Sunday, October 25, 2015

Day 5: Our last day in the parks!

Today was our last day in the park, and we got so much done! We got there early again, and had to keep finding things to do to fill the time, because we didn’t have any lines! It was an awesome way to end the trip!

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Once we were in the park, we headed straight for Tinkerbell, and we were only the second family in line!

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Ben wasn’t too sure about Tinkerbell’s hand on his shoulder…

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These are the wait times we like to see! We had the whole Swiss Family Tree House to ourselves!

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We noticed there wasn’t a line for the Magic Carpet rides either, so we hopped on those really quick too!

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After the carpet ride, we still had to fill time before getting to our Fast Pass for Pirates of the Caribbean, so we went to the Enchanted Tiki Room show, but there are no pictures because it was so awful, and we’d like to just forget that we even went to it… Pirates of the Caribbean was a hit though!

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We had to fill even MORE time before our next Fast Pass, so the girls went back on Splash Mountain one more time…

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The guy in front of Daddy lost his hat on the way down…

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After having lunch at Pinocchio Village Haus , we headed off to the Haunted Mansion… It was pretty scary, but everyone made it out just fine!

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We needed a few laughs after the haunted house, so we headed over to the Monster’s Inc Laugh Floor. While you wait, you can text in your favorite jokes, and they use some in the show! Emily’s Elsa joke was picked and she was so excited!

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Mommy was put on camera for what she does best… being behind the camera!

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After some laughs, we headed over for our last screams of the day… Space Mountain!

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Emily made the height check and couldn’t wait to go, and she loved it so much that she went TWICE! What an awesome way to end our park days!

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After Space Mountain, we said goodbye to Bridget & Kevin, as they were heading off to the next leg of their vacation, and we went back to the hotel with Nannie & Grandpa for some Dole whip ice cream and a dip in the pool!

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After we sent Nannie & Grandpa off to the airport, our family headed off to our last night’s adventure at the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds for the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Review show! Daddy loved the campgrounds and wants to stay here next time, and Ben found lots of friends to play with on the playground!

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The girls loved hula hooping while we waited for the show to start.

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We had a real country meal!

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Emily ate a loaf of cornbread herself (which is good, because she wouldn’t eat anything else…)

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Our unlimited beer, wine & drinks came in mason jars.

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The show went on during dinner and it was hilarious!

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Proof that a piece of fried chicken on the bone is disgusting in Emily’s world…

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In Ben’s world though, it’s just fine Smile

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We got to be a part of the show & make some noise!

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What an awesome way to spend our last night together! Mommy said this was one of her favorite memories of the trip, so check out our 4 minute highlights video of the show!

Heading home

Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and we finally had to head home, but not without amazing memories to last us a lifetime! Thank you to Nannie & Grandpa who helped make this trip possible, and for everyone that helped along the way! We can’t wait to go back and do it again!

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Mommy’s going to leave you with a few of her favorite Disney quotes…

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Until next time, Disney…

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Happy 1/2 birthday!

Daddy was on a business trip for my half birthday this year, so we celebrated a few days late, but it was worth the wait because I got a 1/2 a pumpkin pie to celebrate with this year!

-Emily

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Friday, October 9, 2015

It’s time for the fun run!!!!

We’ve been getting ready for our school’s Fun Run for the past two weeks, and it was a beautiful day for it today! Mommy & Ben came to watch us both, and we had an awesome time! We both made it to our goal of 35 laps, and Emily made in just the nick of time!!! Thank you to everyone who sponsored us!

-Abigail & Emily

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Mommy did a much better job cheering for us than Ben did… he just wanted to play on her phone…

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Each class team was announced and we got to run out of the big tunnel! Emily’s class was “Mrs. Ricker’s Rockstar Racers”!

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And… we’re off!

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We were allowed to stop for a water break every 5 laps, but I frequented the water table a little more often… Mommy’s surprised I still finished with all the water I had to stop for!

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We had different kinds of laps to run… jumping, dancing, slow motion & walk with a friend!

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When they announced the race would be over in 2 minutes, and I still had a few laps to go, I got a wind in my sails and ran my little heart out. Mommy was so proud of me, she even ran along  side the track to cheer me on!

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Last lap!!!!

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I made it! All I kept saying to Mommy was, “I did it! I actually did it!” I have no idea why that made Mommy cry…

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After my run, we went inside, and Mommy and Ben stayed to watch Abby race next!

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Abigail’s class team was named “Squire’s Slippery Squids”…

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Abby LOVED running through the tunnel!

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Ben wasn’t thrilled having to stay for another race, but he did great!

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Everytime we passed the finish line, a teacher marked off a lap on the backs of our shirts so we could keep track!

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We have another water drinker… Although Abby stuck to the five lap rule Smile

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Abby enjoyed walking with her friends, but she still managed to finish 40 laps!!!

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I finished!!!!!!

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Thank you everyone for your support! We had a blast!

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