1 Child and 10 Adults--A GG to Celebrate DD's 4th Bday :) TR Link is Posted

[longing2Batdisney]

I'm going to dance when mine is under 365 days!

 

[jenny105]

Woohoo! It'll fly by!

 

[leamom2princesses]

I'm dancing with you!!!! I hit 6 months on Monday morn! oh yeah can't forget banana guy!

 

[Charlefours]

Thanks everyone for dancing with me!!! I am so excited that we are in the single month digit. We are also under 300 days!!

 

[Charlefours]

I am sorry I have been neglecting my forum!! I hope I have not lost the few readers I have at the moment. Life is just getting in the way! I am almost done with my semester—one research paper, project and a mini (5 to 7 pages) paper left to do. Two weeks left after Thanksgiving and I will be on my break!! Over break I will be hashing out restaurants with DGM to see how many they will be planning on joining us for. So, if you have any input on restaurants you just love or if you go back you can see the ones I am tentatively considering, I would LOVE your input.


Now onto shopping! I have been trying to pick up things here and there to help spread the cost out. First up, I have been ordering a few things from Disney as I get good sales. I believe DGM has picked up quite a few things for her too. I know the Tinkerbell costume and accessories (at least the shoes) are a definite along with a few more clothing pieces. Not a 100% sure what, but we will find out at Christmas.

Here are the items we have picked up:

Some adorable t-shirts

Sleeping Beauty swimsuit—major clearance!! I think I ended up paying $4 for it. The pair of sandals is from online as well—super cheap summer clearance! Lilian loved them when I showed them to her and wanted to wear them right away.

PJs—a pants and tank set and a night gown. She has a few others I picked up on clearance a year ago that still fit as well. I LOVE love: how well Disney clothes hold up despite repeat washings.

Some adorable tank dresses! I love shopping off season (I love taking advantage of it right now when Lilian has no opinion, other than she likes them! )


That is what we have Disney clothing wise. I see what else she ends up with after DGM gives us the things when we visit for the holidays. If you all want to see, I will post pictures too.

Besides clothing, I have been working on picking up little odds and ends I can for the trip down. Here is what I have found thus far:

Mini M&Ms tubes for pressed pennies. They will go in Lilian’s stocking and then I will save the tubes to decorate. The flowers are snap bracelets—I am pretty sure they are also going to go in her stocking so not really for Disney. The headbands and lip gloss, once again, will go in her stocking. I may hold the lip gloss for the Disney trip in her car trip bag(s). (More on the car treat bags at a later point) There is a fun sparkly (as Lilian would say) bracelet that I am not sure if we will put in her stocking or if we will hold it as well. There is a set of Princess crayons, which will go in a Tinkerbell tin for her survival guide bag for in the parks.

The Mickey Notebook is mine. I am thinking I am going to use it to jot down notes while we are at Disney so I don’t forget the details for the TR and for our scrapbook.

All the above items, with the exception of the M&M tubes, were found in the dollar spot. The M&Ms were found in the checkout line, for less than a dollar too.


The last two pictures are for her car treat bags.

A Disney Princess book with stickers—she LOVES to be read to. We may hold this book to be read in the resort while others are getting ready. The Mickey activity book will be a car treat bag.

These are figurines--the Tinkerbell and MMCH sets. We have the princess set and Lilian just loves to play with them. We usually take them while we are traveling. I will take them out of the packages and give them her in car treat bags as well.

So there you have it, we are doing pretty well considering we still have over nine months left. I am sure we will be picking up things here and there. I hope all is well with you and yours.

Up Next: The Beginnings of a Schedule?

 

[longing2Batdisney]

great job!!! on the purchases...I love to shop off season, too! in fact I have the b-suits for Easter gifts, already...too bad I don't have Christmas gifts yet

really cute dresses!!

 

[leamom2princesses]

What a great start! Love all the swimsuits, t-shirts, and stocking stuffers. Keep the pictures coming! I love to see what others buy for their trips and especially their princesses.

 

[Charlefours]

Thank you!!! I like what we have gotten as well thus far. I am curious to see what she ends up getting from her grandmother.

So, do your kiddos where only Disney character clothing while at Disney? Such fun things to think about . I think I am avoiding my school work!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Thank you!!! I like what we have gotten as well thus far. I am curious to see what she ends up getting from her grandmother.

So, do your kiddos where only Disney character clothing while at Disney? Such fun things to think about . I think I am avoiding my school work!

Ashton's clothes in May were ALL Disney themed...Dayne (16) would not even consider it
Have a great weekend and holiday!

