Hey Meghan,
Kinda getting it, but how do I do past updates? I can't figure that out! Sorry to be a pain!!! but thank you!!
Hi guys!
Hoping to write more later but just had to share....this is fun and free!
http://disney.go.com/charactercalls/piccolinismiles/
Mickey called Lucas last night....so cute!! He loved it and had a BIG grin on his face before bed last night!! It truly is the little things in life!!!
But I will update tomorrow....just wanted to thank Meghan for her help in assisting me in my table of contents! I finally figured it out!
I have no idea how I missed that you started this, but I'm glad I found it!
SO glad you are here, Brook!!!!I'm bummed too that we'll miss each other...someday, we need to all coordinate, how much fun would that be?!!
Yep! It's pretty simple. Just grab your luggage and then head to ME, they will put all your suitcases under the bus. When you get to your resort you can either drag your suitcases yourself or have Bell Services bring them to your room. I liked LL's suggestion too of getting the cart, since ME is on the bottom level and baggage claim is in the "middle" level, this makes a ton of sense - really good idea!!
I think you guys are onto something for sure...poor Todd! LOL!!Or maybe poor me with three little cranky boys...hmm....hee, hee! Who cares, we'll be in Disney World!!!!!
Your Day 1 plans look so relaxing and enjoyable! A great way to start the trip.
I saw someone else answered this, but in case you still aren't sure, let me know and I can help too.
Congrats on being PAID IN FULL! That always feels soooooo good!I think a little Dumbo for Cole would be so sweet! Henry hasn't seen that movie yet, and Netflix for some reason doesn't have it available? So weird. Guess it should go on the Birthday list!
SO surprised that Netflix doesn't have Dumbo!We are actually lucky, a friend with older kids gave us like 15 videos of old Disney movies, some that we didn't have on DVD, and since we still have a VCR, we grabbed them....the boys love Dumbo, you need to have Henry see it!!
Congratulations on 10 years!!!!What a wonderful way to celebrate it too!
I'm super bummed about IASW as well, thankfully Henry can't really remember it yet -so he doesn't know what he's missing.Have you ever missed it on a trip?
I know, so sad!!It's just a happy way to start the trip and Cole and Henry are at the perfect age to love it!
This is a GREAT plan. So, so good. I am gonna steal it for future trips I think. Henry is always WAY better behaved at lunch (and eats better too!) than at dinner. You are a smart Momma!!!
Oh! And it tends to be easier to get ressies at the popular places, too, at lunchtime!
Oh Brook, this is a LIFESAVER for us!!! I've recommended it to all of our friends with young families that have gone and they are so thankful for it! At least you know the kids will eat, not be cranky, will sit and relax some,too. And at night, you don't care if they just eat a hot dog or something quick, you know? And we always love talking about what our favorite thing was from the morning, what we want to do again, what our plan is for the afternoon....and the potty break, sunscreen reapply is a plus, too!!
I am really tempted to move all 2 dinner ressies to LUNCH....gotta talk to Joe....!
Hi girls,
Too late for me to update tonight....so sleepy!
Sweet dreams DIS friends!!
I am so excited that you started a PTR! I kept checking your last TR and then realized that it was closed!
You guys are making me homesick for Plymouth with all your talk of walking on the waterfront!! My mom grew up there, so all of our childhood trips to visit my grandparents included going to the Mayflower and the Jenney Grist Mill... I just love it there! I love all the little shops and eating at the the Lobster Hut.
We too are arriving late at night and just missing the ME cut-off. Actually, I think our flight times have changed and we will actually get in 5 or 10 min before the cut-off, but I still think we will pick our bags up ourselves. I don't want to wait several hours in the morning to get our luggage. The luggage cart is a great idea!
But off to a fresh start!!!
Are all the kids old enough/tall enough/want to ride both Soarin' and Test Track? If not, you might be able to get FPs to both-some tickets get the FP for Soarin', the others Test Track and take advantage of the max number of people you can put through on a Child Swap (I think it's 4?)! Joe and I do this all the time so we can stack those FPs!
