It just occured to me that maybe I should re-introduce the Hicks on Holiday for those of you just joining us:
First, let me list those who were in the van -
Me (Sarah) - Mom and trip planner
DH (John, aka Ninja Boy, aka Indiana Jones) - hubby and trip payer.
Disney Girl - My 13yo dd.
The Chef - My 11yo ds.
Danger Boy - My ds, 8.
The Inquisitor- My 6yo ds.
Princess K - 4yo dd.
Bitsy - DD, 3yo.
Babycakes - DD1, this is her first trip.
Mom - My mom, who has never been to WDW.
NOT in the van, because the lucky ducks were able to fly down...
SIL - I have decided to call her the Bionic SIL.
Not sure I mentioned before, but Bionic SIL is a real live hero!
She was in an accident a few years back where a car jumped a curb and was running into a crowd of kids and parents waiting for the school bus.
SIL pushed several kids, including my niece, out of the way, and took the full impact of the car.
She remembers nothing of this, only waking up the hospital having had to be put back together (broken pelvis, severely damaged knees, and a bunch of other things.)
It was a long road of recovery for her, so being able to walk around WDW on her own is a very good thing!
So in a lot of ways (none of them robotic! LOL) she is our bionic woman!
Nephew - Almost 9 yo. I'll call him Stitch
JR. , because that is his favorite character.
And last but not least, Niece - 10.5 yo. I'll call her Pocohontas,
JR. That's her fav too.
And a side note - I forgot one thing that happened in Chattanooga that was noteworthy.
Princess K, who is 4 and old enough to know better, COLORED ON THE WALL!!! WITH CRAYONS!!! ARGH.....
Well, since I had no crayon removal items with me, I scrubbed at the wall with different things I thought would work, and ended up removing the crayon...
along with some of the paint...
DOH!!!
I made it look as good as possible, and left it. I know, I am a bad person. But I just chalk it up to wear and tear. [The room we had on the way back had a big chunk of peeling paint hanging from the ceiling! Yikes.]
So my apologies to anyone that has that room after us!
I'm off to try to whip together day 2!