Dugette
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- Dec 26, 2009
Such fun busy days!! Oh man! I can't wait to hear the real versions and how much dug baby loves it all!!
So excited for you guys!!
Thanks! I hope the reality is at least as good as the plan!
Such fun busy days!! Oh man! I can't wait to hear the real versions and how much dug baby loves it all!!
So excited for you guys!!
Thanks! I never would have thought of it either, but I've read a few pre-trip reports where they did these, so it's always been in the back of my mind. Here's a giant thread of ideas, most much more elaborate than what I did: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1707141 And I found the enchilada recipe online too: http://www.letsdishrecipes.com/2011...iladas-with-green-chile-sour-cream-sauce.html Pretty easy to make and so good! This time, I actually cooked the chicken and put the chicken and cheese in the tortillas after Dug Baby's bedtime, left in the fridge overnight, then just made the sauce while she played the next night (i.e. hung off my legs) and put it in the oven for dinner. Worked out great! So hard to cook with a 1-year-old underfoot!
You can certainly say that! We've slowly accumulated clothes, largely from clearance racks, since before she was born! I've found quite a bit at Target and on target.com, but I've found some things at Old Navy (like that Tangled shirt) and some things at Babies 'R' Us (I think the swimwear was there), and some at Buy Buy Baby (which I think the Star Wars shirt came from...though I know Old Navy had some Star Wars attire too - but more boy-ish). We also got some things handed down and from consignment sales and clothing swaps. It's a hodgepodge, I guess. Surprisingly, I don't believe anything actually came from the Disney Store. Go figure.
This is the kind of advice I need! So, I hadn't thought of navy leggings for some reason, but I went through her closet and found she does have a pair. However, it's a darker color than the shirt. I also found she has a pair of jeggings that's about that same shade too. Leggings better? Or keep looking? Here they are:Sounds great! And boma is worth the extra trip!! Lol For pics I'd suggest doing cream and navy for you guys. Like navy top/polo with khakis or cream blouse and jeans/navy slacks. Stick to that navy/cream color scheme. OR go with solid colors in the same tones as the navy. So like a dark red and/or green. I love when the mom and dad match but opposite. So his shirt is a similar color to your pants. It's less matchy-matchy and more just "coordinated" Her blouse is super cute so let her be the focus and you guys should both do solid colors. And I bet she could just wear leggings under it. If it's a little big it'll just fit like a short dress. Navy leggings and cute shoes would be perfect! (Source: I used to work at a photo studio )
Thanks! I like that bottom one the best! I hope Aria can get those character outfits paired with the right characters!I love the Minnie shirts from Target! We had the bottom one, paired it with a cute pair of Matilda Jane shorties lol. But I do agree she should be in a Minnie dress for meeting Minnie haha! I was looking at someones photos from a trip in Oct. (on my Facebook closet page) and she had spent all this time making adorable Sofia, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Monsters Inc, Buzz & Woody, and some other ellie tops/dresses. And EVERY time her DD met a character she was in the wrong character dress!! It drove me nuts LOL! Of course, I bought them from her so Aria can rectify that at some point lol
Great input! FP should be good then! And good call on waiting in the after-area. Dug Baby likes sitting in cars too, so she'd be good with that plan.FP for Test Track DOES let you build your own car. Even Single Rider let us, though not every time. I wouldnt wait in line for 45min (or more!!) just to build a car though it isnt THAT exciting. Just my opinion though. The end where the cars are has lots of fun places to take photos, and its a great place for an ACd nap time, so a good place to meet up with the other person.
I hope soon is before 12/14!Sounds like Spice Road should be opening soon according to Allears, hoping it is open for us too!
Okay, good to know.I dont think we had to fold the stroller on the Friendship Boats, but pretty packed and I remember it waking Aria up just getting on.
Thanks for this! I wouldn't have known that about that slide. I don't remember there being a water feature! Also good to know. Is there any slide there that would be okay for her? She's not real slide-stable yet.The playground at DHS is GREAT just be prepared with extra clothes/diaper bc of the water features that are fun for them to play with. Also there is a slide there that looks like fun for the toddler age range, but it is AWFUL. Its a leaf I took Aria there by myself in August and lukily there was a CM at the bottom of the slide (strategically placed since apparently they KNOW this slide is terrible) and he caught Aria rolling sideways down the leaf all freaked out. (I was at the top encouraging her to go down, bad mommy). Anyway, stay away from that stupid thing lol.
