Have A Stitchin' Good Time!! WDW & The Dream in March '13! NEW 3/20!

[StitchIsOurHero]

The plans are really sounding good! Today is our 120 day mark, getting super excited! And seriously, every time I see pics of your little guy and his squinty smile face, it makes me smile, and even LOL! Love it!

I posted on your PTR, but you get dancing here too!! for 120 days!! That's awesome!!

Awww, thanks for your comments about D! He's such a mess!!

We are planning to leave the area around 9-9:30 so I think you will be fine! I forget your travel plans to get there but if you are taking your own car, do you have a sunpass? It is a life savor if you visit Orlando a lot and use toll roads to not have to sit in toll lines!!! I'm paranoid that it's on a Sunday and there will be beach traffic. We have 11am as well!

Ok, good! I'm glad my time plans look ok--I have worried about that! We will be in our own car. . .how can I get a Sunpass? Urgh. . .hadn't thought about beach traffic!! Hoping it's all good!! I forgot you had the 11 am time too! Maybe we'll see each other in the terminal!

 

[blessedmom4]

I would be so excited for the cruise I wouldn't want to eat at Chef Mickey that day...but since it is a favorite, I wouldn't want to miss it either...and who could resist wanting some more adorable pics of D??? You are all three very photogenic!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

I would be so excited for the cruise I wouldn't want to eat at Chef Mickey that day...but since it is a favorite, I wouldn't want to miss it either...and who could resist wanting some more adorable pics of D??? You are all three very photogenic!

I probably will be too excited to eat, too!! Though. . .I'm not sure I've ever turned down food!

Thanks for the sweet compliment! I'm not sure we're photogenic, but we have a good time!! I hope your day is terrific!!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

So we had some more weird TN weather last week! We had an ice storm move in Thursday night, so we were out of school on Friday. D & I weren't going to complain!!

On Saturday, we headed up to Pigeon Forge to have dinner with my parents! They were staying in a condo, and D really loved checking it out!! We hope we'll get to stay there sometime soon!

Bri and my Dad relaxing!

D checking out the rooms (he was pretending the closet doors were monorails, and saying "please stand clear of the doors"!)

We visited the pool area, and promised D we'd use that if we got to come up again!

Then, of course, we had to check out the playground!

We had dinner at one of our favorite PF restaurants--where I ate fried pickles, fried green tomatoes, and fried fish. Bad for the diet, but OH SO GOOD!!

After we came back, D found the big bed and the remote!

It was a great weekend, and it definitely made me ready for our WDW getaway!! I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend as well!

 

[Alysa]

Aww - what a great report so far! Dalton is such a cutie! Love the countdown and I covet your mug - WL is our favourite too! So looking forward to hearing about your cruise!

 

[mommy2mrb]

for scoring Chef Mickeys on your last day! will be a fun way to start the day! will help make the time go quicker! love the photo of D and Brian on the monorail!
happy you got a fun getaway weekend up to PF..cute photos as always of Mr. D!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Aww - what a great report so far! Dalton is such a cutie! Love the countdown and I covet your mug - WL is our favourite too! So looking forward to hearing about your cruise!

Aww. . .thanks!! We are so excited!! yes, I LOVE that mug, too!! It's my very favorite! I have to get another one when we go this time, so I have one for BOTH weekend days! Thanks for reading along!!

for scoring Chef Mickeys on your last day! will be a fun way to start the day! will help make the time go quicker! love the photo of D and Brian on the monorail!
happy you got a fun getaway weekend up to PF..cute photos as always of Mr. D!

Thanks!! That's what I was thinking about CM's too!! And thank you--you know he's a camera guy!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Just a little dancing here. . .


50 DAYS!!!!!! 50 DAYS!!!!




So, so, so excited!! I will pay off our resort part this weekend, and then it's just down to the little details and stuff at the end!! YAY!!!!!

There will definitely be a 50 day countdown celebration today too!!

Have a wonderful day, everyone!!

 

[mommy2mrb]

for 50 days and paying off the trip!
can't wait to see what tonights celebration will be!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Day 4 midday plans:


Ooooh!! Almost cruise time! Like I told y'all before, I was able to do online checkin on Christmas Eve (at midnight—yay!), and am still SO thrilled that we got the 11 am Port Arrival Time!

