A 2009 Magical Christmas Anniversary Pre-Trip Report

[DisneyMom14]

Date: 12/23
Park: Magic Kingdom
Hours: 9:00 – 11:00 pm

Wake-up Time: Wake up 7:00 am or so for me….rest of the crowd 7:30 am. Be at bus stop at 8:00 am.

Breakfast: Main Street Bakery

After breakfast take it easy picking up rides we have missed so far, or ones we want to repeat.

Lunch at Cosmic Rays or Caseys depending on mood.

Leave park around noon to head back to resort for some down time.

Resort Down Time: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Swimming, naps, bikes, fishing, etc. Whatever we decide we want to do

Big Surprise!!! I booked two carriage rides from POR for us and my mom at 5:30 p.m.
I am the only one who knows about them. So excited!!!
After carriage rides we will catch a bus back to Magic Kingdom and then the ferry over to the Grand Floridian.

Dinner: Grand Floridian Café 7:30 p.m.
** I am ordering a cake this week for this meal to celebrate Woody’s birthday. I am hoping to get the Mickey head one!! J

After dinner we will take the monorail back to Magic Kingdom staying at least for the fireworks.
Bus back to resort.



OH!!! I contemplated the carriage ride!!! I hope it will be wonderful for you!



Date: 12/24 – Christmas Eve!!
Park: Magic Kingdom
Hours: 9:00 – 11:00 pm
** Extra Magic Hours 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Wake-up Time: Wake up 6:30 am or so for me….rest of the crowd 7:00 am. Be at bus stop at 7:30 am.

I would love to make it to early magic hours, but with the time change, a late night the night before, and a long day I’m not sure how we will do this morning

Breakfast: Main Street Bakery

After breakfast take it easy picking up rides we have missed so far, or ones we want to repeat.

Lunch: The Plaza 12:05 pm

Surprising the kids with Pirate League makeovers at 1:30 pm
Spend the afternoon at the park.

Dinner: Liberty Tree Tavern 6:55 pm

Stay at park through fireworks and as late as we want.
Last day at Magic Kingdom :sad1:


It's so sad to leave Magic Kingdom the last time. :sad2: I am REALLY contemplating (I contemplat a lot! :lmao:) heading back to MK after DHS closes on our last day.

Date: 12/25 - Christmas
Park: Hollywood Studios
Hours: 9:00 – 9:00 pm

Wake-up Time: Wake up 7:00 am or so for us

Breakfast: POR Food Court

Grab a bus to Magic Kingdom 8:00 am
Grab a fastpass for TSM and ride any rides we missed or shows we missed before it gets too crowded. Leave when the crowds start arriving for some downtime back at our resort.

Lunch: POR Food Court

Head over to Wilderness Lodge, maybe Contemporary, and Polynesian Resort to see Christmas decorations.

Dinner: Ohanas 4:55 pm

After dinner take bus back to Hollywood Studios to see Osborne Christmas Lights.
Bus back to resort at closing time.


You're grabbing a bus to HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS for TSM, right? ;)
MMMM eat some beignets for me while you're there (at POR food court)!


So I opened my email today and I got the merchandise credit pin!! WooHoo!! Now I just need to decide if I want to use it. The problem is I have already saved $300 for spending money for the kids so I could put in the extra $95 and get the $500 card. $105 free stuff!!! But I can't use it at T-Rex and I figured they would want to use some of their money at T-Rex to build a dinosaur. So that would be another $60 bucks I would have to spend on top of the $95. Sooooooo torn!! It would be nice for dh and I to have some extra spending money too.....

What do you guys think?

Here I go contemplating again!!!! I just got that email too. My issue is that I have 300 or so Disney Reward dollars on my visa card that I CAN use for food, merchandise, etc. I think it would be a great deal for you depending on all the stipulations and how much you actually spend on "merchandise." For us, we typically don't spend a lot on souvenirs so all the rules on what you can spend it on is a bummer. Sorry, I don't think I was too much help.

