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junderwood99

02-16-2010, 10:22 PM

I have been planning this trip for over 6 months now. I'm so excited that our 6 month countdown is almost here!! Tonight I tied DH to a chair to discuss ADR!! (JK) He isn't a huge planner like I am - but he understands the ADR process.

So, here we are! We will be visiting from Friday, August 20 - Sunday August 29th. When we first discussed the trip - it was going to be a little less than a week, considering YDD is only 2. But, with a great price and the small difference b/w 7 nights and 9 nights - here we go!! We are staying at Caribbean Beach Resort. We're so excited since it's our first time at a Moderate! Last time we stayed at POP during Free dining and people we're absolutely nuts! Hubby said he would never stay at a value again! :cool1:

:cheer2:Me - Jennie (29) I am the overplanner of the family. I plan everything! I planned our previous trip in 2007 for over 18 months!! LOL For me, the planning is part of excitement of the trip. I am a 7th grade math teacher and love my job :teacher:- but I also love the vacation perks!! (Can't beat 10 weeks at summer!) So, this is way we have started our tradition of traveling to the world in August. Luckily, we are in western NY, so we can travel late in the month and beat some of the crowds (and hopefully receive FREE DINING!) The weather is hot - but we deal with it. We'd rather fight the heat than the crowds!

pirate:DH - Mike (29) We are high school sweethearts :lovestruc We met at 17 years old and haven't parted since. We are different in some ways - but that is why we are so good for eachother. He's more laid back and 'go with the flow' and I am the super over planner. But, after this many years we get each other and learn to complement each other's strengths!

princess:ODD - Taylor (7 in a few weeks!) Taylor is our first born. She has discovered her love of Disney. We sit and surf the web on a weekly basis for all things DISNEY! We took Taylor on her first trip to Disney when she was 4 years old. It was a great age! I'm so glad we can bring her back while she is still into princesses and characters. Many people says kids don't remember the trips! Well, my Taylor can prove them wrong! She remembers every little detail to our trip form 2007! She has the best memory!

princess:YDD - McKayla (Will be 2 in April) McKayla is our little peanut :) We got pregnant with her right after our last trip in 2007! (Must have been good luck :thumbsup2) She was born at 33 weeks and weight 3 lbs 9 oz. You would never know it by looking at her today! She's actually bigger than her sister was at the same age - but a few pounds!!! I can't wait to take her to Disney! She has been watching Playhouse Disney for months now and loves "The Mouse" and "Manny"!! (She's actually quite addicted to TV and would watch it all day if I let her!!) DH is worried about how our trip will be with her in tow - but I am trying to be optimistic! I do understand that I will be taking a 28 month old to Disney - but we'll figure it out and do what's best for us once we're there.

Here is a picture of all of us - sorry - its from last June :( We haven't had many family pictures taken since then! LOL
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And, here are my two wonderful children

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We have a weekly countdown that we've been using for about 3 months now! We take a week off every Friday! Taylor and I get so excited when we get to Fridays!!:yay:

On Sunday, I will be calling to for our ADR!!! So excited that time has come! We're not planning a ton of TS - I'll post our plan later this week.

Thanks for reading!! Considering I have become obsessed with the Dis Boards - I'll be back soon with some updates!!! In the meantime, does anyone have a trip report with a 2.5 year old?? Love to read other's experiences!

Chapters

Our Family Story (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35493633&postcount=2)
ADR's and Tentative Plan (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35515490&postcount=3)
Confirmed ADR's (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35627054&postcount=4)
Disappointing News (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35653491&postcount=5)
2007 Trip - Day 1 (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35748753&postcount=14)
2007 Trip - Day 2 (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35807545&postcount=23)
2007 Trip - Day 3 (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35939930&postcount=29)

junderwood99

02-18-2010, 08:36 PM

So, as I mentioned before DH and I are high school sweethearts. We started dating during my junior year and his senior year. We really are a perfect match - I keep things organized and he keeps me grounded :) We were engaged on Sept 1, 2001 in Boston, MA. It was a complete surprise to me and I was thrilled! We had planned to get married in July of 2003 - after I finished my degree in teaching. However, in July of 2002, God interfered with different plans. I was pregnant! In March 2003, we welcomed our first baby, Taylor, to the world. She was such a blessing. Here she is on her first Christmas:
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With the birth of Taylor, we decided to wait until December to get married. On December 6, 2003 we were married. It was the most amazing day! With all of our family and friends - we had a blast! Here we are dancing one of our first dances with our baby :):
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For the next few years, we enjoyed being a young family of three. I completed my master's degree and my husband went back to school for Political Science. Here is one of my favorite pictures of Taylor as a toddler:
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(At the Zoo in our hometown)

In August 2007, we took Taylor to Disney. We had the most amazing time as a family! (I will post later with some of our 2007 trip pictures!)

In October 2007, we learned that we were pregnant with our 2nd daughter due in June. However, in April, I was diagnosed with Pre-eclampsia (again :( - I developed the condition at the end of my 1st pregnancy, but delivered at full term). This time, after a month on bed rest - in and out of the hospital - our little miracle baby was born on April 24th - 7 weeks premmature. At 3 lbs 9 oz, she was a very sick little girl. Here she is at 1 week old when Taylor was able to visit her:
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But, after a few weeks (that seemed like months), she grew stronger and healthier. Here she is just a few days before she went home:
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Going through this whole experience forever changed our family. Today, we are happy to say that we have a beautiful and healthy little girl. She is actually bigger than our oldest daughter at the same ages!!! Who knew our little preemie would turn out to be a 'chunker!"
Here are our girls from Christmas:
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(Out for dinner and Christmas lights!)
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They really love eachother!!! :santa::love:princess:

Coming up next - a recap of our 2007 trip to the world. How will our 2010 trip be different . . . . .?

junderwood99

02-20-2010, 12:33 PM

So, considering that I overplan everything, I have been working on ADR's and daily plans since November! LOL We know that this trip will be different than our trips in the past with McKayla only being 2.5 years old. After much discussion, DH and I agreed on the following plan. (Note: DH LOVES the parks! He is ok with a small pool trip and DTD - but he would rather spend all 10 days at the parks if he could!! He's not much of a swimmer, especially since the pools are so hot in August, it's not really refreshing. He is also unsure about resort dining, since the transportation is a hassle. So, we've had to do some compromising . . .)