Crush is such a fun show, I'm sure everyone will love it!
I think the kiddos will LOVE KP. It seems to be cool for all ages and both boys and girls since the phones make statues and things in the WS do some crazy stuff! They might need some help figuring out the clues, but that makes it fun for the adults too.
I've heard very good things about the Kim Possible missions. I think Marc & I are going to try one in September.
I'm jealous you snagged a Le Cellier ADR. I still can't get one. Oh well.
The calls are super cute. What a neat idea!
All of your plans look great. I'm voting for Soarin' first but then again I'm not a huge Test Track fan.
I bet the kids would love Kim Possible. And if they don't, you can always let some other agents save the world from evil.
Lunch at Le Cellier.
Unfortunately, I missed it the other morning when I was out running the kids somewhere! I would have loved it, too! 
We figured we'd make it a pool day since our resort has some neat ones, check out the playground too and then make a trip to DTD for a bit and shop some. We have ressies for Raglan Road this night at 6 p.m. Love RR...we ate there last time and really enjoyed this meal! Mmmmm...bread pudding!!!! My thoughts are it would be nice to sneak over to MK, even for a couple of hours at night for fireworks or even in the a.m. for a bit.....but we'll see......we have the ticket, hate to see it go to waste BUT know it's good for the kids not to burn out too early in the trip, too! 
We will be there 9/17-9-25. I'm very excited to follow your PTR and TR. I had begun to read one of your last ones as you were just becoming a Real Estate agent and ordering your business cards. I was so excited to follow your story because I also am working on getting my Real Estate license right now. . I am finally all done with my classes now I just need to schedule my exam and I'm good to go. I'm so nervous.
It looks like our trips are going to overlap!
Your plans look great so far. It's nice that you have friends you vacation with so well. I think I may have to have Mickey give DH a call. I would love to see his reaction lol.
And I get you, I was SOOOOO nervous, too!!!!!
Good luck!! Love it!!
Oh Brook, this is a LIFESAVER for us!!! I've recommended it to all of our friends with young families that have gone and they are so thankful for it! At least you know the kids will eat, not be cranky, will sit and relax some,too. And at night, you don't care if they just eat a hot dog or something quick, you know? And we always love talking about what our favorite thing was from the morning, what we want to do again, what our plan is for the afternoon....and the potty break, sunscreen reapply is a plus, too!!
I emailed Joe at work with the idea and he was ALL about it. "Good point! Do it!" was his reply. Henry has gotten to be so hard to take out to dinner, we just get delivery now! Good thing everything from McDonald's to pizza to sushi can be delivered here.
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I just updated my PTR with "The Plan", you were thanked in there for this advice!
We aren't generally "Morning Rope Drop" people at Disney, but I do know we'll get to the parks earlier this trip because we are going to be walking to DHS and Epcot (and we are PLANNING an MK RD!), so I don't think the lunch ressie will be just an hour or two after we get there like it usually would be!
So thank you again!!!
I'm so glad you think it will work for you guys! And I SO feel your pain...3 year olds are not that much fun to take out to dinner and lunch and breakfast for a week straight, let alone one night! Just depends on their mood! I hope you have good luck with it, too!!!!and it's not an actual FP, so you can still get Soarin', TT, etc. FPs while you have the KP one.
ETA: All the realty talk makes me miss my old job!!! I always got so excited for the Realtors when they would pass their exams, sometimes I would get hugs, high fives and provide a shoulder to cry on!
We joined this site called Yapta (look it up!) and it tracks your airfare for you with all the price adjustments. You just have to call the airline and they will credit you..Jetblue gives you credit towards another flight! But it still is a savings...since Todd flies to Philly to see family once a year anyways, his flight is already paid for this year!!! Just had to share! It only takes a few minutes to sign up and then they will send you emails when your price has changed, check it out!!
