How Do Pirates Celebrate 10 and 25 yr Anniversaries? Update 6/14 ADRs booked

[Grace and Mickey]

Hi

Grace is a lovely name. My name is Grace too!

Where in Ohio do you live? I live in the Kent, it's near Akron

Can you share any tips on taking young children to WDW

our grandson is 2 1/2 and his 1st trip is in Sept

Thanks
Grace

 

[Myhappythought5]

Hi

Grace is a lovely name. My name is Grace too!

Where in Ohio do you live? I live in the Kent, it's near Akron

Can you share any tips on taking young children to WDW

our grandson is 2 1/2 and his 1st trip is in Sept

Thanks
Grace

We have never had a lot of issues with taking the kids. But we make sure to take some down time for them. Even if that means letting them take a nap in the stoller.
I try to keep something in the diaper bag such as a book or a car or something for them to play with during the lines. There are areas around the different parks to let the kids run around a little. That always helps prevent melt downs.
We have always started traveling with the kids at a young age since my parents and I live so far apart. So they are pretty used to going with the flow.

But we just really try to take breaks so that the younger ones have time to relax. Sometimes that means not going to the park and hanging out around the pool, and/or the parks around the resorts.


But for the most part taking a child is a great experience. You get to enjoy Disney through their joy and it is so great!!!!

 

[inkedupmomma]

Yeah I did nicknames. But I keep getting confused so I might just go to calling them by their names.
DS's name is Robert.
DD 1 is named Grace and
DD 2 is named Jo-Ann

beautiful names! my grandmother's name is Grace, and if DS (jack) was a girl, he would have been Grace!

 

[Myhappythought5]

beautiful names! my grandmother's name is Grace, and if DS (jack) was a girl, he would have been Grace!

Thank you. She was named after my little sister. I have always loved the name.

 

[Myhappythought5]

Well After inkedupmomma posted about getting her tickets I called my mom just to let her know. She went ahead and ordered hers too. So now our whole group has our tickets.

This is probably one of the things I am most excited about!!!!!!!

 

[Myhappythought5]

I am so excited. I just made another payment and we are officially over half the way paid for!!!! Not completely but closer.

I also wanted to Wish everybody a late Happy Mother's Day

 

[mickeystoontown]

Don't you just love it when the vacation is soooo close to being paid off you can just feel the excitement building?!?! I have been paying on our vacation since August, 2008 and have it paid down to just $598.52 and still have until June 22 to pay it off. I am a seller on ebay so every time somebody makes a payment of $20.00 or more, I immediately pay on our vacation. So far, I've made 27 payments totaling $1,993.93. Gotta love ebay for helping me pay off the vacation!

 

[Myhappythought5]

Don't you just love it when the vacation is soooo close to being paid off you can just feel the excitement building?!?! I have been paying on our vacation since August, 2008 and have it paid down to just $598.52 and still have until June 22 to pay it off. I am a seller on ebay so every time somebody makes a payment of $20.00 or more, I immediately pay on our vacation. So far, I've made 27 payments totaling $1,993.93. Gotta love ebay for helping me pay off the vacation!

Yes it is the best feeling. I just made another payment and have to say I love seeing the amount we owe get smaller and smaller!!!

 

[Myhappythought5]

First up Disney Update-
We finally recieved out MNSSHP Tickets. I had them sent to my mom's since we will be going there anyway and that way if they get forgoten they will be a lot closer to Disney Since she lives in Florida.

Plus I just realized That 3 weeks and 1 day from now I will be calling to make the first 3 of my reservations
I am so excited 1 because we are trying some new places that we have always wanted to. But also because that means that 13 days from now we will only be in the double digits and not the triple. This is when all my planning goes into over drive and I get all excited about everything even more!!!

And for my Non Disney Update.:
My middle daughter lost her very first tooth. She was so excited. And then this week she got student of the Month. She got to have breakfast with her dad at school this morning and by the looks of the smile she had on her face this morning you would have thought she won the nobel peace prise. She was beaming.