We arrive at MCO at 3:45 on Friday, August 20th. (We decided on booking direct flights for both trips - which is best since we're traveling with 2 young kids). Our plan is to check in and head to MK - they have EMH until 2 am!!! Now, Taylor (our oldest) will stay up until the sun comes up if we'd let her!! :happytv:LOL McKayla is also turning into a night owl in her own little way. However, I have absolutely no idea how she will react. At home, she is very busy and rarely has temper tantrums. (We're very lucky! :thumbsup2) But, I'm sure she will be over stimulated and out of sorts. So, hopefully, she'll nap on the plane (a girl can wish, right!!:laughing:) and we'll stay at the park as late as she can handle it! We'll probably grab QS at the hotel or MK for dinner that night. There will be too much excitement for a TS!

On our last trip, we had breakfast at CRT on our first full day at MK with ODD. However, DH mentioned that we'd probably not want to rush in the early AM this trip, if we plan on having late first night at MK. So, I'm hoping to get CRT breakfast reservation for later in the week.

So, for this first full day (8/21) our only TS will be Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner. I'm so bummed they no longer have characters - it was one of our favorite places on our last trip!

I'm going with a relaxed plan for this trip. Since I have no idea how McKayla will be - I'm only making ADR's for the places we REALLY want to eat. Then, we can just go with the flow for our other meals/activities (which totally goes against my usual planning!!)

So, here's my plan for ADR's for the trip:

8/20 - Arrival day (QS for dinner)
8/21- Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner
8/22 - Rose and Crown Pub (late dinner with hopes of outside seating for Illuminations!)
8/23 - AK (no TS so far)
8/24 - Hollywood and Vine with Fantasmic Package
8/25 - Cinderella's Royal Table Breakfast
8/26 - "Free Day" - No TS for the day yet
8/27 - Sci Fi for lunch and Hoop De Doo for dinner (So, excited - we've never been!)
8/28 - Chef Mickey's for Breakfast
8/29 - Departure Day :(

I really wanted to try Whispering Canyon Cafe, but DH wasn't into it and is unsure about trying a lot of resort restaurants. So, maybe next time! We're also interested in trying Italy for dinner, since it was closed last time. But, I'm not sure which day we're going to head back to Epcot. Do you think I'll be able to get a lunch/early dinner ressie once we're down there?

6 Months tomorrow! Yippe!!!

Anyone else headed down with a 2 year old or going in August?

junderwood99

02-27-2010, 10:31 PM

This past Sunday was my ADR day. Yippee! :cool1: Now, DH thinks I am a crazy woman with all the planning. I reminded him Saturday night that I was going to be up early to make our ADRs. He pretty much rolled his eyes and laughed at my silliness! :rotfl2: First, the idea of planning meals 180 days in advance is crazy to him. He's more go with the flow - but he does understand that it needs to be done. He also knows that I am NOT a morning person. The fact that my girls wake me up at 8:00 am on weekends is a killer!!! So, when I said I was getting up at 6 am to making dining reservations, he thought it was pretty hysterical! :rotfl:

Well, Saturday night we had plans to meet up with a friend and her husband for dinner and drinks (while my mom babysat :yay:) We had planned to be home by midnight, but we ended up driving out to their house and get talking and talking. We didn't leave their house until 12:30 and still had a 35 minute drive home! So, needless to say, we walked in the door at 1 am!:rolleyes1 We talked with my mom for a few minutes and I put my ODD into her bed. Just as I laid down to sleep - around 2 am - my YDD wakes up!! She was up and ready to play!! Well, I had other ideas . . . namely, sleeping!!! So, by the time I got her back into bed, it was 3 am. I was hoping that she would sleep in until about 9 ish - but, that did not happen!! When the sun comes up, McKayla comes up! She was up at 7:45 am. Now, remember, I had planned to get up at 6 am for my ADR - but like DH figured - that didn't happen!! I was hoping that by the time I did them, I wouldn't have too much of a problem (silly mistake, right?) Well, I was so exhausted that morning, I totally forgot all about my ADR!!!! :eek:

I went out in the AM to get some groceries and a gift for my nieces' b-day that day. I got home at 11 am from shopping and was going to put YDD down for nap and lay down with her before the party. But, I then remembered about my ADRs!!! How, could I have forgotten! I've been waiting for this day for 6 months!!! So, did I take a nap??? NOPE - on the computer I got! I tried for CRT and Hoop De Doo first - knowing they would be the most difficult to get. Sure enough - the times I'd hoped for were STILL AVAILABLE!!! WOOHOO :banana: I knew I was pretty lucky - since those two locations are in pretty high demand. I continued with the rest of my ADRs online and called in my Fantasmic dinner package. Now, remember, DH is not too keen on 'resort dining'. He is all about the parks!!! We're going for 10 days - and he is planning on parks every day - all day!! (If he gets his way!!) We are not planning on water parks - we'd rather spend time at the pools at the hotel. So, here is the plan:

Friday, August 20th - Arrival at MCO at 3:45 - unpack at hotel - and head to MK with EMH until 2 am!!! (How late do you think YDD can stay up?? She is a night owl - but I think 2 am is pushing it - even at Disney!) No ADR today - we'll grab quick service at the hotel or MK.

