A little pirate gets ready to storm the castle! Live update!!!

[jana616]

Hi, I'm joining in too! I have 2 boys (ages 2 and 4), and we leave in 12 days for our first family trip! I am getting so excited, but also starting to freak out a bit! I love your shopping taste, by the way. I think his pirate costume will be super cute, I lov the Mickey t-shirt you got him to go with the ears, and the penguin suitcase is adorable!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Hi, I'm joining in too! I have 2 boys (ages 2 and 4), and we leave in 12 days for our first family trip! I am getting so excited, but also starting to freak out a bit! I love your shopping taste, by the way. I think his pirate costume will be super cute, I lov the Mickey t-shirt you got him to go with the ears, and the penguin suitcase is adorable!

Welcome!!! Thank you so much for the compliment. I think I enjoy shopping a little too much. 12 days is so soon - you must be so excited! Your boys are going to love it.

Here is a sneak peek picture from our 03/2008 trip. This is DS in the car on our way to Disney.

 

[CandleontheWater]

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Ok, so I am in a total conundrum with what to wear to MNSSHP. I ordered that Paul Frank pirate t-shirt, but the XL was sold out and I ordered the Large - eek! It is WAY too small. So then I ordered a sleeveless black t-shirt from Land's End in a large and it is way too big! The difference between the two larges is crazy actually.

So now I have nothing "piratey" to wear. I may just have to wear a non-pirate look. If anyone sees something cute please post it here.

I work at a college and classes started here on Monday and it is crazy busy! We hit record numbers for our enrollment. At least the time should fly until our trip - less than 3 weeks now. [/QUOTE]

You could always just get an eye patch and buy one of those "Pirate Princess" themed mouse ears and wear that for the party. I think then you would be piratey (is that even a word?) enough, without having to worry about a shirt!

 

[princess&her4princes]

OK, so I am officially HORRIBLE at dieting, but I am still 35 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight and I have a closet full of clothes that don't fit.

I really, really want to lose weight for the trip so I am starting a diet with my mom tomorrow and I am planning on doing it for 3 weeks. Wish me luck! I would love to lose at least 10 pounds.

I'm trying to lose 10 lbs. in 3 weeks too! Do you mind me asking what kind of diet you're doing? I started Sunday, I"m doing great, not losing really yet but hope too....I'm trying South Beach. I'm sending you luck....I need it too!!!

 

[Gabrielsbigtrip]

Ok, so I am in a total conundrum with what to wear to MNSSHP. I ordered that Paul Frank pirate t-shirt, but the XL was sold out and I ordered the Large - eek! It is WAY too small. So then I ordered a sleeveless black t-shirt from Land's End in a large and it is way too big! The difference between the two larges is crazy actually.

So now I have nothing "piratey" to wear. I may just have to wear a non-pirate look. If anyone sees something cute please post it here.

Bummer about the shirt. Check out Pirate Merch (.com). They have some cute women's shirts.

I like this one myself!

Good luck!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I'm trying to lose 10 lbs. in 3 weeks too! Do you mind me asking what kind of diet you're doing? I started Sunday, I"m doing great, not losing really yet but hope too....I'm trying South Beach. I'm sending you luck....I need it too!!!

Basically what I'm doing is having 2 salads a day - for lunch and dinner - and then I add protein to the salad - usually grilled chicken or steak. For the breakfasts I alternate between a boiled egg with a Wasa cracker or oatmeal or healthy cereal with skim milk. For snacks I have been having fresh fruit. I just started so we'll see how it goes, but my mom had a ton of success doing this.

 

[princess&her4princes]

Bummer about the shirt. Check out Pirate Merch (.com). They have some cute women's shirts.

I like this one myself!

Good luck!

Love this!!!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

You could always just get an eye patch and buy one of those "Pirate Princess" themed mouse ears and wear that for the party. I think then you would be piratey (is that even a word?) enough, without having to worry about a shirt!

That's a great idea - those pirate mouse ears are so cute.

Bummer about the shirt. Check out Pirate Merch (.com). They have some cute women's shirts.

I like this one myself!

Good luck!

Cute! I'm going to check out that site. Thanks!

