How Many Sleeps Until Disney Mommy?! August 2009 PTR **WE'RE BACK!!!**

[Mickey_Mom]

OK, how about a quick recap before Day 5 ?

Saturday 8/15
We fly out of Buffalo at 12:25pm and arrive in Orlando at 3pm! We Magically Express to Pop and have a leisurely evening around the pool and in the room. (I gotta remember to put our bathing suits in our carry-on this time!) We're here!

Sunday 8/16
Ariana and I have a special 10am breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table and then we meet up with the boys for the rest of our EMH day at Magic Kingdom. Dinner will probably be at our fav Cosmic Ray's where I will look for talking trash cans

Monday 8/17
We'll try lunch at the Flame Tree BBQ if the birds leave us alone, and spend the EMH day at Animal Kingdom. We may call it an early day and do some resort hopping

Tuesday 8/18
The first of our two days at Epcot with EMH. The boys and I will check out a new place for us, Teppan Edo at 1:30pm and I hope to have a scavenger hunt for the kids.

Wednesday 8/19
Our first time to Typhoon Lagoon! Nervous about this one but we'll make it work. Party time at 8pm at Chef Mickey's for Alex's birthday and graduation celebration!

Which brings us to........

Day 5!!!

I'm really looking forward to this day. Well, I'm really looking forward to everyday but you know what I mean. We'll be coming off of a great celebration the night before at Chef Mickey's and I think we'll have had a great sleep from all the water fun. On this morning, we're going to an all time favorite breakfast of ours, Ohana with Lilo & Stitch. We love the yummy breakfast juice and the food is always great, but the parade and character visits is where they have the most fun. The last time we were there, they were doing renovations so I'm anxious to see the result. This time too, I am determined to tour the resort a little more. I've heard they have Dole Whips there too so we may grab one if we liked the ones we tried at MK.

After Ohana, we're off to Downtown Disney and Disney Quest. This and the two water parks are where I think Alex will have the most fun. He loves trying new things and he loves the kind of stuff they have there. What I think will end up happening is the boys will be immersed in all the fun stuff there and Ariana and I will end up leaving to go shopping . And now you see why I'm looking forward to this day. All the shops to check out, the new balloon ride to watch, all the pins to look at! We've never been to Goofy's so we have to check that out for sure and I know there's tons more to see too. On other visits to DTD, we've typically gone straight to the Lego store and given cursory once overs to the other shops. Not this time! What's my theme this year? Say it with me... RELAXATION!!

Some where in all this funness, we have a dinner reservation at Planet Hollywood and I'm looking forward to that too because we haven't been before. The DH and I have been to the Planet Hollywood in Niagara Falls back when we were first married, but I can barely remember what it looked like. Then after dinner, we can shop some more or go back to Disney Quest or just head back to Pop for a swim and a early night. We'll see! We may feel the need to be rested up for our next day of more new adventures!!



Let's see what other hints and tips I can dig up....

Epcot -- Look for the twinkling sidewalks after dark on the right hand path after the Epcot ball. View the American flag that was taken from the rubble of 9/11 in the American pavilion.

Magic Kingdom -- In the line area for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, look for the crate that says "Lytum & Hyde Explosives Company".

LL, here's one for you for the Haunted Mansion -- The architecture of the HM is very easy to recognize as chess pieces. The architect was famous for it and added it to the building. The only piece missing from the outside is the Knight, because its always (K)night inside!

Next up.... Day 6 stormy weather!

 

[Lady Lallie]

That is a great HM tip! I think relaxation days are key to enjoying Disney !

 

[MinnieNurse]

Plans look good. Oh, you will love Goofy's. I first heard about it before my last trip. I love it now, it will always be a must do for us now.

We did Planet Hollywood in either 2006 or 2007, cant remember. I was really worried about it because I had read some bad reviews. We loved it. We had burgers and they were good. The inside is just awesome.

Yay for 47 sleeps!!

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Day 5 sounds like fun, we didn't spend much time in down town Disney when we went on our honeymoon, we did go to DisneyQuest on the day we left though and that was a lot of fun, but my boys will be too young for a place like that. I'm sure your boys will have a blast though.

You have me interested in the Ohana breakfast now. I'll have to check it out online again, because I had ruled it out for what reason I can't think of right now

Day 6- hmmm I'm intrigued

 

[Mickey_Mom]

That is a great HM tip! I think relaxation days are key to enjoying Disney !