Anyway hope you all have a great Memorial Holiday Weekend.

 

[inkedupmomma]

That is so great about DD! and awesome about the mnsshp tix!! I was a dancing fool when i got mine!!

 

[princess_momma]

hi!! our trips overlap!! i'll be there 9/10 through 9/16...and my parents are celebrating their 25th too! yay!!

 

[Myhappythought5]

hi!! our trips overlap!! i'll be there 9/10 through 9/16...and my parents are celebrating their 25th too! yay!!

Hello and welcome. I just got finished reading your trip report. I noticed we overlapped also. What night are you all going to MNSSHP?

It definately is a year of Celebrations around here. Congrats on your parents 25 yrs. That is awesome.

 

[princess_momma]

I believe we are going on the 11th. What about you?

 

[Myhappythought5]

I believe we are going on the 11th. What about you?

We are going on the 15th. Have a great time. I have heard that the MNSSHP is so much fun.

 

[Myhappythought5]

We got everything we wanted right with in about 25 minutes of what we were looking for. Except for Le Cellier. But we got in just not at the time we wanted, so we are excited still to even try it. I can't wait.

12th 1900 Park Fare- 4:35 pm wanted 4:30
13th- Le Cellier- 1:40pm wanted dinner but still happy.
14th- 50s Prime time- 4:25pm wanted 4:30
15th- Crystal Palace- 4:40 pm wanted 4:30
16th- Planet Hollywood- 5 pm got the time we wanted
17th- Garden Grill- 7:25pm wanted 7pm
18th- Chef Mickey breakfast- 10:15am wanted 10:30

I am so excited. We are actually trying a couple of few new places so that will be fun.
I also made a few purchases from the Disney Store yesterday for the up-coming trip.
The got the kids a few couple of shirts and I found the girls some crocs. THe girls each got a pair of pale lime green and Grace got a pair of Navy blue in a bigger pair.
I will post pictures later.


Anyway I just have to say 90 days and "DISNEY HERE WE COME!!!!!"
I can't believe we are only 3 months away.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Hooray! You've made your ADRs and, basically, got just what you were looking for.

I was on the phone with Disney Dining for almost an hour, no kidding, and I was able to get everything we wanted too.

If you want something to help you pass the time, head over to my trip report. The link is in my signature.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Yay for adr's!! but i would keep calling back f you want a dinner, I bet you will get it!

 

[lovedonaldduck]

Congrats on your ADRs, hope mine will work out as well.

Your family is beautiful. Love the pictures from the GF photoshoot. We may need to add a photoshoot in September too.

 

[Myhappythought5]

Congrats on your ADRs, hope mine will work out as well.

Your family is beautiful. Love the pictures from the GF photoshoot. We may need to add a photoshoot in September too.

Thank you very much. Yes the photoshoots are wonderful. We are doing the Poly this coming September. I love looking at them daily and bringing back those memories. plus the pictures are great.

I hope you ADR's work out also.
You don't have too long until your get to book.

 

[Myhappythought5]

Well it has been awhile since I have updated.

We have made a few changes to our ADR's

This is what we had before:
12th 1900 Park Fare- 4:35 pm wanted 4:30
13th- Le Cellier- 1:40pm wanted dinner but still happy.
14th- 50s Prime time- 4:25pm wanted 4:30
15th- Crystal Palace- 4:40 pm wanted 4:30
16th- Planet Hollywood- 5 pm got the time we wanted
17th- Garden Grill- 7:25pm wanted 7pm
18th- Chef Mickey breakfast- 10:15am wanted 10:30

The only ones that changed are the 17th and the 18th

17th- Donald's Safari Breakfast 8:25 am
18th- Cape May Breakfast- 10:20 am


Plus I have also started making the window signs and such for our room and I have gotten quite a bit of stuff already bought and packed for the trip. I will have to post pictures of all of that later. Since I still have to take the pics

Oh yeah and the major update is
Our Trip is all Paid off!!!! 42 days until we leave. WOOHOO!!!


I will udate with pictures soon.