[Happydog]

Oh what great itineraries you have for your final few days!!! How special!!!! I am excited for you! I think we are all going to have a marvelous time!!!! You have made great plans... we are not doing a carriage ride, but I did decide on the Sleigh ride our last night after the Hoop de Do! I hope your packing is working out alright!!!! I don't know what to say about that gift card, I think it is also really unfortunate that they won't let you use in on beverages, tips, etc... but if there are things you know you want then it makes sense... I did hear it doesn't expire -- so you can save what you don't spend. Can you use it for the Pirates League?

[creativeamanda]

I don't know what to say about the merchandise offer. I wouldn't do it if it would actually make me go over budget. That's just me.

[raider97]

Happy Dance!!! Two weeks from today we leave!!

I saw this adorable bouncy countdown on Erin's (LOVEMY3KIDDOS) trip report and I thought I would start my countdown at 2 weeks so here we go. I'm not counting today so we actually have 13 happy bouncies!!

:yay::woohoo::banana::dogdance::hmghost::cool1:
:cheer2::tigger::dumbo::sulley::mickeyjum::donald: :ccat:

[creativeamanda]

LOL, I'm not counting today, either! 13 for me, too!

[raider97]

MMMM eat some beignets for me while you're there (at POR food court)!

Here I go contemplating again!!!! I just got that email too. My issue is that I have 300 or so Disney Reward dollars on my visa card that I CAN use for food, merchandise, etc. I think it would be a great deal for you depending on all the stipulations and how much you actually spend on "merchandise." For us, we typically don't spend a lot on souvenirs so all the rules on what you can spend it on is a bummer. Sorry, I don't think I was too much help.

I can't wait to try some beignets....they sound so yummy!!

Oh what great itineraries you have for your final few days!!! How special!!!! I am excited for you! I think we are all going to have a marvelous time!!!! You have made great plans... we are not doing a carriage ride, but I did decide on the Sleigh ride our last night after the Hoop de Do! I hope your packing is working out alright!!!! I don't know what to say about that gift card, I think it is also really unfortunate that they won't let you use in on beverages, tips, etc... but if there are things you know you want then it makes sense... I did hear it doesn't expire -- so you can save what you don't spend. Can you use it for the Pirates League?

I think the sleigh ride would be so much fun!! I decided on the carriage rides since we are staying at POR figured it would save me some travel time. :)

I don't know what to say about the merchandise offer. I wouldn't do it if it would actually make me go over budget. That's just me.

Thanks for all the thoughts on the merchandise credit. I think we have decided to use it after all..... I figured even if I took out $60 for the build a dinosaurs that would be $240 plus I know dh and I will spend $100 between the two of us and I still need to pick up Woody a few actual birthday gifts while we are there so I figured I am already pretty close to $400. For $395 I would get $500 so I think it works out like a good deal for us.

Stephanie

[raider97]

LOL, I'm not counting today, either! 13 for me, too!

2 weeks!! I am so excited. It is a good thing we haven't told the kids yet.... I am having such a hard time concentrating on anything else I can imagine their schoolwork would have really taken a hit.

[raider97]

Hint, hint....nudge, nudge.....

I would really LOVE a bouncing Christmas mickey if anyone would like to send me one I would be :cloud9:

[raider97]

Down to 12 days!!

:yay::woohoo::banana::hmghost::cool1:
:cheer2::tigger::dumbo::sulley::mickeyjum::donald: :ccat:

[creativeamanda]

I can't wait to hear about the kids' reactions! Also, TBH, I probably would have done the merchandise credit, too.

[raider97]

Down to 11 days!!

:woohoo::banana::hmghost::cool1:
:cheer2::tigger::dumbo::sulley::mickeyjum::donald: :ccat:

[raider97]

Down to 10 days!!

:woohoo::banana::hmghost::cool1:
:tigger::dumbo::sulley::mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[creativeamanda]

I'm excited, too! Can you believe we are so close?!?