 

[reyasmommy]

Welcome!!! I'm so happy you decided to stop by. That's exciting that you're going to be there at the same time. Can you believe how close we're getting?

We took a 2nd Disney trip as a family in March 2008 so I will try a post some pictures from that trip in the next few days. That trip was somewhat unplanned. To have DS we went through infertility treatments and very close monitoring of my pregnancy. Right around DS's first birthday we learned that I was pregnant again. This pregnancy was a total surprise but we were very happy. Long story short I lost the baby at around 13 weeks pregnant. I was devastated and I couldn't seem to snap out of it. My DH is so wonderful - he approached me one day and said he just wanted me to be happy and he knew a trip to Disney would make me happy. He was right - it was so wonderful and planning in and then going actually did cheer me up and helped me heal from the loss. We only went for 3 days and 2 nights, but it was still a wonderful trip.

That is just an example of how wonderful my DH is. I am so blessed to have him in my life.

AAAWWEEEE!!! That's so sweet!

Well, you have one ADORABLE son.... Looking at his pictures make me really excited to have a BOY!! I've been a little scared out of my mind thinking about raising a boy. But it can't be too different then raising a girl, right?!?!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

AAAWWEEEE!!! That's so sweet!

Well, you have one ADORABLE son.... Looking at his pictures make me really excited to have a BOY!! I've been a little scared out of my mind thinking about raising a boy. But it can't be too different then raising a girl, right?!?!

Well I don't know anything about raising a girl, but little boys are pretty easy. My little guy is a sweetheart.

 

[DisneyMomLiz]

Hi Gabes_mommy, just followed you over from jmkford4 PTR. We're actually leaving the same day you are 9/15

Just read through your PTR and wanted to comment on a few things...

1) your DS is adorable, my DS just turned 3 this month , I have a tall boy too...he's already 43"

2) love the pirate costume. we're going to skip MNSSHP this year b/c we have to buy DS his own annual pass this year, but maybe next year?!

3) We also live in S. FL and are bout 3.5 hours away, so we often do small trips too. Usually long weekends. This will be our longest stay 6 days/5 nights and I am really looking forward to it.

4) Good luck with your dieting. I'm also trying to lose baby weight (yes, after 3 years ) and extra weight I shouldn't have been carrying before baby . I've been doing Atkins for about 10 months now and have been losing steadily until recently when i've been plateauing (sp?) but I'm sticking too it.

5) about the rides...my DS loved the Barnstormer last time in May 09, so he was 2.75. we also did spaceship earth that trip and he enjoyed it too. we're going to try maelstrom this trip, we only skipped it on past trips b/c of wait times?!

looking forward to more updates

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Hi Gabes_mommy, just followed you over from jmkford4 PTR. We're actually leaving the same day you are 9/15

Just read through your PTR and wanted to comment on a few things...

1) your DS is adorable, my DS just turned 3 this month , I have a tall boy too...he's already 43"

2) love the pirate costume. we're going to skip MNSSHP this year b/c we have to buy DS his own annual pass this year, but maybe next year?!

3) We also live in S. FL and are bout 3.5 hours away, so we often do small trips too. Usually long weekends. This will be our longest stay 6 days/5 nights and I am really looking forward to it.

4) Good luck with your dieting. I'm also trying to lose baby weight (yes, after 3 years ) and extra weight I shouldn't have been carrying before baby . I've been doing Atkins for about 10 months now and have been losing steadily until recently when i've been plateauing (sp?) but I'm sticking too it.

5) about the rides...my DS loved the Barnstormer last time in May 09, so he was 2.75. we also did spaceship earth that trip and he enjoyed it too. we're going to try maelstrom this trip, we only skipped it on past trips b/c of wait times?!

looking forward to more updates

Welcome!!! Thanks for joining in!

Congrats on your weight loss!! It is hard work. Thanks for the input about the rides. I think we are going to go ahead and try all of them. That is so exciting that you are going for 6 days this time. I love being so close to WDW but the down side is usually taking shorter trips. Hopefully someday I'll get to go for a whole week.

43 inches is really tall! I am thinking my DS is about to sprout up again because he gained 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks.

 

[reyasmommy]

Welcome!!! Thanks for joining in!

