Celebrations Galore & Free Dining too! A Sept 2012 PTR (TR started!)

[Pluto_fan]

Hi Meghan! I've been away from the DIS for quite a while but I'm now getting all caught up.

I'm so very sorry to hear about your grandma. My sympathies and prayers for you and your family.

LOVED the pictures of Cole's birthday! What a cutie pie! I hope he keeps those beautiful curls. So glad to hear he is feeling better now...what a scare.

Wow, your two trips are getting close! So exciting!

 

[Dancegrl624]

Woohoo for being paid in full!

YAY!!!!

Always so scary when your child goes through something! Glad he seems to be back to his normal self!!

And yayy for being so close!!

It was a very scary night at the ER. I hated seeing him like that, but he's back to being my crazy, happy little guy!

I leave 2 weeks from tomorrow and I'm starting to stress! This is the first time I'm going to WDW with no ADR's, no set plans...crazy!

Hi Meghan! I've been away from the DIS for quite a while but I'm now getting all caught up.

I'm so very sorry to hear about your grandma. My sympathies and prayers for you and your family.

LOVED the pictures of Cole's birthday! What a cutie pie! I hope he keeps those beautiful curls. So glad to hear he is feeling better now...what a scare.

Wow, your two trips are getting close! So exciting!

Glad to see you back!!

Thank you. I still miss my grandma very much and sometimes it still doesn't feel real.

I can't believe he's 1 already. He actually turned 14 months yesterday! He is much better now.

I know!!! I need to get moving!

 

[BearcatsFan]

Did you end up finding some business casual clothes?

 

[Dancegrl624]

Did you end up finding some business casual clothes?

I did! I chatted with one of my fellow TA's yesterday and talked to my mom. I think I've got it all figured out now. Yay!

 

[BearcatsFan]

Before you know it, it will be time to go!

 

[Dancegrl624]

I know that I've posted a ton of shopping photos, but now I need help!!! I have too many shirts and I need to start deciding what to wear. Once I have all the shirts picked out, I can then decide which one "goes" with each park/ADR. I do try to match where we are if at all possible.

These are my definate shirts, so no help needed here. I have thoughts about when each shirt will be worn, but nothing is set in stone yet.

Here is where I need help!!! I know, there are a bunch of duplicates. I would like to bring only one of the embroidered and one of the striped. But which one?!

These are Madison's definate shirts. I'm thinking she (and I) will wear the rainbow Mickey shirt on the plane (too hot for t-shirts at WDW in Sept).

Here are the rest of her shirts. I don't think I need to get rid of any of them. She'll probably change once we land and since we'll be going to AK, I'm thinking the black & white print will look great.

Cole's bathing suits. The Nemo shirt is actually a rash guard with built in SPF.

Some AK options....I think we'll only be going there once though!!! I'm not even sure the onepiece and the onesie will fit him in a month! He keeps growing!

So many shirts! He's going to wear the shirt in the upper left corner on the plane for sure. So many of the other ones fit in really nicely with DHS and it's our least favorite park!

Last few shirts....since he's so little and can make plenty of messes, I'll probably bring everything!

I'd love to hear any thoughts you may have or any suggestions as to where each shirt would look the best. Here are the places we're eating:

Raglan Road
Cape May Cafe
Chef Mickey's
T-Rex
50's Prime Time Cafe
Crystal Palace
Garden Grill

 

[Katmat75]

I'm joining! Great PTR!! Thoroughly enjoying it!!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

Hey Meghan! I'm here, so glad to have caught up and hope to stay up to date on your September family trip!! Can't wait to see you next week!

 

[Dancegrl624]

I'm joining! Great PTR!! Thoroughly enjoying it!!!

Thank you so much for reading! Glad to hear you're enjoying it.

Hey Meghan! I'm here, so glad to have caught up and hope to stay up to date on your September family trip!! Can't wait to see you next week!

Hi Kristen!!! I am BEYOND excited for next week! This is what I feel like inside.

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

I definitely like the white embroidered shirt the best. I think I like the striped shirt all the way to the right the most, but I'm torn.

The red Mickey shirt would be great for Chef Mickey's, and I think the "Be Cool" shirt would work great for the beachy Cape May. At least Toy Story is represented at MK and not just DHS! I wish Jake was.

 

[Disneychix]

Hey Meghan! Your family will be so stylish!
I have a great pooh onesie shorts outfit that will prob be too small for Riley by end of Sept. would you like it for Cole? I probably have a bunch of Disney clothes you could have Let me know if you'd like anything.

I'm tempted to say I like the white embroidered shirt but with Sept humidity would it turn see-through?
And yes, I'd bring lots of outfits for Cole! At least baby clothes are small!

 

[Dancegrl624]

I definitely like the white embroidered shirt the best. I think I like the striped shirt all the way to the right the most, but I'm torn.

The red Mickey shirt would be great for Chef Mickey's, and I think the "Be Cool" shirt would work great for the beachy Cape May. At least Toy Story is represented at MK and not just DHS! I wish Jake was.

I like the white one too. The striped shirts are the ones giving me a headache! I like them all!

