"I've Waited A Long Time for a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza" 9/8 Update! - The DIS Discussion Forums

MomofCKJ · 06-17-2009, 09:05 PM

Hi!

I've written 3 trip reports so far. The link to my solo is down yonder at the bottom of the post. The other two are somewhere out there in DIS cyber space. One was our first trip with our kiddos.That trip was a suprise and was documented here. It was a great trip! And besides that it relit my Disney Fire! I couldn't stop thinking of Disney after that.

We soon booked the March 2008 trip. We left Grumpy and went with my parents to celebrate my Mom's 60th. That trip is found here. A fun trip but certainly had its challenges.

So who are we?

Well I am Mom. MomofCKJ. My name is Allyson, I am clinging to 39 for a few more months. I am a Disney FREAK! I share a birthday with the World and my first trip was back in 1972 for my 3rd birthday. Yes my Mom raised me right. Disney trips, Disney movies, Disney on Ice, Disney encyclopedias, Sunday nights with The Wonderful World of Disney.

I am married to Grumpy and you may know him from past reports. He does not love the Mouse, he does not love the amount of money spent on the Mouse, he doesn't get the magic. He did however run the Disney Half Marathon in January with me because he loves me.

We spent 4 days in Disney at a super cool upgrade to the Yacht Club from CSR and we ran our first Half Marathon with our best friends. It was something special!

He however won't be on this trip. Can't have a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza with Grumpy! He would take the "extra" out of extravaganza!

Not joining us this trip are Bashful (my 9yo dd) or Goofy (my 6yo ds). No they have other plans. Bashful is spending the week with her Mema. She is doing Mema time and that includes swimming in the pool, eating lots of mashed potatoes (her favorite!) and playing with the kittens. While she is away that will leave Grumpy and Goofy. They are counting down the days till "Man Week". Yes it will be just the boys and the dog. They are looking forward to a week of Guitar Hero, sitting around in boxers and eating cereal out of the box by the handful. I imagine it will be a like a frat party tamed down for the week.

Which leaves Belle, my soon to be 12 year old, heading to 7th grade and junor high dd. It is she who is the daughter of the Mother/Daughter Extravaganza. I am anxiously looking forward to this trip. I think this is a special time in her life and some serious quality time as we embark on new chapters will serve us well. And really what better place to do this than Disney?

Here are Belle, Bashful and Goofy last fall:

Coming up: "Grumpy, it'll just be for a long weekend"---right! And what I hope to gain from this trip!

Hope you'll stick around for the ride!

Allyson

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MomofCKJ · 06-17-2009, 09:17 PM

Table of Contents!

1.So how did this idea come to be anyways?
2. [URL="http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32375463&postcount=20"]Where and when?
3. [URL="http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32408403&postcount=25"]More Where and When!
4. Free Dining?
5. Food Glorious FREE Food
6. Officially officially official!
7. 38 days and Counter Service!
8. 33 days and what have we been up to?
9. Day One of the Jan 2009 Half Marathon Trip!
10. Day Two of the Jan 2009 Half Marathon Trip
11.The Race-Part One!
12. The Race- Part Two!
13. 12 Days To Go!
14.Post Race Festivities and 6 days to go!
14. Uno, dos, TRES!
15. Leavin' in the Mornin'!
************************************************** *****************************
16.We are back! Day One Part One
17. Day One Part Two
18. Day Two Part One Discovery Cove!
19. Day Two Part Two
20.How Many Times Can You Ride EE?
21.Dinner for a Princess and a Whole Lot of Rain

Charleston Princess · 06-18-2009, 08:37 AM

I'm here and very excited to read all about your mother/daughter trip! It has made my own wheels start turning so I will be paying close attention to what you end up planning and doing.

Your Belle and my Chelsea are so close to the same age. She will be 12 in July and is going into the 7th grade. How did our babies grow up so quickly?

4boysrus · 06-18-2009, 10:03 AM

I'm here!

Becky521 · 06-18-2009, 05:32 PM

Hey Allyson, thanks for the notice. Your trip reports a re always so fun. I have to admit I will miss Goofy this time around. I think a mother/daughter trip is great!!

2xcited2sleep · 06-18-2009, 06:45 PM

I cannot wait to hear all about this trip. It will be so special, I'm sure. Can't get over how much your kids have grown since the last pictures I saw! Time flies!

Looking forward to more!

