How Do Pirates Celebrate 10 and 25 yr Anniversaries? Update 6/14 ADRs booked

[Myhappythought5]

The Answer:

GO TO DISNEY!!!!!!!!

Cast of Characters:
Me 32 call me Dee:I am the planner of the family. I would live and work at Disney if I could. I breath, sleep and do all that is Disney.
Dh 31 we will call him Goofy ( since we call him that all the time anyway:rotfl:) He had never been to Disney until after we were married. Likes Disney but not as much as me. He is a big kid and is a great husband and father.
DM Nana : My mom. She helped reinforce my love for Disney. She and my Stepdad go multiple times a year and swear that when they retire from their jobs they have now they are going to go to work for Disney.
DDad Papa ( but we call him Grumpy) He will tell you that he hates going to Disney, but he get just as excited as we do when we are there. Especially when he has his grandkids with him. He is the one who lets the kids have and do what they want when we are there.
DD1 8 almost 9 we will call her Pirate girl: Has recently told me that she is no longer into the Princess thing. Her Word" I am more of a Pirate right now in my life" But when it came time to order her cake wanted Belle on it.:confused3 Has just as deep a love for Disney as me. And is already planning her Disney Wedding:rotfl:
DD2 6 we will call her Ariel: Is my Princess lover and tells me all the time that she will not out grow it. princess: She also loves Disney just as much as me
DS 2 we will call him Buzz: He was born with a love of Disney. Even more so than my girls I think. Two of his first words were Buzz and "foofy" (Goofy) Will meet Buzz for the first time on this trip.

Here is a picture of our cast
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This was my family from last Feb. There are a few extra people in this picture who are not in our cast this time.
My Aunt with the Curly Red Hair.She will not be joining Us and my Grandfather who will be there for a couple of days with his new wife.

When:
Sept 12-18th

Where:
Pirate Room at the CBR (Where else would pirates stay?)

We are on the dinning plan but not free. we have the 40% off deal for passholders and since that was cheaper for us we just kept it that way. But we are still doing the dinning plan. 1) because it is cheaper in the long run and 2) because now we know almost all of the trip and food are paid for before we leave.

I just have one question :
IS IT SEPTEMEBER YET

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Myhappythought5]

Well i will just continue on since I have a bit of time.
We knew that we wanted to do MNSSHP this year, so for Halloween this past year we either got or made costumes so that we could all match.
Here is what we will be:
Me:Tigerlily
Goofy: Captain Hook
Nana: Nana the dog
Papa: The Croc
Pirate Girl: Wendy
Ariel: Tink
Buzz: Peter Pan

Here is a picture from last Halloween.
My DH had to work so my Grandfather filled in for him, and my DDad couldn't be there so we had no Croc but he will be at MNSSHP.
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We all had a blast even though people thought DS was robin hood for some reason.

[Myhappythought5]

Well since I was going through a few things today I figured I would show you all a couple of the things the nice people DISigner board have made for me.

This is our countdown when we get a little closer.
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This is the sign I am going to surprise my parents with and make it into a magnet for the door. I am also making an extra one for their window just incase something happens to the first.
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I am also making one for Dh and I but haven't gotten that far yet. I am more concerned with making my parents stuff. They didn't want a huge party they wanted to go to Disney so that is what they are getting. Now you can see where I got my infatuation for Disney from. They feed my addiction for planning Disney vacations every year. :lmao: And I Happily do as my parents ask:rotfl:

[mickeystoontown]

Signing on for more! This will be our 14th trip to Walt Disney World and we couldn't think of a better place to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. We are booked at Pop but sure are going to miss our favorite resort....the CBR.

[Myhappythought5]

:welcome:
It is great to have my first reader. I hope to keep it interesting :goodvibes

We have never stayed at the POP that is where we want to stay next time. This is our first time at CBR so we are really excited. We normally stay at either the Movies or POR. So this will be a nice change.

