Our 13 Mos. Old Twins, Easter Wk & A Night in the Castle Magical Trip LASTUPDATE 6/5

[nettii]

Im so excited to read more you sound like a great family, lots of fun so far!
Thnks for sharing. By the way your kids are adorable!

 

[serendipity]

Great installment. Shades of Green looks beautiful. I know what you mean about arriving after a long trip...only I can't imagine doing it with children, not to mention three! God bless the two of you!

 

[kdkbrebel]

Congrat's on the big win can't wait to hear more.

 

[KathyRN137]

Adding my congratulations to all the rest! So exciting!!

Between the tease of the Castle Suite win and the pics of the cutie patooties, you're going to have a whole lot of readers tuning in!

Can't wait for more,

Kathy

 

[Going to Disney!]

I can't wait to hear all the details! What an adorable family!
Rhonda

 

[tinawv]

Sounds like more fun is on the way.

 

[jcc0621]

As usual I am a day late and a dollar short in finding this TR. Great start. Your kids are adorable. I can't wait to hear about the castle suite. Sitting here with some popcorn and diet coke waiting for the next installment

 

[2BoysMom]

I have twin boys whose first trip to Disney was in utero and then again to celebrate their 1st birthday. I wish I knew you were going, I could have given you a pep talk about taking toddlers. At 12mos. they were very good, and we had a great time.

We are heading back on May 1st to celebrate their 3rd birthday. I'm hoping this trip is as fun as the last one. Twins Rock!

 

[DancinDaisyDuck]

Excited to read your next installment!

 

[MousekaMaddi]

more please

 

[PoppyAnna]

Can't wait for the low-down on your trip.
Keep up the good work (when you can!).

 

[Andrea31]

Congratulations on the win . I am looking forward to reading more about your trip .

 

[mom2jcc]

Glad you enjoyed your stay in the castle. It couldn't have happened to a nicer family. It was a pleasure to meet all of you.

OK, come out, come out wherever you are I'm racking my brain on just which person you are. I noticed this is your first post, too!! HMMM.....probably not allowed to disclose your name, right? Well, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting you, too. And I mean that because every single one of you were exceptionally kind and we will never forget

I have twin boys whose first trip to Disney was in utero and then again to celebrate their 1st birthday. I wish I knew you were going, I could have given you a pep talk about taking toddlers. At 12mos. they were very good, and we had a great time.

We are heading back on May 1st to celebrate their 3rd birthday. I'm hoping this trip is as fun as the last one. Twins Rock!

Wow, we are planning on heading back when our twins are three, too!!!

 

[mom2jcc]

Forgot I was going with my son on a field trip yesterday to an Alligator Farm...had no computer time, sorry. We did get to pet some gators, though!

So, I showed you the pics of the room before it got severly cluttered already and by the way...although we extremely enjoyed the SOG room, oh how it seemed so plain and boring after being in Cinderella's suite! Kind of like, Cinderella going back to the step-mom's house after being at the castle

We sent up for the cribs that evening and they arrived when we were at the SOG Garden Gallery eating a really good meal. I used the babies' own sheets and bedding from home. The cribs are made of metal and are a bit creeky okay, really creeky. When bedtime arrived, we put our Ds in one crib and I decided to put our Dd in the bed with me. Why? Because our Ds is a really good sleeper and Dd is a lighter sleeper. We turned out the lights, turned the sound machine on from home and OMG SILENCE Could this really be happening so easily?? Both slept all night perfectly even though the creeky crib did wake Dh and I up all night long BTW, Ds7 slept on the sleeper sofa and loved it. NOTE: First time ever our twins have slept anywhere but in their own beds in our own house. Home routine is put babies in their beds, turn out light, close door and they go right to sleep. NOTE#2: This was the sleeping arrangement all week and they both eased back into their home routine instantly when we returned.

GOOD MORNING, IT'S DAY ONE: EPCOT!!!
Arrive at opening time as always just like all of our other WDW trips....NOT!
Okay, so I guess getting a family of 5 ready and packed for a theme park day is a little harder than a family of 3 Even though I had packed very neatly and had all children's clothes organized in zip-lock bags with labels I could not remember where anything was!!! Why do I have snacks in 3 different suitcases? Where is the boxed milk for the babes? How many should I pack? Bottle liners, oh, bottle liners where are you? How long will we be out today?....aaahhhhhh...breathe!! Meanwhile, Dh comes out of the bathroom looking like this Oh, you have got to be freaking kidding me! I said, "Honey?" (very sweetly) "What is wrong?" He says he woke up feeling funny. He says he can still go to Epcot, OK!!!
NOTE: Even though we always go to the MK on our first day I knew to avoid this park on Easter!! So, Epcot it was.
We walk to the Poly and catch the monorail.