Saturday, August 21st - My first plan was to book CRT. However, during one of the many ADR discussions with DH (which were many :)), he came up with a good point. We plan on staying fairly late at MK on Friday - as late as we think YDD can handle - I'm sure not 2am!! So, we probably won't be in the mood to wake up 'early' and rush for an ADR for breakfast. DH had a great point - so, we decided to push CRT off til the middle of the week. However, I did book Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner - yum! But, I am so disappointed that there are no characters anymore :(

Sunday, August 22nd - Today, we're planning on visiting Epcot for the day. I booked Rose and Crown for 7:50 pm - with hopes for an outdoor seat for Illuminations!

Monday, August 23rd - Animal Kingdom is on the agenda today. They do have EMH from 5 pm - 8 pm - but I'm not sure how long we'll stay at the park. Last time, we only stayed until the middle of the day. So, we'll see. I did make a tentative ressie at Italy for dinner at 6:35 pm. I'm not sure if we'll keep it, but I have it just in case.

Tuesday, August 24th - DHS is today! My planning worked out great, since today is also a Fantasmic night! So, I booked 'dinner' at Hollywood and Vine for 4 pm.

Wednesday, August 25th - Today we planned to come back to MK at some point. So, I decided it would be the best day for CRT!! We are not super early morning people and it takes us FOREVER to get ready, so I made our ressie for 9:30 am.

Thursday, August 26th - Today is another park hopping day. Since we're taking a 2.5 year old (almost) - I know that we'll have to go with the flow for most of the trip and see how she (and her sister) do with the heat and excitement. So, I didn't plan anything for this day. We'll 'play it by ear' and decide later! (Which is really hard for me!! LOL)

Friday, August 27th - Towards the end of the trip, I had a hard time deciding 'where' we'll be and what we'll want to do. So, I made a lunch ressie at Sci Fi at 12:50 pm and dinner at Hoop De Doo at the 7:15 pm showing. We love Sci Fi and don't mind eating lunch there, so if we need to change the date, I don't think it will be 'too' much of a problem, since its lunch. We've never been to Hoop De Doo - so I'm very excited to take the kids. We were between HDD and Mickey's BY BBQ. But, I was a little uneasy about the 'unstructuredness' of BBQ, so I went with HDD. Any thoughts?

Saturday, August 28th - Our last full day :( For one of our only resort dining options (aside from Hoop De Doo) - I booked Chef Mickey's. DH is not too sure - I tried to explain that it is on the MONORAIL - but he's still a little uneasy about 'venturing out'. He really cracks me up!! :rotfl2: But, I booked it anyways - whether he likes it or not. We've never been - which seems so crazy, since everyone raves about it! I booked us 8:30 am - since it is our last day, and we'll want to get in a full day of parks!!

Sunday, August 29th - Our flight home leaves MCO at 2:30 pm - so I imagine we'll hit MK once last time and say goodbye :sad1: and head off to the airport.

So, based on my previous post you can see that I got EVERY SINGLE ADR I was hoping for!! Which too me - is pretty awesome! I also got all the times I wanted. Considering it was 11:30 am - not too bad!!

Up next (as promised) - a recap from our 2007 trip! It was the best trip ever!!!
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Thanks for reading!

junderwood99

03-01-2010, 08:13 PM

Got an email from Airtran today . . . they changed our flights!! Three weeks ago I booked us non stop flights from Rochester, NY to MCO. I was unsure about the flight home, because I wanted to stay as long as possible!! But, DH does not love flying and the fact we're taking a 2 year old, we decided non stop flights would be best for us.

So, our original flights were leaving Rochester at 1:00 pm and arriving at MCO at 3:45 pm on Friday, 8/20. Then, leaving MCO at 2:30 and arriving home at 5:00 pm on Sunday, 8/29. I was ok with the flight down, but was disappointed with the 'early-ness' of the flight home. So, they changed our flights to both departing around 4 pm and arriving around 7 pm. Which makes me happy about our trip home, but sad about our arrival at MCO. Tonight, I tried to convince DH to change to a one-stop flight, so we could leave earlier in the day. But, he isn't really going for it.

After I got thinking about it, it may be for the best anyways. With a later flight, YDD can take her usual 12-2 pm nap at home. Then, we can leave for the airport. This way, she'll get her nap in and may be able to stay at MK for EMH!!! (They're open till 2 am!) So, we'll see. We haven't made our final decision yet.

cmp1111

03-01-2010, 08:37 PM

DrMomof3

03-02-2010, 05:54 AM

Stopping by to say hello! I don't have time to write much but I'll stop by later!!!

Amanda

junderwood99

03-02-2010, 08:56 AM

Ooh, awesome start. Your girls are beautiful! My twins were born at 32 weeks - and now the smaller one is in the 95th percentile of height. Go figure, right? :lmao:

The plans look great! Your DH sounds like mine - but mine has come around to appreciating all the planning, as he realizes that it helps makes the vacation go so well!

Good luck with the flights - what a pain.

Having a full term baby, then a preemie totally changes your outlook. We are so lucky to now have our two beautiful girls :) It is funny about how they grow. Our youngest is now bigger than our oldest at the same ages (by a few pounds!!)