Congrats on your weight loss!! It is hard work. Thanks for the input about the rides. I think we are going to go ahead and try all of them. That is so exciting that you are going for 6 days this time. I love being so close to WDW but the down side is usually taking shorter trips. Hopefully someday I'll get to go for a whole week.

43 inches is really tall! I am thinking my DS is about to sprout up again because he gained 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks.

Wow! That is tall.... Everybody keeps telling me that my little girl looks tall for her age. ((she's 3 years 5mos)) and I'm like "WHAT"?!?! I think she's tiny. We measured her the other day and she's 38 inches.

I'm debating whether we should take her on the barnstormer.. We took her on a kid roller coaster at this place in california and she almost had a heart attack.. I've never seen her freak out over something like that before.. But I'm thinking once she sees her cousins having fun on certain rides she's going to want to do whatever they do.

I'm so jealous you're leaving on your trip so soon! You're going to love the CBR! That's where we spent most of our honeymoon!! I have a funny story about our wedding night. Maybe I'll tell you someday! Don't worry it's totally a PG story!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I'm so jealous you're leaving on your trip so soon! You're going to love the CBR! That's where we spent most of our honeymoon!! I have a funny story about our wedding night. Maybe I'll tell you someday! Don't worry it's totally a PG story!

You tease!! I want to hear your story now! I can't wait to stay at CBR for the first time - I am really excited about it.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I am so glad it is Saturday! I work at a college and this was the first week of classes and it was crazy! I am worn out.

I can't believe our trip is only 2 weeks away now. I am so excited!!!

I got an email from Disney Shopping this morning with a special on the PJs so I went to buy Gabe some new ones for the winter and found these for me too:

I wasn't sure what size I would need so I orded one in L and one in XL - I am hoping at least one will fit for the trip.

 

[reyasmommy]

Ohhhhh you lucky duck!!!! I'm so jealous you're leaving so soon. You better take lots and lots of pictures.

I like both of your shirts!

I wish I could buy myself some clothes right now for our trip but I have NOOO idea what size I'll be wearing at that time. I'll only have two months to diet before we leave. I also wish I knew what size clothes to buy the baby. My DD was always VERY small but for some reason I have a feeling Jayden is going to be a MONSTER!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

Love the new tops!! Very cute!! Your trip is SO close.....that makes mine close, too!! Woohoo!! I can't believe how quickly time if flying by....

 

[jmkford4]

It is so close, but I am not as excited. Don't know why. Anyone else?

Cute shirts, BTW!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Ohhhhh you lucky duck!!!! I'm so jealous you're leaving so soon. You better take lots and lots of pictures.

I like both of your shirts!

I wish I could buy myself some clothes right now for our trip but I have NOOO idea what size I'll be wearing at that time. I'll only have two months to diet before we leave. I also wish I knew what size clothes to buy the baby. My DD was always VERY small but for some reason I have a feeling Jayden is going to be a MONSTER!!

Gabe weighed 9 lbs 13 oz at birth and grew so fast!!! He only wore 0-3 month sizes for like a week.

Love the new tops!! Very cute!! Your trip is SO close.....that makes mine close, too!! Woohoo!! I can't believe how quickly time if flying by....

I know!!! Time has flown! I am so happy.

It is so close, but I am not as excited. Don't know why. Anyone else?

Cute shirts, BTW!

Maybe you're nervous about your new job so it is taking away a bit from your excitement? I know I was nervous about my first week of classes, but now that it's over I am back to being super excited for my trip.

Coming soon, a few more pictures from our 03/08 trip.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

For our 03/08 trip we stayed at POFQ again. I just love POFQ and I found it so soothing on that trip. I spent a lot of time sitting on the benches and reading or going for walks while DH and DS napped.

By this trip DS was 15 months old and running around like crazy. Our first day we checked it and had lunch in the foodcourt and then I let DS walk wherever he wanted all over the resort.

At lunch playing with my phone:

On the move:

On this trip DS was obsessed with the fountains:

Right after I took this picture, DS fell in. Poor guy - he was no worse for wear, but it was a long walk back to our room with me carrying a soaking wet baby.

More later!