ILuvCrush · 06-18-2009, 06:57 PM

I'm here!! I'm here!!!

I'm sooo excited to hear all about this trip

Paula

MrsSpratt · 06-19-2009, 05:38 PM

I can't wait for more!

DWGal210 · 06-19-2009, 07:13 PM

Hi Allyson! Great start so far! That's very cool that you get to take just your oldest for a trip - those are special times and I'm sure it's a memory she'll treasure!

ellebeegee · 06-19-2009, 09:34 PM

I'm here, too!

ajax897 · 06-19-2009, 10:15 PM

Checking in too.

MomofCKJ · 06-20-2009, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

I'm here and very excited to read all about your mother/daughter trip! It has made my own wheels start turning so I will be paying close attention to what you end up planning and doing.

Your Belle and my Chelsea are so close to the same age. She will be 12 in July and is going into the 7th grade. How did our babies grow up so quickly?

Welcome CP! Nice to see you here! Thank you! Yes they are close, mine will be 12 in August and also heading to 7th grade. It is an "interesting" time with some of this

and some of this

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4boysrus

I'm here!

Hey Melissa! Welcome!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Becky521

Hey Allyson, thanks for the notice. Your trip reports a re always so fun. I have to admit I will miss Goofy this time around. I think a mother/daughter trip is great!!

Thanks for coming! I am sure I'll have some Goofy updates in here and there. He is counting down as well as he can't wait for "Man Week".

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2xcited2sleep

I cannot wait to hear all about this trip. It will be so special, I'm sure. Can't get over how much your kids have grown since the last pictures I saw! Time flies!

Looking forward to more!

Thanks for coming, so nice to have old friends here!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILuvCrush

I'm here!! I'm here!!!

I'm sooo excited to hear all about this trip

Paula

Welcome, welcome! So glad you made it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsSpratt

I can't wait for more!

Hello and welcome! Thanks for coming! My great Aunt Agnes is a Mrs Spratt, your screen name popped out at me!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWGal210

Hi Allyson! Great start so far! That's very cool that you get to take just your oldest for a trip - those are special times and I'm sure it's a memory she'll treasure!

Let's hope so, that is the plan. With a hormonal almost 12 year old one never knows what direction this could go in.

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Originally Posted by ellebeegee

I'm here, too!

Hey Lydia! So happy to see you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajax897

Checking in too.

Hi! Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Now on to the show!

Allyson

MomofCKJ · 06-20-2009, 06:38 AM

Well back as the December 2006 trip was coming to a close I was feeling so sad. I think it was in the airport or plane ride home that this idea was hatched. I will fully admit, part of it was very selfish. I wanted a couple of guaranteed trips back. Yeah, I'll say it, part of it was all about me.

However, a bigger part, yes bigger, was that I think it is SOOOO important to have one on one time with each child. I do it at home on a smaller scale. I have taken just one child to the circus, one child to a special movie and lunch, a couple of months back I suprised one child with a day at Six Flags. Do the others moan? A little but truly just a little. They know they get their time too and they all enjoy when it is their time.

I'm an only child. I had my Mom all to myself. With 3 kids it is different for them. So I have always tried to make sure we get those one on one times where you aren't competing for the attention, you aren't at the mercy of compromise between the whole family and for a few hours it is just your turn. I think it is important and I've enjoyed those times with my kids. With Belle it is just good for us. With Bashful it is nice to see her blossom more and not play the part of the suffering, shy middle child that she does so often. With Goofy, well any time spent with Goofy is just usually a hoot.

So on the trip home I made an announcement.
"Family, I am making a rule. For your 12th birthday you get a Mom and Me trip".

*insert crickets*

I think the kids were thinking "is she for real?" and Grumpy was saying "What are you talking about woman?".

I explained just as I did to you my reasoning and sort of left it at that. Grumpy thought it was a ridiculous scheme to get back to the World. Hmmmphf.

Well time marched on and soon it was early 2009. Belle would be turning 12 later in the year. I had been all along referencing this trip, talking about it, etc. When it came time to figure out dates Grumpy was like "You are really doing this?" Ummmm, yeah. Eye roll, head shake "This is crazy to be going again so soon".

"But it is a rule" and you know I am a rule follower.

So in true Grumpy fashion he just went along with my long weekend to Disney with Belle.