I'm going to need a binder for all the hints and tips I'm collecting. Organized in list fashion of course

Plans look good. Oh, you will love Goofy's. I first heard about it before my last trip. I love it now, it will always be a must do for us now.

We did Planet Hollywood in either 2006 or 2007, cant remember. I was really worried about it because I had read some bad reviews. We loved it. We had burgers and they were good. The inside is just awesome.

Yay for 47 sleeps!!

I'm warning the DH this will be a slow paced trip and I'll be taking lots of pics and seeing lots of things we've missed before. He's a FAST walker and just has a destination in mind and goes for it. By the time he realizes he's left me behind again I can usually grab a snack, take a quick bathroom break...

Day 5 sounds like fun, we didn't spend much time in down town Disney when we went on our honeymoon, we did go to DisneyQuest on the day we left though and that was a lot of fun, but my boys will be too young for a place like that. I'm sure your boys will have a blast though.

You have me interested in the Ohana breakfast now. I'll have to check it out online again, because I had ruled it out for what reason I can't think of right now

Day 6- hmmm I'm intrigued

Ohana breakfast is a must do for my family.

 

[Angies1274]

I went shopping this weekend and can check off some items! I added just one.

Great job on the list!! I need to go shopping very soon!! I wanted to go this weekend but with the 4th of July activities, I probably won't get to.
I've been considering misting fans also, since we have never been in August before and all I keep hearing is that it is HOT!HOT!HOT! I am a little worried because a few years ago, we took the boys to Marineland near Niagara Falls and it was so hot that we spent most of the time refilling our water bottles and resting. We didn't get too much accomplished that day so misting fans may be just what we need!!!

The Scavenger Hunt idea was a great one!! I think it will be a great way to get my boys interested in the different countries. I'm also thinking about getting them each a Passport book or making one for them. I saw that they had them over on the Disign board--so I think I have just added another thing to my list of things to do!!

A relaxation day sounds great!!! I wish I could squeeze one into our schedule. But we are trying to do as much as we can since it's my parent's and brother's very first trip there. Depending on the heat though we may not have a choice.

hmmm....I'm curious about Day 6.

 

[MinnieNurse]

Whatcha Doin?

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Whatcha Doin?

You're too funny. I'm just starting to catch up on Jen's TR. Seventeen chapters?!? I may be a while I have tomorrow off as a holiday Canada Day!! So I'm going to be up late tonite DISing! I'm going to try and throw an update in for myself too.

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Ack! Its a holiday tomorrow! I gotta go get me some shirt making supplies before the stores close! I'll be back!!!

 

[MinnieNurse]

Ack! Its a holiday tomorrow! I gotta go get me some shirt making supplies before the stores close! I'll be back!!!

Your crazy!!

Well, Happy early Canada Day!!

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Happy early Canada Day... I'll be at the local zoo tomorrow, so will miss DISing all day... ah such a life I lead on the DIS I'm gearing up for the 4th of July over here

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Well, Happy early Canada Day!!

Happy early Canada Day... I'll be at the local zoo tomorrow, so will miss DISing all day... ah such a life I lead on the DIS I'm gearing up for the 4th of July over here

Thanks! We'll be watching the fireworks show tomorrow although I'm hearing locals setting of boomers of their own in the backyards tonite. The kids are getting a free show out our front window.

Enjoy your visit to the zoo!

 

[Mickey_Mom]

I was hoping to post an update tonite but I got caught up in other DISers TRs and PTRs.... and then of course I had a brief excursion to the "shirt store" as my son now calls it for some supplies. What better thing to do on a holiday than to make some shirts for your vacation I say?

I've been cruising the DISigns and can't get over how many there are to choose from. What they can do is amazing. But I finally narrowed it down to four each for the kids.

First up? .... Ariana

Who can't smile looking at this?

Special meaning and very, very true.

OMG does she love Cinderella's glass slippers.

Sooooooo Ariana!


Next up? ..... Alex

Very simple and red is his favorite colour.

Tre cool.

This will be our Chef Mickey birthday/graduation party day.

This will make more sense when paired up with......



....Demetri!

I cannot WAIT to see these two together!

Oh but does he love him the green army men!

Lightning McQueen and his age TOGETHER?

He was jumping up and down to see this one!


So I have what I need to make all twelve shirts and hopefully I have no tragedies. Wish me luck!

 

[ZeroToHero]

Awesome! I loveeeee the DISigns you picked! I was cracking up at the Mater one.. I can't wait to see pictures of him in that.

