The could we?? should we?? PTR **12/9 **Home from WDW**

[pooh'smate]

Aren't they such a great family!! I was looking at your ticker, seems you are going to be in WDW around the time all of us are, are you staying onsite? Congrats on your first trip!!

Yes they are a great family. Yes we will be there at the same time. We are going from Nov 28-Dec 10. We are staying at AKL in a savannah view room. My dh doesn't know that we upgraded. He thinks we are staying at Pop, but I received a pin code for 40% off a deluxe so I was able to upgrade and stay within my budget. My dh thinks that this is a once in a life time trip. He has no clue what he is getting into. He has never been to Disney and I have been but not since I was 6 years old and I have loved Disney ever since. I know once he sees how Lexi (she will be 5 when we go) reacts he will want to bring her back. She has him wrapped around her finger.

 

[mrsksomeday]

Yes they are a great family. Yes we will be there at the same time. We are going from Nov 28-Dec 10. We are staying at AKL in a savannah view room. My dh doesn't know that we upgraded. He thinks we are staying at Pop, but I received a pin code for 40% off a deluxe so I was able to upgrade and stay within my budget. My dh thinks that this is a once in a life time trip. He has no clue what he is getting into. He has never been to Disney and I have been but not since I was 6 years old and I have loved Disney ever since. I know once he sees how Lexi (she will be 5 when we go) reacts he will want to bring her back. She has him wrapped around her finger.

Great job on the upgrade an oh my goodness a 5 year old going for her first time, that is fantastic! We took an almost 5 year old on her first trip in November, it was an experience I will never forget .

 

[pooh'smate]

Great job on the upgrade an oh my goodness a 5 year old going for her first time, that is fantastic! We took an almost 5 year old on her first trip in November, it was an experience I will never forget .

I am looking forward to it. She loves animals and ever since she was 3 she has said she wants to, (and I am quoting her here) "work at a zoo but not with cows" I have no idea why she doesn't want to work with cows as she says she likes them. So she will flip over the animals at the Lodge.

I have done a good job getting her addicted to Disney. I bought a sing a long dvd and it shows different rides at Disney Land, (yes she knows the difference between the 2,) she can tell you which castle is where. When she watches it she always asks if we will go on the rides with her. This morning she was pretending she was riding Dumbo with my dh.

 

[kde175]

Sorry...I got way behind over the weekend.

Toni - Congrats on the purse!! It's adorable.
Terry - Your photography skills amaze me everytime I see your pictures. I may borrow one or two for my background, if that's ok with you.

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Sorry...I got way behind over the weekend.

Toni - Congrats on the purse!! It's adorable.
Terry - Your photography skills amaze me everytime I see your pictures. I may borrow one or two for my background, if that's ok with you.

Thanks on the purse.... I think Terry is getting tired of me showing it to him and asking him if it the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.... I do it about every 20 minutes or so...

He totally won't mind if you use some of his pics...

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Tailor's birthday is December 8th... We get back very late on the 7th...

I normally do her birthday party earlier than her actual party just because people get busy with holiday parties in December... But with us being in WDW I am think I will do it after... I may even do the evening of her birthday... I dunno...

Any-who... I was thinking about taking a birthday card with us and every time we see a character we can have them sign it... Then I will pick up a gift and at her party she would have a card and present from teh characters...

What do you guys think???

I also want to buy her gifts from Mommy and Daddy while we are there... I was thinking about one of those Disney girl dolls... And buying a few outfits for it as well...

 

[jordanyosh]

definitely buying birthday gifts and doing the card would lessen the sting of not being able to go....

 

[oregonmommyof2]

definitely buying birthday gifts and doing the card would lessen the sting of not being able to go....

Yeah, I think you are right... She has a list a mile long of things she would like for us to bring her back... And between the normal souvies we will get for leaving them, she will also get some for her birthday and Christmas gifts... SO she will end up with pretty much her entire list...

Alec is going to be much harder since he is older...

 

[oregondaddyof2]

Yes they are a great family. Yes we will be there at the same time. We are going from Nov 28-Dec 10. We are staying at AKL in a savannah view room. My dh doesn't know that we upgraded. He thinks we are staying at Pop, but I received a pin code for 40% off a deluxe so I was able to upgrade and stay within my budget. My dh thinks that this is a once in a life time trip. He has no clue what he is getting into. He has never been to Disney and I have been but not since I was 6 years old and I have loved Disney ever since. I know once he sees how Lexi (she will be 5 when we go) reacts he will want to bring her back. She has him wrapped around her finger.

Congrats on the upgrade... I would love to stay in a Savannah View... Lexi will fall over when she sees how amazing WDW is...

Terry - Your photography skills amaze me everytime I see your pictures. I may borrow one or two for my background, if that's ok with you.

Thank you You are more than welcome to use any of the pics I post... I am glad that you like them...

 

[jordanyosh]

Yeah, I think you are right... She has a list a mile long of things she would like for us to bring her back... And between the normal souvies we will get for leaving them, she will also get some for her birthday and Christmas gifts... SO she will end up with pretty much her entire list...

Alec is going to be much harder since he is older...

