PatchPixie
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2011
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Woo Hoo! I'm so glad to be on the DIS boards - finally a place to obsess over our trip without annoying anyone in the process 
I'm probably getting a little kooky about the whole trip but I"m just so stinkin excited!! 
I'm Becca - mama of 2 girls: Fin (5) & Marin (2) and married to Wayne (the reluctant Mouseketeer).
We did WDW as a family 4 years ago just 2 weeks shy of Fin's 2nd birthday. My hubby only stayed for 1/2 the trip and flew back home for work...he only ended up joining us last minute b/c he had a conference in Orlando magically coincide with our trip He is not as Disney nuts as I am! He's a tech geek, though - so he's pretty stoked to use all the new aps for navigating the world. I have fond memories of going to Dis when I was little and we'd visit my grandparents in Florida. Which may explain my affinity for vintage/retro Dis t-shirts, etc...
We'll be traveling to WDW December 4-9th and staying at Wilderness Lodge Villas thanks to my generous brother and his family who are hooking us up thru DVC -
thanks, big brother!! My daughters completely adore his daughter - so, spending a week with Maddie is almost as sweet as meeting the mouse.
So, its gonna be a huge crew of us in the villas - my family of 4, my bro's family of 4, my parents and my other niece & nephew (4), my SIL's parents (who are divorced yet sharing a villa!), and my SIL's adult sister
We'll be flying. Thank goodness. It was a lot of $ for us to plunk down (I'm a SAHM & DH is gainfully employed - but we live on a budget for sure!) Spending 1/2 our vacay in a car would just ruin the fun for us with such little kiddos. We have direct flights out of Buffalo and plan on taking advantage of Disney's Magical Express
VERY grateful!!
We'll fly in by noon on Sunday. I'm hoping to check into the resort and take it all in - maybe take a swim & head to DTD for dinner at T-Rex and a little shopping.
Monday morning we have ADR at Cinderella's Castle for just the girls
My girls both have December birthdays - so this is in honor of their 3rd & 6th birthdays!! Fin will be in her Cinderella garb and Marin has a Snow White frock to rock.
Which brings me to the outfits - I have always made handmade clothing for my kiddos - but when I started poking around the web I discovered the absolutely amazing DIS-inspired artistry that some of my fellow seamstresses/designers are making!!
WOW! I was in awe!! So, I too, have been stitching some OOAK gear for my little peanuts to wear at WDW!! It is SO fun!! (Plus, it keeps me from buying to much stuff on "the Bay" or the Disney Store - I suddenly can't resist the notion of dressing my kids in head to toe red & white polka dots - its the strangest compulsion!) Although, my girls have a lot of issues with comfort - so no tulle or headbands!!
(pics to come)
We plan to hang at MK all day (resting in the afternoon?) and into the evening as there are slated EMH until late-night. Cannot wait for fireworks and seeing the castle lit up!!! I can almost taste the Dole Whip and feel the wind in my hair from SM!! Wheeeee!!!
Fin is just barely 40" with shoes on - I really hope she can ride those 40 inch rides! Little mama has been eating her veggies and trying very hard to grow, grow, grow!! I'm a shortie and it seems my girls got luck b/c they are both very petite and very short for their age.
I'm probably getting a little kooky about the whole trip but I"m just so stinkin excited!! I'm Becca - mama of 2 girls: Fin (5) & Marin (2) and married to Wayne (the reluctant Mouseketeer).
We did WDW as a family 4 years ago just 2 weeks shy of Fin's 2nd birthday. My hubby only stayed for 1/2 the trip and flew back home for work...he only ended up joining us last minute b/c he had a conference in Orlando magically coincide with our trip
He is not as Disney nuts as I am! He's a tech geek, though - so he's pretty stoked to use all the new aps for navigating the world. I have fond memories of going to Dis when I was little and we'd visit my grandparents in Florida. Which may explain my affinity for vintage/retro Dis t-shirts, etc...We'll be traveling to WDW December 4-9th and staying at Wilderness Lodge Villas thanks to my generous brother and his family who are hooking us up thru DVC -
thanks, big brother!! My daughters completely adore his daughter - so, spending a week with Maddie is almost as sweet as meeting the mouse. So, its gonna be a huge crew of us in the villas - my family of 4, my bro's family of 4, my parents and my other niece & nephew (4), my SIL's parents (who are divorced yet sharing a villa!), and my SIL's adult sister
We'll be flying. Thank goodness. It was a lot of $ for us to plunk down (I'm a SAHM & DH is gainfully employed - but we live on a budget for sure!) Spending 1/2 our vacay in a car would just ruin the fun for us with such little kiddos. We have direct flights out of Buffalo and plan on taking advantage of Disney's Magical Express
VERY grateful!! We'll fly in by noon on Sunday. I'm hoping to check into the resort and take it all in - maybe take a swim & head to DTD for dinner at T-Rex and a little shopping.
Monday morning we have ADR at Cinderella's Castle for just the girls
My girls both have December birthdays - so this is in honor of their 3rd & 6th birthdays!! Fin will be in her Cinderella garb and Marin has a Snow White frock to rock. Which brings me to the outfits - I have always made handmade clothing for my kiddos - but when I started poking around the web I discovered the absolutely amazing DIS-inspired artistry that some of my fellow seamstresses/designers are making!!
WOW! I was in awe!! So, I too, have been stitching some OOAK gear for my little peanuts to wear at WDW!! It is SO fun!! (Plus, it keeps me from buying to much stuff on "the Bay" or the Disney Store - I suddenly can't resist the notion of dressing my kids in head to toe red & white polka dots - its the strangest compulsion!) Although, my girls have a lot of issues with comfort - so no tulle or headbands!! (pics to come)
We plan to hang at MK all day (resting in the afternoon?) and into the evening as there are slated EMH until late-night. Cannot wait for fireworks and seeing the castle lit up!!! I can almost taste the Dole Whip and feel the wind in my hair from SM!! Wheeeee!!!
Fin is just barely 40" with shoes on - I really hope she can ride those 40 inch rides! Little mama has been eating her veggies and trying very hard to grow, grow, grow!! I'm a shortie and it seems my girls got luck b/c they are both very petite and very short for their age.
KALI is such a great ride - woo hoo! The Lion King show is our final destination before we close the park and head for Boma with all 15 of us! My SIL's dad turns 70!! YAY!! 
