Bringing the Princess to Her Castle for the 1st Time!

[shelbys mommy]

YES!! I love that commercial! I can't even imagine how excited you must be, because my trip is still 7 months away and it's already all I can think about!

OMG yes that picture is a MUST! And I'm sure that if you are crying in it then it will make me cry!!

I found a video on youtube of the Play n Dine, put her on my lap & her face lit up when she saw Leo. She was smiling, giggling, pointing. I was crying. Then I found Playhouse Disney Live On Stage video on youtube. She saw Mickey & again, her face lit up. Sobbing crying. I have on a Minnie Shirt & she was running to me to see my shirt & was pointing saying "Minnie".

Shelby with her Ariel clippie:

I think some of my friends on FB are ready for me to go on my trip, just so they can stop seeing my status updates about it!

 

[therussells08]

OMG that is adorable!! She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

We should be friends on Facebook! I have mine set super private since I'm a teacher so I don't think people can request to be my friend, but if you want you can send me a PM with your info I will add you!

 

[shelbys mommy]

OMG that is adorable!! She is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

We should be friends on Facebook! I have mine set super private since I'm a teacher so I don't think people can request to be my friend, but if you want you can send me a PM with your info I will add you!

Mine is set to super private too, to get rid of drama.

 

[therussells08]

Mine is set to super private too, to get rid of drama.

LOL okay I cannot for the life of me figure out how to change my settings on Facebook...my DH is a lot better at this computer stuff than me. He is at his parents' house right now but when he gets home I'll have him help me and then I will send you another PM so you can add me!

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Awww, congrats to both of your boys...what a great accomplishment for them! I know you are so proud! And I think Shelby just gets cuter and cuter every time you post a new picture. Oh, and I'm going to add you on FB (if you don't mind). I certainly don't mind seeing people's Disney updates!

 

[ladybugmom]

I'm back and all caught up!! I cannot believe that you are already packed!! Impressive!! And yay for your boys and all of their awards!! That's awesome!! I put all 3 postcards (one for each kid) in the mailbox at the Poly on Friday morning. The CM told me they probably wouldn't be picked up until Tuesday due to the holiday weekend. There were not many to choose from so I ended up getting a princess one, a Mickey one, and one with the Fab 5 (but signed it from Goofy). Let me know when they arrive!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

LOL okay I cannot for the life of me figure out how to change my settings on Facebook...my DH is a lot better at this computer stuff than me. He is at his parents' house right now but when he gets home I'll have him help me and then I will send you another PM so you can add me!

Got it & sent you a request!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Awww, congrats to both of your boys...what a great accomplishment for them! I know you are so proud! And I think Shelby just gets cuter and cuter every time you post a new picture. Oh, and I'm going to add you on FB (if you don't mind). I certainly don't mind seeing people's Disney updates!

I was very proud of my boys! And thank you, I think she gets cuter too, but I am so biased in my opinion! And not a problem, just put in the request that you are from DIS!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I'm back and all caught up!! I cannot believe that you are already packed!! Impressive!! And yay for your boys and all of their awards!! That's awesome!! I put all 3 postcards (one for each kid) in the mailbox at the Poly on Friday morning. The CM told me they probably wouldn't be picked up until Tuesday due to the holiday weekend. There were not many to choose from so I ended up getting a princess one, a Mickey one, and one with the Fab 5 (but signed it from Goofy). Let me know when they arrive!!

Well, Ben & I are still not packed, but that is coming SOON! Thank you so much for the postcards! I will definitely let you know when they arrive & will definitely have pics and/or a vid!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Ok as you all know, both of my parents passed away. I am the only child. The ONLY benefit is inheritance! Now I am NOT a materialistic person at all, but the extra money is nice. Since my dad has passed & his parents have passed, I get my dad's share of the inheritance, whatever it maybe. He was one of 5, so I get 1/5th of the estate. Well, I had figured that it would be coming up soon. I had no idea how soon! Now they just did part 1 of the estate & I get a phone call from my aunt saying she has an envelope for me. She asked me if we had any trips planned this summer & I told her we leave in 18 days for Disney! She said, "Trust me Joni, you WANT this envelope BEFORE you leave." So I head down to her house & get the envelope. After visiting for awhile, she hands me a very padded white envelope. I am bursting at the seams, ready to open it up, but that is rude, so I impatiently wait until I am in my car. Now I will share the amount, since it is not an obscene amount of money & this is going STRAIGHT to Disney, since we had to pull out some of the money we had saved for Disney with all of Koby's illnesses & dr bills & meds. I open it up, count it out & it is $660.00 in cash!!!!! All I could think was "Thank you God!" We was going to have the money after Ben got paid right before we left, but it is so nice to know that we HAVE the money now. One less stress off my back!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Awww, congrats to both of your boys...what a great accomplishment for them! I know you are so proud! And I think Shelby just gets cuter and cuter every time you post a new picture. Oh, and I'm going to add you on FB (if you don't mind). I certainly don't mind seeing people's Disney updates!