Ha, just let me know. Yeah, I'm hoping we can get some reasonable lines and nice photopass pics there.I cant wait to get some pics at Osborne Lights its the one reason I am thinking about taking you up on your offer lol. We will see if we get any though, last time the lines were so crazy long (and poorly controlled so no one knew who was next). Hopefully this time isnt so bad.
Thanks. I think I'll try to pack her zebra outfit as the spare for AK.Aria always wears animal themed stuff at AK! Why not right! Love the giraffe shirt. YUM for Kona!
I just checked tonight and the Marie jammies are very thin polyester. She hasn't worn them yet, as they're 18 months, but I think they'll be okay for her. If I remember right, I think I got them on clearance on target.com several months back.FP+ for EE will be good though the single rider line is all we use now for that. The lion king show should be fun. Sanaa will be amazing, they may be able to seat you early if you decide to head over early. Nice idea to plan dinner and the evening at your resort! LOVE those Marie jammies, I want some for aria!! Are they warm/flannel or cotton?
Yeah, I love that shirt. I think that was one I actually paid full price for! We might just throw her little jacket on her for the morning. Although, I should look, she might have a sweater that we haven't pulled out yet. Note to self...check for a sweater!The Minnie pirate shirt is SO cute!! Cute outfit, she may need a little sweater for the morning.
Ha, we thought we were good to skip it for a long time, but if there's ever a time where we should go, when she loves bears and music is probably it!Good luck at Country Bear Jamboree. I took Aria there in August. Yep, Im good to skip that until Aria is old enough to research her Disney trips and tells me she wants to see the show ahahhaha.
Yeah, we tried to max out our Fast Pass+. Even though we're not even sure that we'll do those rides. Can't hurt, right?Good idea to do the Splash/Big Thunder FP+ thing. Maybe Ill try to configure our FP+ to do that - I was focusing on the FP+ for the princess meets which requires TWO FP+ each boo
I hope it goes well! We have not tried the top on her, so I should do that soon. She has worn some 18 month things and they've been okay and this doesn't LOOK any bigger than those, but don't know until you try it, I guess. She's still on the small side for 14 months and even some of her 9 month clothes still fit her. She's about 21 pounds, by the way. So, yeah, I need to try that on her.AWww I bet your photo session will be GREAT!! Cant wait to see the pictures! Have you tried the top on her? 12m and 18-24m is a huge difference. Maybe navy leggings, navy skirt?
I saw you copied me! That's why I'm doing it too...need to solidify what we're doing in my mind. And it's definitely helping me to work through things in more detail. We'll have to see if there's any overlapping point in our schedules where we can say hello!Looks like an awesome few days! Can't wait to read the rest - starting 3 weeks from today we overlap!! I might just copy you and do a day by day for my trip starting today. It will help me finally plan my days too which I haven't really done at all.
and thank you!Hey there! I came over from my TR to read all about your upcoming trip!! Which is SO soon! I am so excited for you and your adorable family!!
Ha ha, that happens to me sometimes too. No worries. I've had this thing going for a LONG time.I did realize as I was reading through some of your PTR that I had been reading along last year before my long absence from the boards!! I just knew you seemed familiar!
Thank you!Anyway, I loved reading all your plans so far and the outfits you have picked out for Dug Baby are just adorable!!!! I haven't read all of them yet, but wanted to make a quick comment and let you know I was reading along
You're welcome and hope you like it. It's simple but tasty. And fairly easy.Thanks for the recipe! We're having Mexican food out tonight, so i'll have to try this in the next couple weeks. And since Thanksgiving is coming up, I'm forecasting leftovers for days and no cooking!
No problem. It's chock full of good ideas!I'll need to check that link out. Thanks for that!
Yeah, I don't go to Old Navy much, but they do have some cute Disney things that catch my eye sometimes. I think the Star Wars shirt at Buy Buy Baby was maybe a limited time thing, as I don't see it on their website. But I've found some good stuff there. Yeah, Disney store is too $$$ for my cheapness. Actually, I did see a swimsuit for Dug Baby on their clearance rack once, but we were in a hurry and I didn't have a chance to buy it and it wasn't on their website when I checked later.I completely forgot about Old Navy! They do have the cutest Disney things when they have them. We don't have a Buy Buy Baby near us (about 45 mins) so i'll have to check online. I'm shocked that you don't shop at the Disney store. Although, they can be expensive unless they're having a sale.
