Monte Cristo
02-15-2007, 01:37 PM
So this is my first trip report I’ve done here on the DIS so please go easy on me!!
Also, the focus point on this report will be my daughter and her first trip to WDW so you’ll be seeing a lot of her. Wife says I am long winded so I apologize if that’s the case!!!
The cast of characters were Me, Dwife, DD (10 months) and MIL. At first when my DW told me that she wanted her mother to come with us, I was not overly thrilled. It has nothing to do with her as she is great, but I was looking forward to a vacation with just us. She sold me when she said how we were going to be able to go out after DD went to sleep! We literally haven’t been out of the house at night since she was born, so at that point I was like YES. It also helps that the Patriots were in the AFC Championship and I wanted to watch the game at ESPN…
Also, we were nervous how our daughter was going to do as this was the first time she was going to be spending the night anywhere but her own crib at home. To try to make things as much like home as possible, I rented a crib from a company that was recommended here on the DIS and brought the sheets we put on her crib at home.
Ok, so finally we are ready to go…
Day 1:
Our plane was leaving at 7:15 AM out of RI and we had decided to buy her a seat on the plane and bring our car seat. It really was never a question about buying her a seat and boy was it worth it, not only for safety. Since we had to wake her up at 4:45 AM, she quickly fell asleep in the car seat….
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5370.jpg
It was a 2 and a half hour plane ride and she ended up sleeping for 2 hours! She woke up in a great mood and we started popping cherios in her mouth to deal with the descent of the plane.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5372.jpg
We had called FL Tours for a van because we needed a rear facing car seat so once to the baggage claim, and finally finding our driver, we were out to the van. Problem was, the car seat they had in the van was the travel system type and our daughter is over the weight limit for those SO….it was again great that I had brought our car seat and I installed the seat in the FL Tours van and off we went. It was great to finally be on vacation!!
Our next stop was at the Publix for groceries (BEER) and the Time Share Store for our complimentary gift basket. What a great idea by Tom at TTS…you walk in their store and you’d think you were in Beauty and the Bath, it was great.
Finally we get to Boardwalk and get assigned our room. I had gone out to take care of the bags and groceries and left Wife at the check in counter to get us our room. Since at this point it was around 1:30, we were hoping for a room that was ready so that we could feed DD and settle in a bit. Wife took the 1BR they had available and off we went….5th floor and wife said it was close to the elevator. Well, let me tell you, it was NOT close to the elevator. As a matter of fact it was the LAST room down the hallway.
A lot of people claim that the hallways at the Boardwalk are long, and to an extent they are, but it really isn’t that bad. I was actually happy because that meant we only had 1 neighbor to potentially disturb if DD has issues sleeping.
Here’s what greeted us upon entering the room. We left it there for the next guest to enjoy as well.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5375.jpg
We had selected a better view and again even though we were in the LAST room, here’s the view we had from the balcony….it was awesome. I have a daytime pic here somewhere but can’t find it!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5408.jpg
We all get settled in and it was hot out so off we went to check out the kiddie pool. Keep in mind, when we left RI, it was 9 degrees, so when we got to WDW and it was 80, it felt like it was 100 but it was great. Wife had forgotten to pack our daughter’s bathing suit so she didn’t go in and DD was not happy about that. We vowed that sometime that night we would buy her a suit.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5376.jpg
She was having a great time…look daddy I’m on the slide.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5392.jpg
All in all, she loved the pool…except that she couldn’t go in, but that was coming up the next day!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5402.jpg
It was getting to be about time to start the bed time routine so back to the room we went. In the 1BR at BWV the bathroom is split in 2 with a stand up shower area and a whirlpool area separated by a door. Also the whirlpool area is really in the master suite but separated by a wall. Since neither of us take baths, the whirlpool bathroom was the perfect place to set up the crib.
Our DD got her bath and the adventure of her sleeping her first night away from home began…..more of that tomorrow with stories of ESPN, Magic Kingdom and mom and dad’s ( DW and me) psychosis.