I'm still working on the early flight with DH - not sure he's going to budge from the 4 pm direct flight out of Rochester. It probably is for the best (direct flight and after nap time) - but I want to get there as soon as possible!!! LOL

reyasmommy

03-02-2010, 10:51 AM

junderwood99

03-02-2010, 12:40 PM

I took DD to WDW when she was 18 months old. And we took her to DLR when she was 6 months old and 2 ½ years old. We had a wonderful trip each and every time. Each trip had it’s own set of difficulties, but for the most part everything went pretty well. As far as my DD goes she was terrified of the costumed characters when she was 2 ½ so that was a pain, and she was a little scared of “some” of the darker rides such as POTC and HM, but she didn’t freak out , she would just hide her face and squeeze my arm.

Your kids are adorable. I love the picture of them hugging each other in your first post.

Your plans also look really great! Sounds like a fun time will be had!

We’re leaving in 2 days, so I’m soaking up as much DIS as I can before we leave. I’m going to attempt a LIVE trip report. Hope I can do it with a 3 ½ year old and a 2 month old.

I look forward to reading more of your ptr.

Thanks for the information! I'm trying to think of some of issues we may have with YDD before we go, so we're not surprised! We're taking a short weekend trip to Boston in April, so I figured that will be good 'practice' for her on vacation!! My plan is bribing her with lollipops!! Her favorite! Can't wait to read about your trip!! Have a great time - so jealous that you're going now!! :)

Charlefours

03-07-2010, 08:57 PM

:wave2: Hello, I stumbled across your PTR. We will be going shortly after you. :goodvibes

I agree that part of the fun is planning!! We are taking DD for her visit this fall--to celebrate her 4th birthday. :goodvibes She remembers a lot from this past summer when we took her to visit the beach for the first time on a trip to NC and a camping trip before that in June. We think she will remember the trip too!

What precious photos of your children and family. They are such cuties. :cutie:

I see you have a weight loss ticker--I am working on losing weight for our visit to see the Mouse too. I am looking forward to the warmer weather so I can get outside to workout.

:woohoo: for getting all your ADRs. I am looking forward to hearing what you think of them. The only ones we will have in common (if I get what we want for our ADRs) is LTT and Rose and Crown, which we also hope for a time slot during Illuminations. We have eaten at CRT and Sci Fi thought on our only trip when we did not have DD.

Perhaps they will change your flights again? Well, at least the one on the way down. :wizard:

DrMomof3

03-08-2010, 09:59 AM

junderwood99

03-08-2010, 06:58 PM

If it makes you feel better, we find that our kids don't do great with park touring on our travel day down to MCO. We've taken early flights in the past and we're all so exhausted that it ends up being a bit of a waste. (And the 3 hour flight delay on our last trip made it worse!)

My youngest was born at 34 weeks and will be 2 on May 1st! You'd never know he was a preemie - he's the biggest kid I have (at his age). He has a mild muscle weakness which is being addressed with Early Intervention (he didn't walk until 20 months). He's a huge Playhouse Disney addict, too!!!

Amanda

You know - I guess I never thought of it that way. I was thinking that the later flight may be nice - if I can get YDD to take a nap before we leave. She currently naps from 12 - 2 pm. So, hopefully that won't change too much over the next few months. We live about 1/2 hour away from our airport, so she can probably get at least 1 hour in. Like I've said before, we've only taken ODD once (when she was 4), so taking a toddler is all new to me!! So, you have a great point of the first day being a lot for the kids.

Its amazing, once you have a preemie, you meet so many other moms with preemies too! McKayla's birthday is on April 24th - we're actually having her 2 year old birthday party on May 1st this year!!! (We're going to Boston the weekend before). Last year, we also worked briefly with Early Intervention. They are amazing! We had a great experience with the program in our area. If you don't mind me asking, why was he born so early? I ended up with preeclampsia (again :(). However, this time is came on MUCH earlier and more severe. McKayla had IUGR, so they decided delivery was best for her. She ended up with respiratory distress and pneumonia. But, after a week of being really sick, she turned around and spent 21 days in the NICU. Looking at her today, you'd never know!! (Except for her fiestiness (sp?) - which we think is from being poked so much back then!!)

:wave2: Hello, I stumbled across your PTR. We will be going shortly after you. :goodvibes

I agree that part of the fun is planning!! We are taking DD for her visit this fall--to celebrate her 4th birthday. :goodvibes She remembers a lot from this past summer when we took her to visit the beach for the first time on a trip to NC and a camping trip before that in June. We think she will remember the trip too!

What precious photos of your children and family. They are such cuties. :cutie:

I see you have a weight loss ticker--I am working on losing weight for our visit to see the Mouse too. I am looking forward to the warmer weather so I can get outside to workout.

:woohoo: for getting all your ADRs. I am looking forward to hearing what you think of them. The only ones we will have in common (if I get what we want for our ADRs) is LTT and Rose and Crown, which we also hope for a time slot during Illuminations. We have eaten at CRT and Sci Fi thought on our only trip when we did not have DD.

Perhaps they will change your flights again? Well, at least the one on the way down. :wizard:

I'm trying hard on the weight loss. I'm about 5 lbs lighter than I was before I got pregnant with YDD (2.5 years ago :(). But, I still have a long way to go. DH and I would like to have one more baby sometime next year, so I'm hoping to lose the weight asap - so I can enjoy it first :) I found a great website that I highly recommend - www.myfitnesspal.com. It is free and amazing!! I've done weight watchers before, but now with two kiddos - its hard to commit. This website is very similar, but FREE!! :cool1:

Have you ever eaten at LTT or Rose and Crown. We loved LTT last trip, so we're really bummed there's no characters anymore :( But, we're still going to eat there anyways. I'm not a huge fan of Rose and Crown, but only because I am an extremely picky eater :rolleyes: But, DH LOVED the Fish and Chips. We had perfect seats last trip. We were outside right at Illuminations! It was so nice not to fight the crowds!

