Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's Off to Celebrate We Go!--LAST UPDATE!!! PG 62 ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

[TarzansKat]

Oh my goodness, so many milestones!

First puppy, first day of kindergarten! Max and Megs are both adorable, you must be so happy! Nothing like a puppy to make life seem all the sweeter. And watching your baby girl go to school, and so eager to start, oh my goodness. It makes me feel very nostalgic seeing her all dressed up like that.

I'm a few updates behind, but I just caught your shopping one, and I have to say, I love love love the clothes. You will definitely look snazzy!

 

[cherbear]

love the shirts Jen!

 

[MegansMom]

What great deals you got

I love the argyle is so cute

Yay for Disney Documents

I know...they were super finds too since most of them were only $5! I feel kind of bad about the argyle one....one of my best friends had it on early last week and I loved it....I tried to convince myself to get another color...but the raspberry looked the best!!! I don't think she will get too upset!!! DISNEY DOCUMENTS.....YEAH BABY!!!

Great shopping deals! You are going to look sassy and snazzy!!!

Hurray for the highly coveted travel documents!!! Your trip will be here before you know it!

Why thanks my dear CP!!! I hope so!!! I now have to figure out how to juggle the Disney shirts and the new shirts while down there....hmmmmm....decisions, decisions!

Oh my goodness, so many milestones!

First puppy, first day of kindergarten! Max and Megs are both adorable, you must be so happy! Nothing like a puppy to make life seem all the sweeter. And watching your baby girl go to school, and so eager to start, oh my goodness. It makes me feel very nostalgic seeing her all dressed up like that.

I'm a few updates behind, but I just caught your shopping one, and I have to say, I love love love the clothes. You will definitely look snazzy!

I know!!! It has been a very emotional rollercoaster of a week!! BUT, I am not complaining....all good things indeed!!! I'm glad you liked the clothes...you would have LOVED the prices!

love the shirts Jen!

THANKS!!!!

I think I found a pic of another one:



Except that mine is in navy....this picture doesn't really do it any justice, but it looks so cute on.....I have it on RIGHT NOW actually!!!! It really makes my big blue eyes POP!

 

[stacikristine]

Hmmm.....now that I know you will be there at the same time, I may just have to try to sway the vote with my hubby!!!! Wouldn't that be GREAT!!!

YES! It would be great!


And your plans sound fantastic! I can't wait to read all about Megan's birthday day!! She's going to be the cutest little birthday princess. And your shirts are VERY cute! You'll be stylin' in Disney!


YAYYYYYY For being at the less-than-a-month-mark!

 

[cherbear]

hey I think that last one is really cute Jen!

 

[lmillercrew]

Don't you just love Old Navy? They have the best deals sometimes. I'm happy that you were able to find some sassyness at the stores this weekend.

 

[MegansMom]

YES! It would be great!


And your plans sound fantastic! I can't wait to read all about Megan's birthday day!! She's going to be the cutest little birthday princess. And your shirts are VERY cute! You'll be stylin' in Disney!


YAYYYYYY For being at the less-than-a-month-mark!

I will keep you posted....I am sure we will be making our minds up eventually on this one!!! IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CLOSE!!!!

hey I think that last one is really cute Jen!

Thanks sweetie....it is!

Don't you just love Old Navy? They have the best deals sometimes. I'm happy that you were able to find some sassyness at the stores this weekend.

I DO! I saw some REALLY cute things in there for the fall and winter too, but I promised myself that I needed to refrain from making those purchases until I get home......but it was ooooooooooohhhhhhh so tough!

 

[lmillercrew]

I know how hard it is to resist the ON. I worked there for 3 1/2 years. Let's just say that my children were dressed in ON clothes almost all the time. I used to walk around saying "that's from ON, that's from ON" It drove my DH crazy!!!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Cute tops, it will be fun seeing your pics from Disney and saying hey, I remember when she bought that!

 

[MegansMom]

I know how hard it is to resist the ON. I worked there for 3 1/2 years. Let's just say that my children were dressed in ON clothes almost all the time. I used to walk around saying "that's from ON, that's from ON" It drove my DH crazy!!!

You know, my birthday is next week.....wanna know what I have been asking for from everyone.......OLD NAVY GIFTCARDS!!!!!! WHY?!?!?!?! SO, I can go in there and shop 'til I drop for fall/winter stuff when I get back from the Mouse's House!!! Good thinking, or what?!?!?!?

Cute tops, it will be fun seeing your pics from Disney and saying hey, I remember when she bought that!