Thanks for your thoughts! That's true about Toy Story. We'll be at DHS on 2 days (I think), so I'll probably go with the Jake & Kermit shirts.

Hey Meghan! Your family will be so stylish!
I have a great pooh onesie shorts outfit that will prob be too small for Riley by end of Sept. would you like it for Cole? I probably have a bunch of Disney clothes you could have Let me know if you'd like anything.

I'm tempted to say I like the white embroidered shirt but with Sept humidity would it turn see-through?
And yes, I'd bring lots of outfits for Cole! At least baby clothes are small!

Aw, thanks! I will always take clothes for Cole!

I did actually wear the white one once (normally I don't wear my "Disney" clothes before our trip, but I just had too!). I wore it to a feis (fesh) and it was SO hot there! The building was not air conditioned. I would make sure to not get wet the day I wore that!

Very true about his clothes being small. Since we did buy him a seat on the plane, we'll be able to check 4 bags (Southwest on the way down and JetBlue on the way home). I'm sure we'll be bringing back a ton of Disney goodies!!!

 

[KELLY]

I'm no help with the clothes situation. I just place a ON order this am for 5 pairs of shorts and some of the tanks that you have pictured. I also have some must haves that I'm already wearing that are coming also.

The girls each have 4 brand new outfits from Justice. I told myslef no new clothes for this trip. But as you see that didn't work out so well. We are going for 11 days and dh does do laundry one of those days. But I think maybe 7 outfits is needed.

I also went to famous footwear and everyone got new sneakers except me. I still can get one pair at 1/2 off so I think I'm going to go look for myself this weekend. I more of a flip flop person but could use a new pair of sneakers for vacation just in case I may need them.

Great pre-trip report by the way!!! Your kids are so cute!

 

[Dancegrl624]

I'm no help with the clothes situation. I just place a ON order this am for 5 pairs of shorts and some of the tanks that you have pictured. I also have some must haves that I'm already wearing that are coming also.

Yay for ON! I do miss working there because of the discount, but I don't spend nearly as much money there now!

The girls each have 4 brand new outfits from Justice. I told myslef no new clothes for this trip. But as you see that didn't work out so well. We are going for 11 days and dh does do laundry one of those days. But I think maybe 7 outfits is needed.

I have never been to Justice, but many of Madison's friends shop there. She's not really into girly, sparkly things anymore which is so not cool with me. We don't do laundry on vacation, so we need to make sure we have enough clothes for the week. I might bring some travel laundry soap with me though because of Cole. I'm really OCD about keeping him clean and neat, but you just never know what can happen.

I also went to famous footwear and everyone got new sneakers except me. I still can get one pair at 1/2 off so I think I'm going to go look for myself this weekend. I more of a flip flop person but could use a new pair of sneakers for vacation just in case I may need them.

Great pre-trip report by the way!!! Your kids are so cute!

I am a total flip flop girl even at Disney. People think I'm nuts, but I hate sneakers. I literally only wear sneakers when I go for a run!

Aw, thanks!

 

[BearcatsFan]

I like the white embroidered and the blue/peach/pink/green striped one.

Love the clothes for Cole & Madison ... all so cute!

 

[Dancegrl624]

I like the white embroidered and the blue/peach/pink/green striped one.

Love the clothes for Cole & Madison ... all so cute!

Thanks for your input! I need all the help I can get right about now.

I love shopping for the kids, but especially for Disney trips!

 

[Dancegrl624]

Yes folks. I have more shopping pics. I went to Target on Tuesday and I couldn't help myself. I also forgot to take pics of some of Cole's clothes. Oops!

Not for the trip, but I wanted to share. It's an awesome running shirt by Champion. It's super comfy and I plan on wearing it to my next 5K on Wednesday. LOVE IT!

Two more bathing suits for Maddie. They were on clearance at Target for $10 each! I couldn't resist. She's most likely having a pool party for her birthday in October and I want to make sure she has a nice bathing suit. Don't worry...it's an indoor pool.

I am loving all the Disney shirts Target has started to carry. Madison has strayed away from liking pink, but she liked this shirt. Yay! The back is a little longer than the front and has gray polka dots. You can kind of see them on the bottom edge.

Bought the shirt on the left at Target about a week ago, the middle outfit was a birthday gift from us and the shirt on the right I bought last year!!

The shirt on the left was over in the Olympic section awhile back at Target and he wore it last week. I think it would be a great Epcot shirt too! The muscle tank on the right is also from Target and I bought it at the beginning of the summer. It's still a little too big on him (wanted him to wear it earlier in the week), so I hope it fits next month!

I promise to talk about my trip more, I swear! I've just been crazy lately trying to get ready for my agency trip. I'll be sure to take plenty of pics to share with you when I get home.

 

[klacey1]

I love your running top! I am obsessed with cute workout gear.
I was at Target over the weekend and saw all of their "Artist Collection" Disney outfits-- so adorable! The Dumbo shirt for Maddie is so cute.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I guess if you're going to exercise, you might as well look good too!!

All your stuff is so cute -I like the Disney stuff at Target too!!

 

[BearcatsFan]

Cute? CHECK! Love the bathing suits! Hope you're not driving yourself too crazy getting ready for the agency trip!