We agree what better place to celebrate than our favorite magical place. When we talked about the fact that both DH and I and My Parents were celebrating big Anniversaries ( theirs bigger than ours :goodvibes) The first thing that popped into our heads was Disney. And we wanted to do something different and a little more than we normally would.

Congrats on you 25 yrs also!!! That is awesome.party:

[Myhappythought5]

So far this is what we have come up with. Since we can't schedule our meals yet those are subject to change.
9/11:drive to Florida (12 hrs)
-get to my Parents house late this night.

9/12:leave my parents early to get to Disney
-Meet up with my Grandpa
-Check in to CBR :cool1:
-Spend time swiming and relaxing
-Dinner at 1900 Park fare
- might go see fireworks after dinner

9/13:Wake up early for opening at DHS
-Late lunch or Early Dinner @ 50's Prime Time Cafe'
-At sometime take Pirate Girl on her first ride on
Rockin Roller Coaster. :cool1:

9/14:Up Early for Epcot
- Behind the seeds tour ( not sure what time)
-CS lunch at Sunshine season
-Dinner @ Le Cellier if that isn't available the @ Rose and Crown or Coral
Reef.
-Grandpa leaves.

9/15: Sleep in a little
-Family photo shoot at Wilderness Lodge sometime this morning
-Lunch @ Wolfgang Puck's Express
-Dinner @ Crystal Palace
- MNSSHP

9/16:Day Relaxing
-Lunch @ Food Court
-Dinner @ Kona Cafe' or WCC
- Maybe play Mini Golf.

9/17:Full Day @ Animal Kingdom
-Lunch @ a CS somewhere in the park
-Dinner @ Chef Mickey

9/18: Check Out of Resort
-Maybe go to Downtown Disney or MK again.
-late lunch @ Planet Hollywood.

This is what we have so far. Things are subject to change but for the most part this is how things will be

[Myhappythought5]

I found out today that my Pirate Girl got one of the solo parts in her 3rd grade play. She has a little three line rap that she wants to do.
She is so Excited and proud.
Just wanted to share our excitement. :cool1:

[Myhappythought5]

Well for my own enjoyment I guess I am going to go ahead and post some pics from our Surprise Birthday Celebration we has last year for the kids last Feb. It was mainly for my Son but my middle daughter is one week after his and I didn't want to leave my oldest daughter out. Plus my Birthday was durring this time also. We had a great time.
Tink Surprised the kids each morning with an invitation somewhere for the day and a new Birthday present. They kids had such a blast.:goodvibes

Here are a few pics.
The Family Photo shoot that we did at the Grand Floridian
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The Whole Family
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My mom and I and my DDs
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My stepdad playing with my DDs

Other Photopass Pictures
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We loved this Fairy Godmother. She was AWESOME!!
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I have no clue what Ariel is doing or why. :laughing:
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He was so much fun. Pirate Girl was in love!!!

These are our photos
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This is one ride I have to ride every trip. This and Small World. ( it is a remembering my Grandma thing :lovestruc )
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Some of the goodies Tink brought the first night. Thanks again to the wonderful DISigners!!!!!!:thumbsup2
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Pirate Girl showing she over packed :rotfl:
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WCC for their actual Birthday dinner. Our Waitress was so much fun.
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Ariel getting ready for her first ride on Tower of Terror.

Thanks for looking.

[inkedupmomma]

Hi, I am here and subbed! Cleaning my house like a mad women right now in preparation for our Dis company/Jack's bday party, so I will reply more when I have time!

[Myhappythought5]

Hi, I am here and subbed! Cleaning my house like a mad women right now in preparation for our Dis company/Jack's bday party, so I will reply more when I have time!

Great to have you along.
That is right he has his party this weekend. What fun. Sorry about all the cleaning you have to do though. I completely understand. And then after all the fun it doesn't look I did a thing. :eek:
But it is all for the fun right. :goodvibes
Have a great party.:thumbsup2

[MrsKreamer]

Stopping in to say hi and that you have a beautiful family!

[Myhappythought5]

Stopping in to say hi and that you have a beautiful family!