T-Shirts are always nice, but i know as a kid, I wanted stuff not clothes. Candy, anything Gameboy compatible or electronic might be nice. I wonder if they sell that kind of stuff at WDW. I don't think I've ever seen any? Team Disney is always nice too...

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

Tailor's birthday is December 8th... We get back very late on the 7th...

I normally do her birthday party earlier than her actual party just because people get busy with holiday parties in December... But with us being in WDW I am think I will do it after... I may even do the evening of her birthday... I dunno...

Any-who... I was thinking about taking a birthday card with us and every time we see a character we can have them sign it... Then I will pick up a gift and at her party she would have a card and present from teh characters...

What do you guys think???

I also want to buy her gifts from Mommy and Daddy while we are there... I was thinking about one of those Disney girl dolls... And buying a few outfits for it as well...

I love the card idea! I think Miss Tailor will absolutely LOVE it!!!

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

We got Mickey Mail yeasterday!!!

I had been kinda waiting for us to get our confirmation of booking our trip... Like receipt for the money they took out of our account or something... But nothing...

Yesterday I checked the mail and was so excited when I saw this...

This is what I found inside...

The little booklet is filled with general info about the parks, resort and dining plan... Pretty cute...

I love the new envelopes!!! This much be new in the last 6 months...

Woo Hoo!!! I got mine in the Mail for by birthday on Saturday too!!! Thank goodness Devon was with his Dad and did not see it!!!

 

[mrsksomeday]

I the Mickey mail, we got that when we booked the May trip for Bill. It is so cute!! I love getting Disney mail.

 

[Porturican]

We are back from taking the dogs back to my parents... My house is much quieter now!!!

I GOT MY PURSE!!!

I was so excited, the first thing I did was text Adrienne, Reese and Tracy... They all started responding and my parents looked at me really funny...

I love the rainbow zipper... too cute... It even smells amazing!! I have never owned a purse that costs over 20 bucks so this is HUGE for me...

Alec stayed with my parents to help my Dad take care of their yard work, they have 3 acres so it was needing some attention, but Terry and I took Tailor to feed the ducks!!

Terry's new sweatshirt my parents got him!

She loved feeding the ducks... So we are going to try and get better about taking her to do that...

We stopped by Lowe's after feeding the ducks, and I of course am using my new purse, well we walk down the main aisle and a lady points my purse out to her hubby... Then we go down a side aisle and some kid tries to touch it!!! I wanted to yell out, "RESPECT THE PERIMETER!!!" But I refrained...

LUV ur purse and it is a good size too it looks like.
Wow Tailor has grown so much it looks like since Sept!

 

[oregonmommyof2]

LUV ur purse and it is a good size too it looks like.
Wow Tailor has grown so much it looks like since Sept!

My purse really is the perfect size... I love it...


Tailor has grown like a weed... I tried to lift her up last night and ended up hurting myself! She is solid too...

 

[Porturican]

Okay DIS friends... I am at a crossroads...

Do I carry around the Dooney purse during my trip, or take my Nike mini backpack that is perfect for park touring...

I want to use the Dooney, but I know it will annoy me after awhile... I love how easy the Nike mini backpack is carry around...


HELP ME!!! What would you do???

I am especially interested in Jordan's perspective... I am sure he is an expert on the perfect purse for park touring...

I know I am probably late on this since I am so behind on your report but I say use it for dinner and resort hoping, DTD, your flight down etc...

 

[oregonmommyof2]

I know I am probably late on this since I am so behind on your report but I say use it for dinner and resort hoping, DTD, your flight down etc...

I want to take it so bad, but I am afraid something will happen to it...

Terry said we can go on our arrival night and get the sketch tote, so i would have that one with me to use if I wanted to...

With our Disney Visa we get 10% off at World of Disney and some other places, I wonder if Summer Lace is one of them, we could take the monorail over there and get my purse after our dinner...

 

[Porturican]

Oh I bet it would!! I wish we were closer to DL... We would be down there more often... I miss it so much, we have not been since 2002 and we have never taken the kids...

They have never been to Disneyland!???

 

[oregonmommyof2]

They have never been to Disneyland!???

My parents used to take them... Alec has been like 3 times and they took Tailor once... So before you call child services on me, they have been there, just not with Terry and me...

 

[Porturican]

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Tucked away in the Mexico pavilion at Epcot, La Cava del Tequila beckons guests with more than 70 types of authentic tequila, ranging from the simplest to the rarest of them all, aged to perfection and made from the finest distilled spirits from the agave plant. Tequilas range in price from $8 to $50 for a specialty tequila.

Amid warm décor, art work and original artifacts all celebrating the Mexican heritage, a “Tequila Ambassador” is on hand to educate Walt Disney World guests on the history of tequila-making.

Also on the drink menu: Exotic and uniquely blended margaritas, introducing a variety of flavored salts, spices and tropical fresh fruits masterfully prepared by experienced mixologists. A variety of quick tastes, tapas style, will be available, including freshly made guacamole and ceviche as well as mahi mahi tostadas with diced mango and avocado and blue crab tostados with chipotle mayo and Valentina sauce.


The 30-seat La Cava del Tequila is open from noon until Epcot park closing time. It is connected to the famous San Angel Inn as part of the Mexico pavilion, a popular stop for Walt Disney World guests