Magical Grand Gathering Trip with Pics. Completed

[earthfaries]

It's always so exciting to get your documents

The birthday party Kaylee went to looks like fun! Nara would LOVE that!

The kids looked so cute on their first day of school, it's sad Thomas was so sad about going I'm glad he likes it now though, he probably really likes playing there just 2 days a week.

Your summer trip looked fun, what a beautiful beach and fun boardwalk

 

[29apr00]

Hi Nicole! Yeah another PTR from you!! can't wait to hear all about the GG's!! We may be doing a few of those next year when we go! The safari sounds wonderful! And I really want to do a Wishes Cruise!!

I saw the adorable Alice dresses at the Disney Store! Too cute!! Jackie saw them and I was like oh you should be Alice. Hands on her hips "Mom, I don't have yellow hair." so then we moved on to Giselle, until I saw the $80 for the dress!! Not including shoes, crown and wand! Insane!! I finally got her to switch back to Tinkerbell, since she did have a Tinkerbell birthday party. Joey is going to be Buzz, but he may change if he sees that Wall-E costume!! Too cute! But i agree with not being able to sit in the stroller with it.

Glad that Thomas is all better after his surgery in the spring. Hope it stays gone!! And don't worry about Preschool, he'll get used to it. Jackie just started Kindergarten last month too! YIKES when did they get so old!!


Can't wait to follow along!

 

[29apr00]

Oh yeah, did you request one of the new Nemo rooms at CBR??

 

[Disneychix]

Little Thomas' face is too cute in the frist day of school picture! He really looks like he doesn't want to be there. Glad it's easier now!

I always wore sneakers to school! (but I hated dresses so it wasn't a big deal) It's great that your DD gets out and plays!

The Beach looks COLD. Sorry the weather didn't play nice.

 

[kaysmommie]

Hey Nichole! Yes, I will do a pre-trippie but probably won't start it until Nov. which is just before I can make my ADR'S! Loved the new updates. Congrats on your pin code That's awesome! LOVED the pics from Pt. Pleasant and the 1st day of school! I am still bummed that we didn't get to meet up Maybe some day if your ever back up here!

We will probably come up next summer of the one after. We are not telling families (mostly DH's) that we are staying more than a weekend that way they don't try to hog ever minute. Also not during a holiday week. I will be looking forward to your trippie.

It's always so exciting to get your documents

The birthday party Kaylee went to looks like fun! Nara would LOVE that!

The kids looked so cute on their first day of school, it's sad Thomas was so sad about going I'm glad he likes it now though, he probably really likes playing there just 2 days a week.

Your summer trip looked fun, what a beautiful beach and fun boardwalk

Thanks . Thomas doesn't mind school much anymore. He likes his teacher and has made some new friends. We will probably set a playdate with one of his friends this week. Kay's friends party was so cute for girly girls but even her one friend who is not really into getting done up loved it! How is your planning going? I have to come stop by.

Hi Nicole! Yeah another PTR from you!! can't wait to hear all about the GG's!! We may be doing a few of those next year when we go! The safari sounds wonderful! And I really want to do a Wishes Cruise!!

I saw the adorable Alice dresses at the Disney Store! Too cute!! Jackie saw them and I was like oh you should be Alice. Hands on her hips "Mom, I don't have yellow hair." so then we moved on to Giselle, until I saw the $80 for the dress!! Not including shoes, crown and wand! Insane!! I finally got her to switch back to Tinkerbell, since she did have a Tinkerbell birthday party. Joey is going to be Buzz, but he may change if he sees that Wall-E costume!! Too cute! But i agree with not being able to sit in the stroller with it.

Glad that Thomas is all better after his surgery in the spring. Hope it stays gone!! And don't worry about Preschool, he'll get used to it. Jackie just started Kindergarten last month too! YIKES when did they get so old!!


Can't wait to follow along!

Hi and welcome back! Joey will make such a cute Buzz and jackie will be and adorable Tink. I loved the Gisele costume too but I didn't want to spend that much. We didn't get our Alice costume from the Disney Store. We got the one from WDW that they sell in the parks. So are you going back to Disney in 2009?

Oh yeah, did you request one of the new Nemo rooms at CBR??

I did request one. There are 2 sections that have nemo rooms Martinique which is mostly preferred but does have some standard rooms too. Also Barbados has some nemo room too.

Little Thomas' face is too cute in the frist day of school picture! He really looks like he doesn't want to be there. Glad it's easier now!

I always wore sneakers to school! (but I hated dresses so it wasn't a big deal) It's great that your DD gets out and plays!

The Beach looks COLD. Sorry the weather didn't play nice.