Thank you for stopping by and the nice compliment.:goodvibes

[Myhappythought5]

Ok. We keep going back and forth on where to do the photo shoot. We have got it down to two choices. Wilderness Lodge and Polynesian.
Those that have had their photo shoots there I would love your input.

:goodvibes

[inkedupmomma]

We are doing a photo shoot with Sophia (Ohiodisneylover) at the Poly! If I had it my way, I'd take pics every where..each place has so much to offer! But I love tropical theming, so I couldn't be more excited about the poly!! I am hoping they catch the MK in the background!

[Grace and Mickey]

Good morning:)
I saw your reply on Rosie PTR and follow it over.

You have a BEAUTIFUL family, I love it when families enjoy spending time together. Memmories are priceless!!!!!

I will be at WDW about the same time as you Sept 10th thur Sept20th staying at Pop's

We are celebrating OUR 35th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:woohoo:

And we live in Ohio too!:thumbsup2

This will be our grandson 1st trip:cool1::cool1:

The weather here is beautiful today :) could get close to 80

Hope to talk to you soon Have a pixiedust:Day!!!

[Myhappythought5]

We are doing a photo shoot with Sophia (Ohiodisneylover) at the Poly! If I had it my way, I'd take pics every where..each place has so much to offer! But I love tropical theming, so I couldn't be more excited about the poly!! I am hoping they catch the MK in the background!

That is what I am really wanting. I too love tropical theming. Plus the Poly has always been my favorite Resort. I have only been able to stay there once in the past but I still have always loved this resort.

[Myhappythought5]

Good morning:)
I saw your reply on Rosie PTR and follow it over.

You have a BEAUTIFUL family, I love it when families enjoy spending time together. Memmories are priceless!!!!!

I will be at WDW about the same time as you Sept 10th thur Sept20th staying at Pop's

We are celebrating OUR 35th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:woohoo:

And we live in Ohio too!:thumbsup2

This will be our grandson 1st trip:cool1::cool1:

The weather here is beautiful today :) could get close to 80

Hope to talk to you soon Have a pixiedust:Day!!!

Congrats on the 35 yr Anniversary. That is great. :cheer2:

It is nice to meet other Ohioans who love Disney. Also ones that are going at the same time as us. :woohoo:

Yes the weather for the past couple of days has been wonderful. I am loving all the sunshine, especially since it has been so cold here recently.

:welcome:

[Myhappythought5]

My girls always go on vacation with my parents for a week in the summer. Well this year they really wanted Buzz and I to go with them. We took them to Disney. Buzz was only 3 1/2 months old. But we all had a blast.

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In our room the first night. ( Love POR :lovestruc )

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Ariel and Papa

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The girls with Great Grandpa

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Buzz's kisses from the princesses.

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Buzz'z first Pooh ride

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[inkedupmomma]

so is that ds's real name? buzz? or a nick name? wait.. i think i just realized everyone had a code name.. you mentioned that already didn't you.. i'm sorry.. im tired right now! lol. Ok, stick to the poly for the photo shoot and all wear pretty bright colors!

[Myhappythought5]

so is that ds's real name? buzz? or a nick name? wait.. i think i just realized everyone had a code name.. you mentioned that already didn't you.. i'm sorry.. im tired right now! lol. Ok, stick to the poly for the photo shoot and all wear pretty bright colors!

Yeah I did nicknames. But I keep getting confused so I might just go to calling them by their names.:rotfl:
DS's name is Robert.
DD 1 is named Grace and
DD 2 is named Jo-Ann

:goodvibes

[Grace and Mickey]

Hi

Grace is a lovely name.:goodvibes My name is Grace too!:goodvibes

Where in Ohio do you live? I live in the Kent, it's near Akron

Can you share any tips on taking young children to WDW

our grandson is 2 1/2 and his 1st trip is in Sept:banana:

Thanks
Grace

[Myhappythought5]

Hi

Grace is a lovely name.:goodvibes My name is Grace too!:goodvibes

Where in Ohio do you live? I live in the Kent, it's near Akron

Can you share any tips on taking young children to WDW

our grandson is 2 1/2 and his 1st trip is in Sept:banana:

Thanks
Grace


We have never had a lot of issues with taking the kids. But we make sure to take some down time for them. Even if that means letting them take a nap in the stoller.
I try to keep something in the diaper bag such as a book or a car or something for them to play with during the lines. There are areas around the different parks to let the kids run around a little. That always helps prevent melt downs.
We have always started traveling with the kids at a young age since my parents and I live so far apart. So they are pretty used to going with the flow.

