I can't stay long, as October hours have just been released and I must go plan, plan, plan into the WEEEEEE hours!!! I just wanted to say I have subbed and will come back to read more - but we've got a few similarities... I got pregnant the day before I left for my 2006 trip! My daughter will be 4 right before we go. And we're surprising her this go around!
I'll be back soon
WOW...we do have a lot of similarities! 
So glad to have you on board. The DIS has been fantastic. i have already met so many wonderful people with similar stories & circumstances. I'm looking forward to planning with you! Hi Stephanie! Thanks for stopping by my PTR. I'm so excited that you are going to be there the exact same time. It's like we'll be planning together!
Hope you warned the rest of your family that YOU are in charge and they must follow the plan.
aboard! My family KNOWS that I am in charge. They've known that since I was about 2 years old! 
I'm looking forward to planning more with you! We're driving as well, 17 hours! I'm not sure if my husband will be with us (he may have to meet us down there) so I guess we'll have to stop. It's 17 hours and I wish I could drive straight through, I hate the thought of spending any money on a motel and having to wait to get there, but I doubt I could do 17 straight! I can't drive at night at ALL, I'm really bad about it. I have a hard time seeing and I get too sleepy! I think your plan sounds great, if I could drive at night when the kids were sleeping, it would be much easier (and quieter!)
Chances are good I won't share the driving 
, but knowing I have that option makes a HUGE difference!
Even when my dad drove us when we were lilttle at night, i had trouble sleeping, i was too nervous he would fall asleep!
hey there- i don't think the 14 hours is that bad- i would do it straight through. i can't drive at night, i have trouble seeing well (halos and all that from lasik 10 years ago). I also wouldn't rest well if DH drove, i would be too nervous he would be too tired and fall asleep at the wheel. It just wouldn't be good. lol
it doesn't sound too bad and much cheaper than flying right now. we still haven't booked our flights, everything we find is $400 RT. for 3 of us, that is $1200. So DH even mentioned driving.......but that's a long drive from Dallas, i've made it a few times before and would not want to do it again unless we absolutely had to!
How many hours is it from Dallas? Could you do it straight through or would you have to stop?
OMG....my child doesn't know what Disney World is!!! then I realized....DUH, how would he know what Disney World is unless I told him or he had been there. He was only 3 years old of course. And so....it began....the DISNEY madness. I started showing him pictures online, videos of rides, parts of the planning DVD, and books that I was reading. The inevitable happened....he said those 8 words that were music to my ears "Mommy, I want to go to Disney World"! 
Woooohoooo...my evil plan had worked. I have created a Disney fanatic and he's never even been there. 
So I did what all good parents do....I told him that he had to be 4 years old to go to Disney World! He was satisfied with that answer...for the time being!) and I know when we finally surprise him that he will be SUPER excited! 
Haha!
I'm wondering if Caden will question you on all the babies he sees at WDW that are obviously not 4 yet.
I think a BIG part of the reason I am so excited about this trip (besides my love for Disney of course) is that I can't wait to see the excitement on Caden's face & in his eyes! This trip is all about him. I want it to be a trip he will remember! I hope there are many more to come in the future, but you never know! This could be the Once in a Lifetime trip!
Thanks for coming over to hang out. I was just over on your PTR. You should definitely run over here to the October side!
I think a BIG part of the reason I am so excited about this trip (besides my love for Disney of course) is that I can't wait to see the excitement on Caden's face & in his eyes! This trip is all about him. I want it to be a trip he will remember! I hope there are many more to come in the future, but you never know! This could be the Once in a Lifetime trip!
Hi Stephanie - Just followed you from the Official October thread!
Now where are those ADR plans you were talking about?
And as for turning your lil' boy into a certified Disney fanatic - I can totally relate! I have 3 boys (12, 9 & 9) and they are ALL Disney FREAKS!!!! Not a single day goes by in our household without some discussion or reference to a past or future Disney trip! Hmmmmm.....I wonder why that is?
Thanks for following me over from the October thread. I promise you were not lured here under false pretenses! I don't have ADR details on my PTR just yet. I said that would be my next update. I will try to get them up in the next couple days.
These are by no means final and in fact I would love suggestions. Our family will be on the Regular Dining Plan so well each have 7 TS meals, 7 QS meals and 7 snacks to use for the duration of the trip. 
right off the bat!
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, youll notice that I have 8 TS meals planned and still have 1 QS meal to use. We will pay for one TS meal Out of Pocket (T-Rex since it's not on the DDP). The main reason we added T-Rex in the first place is because Caden really likes dinosaurs. The other QS credit we will most likely use on the day we checkout to eat breakfast in the hotel food court before hitting the road. 
! We do have 4 character meals scheduled and even if the food is just okay it really doesnt matter
.they are for Caden!
Glad to have you along for the ride! I am having so much fun planning and even more fun writing this PTR! I can't wait for October to get here!
