Sebastian's Make A Wish Trip to Disney

[maroo]

first of all, I hope your kids start feeling better!!!!

The outfits are TOTALLY adorable! So, so cute!

 

[LuvGoing2Disney7]

I think that the "unexpected" magic will throw us off "schedule" too but at least I'll be able to look at the handy dandy itinerary and see which show is soming up next...that sort of thing.

What a great idea. I need to start one of those lists for our days.

Yesterday I ordered my Christmas cards

Absolutely ADORABLE!!! What a cute idea for the card too

Are they not the most darling outfits that you have ever seen?

I love the way that Cathy designed the girl’s outfits. It is like two outfits in one! If Savannah spits up on the apron part there’s still another darling shirt underneath!

The kids are so dang cute!! Love the outfits too. What a great idea.

Well it's 9:00 p.m. and I just got back from the Urgent Care.
Will we ever have all three kids healthy at once? Will they be healthy for Disney??....

(((Sebastian))) I sure hope these abx work. Ear pain is the worse I hope they're all well before the trip.

Great job on the hair cut

 

[SueM in MN]

Loved your pictures and sorry to see the kids are sick.
I looked at your itinerary plan/list and the first thing I noticed was that you don't have any bathroom stops planned.
I also agree with maroo that it takes a lot longer to get from place to place than people think it will. Even if the distance is not far, the other people and just the infamiliarity of the place make things take longer.
Also, maybe your family is faster than mine, but our meals generally take closer to an hour. When you consider waiting in line for some of the counter service restaurants, getting everyone settled to eat and then eating, 1/2 hour is a pretty short time.

 

[daisyduck7]

Hey there, I am so glad I found you again. I was just kinda browsing the other day, and stumbled upon your 's and your precious Sebastian's story. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to find all of you and have a big group hug. I have prayed for your beautiful family, and I pray that you are still recovering from everything. I am so glad that all of you enjoyed your trip.. I hope I stumble across you again. Best wishes on your upcoming birth. See ya! Lots of love from every one's Grandma Rho(61) .

 

[AmberGreenawalt]

Loved your pictures and sorry to see the kids are sick.
I looked at your itinerary plan/list and the first thing I noticed was that you don't have any bathroom stops planned.
I also agree with maroo that it takes a lot longer to get from place to place than people think it will. Even if the distance is not far, the other people and just the infamiliarity of the place make things take longer.
Also, maybe your family is faster than mine, but our meals generally take closer to an hour. When you consider waiting in line for some of the counter service restaurants, getting everyone settled to eat and then eating, 1/2 hour is a pretty short time.

We do tend to be pretty "Commando" on our vacations. This is the reason our in-laws actually decided not to make the trip with us. My mother in-law says she couldn't keep up She decided this after she and I took the kids to a local theme park this summer and I was nine months pregnant pushing a double stroller and we were zipping along.

But YES ya'll are absolutle right in that will need time for bathroom breaks. I didn't put them in the itinerary because I figure we'll just go when we need to. It will undoubtably throw my "schedule" off but that's okay. I'm sure food will probably take us longer too

I have a little list of what's likely (and okay) to get nixxed. For example I doubt we'll stay for the the Jamin Jungle Parade at AK on Sunday or make it over to MK for the Dream Come True Parade on Wednesday...no biggie we plan to see Spectro Magic and the Christmas Parades.

I'm not too worried about finding my way around. Brian and I are both grew up in Florida. Before we had kids and moved to NC we used to be pass holders. We took a trip to Disney as a family last October before Sebastian got sick. He had so much fun I think that is why his wish was to go back. The only parks that are a little hazy in my memory are Universal and Sea World. We have not done those yet with our kids.

The Pass Porters book has FANTASTIC maps that give approximate walking times between points. I used those times plus the ride times and added a padding.

