First, with regards to your upcoming trip - I can totally understand where you are coming from comparing it to your December trip ... but just think about how awesome all of your Disney trips have been and this one doesn't need to compete with the December trip. I am sure it will be it's own amazing entry into your Disney story book
Also, just think how unsure/nervous you were about initially meeting Carrie and Riley and how awesome that turned out to be in the end!
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Sounds like you got on a couple of fun (if little) rides ... fully agree about, especially, Barnstormer that they should run it twice. Actually, our last trip my daughter Olivia said "wait, that's it? We don't go around again?" as we pulled into the station
great picture of you and the girls in front of the falls!
Nice that you were able to pull Riley aside and just have a few last minutes between the two of you. And their note they left you was very sweet - certainly sweeter than a parking ticket