junderwood99

03-08-2010, 07:49 PM

Ok, so I am the most impatient person ever! The waiting and planning for this trip is driving me nuts!!! So, if you all don't mind, I am going to pass some time by recapping our last trip. DH and I took our first trip to WDW together when we were 19 years old and in college (remember, we've been together since we were 17 - that seems like forever ago!) We had the most amazing time together. One of the most memorable parts of that trip was at DHS. We went to the Bear in the Big Blue House Show (now Playhouse Disney) - we were the only adults in the audience without kids - but we loved it!! When we got married and had Taylor, we could not wait to take her to WDW. DH didn't take his first trip to WDW until he was 15 years old. He wanted to wait to take ODD. But, I convinced him that when she was 4, would be a good time. So, in August 2007, we were off on our first family vacation! We spent 9 nights at POP Century. Overall, it was the most amazing time we'd had in a long time. Our lives are very busy, so this vacation allowed us to be alone together as a family of three for 10 days!

(This will not be the most complete report - mainly some of my favorite pictures! Beware - there will be A LOT!)

Day 1: We took a late morning direct flight from Rochester to Orlando. We arrived around 3 pm. DH does not like to fly and I have motion sickness issues, so we both took some Dramamine before we took off. I even gave Taylor a children's version. DH rested on the flight down and I was so drowsy - BUT - Taylor was WIDE AWAKE!! She spent the entire 3 hour flight asking a million questions! We talked about flying, airplanes, where God lives, etc. Yup, I could hardly keep my eyes open, but I had a 4 year old who would not stop talking!!:worship: We arrived and headed to our ME bus and were on our way to POP. If I can remember correctly, I think we only had one stop before we arrived at POP!

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We quickly got settled, grabbed some lunch, and headed over to Mickey's House (Magic Kingdom - but Taylor called the park Mickey's House all year!)

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Take note of DH's shirt . . . .

Her first look . . .
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To be honest, I was waiting for this moment for months! Honestly, she was so overwhelmed, it wasn't all that I'd hoped for :( But, I'm still glad DH got some great photos!

We walked down Main Street and Taylor noticed a show was about to start. So, what else would a 4 year old do? She sat right down and wouldn't move until she could watch it! She had NO CLUE what the park had to offer!! She was just happy as can be to watch the show :)

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After the show, we headed to our first ride - Pirates!! DH loves Pirates!! We rode it about 9 times over the course of our trip! If we ever plan a trip while Pirates is on rehab, I can guarantee DH would not go. We'd have to reschedule.

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We headed back to pop before Wishes and headed to bed.

Up next - Day 2 - CRT for breakfast and a little "Boo Boo" :(

Twoboysnmygirl

03-08-2010, 08:22 PM

I'm subbing! We are headed to the World about a month after you this year! :) Your girls are beautiful and I love seeing the pics and hearing about your previous trip! Bring it on! :thumbsup2

junderwood99

03-09-2010, 03:30 PM

I'm subbing! We are headed to the World about a month after you this year! :) Your girls are beautiful and I love seeing the pics and hearing about your previous trip! Bring it on! :thumbsup2

Thanks :) I'm hoping that the 2007 recap will help pass the time for a while :)

Charlefours

03-10-2010, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the website--I have used another but this may be different so I will look at it closer when I feel a little better (stomach flu right now--not fun!). We have eaten at LTT and Rose and Crown. We liked both. We went to LTT when it was a character meal but they really did not stop at our table if I remember correctly. Rose and Crown--the fish and chips are great but I think I had the bangers and mash which was pretty good too. We are hoping to get seats

I am really enjoying reading about your first trip with ODD. My DD will be turning 4 on our trip--I think it will be a great time to introduce her to Disney! :thumbsup2 How cute she sat down to watch the show before anything else! Too cute :cutie:!

GinnyBear's_mom

03-10-2010, 07:14 PM

junderwood99

03-10-2010, 07:21 PM

Hi, looks like you have some great stuff planned already! Last summer we visited WDW with DD (1) and two nephews (8 months old and 2 yrs old). We had a blast! Each child is so different it is hard to predict how they'll react to all that goes on in Disney. From what I have read from other trip reports it seems split half and half - some kids love the characters while others are deathly afraid of them :confused3. Since you said your daughter really likes TV, maybe try showing her this video: Sing Along Songs- Disneyland Fun, it is a live-action DVD (not animated) and shows characters singing and dancing around Disneyland. It is pretty dated (shot in 1990) but little ones won't notice and it can be pretty funny to watch for adults- especially the hair and clothes the kids wear :rotfl:
http://www.amazon.com/Sing-Along-Songs-Disneyland-Fun/dp/B0009X75W4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1268269826&sr=8-2
DD will be getting this in her Easter basket this year to help prep her for the characters. Even though she loved them last time it could be a totally different ball game when we go this summer!

I look forward to reading more from you :goodvibes

Just read your TR from your July trip! Sounds like you guys had a great time! I'm so jealous of all the adult time!!! However, I'm not sure if DH or I would like to travel with our parents. As much as we love them, we love our small family trips. But, I would totally do it if we planned it your way!!!
Thank you so much for the information! I've seen that DVD at stores before, but I've totally forgot about it! I will definitely be purchasing it!!! So glad you mentioned it.

