Friday, January 9, 2015

Meeting Elsa and Anna

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 FROZEN Blog Hop


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Are you ready to build a SNOWMAN? Let it go!!

We went to Disney World in November.  Tanner turned 9 the day we left.  Last year when we went to WDW, he only wanted to see Phineas and Ferb and the characters from our meals.  I was surprised that he wanted to see Elsa and Anna.  Of course, we did not book a fast pass months in advance to see them because he was more into riding rides than waiting for character autographs.

So, we got to the Magic Kingdom right after breakfast with Lilo and Stitch and he wanted to see the wait time.  Mind you this was our first full day at MK and he had a list of rides he was hoping to ride.  Well, the wait was 90 minutes 20 minutes after rope drop!  He insisted on waiting.  Mike and his parents went on a few rides while the boys and I waited.  His brothers are 19 and 24!!!

When we were two families from the front of the line, Tanner asked me what was my favorite part of our vacation so far (on day 3 of our trip) and I said taking Mimi and Papa to eat at Teppan Edo for their first time last night.  He smiled at me and said seeing for Elsa and Anna was his favorite part of the trip - TOTALLY made it worth the 90 minute wait!!!

I spent two days looking for the perfect papers for my post!!!  I did not have the right blue in my 3,000 pieces of paper!!!  This was my third grouping of paper!!  I loved the glittered snowflakes on the paper!!

Because I had such good photos of Elsa and Anna, I did not want to cut them out of paper.  I did add Olaf though!!

Here is my little Olaf!  He was a black and white image that I traced.  I got creative with the details, cutting him out in brown and trimming off the white arms and hair.  I also cut an extra eyes and nose in orange and trimmed his nose.

I used fonts on my computer to cut out my title on my Cameo.  The photo of Elsa and Anna came with my Memory Makers download.

Look at the smile on Tanner's face!!

I added a little Let it Go!  I had to let the 90 minute wait go!!!
It was great to see Elsa and Anna - I am glad we waited!!  Here are a few more pictures:
Look at that grin!

Tyler and Elsa.
Kramer and Elsa.

Anna blushed and told me Tyler was GORGEOUS!!


Up next is the lovely and talented SARAH


Here is our complete line up in case you get lost along the way:



The cold never bothered us anyway!

41 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh Lori! I don't what I enjoyed more...your delightful story or these adorable photos!! So so cute! What awesome memories for you! Thanks so much for joining me in this hop! Scrappy hugs, Connie

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  2. OMG Talk about a the story of a lifetime OMG and you've immortalized it on your Layout!!! Girl your whole post today is definitely a theme for a Scrapbook....just this alone. Your pictures are amazing...What a beautiful family...talk about treasured memories.
    Thanks for sharing this stop made my day. You are a very talented scrapper too and one super mom!!

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  3. Ohh priceless layout. Love it.

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  4. What a terrific layout! I know what you mean about trying to find just the right shade in your sea of papers. Your final choices are perfect. The layout is perfect and not too "girly" either. I love your little Olaf. I am your newest follower and look forward to seeing more of your creative work.
    Melin
    My Blog: MyPaperCrafting.com

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  5. Thank you so much for sharing your story! I love your lay out!

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  6. How much FUN it must have been to have your "boys" wait in line with you to meet Anna and Elsa. (P.S. -- Anna is right; Tyler is GORGEOUS, and Anna looks positively smitten!) Those memories are worth a lifetime! And I'll tell you what -- I bet Anna and Elsa were very pleased to meet a young man (Tanner) rather than yet another costumed princess. Your layout -- gorgeous!!!!

    Thank you for sharing your story, Lori. It made my day.

    Fondly,
    Ellen "CardMonkey"
    http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com

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  7. what a fun page, thanks for sharing

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  8. I love the simplicity of your layout. It really let's the pictures tell the story. Great job.

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  9. Great layout-your photos are awesome!

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  10. Very cute project! I got a kick out out of the Anna pics. I really like this hop and so do my girls, lol
    Hugs,
    Sandy

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  11. Super cool!!! My Spencer saw an Elsa & Anna and this is a great idea for a more masculine page!! Love it!

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  12. Your frozen layout is so awesome! I love that paper too! Your boys look like they had so much fun!

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  13. Gorgeous layout -cute pics of the boys.
    I follow you with Bloglovin.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  14. Oh my goodness....adore your LO and family vacation story behind it! Fantastic memory! New follower!

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  15. Beautiful LO. Even the boys and men Love Elsa and Anna.


    vickiesscrappings.bogspot.com

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  16. Love the detail but with simplicity. Great focus on the pics with this one!

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  17. this is awesome! your boys are so nice looking and Elsa is perfect! great pics and layout to highlight them!

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  18. Super cute page. How fun to meet them.

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  19. Stunning layouts.. Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing :) x

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  20. Layout is awesome and let's pictures stand out and speak of the fun happening! Priceless! Thanks for sharing the story behind the layout also!

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  21. TOTALLY lOl'ed at the "I had to let it go 90 minute wait"! You layout is just awesome!!!! You did a SUPER job Lori!!! Great job!!!

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  22. Cute layout and a great story! I love that your two oldest boys got their pictures taken with Anna & Elsa, too. Already a follower!

    ~Ashley W
    proudusmcwife@gmail.com
    http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com

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  23. love this. the photos are so crisp and so perfect.

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  24. What wonderful memories. I love your layout and the photos of all your boys are perfect. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    Designs by Dragonfly {blogspot}
    {Google follower}

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  25. Wonderful layout!! Those pictures and memories were definitely worth the wait!

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  26. Love it. This an beautiful layout

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  27. Beautiful layout. Love how you kept it simple to showcase the wonderful photos with Elsa & Anna.
    TTFN from a new follower

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  28. A nice masculine spin on it. very nice

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  29. Love the layout and the pictures.

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  30. Great Photos and looks the older brothers were enjoying themselves too. Awesome layout and love the little Olaf.

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  31. Oh I Love your Layout!!! I went with my Grand Children in September to Disney World. We Loved It. Thanks for Sharing

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  32. Oh how fun! It sounds like you had fun in WDW! Love the layout! TFS!

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  33. Looks like everyone had an exciting day, Great layout!

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