Announcing a SURPRISE trip-using FORTUNE COOKIES! UPDATE: WE DID IT!

[lynninpa]

LATEST UPDATE! If you would like to read about the night we surprised the kids, their spouses and our our grandkids with an all-expense-paid trip to Disney, please see our new post: "Fortune Cookie Surprise Trip To Disney-We Did It!"

 

[llp479]

You'll test drive some cars, and travel to Mars - referring to Test Track and Mission Space at Epcot.

How fun! We've only surprised our girls one time. We were in the car and told them we wanted to see fire works for the weekend. Had the CD playing from Illuminations. They didn't get it, until we said, we thought we might go see them at Epcot!

All three girls started crying in the back seat!

Let us know how your surprise turns out!

 

[tigger0215]

That's such a cute idea!

 

[wifemomkate]

What a WONDERFUL idea!!! What about "the happiest place on Earth is nothing without family?"

 

[Wendy31]

I can't remember from your previous posts, but are you planning to eat at 'Ohana?

If so, one of your fortunes could read - -

'Ohana means family & that means no one's left behind!

Since you're taking everyone!

Speaking of your dining plans, if you still have 1 available night - have you thought about making separate ADR's for your grown children & then you & your husband take the grandchildren? I know that, if my parents were taking my family & my sister's family, I would be so grateful if they offered to take the grandkids one night so that DH & I could have a "date". You could even go ahead & make the ADR's for your adult children & send them to separate restaurants (one couple go to 1 restaurant, 1 to another, etc.) & have it as another "special" surprise once you got there. It might also be fun for you & your husband to take "just the kids" to a character meal on that same night that their parents are going out - their own "special" night w/ Grandpa & Grandma!

I think it's wonderful that you're doing this for your family!!

 

[lynninpa]

UPDATE: Thank you everyone!

Everyones ideas were simply fantastic!! :

Sharing the planning of this surprise trip with all of you has been magical!

We are all set! We will have the kids, their spouses and our grandkids over this weekend. They think they are all coming for a "typical" family dinner. Won't they be surprised?!

Thanks again!!

 

[tigger0215]

Oooo!I like Wifemomkate's fortune! lol

 

[mrsmom]

Keep us posted!!!
Have fun .
Kim

 

[sara74]

I've been following your plans and I have to say that I tear up every time you update us! Dh would say I am prone to that anyway but I think what you are doing is so very special. Oh geez, here I go again!

 

[disneymom3]

Can't wait to hear the reactions!!

 

[tatooed goofy]

Keep checking.....can't wait to hear how it goes. Let us know!!!!

 

[carolfoy]

We're waiting Lynn, to find out how it all went. please update as soon as you can. Hope you had a fantastic weekend

 

[RubySlippers]

How did it go?

Ruby

 

[lynninpa]

We did it! We announced the surprise on Saturday!! If you would like to read about it, please see our new post "FORTUNE COOKIE SURPRISE TRIP TO DISNEY-WE DID IT!"