My Son Loves Halloween...5/5 3 updates! Main Street, castle, statue photos

[kathleen27]

Looks like you got some really cool pins! I love the Dumbo one too. How lucky you got 3 Alice in Wonderland pins!

And the Mickey heads are soooo cute! The kids did a great job.

I was very happy with the pins. Wasn't sure what to expect!

Thanks! The crafts were fun!!!

I am finally all caught up on your report, and it is still as awesome as when I last left it. I can't believe how close you are now- single digits are maddeningly exciting!! I also love the pins you got. I think for sight unseen, you got some really great ones. I love the Alice ones- that is one of my favorite Disney movies. I have a few pins myself, but I am still trying to work up the courage to trade with the CM's. I have this ridiculous fear that they will look at me weird because I am an "adult" pin trading Yeah, it's a totally unfounded fear I know And WOW, what a haul you made at HD! How in the heck did your son manage to wrangle all those Mickey Heads- I always get nervous grabbing them. Tell him I am impressed!! Well, best of luck packing- I am jealous

Thanks! I can't believe its almost here.
I am wondering which we will be willing to trade.
I haven't actually done any trading yet, but I know there are lots of adults that do. Hannah traded a couple on our last trip (she got a lanyard with duplicate pins to start trading) and she really liked it.

There was no one at the paint counter when we arrived. Then someone was there for a bit. Then gone again. Jacob had them right in his hand. I use the hide them in the brochure method. We had Hannah with us, she didn't know what we were doing. She was choosing colors for her bedroom. She's always talking about a bedroom makeover.

WHAT A CUTE IDEA.. I may have to borrow that!! It would be a cute project for this weekend.. just gottanfind me some of those Mickey's..

You should make some! It was fun to do.
We will put them up in our window at Pop.

 

[Dr_Finkelstein]

Tie dye update: I got a Mickey shape sewn into one shirt!!! Took me two trys. Started it Monday night, and when I "finished" I realized there was a stitch outside the Mickey. I don't know how that happened. Tried to cut it out, and keep the shape, but when I pulled it tight to bunch up the Mickey I pulled half of it out.

D'Oh!
But for doing it! I have no sewing skills whatsoever!
The blue fairy dress looks beautiful, you've done well there.

Single digit dance!

Di x

 

[AGPrincess]

Great pre-trippie!!! Those MHPC are amazing! I love the green one with one eye...it's Mike Wizowski w/ Mickey ears! Can't wait to see the tie-dye shirts!

P.S. Love the American Girl pic from the beginning...I love AG!

 

[kathleen27]

D'Oh!
But for doing it! I have no sewing skills whatsoever!
The blue fairy dress looks beautiful, you've done well there.

Single digit dance!

Di x

Lucky for me it required the one stitch I know.
I have been searching for costumes thinking if I could just sew I could make anything I wanted.
But can not draw or cut a straight line, so I probably could not sew one either.

One week from tomorrow morning !!!

Great pre-trippie!!! Those MHPC are amazing! I love the green one with one eye...it's Mike Wizowski w/ Mickey ears! Can't wait to see the tie-dye shirts!

P.S. Love the American Girl pic from the beginning...I love AG!

Thanks!!!
And Welcome!!!

It was fun to make Mike and the other decorations!
I can't wait to make more!!!

We love AG, too!!!!
Can't wait to go back to the store & cafe.
I saw a post of yours somewhere today and noticed your user name. I saw AG and my first thought was American Girl, then I reminded myself that AG could stand for many other things. Now I notice the dolls in your signature, too!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Are you kidding me with those LGMH's????!!!! Those have to be the CUTEST THINGS EVER! I'm serious!!! I think I just died and went to Mickey craft Heaven. HOw ADORABLE.

Single Digit dance!!! This is the other half of Di's dance troupe!

 

[kathleen27]

Are you kidding me with those LGMH's????!!!! Those have to be the CUTEST THINGS EVER! I'm serious!!! I think I just died and went to Mickey craft Heaven. HOw ADORABLE.

Single Digit dance!!! This is the other half of Di's dance troupe!

Thanks! I just love them! We have fun with the crafts here!

We are getting so close!!!!

 

[kathleen27]

ONE WEEK!!!!!



I always do this...
One week from now we will be ..... on the plane to Disney!!!!

 

[DisneyTiger]

Hi Kathleen,

Just wanted to check in and see how you were distracting yourself this week. I am going crazy with excitement!!!! So much to do, don't know where to start!

Oh, and the "Next week at this time..." game is my favorite. I do it all the time. Here goes... Next week at this time, I will be eating lunch at Typhoon Lagoon and then later trying out the Kitchen Sink at Beaches n' Cream!!! Seems like a dream doesn't it???? Happy packing

 

[DisneyTiger]

Also wanted to tell you something funny...

This morning I passed by one of my DD's coloring books and it has a picture of Belle on the cover. For some reason, I thought of you! I guess I associate you with Belle because of your picture! Isn't that funny. It reminded me that I wanted to say hi and check on you. Too funny.

