Star Wars * Flower & Garden * Link added 10/10/09

[Charleston Princess]

about the puppets -- just when you thought the battle was over... My two are like that as well!

[WrightFamily06]

Originally Posted by OneTreeHillAddict

The power was out forever! I did a lot of this TR though 'til my battery died. Tonight is my catch up night as soon as I start the new PTR's. Maybe the next time you come I can take some pics of your kids on the beach. It wont take long. I bet they'll smile for me.

That would be awesome , they would smile for you that's how it always is , they smile and pose for everyone else but me . LOL

Love the update you and DD's pictures of the Flower & Garden Festival are just beautiful . The fairy ones are so detailed , we missed this area somehow all together on our trip and now seeing it in every one's TR it makes me so mad we never saw it ! The pictures of Baby DS in that coonskin cap are just precious !

By the way my pictures are not showing up on my TR right now , wanted to ask you if you knew why that might be ?

[meanmom121]

Originally Posted by 29apr00

she was our Mulan last year too! And I'm with you on those stupid puppets!! My excuse is they are not allowed on the airplane...you know, sticks and stuff.

good thinking - you're quick on your feet

[pmama]

That same racoon hat will pop up in my Disneyland trip. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what to do with it. That's one thing about taking a trip w/ Grandparents. We came home with a lot more frivolous space clutter. That's a good idea for fronteir Donald. Where is he found?

[xoktenox]

Apparently all kids LOVE those puppets! In every TR I read the parents have to pull their kids away from those puppets LOL

I love all the pictures from Pixie Hollow. I have a bunch from their but they're not as good as yours. Heck, they're not even as good as your DD's!

[Me&3]

I bought that Tinkerbell birdbath is what I call it. The exact one in your pic. I loved those little fairy houses,I got those seeds too where are mine? You asked when me when am I going back we will be there 7/2-7/10/09. Not soon enough I was already thinking about going this weekend.

[jordanyosh]

Puppets scare me......

[wdwgirl03]

Great F&GF pictures! I especially love all the fairy ones. Those are adorable!

[msgrimm23]

we went through the tent with the butterflys and my sister is afraid of bugs. mind you she is almost 30. i never saw her run out of a place so fast. so i did not really get to see what was in the tent

[kaysmommie]

I love your F&G and Pixie Hollow pics. I walked by it in the rain but never got back there again to see the fairies. We saw the same Mulan 2 weeks ago. Oh the puppets are the worst Kaylee wants one every trip too. Lckily none have made it home with us yet. She did buy and Umbrella from France though with flowers and her name on it.

[julezdisney]

OooOooooOOo!! Gorgeous pix!! I love that you had some alone time w/your DD! So fun!

[chunkymonkey]

Fantastic TR, I love all the pictures. What lenses do you use to take these? They look like nice wide-angle shots!

Am loving all the F and G festival pictures too. Wish I took more pics of the floral scluptures. Can't wait to read more!!

[joy13]

DD's pictures are beautiful - she sure got your photographic eye! You may not be able to do Mom/daughter trip - you could schedule time together like that each trip, especially as babyDS gets older - it won't be so hard for Sidney to be alone with him.

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Originally Posted by OhioDisneyLover

The topieries were beautiful this year, werent' they? I think I took a zillion pictures of them too.

Loved the update!

I really enjoyed them but this was my first time going to F & G. I hope to go back next year but I don't know that it will cross with Star Wars Weekends and that will come first.

Originally Posted by oregondaddyof2

I love seeing the pictures you post... They are great...

Thanks. We take a lot of them. That's for sure!

Originally Posted by meanmom121

OMG Why wasn't I there for the F&G show. How beautiful. I love all the fairy house. And the sunset photos were awesome. I need photography lessons from you.

? Maybe 2010 you can get out there. I'd love to go back. The fairy houses were so cute. She seriously took about 100 pictures of those houses! The sunset after the rain was gorgeous. The prettiest one I've ever seen!

Originally Posted by CanadianWDWfan

Wow, the topiaries are gorgeous!

You did a fantastic job of capturing the monorail in those pics...worth the wait!

