I thought we were going to D.C.? Suprise trip! UPDATE: Hilarious unveiling video!

[summermac]

WOOHOO!! Awesome tht you got AKV for the last two nights.

Okay, how did you NOT tell your 6 yo the plans? Holy crap, I'd have cried right there with him!

 

[Crisgw]

I am horrible. I just want it to be a surprise. He cried again last night about it. I feel horrible but I MUST hold out!!! It's going to be a CUTE surprise!!!! I promise I will videotape the GOOD parts too!

 

[Crisgw]

We are entering into the TEEN countdown! Woo! I still can't believe that I haven't spilled the beans. I rock haha.

 

[Crisgw]

Okay I am SOOOOOOOOO excited about my most recent update! Our WAITLIST CAME THROUGH!!!!!!! We're at Kidani Village in a Savannah view room for the ENTIRE TIME!!! I'm SOOOOO excited! WOOHOO~~

 

[KnitchyFingers]

Okay, I'm late to the table, but I'm tuning in now. Your kids are so cute and I cannot WAIT to see how this surprise goes over! We're outside DC, too, so that wouldn't work. And hey - DC isn't THAT boring!

Can't wait to read the rest of this story!

 

[Crisgw]

I love DC! But, my kids are still a little young for it

I started packing tonight...what a mess! I will have to get a picture of the craziness that is my bedroom. We have to be at the airport on May 10th at 6:30am so we have decided to tell the kids the night before. I will SO be posting it here Less than 2 weeks~~~

 

[Weezyreid]

I love your thread..that is going to be one sleepless night as your boys will be beyond excited. We will be at Kidani on the 12-15th. I can't keep a surprise..good job!! We are waitlisted from the night of the 14th till the 18th...but are confirmed at OKW.

Louise

 

[Crisgw]

I've been thinking about the sleepless night....maybe we should do the surprise box in the afternoon to let it "wind down" rather than right before bed? Thoughts?

 

[Crisgw]

I am getting SO excited. Like a child! I SO want to blurt the secret out but I am SO close to having kept it the entire time I shouldn't break down now.....I can't hardly take it! They are SO bummed about not going to Disney....

 

[Crisgw]

Here is the start of the packing...both boys have their own "Dash" Incredible bag and I'm packing theirs first (almost done!) and then now all that's left is my and DH's giant suitcase filled with too much clothes. I have 3 carryons (one with swimsuits and stuff we need before ME gets our luggage to the room) and 3-4 suitcases (the boys are really tiny though!)...we pack heavy

 

[Weezyreid]

stay strong...the end will be sooo worth it. Don't let them see you packing though
Can't wait to get out of here and to disney either. 2 weeks for us now..though we leave the day before for Portland. eeekkkk sooo excited!!
Louise

 

[Crisgw]

I'm holding out...it's SO hard though

I did make a scavenger hunt for the boys today that we'll give them the night before we leave that leads them to their big "surprise" box. I'll post pictures of the hunts tomorrow I'm SO ready to leave. Almost to the single digit dance

 

[Weezyreid]

I am sooo excited that you are pulling this off. When my ds is old enough I am sooo doing a surprise trip...soo fun! He is too young to get that now..and he as known about it for 2 months...now he walks around saying 2 weeks.

 

[Crisgw]

So here is the small scavenger hunt I put together for the boys to lead them to their box of balloons and confetti (they LOVE scavenger hunts!)

Picture sides:

Clue sides (yes they are laminated ):

They have absolutely NO idea! I'm so excited for them!!

 

[Crisgw]

I can hardly contain myself! I almost spilled the beans tonight like ten times! We're getting so close now!

 

[Crisgw]

My resolve is wearing ! I also have to admit that I usually use the trip as a "santa" type warning/threat as in "don't you want to be good and listen so you can go to Disney?" and this trip, that's not there for me to use and for SOME reason, my kids are OUT of control hyper.

Bought DH and youngest DS's AP's last night with DVC MS and now we just wait...and wait....at least I'm in the single digit dance

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

And finally the invitation I made for the boys:

So, what do you think? Good plan? At home BEFORE we go to the airport or AT the airport???

How did you make that invitation? Is that Castle paper? I know there are Disney fonts in MS Word. Is the Castle an image and you're printing the whole thing on plain paper? I'd like to make one if I can. Please let me know! Thanks!

 

[tinkerbelle_rox325]

subscribing!
this sounds like so much fun!
i wish i could do the same for my kids but now at the ages of 15 and 19, its much harder!
Good luck with keeping the secret! Pixie dust for luck!

 

[Crisgw]

How did you make that invitation? Is that Castle paper? I know there are Disney fonts in MS Word. Is the Castle an image and you're printing the whole thing on plain paper? I'd like to make one if I can. Please let me know! Thanks!

I can send it to you (email) if you'd like Let me know I did it in Photoshop. Took a picture of the castle and lightened it and wala, cool paper

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

I can send it to you (email) if you'd like Let me know I did it in Photoshop. Took a picture of the castle and lightened it and wala, cool paper

I would love to have it, but I don't have Photoshop, so I don't think I'd be able to print it. It really looks awesome, though!