Ellester
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2003
Finally, Christmas morning! The kids, of course, were beside themselves with excitement! We drove to Atlanta to my in-laws for the holiday. My mom drove down from Charlotte on the 23rd (same day we arrived). We had a bit of a delay opening presents as we were waiting for my SIL to arrive. The door to her garage had slipped off the track and she wasnt sure she could get her car out. She called her apartment complexs emergency number, but it was Christmas morning after all! She was finally able to pry it open and arrived shortly after. We had labeled the box open last, so after all the DVDs, toys, and clothes, the kids had the final box. Anabelle was still betting on a TV or Wii, it didnt really occur to her that the box was too light for electronics. I was excited and nervous. I half expected a "MomofCKJ" reception, with the crying because it wasn't a Wii! The box is the red one sitting on the chair.
They opened the box and inside was .another box! This one was also wrapped, but had a sign on top that said Guess.
They opened that box and the next one said Where, the third box said Youre.
At this point Rebecca firmly stated, This is NOT fun!. Keep going, we urged! The next box was labeled with Going.
Finally, something was in this box. Three homemade autograph books and a Disney brochure.
The light started to go on in Anabelles head (she is 8 ½ after all!). Wait a second, are we going to Disney World? I had written inside the books: Our trip to Disney World, January 13-21, 2007. Once she read that, Anabelle was jumping around like crazy.
Rebecca went back to brushing her Ariel heads hair. I think she was stunned. We asked her if she wanted to go to Disney, and we did get a yes and a smile. Anabelle told her we were going in three weeks, and we got a much bigger smile. My little killjoy was Andrew, Do you want to go see Mickey Mouse? No. Oh well, the little guy doesnt know what hes in for! He did tell me later that he would ride the train with me. I think he may have just been tired by then, here's a picture of him after opening presents. We did move him off the hardwood, just so you know!
Overall, I was quite pleased with the whole reveal. It was a great surprise and now we can actually talk about Disney in the open and not in code. Its nice not to have to minimize the screen each time Anabelle walks by. Theyve been talking about it non-stop. Rebecca asks me about once an hour When are we going to Disney World? Why cant we go today?. Im glad we didnt tell them sooner, I dont think I could take the questioning!
I'll probably have one more pretrip segment, since I haven't actually outlined the players or the itinerary! Thanks for all the support! I've long been addicted to the trip report board and it is somewhat intimidating to write your own!
They opened the box and inside was .another box! This one was also wrapped, but had a sign on top that said Guess.
They opened that box and the next one said Where, the third box said Youre.
At this point Rebecca firmly stated, This is NOT fun!. Keep going, we urged! The next box was labeled with Going.
Finally, something was in this box. Three homemade autograph books and a Disney brochure.
The light started to go on in Anabelles head (she is 8 ½ after all!). Wait a second, are we going to Disney World? I had written inside the books: Our trip to Disney World, January 13-21, 2007. Once she read that, Anabelle was jumping around like crazy.
Rebecca went back to brushing her Ariel heads hair. I think she was stunned. We asked her if she wanted to go to Disney, and we did get a yes and a smile. Anabelle told her we were going in three weeks, and we got a much bigger smile. My little killjoy was Andrew, Do you want to go see Mickey Mouse? No. Oh well, the little guy doesnt know what hes in for! He did tell me later that he would ride the train with me. I think he may have just been tired by then, here's a picture of him after opening presents. We did move him off the hardwood, just so you know!
Overall, I was quite pleased with the whole reveal. It was a great surprise and now we can actually talk about Disney in the open and not in code. Its nice not to have to minimize the screen each time Anabelle walks by. Theyve been talking about it non-stop. Rebecca asks me about once an hour When are we going to Disney World? Why cant we go today?. Im glad we didnt tell them sooner, I dont think I could take the questioning!
I'll probably have one more pretrip segment, since I haven't actually outlined the players or the itinerary! Thanks for all the support! I've long been addicted to the trip report board and it is somewhat intimidating to write your own!
I am sure they are really getting excited now that it is getting even closer!
I have to live through all these great TR's until August!!
Your kids are so cute! 
We'll be there just a few days behind you - have a great trip showing Andrew the World for the first time - I'm sure he'll love it!