And that was the initial intention. A long weekend. Maybe a Thursday to a Sunday. But gosh, when you are flying all the way from MA isn't it smarter to make it more worthwhile? A few more days? How can we pick which parks to spend such little time in? We want some relaxation time? We can't do that all in 4 days. Maybe 5? Hmmmm. 6 might be nicer. We do have that lovely little PIN code..........

Next up, more on the planning and why Belle and I specifically need some good Mother/Daughter time and how we are planning to cheat on our boyfriend the Mouse and venture to some non Disney locations this trip. *gulp*

Allyson

PS Maybe somewhere in here I'll throw in a super mini TR from our January Disney Half Marathon trip!

Charleston Princess · 06-20-2009, 09:08 AM

I really like the special trip for each of their 12th birthdays!!! I am anxious to see how many days you decided on, and where else you might be headed!

princess&her4princes · 06-20-2009, 02:58 PM

Hi!! I'm joining in, too!

Followed you over from my PTR-- looks like we're going about the same time and doing Mother/daughter trips!!! What a great idea you have for your kids!! Hmm...makes my wheels spin a bit...anything for another excuse to go to Disney!!

Can't wait to hear more, so I'm subbing!!!

06-17-2009, 09:05 PM	#1
MomofCKJ I just lost steam at about 5 minutes Wants to really smell the roses I will not eat the second end of the hot dog Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,907	"I've Waited A Long Time for a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza" 9/8 Update! Hi! I've written 3 trip reports so far. The link to my solo is down yonder at the bottom of the post. The other two are somewhere out there in DIS cyber space. One was our first trip with our kiddos.That trip was a suprise and was documented here. It was a great trip! And besides that it relit my Disney Fire! I couldn't stop thinking of Disney after that. We soon booked the March 2008 trip. We left Grumpy and went with my parents to celebrate my Mom's 60th. That trip is found here. A fun trip but certainly had its challenges. So who are we? Well I am Mom. MomofCKJ. My name is Allyson, I am clinging to 39 for a few more months. I am a Disney FREAK! I share a birthday with the World and my first trip was back in 1972 for my 3rd birthday. Yes my Mom raised me right. Disney trips, Disney movies, Disney on Ice, Disney encyclopedias, Sunday nights with The Wonderful World of Disney. I am married to Grumpy and you may know him from past reports. He does not love the Mouse, he does not love the amount of money spent on the Mouse, he doesn't get the magic. He did however run the Disney Half Marathon in January with me because he loves me. We spent 4 days in Disney at a super cool upgrade to the Yacht Club from CSR and we ran our first Half Marathon with our best friends. It was something special! He however won't be on this trip. Can't have a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza with Grumpy! He would take the "extra" out of extravaganza! Not joining us this trip are Bashful (my 9yo dd) or Goofy (my 6yo ds). No they have other plans. Bashful is spending the week with her Mema. She is doing Mema time and that includes swimming in the pool, eating lots of mashed potatoes (her favorite!) and playing with the kittens. While she is away that will leave Grumpy and Goofy. They are counting down the days till "Man Week". Yes it will be just the boys and the dog. They are looking forward to a week of Guitar Hero, sitting around in boxers and eating cereal out of the box by the handful. I imagine it will be a like a frat party tamed down for the week. Which leaves Belle, my soon to be 12 year old, heading to 7th grade and junor high dd. It is she who is the daughter of the Mother/Daughter Extravaganza. I am anxiously looking forward to this trip. I think this is a special time in her life and some serious quality time as we embark on new chapters will serve us well. And really what better place to do this than Disney? Here are Belle, Bashful and Goofy last fall: Coming up: "Grumpy, it'll just be for a long weekend"---right! And what I hope to gain from this trip! Hope you'll stick around for the ride! Allyson: __________________ The "I've Waited Forever To Go Solo" Mom's Leaving Everyone Home Pre Trip Report-complete The "I've Waited A Long Time for a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza" TR--Not sure I ever finished! Last edited by MomofCKJ; 09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.