I KNOW!!!! You guys will be able to check them all out on me in pics!!! I HAVE to be stylin' for you all!!!!


Hey Gang.....I know you must be dying waiting for the MK update....it is on its' way, but it will have to wait for a little later today! IT IS A DOOZY!!! LOTS of PICS!!!! Stay tuned...........can you believe I ONLY have 23 days left?!?!! Tom and I talk about how we want it to be here NOW everynight at dinner......can you tell we are excited!!!!!!

 

[PookieB]

Great plans! That's so sweet that she's excited about school. Cute puppy.

 

[MegansMom]

Thanks!!!! Two weeks into school and puppy, and we are still so very happy.....Mommy is VERY tired, but happy nonetheless!!!!

 

[MegansMom]

It is with such a fondness that I share this list with you---this is OUR place, OUR park, OUR slice of heaven, OUR piece of the trip that is cherished, loved, and adored so much that we spend the great majority of it there. YEAH, we like it THAT much!!!! This is the park where it all started....and not just for Uncle Walt! This was our first introduction to Walt Disney World for Megan, and it will forever be a memory forever etched on our hearts and minds. THIS is the place that our daughter FELL IN LOVE with "Mickey's House," provoking us to take four trips there in the past three years. I still feel the warmth spread all over me when I think of that wonderful moment when she got to see Mickey and Minnie for the first time, and it was literally within seconds of walking onto Main Street. So MANY wonderful "dreams" have come true for us here.....there seriously would be too many to count!!!! So let me share some memories with you, and then we will get to our list!!!

Here is her face from that first moment when she saw "THEM" from Sept 2006

"Our Minnie Mouse" from the Nov 2007 trip

One of Megan's ALL-Time favorites is IASW...and here are her TWO FAVORITE dolls from that ride...she always gets up and shakes her hips with them!!! She has done that since the 2006 trip when we rode that ride too many times to count!!

Megan's first taste of rollercoaster heaven was on Goofy's ("Airplane") Barnstormer! During our Sept 2006 trip, Megan made friends really quickly with one of the CMs working this ride, and she would let us stay on it as long as we wanted to....Mommy and Megan rode it like 6 times in a row one day!!!

Another family love---Mickey's Philharmagic! I will never forget Megs' first time in it---she reached out with her arms as big as she could to try to hug Ariel right back!!! All the people around us went..."Awwwwww!!!!!" I teared up!!!

Our family's FAVORITE night-time spectacle......WISHES!!!! I took this pic during our first viewing EVER on our Sept 2006 trip. It had been such a wonderful day, and I was SO happy and emotional being there with the two most important people in my life, that I spent my first viewing with tears glazing over my eyes and running down my cheeks. It was a perfect moment!

Could there be anything more Disney than Dumbo?!?!?! I know this is a simple ride, but it feels so magical and so special when you are seated next to your angel, whirring up and down, and all around you, the only thing you see is MAGIC KINGDOM!!!! Pretty OKAY in my book!!!

Okay, now I know this is no ride or attraction, but to my 5yo princess, this is WHAT we come for...."MICKEY'S HOUSE!!!" Okay, now she knows it really belongs to Cinderella, but the image just epitomizes Mickey's House to her, and that is why we love to see it so!!!

This is another LOVE for my gang.....Megan loves to drive Daddy around the track.....and I am so SURE that Daddy "loves" being driven back and forth, and back and forth, right into the guide track the WHOLE WAY THROUGH!!!!!

One of our newest favorites----the BBB!!!!! Where a Princess can really be a PRINCESS!!!!

Another love.....the CAROUSEL!!!! I know, it is just a carousel, but it's Cindy's, so THAT makes it SPECIAL!!!

How could our Favorites list be complete without BUZZ LIGHTYEAR....SPACE RANGER!!!

And due to our PROFOUND love of all things Snow White, we must venture with her on our own Scary Adventure!

And then we HAVE to stop for a cup of tea!!!!

Okay, so there are just a few of our family memories of MK from over the years.....but I think you want a list!!!!! Am I right?!!?!?!?

So here goes:

Megan's #1 Must: Big Thunder Moutain Railroad!!! Once she hit the "legal height" requirement, there was no changing her mind on her favorite ride of ALL!!!! AND THIS IS IT!!!

My #1 Must: Splash Mountain!!!! It has it all in my mind....sweet and sappy Disney perfection in story telling, matched with a good stomach-catching thrill in the big plunge!!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!