Yay, sounds so fun! I hope she loves it as much as he did!Dug Baby will absolutely LOVE the Character spot! DS was so happy the entire time we were there, it was so amazing and i'm so glad we did it! We had a FP+ for it and there was no one in there when we got in line! It was wonderful!
This is the kind of advice I need! So, I hadn't thought of navy leggings for some reason, but I went through her closet and found she does have a pair. However, it's a darker color than the shirt. I also found she has a pair of jeggings that's about that same shade too. Leggings better? Or keep looking? Here they are: http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/LoungingAround/media/Baby PTR/photo1_zps2d51b192.jpg.html My other thought is that I have a pair of khaki pants and khaki shorts that, I think, both still fit her. Not sure if one of those might work?? Also, shoes! I totally forgot about that. And she doesn't have anything that will fit her and match that outfit. So, either I'm looking for shoes or maybe she can go with bare feet or white socks?? I'm so clueless on this sort of thing. For us, I have a pair of dark navy jeans and can maybe find a cream/white shirt. Dug has khakis and some various blue-ish shirts, I think. We'll have to look what he has. Or else I have khakis and some solid blue shirts that are about the shade of hers. And Dug has some navy jeans. Ah, I don't know. My head hurts!
She wasn't a shoe-wearer yet in the summer. There was one pair we put on her for pictures at 7 months, but those are a size 1 and she's a size 4 now, so I'm thinking that's a no-go.Lol I think either of those pants options work totally fine!! I think khaki would work too. And I'd just go with bare feet for her. Or white sandals if she has some from summer that still fit.
Thanks, I should do this!Here's my suggestion. Pull out the options you have and lay them out on your bed in different combos and take a pic of each combo then see what looks the best. (So like shirt with jeaggings, your dark jeans and cream/white top, dug's blue shirt and khakis then take a pic. Then try it with your dark shirt and khakis and his light shirt and dark jeans and take a pic.) And just try different options and see what looks the best in the pic.
Makes sense, thanks!Oh and I think you should see how dressy you guys' outfits are. If you decide to go dressier, go with leggings for dug baby. If you guys are more casual with jeans, go with the jeaggings.
Oh, great, thank you for the info! The only time I was in this playground was when I was chasing around a friend's 6-year-old in December 2010. I'm pretty sure he avoided the toddler areas in favor of, well, danger.The DHS playground has a great toddler slide & area past the water features all the way to the left when you first walk in (hence why she always gets wet). The slide is only about 4' high or so and you can go up there with her. That and these musical stool things they can climb are always a hit, you'll see what I'm talking about when you're there LOL.
No worries, I don't mind at all! And, at some point, I will manage to get over to your report and comment!Sorry for copying you LOL but I really needed to get into that mindset. This is such a busy time of year and it was hard to really sit down and think about the trip!
Haven't tried. And not sure we will. I don't know if we have any good time in our schedule to do it (and I'm doubting you can do it during the Christmas Party?) Good luck, though!Have you guys tried to get a FP+ for Wishes or the parade yet?? I still don't see it available as an option and SO SO SO want it for 12/14!!
I hope it works out that way! It would be really nice! We did discover tonight that she doesn't mind fireworks at all, so Illuminations should be okay with her if she happens to still be awake (local holiday fireworks tonight).This sounds like a fun day with a nice laid back evening. I predict it'll be your favorite day if dug baby cooperates and goes to bed in the stroller!! *fingers crossed*
I've enjoyed this "pre trip trip report" lol! Fun times!! Can't wait to hear the real one!
Ok. I'm a "bad mom". But Mickey on the iphone is my main distraction technique. But I'd think that just handing her your iphone will be enough to let them cut her hair without stickers. Also there's no need for the stickers to leave the hair chair with her if she does end up needing them for distraction. They won't stick to her / her clothes in the short time she'd be playing with them (like they'll come off without leaving any sticky residue unless you leave them on for a long time, like days) And just toss them when you get out of the barber shop.