We hope to be arriving there about 10:30 am. . .I know that’s early and they may not let us in, but I’d rather be early than late! That’s just me!

Look out, Dream, here are the Stitchs!

*AllEars pic

We will unload, check in, turn our documents in, and explore the terminal. I have seen that there are sometimes characters in the terminal (that didn’t happen in 2005 when we went before), so I hope we can see some of them!

Then, just a little after that, it’ll be time to walk through these:

*pic from our 2005 DCL scrapbook. . .possible that it’s changed!!

Now, I have already decided that we are getting the Shutters CD (yes, I know—expensive, but I do SO love my pictures!!). That being said, we will definitely be stopping for the picture and hopefully be having an ever-so-lovely embarkation photo. I know you have to have one made any way, but I’d love to have one with D by himself too! We’ll see!

Just for fun. . .here’s our boarding pic from 2005!

I have read that they do lunch on the ship in both Enchanted Garden and at Cabanas. We are hoping to do Enchanted Garden just to sit in the quiet for a little bit. I am a complete dork and have already looked through the menus! Can’t wait to get some shrimp. . .and of course, tons of other goodies!

I am planning to pack our swimsuits in our carryon, so maybe after lunch, we can check out the AquaDuck!

*AllEars pic

If we don’t do that, we will just explore the ship! I also have requested that we have a table to ourselves (I know they won’t guarantee it. . .just a request), so I may go check on that request when the dining area opens up!

Can’t wait to get in and check out our stateroom, and I am hoping to have some surprises for my guys!!

So excited to just see it all and just BE THERE!!!

Any suggestions from anyone on things to be sure and check out that day?? I just want to relax and take it all in!

Next up. . .NIGHT PLANS!!

 

[mommy2mrb]

hopefully since you will be in the first group they will be able to take an extra photo!

you should have a lot of time to just explore and get a feel of the ship...I'd get the CD too!
Megan was almost 5 when we went on the Magic and we made her a deal...if she had a healthy breakfast she could eat whatever she wanted for the rest of the day....she was so happy with that! ate ice cream and frenchfries for lunch and snack everyday! dinner she did eat what they had on the menu! but LOTS of ice cream too!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Ok, now that I've gotten over my post-Disney blues, I've been able to catch up on your PTR.

Isn't that the best feeling when you find an elusive ADR?

 

[lsenquiz]

So excited that you are up to the Cruise part of your trip. We are doing Park/Cruise/Park for our September trip. It will be our first Disney criuse so interested to see your plans.

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

hopefully since you will be in the first group they will be able to take an extra photo!

you should have a lot of time to just explore and get a feel of the ship...I'd get the CD too!
Megan was almost 5 when we went on the Magic and we made her a deal...if she had a healthy breakfast she could eat whatever she wanted for the rest of the day....she was so happy with that! ate ice cream and frenchfries for lunch and snack everyday! dinner she did eat what they had on the menu! but LOTS of ice cream too!

I like that "healthy breakfast" plan! I may steal that for D! He's just excited that they have chicken tenders ALL THE TIME!!

Ok, now that I've gotten over my post-Disney blues, I've been able to catch up on your PTR.

Isn't that the best feeling when you find an elusive ADR?

Yes, I felt like the Disney "queen" when I scored an ADR!!! I can't wait to read your trip report!! See. . .if we keep up the right schedule, one of us should have a PTR or TR going all the time. That just means you need another trip like in June or so!!

So excited that you are up to the Cruise part of your trip. We are doing Park/Cruise/Park for our September trip. It will be our first Disney criuse so interested to see your plans.

I am so excited about the cruise!! We haven't been in 8 years, and D has never been, so it will be great!! I am excited to read about your cruise plans, too!!

Ok, 50 day update coming below!!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

50 Day Countdown:

Last Wednesday, January 30th, was our 50 Days til Disney countdown!! I had had a really neat plan in place, but it didn’t work. Go figure! It had been a crazy week at work, and we were just all run down. Plus, the weather was pure ick, so we all had the gloomies!!

How to beat the gloomies?? By planning for Disney of course!!

The changed refrigerator calendar (a big deal to us, since it started at 400 + days!):

Putting up the “50” square on the countdown calendar before school!