But we just really try to take breaks so that the younger ones have time to relax. Sometimes that means not going to the park and hanging out around the pool, and/or the parks around the resorts.


But for the most part taking a child is a great experience. You get to enjoy Disney through their joy and it is so great!!!!:thumbsup2

[inkedupmomma]

Yeah I did nicknames. But I keep getting confused so I might just go to calling them by their names.:rotfl:
DS's name is Robert.
DD 1 is named Grace and
DD 2 is named Jo-Ann

:goodvibes

beautiful names! my grandmother's name is Grace, and if DS (jack) was a girl, he would have been Grace!

[Myhappythought5]

beautiful names! my grandmother's name is Grace, and if DS (jack) was a girl, he would have been Grace!

Thank you. She was named after my little sister. I have always loved the name.

[Myhappythought5]

Well After inkedupmomma posted about getting her tickets I called my mom just to let her know. She went ahead and ordered hers too. So now our whole group has our tickets. :woohoo:

This is probably one of the things I am most excited about!!!!!!!:yay:

[Myhappythought5]

I am so excited. I just made another payment and we are officially over half the way paid for!!!! Not completely but closer. :cool1:

I also wanted to Wish everybody a late Happy Mother's Day

[mickeystoontown]

Don't you just love it when the vacation is soooo close to being paid off you can just feel the excitement building?!?! I have been paying on our vacation since August, 2008 and have it paid down to just $598.52 and still have until June 22 to pay it off. I am a seller on ebay so every time somebody makes a payment of $20.00 or more, I immediately pay on our vacation. So far, I've made 27 payments totaling $1,993.93. Gotta love ebay for helping me pay off the vacation!

[Myhappythought5]

Don't you just love it when the vacation is soooo close to being paid off you can just feel the excitement building?!?! I have been paying on our vacation since August, 2008 and have it paid down to just $598.52 and still have until June 22 to pay it off. I am a seller on ebay so every time somebody makes a payment of $20.00 or more, I immediately pay on our vacation. So far, I've made 27 payments totaling $1,993.93. Gotta love ebay for helping me pay off the vacation!

Yes it is the best feeling. I just made another payment and have to say I love seeing the amount we owe get smaller and smaller!!!:goodvibes

[Myhappythought5]

First up Disney Update-
We finally recieved out MNSSHP Tickets. I had them sent to my mom's since we will be going there anyway and that way if they get forgoten they will be a lot closer to Disney :lmao: Since she lives in Florida.

Plus I just realized That 3 weeks and 1 day from now I will be calling to make the first 3 of my reservations :cool1:
I am so excited 1 because we are trying some new places that we have always wanted to. But also because that means that 13 days from now we will only be in the double digits and not the triple. This is when all my planning goes into over drive and I get all excited about everything even more!!!

And for my Non Disney Update.:
My middle daughter lost her very first tooth. She was so excited. And then this week she got student of the Month. She got to have breakfast with her dad at school this morning and by the looks of the smile she had on her face this morning you would have thought she won the nobel peace prise. She was beaming.


Anyway hope you all have a great Memorial Holiday Weekend.

[inkedupmomma]

That is so great about DD! and awesome about the mnsshp tix!! I was a dancing fool when i got mine!!

[princess_momma]

hi!! our trips overlap!! i'll be there 9/10 through 9/16...and my parents are celebrating their 25th too! yay!!

[Myhappythought5]

hi!! our trips overlap!! i'll be there 9/10 through 9/16...and my parents are celebrating their 25th too! yay!!