An a side note - does anyone know how to post chapter links on my first post? I can't figure it out :(

foxyroxy40

03-10-2010, 09:09 PM

gallmcduck

03-11-2010, 04:36 PM

:wave2: found your ptr looking great so far. :woohoo: on acheving your ADRs. Love that you are adding your 2007 trip also.

junderwood99

03-11-2010, 07:49 PM

Hi!just wanted to say I just found your ptr, and we will be arriving the same day as you :cool1:and leaving the day before were staying at the same resort as you also, this will be our third trip down but our first trip in august we usually go right after christmas or right before we have a son who is 15 this year and a daughter who is ten our first year we went to the hoop-dee-doo .and the kids really loved it my hubby really enjoyed the ribs .were going back again this year per my dh request and we also are going to mickey's backyard barbecue we have done this also per my ds and were going to liberty tree tavern another of dh request. We are also high school sweet hearts:lovestruc but we met right before high school when I was fourteen and my dh was fifteen but both going into 9th grade so we have been together for 28 years this summer:banana: and we have been married for 21 this month :banana:our son came at 35 weeks but weighed 5lbs 13oz:scared1: but he still has some health issues with his kidneys I'm glad your lil girl is fine :woohoo: well I cant wait to hear more about this trip and your last trip our last trip was also in 2007 :rotfl:

Holy cow do we have a lot of similarities!!! Have you ever stayed at CBR? I'm so excited to stay there - I've only stayed on property twice and they were both values. So, I'm interested to see if it's worth the extra money we're paying - I'm sure it is. If we didn't have so much house remodeling to do this year, I probably couldn't convinced DH to stay deluxe. Oh well, next time ;) We were thinking of BYBBQ, but I wasn't sure about it since YDD will only be two. The unstructuredness of it has me worried! We are so lucky to have a healthy little girl :) Both of our girls are just a joy - they are so wonderful and we are so thankful that McKayla has made a full recovery! Thanks for reading!! Looking forward to counting down to our trips with you!!! Almost to five months:cool1:

junderwood99

03-12-2010, 08:04 PM

2007 Trip - Part II

Day 2 - First Full Day

For our first full day at WDW, we headed back to MK. We had breakfast reservations at CRT. I was so excited!! DH and I woke up and began getting ready for the day. Taylor was still sleeping in the bed. DH and I were in the vanity area getting ready when all of a sudden we hear a CRASH! Taylor had rolled off the bed and smacked her poor face on the corner of the nightstand. She was so lucky, it just missed her eye. The poor thing was so upset - as was I!

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We calmed her down and finished getting ready and we were off! The line to meet Cinderella wasn't too long. This was Taylor's first character meeting - and it was a Princess!! I remember Cinderella commenting on Taylor's outfit - since it was her and Prince Charming :)

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We had our breakfast and the princesses came around. They were all so wonderful. The each took their time and Taylor was able to talk with them and get their autographs.

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The funniest part of the morning was DH. A few hours after breakfast he commented how hungry he was. I asked him why he didn't get more to eat. He didn't know that he could!! He thought the one plate they give you was all he could have. :rotfl2: Point proven - that's why you plan, plan, plan!!!

Here are our photopass pictures from the day:
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We spent the day riding EVERY ride. We were at the park from open to closing. The crazy part - Taylor didn't have a stroller all day. The little 4 year walked the park for 14 straight hours!!!

Here's DH and T on the Jungle Cruise:
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We rode Magic Carpets (probably about 5 times!!) and one time we rode with Aladdin himself! Taylor was actually terrified for some reason - she was afraid of him riding at the same time as us! I thought it was great!
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Here's Taylor trying to cool off while waiting for the train. That fan mister was a life saver on the trip. I still have it and plan on bringing it back with us - and purchasing a 2nd for YDD.
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I was so excited for our dinner reservations at Tony's Town Square that evening. But, I have to say, very disappointed. The location was neat and we had a great waiter, but the food was just ok. :(
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We continued our evening by hitting Tomorrowland and my favorite ride - The People Mover!
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We rode Pirates - for the 100th time of the day!
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And, the Magic Carpets, again . . .. (Can you see a trend here? LOL)
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And, we finished our day with Wishes! It was so amazing. Taylor ended up falling asleep in my arms during the show. 14 hours of heat, walking and fun had her tired out for sure!
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Next up - Day 3 EPCOT

Will our morning start off with a bang like today? Why will DH never ask me what he should wear again? And, eating in the Reef!

Thanks for reading!

Twoboysnmygirl

03-13-2010, 03:50 AM

Poor thing! There must be something about rolling off beds and hitting nightstands b/c it's happened to us a few times as well in the past. I love that you guys just went and went all day long! My dd would do that as well but my teenage boys poop out mid-day! Go figure. We're staying onsite this time to remedy that...they can take a bus on their own back to the resort when they get tired this time! :thumbsup2

DrMomof3

03-13-2010, 07:36 AM

Awesome pics! It looks like a fun trip (minus the boo-boo!).

Amanda

Charlefours

03-13-2010, 10:27 PM

junderwood99

03-14-2010, 10:23 AM

Oh, poor Taylor! Thank goodness she did not hit her eye. Cute ears!! That is so a pair my DD would gravitate towards. :goodvibes: Cute picture family picture!! Did you buy the fan mister there or before you went down. I am debating on whether to find some prior to the trip or just buy them down there (mainly so if they stop working we can get them replaced hopefully without issue but I know they are pricey).

