Our Trick AND Treat- DD's Surprise Bday Trip! 11/4 Get Movin'

[Tnkrbelle565]

You have a thinker on your hands! I am impressed that you can pull this off!

We shall see...I still have 70 days not to blow it!!!

That is a very cute story!!! She was thinking! I would also like to point out that you now know someone that lives 20 minutes from Hersheypark in case you do ever want to visit!

We actually do want to go there. I haven't been there since i was 10 so it's been awhile That would be so fun if you could meet up with us!

Super sleuth Aisling! That is hysterical!

Make sure you take her to do a Kim Possible mission in EPCOT to use her skills to save the world!

She is going to LOVE the KP missions. I figure Randy can wander around WS enjoying Food and Wine to the fullest...and I'll get stuck doing all the missions!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I came home to a box of bows today


There are two of each but I just took pics of one so you can see the detail

This one is for the first day of school

 

[cjackearl]

Are you kidding me?! Those are the cutest bows I've ever seen!! From where did you order them?

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Are you kidding me?! Those are the cutest bows I've ever seen!! From where did you order them?

PMing you!

 

[sohappy]

#1- what is she wearing with the cute ghost bow? It looks like it might glow in the dark- sooo cool!

#2- I don't think that I have red in the Sally fabrics. I will pick some up to throw into the patchwork.

 

[Lady Lallie]

Those hair ribbons are so adorable!!

 

[jenb1023]

We actually do want to go there. I haven't been there since i was 10 so it's been awhile That would be so fun if you could meet up with us!

We are season pass holders so any time! That would be fun!

I love the new bows!!! But I know you could make bows (on FB you said you can't make bows) though I have to agree that bows are harder to make than they look.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

#1- what is she wearing with the cute ghost bow? It looks like it might glow in the dark- sooo cool!

#2- I don't think that I have red in the Sally fabrics. I will pick some up to throw into the patchwork.

You know the answers to both those questions

Those hair ribbons are so adorable!!

We are season pass holders so any time! That would be fun!

I love the new bows!!! But I know you could make bows (on FB you said you can't make bows) though I have to agree that bows are harder to make than they look.

Thanks Ladies! I hope she loves them!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Who wants to play "where should the Smiths stay on our NEXT Disney vacation???"


You all know that I can't just plan one trip at a time...i need to think ahead. I mean...what happens if there is a great bounceback offer???

I convinced Randy that since we can't pull Aisling out of school anymore but I don't think I could live a year w/o Disney...we should go at the end of August. We usually go at Labor Day so the heat won't be any different to us. We won't be able to do MNSSHP but that's ok....I'll get a trip

So we are at a loss as to where to stay. We love love love love love AKL and would definitely stay there again. BUT I would love to try all of the resorts some day! I know we can't afford a monorail resort (or more that I can't justify the cost for a room we are barely in). I would love to try WL but I wonder how much Aisling would enjoy it??? So that leaves the moderates. Who has thoughts on the moderates???

 

[emcreative]

Who wants to play "where should the Smiths stay on our NEXT Disney vacation???"


You all know that I can't just plan one trip at a time...i need to think ahead. I mean...what happens if there is a great bounceback offer???

I convinced Randy that since we can't pull Aisling out of school anymore but I don't think I could live a year w/o Disney...we should go at the end of August. We usually go at Labor Day so the heat won't be any different to us. We won't be able to do MNSSHP but that's ok....I'll get a trip

So we are at a loss as to where to stay. We love love love love love AKL and would definitely stay there again. BUT I would love to try all of the resorts some day! I know we can't afford a monorail resort (or more that I can't justify the cost for a room we are barely in). I would love to try WL but I wonder how much Aisling would enjoy it??? So that leaves the moderates. Who has thoughts on the moderates???

We're going for CSR next time. All the rooms will be remodeled and they have QUEEN BEDS now. Oh, and have you seen the Dig Site?

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

We're going for CSR next time. All the rooms will be remodeled and they have QUEEN BEDS now. Oh, and have you seen the Dig Site?

No I haven't...I need to head over to the resort boards and check out pics.

 

[Lady Lallie]

Hmmm.

I don't know.

I'd go with Wilderness Lodge but that's just me.

What about the Port Orleans Resorts? They are so pretty!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Hmmm.

I don't know.

I'd go with Wilderness Lodge but that's just me.

What about the Port Orleans Resorts? They are so pretty!

I really need to start reading up on the other resorts. I'm particularly concerned with the bus situation with the bigger resorts. There is a sense of comfort knowing that I know all about AKL and POP and where to request a room and all that.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Who wants to play "where should the Smiths stay on our NEXT Disney vacation???"


You all know that I can't just plan one trip at a time...i need to think ahead. I mean...what happens if there is a great bounceback offer???