 

[leamom2princesses]

We do a lot of disney themed clothes also. Lindsey is getting a little older so it's a bit harder to find her stuff that isn't too toddler like. She's more into Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Jonas Bros, Taylor Swift, etc. She's in the tween stage.

 

[Charlefours]

I don't imagine Lilian will be wearing Disney apparel when she is 16 either.

Have you seen the talks about pillowcase dresses? I am thinking of buying a pattern from Etsy to make her some not just for Disney but all summer too. DGM may have taken care of her wardrobe for me. Of course I have other clothing not Disney themed that she may be wearing too. Its a little early, even for me, to figure out what clothing will be coming with us!

 

[jenny105]

Love the outfits you got for her! Adorable!!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I'm joining your PTR!!! I can't wait to hear about it, we are planning for the end of September 2010! (and I love exclamations as well!!)

I am still reading all your posts, but thought I would tell you that I was subbing and that we returned from a wonderful trip with 8 people in October. It was my dd's 9th bday and we went with my ILS (who did NOT want to do anything separate). Ahem.

I have a full TR below, I think you will find it "enlightening" and amusing as well. We DID have a great time, but I also prepared myself for going with a larger group, which I highly suggest!

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Stephanie! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!

 

[Charlefours]

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving if you celebrate it! We decided to spend time with my sister's family as we have not had Thanksgiving with them since I was in college!

While down there my sister tried to convince me Epcot is not suitable for children!! I simply said it is mine and DH's favorite park and there is lots for children to do there! We will be going regardless. She did not seem to believe nor thrilled by it. What would she care anyway? She also did not believe me it is Disney's Hollywood Studies now not MGM.

I probably will not be on much in the next two weeks. I am in the final two weeks for my classes and will be scrambling to get all my work done as it is. So, I am hoping you will all bare with me and stay with me during my short absence.

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hope you get all of your work done. We'll be here when you return.

I think EPCOT is a great place for kids! We really like it. It's not our favorite of the 4 but the girls definitely enjoy it. Especially Innoventions and the Seas. I also believe that the World Showcase is the best place to meet the princesses. They usually have a supporting character with them and make a point to spend some one on one time chatting. That is if it's not raining 11 inches/day..

 

[Charlefours]

Hello all that are left with me!

I finally finished my semester's last paper. I hope to get a post together tomorrow. Hope all is well with you and yours!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Hello! Congrats! on a job well done!!
as for Epcot; Ashton enjoyed what little we were able to do...
he loved the play ground in Mission Space, the cars in Test Track, he loved Mexico, The Land (even the boat ride), and Nemo!!! that was all we were able to do on our last visit... But, I know he would have enjoyed innovations, JOI, and Ellen's ride (name ?)

my dad does not care for Epcot and tries to talk everyone out of going there every time he goes!

Connie

 

[dahall]

I am joining!! COngrads on finishing your semester. : Did I miss it somewhere, what are you getting your masters in. I too just finished my 3 semester (only 2 more, hours, and my test to go).
We LOVE Disney, my hubby, and 2 pirates. I will live tea and princess though you if you don't mind. Please be as detailed as possible. We did the pirate league last time we were there and it was an amazing time (they still talk about it) so all the extras although expensive are usually so worth it.

I am not sure if you have seen it on this site. There are some TALENTED people who will make iron ons for you that you can iron on your self (mine turned out great). We just came back from our 10th trip in Sept. with Nana and Paw Paw and I had some one make one for me with all our heads on it with different Disney hats on. Stitch, Pirate, Minne etc. They also made birthday iron ons with my kids names. I bought the shirts on sale so it was a nice inexpensive gift. I have to admit the one day everyone had matching shirts my DH was a bit embarrassed, but he smiled and did it for me.

I LOVE and recommend Tusker house. We try and make an early reservation so we can be finished as the rope drops. This time we were not as lucky but it worked out. My DH ran and got us all fast passes for the safari as we were waiting to eat and we walked right on after breakfast. (although I should have eaten less with all the bumps). The food there is so good, they have some great African dishes as well as Krispie Cream so all will be happy. This is one we never miss. When we went in Sept. there were some rides that did not offer Fast Passes because the lines were SO SHORT!! Sept is a great time to go.

I can go on and on but I will stop. Can't wait to learn more about your trip. thanks so much for sharing.

oh one last thing, Don't miss out on Epoct there are some great things there for all ages.

 

[Pakey]

I'm joining too. I've planned many family trips to WDW, 2 of them as large groups. Earlier this year we did 10 adults and one 3, almost 4, year old boy. I did live to tell about it but oh my, it was a lot of work putting that trip together. We had matching shirts for every day of the trip (8 days) and I finally had to enlist my husband's help or I would have never finished the 88 shirts.

Can't wait to see your plans unfold.