We got the mister at the park. And, as a matter of fact, ours did break once and they replaced it for us no problem! I like there's because they're really big and hold A LOT of water!

gallmcduck

03-20-2010, 10:19 AM

Awh poor taylor, must have been sore when she banged her face. She defiantley lasted well I would have been well tired by wishes time :) You got a picture with the fairygodmother that was ace :thumbsup2

junderwood99

03-22-2010, 08:10 PM

Hello everyone! Sorry its been all week. We spent the weekend celebrating Taylor's 7th birthday. We were busy all weekend - but it was a lot of fun! Then, today, I head to work and had to leave at lunch for the day with what I thought was pink eye :eek: First, I headed over to my doctor, for her to tell me it's not pink eye and I have to see my eye doctor = $20. I had an appointment for 3:30 - which actually gave me 2 HOURS ALONE with no one home :cool1: (Since the eye doctor was near my SIL - aka babysitter- I left her there to finish out her nap!!) Eye doctor not only finds an abrasion on my cornea, but that I have some sort of allergy under my eyelids = $20 Luckily, he gives me a sample size for the antibiotic, but writes a prescription for the allergy meds = $40. So, my total for the day = $80 - AHHHHHHH :sad2: But, in the end, I've had so many issues with my contacts lately, maybe I'll be on the road to normal sight now!!!

Well, I started my next report yesterday, but then got interrupted by my 2 year old :( So, here I go again!

So, back to our 2007 trip with ODD who was then 4 years old.

Day 3 - Epcot

Since we had a late night at MK the night before, we casually slept in, got ready and had breakfast in the food court. On this day, we noticed the crowds were slowly increasing - and beginning to drive DH CRAZY!! We headed over to Epcot and got our photopass picture taken :)

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Yup - totally not sure what was going on with DH's 'mustache' - scary!! :rotfl2:

We headed over to Nemo and Friends for our first visit to the new pavilion.

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We all loved it!! We went through the aquarium and rode Nemo. OMG - soo cute :) "In a Big Blue World . . . . " I could ride it all day long!

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One of the many "silly" Taylor pictures on the trip :)

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We continue through Future World - and obviously didn't take anymore pictures :( Hmmm . . . must have been a quick trip :rotfl: We headed over to World Showcase. One of our favorite spots was Mexico. We had lunch at the CS - it was so great!!! I'm so bummed its closed for our vacation in August!! I was really looking forward to a good ole taco - darn!:mad:

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In the late afternoon, we were headed back to the hotel to change for our dinner at Coral Reef. As we were leaving, it started POURING. Not just a 'typical' afternoon rain shower - it was a MONSOON!! We made it to the bus looking like this:

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To be continued . . .

junderwood99

03-22-2010, 08:11 PM

We headed back to POP and changed for dinner. DH was unsure of what to where. He had a pair of short and a pair of linen style pants. I loved the pants - so I told him to go with the pants and a nice shirt. I will Never, Ever live this decision down. We hopped back on the bus and as we arrived back to Epcot - guess what - it started raining even harder!! It rained so hard, we couldn't even get back to Coral Reef. We had to pop into the Art Store in future world, hoping for a clearing. As we entered the store, I noticed it: My poor husband was soaked from feet to head. Yes, he had a poncho on, but . . . the linen pants. They had absorbed ALL the water and he was absolutely drenched. As we are standing in the store, he gave me a look like "I will never ask your opinion again :mad:". Looking back, it makes for a great story!! The rain never let up, so we ran to Coral Reef. It took us a while to find the restaurant. In all my planning for this trip, I never thought to look up exact restaurant locations :( I was certain the restaurant was right inside the pavilion. Nope - its off to the right - almost hidden a little. So, between the monsoon storm and my mis-directions, we were alittle late to our ADR. But, we were seated quickly, which was nice :) DH and I ordered the steak - it was so good :) I also ordered some sort of Blue Martini - simply because I wanted a 'fun drink' with lights :rolleyes1

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Honestly, the drink tasted like soap - it was not that good :sad2: Although, I'm sure I finished it anyways :thumbsup2

We enjoyed the view and had a great dinner together!

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**Edited to add - notice my drink - All gone!** LOL
As we were leaving from dinner, we noticed the park was empty - hmmm, I wonder why! So, we stayed for Illuminations, since the rain was now just a sprinkle.

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After loving fireworks for a long time, Taylor decided that things at Disney were too loud. So, for this show, she covered her ears. We eventually had to buy her earplugs. However, I think she was scared and a little bit of a 'drama queen' about the whole thing. But, the ear plugs worked and we had no more tears for the rest of the trip :)

Up next - Animal Kingdom and back to Epcot :)

P.S. I am officially under the 5 month mark!! WOO HOO :cool1:

Charlefours

03-22-2010, 10:18 PM

junderwood99

03-23-2010, 09:12 PM

Wow! That is a lot of rain. I keep reminding myself to memorize where to find our ADR locations as well as the restrooms! :lmao: I know we will be spending time in those.

I noticed your ticker--congrats on the 15 pounds! I am happy with my almost 7 pounds this past week. I hope to crack double digits when I next weigh in but we will see. Got off track today but will get back on tomorrow! :goodvibes

I'm actually glad that YDD is NO WHERE near potty training yet. I couldn't imagine trying to potty train in Disney. It will be crazy enough finding bathrooms for my 7 year old. She makes a point to visit EVERY bathroom on property. I think we visited 1,000,001 bathrooms during our 2007 trip!

MommyMcQueen

03-24-2010, 11:44 AM

Hi! I just found your PTR and had to join - you could seriously be my Disney Planning Twin! We will be there for the exact same dates you will, although we are staying at POP! I'm so excited to see your plans!

We are arriving at MCO about 1pm that Friday, and also plan to check in then head over to MK - don't really plan to do rides or anything, just want to go over, hopefully see Dream Along with Mickey or Move it Shake It, get a bite to eat, just wander around, maybe do a train ride and take it all in.

My kids are 6 and 4, my first was also born preemie - born at 34 weeks and weighted 4'14". He was in the NICU for a week, but is now a big, healthy 6 year old. DS4 was also born 4 weeks early, but he was big - almost 8 pounds, he's always been a big kid. He just turned 4 and he's taller than some 5 year old we know - I just always say he was born big!

