How WDW MAYBE every three years became ... Our 3rd trip in 3 years!! with pics

[amytheobald]

So in 2007 we scrimped and saved for a trip to Disney...it was our first to stay onsite...our first planned with the help of TGM and DIS of course! Hubby and I said "Maybe we'll go to Disney every 3 or 4 years" after our trip in 07 it became...when can we go back, after catching Free dining in 08 it became...we are gonna bounceback right???

So here we are, set to go Sept 30- Oct4 in POR again (its the only MOD that sleeps 5) Planning to enjoy MNSSHP again.

Our Cast of Characters:

Me : I m Amy 32, mom of 3 amazing kids ... full time student graduating with Bachelors in December.
Hubby: Rhett 33, Dad to above kiddos, IT manager ...and my hubby for 10 years on 09/11/99

Ethan: Oldest Son 9, entering that tween stage ...I can smell the teen attitude coming soon...but luckily most of the time he's still our sweet boy.
Aiden: Middle Child 8, has to do everything fast and everything is a competition.
Aly: Youngest Daughter, 6 ... our princess ... but at times the boys would tell you she resembles the evil step sister (although they aren't step siblings)

This was our first pic in the world in 08 when we surprised the kids with disney ... that trip report can be found here : http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1877486

I hope you'll come along for the ride ... I promise it will be a bit OCD in the planning department, and likey entertaining with 3 kids along for the trip!

Our 2007 trip report, or half a trip report because I could never finish it due to post disney depression can be found here : http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1336147

 

[amytheobald]

The one thing I love about our Disney experience is it marks the stages of our lives and of our kids lives. Our first trips as a family we stayed off site and our children were infants ... now they look forward to these trips as much as Rhett and I do. It never fails to shock me when I hear people say "Oh Ive done Disney once, I don't have any desire to go back" We've been 5 times in the last 10 years and still haven't seen it all ... and every time we go there are new things, not to mention new things to us that are now of interest because the kids are a bit older!

A few pics of how ours have grown with Disney in the last 3 years:

2007

2008

In 07 DD was not tall enough to ride Space Mountain or Everest ... in 08 she was tall enough to ride everything other than Rockin Rollercoaster ... but we didn't make it to AK in 08 so Everest is a must this year! This year she is tall enough to ride Rockin Rollercoaster so that will be great! We are blessed with adventerous kiddos who fear little, so we enjoy ALL the rides!

 

[amytheobald]

Well we are headed out for a cross country road trip Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, South Dakota and back! I ll be dreaming of Disney all the way! See you all soon!