 

[Dr_Finkelstein]

Hi Kathleen,
4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am so excited for you both - you'll have so much fun!
All packed up?
Di x

 

[kathleen27]

Hi Kathleen,

Just wanted to check in and see how you were distracting yourself this week. I am going crazy with excitement!!!! So much to do, don't know where to start!

Oh, and the "Next week at this time..." game is my favorite. I do it all the time. Here goes... Next week at this time, I will be eating lunch at Typhoon Lagoon and then later trying out the Kitchen Sink at Beaches n' Cream!!! Seems like a dream doesn't it???? Happy packing

Its so close now!!! And I feel like there is so much to do. I am so impatient waiting for the trip, then the last week I am panicing thinking I will never be ready in time.

We still have a lot to do, but it will get done. We got the tie dye dyed today and it is soaking. Jacob is hopefully done painting his costume. Will have to check. It SOUNDS like he's playing video games. Hopefully he did the costume first.

Beaches and Cream sounds good!!!
All day I kept thinking next week we will be at Epcot!!!

Also wanted to tell you something funny...

This morning I passed by one of my DD's coloring books and it has a picture of Belle on the cover. For some reason, I thought of you! I guess I associate you with Belle because of your picture! Isn't that funny. It reminded me that I wanted to say hi and check on you. Too funny.

Thank you. That's so nice.
Its funny all the things that remind me of friends on here.
I love to read like Belle. And she is doing one of my favorite things in that picture. Reading in the flower garden.

Hi Kathleen,
4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am so excited for you both - you'll have so much fun!
All packed up?
Di x

We're very excited!!!
Not even close to being packed.

I'm going to go over my list after dinner.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Wow, only 4 days, you are so lucky!!!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

4 days. WOW 4 days!!!!

 

[kathleen27]

Wow, only 4 days, you are so lucky!!!

It's so exciting to be this close!!!

4 days. WOW 4 days!!!!

We can't wait!!!

 

[MeMom]

Just in case I don't stop back by during the next three days, I just wanted to be sure and get in my "Have a great time!" We'll be thinking of you and looking forward to hearing all about it when you return. (But we won't talk about the return right now.)

Take lots of pictures for us!

 

[kathleen27]

Its been a busy week!!!
We went to Disney on Ice on Sunday and had a lot of fun.
I haven't even downloaded the photos onto the computer, yet!
If I have time I will post some.

My to do and in progress list:

1--We FINALLY dyed the tie dye shirts yesterday!
It actually went ok.
I had originally planned to do it outside, but quickly realized I would need running water. So, I did the whole thing in the kitchen sink.
It worked out well, because I could keep rinsing things.
I had been worried about staining the counter, but no problems!

They are all wrapped up and the dye is soaking in.
I'll unwrap and rinse this afternoon or evening and we'll see how they look. I hope you can tell it is a Mickey shape. If not I will try to make it more obvious somehow.

2--Costumes!
Jacob has been painting neon green skeleton bones onto black pants & t-shirt. He finished last night!!! Tonight he is going to put a transparent "glow in the dark" topcoat on. Then he just needs to find all his pirate accessories! And some kind of belt for the sword. Hadn't thought about that.

I got my blue fairy dress in the mail yesterday!!!!
I'm so glad it made it in plenty of time!!! Yesterday was the EARLIEST it could have possibly arrived!!!
Great timing on that. One week to arrive from Australia!!!
I need to either borrow wings from Hannah's dress up box or pick up a new pair.

So costumes are going well!!!

3--Get a Haircut. Its in my eyes and driving me crazy.

4--I showed Jacob the pins and he liked them. He said we need to keep this one and this one. Should we keep this one too?
I decided to order some more pins. The seller e-mailed me to ask what she had already sent, as she did not want to send me duplicates. So nice of her. And she mailed them yesterday. Hoping the post office is quick again!!! They SHOULD make it in time! I have a few other things I'm waiting for in the mail too!

5--We have not made iron on shirts yet. Though we have the shirts and the transfer paper. Just have to decide on the design and make them if we are going to do it.

6--Finish making window decorations. We have some printable clings, so I think Jacob is going to make something with them. And the mickey heads, and the hole punch. I need to take a quick look through the Halloween decorations and maybe bring a few small ones, and find our little Halloween Disney plush.

7--The one I'm dreading. Clear all my SD cards!!! So I can use them at Disney. But I have to back everything up first. I leave them on the card in case the computer were to crash. Got to put them on DVD and copy to the external drive.

8--Preorder photopass CD (an easy one!!!)

9--Buy Jacob a camera bag. And maybe some more SD cards.

10--print out mousekeeping envelopes that Jacob designed and a sticker for the m&m penny tube.

11--Wrap up all Hannah's surprises!

12--Charge batteries, phone, PSP

13--PACK!!!

14--Thursday morning---Print out boarding passes!!!