06-17-2009, 09:17 PM	#2
MomofCKJ I just lost steam at about 5 minutes Wants to really smell the roses I will not eat the second end of the hot dog Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,907	Table of Contents! 1.So how did this idea come to be anyways? 2. [URL="http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32375463&postcount=20"]Where and when? 3. [URL="http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32408403&postcount=25"]More Where and When! 4. Free Dining? 5. Food Glorious FREE Food 6. Officially officially official! 7. 38 days and Counter Service! 8. 33 days and what have we been up to? 9. Day One of the Jan 2009 Half Marathon Trip! 10. Day Two of the Jan 2009 Half Marathon Trip 11.The Race-Part One! 12. The Race- Part Two! 13. 12 Days To Go! 14.Post Race Festivities and 6 days to go! 14. Uno, dos, TRES! 15. Leavin' in the Mornin'! ************************************************ *************************** 16.We are back! Day One Part One 17. Day One Part Two 18. Day Two Part One Discovery Cove! 19. Day Two Part Two 20.How Many Times Can You Ride EE? 21.Dinner for a Princess and a Whole Lot of Rain __________________ The "I've Waited Forever To Go Solo" Mom's Leaving Everyone Home Pre Trip Report-complete The "I've Waited A Long Time for a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza" TR--Not sure I ever finished! Last edited by MomofCKJ; 09-08-2010 at 08:21 AM.

06-18-2009, 08:37 AM	#3
Charleston Princess DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 21,603	I'm here and very excited to read all about your mother/daughter trip! It has made my own wheels start turning so I will be paying close attention to what you end up planning and doing. Your Belle and my Chelsea are so close to the same age. She will be 12 in July and is going into the 7th grade. How did our babies grow up so quickly? __________________ Me (Jackie), Charles, Chelsea (15), Connor (13) 2012 TR: A Fourth of Pixie-Dust!2012 PTR: Does Pixie Dust Help with Decision-Making? May 2011 PTR: Sensing Pixie Dust I Am! July 2010 TR: Where Pixie-Dusted Birthday Dreams Come True! October 2009 TR: Shaken, Not Stirred, With a Twist of Pixie Dust! A Food and Wine Trip Report!June 2009 TR: Divas, Zebra Domes, and Pixie Dust! A Week in an African Paradise!

06-18-2009, 10:03 AM	#4
4boysrus Proud momma to 4 boys. Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 407	I'm here! __________________ *Melissa* 3rd Trip: Pop Century 4/23/10-4/29/10 [img]http://www.******************/timers/tickers/plhfqfx4x6au0w75.png[/img] 1st Trip: Pop Century 2/11/07-2/17/07 The "Goodest Vacation Ever" Trip Report 2nd Trip: Port Orleans: Riverside Our "Not So Scary" Return to WDW! Trip Report! 9/6/08-9/11/08**

06-18-2009, 06:45 PM	#6
2xcited2sleep DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,091	I cannot wait to hear all about this trip. It will be so special, I'm sure. Can't get over how much your kids have grown since the last pictures I saw! Time flies! Looking forward to more! __________________ Christine

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06-18-2009, 05:32 PM	#5
Becky521 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Galway, NY Posts: 1,107	Hey Allyson, thanks for the notice. Your trip reports a re always so fun. I have to admit I will miss Goofy this time around. I think a mother/daughter trip is great!!

06-18-2009, 06:57 PM	#7
ILuvCrush DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,911	I'm here!! I'm here!!! I'm sooo excited to hear all about this trip Paula __________________ 13 Candles... a Paris and DLP Birthday Extravaganza! A Trip Report in Progress!

06-19-2009, 05:38 PM	#8
MrsSpratt I've got a Bazooka full of Pixie Dust, and I'm not afraid to use it! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Second Star to the Right, Straight on 'till Texas Posts: 722	I can't wait for more!

06-19-2009, 07:13 PM	#9
DWGal210 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,151	Hi Allyson! Great start so far! That's very cool that you get to take just your oldest for a trip - those are special times and I'm sure it's a memory she'll treasure! __________________

06-19-2009, 09:34 PM	#10
ellebeegee Earning My Ears Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: One state away from WDW Posts: 63	I'm here, too! __________________ First trip to WDW at age 36 for me...I have a lot to make up for! I will NOT sue my parents for not taking me to WDW...I will NOT sue my parents for not taking me to WDW... Thanking God for my DH who wants to take DD to Walt Disney World as much as we can before we, I mean she, grows up! *7/02 off site 10/03 off site for DD's 4th birthday * 9/04 POR * 1/05 ASMusic * 5/05 Pop * 3/06 Pop * 9/06 ASMusic 6/07 I got to see Disneyland! 3/08 Off-site (never again!) 5/09-6/09 8 Days at Wilderness Lodge 12/10 Wilderness Lodge bound, and finally, Christmas with Mickey!*

06-19-2009, 10:15 PM	#11
ajax897 Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 2	Checking in too.

