Heading back to Princess Josie's Castle-An AKV May 22-29 PTR-TR Started 6/3!

I got a confirmation for our GG Safari Dinner in my email today. Did you get one?
Yes I did. I had a message today from Grand Gatherings saying that 2 parties of our Grand Gathering joined DVC and when we changed resorts our GG reservations were cancelled. They were reinstating them and wanted me to give them a call if I wanted the ressies cancelled. I'm kind of glad actually because I got an email today too and I never got an email the first time. At least I have the confirmation number now. :lmao:
 
Dana that is SOOOOO sweet of you. They would like anything you sent. Totally not picky at all. Please let me pay you for them. They are so awesome and perfect for the trip! :hug:

Good :thumbsup2. I'm gonna go see if they have any more. You are NOT going to pay me for them. I got them because I wanted too :goodvibes. I've got the Michaels bug now....:rotfl:.
 

We started Disney Nights last Sunday-right at our 2 month mark. After all the excitement this week, I never got around to posting the pics. Last Sunday we did a Lilo & Stitch Night and tonight (with Lexie in tow) we did a Princess & The Frog Night.

The girls waiting for some food....

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A close up of our table. Excuse me while I go OT for a moment: my Dining Room table was my Grandmother's-I ate at it as a little girl and now my little girl's eat at it as well. Everytime I see a picture it makes me think, "we could really use a new dining set". I just can't bring myself to do it when I get to the furniture store. That old set has a lot of character. 14 kids, 37 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren dined there at one time or another before I got it. Would be a shame to see it go...

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The girls put on their bathing suits and I had bought them some grass skirts from our dollar store. We put on some lei's and we were dressed in true Hawaiian style!

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For our meal we had some Ohana fare: grilled steak, veggies, noodles, and mushrooms. Inspired by Alicia (cinderella crazy), the girls and I made some chocolate covered strawberries and added some pineapple for another flavor. To drink we had some light Hawaiian Punch. I put it in some bright colored cups and put umbrellas in the drinks. The girls loved the umbrella's. :goodvibes

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After dinner we made some shell bracelets and necklaces...

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After the craft we played Disney Scene It 2nd edition. This game is a little big for Josie but she plays along well and it's great practice recognizing numbers and counting out spaces. After Lindsey kicked everyone's butts it was actually her bedtime and we didn't get to watch the movie...I'm terrible I know. Lindsey didn't mind though...she had a wonderful time celebrating our upcoming trip. :goodvibes

Tonight Lexie came over for a sleepover. We are still in process of our Princess & The Frog Disney Night. I got each of the girls a Tiana shirt to wear with their jammie bottoms. Here they are ready to dig into their food-don't mind the messy-girl hair. We had softball school this morning and it was beautiful outside so we have been riding around with the windows down and playing outside all day.

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I didn't take a good pic of the table but you can see some of our decorations in the pics-got all this stuff (wall hanging, tablecloth, plates, centerpiece, bead necklaces) at our dollar store for $6 total. :woohoo:

Anyway, for dinner we had Gumbo (vegetable soup), grilled cheese (just cause), beignets, cream puffs, and Prince Naveen's Punch (Hi-C). Everyone enjoyed their meal. After dinner we colored our own frog princes.

Notice Josie's chocolate smile.....cream puffs.

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Here are the girls with their princes...

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Right now they are watching the movie! We've had a good night. Next weekend Joe will be home again....he hasn't told me what Movie he's picked as our inspiration. I'll keep ya updated! :lmao:
 
Looks like some great Disney Nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the pics!! The girls look to be having a blast too. So different having girls... that they have to dress the part and do fun girly things like making jewelery!!!
 
You, my friend, have endless talent and energy....looks like you all had a blast!!! What a wonderful way to count down to your vacation.\

I'm so happy you're trying to convince Mary to come too
:banana:I can't even imagine how much fun we would have together....I'm trying not to get my hopes up too early, but it's hard!!!!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!!!
 
What fun Disney nights!! We are going to start after Avery's bday. Such cute girls!!
Mary is trying to convince her Hubby that a trip in Sep is a good idea. So far he is not so sure, I may need to do some stealth convincing....
 
The girls look like they were having a blast! You had some really cute ideas. And your food looks really yummy!!! I wish I could cook...
 