Tom's #1 Must: Carousel of Progress!!!! He is SO fascinated by the technology and reminiscent qualities of this attraction. We all enjoy it, but I sure hope they never dismantle it.....Tom would be crushed!!!!

LOVES: (by the whole family)

Adventureland--Carpets of Aladdin, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean

Frontierland--Splash Mountain and BTMRR of course, and we every once in a while take in those old Country Bears just for fun!

Liberty Square---Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion

Fantasyland---EVERYTHING!!!!! Every single ride, attraction, and pit stop....that's right.....EVERYTHING!!!! There's is no more perfect place for us than here!!!!!

Toontown--Mickey's and Minnie's Houses, and Goofy's Barnstormer

Tomorrowland--Buzz Lightyear, Carousel of Progress, Astro Orbiter (although this is really one of the ONLY things that gets my tummy a little upset!), Space Mountain, Tomorrowland Transit Authority, Tomorrowland Speedway, and Monsters' Inc.

Main Street and beyond---THE RAILROAD, WISHES, and SPECTROMAGIC!!!

Things we have yet to do the three of us---Swiss Family Treehouse, Tom Sawyer's Island, Liberty Square Riverboat, Toontown's Tent (Meet and Greets), Donald's Boat, and the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade.

NOW, in a land where there is SO much love to be had by our little threesome, there is also some.....ummm.....how should I say it.......NOT so much love!!!

Our DON'TS!!!!!!

1. The Enchanted Tiki Room---Under New Management!!! Now, let me just say that growing up as a child, this was EASILY one of my favorites.....I would often be found singing that beloved song wherever and whenever. SO, I promptly marched my little threesome there on our September 2006 trip as our second ride....and was HORRIFIED!!!!!! Sure, I got a wee little taste of that beloved song, but the rest of the show was so loud and scary, that I wanted to leave!!!! Needless to say, we have yet to return. Will we try again this September........maybe. But I will forever be disappointed in this attraction until they bring the gold old version back!

2. Stitch's Great Escape.......seriously, I don't get it, didn't like it, and NEVER want to waste valuable, precious moments of my life having to sit through it! NOT......GONNA.....DO......IT!!!

And THAT about wraps it up!!!! Ooooooohhhhhh wait........I forgot our #1 MAJOR DON'T........................................................................................................LEAVING!!!!! We hate leaving this place so much.....we REALLY shouldn't DO IT!!!! Ahhhhhh, when reality comes calling, and we know we have to start taking our last footsteps out of this magical place towards the exit, we all look a little like this:

That is the ABSOLUTE WORST!!!!!!!!

BUT, in 23 days, I will be enjoying the ABSOLUTE BEST....my first steps onto Main Street........ahhhhhhh.....can't wait!!!!! (That's Tom, Megs, and me......yes, we are just a LITTLE bit excited!!!)

 

[jenjolt]

Can you believe how close we are getting Jen!!!!!

I loved seeing the pictures of all of Meg's faves!!!! Her face during Wishes is just priceless!!! I know you guys are going to have an amazing time!!

I'm glad that Haunted Mansion is a fave and I have to agree with Tom, COP is a classic I love it!!!

I also have to agree with you that I never need to do Stitch ever again, its just not my cup of tea!!!! Of course neither are the teacups but that's the whole spinning and getting dizzy thing!!

I can't wait to meet you all in the place you love the most...Mickey's House!!!!

 

[Trentmom]

I love all your pics

Megan has best smile in all the pics....too cute

 

[Charleston Princess]

Megan is just the cutest, and I love seeing all of her happiness at the Magic Kingdom!!! Thanks for sharing all those great pictures, Jen -- it has put a smile on my face this morning!

I am so with you on your number one Don't -- me too!!! I never want to leave!

 

[micandminforever]

I loved all the older pictures, Megan has such a winning smile. I look forward to this years pictures with her 2009 smile. Our trips overlap a few days so if I see you I will be sure to say hello.

 

[lmillercrew]

I love the joy on Megan's face when she sees her favorite things in MK! I'm hoping my niece and nephew get that look on their faces this fall.

 

[TarzansKat]

Megs is one of the cutest little girls I've ever seen! I love her beautiful smile, and it gets me when she's wearing pigtails. Reminds me of when I was little.

I love your MK chapter! It gets me so excited for you all, and excited for my trip too!

 

[Roxychica7]

Oh Jen you all are getting SO close! Such magical and precious pictures of your Megs!! I can't wait to see all the repeats, new memories and surprises for this trip!!