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Isn't that the way it supposed to be...MY PLAN! Guess that is why we are writing PTR! Complusive Planners!
I love it... It's so true though! What about your sister? Maybe watch the same movie while being on the- LOL might be fun! If not I am sure that they have Disney kid rentals somewhere, in fact I think that might be an isle in Toys R us!
, 12th-13th in Washington DC, and then we should be home by the 14th! Damien is going to miss a bit of school though which is my only concern, but he never really stays home anyway and I hear that there is a "youth program" with a class in a park. I emailed the lady and am waiting for a reply on that- otherwise he's going to have his school work and I am the one that taught him to read and spell and count and everything else so as long as they give me an outline of what they are doing I am sure that he won't miss anything! Anyway, that's all of the news I have for the trip right now. I have been in and out of the boards lately with quick responses (today I did not do anything but really catch up), soccer is going good and spring break is right now- Monk's been asking if he can go back to school what kid does that but him? And I planted the black raspberry bush and more of my plants are growing- I should be able to transfer them into the ground by the first week in May! Okay I am going to go to catch up on facebook emails and a few more from here! 
I keep having to resist the urge to change/tinker. Just wait till I can make ADRS... then I can tinker for 6 months! 
A change! I wonder how many people book this far out and don't change dates or resorts.
Not sure that DH or his boss will accept more changes So I am going to try to keep it on a minimum OH... did you change resorts?
Can't wait to read all about your new park day plans.
It this for school? Is the soccer part of the school and organized by the school? Is this a private club soccer program? I guess I don't understand why you have to have approval for a party to celebrate the team. Sounds like some people want to call the shots over everyone!
Personally I would not call it a team party, but a family get together (since parents are hanging around and siblings are invited)...
I think your plan looks great...
I love the picture by the way!
)! But that adds a lot more parents and then kids and I do want it to be about the team. Yeah I don't think that I will have friends come, just siblings that's enough I think and Damien has no siblings so if any of the 4 neighborhood kids want to come that's fine with me!
we'll ee abou that though) for dinner at a nice place to eat before heading back to the hotel a little earlier for sleep- I am not going to have my son take breaks in the day because we are going to get back to the hotel by about 7-8pm and during the day I am going to give him 1/2-1 hour just to play in the different playgrounds in each park! So I am hoping that this new sort of travel plan works! PLUS with switching to the the DDP we have over $200 that we planned on but are not using now, so maybe we will just go to the MVMCP one of the nights that we are there and in someone elses TR they mentioned that you don't go to MK the day of MVMCP because you can get in later anyway! So the only thing that I worry about that with is that it's so late! I know that if we do plan on it we will do it on an animal kingdom day since that park closes at 5 we can go take showers and change before the party at MK! And the pirate cruise I keep forgetting to call about that- I am confused if they have 2 times or just one and if it's just the 9:30am time he's going to have to choose between the Ohana breakfast and the cruise because he would be on the cruise at that time!
This has nothing to do with the trip, but it has to do with our little soccer team. We are the coaches of the bandits since last season and as long as we continue to be coaches this will be our team and these will be our kids (with the exception of a few take aways and add ons here and there), but this is our team last fall- they are the cutest aren't they?
I plan to give them an end of season party after every season, but last season ended the week before my son's birthday and all of them were coming, so we took them to McDonald's with a huge play place, paid for all of the kid's meals and a drink for each parent. We let the kids run free, eat and for dessert we got them the soft serve from the counter plus I made a cupcake with green icing and a chocolate soccer ball to match the balls that they have at practice!
All of the kids had fun and we gave them favors and each child got a gift (a couple of things from the $1 store) for something that they did (ie-blocking the goal the best, farthest kick, most goals scored, etc) and a certificate signed by me and Coach K! Well I never cleared any of this with the board- I didn't honestly still don't see why if the parents are okay with it- it wasn't mandatory and it was free to them! So I was told that next time I do this I have to bring an end of year party proposal to the board for acceptance! Well I need to do that 1 month before I plan on having this party so that's in about 2 weeks! So I wanted to see if I could run by some of the ideas and maybe get your take on it? My kids are ages 5-7 and this time we will be letting siblings come which range in age from 2-10, so this is what I am planning:
The Saturday after school ends at my house (the yard-front and back-are fully fenced in so we will lock them in here) from 3-6 (most parents have become very close to us and will probably stay a little longer if not everything gets done). We will serve hot dogs, BBQ chicken, and hamburgers with watermelon, salad from my garden, a potato and a macaroni salad, chips and dip and some fruit and veggies to nibble on. For dessert we will have make your own sundaes, decorate your own cupcake, and later in the night we will have smore's! I will ask everyone to bring a change of clothes, a towel, some shoes that they don't mind getting wet but can run in(sandals or water shoes), a bathing suite and to wear all day waterproof sunblock!
These are the activities that I have planned for them-
~buy the pull and push spray guns from the $1 store-1/kid and fill tubs around the yard for them to "fill up" in.
~limbo
~water balloon toss game
~balloon pop game-each child has to sit on the chair with the balloon to see who can pop it first
~ABC relay- there will be 1xmagnetic letter in each eater balloon and they have to one at a time pop the balloon and run the letter to the board on the other side of the yard, come back and tag the next person-who will get all the letters on the board in order 1st.
~Who can pick up the most balloon bits (I can't get ride of this if I have all of the balloon games!)
~using their foot who can kick the water balloon into the goal on the other side of the yard 1st without it popping- if it pops they have to go back to the beginning and get another balloon.
~Who can finish the soccer ball first? I will have a plate with a mound of whip cream and strategically placed chocolate chips to make it look like a soccer ball.
~And between games and for extra non competitive fun I will have a slip and slide and a sprinkler going for them to play!
*With everything they will all win- I will give everyone a little something for finishing because we do that for games now (they each get a lollipop for trying their hardest after a game- that just means not complaining about being tired and trying to run after the ball).
As a favor I am just going to give them a certificate signed by coach K and I and an action photo (1 child will be in Disney at the time of team pictures so instead of an action photo I am going to give him a team picture of everyone that I have taken) of them in a soccer frame-maybe I can find a frame that they can decorate at the party after eating before going back out for games- we don't want any hurt tummies! And music I am thinking just playing beach boys, I think that the girls like Miley Cyrus, and just some country music-it's what I give them at practice and K hates it but they know a lot of words now!
So this would be the order-
~Come and play in the sprinkler/slip and slide
~When everyone gets there start with some games
~Eat
~craft
~soccer ball eating contest
~more games
~ice cream and cupcake
~pick up balloons contest
~give out awards and pictures
~smores/go home
So what do you think? A good plan to show district? Anything that I should change or modify? I am honestly not sure of what they really want to know? We are paying for everything OOP and cannot ask the kids for any donation items or money.
! Anyway I have been saying the numbers under my breath and jotting down notes and he's glanced at them and to his shock he saw that if we downgraded from the DxDP to the regular dining plan we save a ton even with paying for the missed items out of pocket! So he tells me go for it! *right now the heavens opened up and angels were singing hallelujah*! So I showed him the numbers and just again under my breath said I just really wish that we would have had another day for a park we really liked (since we only had 4 days we were going to do 1 park/day). And sighed I mean it is only $15 for us to add another day for the 3 of us and I really want to have 2 days for Epcot! So he tells me show me the price..... I bring it up! And WOW he says so email the travel agent and let her know! This face is what I looked like after hearing grumpy say that!!!! So I did and this is what we are going to get:
) How cool that this change ended in an extra day! 
