bunkkinsmom
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Hey Y'all!
Welcome to the Family Force Five Trip Report. This will be our fourth trip in four years, and our first with just the five of us. In 2009 we journeyed to The World with my MIL, FIL, and SIL and stayed in a FANTASTIC Grand Villa at OKW. Then in 2010 we traveled with our friends John and Ryan, this time in a 2BR at OKW. Finally, last year it was back with the inlaws in 2 separate OKW rooms, a 1BR and a studio.
This year, it's Port Orleans Riverside for Free Dining. This will be our first Free Dining trip and my DH is a little concerned about the crowds.
So let me introduce the cast of players:
Me: I'm 41 and fluffy. I don't wanna be fluffy, but I am. My New Year's resolution is to lose some of this padding and drop about 60 pounds to get back to my fighting weight.
DH: He's 36 and fluffy too! He just signed up for a 24 hour gym, and I think that's great! We have a family Y membership but he never goes because of the hours. I never go because I am very good at making excuses
. DH owns his own small production company, so he has lots of very late hours. This 24 hour thing will really fit his lifestyle.
DD9: Mama's little actress. DD9 has pledged to be more active with me this year. She is not officially fluffy, but she definitely is fluffier than her friends. We don't talk about weight, as I don't think that would be positive for her. But we do talk about being more active.
DS7: My Boy! He's very into Transformers and XBOX360. That's pretty much all there is to say about him. He's a boy's boy, know what I mean?
DD5: Dora the Destroyer. She is my little Taz. She is fearless and knows no limits. When she walks into the room, she OWNS IT. At our church we have a cell group with the young adults (15-23). There are several of them that prefer to hang out with her all night then the rest of the group, she's hysterical!
And that's the who's who of our trip. Now for logistics:
We are leaving in less than 3 weeks and the kids have NO IDEA! I've already told them that since I lost my job we cannot afford to go this year. We are going to pick them up from school and have their bags already packed to begin driving from there. THIS WILL ALSO BE OUR FIRST TIME DRIVING!
Normally we take the train as it is an overnight and the kids love it. We will stop halfway and stay in a hotel somewhere, then we will spend the first night in Orlando having dinner at the Pirate Adventure. We will check in to our resort the next morning and be ready to hit the parks!
I will try to post dining reviews, resort reviews, and hopefully some decent stories from the trip. I really want this to be a LIVE report!
So I hate to ask for help right from the beginning, but do any of you have ideas about how to surprise the kiddos??
Welcome to the Family Force Five Trip Report. This will be our fourth trip in four years, and our first with just the five of us. In 2009 we journeyed to The World with my MIL, FIL, and SIL and stayed in a FANTASTIC Grand Villa at OKW. Then in 2010 we traveled with our friends John and Ryan, this time in a 2BR at OKW. Finally, last year it was back with the inlaws in 2 separate OKW rooms, a 1BR and a studio.
This year, it's Port Orleans Riverside for Free Dining. This will be our first Free Dining trip and my DH is a little concerned about the crowds.
So let me introduce the cast of players:
Me: I'm 41 and fluffy. I don't wanna be fluffy, but I am. My New Year's resolution is to lose some of this padding and drop about 60 pounds to get back to my fighting weight.
DH: He's 36 and fluffy too! He just signed up for a 24 hour gym, and I think that's great! We have a family Y membership but he never goes because of the hours. I never go because I am very good at making excuses
. DH owns his own small production company, so he has lots of very late hours. This 24 hour thing will really fit his lifestyle.DD9: Mama's little actress. DD9 has pledged to be more active with me this year. She is not officially fluffy, but she definitely is fluffier than her friends. We don't talk about weight, as I don't think that would be positive for her. But we do talk about being more active.
DS7: My Boy! He's very into Transformers and XBOX360. That's pretty much all there is to say about him. He's a boy's boy, know what I mean?
DD5: Dora the Destroyer. She is my little Taz. She is fearless and knows no limits. When she walks into the room, she OWNS IT. At our church we have a cell group with the young adults (15-23). There are several of them that prefer to hang out with her all night then the rest of the group, she's hysterical!
And that's the who's who of our trip. Now for logistics:
We are leaving in less than 3 weeks and the kids have NO IDEA! I've already told them that since I lost my job we cannot afford to go this year. We are going to pick them up from school and have their bags already packed to begin driving from there. THIS WILL ALSO BE OUR FIRST TIME DRIVING!
Normally we take the train as it is an overnight and the kids love it. We will stop halfway and stay in a hotel somewhere, then we will spend the first night in Orlando having dinner at the Pirate Adventure. We will check in to our resort the next morning and be ready to hit the parks!I will try to post dining reviews, resort reviews, and hopefully some decent stories from the trip. I really want this to be a LIVE report!
So I hate to ask for help right from the beginning, but do any of you have ideas about how to surprise the kiddos??