[raider97]

Down to 9 days!!

:banana::hmghost::cool1:
:tigger::dumbo::sulley::mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[DisneyMom14]

I've been really distracted lately but I'm back to do the happy dance with you!!!!
:cool1::banana::yay::dance3::cheer2:

[raider97]

8 more after today!

:hmghost::cool1::tigger::dumbo:
:sulley::mickeyjum::donald::ccat:


I promise to be back later with some updates and pictures!!

[raider97]

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I made two of these... one for our friends' little boy who is 18 months old and one for my cousin's little boy who is also 18 months old

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The girls' shirts for the pirate makeover. I got these at Target at Halloween!!
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[happenin2you]

:jumping1::jumping1::jumping1:

if i knew how to give you a bouncing holiday mickey i'd so do it! but i'm not that skilled.... but i am super excited for you to be leaving soon! the shirts are the cutest things! you are so creative. you'd make a great kinder teacher =) enjoy the trip. i don't know how you've managed to keep it secret from the kids for so long. you are amazing! i can't wait to hear about their reactions. until then, i have 1 final down, 3 to go. hope to hear from you soon!

[raider97]

I can't wait to hear about the kids' reactions! Also, TBH, I probably would have done the merchandise credit, too.
I really need to get to work on those surprise boxes!!


I'm excited, too! Can you believe we are so close?!?

I know!! Wow, this last month has flown by!

I've been really distracted lately but I'm back to do the happy dance with you!!!!
:cool1::banana::yay::dance3::cheer2:

Thanks!! When do you all arrive again? We are so close!!! How are you all surprising the kids?

:jumping1::jumping1::jumping1:

if i knew how to give you a bouncing holiday mickey i'd so do it! but i'm not that skilled.... but i am super excited for you to be leaving soon! the shirts are the cutest things! you are so creative. you'd make a great kinder teacher =) enjoy the trip. i don't know how you've managed to keep it secret from the kids for so long. you are amazing! i can't wait to hear about their reactions. until then, i have 1 final down, 3 to go. hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks! I hope to post their reactions on Wed. before we leave. We are letting them open the surprise boxes, disguised as Christmas presents, on Tuesday night. I can't wait. We don't leave until Wed. evening so I should have time to post Wed. morning!!

Good luck on your remaining finals!!

Stephanie

[Happydog]

Oh your Tshirts are just amazing!!!!!!!! Adorable!!! Love them! :goodvibes

I will be sure to keep on a lookout for those pirates! pirate:

You must be feeling the same crunch I am !!!! YIKES! Trying to get it all done! But it is going to Disney afterall, so that makes it all the more special!

[raider97]

7 more after today!

:hmghost::tigger::dumbo:
:sulley::mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[raider97]

We finally got our tree up on Saturday. I was starting to worry if we didn't get it up this past weekend it might not go up at all. Yesterday my middle dd got really upset at me when she asked when we were putting up our outside decorations and I said we weren't going to this year. We don't want for them to be off during our trip so people might realize we aren't home. And we could put them on a timer, but that seems like a lot of work when we aren't even going to be here for most of the time. And it is really hard to explain your reasoning to her when the trip is still a surprise to them.

One more funny thing.... the teachers of course know we are going and are keeping our secret. But since the kids don't know I have to keep up the act. So I am sending money in for a pizza party for my youngest when she won't be there, plus buying and wrapping Christmas presents for gift exchanges for both of them. Crazy!! My oldest daughter was really upset I didn't sign up to bring anything to her class party, it is on one of the days when we will be gone. I finally got her to tell me she thought if I didn't sign up for anything I couldn't come. I ended up telling her that I promised her that if she was at her Christmas party I would be there too. Whew!!! It is getting harder to dodge these moments. lol!!

