Oh I agree about the color of Megan's Easter dress. It is just gorgeous on her!!! Your retelling of Meg's first communion was so touching. I was getting all emotional just reading it!
She was beyond beautiful on her special day....
Awww thanks dear! The pictures in a way don't do how radiant she was any justice! She was just beaming and glowing with excitement all day long!!
Now to your ptr worries.
1. I know nothing about cameras. I would love what you are looking for too. As it is now, I just use my iphone and put Disney up on FB! LOL
2. The park bag. I have more than one backpack and don't mind carrying one in December when it isn't hot. I really like the hipster for hot weather touring. Disney has some very cute cross-body bags out right now and I got one of them on our spring break trip. It's about the size of a hipster, it's water-proof, and it is Mickey inspired! LOVE it!!!
3. Tags from DME. Do you have your information to them? If you have given them your dates and flight numbers you should be fine. If something happens and you don't get the tags, all you have to do is pick up your luggage when you arrive. That's really no big deal, that way when you check in you don't have to wait for them to deliver it.
Honestly we have never had a problem getting the tags in time. We did forget to bring them with us to the airport on our Spring Break trip. We were going to have DME deliver our luggage but we were renting a car so we just picked it up and took it in the car.
Hope this helps!
Thanks so much for the input!! I would basically use Tom's phone, but I am the one who does all the picture taking, and I know I will get annoyed having to always ask for it from him. Looks like we will both be getting some scoop from anyone who gives us some input on cameras!!
I really do think I am going to go back to the Hipster for this trip...although, I might just have to do some browsing of the Disney ones first!!! Do they sell those on
disneystore.com?
They do have our info...I just wasn't sure if we should have them by now or not. I feel so much better knowing that we can always just pick up the bags and get on ME if need be!!! I was so afraid of "being stranded" at the airport!
She is a beautiful little girl, and the dress is very pretty.
(She reminds me a lot of a friend's daughter. Her name is Mandy, and she's grown now, but she looked a lot like your daughter when she was little. I can almost guarantee that if I showed my kids that picture and asked them who that reminded them of, they would say Mandy.) We are so, so blessed to have all of our precious little ones!
Makes me smile a really big smile.
You are TOO sweet MeMom!!! I would love to see a picture of Mandy now...would love to know what Megan might look like down the road!
I agree about the blessings...such precious little ones all around!!!
I STILL get a lump in my throat each time I relive her singing that song...it was a gut-rencher...in SUCH a good way!!!
How awesome that Megan was so excited for her first communion! She looked beautiful in her dress and your looked amazing in yours as well!
As far as cameras I LOVE my Nikon. I don't currently have it with me so I can't be sure on this, but I believe it's the Nikon CoolPix S4000. I have to admit thought, I'm starting to use the camera on my iPhone a lot more than my Nikon. For me it's becoming much easier to grab my phone to capture those moments with Evan rather than search for my camera.
I'm going through the great bag debate myself at the moment. I love my VB hipster, but since Evan is still in diapers, I need a bigger bag. I'm looking into getting a small LLbean Backback for Evan as his carry on (also for to use for preschool in a year!) So I might just end up with that.
"Normally" I think ME tags arrive about 30 days in advance, but I think it can be as close as 14 days out. I once booked a flight last minute that my tags did not arrive. I did have to get my own luggage and take it to the ME desk, but I was able to get on the bus. I just had to take my luggage, which was nice because I didn't have to wait for Disney to bring them to my room.
Enjoy this beautiful weather we're having...
P.S I totally think we should get in a DIS meet at the
Disney store before our trips!
Thanks for the compliments for Megan and me! You are too sweet!!! I love the dress I wore for First Communion..it was so comfortable, and really looks nice on. It was raining so hard when we arrived, so the hair got a tad messed up since I was more worried about protecting Megan, but still turned out okay!
Is this your camera?
Looks pretty good! I think I will look into it a little more! Thanks for the tip!
One thing we never did at Disney was diapers, so good luck finding the perfect bag for that. The LL Bean bag sounds like a good one to go with.
Thanks for relieving my fears about ME. I know we should be okay then!
I will try to squeeze in a DISmeet...our time after we get out of school and before Disney is a little crazy nuts--for example, Megan's dance recital is LITERALLY the day before we leave...let's just hope I have time to pack!!!
The weather has been glorious...hoping the cold weather is gone for good!!!
she looked so happy and beautiful! So glad everything went so well.
I can't really assist with 1 & 2 but for #3. I think you will get your tags soon, so don't fret. But IF you don't, then find some type of tags you can use to make your bags stand out, all identical tags. And then give that description to the DME when you arrive at MCO. The biggest thing is to make sure they have all your flight information, (airline, #'s, arrival time) if you haven't already done so.
Thanks you so much my dear!!! I think we should be all set--I feel so much better after talking to you all!!!
Love Megan's blue dress. She looks so pretty and in her communion dress as well
Looks like a great service
I really can;t help with the camera, as I use my Iphone, which takes great pics. I just use a regular backpack in the park, sorry
I would not worry about your ME tags...they normally come around 3 weeks to a month before your trip.
If they don't come, and ME has your flight info, then would not worry about it. You can just give the person in ME area your info and you will be able to get on. You can describe your luggage and they will find it and bring to you room. But if that makes you nervous, you can always just grab your luggage yourself before heading to ME
Either way, you will be fine
Thanks so much for the compliments on Megan's dresses--we are SO biased, but she looked so cute in both!
Thanks for relieving my fears! I feel so much better now!
), Cosmic Ray's in MK, or Electric Umbrella in Epcot. Although I did try the counter service in Japan during our last trip and really enjoyed it! I suppose the World Showcase could be considered a "world" all it's own! (I didn't care for the chinese counter service there when I tried it years ago. DH likes the Mexican. So last time he got Mexican and walked all the way to Japan with me with his food so I could get CS there)
I hope that is okay with you all if we take just a tiny detour from all our Disney fun!!!!