You can even tell in the picture he didn't want to be there, LOL. So glad he is starting to like it. Kaylee wears sneakers if they are playing sports. She is competitive. Mostly she is a girly girl who likes wearing dresses but they are not always practical. The beach was coldd I sat there covered in a big beach towel.

 

[jess20k]

I am enjoying your pre trip report! That's great you were able to get the pin!

I also wanted to comment on your NJ trip. I live in PA, but most of my family still lives in NJ, so we go quite often. We vacation in Lavalette, and have gone at least once a year, since I was born. We sometimes visit Pt. Pleasant as well. I just love that area!!!!

 

[29apr00]

Hi and welcome back! Joey will make such a cute Buzz and jackie will be and adorable Tink. I loved the Gisele costume too but I didn't want to spend that much. We didn't get our Alice costume from the Disney Store. We got the one from WDW that they sell in the parks. So are you going back to Disney in 2009?


I did request one. There are 2 sections that have nemo rooms Martinique which is mostly preferred but does have some standard rooms too. Also Barbados has some nemo room too.

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Ooohhh! Does it look like the one in the stores?? How cute!!

yup we are going to Dec 09 for our 10th anniversary Vow Renewal. We are renting DVC points and staying at AKV (hopefully) and then doing a cruise on the Wonder where we will do our Vow Renewal on Castaway Cay!!

Can't wait to see pics of the new Nemo rooms!!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Not sure how I missed three of your updates!

on getting your trip documents! Very official now! Great calendar and binder too! Planning is almost half the fun, isn't it!

The party Kaylee went to looks like fun! Samantha had a similar party last year. How come she isn't wearing her sash in the last picture?

Love the vacation pictures! It was horrible weather when we were at Pt. Pleasant also - in fact, none of the rides were running it was so bad. So you lived 5 minutes from there? Nice! We loved that area.

The kids look great on 1st day of school - Kaylee is looking so grown up (Sam did too). Poor Thomas! I'm glad he has adjusted well!

 

[kaysmommie]

I am enjoying your pre trip report! That's great you were able to get the pin!

I also wanted to comment on your NJ trip. I live in PA, but most of my family still lives in NJ, so we go quite often. We vacation in Lavalette, and have gone at least once a year, since I was born. We sometimes visit Pt. Pleasant as well. I just love that area!!!!

Hi and welcome to my pretrip! The pincode made my night! I love Pt. Pleasant, I would move back in a minute if it were possible right now. At least you get to the Shore often .

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Ooohhh! Does it look like the one in the stores?? How cute!!

yup we are going to Dec 09 for our 10th anniversary Vow Renewal. We are renting DVC points and staying at AKV (hopefully) and then doing a cruise on the Wonder where we will do our Vow Renewal on Castaway Cay!!

Can't wait to see pics of the new Nemo rooms!!

I'm hoping for a Nemo room but who knows. Your trip sounds great! I wouldlove to stay at AKV looks amazing. The cruise and castaway Cay sounds great too. We were supposed to be crusing this trip in October but I swicthed because of Thomas mostly and my friends going to Disney at the same time.

Not sure how I missed three of your updates!

on getting your trip documents! Very official now! Great calendar and binder too! Planning is almost half the fun, isn't it!

The party Kaylee went to looks like fun! Samantha had a similar party last year. How come she isn't wearing her sash in the last picture?

Love the vacation pictures! It was horrible weather when we were at Pt. Pleasant also - in fact, none of the rides were running it was so bad. So you lived 5 minutes from there? Nice! We loved that area.

The kids look great on 1st day of school - Kaylee is looking so grown up (Sam did too). Poor Thomas! I'm glad he has adjusted well!

Hi Michelle,
I love planning the trip but going is definately better . Yes Kaylee is looking very grown up lately. She put her sash in her goody bag since she thought picstures were done. With her who knows she likes to be different. She makes me mad sometimes these days she can be ver ysweet or tuen on that attitude at a moments notice.
Those pics of Thomas are the worst aren't they. I feel so bad for him like I'm forcing him to grow up. Anway I miss Pt. Pleasant very much, could go for some salt water taffy about now. Sorry you had bad weather too and didn't even get on any rides. I thik the games are the worst, I left the boardwalk completely broke, LOL .

 

[hlrababy]

Awww, Kaylee and Thomas look so cute their first day of school!!!!!

 

[mom2mek]

I don't understand how I didn't get notifications of your updates. Ugh. I hate when I miss something!