Hello and welcome. I just got finished reading your trip report. I noticed we overlapped also. What night are you all going to MNSSHP?

It definately is a year of Celebrations around here. Congrats on your parents 25 yrs. That is awesome.:yay:

[princess_momma]

I believe we are going on the 11th. What about you?

[Myhappythought5]

I believe we are going on the 11th. What about you?

We are going on the 15th. Have a great time. I have heard that the MNSSHP is so much fun. :cool1:

[Myhappythought5]

We got everything we wanted right with in about 25 minutes of what we were looking for. Except for Le Cellier. But we got in just not at the time we wanted, so we are excited still to even try it. I can't wait.

12th 1900 Park Fare- 4:35 pm wanted 4:30
13th- Le Cellier- 1:40pm wanted dinner but still happy.
14th- 50s Prime time- 4:25pm wanted 4:30
15th- Crystal Palace- 4:40 pm wanted 4:30
16th- Planet Hollywood- 5 pm got the time we wanted
17th- Garden Grill- 7:25pm wanted 7pm
18th- Chef Mickey breakfast- 10:15am wanted 10:30

I am so excited. We are actually trying a couple of few new places so that will be fun.
I also made a few purchases from the Disney Store yesterday for the up-coming trip.
The got the kids a few couple of shirts and I found the girls some crocs. THe girls each got a pair of pale lime green and Grace got a pair of Navy blue in a bigger pair.
I will post pictures later.


Anyway I just have to say 90 days and "DISNEY HERE WE COME!!!!!"
I can't believe we are only 3 months away.
:goodvibes:cool1::banana::cheer2::dance3::yay::woo hoo::dancer:party:

[mickeystoontown]

Hooray! You've made your ADRs and, basically, got just what you were looking for.

I was on the phone with Disney Dining for almost an hour, no kidding, and I was able to get everything we wanted too.

If you want something to help you pass the time, head over to my trip report. The link is in my signature.

[inkedupmomma]

Yay for adr's!! but i would keep calling back f you want a dinner, I bet you will get it!

[lovedonaldduck]

Congrats on your ADRs, hope mine will work out as well.

Your family is beautiful. Love the pictures from the GF photoshoot. We may need to add a photoshoot in September too.

[Myhappythought5]

Congrats on your ADRs, hope mine will work out as well.

Your family is beautiful. Love the pictures from the GF photoshoot. We may need to add a photoshoot in September too.

Thank you very much. Yes the photoshoots are wonderful. We are doing the Poly this coming September. I love looking at them daily and bringing back those memories. plus the pictures are great.

I hope you ADR's work out also. :goodvibes
You don't have too long until your get to book. :cool1:

[Myhappythought5]

Well it has been awhile since I have updated.

We have made a few changes to our ADR's

This is what we had before:
12th 1900 Park Fare- 4:35 pm wanted 4:30
13th- Le Cellier- 1:40pm wanted dinner but still happy.
14th- 50s Prime time- 4:25pm wanted 4:30
15th- Crystal Palace- 4:40 pm wanted 4:30
16th- Planet Hollywood- 5 pm got the time we wanted
17th- Garden Grill- 7:25pm wanted 7pm
18th- Chef Mickey breakfast- 10:15am wanted 10:30

The only ones that changed are the 17th and the 18th

17th- Donald's Safari Breakfast 8:25 am
18th- Cape May Breakfast- 10:20 am


Plus I have also started making the window signs and such for our room and I have gotten quite a bit of stuff already bought and packed for the trip. I will have to post pictures of all of that later. Since I still have to take the pics :laughing:

Oh yeah and the major update is
Our Trip is all Paid off!!!! 42 days until we leave. WOOHOO!!!
:yay::woohoo::cool1::dance3:

I will udate with pictures soon.

[Dylan_&_Blake's_mom]

Hmmmm, just found this PTR and am wondering where you went? We are doing CBR for the first time this year also and in a pirates room. I am really looking forward to more of your report. I hope you come back.