Here is our tree.....
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And a couple of months ago I had been looking for some mickey stocking to take with us, but I didn't want to spend a fortune. Well then I saw on happydog's pre-trip report some adorable stocking she found at Target. So I ran to our store and sure enough they didn't have them so I went ahead and ordered them online. Here they are..... I put them up and then we will pack them. They are so adorable. Thanks again for the shopping tip!!

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I have more to update you guys on, but I have got to get to the store before I pick up my older two dd s from school. So it will have to wait until later. Hope everyone has a great day!

Stephanie

[raider97]

Oh your Tshirts are just amazing!!!!!!!! Adorable!!! Love them! :goodvibes

I will be sure to keep on a lookout for those pirates! pirate:

You must be feeling the same crunch I am !!!! YIKES! Trying to get it all done! But it is going to Disney afterall, so that makes it all the more special!

Thanks! I am really happy with how the shirts turned out. I still want to make myseld a sweatshirt and put some graphics on the kids hoodies. But for the most part I am done with shirt making. I still have a ton to get done too. Hopefully, it will all start to come together soon!! It has to, right??

Stephanie

[DisneyMom14]

AHH! T-shirts are SOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Can you believe we are almost there!!!???? It is sooo hard to keep this a secret!!! It is killing me!!! I'm officially packing in secret now! If DD didn't know how to read, some of this would be easier. :rotfl:

[Happydog]

Oh my goodness your tree is lovely!!!! How beautiful!!! I love the bows, I gotta do that next year...

Oh it totally all needs to get done and it will I am sure! I envision several late nights!!! :laughing: Your stockings look so festive!!!! :santa:

[DisneyMom14]

Your house, tree, and decorations are BEAUTIFUL!
We are leaving on Wednesday (16) stopping overnight, and arriving on Thursday (17). I need to go back and recheck our iteneraries to see when we might be in the same park. It would be cool to say "hi!"

[creativeamanda]

Your tree (and house, for that matter) is absolutely beautiful!

7 (really 6) days! YAY! We are soooo close!

[MeMom]

Here is our tree.....
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And a couple of months ago I had been looking for some mickey stocking to take with us, but I didn't want to spend a fortune. Well then I saw on happydog's pre-trip report some adorable stocking she found at Target. So I ran to our store and sure enough they didn't have them so I went ahead and ordered them online. Here they are..... I put them up and then we will pack them. They are so adorable. Thanks again for the shopping tip!!



Looks very pretty. We have those stockings, as well.

Great job on the shirts!

[raider97]

6 more after today!

:tigger::dumbo::sulley:
:mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[raider97]

First of all, I don't know how many of you remember how determined I was to rent a double stroller since we had to carry two of our little ones out of Sea World on 4th of July. Well, I went to order one from Orlando Strollers, great prices by the way, and dh told me he didn't want me to.:scared1: He didn't want to mess with the double on the buses. Plus he thinks our kids are old enough to walk. So we made a deal. I would take our umbrella stroller which we would use as needed and then we would rent a single stroller if we need it. I hope it will work out ok. The umbrella is fine for my younger two, both walk most of the time, and they both weigh a little over 30 lbs. My oldest weighs about 45 lbs or so, but she is a real trooper. So hopefully this will work. I don't really want to spend $16+ a day for a stroller, but I don't want a cranky dh either so we will try it out. I did go buy a basic new umbrella stroller from Target. When I pulled ours out I noticed one side has a rip and I would rather pay $20 here for a basic one than $40 at WDW for a basic one. :rotfl:

My second update is regarding the Candlelight Processional package. I had been hesitant to book this one since they doubled the price this year, but I decided to go ahead and book it since I wanted to see it and they had the new "preferred" viewing area for Illuminations. Well, I have been reading a ton of posts about how crowded the preferred viewing area is and how hard it is to get a good view if you arrive late. We were planning to go to the last showing which would put us arriving at the viewing area late so I figured we wouldn't be able to get very good seats. And then people have been saying you need to line up 45 minutes early even with the reserved seating. I started to think it was more of a hassle than it was worth. So I dropped our Candlelight Processional Package for the 17th. I moved Teppan Edo to alate lunch reservation and we will see how busy the standby line for the 5 p.m. show is. Plus I have been reading some weather reports about how it might be colder the beginning of the next week so we may want to spend the morning swimming or come back to the resort early for their campfire. I think it will just give us some more freedom for the day.

