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Our pager began to flash and it was time to be seated. DH and I really enjoyed this character meal because we were able to relax a bit. Lillian and Avery really enjoyed the music and dancing. The food wasn't too impressive, but I would definitely recommend everyone with small children to do this one. It was as stressfree as a table meal can be with little ones. The kids actually loved the food selection (and I actually preferred the kids selection too).

Little bit of dancing


Leo


Goliath

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June



And the star (for Avery at least) Jo Jo

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After this we went right over to Playhouse Disney Live to wait in line. DH got us fastpasses for Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

We thought the Playhouse Disney Live thing was cute




DH had to leave with Lillian because she wanted to climb up the stairs.

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We REALLY loved Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Lillian fell asleep so my DH waited for us outside (and collected some fastpasses to Rockin Rollercoaster).

I have to throw this in because it was really funny. So you all know how bad her experience was at Tough to be a Bug. Well, she got a bit worried about being in the theater for this show. The first thing she asked me was will it be foggy to which I responded "I don't think so", next she asked if there would be water to which I responded "no" (I didn't feel any wet on the seats). I was wrong on both occasions, but she was fine. WHEW

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We went over to see Beauty and the Beast. This was a great rest and the show was fun. This is another one of those things that I would have probably skipped if I wasn't with the girls....glad I was with the girls.

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I desperately wanted Mema to ride Rockin Roller Coaster...I told her that she would it. Well, I was wrong. It took her a good hour to recover. She seriously looked like a ghost when we walked off. It's gonna take a while to build up that trust again But I REALLY, REALLY thought she would like it.

By the way, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED it!

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She swapped with John and took the kids over to the Playground while John and I walked onto Tower of Terror a couple of times. Boy I love that ride!

Then we raced to go and make sure the kids weren't being too hard on Mema.

I'll have to take a moment to just say what a blessing it was to have Mema with us on this trip. It made it so relaxing to have an extra set of hands. She is the best and I wouldn't have had nearly as much fun without her.

We went over to grab the girls and try and catch the Muppet show. Everyone really enjoyed that too.

Now off to see the Osborne Spectacle of Lights.

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The girls were really starting to get cranky at this point. In retrospect they were probably both just starving. It was nearly 6:00 pm and our last meal was Hollywood and Vine...OOOPS We grabbed a couple of pretzels and waited for the lights to start.

That got everyone in high spirits

Amost there


Getting Brighter


BRIGHTER


WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!

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I loved the Osborne Spectacle of Lights. The pictures don't really do it justice. It's really more of a feeling than a sight. It really got us into the Christmas Spirit.

Here are a few more

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What a great TR! I love the pictures of the girls. It is wonderful to see the magic of Disney in their eyes! I loved the Tinkerbelle/Snowflake face painting. It looked fabulous!

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Now we headed over to Fantasmic. Lillian was not doing well and really wanted to be in her bed. We were about 45 minutes prior to the show and were told that it was standing room only. I was SHOCKED....I expected there to be plenty of seats. Even a CM over at the lights said it wouldn't be a problem.

I am telling you....it was CROWDED....much more that I expected the first week of Disney to be.

That being said, DH took Lillian back to the room (he was ready for a little down time too) and Mema, Avery and I decided to stand in the back and watch the show. They have these risers on the top left and right of the stadium that we stood on. It was worth it and Avery really enjoyed it (as tired as she was). We were really dragging once the show was over and eventually made it to our Bus Stop (the LAST ONE...UGH!!!) and Avery announces that she needed to go potty In my head I was screaming, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!". Mema said, "I'm not gonig anywhere....I'll sit here until you get back". I didn't blame her Avery and I trecked over to the restroom and back....seemed to take FOREVER, but we finally made it onto the bus and back to the resort.

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Look what was waiting for us in the room



It had two piggy banks (one with Cinderella's Castle and all of the characters and one with Goofy, Donald, Minnie, Mickey & Pluto hanging out of a Taxi), 5 plush dolls (Goofy, Donald, Minnie, Mickey & Pluto), Bottled water, chips and those lollypops that no parent will ever let their child eat- or at least that is what my mother told me.

Avery played with those dolls until she fell asleep.



This was sent to us from a good friend. What a wonderful surprise.

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It didn't take long for all of us to fall asleep.

Next up, Day 4, Sea World.

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Alright...I know I have been a slacker on this TR Please forgive me.

Day 4, SeaWorld

I will have to post my SeaWorld pictures later....my camera ran out of juice as soon as we got to the park I purchased a disposable camera and used that for the day.....one of these days I will get those developed

We had a really wonderful day. The first thing we did was get the girls another face painting. Next off to the best part of our day at SeaWorld....feeding the dolphins. I would have paid admission just to do this. The girls were really into it. I purchased several trays of fish (Stinky, Stinky ). They just swim right up to you. Really, Really

We watched the new Dolphin show which was pretty entertaining. THis got Avery all psyched to see Shamu.

We went into all of the attractions along the way: dolphin nursery (very cool), sting ray exhibit/ petting center, penguin encounter (pretty lame), shark encounter (which I remember being so afraid of as a little kid....not as scary as I remembered it). My favorite part was our pit stop to the Budweiser Place....John and I enjoyed our beers (MMMMM....BEEEEERRRR) while the girls had a bit of lunch. We even saw the Budweiser Clydesdale horses with a special winter outfits (or whatever you call horse gear )...that was pretty neat actually. Then off to Shamu stadium to get a good seat (Avery was DYING to be in the GET WET seats). It was a pretty warm day so I wasn't too worried (plus I had a couple of ponchos...I'm no dummy).

The Believe show was really amazing and LOT'S of fun. Lillian watched without making a peep the entire show. AT the end we did get splashed....Avery really loved that part.

A little SeaWorld side note....I couldn't help but feel a little sad for Shamu. That guy is SOOOO big and the only part of the show he did was the very end for a splash. They have other Orka's for the entertaining part of the show. I'm no marine biologist, but that fella looks pretty sad compared to the other ones. His Dorsal fin is all curled over and his tail is all curled up too

We spent the rest of our time at SeaWorld in the kiddie area. They have the best little rides for preschoolers. Avery rode OVER and OVER and OVER. They also have a really fun playarea (reminded me of the honey I shrunk the kids play area at MGM....er I mean Disney Studios ).

We decided to leave around 3:00 PM and try and get over to Downtown Disney for dinner (no ADR's ...just winging it).
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We got back to the rooms just for a potty break and to grab some warmer gear...it was starting to get chilly. We decided to take the ferry over to DTD and try and eat at Rainforest Cafe.

I don't really remember much of this experience. Everyone in both parties were not doing well.....especially the kiddies. Everyone was pretty fussy (which made all of the adults pretty fussy too). We SCARFED down something (I don't really remember what) and got the heck out of there FAST. That was my only time seeing DTD I really wanted to do a little shopping, but that wouldn't be happening this trip.

On to Day 5, Chef Mickey's and Epcot