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there are also 2 other cousins who, while not nearly as in to Disney as she is, would probably want to come too and I couldn't really only take the one and not the other two- especially since the other two are the same age and older (8). Guess I'll need to start buying those lotto tickets.
Oh soooo cute!@jillyh here is one of the bags I am bringing (when we go back in the evenings I will offload the backpack and we'll wear sweatshirts i think)
it's a clutch with only a loop on one side but a friend is converting it to take a shoudler strap and I found a shoulder strap that matches the pink. I'm so jazzed. I have a purse problemOh soooo cute!
I'm limited to a laptop bag to work or a diaper bag any other time so I've been deprived for the last two years! Lol! Converting it to a shoulder strap will be great for Disney!it's a clutch with only a loop on one side but a friend is converting it to take a shoudler strap and I found a shoulder strap that matches the pink. I'm so jazzed. I have a purse problem
Reading my post again, it came across as a little preachy, which wasn't my intention. Sorry if you took it that way, didn't mean to make you feel guilty or anything...I absolutely understand the finance aspect! I'll cross my fingers that you win some lottery money, and you can take all of your little cousinsI definitely crunched the numbers to see if it would be possible but I think more than the money, logistically it would be too complicated for this trip
), backpack, and small cross body purse, and still haven't found a bag I like or that works for me. Ideally I'd just bring my tiny pocket wallet with ID, cash, and credit card and nothing else, but realistically I know I'm a packrat and bring too much crap. LOL 
This is a great question. I think with DD (who will want to change into costumes in the park for meeting princesses) our family will need a backpack for sure. We'll put in our sunscreen, ponchos, water flavour drops, bottled water, small first aid kit, not sure what else??? And travel wallet for me which I'll put in my small crossbody bag. I have heard bag check is a nightmare but I don't really see an alternative? Wondering if We'll also have to pack a small cooler pack with snacks for DD - she loves fresh fruit and veg but I think you can buy that in the parks? I'm just wondering if it would be more of a pain to bring around a cooler bag (and order from garden grocer) or just buy stuff at the park.I'm still on the fence about bringing a bag into the park. Over the years I've tried a fanny pack (Dear God, still ashamed of the pics from that
DH likes bringing a backpack (which is great because then I don't have to carry anything), and it really comes in handy when we start out wearing sweatshirts in the AM, and are sweating in the PM. But, it kind of becomes bulky if we go on a coaster or water ride...plus you have to go through the bag check, which stinks.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'll bring my large Michael Kors purse with me on the plane, which is perfect for flying, but won't carry it around the park with me, so I need something else.
I'd like to be able to bring a disposable poncho for each of us, small sunscreen, bandaids, travel-size Aleve, some water flavor packets, as well as my phone, billfold wallet, and of course sunglasses. We'll each bring a cold water bottle into the parks with us and just fill it at the water fountains.
I'm so sad..... I set up the reservation finder and finally I got a text alert for a 3:25 H&V on 11/28. I zoomed over to the reservation page (already open and ready). I was already gone....
So the search continues!!
I have a convertible backpack that I will bring. It's small enough not to be cumbersome and big enough for all my must have. My DD bought an adorable small backpack in the beginning of the summer. She was a camp counselor and all the staff and campers wanted one.
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Our actual anniversary is January 2nd, but I want the Christmas stuff and lower crowds so we fudge it a bit!@jillyh here is one of the bags I am bringing (when we go back in the evenings I will offload the backpack and we'll wear sweatshirts i think)
I'm so sad..... I set up the reservation finder and finally I got a text alert for a 3:25 H&V on 11/28. I zoomed over to the reservation page (already open and ready). I was already gone....
So the search continues!!
I have a convertible backpack that I will bring. It's small enough not to be cumbersome and big enough for all my must have. My DD bought an adorable small backpack in the beginning of the summer. She was a camp counselor and all the staff and campers wanted one.
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it was too cute to resist, even if I know he is not really going to carry it. Hahaha
