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As we were walking to the CR to eat at the Wave, I was so excited to actually order from a menu! I would not be disappointed. I ordered the Filet Mignon, and it was outstanding. Better than LeCellier (at Epcot), perhaps? Amazing. It literally melted in my mouth, and everything else we ate that...

Parade Minnie in Parade The parade changes, however small, were cute. I absolutely love the "celebration" attire the characters are sporting this year, and I already knew the song was better than "Disney Dreams Come True" (although not as good, IMHO, as "Share a Dream Come True"). Anyway...

Chandelier Horse I checked out the pool, shopped a bit and, after about 90 minutes, headed back to the room. I was quite sure there weren't going to be any long naps this trip! When I got back though, the three of them were just starting to stir. It's a good thing we were set on swimming...

Trained Elephants Sign Carousel Sign The Swan #1 The Swan #2 The Swan #3 The Boardwalk Villas with Funky Sky The Boardwalk Sign The Atlantic Dance Hall The Boardwalk Inn The Welcome Sign

After the race, we wandered a bit during the Kids' Races (SO CUTE!) before the "Meet & Greet" breakfast we had paid for. I've never written a letter to Disney before, and I know this isn't the worst that's happened there by any stretch of the imagination, but I was SORELY disappointed in this...

Finally, we were off! The race course took us through a parking lot (most of the first mile) and into a back entrance to Epcot, bringing us in next to the Mexico Pavilion in the World Showcase. We had a nice run through the WS (with a little jaunt outside via the International Gateway, outside...

Day 3 [LEFT] The alarm(s) went off at 5am, after a better night's sleep. Emerson woke up a few times, but each night was steadily showing improvement. After a quick change, we were off to the races! We arrived at Epcot very quickly, with no difficulty at all (such a relief after the...

Macro Flower Oasis Waterfall It was an absoulutely gorgeous evening with a slight breeze. the girls were very playful, and I was the happiest walking through there that I had been the whole trip. We decided to make a quick trip to Downtown Disney that evening. I love spending time (and...

Tree of Life (Shadow) Everest at Sunset Tree of Life and Everest Ladybug Lamp Giraffe Post Toucan Post Ibis Ibis Peeking Bird (Silhouette) #1 Bird (Silhouette) #2

Kilimanjaro Safari {How ridiculous is it that most of the way through our second day of the trip we were averaging 0.5 attractions per day?! Who cares, though, we were enjoying ourselves and actually calling it a vacation!} We signed in for our ADR at Tusker House a few minutes early...

Tree of Life Seahorses on the Tree of Life Stunning Bird After just a quick little nap (15 minutes or so), we were on our way to the Wide World of Sports to pick up our race packet. I must say, they did the Expo right with the Princess event. I'm not sure if it's just the fact that...

Boardwalk Lobby Chair Guy We got there just in time to snag the last AAA Diamond Parking Spot (that we could see anyway), which was fabulous. We set up the stroller (fighting the girls, of course) and headed in! Our first stop was to get a fastpass for Expedition Everest, because it was the...

Day 2 The girls wake up every morning around 5am and chatter at the ceiling and their crib toys for about 20 minutes. It's fairly harmless, and they usually go back to sleep fairly quickly for another hour and a half or so. Not in WDW! The close proximity of their cribs had them both standing...

The Dole Whip was outstanding of course, but otherwise the night was a total disaster. We headed back to the room as quickly as we could, let the girls play for a while, then put them to bed. The TOTAL meltdown began at about 8:15pm and lasted several hours. The girls were honestly freaking out...

Mickey Mouse Truffles After dinner, since the girls were doing well and we wanted to try to keep them up until bedtime (you know, if it wasn't going to be too traumatic), we took the monorail over to the Magic Kingdom. BIG mistake. The crowds were, again, unblelievable. This should have been...