saw..." "what picture? Show me." LOL this kid. I had also been dying to tell her.<br />
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I wanted to tell Adam in a special way when he got home from work. He typically has a beer after work, so I made an announcement label over one of his beers.<br />
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Of course, he gets home and doesn't get a beer. We sat and talked for a while and finally I had to tell him to go get a beer. He looked at me skeptical, but went and got it. He took the beer out, looked at the label, and said are you serious?! Yep! He started smiling, came over and kissed me and more "wows" came about. He was in shock as well. Not a bad kind of shock, just like a "we're really doing it, Harry!" kind of way. We were both just basically at the point of holy shit we're doing this again. Let the craziness ensue!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #e69138;">FIRST TRIMESTER</span></b><br />
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<b>September 5th, at 6 weeks along: </b><br />
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I was feeling great up until today. I am 6 weeks on the nose and starting to feel a little nauseous and have a cluster headache.<br />
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This is about the same as with Mira; the timing and the feeling. If it's anything like last time, I had nausea and headaches from 6-13 weeks. The headaches were worse than the nausea last time but still. Crossing my fingers it's mild and doesn't last that long. I did learn from last time, though. I just need to make sure my stomach is never empty and I won't feel too nauseous.<br />
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How far along: 6 weeks<br />
Total weight gain/loss: None that I know of<br />
Maternity clothes?: No<br />
Stretch marks?: No<br />
Sleep: Fine. I do get tired way earlier now.<br />
Best moment this week: Having fun in the cities this past weekend<br />
Miss anything: Indulging in drinks. I've sat through two work happy hours, sat at restaurants with amazing drinks, and missed out on ciders and meads at the Renaissance Festival.<br />
Food cravings: Similar to last time; anything taco-y.<br />
Anything making you queasy or sick: No but I'm starting to have some aversions to a lot of smells. Like turkey bacon.<br />
Have you started to show yet: Nope<br />
Gender Prediction: None at this point<br />
Symptoms: Not too many. Today started the headaches and some mild nausea.<br />
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy. But also more tired<br />
Looking forward to: TELLING PEOPLE I'M PREGNANT. I'm only 6 weeks along but it feels like I've known FOREVER. I've literally known of my pregnancy for 2 weeks.....<br />
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<b>7-10 weeks:</b><br />
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I was even MORE tired. Had headaches about every 2-3 days, as well as a few migraines. Also got extremely nauseous when I was hungry. I ate all. the. time. I would out-eat Adam, which is an amazing feat. Never threw up though.<br />
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<b>October 23; 13 Weeks</b><br />
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How far along: 13 weeks<br />
Total weight gain/loss: Like 5 pounds<br />
Maternity clothes?: No<br />
Stretch marks?: No<br />
Sleep: Not as good. I wake up once or twice every night, sometimes just to pee, sometimes for no reason at all.<br />
Best moment this week: Having fun in the cities this past weekend<br />
Miss anything: Wine<br />
Food cravings: Spicy. Thai food, buffalo flavored anything, crushed red pepper on things. Salty/vinegary foods. I love sandwiches right now. Even though I'm not supposed to have lunch meat, I still break the rules. Even more recent cravings have been wood fire grilled pizza with arugula and alfredo pasta with red pepper, spinach, tomato.<br />
Anything making you queasy or sick: Being hungry. Smelling strong unpleasant smells.<br />
Have you started to show yet: Yes. This is the beer gut stage. Starting to show earlier. I also swear I felt kicking.<br />
Gender Prediction: My heart tells me another girl, but the 12 week ultrasound seems like a boy. We'll get it confirmed at the 20 week ultrasound.<br />
Symptoms: From 7-10 weeks I was struggling. Extremely tired, headaches, nausea. Much better now!<br />
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy. Just low energy. Haven't truly worked out in 3 months either. I've basically put on my workout gear to go on a walk...<br />
Looking forward to: Finding out gender, picking a name, buying all the things.<br />
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Had 2 ultrasounds so far; one at 8 weeks, one at 12 weeks. I started seeing the midwife and she does 8 week ultrasounds instead of listening to the heartbeat, because it's apparently safer. So that's new. Everything checked out to be just great at both of them. Got lots of good pictures. And at the 12 week one she kept laughing at how active baby was - wouldn't stop moving. Has a good heartbeat, all its limbs and fingers and toes. Just likes to move a lot. <i>Such deja vu from Mira's 12 week ultrasound. </i>She was the same way. And the ultrasound tech said the same thing as last time too; "you have a very happy baby!" Maybe they just say that to everyone :)<br />
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Tummy was still flat at 12 weeks. Can't say the same about 13 weeks.... </div>
Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-30056440836089154872017-10-12T09:22:00.001-05:002017-10-12T11:35:32.303-05:00Switzerland vs. Austria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So we had the time of our life on our honeymoon. It was beautiful and was nice to have two weeks of bonding time with just us. Of course we missed Mira, and skyped with her as often as we could.<br />