I convinced Randy that since we can't pull Aisling out of school anymore but I don't think I could live a year w/o Disney...we should go at the end of August. We usually go at Labor Day so the heat won't be any different to us. We won't be able to do MNSSHP but that's ok....I'll get a trip

So we are at a loss as to where to stay. We love love love love love AKL and would definitely stay there again. BUT I would love to try all of the resorts some day! I know we can't afford a monorail resort (or more that I can't justify the cost for a room we are barely in). I would love to try WL but I wonder how much Aisling would enjoy it??? So that leaves the moderates. Who has thoughts on the moderates???

I've never stayed at WL so I can't comment on that.

I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the moderate resorts. I actually like the values and the deluxes too. The moderates are very spread out-it can be a hike to get to the food court-and taking a bus to get there would be a pain. I have however only been POR & POFQ. The photos of CSR and CBR do look nice. CSR has queen beds. The food court is different there-you'll have to read about that-many love it but not all. CBR offers prefered rooms that would put you closer to the food court. The pool was redone and looks really cool. They also have Nemo and Pirate rooms. POR has lots of fans on the Dis but I'm not one of them. I did however like POFQ-it is the smallest moderate resort so even the furthest room wouldn't be too far. The busses mostly pick up there first. The pool is cool. There is a boat to DTD. It doesn't have a table service restaurant but you can walk over to POR for that.

Hope you get a super bounce back!

 

[sohappy]

I think that you should rent points and stay at one of the DVC resorts. . .Or you could just convince Randy to buy.

AND, your next trip? YOUR NEXT TRIP? What about our winter retreat??!!!!

 

[jessica52877]

I feel like I have been neglecting your TR but I have been reading! And what about our meet in Atlanta!! With all the kids! That would be much more fun then your next trip! Or atleast make your next trip when we could join in! How about that!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I've never stayed at WL so I can't comment on that.

I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the moderate resorts. I actually like the values and the deluxes too. The moderates are very spread out-it can be a hike to get to the food court-and taking a bus to get there would be a pain. I have however only been POR & POFQ. The photos of CSR and CBR do look nice. CSR has queen beds. The food court is different there-you'll have to read about that-many love it but not all. CBR offers prefered rooms that would put you closer to the food court. The pool was redone and looks really cool. They also have Nemo and Pirate rooms. POR has lots of fans on the Dis but I'm not one of them. I did however like POFQ-it is the smallest moderate resort so even the furthest room wouldn't be too far. The busses mostly pick up there first. The pool is cool. There is a boat to DTD. It doesn't have a table service restaurant but you can walk over to POR for that.

Hope you get a super bounce back!

OOOH this is the info that I need I'm very concerned about the size of the moderates and the walks. I know I sound totally lazy! I walk around the parks all day w/o issue but when i get back to my hotel at night, I want to minimize the time it takes to get to my room!!! We pay for preferred at POP

I think that you should rent points and stay at one of the DVC resorts. . .Or you could just convince Randy to buy.

AND, your next trip? YOUR NEXT TRIP? What about our winter retreat??!!!!

I feel like I have been neglecting your TR but I have been reading! And what about our meet in Atlanta!! With all the kids! That would be much more fun then your next trip! Or atleast make your next trip when we could join in! How about that!

Sorry for the confusion ladies...this is for my next FAMILY trip! Does not count any girls' weekends that we might be able to slip in there this winter

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

On our very first trip with the kids we stayed at POFQ. We loved it there. It is a very compact resort with a great pool and the boat to DTD is a lot of fun and a great alternative to the bus.

We have stayed at POR several times but we prefer POFQ but at times POR was the only moderate with rooms available. We stayed for 3 nights at Coronado Springs and we hated it. It is huge and spread out and we had a room in one of the preferred buildings. It was a long walk to the bus stop and their food court is different and it takes more time.

For our upcoming trip we are staying at Caribbean Beach. All of their rooms are newly renovated. We are paying extra for a Pirate Room, the other rooms have Nemo on the bedspreads and the wallpaper border. I hope we don't have to walk too much at the hotel, but the Pirate rooms are the furthest from the food court. We are looking forward to the pool and Pirate themed room, we don't eat a lot of our meals in the food court so hopefully it will work out well.

 

[jenb1023]

I don't have time to log-in one night and look at all the activity I miss!

I tend to agree with lovesdumbo in that I have not found a reason to try a moderate yet. If I am going cheap, we love Pop and if not going on the cheap, we like Deluxe. We have stayed at AKL and WL. I think Ash would like WL - Jordan did. She actually has asked to go back to WL. The things we liked about WL were theming, room size, boat to MK as well as bus, proximity to MK. Things we did not like about WL - the size of Roaring Forks (the CS rest), bus service to other parks was sometimes slow (not bad though), hearing the electric water light pageant thing every night when we were trying to put Jordan to bed.

From the research I did on moderates when we were considering those, it seems like POFQ would fit our needs best with size, buses, etc.

Hope this helps!

 

[cjackearl]

I can't weigh in on a moderate, having not tried one, but I'm enjoying reading other's opinions. Good luck with your decision!