Just like everyone else I was amazed at how much your boys have grown!!
And the Little Prince-he is so darling!!!!!!!!!!! I love them baby chubby rolls.
Henry is cruising along the furninture and just started walking while pushing his little cart toy. He hasn't braved it yet enough to stand without balancing on something or walking, but I'm sure they are both just around the corner.
Oh my goodness..up and trying to walk already! I remember your posts about him being born! Time truly does fly when it comes to kids growing! I have to confess, I already miss our own little guy being a tiny baby. Ahhh...but the fun we are having now makes it almost okay.
Wow, ok I finally caught up! Sorry Jay, but I took a bit of a DISboards break but now I am back and have finally caught up with all your goings on.
First, my condolences for you and your family. It's wonderful though that your grandmother lived such a full life.
Next, you have to stop giving your kids Miracle Gro! How can they be getting so big so fast???
Especially your little prince (who is cuter than a box of buttons, btw.)
I'm so excited to read your next trip report! I feel like I wait all year just to read it. Reading your trip reports is almost as good as being there
..Well, not quite, but it helps in the long spans in between trips!
You are so lucky to get to go every year. Then again, DH and I went this past January, and we might get to go again next February! We've never gone in back to back years before!
At this point it's just a maybe so I am trying really hard to not get my hopes up (and failing miserably!!) It's terrible too because every time I say I will write a trip report but I never do! Any tips for me?
Anyways, thanks for all the awesome plans that you share, oh and, adopt me please?? I really want to go to that Indiana Jones dessert party!!!
I know, I think someone is truly slipping them the Miracle Grow behind my back!
It's so great to see you back around again! I totally understand the DISboards break...I take a few of those myself every now and again. However, I think my addiction to all things Disney keeps me from breaking for too long.
Thanks for your condolences. Each day gets easier...although it will be really hard when Thanksgiving rolls around. That was a time of year when our entire family was together most of the time and I know we will really miss her being there.
WOW, back again next February already?! That's great.
Pixie dust that it all works out! And if it does, you MUST write a trip report! YOU CAN DO IT! If I can do it, anyone can. Use me as inspiration.
Seriously though, the best tip for writing a trip report is to just do it. It ALWAYS seems overwhelming at the start but if you "just do it" and actually start putting words down, it will eventually get done. Some people seem to have a knack for getting an entire trip report out in the matter of only a few days. I am not that talented. It usually takes me a few months to get it all together, written and posted. I have seen others take even longer.
A few helpful things to do in order to make writing a trip report easier:
-Keep a travel journal. Even just a small notebook or single piece of paper with a few thoughts about each day, your room number, what you ate, if it was rainy, or whatever other assorted details you might think to scribble down
really helps take you back to that day memory wise (at least it does for me). I usually take a small notebook and write down my best memories of the day in it. Just a few short sentences to jog my memory. I also try to include a few details like our room number, a few words that sum up a new experience and the names of our favorite (or not so favorite) cast members so that I can write a letter to guest relations upon our return.
-Save stuff. Park maps, ticket stubs, wrappers, hours schedules, receipts, stickers, even parking stubs. I bring one manila envelope and throw everything in there all week long. Once I get home, I stick the stuff in envelopes by day. Before I write about each day, I grab that envelope and look the stuff over. You would be surprised how an empty candy wrapper can trigger the memory of what you were doing when you enjoyed the treat! And more than once my notes have been lacking enough that I am confused as to which park I even went to that day.
So having the park map we picked up that day in the envelope makes for a great refresher!
It also helps with the real names of rides, shops, etc.
-Take loads of pictures. Even if you are not one who wants to share your images online, just looking at the pictures you snapped that day will really bring it all back into focus.
-Save your planning stuff. If you wrote it in a notebook, saved it in a computer program or just marked up a planning book. Compare your plans to how things turned out. I don't know if this one does a whole lot for a trip report, but the obsessive side of me thinks it is a lot of fun.
-JUST WRITE! Seriously, almost nobody thinks that they are writing a good trip report! Turns out, almost every trip report I have ever read I did learn a trick or two, stay entertained and enjoy. So, most people are wrong, they truly are good at sharing the happiness they felt, the things they saw and the magic they experienced. YOU CAN DO IT TOO!
Okay, I am starting to sound like a professor...so I will stop my mini TR lecture right here.
Your three oldest look like they have so much fun playing with the Little Prince, that's so nice 
I'm with Aladdin, Greek mythology is very interesting! 
I'm excited for you and your family! DM and I have just over three months ourselves! 
How do I always manage to do things like this with my pictures?!
