Jaina
Actually, my name is Sara. It's a long, VMK story.
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A little mid trip update from my trip report thread:
5 (vs the 3 we took last time) kids, especially with a baby AND a toddler is rough, and sometimes we can't hang, but we're doing our best! (My kids are 10, almost 9, 6.5, almost 3, and 4 months. We had a lot of "hands full" comments at Disney)
It's been quite chilly mornings and evenings, and yesterday morning there was a stiff breeze that about did us in (because of the baby - everyone else could handle it). The only time the crowds have been stifling is right after the parade at Disneyland Monday, but the first few hours of the days have been nice, and we have chosen not to wait more than 20-30 min for anything (and haven't used FP too much even because we're not up to all the cross park walking and timing things) and still did 15 attractions yesterday (though we were split up for a few). The longest wait was either HMH on Monday or Peter Pan first thing yesterday, even though we were about 5th in line at the gates for our MM.
Our biggest challenges have been parking (it's almost not possible to make rope drop when you park! My husband has been dropping us off and then parking and having to meet up with us, but I dislike it), keeping the baby warm enough to be happy and comfortable, getting the baby to nurse well consistently with all that's going on, and trying to get the whole concept of lines and waiting through the nearly-3-year-old's head. He's totally not into that. Oh, and our kids waking at 3:30-4:30 local time every day. There is an excellent chance we will not see the fireworks or World of Color. :-/
But we are having a good time and making memories and taking great pictures, and I know that those wonderful night shows will be there when we come back and don't have babies to worry about. This is just a different kind of trip.
5 (vs the 3 we took last time) kids, especially with a baby AND a toddler is rough, and sometimes we can't hang, but we're doing our best! (My kids are 10, almost 9, 6.5, almost 3, and 4 months. We had a lot of "hands full" comments at Disney)
It's been quite chilly mornings and evenings, and yesterday morning there was a stiff breeze that about did us in (because of the baby - everyone else could handle it). The only time the crowds have been stifling is right after the parade at Disneyland Monday, but the first few hours of the days have been nice, and we have chosen not to wait more than 20-30 min for anything (and haven't used FP too much even because we're not up to all the cross park walking and timing things) and still did 15 attractions yesterday (though we were split up for a few). The longest wait was either HMH on Monday or Peter Pan first thing yesterday, even though we were about 5th in line at the gates for our MM.
Our biggest challenges have been parking (it's almost not possible to make rope drop when you park! My husband has been dropping us off and then parking and having to meet up with us, but I dislike it), keeping the baby warm enough to be happy and comfortable, getting the baby to nurse well consistently with all that's going on, and trying to get the whole concept of lines and waiting through the nearly-3-year-old's head. He's totally not into that. Oh, and our kids waking at 3:30-4:30 local time every day. There is an excellent chance we will not see the fireworks or World of Color. :-/
But we are having a good time and making memories and taking great pictures, and I know that those wonderful night shows will be there when we come back and don't have babies to worry about. This is just a different kind of trip.
I'm enjoying your report.