Tonight was our “Gaspard and Lisa” night. “Gaspard and Lisa” is a show on Disney Junior, and D LOVES it!!

We made biscuits and bacon (yes, so very French. . .it was supposed to be croissants, and D decided he HAD to have biscuits! ). Then we watched D’s favorite “Gaspard and Lisa” and then, of course, “Sofia the First”! It was definitely a Disney-immersed night, even though it didn’t end up like the original plan!

The guys showing me how many days it is!!

Under 50 days now!! SOOOO Excited!!

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Yes, I felt like the Disney "queen" when I scored an ADR!!! I can't wait to read your trip report!! See. . .if we keep up the right schedule, one of us should have a PTR or TR going all the time. That just means you need another trip like in June or so!!

Oh how I wish I could go back in June! Although may not be too fond of the crowd levels and the heat, but I would still take it.

I posted my obligatory travel day update on my TR a couple of days ago. Been going through all of the pictures makes me miss it already.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your cruise! Been very curious about it but DW has issues with sea sickness so it may be awhile before we attempt it. At least not until the kids get a little older.

You're getting closer and closer to your trip!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Less than 2 months to go!! So exciting. Your cruise plans look great. I always look at menus - even if I don't know when my trip is going to be

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

I'll do replies tonight, but I just wanted to share a little progress I made on the trip this weekend:

1. Paid off the room package balance!!
2. Ordered PhotoPass+!
3. Did online checkin!!!

So excited that it makes the trip seem even closer!! Let's get this week going!!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Oh how I wish I could go back in June! Although may not be too fond of the crowd levels and the heat, but I would still take it.

I posted my obligatory travel day update on my TR a couple of days ago. Been going through all of the pictures makes me miss it already.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your cruise! Been very curious about it but DW has issues with sea sickness so it may be awhile before we attempt it. At least not until the kids get a little older.

You're getting closer and closer to your trip!

I am loving your TR so far--D was fascinated by your pics of AoA!! I am not a major fan of going in June, either. . .but a trip to WDW always works!! I will let you know about the cruise--we are super-excited!!

Less than 2 months to go!! So exciting. Your cruise plans look great. I always look at menus - even if I don't know when my trip is going to be

Yep! I check out every menu! Brian says he prefers to "be surprised"!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

Favorites!!!

Since it’s getting so close, we are starting to really talk up the trip!! I thought it would be fun to just talk about some of our favorites. . .and I want to hear what yours are as well!!

For rides and attractions, I’m going to stick mostly to MK since that is where we’ll be this trip!!

My favs:

Ride: Hmm. . .it’s a toss-up! I think my very very favorite ride, though, is Haunted Mansion! I don’t get to ride it as much since we had D (it would terrify him).

Character: I love them all!! I am especially fond of Mickey and Donald! I guess my favorite is Stitch, and my favorite princesses are Mulan and Belle!

Restaurant: Ok, out of the MK for this one. . .my favorite Disney restaurant probably is ‘Ohana. There’s just something peaceful about that place. . .even in all of the loud noise!!

Park: My favorite park is Animal Kingdom. . .even though we’re not going there this time!

Dalton’s favs:

Ride: D’s favorite ride is definitely Dumbo! He’s all about getting to ride that again. His 2nd favorite is Tomorrowland Speedway!

Character: He pretty much loves all of them—EXCEPT for the princesses/princes. He does not like the “face” characters at all. . .including Lilo! His very favorites, though, are Donald and Mickey!

Restaurant: Anywhere that serves chicken!! That’s sadly true! However, if he had to pick, Chef Mickey’s is his fav!

Park: Definitely Magic Kingdom!

Bri’s favs:

Ride: Pirates of the Caribbean! Though he’s like me, he hasn’t gotten to ride it much since we had D. However, we’re going to make sure he gets to ride it this time! His other favorite thing is Mickey’s Philharmagic!

Character: Donald! Definitely Donald. . .followed closely by Stitch!

Restaurant: Cape May is his favorite, but he also loves ‘Ohana!

Park: Disney’s Hollywood Studios

We are hoping to make lots more memories and have lots of time with our favorites this trip! What are some of your favorites that I just *need* to try??