Are you ironing them on? Just make sure you don't flip them over on the ironing board while they're still hot - that was my mistake on one shirt. It got stuck, and I had to repaint the part of the transfer that was left on the board....

And make sure you print them the right way! I had that mistake too.... grr. I forgot to flip them so they were backwards - but at least I caught it before I ironed.

I'm sure you'll do much better than me though... haha

 

[MinnieNurse]

Wow, love the designs you picked. Cant wait to hear how your shirt making day goes.

I am off on Friday for July 4th holiday. Maybe I will make some more of mine.

I love the Little Bro and Big Bro shirts and Daddy's Princess is precious. I have one with the crown for me with Minnie that says Mom.

LL did the funny princess one for her last trip with Jen. I think it is great. I never thought DH would wear a shirt but after our first trip he is the one who made them comment that he thought some of the matching shirts were cool. So we do a few that match. But Lance thinks he needs one (or 2) for every day.

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Awesome! I loveeeee the DISigns you picked! I was cracking up at the Mater one.. I can't wait to see pictures of him in that.

Are you ironing them on? Just make sure you don't flip them over on the ironing board while they're still hot - that was my mistake on one shirt. It got stuck, and I had to repaint the part of the transfer that was left on the board.... :headache

And make sure you print them the right way! I had that mistake too.... grr. I forgot to flip them so they were backwards - but at least I caught it before I ironed.

I'm sure you'll do much better than me though... haha

Luckily enough, several weeks ago I helped Alex do a few iron on shirts like this. One was an "awesome" shirt he made for himself and another was a gift for a friend, so I've got the teeniest of experience with them. Enough that I think I'll be OK. Mental note to let things cool down thanks!

Wow, love the designs you picked. Cant wait to hear how your shirt making day goes.

I am off on Friday for July 4th holiday. Maybe I will make some more of mine.

I love the Little Bro and Big Bro shirts and Daddy's Princess is precious. I have one with the crown for me with Minnie that says Mom.

LL did the funny princess one for her last trip with Jen. I think it is great. I never thought DH would wear a shirt but after our first trip he is the one who made them comment that he thought some of the matching shirts were cool. So we do a few that match. But Lance thinks he needs one (or 2) for every day.

I had a really cute one picked out for my hubby, one that matched the "Daddy's Princess".... his would have been the same black MH with a manly crown on it that said "Daddy". But when I showed it to him he smiled and then quickly said, "well there's no way I'm wearing that"

Oh well.

 

[JPFamilyMom]

GREAT shirt disigns, you have me beat with the ones I picked, if you don't mind I'd like to snag the big bro/lil bro pirate ears disign, where did you find those, they are too too cute.

 

[Lady Lallie]

I LOVE the designs that you have picked out, I think everyone will look very stylish in them. But excuse me....where are YOUR tshirt designs!?

 

[Angies1274]

You picked some great designs. I love the silly princess and Mater designs--so funny!!Good Luck on your shirts today.

Fireworks tonight!! Yay!!We will be watching them Friday night and then heading Saturday to watch the parade and have a picnic. Hopefully it doesn't rain.

Happy Canada Day!!!!

 

[Mickey_Mom]

GREAT shirt disigns, you have me beat with the ones I picked, if you don't mind I'd like to snag the big bro/lil bro pirate ears disign, where did you find those, they are too too cute.

Thanks and of course you can snag the pirates ... I snagged them too! I basically cruised three different threads that MinnieNurse recommended and copied anything that I like. I can't remember which of the three gave me the big bro/lil bro ones, but you can copy mine.

Here's the thread for Wendy, she actually made one for me that I didn't end up using this time: Wendypoohs Disigns
Here's the thread for Veronica, she has good stuff: Veronica's Designs
And here's the thread for Natalie: Natalie's t-shirt designs

I LOVE the designs that you have picked out, I think everyone will look very stylish in them. But excuse me....where are YOUR tshirt designs!?

I'm trying the kids first and then maybe....... my shirts cost a little more so I'd rather ruin a $3 shirt first.

You picked some great designs. I love the silly princess and Mater designs--so funny!!Good Luck on your shirts today.

Fireworks tonight!! Yay!!We will be watching them Friday night and then heading Saturday to watch the parade and have a picnic. Hopefully it doesn't rain.

Happy Canada Day!!!!

Thanks! I haven't tried them yet, just rolled out of bed and hopped straight onto here! ....man, gotta love the days you can sleep in! I'll post some pics of the finished products and I still have my little shopping excursion results to post too

Good luck with your picnic!