My third update is I finally ordered a cake for Woody's (Chris) birthday. I ordered a Mickey head cake, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, with an inscription that will say Happy 4th Birthday Christopher. I ordered for our dinner at the Grand Floridian Cafe on the 23rd. Let me see if I can find a link to a picture of the cake.....

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That's all for now.... Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

Stephanie

[raider97]

Hyperventilating - only 5 more after today! And still so much to do!:scared1:

:tigger::sulley:
:mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[raider97]

Make mickey christmas tree ornaments - Done
Order safety tats - Done
Print bbb letters - Done
Print cool dude letter - Done
Print pirate experience letters - Done
Go by bank to get money, travelers checks, change, etc - Done
Make sweathshirt - Done
Make hoodies - Done
Pay phone bill - Done
Pay mortgage - Done
Schedule rest of bills - Done
Submit order to garden grocer - Done
Mail car payment
Buy some jeans - Done
Buy a long sleeve tshirt for layering - couldn't find one I liked so I am wiping it off my list :)
Buy Christmas present for Ella - decided to buy some at WDW for her - Done
Pickup postage stamps for postcards - Done
Check in for flight - Tuesday Dec. 16th - Done
Online check in for resort - Done
Print Itineraries for Kids - Done
Laminate itineraries for Kids - Done
Enter all ADRs into phone and make seperate hard copy - Done
Print off snack info for dining plan - Done
Buy, print, and put together m&m containers for pressed pennies - with money for each - Done
Get disney docs together - Done
Mail Christmas cards - Done
Mail welcome letters to friends boys - Done
Print welcome letter for kids - Done
Order balloons for surprise boxes - Done
Pick up balloons for surprise boxes - Done
Email teachers to remind them the kids will be out - Done
Send in teacher bags - Wed. Dec. 16th
Send in class exchange bags - Done
Pick up schoolwork for dds - Wed. Dec. 16th
Make class bags - Done
Send in class bags - Wed. Dec. 16th - Done
Wrap presents - Wed. Dec. 16th - Done
Wrap and take presents to extended family - Done
Make window clings - Done
Put together and wrap surprise boxes - Done
Pack backpacks for kids - Done
Mail box to resort - Done
Pack!!!! - Done

[DisneyMom14]

Insert little Home Alone Kid with hands on face "AHHHHH!!!!!":scared1:

God please help us to finish our lists!!!

[raider97]

Still hyperventilating - only 4 more after today! And still so much to do!:scared1:

:tigger::mickeyjum::donald::ccat:

[raider97]

Well, I have a busy day on the homefront trying to get through a ton of laundry and house cleaning. This afternoon my eldest has another Christmas choir concert (she had one last night and with it being outside in the cold I am now frantically worried about us getting sick.) At least today's concert is inside, but they are walking there?? If it is raining and cold I think I will just pick her up and drive her over there. I do not need all of us getting sick this close to our trip.

And then this afternoon after school we are going to go see the new Princess and the Frog movie. WooHoo! So excited!!

Well, I have to run.... Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!

Stephanie

[creativeamanda]

Have fun seeing the movie! I think I need to go get my car serviced this afternoon. What fun. . .

[raider97]

AHH! T-shirts are SOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Can you believe we are almost there!!!???? It is sooo hard to keep this a secret!!! It is killing me!!! I'm officially packing in secret now! If DD didn't know how to read, some of this would be easier. :rotfl:
It is killing me too!! Thanks.... I am pretty happy with how they turned out. How are yours cming?

Your house, tree, and decorations are BEAUTIFUL!
We are leaving on Wednesday (16) stopping overnight, and arriving on Thursday (17). I need to go back and recheck our iteneraries to see when we might be in the same park. It would be cool to say "hi!"
Thank you!