 

[kathleen27]

Just in case I don't stop back by during the next three days, I just wanted to be sure and get in my "Have a great time!" We'll be thinking of you and looking forward to hearing all about it when you return. (But we won't talk about the return right now.)

Take lots of pictures for us!

Thanks!!!
We will take tons of pictures!

 

[irky416]

I like the pins you got. I would always be worried I wouldn't want to trade any!

I love the Halloween decorated LGMH's. That is such a great idea! I especially love the Mike Wazowski one, but they're all cute!

Yay for single digits!

Your to do list looks very long for leaving on Thursday! I would be freaking out about it.

I can't wait to see your shirts and Jacob's costume. (If the tie-dye shirts need touched up Mickey's use the fine side of a bleach pen to outline the Mickey shape. But make sure you put a heavy towel or something between the two sides of the shirt or you will have a bleach spot on the back - yes, I learned the hard way!)

 

[kathleen27]

I like the pins you got. I would always be worried I wouldn't want to trade any!

I love the Halloween decorated LGMH's. That is such a great idea! I especially love the Mike Wazowski one, but they're all cute!

Yay for single digits!

Your to do list looks very long for leaving on Thursday! I would be freaking out about it.

I can't wait to see your shirts and Jacob's costume. (If the tie-dye shirts need touched up Mickey's use the fine side of a bleach pen to outline the Mickey shape. But make sure you put a heavy towel or something between the two sides of the shirt or you will have a bleach spot on the back - yes, I learned the hard way!)

Thanks!

It is long!!! I was freaking out earlier this week, but tomorrow all I have is four hours of work, and 45 minute open house/parent's night at Hannah's school. So a couple of errands and Lots of getting ready!!!

Good to know, I would not have thought to put something between until it was too late. Actually I am going to redo Jacob's and I think I will call the rest good enough. Will decide tomorrow. They are in the dryer right now.

 

[Dr_Finkelstein]

Its been a busy week!!!
We went to Disney on Ice on Sunday and had a lot of fun.
I haven't even downloaded the photos onto the computer, yet!
If I have time I will post some.

My to do and in progress list:

1--We FINALLY dyed the tie dye shirts yesterday!
It actually went ok.
I had originally planned to do it outside, but quickly realized I would need running water. So, I did the whole thing in the kitchen sink.
It worked out well, because I could keep rinsing things.
I had been worried about staining the counter, but no problems!

They are all wrapped up and the dye is soaking in.
I'll unwrap and rinse this afternoon or evening and we'll see how they look. I hope you can tell it is a Mickey shape. If not I will try to make it more obvious somehow.

2--Costumes!
Jacob has been painting neon green skeleton bones onto black pants & t-shirt. He finished last night!!! Tonight he is going to put a transparent "glow in the dark" topcoat on. Then he just needs to find all his pirate accessories! And some kind of belt for the sword. Hadn't thought about that.

I got my blue fairy dress in the mail yesterday!!!!
I'm so glad it made it in plenty of time!!! Yesterday was the EARLIEST it could have possibly arrived!!!
Great timing on that. One week to arrive from Australia!!!
I need to either borrow wings from Hannah's dress up box or pick up a new pair.

So costumes are going well!!!

3--Get a Haircut. Its in my eyes and driving me crazy.

4--I showed Jacob the pins and he liked them. He said we need to keep this one and this one. Should we keep this one too?
I decided to order some more pins. The seller e-mailed me to ask what she had already sent, as she did not want to send me duplicates. So nice of her. And she mailed them yesterday. Hoping the post office is quick again!!! They SHOULD make it in time! I have a few other things I'm waiting for in the mail too!

5--We have not made iron on shirts yet. Though we have the shirts and the transfer paper. Just have to decide on the design and make them if we are going to do it.

6--Finish making window decorations. We have some printable clings, so I think Jacob is going to make something with them. And the mickey heads, and the hole punch. I need to take a quick look through the Halloween decorations and maybe bring a few small ones, and find our little Halloween Disney plush.

7--The one I'm dreading. Clear all my SD cards!!! So I can use them at Disney. But I have to back everything up first. I leave them on the card in case the computer were to crash. Got to put them on DVD and copy to the external drive.

8--Preorder photopass CD (an easy one!!!)

9--Buy Jacob a camera bag. And maybe some more SD cards.

10--print out mousekeeping envelopes that Jacob designed and a sticker for the m&m penny tube.

11--Wrap up all Hannah's surprises!

12--Charge batteries, phone, PSP

13--PACK!!!

14--Thursday morning---Print out boarding passes!!!

2 DAYS!!!!!!!!
I'm so excited for you!
You sound so organised, and calm!
The costumes all sound fab, and the tie dye tshirts - I'm so impressed!
We're booked up to see HSM and HSM2 on ice in December, we went to see 'The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure' last year and it was fab! I was amazed they can skate so well in all the costumes! What one did you see?
If i don't get a chance to post in the next couple of days - have a great time! Can't wait to hear all about it!
Di x