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I wanted to write a fun travel post on the differences I noticed between Switzerland and Austria. The only disclaimer is that we traveled all around rural Switzerland and only went to urban Austria. So some things might be just a difference of big city vs countryside.<br />
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<b>1.</b> Switzerland is more English friendly. And also had more American tourists. When we sat at restaurants, it wasn't weird to sit next to a family or couple who also spoke English with an American accent. Everywhere we went we would come in contact with Americans in some way. There were also a ton of people from the UK and Australia. It was common for waiters to automatically speak English to you before you even spoke a word.<br />
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Austria; we didn't come in contact with any Americans until our very last day. It was a man in an elevator and he seemed excited to talk us too. I don't think I ever heard anyone from the UK or Australia there either. A lot more waiters and store workers seemed to struggle with English once we tried to speak with them. Luckily, my brother was with us there and helped SO much by speaking on our behalf. I did notice the locals who could speak English thought it was "cool" that we spoke English. Austrians love a chance at speaking English with someone...they would eavesdrop on our conversations and make an excuse to talk to us :)<br />
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<b>2.</b> Switzerland's German is different than Austria. It sounds more French, which makes sense because in part of Switzerland, their first language is French. You're greeted with "Gruezi" instead of "Hallo" and thank you was always "Merci" instead of "Danke".<br />
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<b>3.</b> Things are more expensive in Switzerland. It wasn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. In fact, we came out way under budget because I accounted for it to cost a lot more. If you're smart you can get by with eating pretty cheap. Hotels are mainly the expensive part. We also didn't explore around Zurich or Geneva, the two biggest and most expensive cities; we just traveled around the alps.<br />
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Austria was surprisingly affordable. It was comparable to what things would cost in the U.S. Except the food there is better! They have a lot of variation in their cuisine, I was surprised; we had Vietnamese, Italian, traditional Austrian, French, and who knows what else. It was always delicious, unlike Switzerland, in which there were a few meals that were very plain. But the cheese was always good!<br />
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<b>4.</b> You can't go in a Swiss town without seeing watch shops. So. Many. Watch. Stores. And Swiss knives stores too. And cuckoo clocks.<br />
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Austria's version of this is their famous artist, Gustav Klimt. His work is everywhere! There are stores dedicated to him and there are miscellaneous gift shops with his work featured in the front.<br />
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<b>5. </b>In Switzerland, is common for people to pay for small purchases using a hundred dollar note. I bought something for 3 francs and handed a cashier a hundred and they barely even looked at it, and gracefully handed me the change. Cards are also widely accepted everywhere, even when you're in a tiny village in the mountains.<br />
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Vienna, surprisingly, had a lot of cash only restaurants. It's such a big city I thought it was weird. Luckily ATMs are on every corner. They use Euros (unlike CH which is Swiss Francs) so we had to exchange all our notes from CH by the time we got to AT.<br />
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<b>6. </b>Wifi in places in Switzerland and Austria was always locked with passwords, but if you asked an employee they would give you a piece of paper with the password. In Switzerland, their wifi was on lockdown in public places like airports and train stations and I was never able to connect.<br />
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<b>7. </b>Tipping. We weren't sure of the tipping rules in Switzerland, but we knew it wasn't 20% like America is commonly. So we left 10-15% pretty much the whole time. Then I skyped with my brother and he said they mostly just round up. So if your meal costs $77, you give them $80. Whoops. My brother laughed and said Europeans love Americans because they always over-tip. I don't feel so bad though, because the waiters were usually super nice, like a scary amount of nice. It was like something out of the movies. But, we did it the right way in Austria; just rounding up, and they seemed to be a lot more gracious there actually.<br />
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It's also awkward to tip with a card, because you have to be deliberate about what you're going to tip before you pay. They don't have that little line on their credit card receipts for you to write it down, and by the time you notice that, the transaction is already done. So you're supposed to tell them the amount you want them to enter in the credit card ahead of time.<br />
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Oh and you also have to flag them down when you're ready to pay your bill. They will never ask you "are you ready for your bill". They must think that it's rude of them or something.<br />