Fun movie nights! Leanne
thanks! for sharing!! the girls are so cute and happy!
Thanks Connie! I have to admit that Nickie is the one that got me started on Disney Nights. We really enjoy them...Joe even got into it last week. He slipped off into our bedroom and changed into his bucket hat, a tank, and his swim trunks. The girls thought that was awesome! We are having so much fun celebrating!

Looks like some great Disney Nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the pics!! The girls look to be having a blast too. So different having girls... that they have to dress the part and do fun girly things like making jewelery!!!
Thanks Nickie! You know you're my inspiration. You were the first to direct me to the Disney Night thread and the first report I read with tons of ideas already there. :goodvibes I had never thought about it before but I guess you're right, half the fun for the girls is dressing the part. We can live vicariously through each other. You can get your girl fix and I will get my boy fix. I don't think either of us is looking to add to our pack. :lmao:
 
You, my friend, have endless talent and energy....looks like you all had a blast!!! What a wonderful way to count down to your vacation.\

I'm so happy you're trying to convince Mary to come too
:banana:I can't even imagine how much fun we would have together....I'm trying not to get my hopes up too early, but it's hard!!!!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!!!
Thanks Queen! Since you are going the week of Josie's B-day I shouldn't have too much trouble convincing Joe a trip is in order-you might have to put up with a bunch of little girls though:laughing:. I may have to drive since I'm going back the week of November for my Mom's wedding. :goodvibes Don't want to get too carried away and kill my bank account. :lmao: Hope you're having a great weekend also!

What fun Disney nights!! We are going to start after Avery's bday. Such cute girls!!
Mary is trying to convince her Hubby that a trip in Sep is a good idea. So far he is not so sure, I may need to do some stealth convincing....
I need to get A a little surprise in the mail so she has it in time for her b-day. Since I missed Cay's we need to send something for her as well. :goodvibes I will work on Jeff in May if you want me tooo.. Step 1. Buy Jeff lots of beer :lmao:
 
Your Disney nights look like sooo much fun! Can I come over next time? :rotfl:
Thanks Julia! The more the merrier! When can we expect you? :goodvibes

The girls look like they were having a blast! You had some really cute ideas. And your food looks really yummy!!! I wish I could cook...
They get really excited about Disney nights. I have been teaching myself to cook via allrecipes.com. I always look for the 5 star recipes with lots of reviews....:lmao: If 600 people think it's great it probably is. :goodvibes
 
Y'all I went crazy at verabradley.com this morning! They are offering an extra 20% off sale prices. :cool1: I've been holding out on a new backpack for a couple of months now...I just couldn't hold out anymore...:laughing:
 
Well, first off I was going to comment on the Disney night pictures but then you had to go and post about the Vera Bradley % off sale and distracted. Darn you!:laughing:

Seriously, the girls looked adorable in the Disney night pictures. I think my favorite picture is the chocolate cream puff smile. So very cute!
 
They look like so much fun Leanne! We'll be starting ours at the 4 week mark. One for us. One for Stacey. One for Randy. The last one will be a WDW one the week before we leave.
 
Well, first off I was going to comment on the Disney night pictures but then you had to go and post about the Vera Bradley % off sale and distracted. Darn you!:laughing:

Seriously, the girls looked adorable in the Disney night pictures. I think my favorite picture is the chocolate cream puff smile. So very cute!
:lmao: Girl, I spent two hours this morning on vb's website. Spent $200. :scared1: It isn't all for me though. I couldn't resist this morning....that extra 20% off was my kryptonite. :lmao:

Thanks about the girls. We are having a lot of fun. Joe told me this afternoon we will do Mulan next weekend. (He's never seen it). I'm sure I can come up with some cool stuff for that. I love that my husband is comfortable watching princess movies with his girls. :love:
 
They look like so much fun Leanne! We'll be starting ours at the 4 week mark. One for us. One for Stacey. One for Randy. The last one will be a WDW one the week before we leave.
Thanks Megan! We're enjoying our family time Disney style. Will we get to meet the other folks travelling with you at Illuminations on the 22nd? I'd like to meet Alisa and Randy too since we've followed along in their recent travels. :goodvibes Can't wait to see what you guys come up with for your Disney Nights. You will be posting pics right?
 
Hi Leanne! Your Disney nights look fantastic! The girls obviously had a great time. Emily wore her Princess Tiana costume/dress to eat dinner and watch the movie, but wore the same t-shirt as your girls, the rest of the day! I wonder what she is going to want to wear for our UP night!!:)
 














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