I am by no means an expert trip writier so I hope it's not boring!!
MC
Also, the focus point on this report will be my daughter and her first trip to WDW so you’ll be seeing a lot of her. Wife says I am long winded so I apologize if that’s the case!!!
The cast of characters were Me, Dwife, DD (10 months) and MIL. At first when my DW told me that she wanted her mother to come with us, I was not overly thrilled. It has nothing to do with her as she is great, but I was looking forward to a vacation with just us. She sold me when she said how we were going to be able to go out after DD went to sleep! We literally haven’t been out of the house at night since she was born, so at that point I was like YES. It also helps that the Patriots were in the AFC Championship and I wanted to watch the game at ESPN…
Also, we were nervous how our daughter was going to do as this was the first time she was going to be spending the night anywhere but her own crib at home. To try to make things as much like home as possible, I rented a crib from a company that was recommended here on the DIS and brought the sheets we put on her crib at home.
Ok, so finally we are ready to go…
Day 1:
Our plane was leaving at 7:15 AM out of RI and we had decided to buy her a seat on the plane and bring our car seat. It really was never a question about buying her a seat and boy was it worth it, not only for safety. Since we had to wake her up at 4:45 AM, she quickly fell asleep in the car seat….
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5370.jpg
It was a 2 and a half hour plane ride and she ended up sleeping for 2 hours! She woke up in a great mood and we started popping cherios in her mouth to deal with the descent of the plane.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5372.jpg
We had called FL Tours for a van because we needed a rear facing car seat so once to the baggage claim, and finally finding our driver, we were out to the van. Problem was, the car seat they had in the van was the travel system type and our daughter is over the weight limit for those SO….it was again great that I had brought our car seat and I installed the seat in the FL Tours van and off we went. It was great to finally be on vacation!!
Our next stop was at the Publix for groceries (BEER) and the Time Share Store for our complimentary gift basket. What a great idea by Tom at TTS…you walk in their store and you’d think you were in Beauty and the Bath, it was great.
Finally we get to Boardwalk and get assigned our room. I had gone out to take care of the bags and groceries and left Wife at the check in counter to get us our room. Since at this point it was around 1:30, we were hoping for a room that was ready so that we could feed DD and settle in a bit. Wife took the 1BR they had available and off we went….5th floor and wife said it was close to the elevator. Well, let me tell you, it was NOT close to the elevator. As a matter of fact it was the LAST room down the hallway.
A lot of people claim that the hallways at the Boardwalk are long, and to an extent they are, but it really isn’t that bad. I was actually happy because that meant we only had 1 neighbor to potentially disturb if DD has issues sleeping.
Here’s what greeted us upon entering the room. We left it there for the next guest to enjoy as well.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5375.jpg
We had selected a better view and again even though we were in the LAST room, here’s the view we had from the balcony….it was awesome. I have a daytime pic here somewhere but can’t find it!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5408.jpg
We all get settled in and it was hot out so off we went to check out the kiddie pool. Keep in mind, when we left RI, it was 9 degrees, so when we got to WDW and it was 80, it felt like it was 100 but it was great. Wife had forgotten to pack our daughter’s bathing suit so she didn’t go in and DD was not happy about that. We vowed that sometime that night we would buy her a suit.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5376.jpg
She was having a great time…look daddy I’m on the slide.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5392.jpg
All in all, she loved the pool…except that she couldn’t go in, but that was coming up the next day!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/Monte_Cristo/IMG_5402.jpg
It was getting to be about time to start the bed time routine so back to the room we went. In the 1BR at BWV the bathroom is split in 2 with a stand up shower area and a whirlpool area separated by a door. Also the whirlpool area is really in the master suite but separated by a wall. Since neither of us take baths, the whirlpool bathroom was the perfect place to set up the crib.
Our DD got her bath and the adventure of her sleeping her first night away from home began…..more of that tomorrow with stories of ESPN, Magic Kingdom and mom and dad’s ( DW and me) psychosis.
I am by no means an expert trip writier so I hope it's not boring!!
MC