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<b>8.</b> In Switzerland, as long as you have your own reusable water bottle, you will have no problem getting an endless supply of free water. There are gorgeous water fountains everywhere. And the water is delicious. This is coming from a water snob! And they don't have to add a thing to it. The one time we went to a restaurant and didn't bring our water bottles, it costed $6 for one water. We didn't make that mistake again. Hey, I guess they're really proud of their water, as they should be.<br />
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In Austria, there weren't as many water fountains around, but also if you went to a restaurant and ordered tap water, it didn't cost extra. In fact, if you ordered a coffee drink or wine, they automatically gave you a water with it. Their water is also top notch.<br />
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<b>9.</b> Shops in both Switzerland and Austria close early. Like 6 PM. And they are closed Sundays. It was worse in Switzerland, because we were in such small mountain towns. Some shops were only open from like 8AM-noon 3 days a week. It's insane how people can stay in business.<br />
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<b>10. </b>Lodging. Switzerland is expensive. I was a major planner and booked all our lodging ahead of time, and since hotels were so expensive in CH, we stayed in a hostel part of the time there. The hostel was still nice because it was a private room, we got fresh towels daily, had a double bed, our own sink and mirror area, and a-mazing views. I would definitely stay there again. The hotel we stayed at was really nice, just so expensive if we were to do all 5 nights.<br />
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Austria's pricing for hotels was so much better. Granted, my brother's girlfriend got us a really good deal, but we did shop around beforehand and things were a lot more affordable.<br />
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<b>11.</b> Tourist traps. So the definite tourist trap in the Swiss Alps were the Jungfraujoch (top of Europe) and the Schilthorn (James Bond movie). It was super expensive to take a cable car up and on a clear day, yeah it's cool I guess. But it wasn't clear when we were there, so it would've been cloudy. So then you're paying a crap ton of money to take a cable car up to play around in snow.<br />
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In Austria, it was probably the Schonbrunn Palace. The line to get in was just ridiculous, even mid-day on a weekday. We opted for the Belvedere Mansion instead, which checked off pretty much the same items; 16th century palace, beautiful architecture, chandeliers, paintings, gardens, sculptures, history, yada yada.<br />
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Both countries also, of course, had many similarities. People don't like small talk. They both had similar train systems. It costs an arm and a leg to take a cab anywhere. People apparently are comfortable in hot, stuffy temperatures and seem to never run A/C. Both like their beer watered down, but both have good crisp wine. You can find delicious espresso and pastries on every single corner in both places. And garbages are everywhere in public; you do not litter. You just don't.<br />
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We had a great time and everything went <i>absolutely perfect</i>. ...Except for when we first arrived in Vienna and couldn't figure out the right train to get on, and realized we watched two of them leave the station right in front of our eyes. There was lots of running up and down stairs to go look at the schedule, trying to figure out where our stop was supposed to be in such a big city. It took us a bit but we figured it out.<br />
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If you couldn't tell by this post, Switzerland was my favorite. And I can't wait to get back and see the southern part of the country as well! Glad we can have such a keepsake memory together :)<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-80667778981077809562017-08-28T00:36:00.001-05:002017-08-28T00:39:05.537-05:0011 Wedding Tips for a Logistical Dream Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having both of our sets of parents be 4+ hours away, and lets be real; men don't plan weddings, I did most of the wedding planning myself. Calling my mom for advice only made things worse, because her experience was so different than mine and had a different vision than me. She was able to help financially, but not physically. I don't get how other brides plan weddings when their mom is long distance?! But I took the bull by the horns and did it all, and I did it all while remaining Type A about everything. I will say being Type A worked out in my favor, because everything when off without a hitch on our wedding day.<br />
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Some of these are solely money saving tips, some of them time saving, and some of them just to simply make yourself and everyone around you happy. 1-6 are things that worked well for us and I'm SO glad I did them. 7-10 are lessons learned and the best I can do now is just pass along the knowledge to others :)<br />
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<b>1. Do. Online. RSVPs.</b><br />
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This is a fool proof way to avoid the awkward write in +1s on the response cards. We did ours through theknot.com and it worked really slick. I purchased a personalized domain for $12 so it was easier to share (otherwise it's a long url with dashes). This also saves you $$ on the response cards and extra postage. I put our phone numbers on our website for the less "tech-savvy" people so they could call instead of internet. Seriously I couldn't say this enough. DO. ONLINE. RSVPs.<br />
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<b>2. Skip save the dates</b><br />