Can't wait to see the rest of your plans! I gotta go back and finish reading about your first trip - great PTR so far, your girls are adorable!

Karen

gallmcduck

04-01-2010, 03:47 PM

It certainly rained that day but in true disney style it didn't spoil anything :thumbsup2 Your drink sounded and looked yummy pity it didn't taste so good but it had lights :banana:

junderwood99

04-18-2010, 10:43 PM

Anyone still around??? I'm sorry its been almost a month since I last posted. Lots has been going on!!! I've been trying for over a week to post, but something is wrong with my 2nd disc from 2007 - I think I have a bad file on it. But, I'm making progress on getting it fixed for this post!!!!

So, Taylor is now 7 years old!!! I can’t believe where time has gone. We’re in NY, so we have about 8 weeks left of school. I’m soooo ready for summer break! Right now we’re on Spring Break. Taylor is very excited to ‘stay up late’!!! She spent the night with my Mom and one of her cousins last night and they didn’t go to bed until midnight!!! Needless to say, my mom was not too happy about that!! LOL (:rotfl:Hehe). McKayla has her 2nd birthday coming up this Saturday. I’ve been thinking about where I was just 2 years ago – in and out of the hospital on strict bedrest for pre-ecamplsia. What a wild ride we went through. If you’ve had a preemie or have family members that have, you know what I mean. It forever changed our lives. But, today, she is a talking maniac!!! She is so darn cute and so smart. We are so proud of her! :cheer2: On Thursday, we’re headed to Boston for four days – Yippee!! Our original goal of the trip was a ‘short’ weekend trip to see a Red Sox game. Well, if you’re anything like me, I LOVE vacation!! So, I managed to up our planning to three nights in a fabulous hotel downtown! :banana:We can’t wait. I don’t think my hubby is going to sleep this week. The trip is about 6 hours from our house, so it should be interesting to see how the girls do – and if I don’t kill them on the way :lmao:. I don’t know how people can drive from the North to Disney. We wouldn’t make it!!!

Well, here goes Day 4 – Animal Kingdom

By this point, DH was thoroughly annoyed by many of the guests at POP in the AM. Some people we encountered were plain rude. This is vacation people!!! So, by this day, we decided to skip breakfast at POP and head straight to AK.

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We did a few rides before breakfast. We grabbed fastpasses for Safari, but since we only had about 1 hour to wait, we headed over to Pangani Forest.

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After the Pangani Forest, it was time for our Safari. We had a great ride!! We saw a lot of animals and had a really good tour guide. We took a MILLION pictures – here are some of the best!

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After the Safari, we decided to try breakfast at Pizzafari. I think we all had the breakfast platter. It was good – and so much more relaxing than eating at the crazy food court at POP. Taylor decided to act crazy – so of course, we took some pics!!

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After breakfast, we headed back out into the heat!!

Up next, continuation of Day 4. Who was the king/queen at the games in Dino-land? How did Taylor react to DINOSAUR?

LISA1971

04-19-2010, 03:44 PM

joining in

MommyMcQueen

04-19-2010, 05:20 PM

Hi Jennie!

I'm still here - Welcome Back! Sorry to hear you're having touble with your pictures - I'd be completely frazzled - my pictures are like gold to me! Hope you can get the CDs working and get the pictures off!

Have fun in Boston! Sounds like you have a great weekend trip planned!

Great pix from you're last trip - I'm so looking forward to Animal Kingdon - my kids LOVE to look at animals - it takes us forever to go through a traditional zoo, so I hope we have enough time to get through AK in 1 day!

Looking forward to seeing more of your plans and updates!
Karen

junderwood99

04-21-2010, 09:00 PM

Off to Boston till Sunday! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Go Red Sox!

MommyMcQueen

04-21-2010, 09:10 PM

Hope you have a great weekend! Can't wait to hear about it!

Karen

junderwood99

06-22-2010, 08:45 PM

Well, the last two months have been absolutely crazy in our house! The weather has warmed up here in NY, so we have been busy!! Hope I still have some followers - sorry about the lag!! School is OVER for me on Friday - PARTY!!! I am working a total of 4 - yes 4 - days this summer!!! We are down to less than 60 days until our trip - and I can't believe it! I will be back on tomorrow to continue our 2007 trip!

See you then!

DrMomof3

06-23-2010, 07:27 PM

Hooray for summer vacation!

Amanda

junderwood99

06-23-2010, 09:29 PM

So, I last left off at Animal Kingdom. After our awesome breakfast at Pizzafari - we headed to check out the rest of the park. And, we happened to come across the whole gang from the Hundred Acre Woods!
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After meeting the whole gang, we headed over to Dinoland. I was alittle nervous about taking Taylor on Dinosaur. She was alittle nervous, too! But, she went on and actually LOVED IT!! It was one of her favorite rides theh whole trip!

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After Dinosaur, I wanted to ride Everest. Mike stayed with Taylor and played games in Dinoland. I was able to ride the single rider line and got right on! It was so fun!! When we return in August, Mike says he'd like to go on. (He's not a big roller coaster guy! LOL) When I came back from the ride, Mike and Taylor had played games and won nothing!! The three of us played a water gun and game and guess who won on the first try . . . . ME!!! Here is my prize in Mike's backpack - he had to get some air!!!

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Next, we went over to see the Lion King show. It was cute, but alittle long for a Disney Show. I'll be interested to see how McKayla likes it - she LOVES shows. Hopefully we can get good seats again - we were second row on this trip.

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By this point, we were hot and tired. Anyone who's been to AK can relate!! It gets so uncomfortable there. So, where did you head off to next?