I was so happy to see the Tinkerbell gardens, I loved all the fairies. So sweet how they have the little houses too. It looks so beautiful, I just have to see it for myself. F&GF here I come...maybe 2010...

Minnie's butterfly tent is so neat, I was wondering how they kept the butterflies inside. Thanks for the info.

Your DD is so photogenic, and the Minnie backpack is adorable. Great deal!!!

Thank you for this update, I was feeling a little 'blue' and you have lifted my spirits.

I waited a long time for that train! I told Sidney I'd be picking one out to frame after all of that. LOL Some do excape but they're all native so it's okay. Awww....that is so sweet to say. I'm glad you're feeling better.

Originally Posted by dawnbu40

We love Epcot during the Flower Festival and you did a fantastic job of capturing its beauty! The Tink area was so cute! We loved it!

I loved the Fairy stuff too. I am surprised at how many people say they missed it. I guess in a way it was a little hidden. I'm glad I walked out the other side though. It was something to see!

Originally Posted by MyMuse

A little off-topic...is that Rob Thomas in your avatar? I Rob! I'm hoping to catch a few of his shows when he tours.

Now back on topic...I've only stayed at POFQ in March 09 and POR in May 09. I have never stayed on-site before and boy, was I missing out! I'm also planning on going back in December. I have family and my best friend & goddaughter in Tampa/Orlando and I go quite a few times a year, but in past years, didn't go into WDW. I have no idea why , late bloomer, I guess!!

When in December? I could never go to FL and not doo Disney.

Though, I did like POFQ alot more than POR. Maybe I'll try CSR for December? Hmm....

The NEW rooms are amazing! I'll have a ton of pics at the end of the report for ya'll to see.

Ok, for this TR, I'm going to have to take it one TR at a time. I'm so envious! I'm looking forwarding to reading your other ones as well.

F&G Festival was awesome, wasn't it? I'm so glad, I was able to make it make to see it. I did see a bit of it while there in March as well.

The only thing I really didn't see was Pixie Hollow Garden. For some reason, I completely missed it. I was in the Butterfly Garden but walked out the same way we walked in, so I never saw it. Let me tell you, I'm pretty sad about it. I love your pictures! It was like I was there. So, thank you!

We stumbled upon it but I had the big guide so I knew there was a fairy garden from that. I would have hunted it down.

Oh, and the monorail pics! I love sequential shooting.

Originally Posted by tinkgurl

I really do hope you make it over to the Mickey at the Contemporary sometime!

I will! In about 90 or so days. LOL

Originally Posted by 29apr00

yeah, all caught up! Love all the F&G pics! So pretty, my DD would have loved the Tink Garden too!!

I wish they'd leave it up all the time! I love that stuff!

Originally Posted by punkin413

i would've stayed in the first room at sports....i love reptiles! Well, they're cool and all but no way would I want them outside the door every time I left the room!

loved the pixie hollow pictures. we went to F&G festival in may 2008 and they had tink, but none of the other stuff. probably because the movie wasn't out yet. it's all so cute! especially the little houses.



i bought one of these last year and it's outside my office window - i love it! it was only like $27 which i thought was really reasonable.

by the way, did your DD get a haircut? it looks really cute!

Yep! She did. She was tired of the super long style.

Originally Posted by OhioDisneyLover

awesome pics!!!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by meanmom121

I know what you mean about the puppets. We have gotten them in the past and I think the fascination with them lasted all of one day at home and thet never came out agin.

Shoot, my kids would lose interest in it before they left Epcot for the day!

Originally Posted by 29apr00

she was our Mulan last year too! And I'm with you on those stupid puppets!! My excuse is they are not allowed on the airplane...you know, sticks and stuff.

Good one, but one of these days some kid in the seat next to your DD is going to have his or her puppet out on the plane and you are going down!

Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

about the puppets -- just when you thought the battle was over... My two are like that as well!

Yep. And I'm not done yet. There's more!

Originally Posted by WrightFamily06

That would be awesome , they would smile for you that's how it always is , they smile and pose for everyone else but me . LOL

Love the update you and DD's pictures of the Flower & Garden Festival are just beautiful . The fairy ones are so detailed , we missed this area somehow all together on our trip and now seeing it in every one's TR it makes me so mad we never saw it ! The pictures of Baby DS in that coonskin cap are just precious !