We are in the age of internet and texting. Save the dates are NOT essential. Especially if you send your invites out 3 months in advance. Make yourself a website through the Knot or Wedding Wire early on and start sharing the url with those who will be invited. I was lucky to have Adam's family on one large email chain and just shared it there. You can even password protect so the website can't get in the wrong hands. Save the dates are not only more $, but it's hard to know 6 months in advance who exactly you want to invite to your wedding?! How do people do it, I don't know!<br />
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<b>3. Do your own makeup</b><br />
This doesn't work for the ladies who have never done their makeup in their life. But if you do your makeup daily, chances are you can do it for your wedding. You don't want to go too heavy, anyway! Make sure to splurge on a high end foundation (I used a mixture of <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/dMKl">Dior Diorskin Nude</a> and <a href="http://shopstyle.it/l/dMKC">this airbrush foundation</a> you can buy at Sephora), flirty lashes, and a pretty lip color.<br />
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<b>4. Skip over the top vehicles</b><br />
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Limousines and party buses are cool and all, but not really necessary. If you've had anything to drink at your wedding, you shouldn't be driving a getaway car either. Use that time after your ceremony to sneak away with your husband and soak in the moment. SO GLAD WE DID THIS. Our photographer initiated this and I'm really glad.<br />
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<b>5. Don't do passed apps, do late night pizzas</b><br />
We opted out of the fancy bacon wrapped scallops and assorted aged cheeses. All I saw were dollar signs. Instead we had our venue bring out pizza at around 10 PM. Pizza was a hit!<br />
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<b>6. Work with your DJ</b><br />
Talk to your DJs a month a head of time and go over your ideal song list. Go over Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Like, if people seem bored, bring out a fun game (we didn't need to do this :)), if too many young people are on the dance floor, bring out an oldies song. Just have options in place and don't be afraid to tell them exactly how you want things. I loved our DJs and that was seriously the most fun dance party I've been to in a LONG time!!<br />
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<b>7. Plan out your "thank you" speech</b><br />
This is probably the only thing in my entire wedding planning process that I didn't plan. Adam mentioned earlier on that he didn't want to be the one to stand up in front of people. Sure, I didn't mind doing it. I'm normally a "wing it" type of person, but my mind was going a million miles an hour that day and when I grabbed the mic, my mind just kind of went blank. I still spoke well and thanked everyone, but I wish I would've said more.<br />
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<b>8. Ask someone to take your gifts to your house the night of</b><br />
I wasn't that on the ball with this and asked people just a few days before the wedding. No one really committed to it because they didn't know if they'd be able to or if they could stay that late, so the gifts actually ended up being left at the venue over night. Now, nothing happened to them, but it didn't feel good waking up the next morning knowing that they weren't with me.<br />
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<b>9. Ask someone to be your personal attendant</b><br />
I forgot a couple minor things at home, and we also ran out of votive candles. Everyone at the venue, including family, already had their hands full, so it was a little more chaotic than it should've been to run an errand or two. An extra set of hands solely devoted to this kind of stuff would've been handy.<br />
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<b>10. Be efficient when going around the room and talking to everyone</b><br />
We were essentially right on schedule our whole wedding day. At dinner, we maybe took a little longer to eat our food than we should've. But we also unexpectedly had champagne bottle service and were soaking in the novelty of that. When we started going around the room and talking to everyone, we started with our friends (which in hindsight, I'm glad, because we enjoyed drinks with most of our relatives the night before). We ended up talking to about 5 tables and then we were already being summoned to cut the cake. After cake cutting was first dance time and then we lost our chance to resume talking to everyone. Later on in the night we did get the chance to talk to everyone else, luckily. The only people we missed were those that had to cut out early.<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-7634864754693739102017-07-25T11:26:00.001-05:002017-07-25T11:26:20.023-05:00The Empty Feeling After Your Wedding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am coming off the wedding high and it feels weird. Bittersweet doesn't quite describe it. There's a lot more layers to it than that.<br />
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There's that "cup runneth over" feeling. I got to see family I haven't seen in YEARS. Some I haven't seen since I was like 10. The reunion was amazing. Our dearest friends and family were there. We had a blast. Everything went perfectly. The abundance of music, the scenery, and elegant garden decor; it was all beautiful. I had little girls literally thinking I was the prettiest princess they've ever seen, and following me everywhere. And most of all, I now have a husband! The only thing really different about that is actually saying "husband". Because come on, we were basically already married. Now we know that it's officially forever, though. It was all amazing and surreal.<br />