Ok I just realized that I possibly ignored the request! sorry! Go ahead & send me another one please! I checked FB BEFORE I read this!!!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Ok, so we are driving to Disney, as you all know. I looked on the WDW website & it says this:

New Orleans, LA: I-10 East to I-75 South to the Florida Turnpike South toward Orlando to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World Resort Exits

Exit 65:
Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort Area: Disney's All-Star Music Resort

Last time we drove straight through to Magic Kingdom since we had a 1 day pass the day before our Resort was booked & stayed with family in Tampa. Will I miss the huge WALT DISNEY WORLD banner? I hope not! I would be so sad!

 

[Simba22]

Sorry I'm no help! We're from CT so we fly to Orlando! Your trip is so close!!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Sorry I'm no help! We're from CT so we fly to Orlando! Your trip is so close!!!

We went back in 07 & all I did was scream "I AM AT DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!" You could have sworn I was 6 & not 26 at the time. I got the pic of the huge banner, but I don't remember if it was before all the exits or not!

 

[ladybugmom]

Ok as you all know, both of my parents passed away. I am the only child. The ONLY benefit is inheritance! Now I am NOT a materialistic person at all, but the extra money is nice. Since my dad has passed & his parents have passed, I get my dad's share of the inheritance, whatever it maybe. He was one of 5, so I get 1/5th of the estate. Well, I had figured that it would be coming up soon. I had no idea how soon! Now they just did part 1 of the estate & I get a phone call from my aunt saying she has an envelope for me. She asked me if we had any trips planned this summer & I told her we leave in 18 days for Disney! She said, "Trust me Joni, you WANT this envelope BEFORE you leave." So I head down to her house & get the envelope. After visiting for awhile, she hands me a very padded white envelope. I am bursting at the seams, ready to open it up, but that is rude, so I impatiently wait until I am in my car. Now I will share the amount, since it is not an obscene amount of money & this is going STRAIGHT to Disney, since we had to pull out some of the money we had saved for Disney with all of Koby's illnesses & dr bills & meds. I open it up, count it out & it is $660.00 in cash!!!!! All I could think was "Thank you God!" We was going to have the money after Ben got paid right before we left, but it is so nice to know that we HAVE the money now. One less stress off my back!

Oh wow!! That's amazing, Joni!! A big stress relief for sure!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Oh wow!! That's amazing, Joni!! A big stress relief for sure!!

Ben kept telling me not to worry, we would have it. I could not bear to cancel the trip & tell the kids, no we are not going. So it looks like I worried for nothing. Now we have a couple of $100 to add to this that we have saved before & Ben gets paid one more time on June 15th before we go. I had figured to go to Disney for gas, food & a few souvenirs we could go for $600. Now I can totally rest assure that my Disney is taken care of. With extra to spend! Such a blessing. I love getting unexpected money

Now don't get me wrong, I would rather have my parents here. But I can not.

 

[therussells08]

I know that no amount of money will be able to take the place of your parents, but I am so happy for you that you got some extra cash for your Disney trip!

I'm not sure about the Disney banner...we come from NC and usually drive but I think we have taken a different exit everytime we come and I can't remember if we saw the banner or not. I'm sorry I'm no help!

IT'S JUNE! THE MONTH OF YOUR TRIP! WOO HOO!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Thank you so much Becky (ladybugmom)! Brady & Shelby loved their postcards! I can not wait for Koby to get home so he can see his! Since he is in DC, I had to text him & let him know about it, but I did not tell him what it said! He is so excited!

Without further ado:
Brady & his card from Goofy

His postcard:

Shelby & her card from Cinderella:

Her postcard:

Koby's postcard:

As soon as he comes home from DC, I will have pics of him with it & a video.

Here is a video of Brady getting his card. I apologize for it being so dark, my living room light is out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Ydv-mhbNE

And Shelby, again sorry for it being so dark!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZU_v4yI_uw

 

[therussells08]

Those postcards are awesome! Such a great idea!

I just finished looking at your album of things to take to Disney on Facebook. It made me so excited for your family!!

I can't believe it's getting so close! I'm already looking forward to your TR!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Those postcards are awesome! Such a great idea!

I just finished looking at your album of things to take to Disney on Facebook. It made me so excited for your family!!

I can't believe it's getting so close! I'm already looking forward to your TR!!

I can't believe that we leave in 17 days & 2 hrs (who is counting ) and will be there in 18 days!!!!!

Brady was all excited to see it was from Goofy, trust me, it fits

Shelby kept kissing her Princess postcard.