Anyway, love the pictures! The birthday looks like fun and I agree, our kids are growing up way too fast! Seriously! It makes my heart ache sometimes! First day of school pictures are really good, and I'm glad to hear that Thomas is doing better. It is a hard adjustment for our little guys sometimes (Michael took a much longer time to adjust then Emily did - she just waved and said Bye Mommy!)

Looking forward to more...hope I don't miss the next update!

Sara

 

[AshleyMWC]

I finally got caught up on your PTR, and I am still loving it. I am glad that Thomas is warming up to pre-school- I'm sure he is probably loving it by now!! Kaylee looked like she had a blast at the birthday party- it seems right up her alley! Your countdown looks great, and I am so jealous of all your documents coming in the mail. I am calling tomorrow to reserve Magical Express, so hopefully I will have some documents of my own coming soon

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Yes Kaylee is looking very grown up lately. She put her sash in her goody bag since she thought picstures were done. With her who knows she likes to be different. She makes me mad sometimes these days she can be ver ysweet or tuen on that attitude at a moments notice.

I totally understand!

Anway I miss Pt. Pleasant very much, could go for some salt water taffy about now. Sorry you had bad weather too and didn't even get on any rides. I thik the games are the worst, I left the boardwalk completely broke, LOL .

Oh yeah - we played lots of the games. And since it was pretty much just us - we always won a prize at the boardwalk games. Then when the rain was really coming down we'd duck in to one of the indoor arcades. The kids had fun and we ended up with tons of junk from the prizes!

So, any more Disney planning?

 

[kaysmommie]

Awww, Kaylee and Thomas look so cute their first day of school!!!!!

Thnak you

I don't understand how I didn't get notifications of your updates. Ugh. I hate when I miss something!

Anyway, love the pictures! The birthday looks like fun and I agree, our kids are growing up way too fast! Seriously! It makes my heart ache sometimes! First day of school pictures are really good, and I'm glad to hear that Thomas is doing better. It is a hard adjustment for our little guys sometimes (Michael took a much longer time to adjust then Emily did - she just waved and said Bye Mommy!)

Looking forward to more...hope I don't miss the next update!

Sara

I don't always get my email notifications either . Anyway it does seem boys are just not as mature and new situations are sometimes just harder for them. We have no more issues with preschool, except he made a rowdy friend who he has told me all about. I can see the change in him already. he went from very calm to a little bit wild at times. I guess it was going to happen eventually.

It's sad how quick they grow up, makes me want to cry

I finally got caught up on your PTR, and I am still loving it. I am glad that Thomas is warming up to pre-school- I'm sure he is probably loving it by now!! Kaylee looked like she had a blast at the birthday party- it seems right up her alley! Your countdown looks great, and I am so jealous of all your documents coming in the mail. I am calling tomorrow to reserve Magical Express, so hopefully I will have some documents of my own coming soon

Hi Ashley,
Me too! Thomas is loving school now. I think the documents come about 30 days before, so you should have them really soon

I totally understand!




Oh yeah - we played lots of the games. And since it was pretty much just us - we always one a prize at the boardwalk games. Then when the rain was really coming down we'd duck in to one of the indoor arcades. The kids had fun and we ended up with tons of junk from the prizes!

So, any more Disney planning?

Glad you had fun at the boardwalk and won lots of junk . It wasn't our week we couldn't win anything, LOL.
No more changes so far. WL didn't have any rooms available . We could probably do a standard room though for $400 more but it's sold out so sticking with CBR. I saw on another trippie you booked WL for December . I bet you will really love it there. Kaylee has been doing some planning , which really shocked me! I have to post a pic of this.

 

[kaysmommie]

The funniest thing ever happened yesterday. Since Kaylee has no dance classes on Wednesday, she actually got out her Disney for kids book I bought her and curled up in the sunroom and started planning everything she wanted to do at Disney . I'm just so glad someone other then me cares about what we our plans are because we know already Tom wants nothing to do with it. Thomas has told me what he wants to do which is TT, Soarin, see Mickey, Splash mtn, Safari,, Astro Orbitter and make a robot at Innoventions. Anyway Kaylee planned out things she would like to do in eack park and then made a seperate list for everything else in Disney like Pony ride, Typhoon Lagoon and mini golf. Who knows in a few years she might be a Disser .

 

[mom2mek]

Now, THAT is cute Nichole!

Way to go Kaylee!!!! Gotta love that you are rubbing off on her!
I'll be looking for her future posts! LOL!

Sara

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Kaylee is on the right track!!!

Way to GO!!!

 

[AshleyMWC]

That is just too cute! You have taught her well

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Too cute about Kaylee and her planning - love it! What book does she have?

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is so cute, you have trained her well Nichole.