 

[AmberGreenawalt]

If you are interested in reading the "Trip Report" from our October 2007 trip to Disney you can read about it here...

http://greenawaltfamilylife.blogspot.com/2007/10/disney-vacation.html

 

[LuvGoing2Disney7]

If you are interested in reading the "Trip Report" from our October 2007 trip to Disney you can read about it here...

http://greenawaltfamilylife.blogspot.com/2007/10/disney-vacation.html

So much fun!! I'm getting more and more excited each day. I love seeing pictures of Disney World. We've never been there so it's cool to see actual pictures

 

[SueM in MN]

I'm not too worried about finding my way around. Brian and I are both grew up in Florida. Before we had kids and moved to NC we used to be pass holders. We took a trip to Disney as a family last October before Sebastian got sick. He had so much fun I think that is why his wish was to go back. The only parks that are a little hazy in my memory are Universal and Sea World. We have not done those yet with our kids.

The part that can make a difference is the other people who don't know where they are going. If it's busy, you may find yourself behind one of those groups and not able to get by. That's happened to us a lot; we've been to WDW many times over the past 22 years (we navigate by things that used to be there and our whole party knows what we're talking about and how long ago it closed).

 

[twob4him]

We got mail!!!!!!! The doorbell rang at 6:30 p.m. It was pitch black outside but there on our doorstep was a box of Pixie Dust! It was from a wonderful Disboutiquer named Cathy (twob4him) and her family.

I can not remember being so excited to see what was inside of a box since I was a little kid on Christmas morning. Seriously, my stomach was all aflutter. Inside were three MATCHING outfits for my kids and a set of Toy Story figurines.

Cathy you are incredible! I am so touched by your generosity and I am blown away by your talent. They are just perfect for our Pixar loving kids!!

I have posted some pictures below. I’m sorry the pictures are not the best. It was dark out so I had to use the flash and it was hard to see through the tears pouring down my face.

Are they not the most darling outfits that you have ever seen?

I love the way that Cathy designed the girl’s outfits. It is like two outfits in one! If Savannah spits up on the apron part there’s still another darling shirt underneath!

Brian and I could not stop smiling! I was so filled with emotion, even now as I write this. It has been such a TOUGH year that I am so glad we are ending it with smiles…

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Cathy for brining so much joy to our family! You are wonderful---and I am forever grateful!


p.s. Do you like Sebastian’s hair cut in the photos? I cut it myself for the first time on Sunday night. Trying to save money any way we can.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I am so glad you got them and they actually appear to fit pretty well!!! Thats a relief! Your children are so beautiful they could make a paperbag look cute! But I really appreciate your kind words and the pictures made me feel like I was actually there! Now I am cryin It was a pleasure to sew and create special things for your family and I truly hope you have a wonderful trip! BTW...Sebastian's haircut is really good....were you nervous to try it? The baby is getting big too...I love the pic of them holding her...so precious!

Well it's 9:00 p.m. and I just got back from the Urgent Care.

Sebastian's right ear started hurting him again tonight and by 7:15 p.m. he was jumping up and down SCREAMING in pain. He was begging me to take him to the doctor.

I gave him some of his ear numbing drops and they did nothing. So we decided to go ahead with a doctor tonight.

At least this time we didn't have to go to the ER I left the girls home with Brian and we headed off to try and get there before they closed at 8:00 p.m.

We got in really quick given the time of night. I explained that he's been on Amoxicillan, then Augmentin for his cough and then when he got the last ear infection he was on Zithromax and when that didn't work went back on Augmentin...so 40 days of antibiotics! So now he is going on 10 days of Omnicef. C'mon Omincef!!!

Last night Savannah was running a 101.2 fever. She probably has another ear infection too.

Siennah has never stopped with the runny nose.

Will we ever have all three kids healthy at once? Will they be healthy for Disney??....