06-20-2009, 06:38 AM	#13
MomofCKJ I just lost steam at about 5 minutes Wants to really smell the roses I will not eat the second end of the hot dog Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,907	So how did this idea come to be anyway? Well back as the December 2006 trip was coming to a close I was feeling so sad. I think it was in the airport or plane ride home that this idea was hatched. I will fully admit, part of it was very selfish. I wanted a couple of guaranteed trips back. Yeah, I'll say it, part of it was all about me. However, a bigger part, yes bigger, was that I think it is SOOOO important to have one on one time with each child. I do it at home on a smaller scale. I have taken just one child to the circus, one child to a special movie and lunch, a couple of months back I suprised one child with a day at Six Flags. Do the others moan? A little but truly just a little. They know they get their time too and they all enjoy when it is their time. I'm an only child. I had my Mom all to myself. With 3 kids it is different for them. So I have always tried to make sure we get those one on one times where you aren't competing for the attention, you aren't at the mercy of compromise between the whole family and for a few hours it is just your turn. I think it is important and I've enjoyed those times with my kids. With Belle it is just good for us. With Bashful it is nice to see her blossom more and not play the part of the suffering, shy middle child that she does so often. With Goofy, well any time spent with Goofy is just usually a hoot. So on the trip home I made an announcement. "Family, I am making a rule. For your 12th birthday you get a Mom and Me trip". insert crickets I think the kids were thinking "is she for real?" and Grumpy was saying "What are you talking about woman?". I explained just as I did to you my reasoning and sort of left it at that. Grumpy thought it was a ridiculous scheme to get back to the World. Hmmmphf. Well time marched on and soon it was early 2009. Belle would be turning 12 later in the year. I had been all along referencing this trip, talking about it, etc. When it came time to figure out dates Grumpy was like "You are really doing this?" Ummmm, yeah. Eye roll, head shake "This is crazy to be going again so soon". "But it is a rule" and you know I am a rule follower. So in true Grumpy fashion he just went along with my long weekend to Disney with Belle. And that was the initial intention. A long weekend. Maybe a Thursday to a Sunday. But gosh, when you are flying all the way from MA isn't it smarter to make it more worthwhile? A few more days? How can we pick which parks to spend such little time in? We want some relaxation time? We can't do that all in 4 days. Maybe 5? Hmmmm. 6 might be nicer. We do have that lovely little PIN code.......... Next up, more on the planning and why Belle and I specifically need some good Mother/Daughter time and how we are planning to cheat on our boyfriend the Mouse and venture to some non Disney locations this trip. gulp Allyson PS Maybe somewhere in here I'll throw in a super mini TR from our January Disney Half Marathon trip! __________________ The "I've Waited Forever To Go Solo" Mom's Leaving Everyone Home Pre Trip Report-complete The "I've Waited A Long Time for a Mother/Daughter Extravaganza" TR--Not sure I ever finished!

06-20-2009, 09:08 AM	#14
Charleston Princess DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 21,603	I really like the special trip for each of their 12th birthdays!!! I am anxious to see how many days you decided on, and where else you might be headed! __________________ Me (Jackie), Charles, Chelsea (15), Connor (13) 2012 TR: A Fourth of Pixie-Dust!2012 PTR: Does Pixie Dust Help with Decision-Making? May 2011 PTR: Sensing Pixie Dust I Am! July 2010 TR: Where Pixie-Dusted Birthday Dreams Come True! October 2009 TR: Shaken, Not Stirred, With a Twist of Pixie Dust! A Food and Wine Trip Report!June 2009 TR: Divas, Zebra Domes, and Pixie Dust! A Week in an African Paradise!

06-20-2009, 02:58 PM	#15
princess&her4princes DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 4,034	Hi!! I'm joining in, too! Followed you over from my PTR-- looks like we're going about the same time and doing Mother/daughter trips!!! What a great idea you have for your kids!! Hmm...makes my wheels spin a bit...anything for another excuse to go to Disney!! Can't wait to hear more, so I'm subbing!!! __________________ Kristen wife to Mommy to DS10 DS8 DS5 CURRENT PTR: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2791628 Never finished: Not Exactly the way it all began...A Sept 2010 TR! 6 kids under the age of 6 take on WDW, will they behave well enough that Santa will still visit? Dec 08 TR Complete

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