Your tree (and house, for that matter) is absolutely beautiful!

7 (really 6) days! YAY! We are soooo close!
Thank you!


Insert little Home Alone Kid with hands on face "AHHHHH!!!!!":scared1:

God please help us to finish our lists!!!
I know! I keep thinking I need to get this stuff done already so I am not exhausted for the trip!

Have fun seeing the movie! I think I need to go get my car serviced this afternoon. What fun. . .
You are right, that doesn't sound like much fun, but it is one thing off your list which means one step close to disney and that is great!! :)

[DisneyMom14]

I hope you guys enjoy the movie! We're going tomorrow morning! :cool1:

[raider97]

3 more after today!

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[raider97]

2 more left after today!

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[creativeamanda]

Wasn't the movie awesome?!?!? I can't believe we are so close! I still have three days (pooh)! But we'll both be there soon enough!

[Happydog]

Can you believe it! Are you excited??!! I am sure you are! I can't believe it is practically here! We booked this trip last spring... Now that it is here I don't know what to say!! :santa: I hope you have a wonderful time!!!! :goodvibes

[DisneyMom14]

How did you enjoy the movie???? We loved it! Being from Louisiana, it really holds a special place in my heart. I'm so glad we saw it before we left. If you get time, I wrote a little more about the movie in my update.

Can you believe we will be leaving soon!!!!!?????? I want to wish you Happy Anniversary now in case I don't get to tell you before you leave. :love: I hope you guys have a wonderful trip!

[raider97]

1 lonely day left!! :goodvibes

:ccat:

[raider97]

Here is a picture of the surprise boxes out under the Christmas tree.... inside are Mickey/Minnie head helium balloons. The idea is when they open the boxes the balloons should float up. Then inside there are gift bags with a small Miceky/Minnie, personalized welcome letters, Disney dollars, and for the girls a Princess and the Frog necklace and a mickey ring I picked up along the way.

The plan is that the kids will have been good all day so we let them open these presents early tomorrow night. I am so excited!!

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[creativeamanda]

Cool! I hope you are going to videotape their reactions.

[DisneyMom14]

Wow! Awesomely BIG boxes!!!!!!!

Can't wait to hear about their reactions!!!!

[raider97]

Looks very pretty. We have those stockings, as well.

Great job on the shirts!

Thanks!! I love those stockings! Theya re so cute. Merry Christmas!!

I hope you guys enjoy the movie! We're going tomorrow morning! :cool1:

We loved it!!

Wasn't the movie awesome?!?!? I can't believe we are so close! I still have three days (pooh)! But we'll both be there soon enough!

We loved it! Have a saf trip!!

Can you believe it! Are you excited??!! I am sure you are! I can't believe it is practically here! We booked this trip last spring... Now that it is here I don't know what to say!! :santa: I hope you have a wonderful time!!!! :goodvibes

We are super excited!! We booked August of 2008 so I so know what you mean!! Can't belive it is really here!

How did you enjoy the movie???? We loved it! Being from Louisiana, it really holds a special place in my heart. I'm so glad we saw it before we left. If you get time, I wrote a little more about the movie in my update.

Can you believe we will be leaving soon!!!!!?????? I want to wish you Happy Anniversary now in case I don't get to tell you before you leave. :love: I hope you guys have a wonderful trip!

We loved it! Thanks! Have a safe trip!

Cool! I hope you are going to videotape their reactions.

We did! They were so excited!

Wow! Awesomely BIG boxes!!!!!!!

Can't wait to hear about their reactions!!!!
How did your surprise go?

[raider97]

The surprise went really well. We let them open the presents early since they were behaving so well.:lmao: They were so excited!! Lots of screaming and such. I am surprised they got any sleep last night at all. I imagine their teachers are going to have fun with them today since I'm not sure they can sit still now.