I sure hope Sebastian is feeling better soon....they're all sick right now so they can get it all out of their system BEFORE Disney. I too have been busy all week with getting everyone over their colds, doing breathing treatments and handing out doses of "yummy pink medicine" . We're on the mend....it must be that time of year

 

[AmberGreenawalt]

The part that can make a difference is the other people who don't know where they are going. If it's busy, you may find yourself behind one of those groups and not able to get by. That's happened to us a lot; we've been to WDW many times over the past 22 years (we navigate by things that used to be there and our whole party knows what we're talking about and how long ago it closed).

Ah yes! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that since we chose a time of year that all the guide books hail as THEE least crowded time of year we won't be cursing the crowds. Though my experience with trying to make ADRs leads me to believe there will be plenty of people there. We'll just have to perfect our "Bob and Weave" with our "BOB" strollers. I'm not one to enjoy getting stuck in throngs of people...it's why I'll never leave MK after Wishes ever again!

Thanks for all the great tips Sue!

 

[AmberGreenawalt]

I've been a busy getting ready for the big trip.

I wanted us to wear "Thing" shirts from Dr. Suess for the day that we visit Islands of Adventure and Grinchmas. I searched the internet for months looking for these shirts or a way to make them. Finally one day I stumbled upon a shop on Etsy.com called "Mindy's Embroidery" she sold the "Thing" Patches in various sizes and all you had to do was iron them on! I can do that!!!

So I ordered some. She gave me a great deal. I ironed them onto cheap long sleeve red shirts from Wal-Mart and this is how they turned out...

I also really wanted to do something with animal prints for the day that we are at Animal Kingdom. I found some Tiger and Zebra fabric at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 a yard. I bought Brian, Sebastian and myself Jerzees brand T-shirts at Michael's. Then I orderd a black CHEAP "Rabbit Skins" black tee for Siennah and found a black onesie at Babies R Us for Savannah. I printed Mickey head templates and cut out the fabric in that shape and I had my best friend Lucia, who is a whiz at sewing, sew the heads on for me. She also made some Tiger pants for Sebastian and is making Zebra skirts for the girls. I think they turned out soooo cute!

Brian

Me

Sebastian

The girls

I also used some iron-on transfer paper to make "Make A Wish" shirts for Siennah and Savannah since the MAW web site doesn't sell them small enough and as I'm sure you've garnered by now I wanted us all to match

I'm also working on some "Incredibles" family T-Shirts but they are not done yet. I cut the logos out of felt and Lucia is going to sew them onto red T-Shirts for me. Pretty cute! I'll post pics when they are done.

So these outfits plus Cathy's Toy Story outfits = Five days of clothes done only four days to go! WOOHOO!

 

[iu97alum]

Wow! Those look great! I love to match! I did something similiar for our trip last JAN bur no one wore them at the same time! i,ll are if I can find pics. Great job!

 

[mom2lilnick]

Wow! you did a great job!

 

[teresajoy]

umm, Amber, you might want to hold off on making anymore outfits for a few days

 

[HeatherSue]

Yes, there's this thing called The Big Give. Perhaps you've heard of it?

 

[iu97alum]

umm, Amber, you might want to hold off on making anymore outfits for a few days

Yes, there's this thing called The Big Give. Perhaps you've heard of it?

Ummmm... you're tell the uber-organzied, super woman planner to WAIT?

 

[teresajoy]

Ummmm... you're tell the uber-organzied, super woman planner to WAIT?

!!!!YES!!!!!​

 

[llurgy]

Ummmm... you're tell the uber-organzied, super woman planner to WAIT?

Your outfits are awesome, love the "Thing" tees.

Me thinks the Greenwalt family are going to have an over abundance of outfits

 

[mom2lilnick]

Me thinks the Greenwalt family are going to have an over abundance of outfits

hmmm.. I think you may be right! We may be seeing several outfit changes a day.

 

[iu97alum]

hmmm.. I think you may be right! We may be seeing several outfit changes a day.

But that is what makes trips FUN! or at least for me....