sophies*mom
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
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Our trip to DLR is still quite a ways away, (April 30-May 3 2012) so I know that this is definitely a part of the lack of excitement in the group that I'm going with.
My husband and I are taking our (by then) 2yo and our friends are coming with their 4 kids who will be 11, 8, 5 and 2 when we go. NONE of them have ever gone before. I have been 8 or 9 times (lost count!) and I LOVE going. Because our group is big and they've never been, I'm trying my best to help familiarize them with the parks and attractions. We are needing to start planning and saving soon since our friends have a bigger family and will of course be paying more and aren't exactly sure what they'll need to save for (or what they'll want to spend their money on).
My problem is including them in the planning. Obviously I think it's exciting to plan what to do and where to eat and all that, but I don't want this trip being just what I want to do. I want them to have some input but everyone is basically telling me that they trust me and will just do whatever I say. As much as I like that in one respect--no butting heads on which land we should do first or what rides are better than others--this is our vacation, not just mine.
I've started to back off about talking about the trip so much since we still have several months before needing to book our hotel and buy tickets, but I don't have anyone to share my excitement
Anybody been in my shoes? I'm compiling menus and lists and just doing fun little things to pass the time til the real planning starts, but I don't want to disappoint them!
My husband and I are taking our (by then) 2yo and our friends are coming with their 4 kids who will be 11, 8, 5 and 2 when we go. NONE of them have ever gone before. I have been 8 or 9 times (lost count!) and I LOVE going. Because our group is big and they've never been, I'm trying my best to help familiarize them with the parks and attractions. We are needing to start planning and saving soon since our friends have a bigger family and will of course be paying more and aren't exactly sure what they'll need to save for (or what they'll want to spend their money on).
My problem is including them in the planning. Obviously I think it's exciting to plan what to do and where to eat and all that, but I don't want this trip being just what I want to do. I want them to have some input but everyone is basically telling me that they trust me and will just do whatever I say. As much as I like that in one respect--no butting heads on which land we should do first or what rides are better than others--this is our vacation, not just mine.
I've started to back off about talking about the trip so much since we still have several months before needing to book our hotel and buy tickets, but I don't have anyone to share my excitement

Anybody been in my shoes? I'm compiling menus and lists and just doing fun little things to pass the time til the real planning starts, but I don't want to disappoint them!