Well, this is my last post before our trip. We leave this afternoon and my dh had to go into work today. He was scheduled off, but had some meeting he had to go to so I am on my own finishing up all the loose ends so I better get on it.

Thanks for following along! Hope you all will be back for my trip report. All my fellow Chistmas travelers have a safe and magical trip!

Stephanie

[DisneyMom14]

The surprise went really well. We let them open the presents early since they were behaving so well.:lmao: They were so excited!! Lots of screaming and such. I am surprised they got any sleep last night at all. I imagine their teachers are going to have fun with them today since I'm not sure they can sit still now.

Well, this is my last post before our trip. We leave this afternoon and my dh had to go into work today. He was scheduled off, but had some meeting he had to go to so I am on my own finishing up all the loose ends so I better get on it.

Thanks for following along! Hope you all will be back for my trip report. All my fellow Chistmas travelers have a safe and magical trip!

Stephanie

haha!!! That is GREAT! I'm about to leave myself. The kids haven't opened their surprise present. I can barely contain myself so I knew the kids wouldn't have a chance at school today! :rotfl:

[Disneyfan18951]

Well, I am home sick today and spent the morning reading your PTR. Hope you have a safe and magical trip :santa:

[Happydog]

I hope you have a wonderfully magical Proper Disney Christmas!!!! We'll keep an eye out for you!
:santa:

[happenin2you]

How was your trip!?!? (When you return to read this =) I think if I remember correctly, or just cuz i just read the last few posts ;) today is Woody's birthday, so enjoy that fabulous looking cake and have fun today!)

Backtracking... School finished up nicely, all my finals went well and were a nice contribution to my GPA = ) Your tree is beautiful, but am I such a typical woman when I say the first thing I noticed was your gorgeous hardwood floors? I love them. That will be the most important thing in my future home. Next, those surprise boxes looked amazing, I would want to open them :rotfl: Did you take pictures of the kids as they were doing it? Reactions would be priceless. I hope you're having an amazing time and I can't wit to hear what you have to say about the whole trip!:yay:

[raider97]

We are back!!! We had a wonderful trip. I think 11 days is the perfect amount of time for my family, ok I could stay forever, but I think Chris and DH were ready to come home. I will get started on my trip report very soon!We pre-bought the photopass CD so I relied pretty heavily on them for pictures this trip so I will start with my pictures and update as I get the CD. WooHoo I made my family stop almost every time they saw a photographer. The kids got tired of it fast, but I got some great pictures! And I managed to get a whopping 450 pics! Can't wait to share them with you all!


Stephanie

[Happydog]

Glad you had a great time! Looking forward to hearing all about it!

[creativeamanda]

Yay!!!

[DisneyMom14]

Glad you had a wonderful trip! I've taken a bit of a break with all the holiday stuff. I hope to start my TR soon. Hope to see you over there. I can't wait to hear how you guys enjoyed all the holiday stuff!

[raider97]

How was your trip!?!? (When you return to read this =) I think if I remember correctly, or just cuz i just read the last few posts ;) today is Woody's birthday, so enjoy that fabulous looking cake and have fun today!)

Backtracking... School finished up nicely, all my finals went well and were a nice contribution to my GPA = ) Your tree is beautiful, but am I such a typical woman when I say the first thing I noticed was your gorgeous hardwood floors? I love them. That will be the most important thing in my future home. Next, those surprise boxes looked amazing, I would want to open them :rotfl: Did you take pictures of the kids as they were doing it? Reactions would be priceless. I hope you're having an amazing time and I can't wit to hear what you have to say about the whole trip!:yay:

Thanks for the birthday wishes for Chris! He had a wonderful birthday.

You are just like me, before we got our floors put in they were the first thing I noticed too! Thanks for the compliments on my tree! I have got to get it taken down today. When you get a chance come on over to my trip report. I am starting to work on it.

Congrats on the great ending to the semester! When do you start back up for the spring? What are you taking this semester?

Stephanie