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Then there's the feeling of "it came and went too fast". I have been spending all of my free time, and then some, on planning this wedding. It has been my life the last year (more so the last 3 months it really started to consume me). The day felt rushed for the first half, but it luckily slowed down. I did my best to stop and enjoy it, to take some time alone with Adam. It still seemed to end so soon. Now all I have is leftover cake. But there's also the residual effect of the gifts we were given :) The beautiful bouquets of flowers have all died, everyone is back home and back to work, Adam's suit and my dress are hanging there waiting to be stored. I haven't cleaned our house; there's still piles of laundry everywhere and leftover wedding decor waiting to be sold. Everything is still stagnant. I haven't quite moved forward yet.<br />
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There's the feeling of initiation... into the adult society. I have hit all the basic young adult milestones. There's always new ventures, I know; next baby, next house, next career move. But it won't ever be a"first" anymore. I have to come to peace with that.<br />
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I feel full but empty. Excited but distracted. Energetic but tired. Too many contradictions are just leaving me confused. How am I supposed to feel? I'm happy to be married, but the wedding hangover has left me drained.<br />
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I KNOW it will wear off. And best of all, we get to go to Europe in about TWO WEEKS! I think this will cure so many things. I need to press reset, recharge, and best of all, connect with Adam.<br />
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Here's to everyone enduring the weird wedding hangover; may you all have a chance to reset and connect with your new husbands!<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-37787806543749222902017-01-24T00:15:00.003-06:002017-01-24T00:15:48.771-06:00Managing a Three-year-old's Hair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Luckily for Mira, her mom has naturally curly hair and knows how to manage it. Her hair is JUST like mine - naturally bouncy, spirally, tight curls from the root to the end. As I've gotten older mine have tamed wayyyy down, but all my pictures from childhood tell otherwise.<br />
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A lot of people ask me my routine and which hair products I use on her. After washing I make sure to use conditioner, rinse and towel dry, spray with a leave in conditioner/detangler, brush brush brush (even though she hates it), and use either a gel or styling cream to hold the curls in. Once it's dry I just don't brush it anymore. Nope. Not even a little bit.<br />
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My favorite product line for Mira is SoCozy. It's a salon haircare line made for kids and they have it at Target. I've used just about every single one of their products and just received their new line, "Boing", made for curls. Perfect. They make detangling spray, gel, and styling cream too.<br />
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Now if she would just let me braid her hair or put in barrettes..... At least the curls are shiny and beautiful!<br />
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Lauren Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752479305873066976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019738886065499547.post-15984165369636938362017-01-17T13:10:00.000-06:002017-01-17T13:10:01.789-06:00Allowing Tomorrow to be a Good Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are far too many everyday things that I turn into something bigger, more special, than what they have to be. Why? Because I have this fear of time slipping by too quickly. I fear a life not lived enough or feeling too short. I fear that all these moments will be forgotten and not enough of them will be remembered as fun and special. I want to turn the mundane and ordinary into something more magical, something that's "us".<br />
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It's why I make a big deal out of holidays and birthdays and stretch out the entertainment for a month, rather than a few days. It's why I plan little weekend getaways and have an unrealistically loaded bucket list of stops to make in a new city. It's why I make rituals of all three of us cooking breakfast and dinner together and need to make a dance party out of it. It's why it drives me crazy if we don't take Mira to the aquarium or children's museum one week and why I feel like the worst parent ever if I don't take her to the library when I have free time.<br />
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Is it a bad thing to just want to try and make everything memorable? No. I'm trying to make moments and holidays stretch out longer, trying to add more pizzaz to daunting tasks like cooking and cleaning. I'm just doing what I think is to make life rich and full. It's not bad, but it is setting a precedent; a bar that I will have to always keep up and will feel like a huge let down if not reached.<br />
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One thing I have had a hard time realizing is <i>it's okay </i>to have a series of normal, quaint, boring days. It's okay when there isn't anything specific to look forward to when I lie down at night. Sometimes it's okay to just look forward to tomorrow just because it's <i>tomorrow</i>. What am I teaching my daughter and what am I setting her up for if I constantly have to have something special lined up? I haven't taught her that tomorrow is going to be a good day just because it is; because we will make it good; we will allow it. <br />
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I still like to make things special, but "Tomorrow will be a good day", is the only affirmation we need. </div>
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