By the way my pictures are not showing up on my TR right now , wanted to ask you if you knew why that might be ?

Once you hit your maximum views per month you will have to upgrade your PB account. If it's saying bandwith exceeded. I haven't been to your page yet.

Went to the park today. They have added a bunch of kiddie rides. I'll have a huge update in the WL/Thong report sometime tomorrow. The admission isn't too much and they offer military discounts.

I love his new hat!

You're one many who said they missed it. Did you guys not get the big flower and garden book with all the info in it? It told ya all about the F & G festival.

Originally Posted by pmama

That same racoon hat will pop up in my Disneyland trip. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what to do with it. That's one thing about taking a trip w/ Grandparents. We came home with a lot more frivolous space clutter. That's a good idea for fronteir Donald. Where is he found?

LOL It's so cute though. At WDW that Donald hangs out in Frontierland. I met him near the turkey leg cart once and another time he was up under a covered porch near LTT. That would be a gorgeous pic!

Originally Posted by xoktenox

Apparently all kids LOVE those puppets! In every TR I read the parents have to pull their kids away from those puppets LOL

I love all the pictures from Pixie Hollow. I have a bunch from their but they're not as good as yours. Heck, they're not even as good as your DD's!

Yep. They're popular! Girl...all the pics I've seen have been good so far. What are you talking about?

Originally Posted by Me&3

I bought that Tinkerbell birdbath is what I call it. The exact one in your pic. I loved those little fairy houses,I got those seeds too where are mine? You asked when me when am I going back we will be there 7/2-7/10/09. Not soon enough I was already thinking about going this weekend.

Our seeds are MIA too. You go in July? You are a brave person! Wow.

Originally Posted by jordanyosh

Puppets scare me......

I wish my kids were scared of them.

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Originally Posted by wdwgirl03

Great F&GF pictures! I especially love all the fairy ones. Those are adorable!

Thanks! I'm having a hard time now deciding on a favorite time of year.

Originally Posted by msgrimm23

we went through the tent with the butterflys and my sister is afraid of bugs. mind you she is almost 30. i never saw her run out of a place so fast. so i did not really get to see what was in the tent

OMG really? That's funny. Butterflies aren't bugs. LOL I don't think I've ever met or heard of anyone that doesn't like them.

Originally Posted by kaysmommie

I love your F&G and Pixie Hollow pics. I walked by it in the rain but never got back there again to see the fairies. We saw the same Mulan 2 weeks ago. Oh the puppets are the worst Kaylee wants one every trip too. Lckily none have made it home with us yet. She did buy and Umbrella from France though with flowers and her name on it.

No! Are you serious? We went to see them two times. (We had to let the boys see...)

We bought an umbrella too. You know where it is? Yeah, me either.

Originally Posted by julezdisney

OooOooooOOo!! Gorgeous pix!! I love that you had some alone time w/your DD! So fun!

Much needed alone time. It was so much fun just hanging out. When she gets older I want to take a trip with her alone somewhere. Can't be WDW though. The boys wouldn't let us go there without them.

Originally Posted by chunkymonkey

Fantastic TR, I love all the pictures. What lenses do you use to take these? They look like nice wide-angle shots!

Am loving all the F and G festival pictures too. Wish I took more pics of the floral scluptures. Can't wait to read more!!

Nope. All I took to WDW was the 18-55 and my 55-200 (after someone stole my underwear at CSR I know better than to bring something expensive with me, ) The only time I used the 55-200 was on some pineapple shots...the rain was so bad. I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I would have liked.

Originally Posted by joy13

DD's pictures are beautiful - she sure got your photographic eye! You may not be able to do Mom/daughter trip - you could schedule time together like that each trip, especially as babyDS gets older - it won't be so hard for Sidney to be alone with him.

Aw. I'll tell her you said that. What I like about kids...they take pics of stuff we don't even see or notice. I love coming home and looking back over the pictures they took. If he wasn't a runner I'd feel okay with the boys going off and doing their own thing but when that kid bolts he bolts!