Yes, we arrived...10:30am! We get our first taste of Spring Break...Soarin--no more fast passes for the day--2 hour wait! Test Track--Fast Pass 7:30pm!! We basically walked around the first hour wasting time trying to figure out our game plan. Dh and Ds decide to do Mission Space. I didn't even ask what the wait time was. I made my way into the waiting area to give the twins their bottles. They handled the atmosphere just fine even though it was dark and very loud in there. I couldn't find a place to sit so I just sat on the floor--no biggie. Now I don't know about anyone else's babies, but as soon as mine see me fixing a bottle, they scream and cry like I'm going to give it to 2 other babies or something This time it didn't matter because no one could hear them since it was so loud. BTW: the gift shop was too crowded for me to park a double stroller. Speaking of, we brought our own from home...a Twin Savvy Combi. To my surprise, Dh and Ds come walking up like 20 minutes after we separated. A CM told them to go in the wrong line---the Fast Pass line!! When it was time to turn in their tickets, they realized they were in the wrong line and told the CM and she secretly pushed them on and they got to ride immediately!

Next we are in line for the Nemo ride. We are waiting around 30 minutes and I get "the smell".
Me: It's not Ds. Honey, is it Dd?
Dh: No, I don't think so.
Me: Well, there isn't another baby anywhere around us? Let me hold Dd.
YES, IT IS HER!! GEEZ!
So, I'm thinking how I am going to get out of line and change her. I don't want Ds7 to have to start over in line so I tell Dh that I'll just meet them after the ride. I'm off to find a restroom with no Epcot map, dang it. What is with us and not having a map when we need one?! I walk to the Land and ask the CM. He tells me to follow the flow of a thousand people and I will see it. Somehow I find it after I went downstairs and then again upstairs. I changed her which turned into having to use her extra set of clothes for the day if you know what I mean! Thankfully no one was waiting behind me. I felt like I was gone FOREVER and was worried my three guys were going to be waiting for me. To my surprise they were, but they were waiting for me in line. They let everyone pass them until I retured so Dd and I could enjoy the ride, too! I started crying, really! I was so overwhelmed and our day was going so slow and I was afraid that our trip was going to be this way until the end especially with two little ones. I was starting to think I got way ahead of myself and should have planned the trip when the twins were older. But, I was wrong..................
Some pics of our day:

I surprised Ds and had a Disser shirt of my own:

Oh, oh, what's wrong with sissy?

Dh carrying the lime green baggalini!!! He's a trooper!

 

[KathyRN137]

Now I don't know about anyone else's babies, but as soon as mine see me fixing a bottle, they scream and cry like I'm going to give it to 2 other babies or something

Yes! LOL Oh, I wish I had been there to give you a hug when you started to cry! Our expectations are always so high....sometimes reality doesn't do well in Disney!

All the more wonderful that you were awarded the dream prize! Can't wait to hear all about it... don't leave out any of the details!

Kathy

 

[Studio Dreamer]

OK, come out, come out wherever you are I'm racking my brain on just which person you are. I noticed this is your first post, too!! HMMM.....probably not allowed to disclose your name, right? Well, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting you, too. And I mean that because every single one of you were exceptionally kind and we will never forget



Wow, we are planning on heading back when our twins are three, too!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed entertaining your son while you and your hubby were busy with paperwork.

 

[mom2jcc]

I'll give you a big hint! I was wearing a white vest and I thoroughly enjoyed entertaining your son Josh while you and your hubby were busy with paperwork.

Ah Ha! And you were wonderful with him!! Thank you! Disney really knows families....you just took us right under your wings and made us feel at home Welcome to the Dis...hope we meet again either through cyberspace or at Disney!

 

[PrincessV]

Okay, I promised myself "No new TR subscriptions till you get back from your trip".... but I couldn't help opening yours, just for a peek Then I saw this:

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You guys looked great!

And, ahh, the days of WDW diaper changes. I'd almost forgotten about that particular joy!

Looking forward to more!

 

[Twingle]

Yay - an update! Hope you had fun on your field trip to the alligator farm!

Very cute pics - I really love the one with your dd crying and your ds having his finger on his mouth like "hhhhmmmmmm". Very sweet! In our case, it would've been because one twin had either pinched, poked, bite or yanked the hair of the other one!

Lovin' the limey shirts and matching bag - very good DIS'er!

 

[daisy_77]

Great update!

I love the lime green tees with the robert deniro hand gesture

Props to your DH for handling the LG Bagallini!