The "Help me keep a secret" sept 2011 PTR

[buzz for boys]

Friday 18th February 2011

Introduction

So normally I wouldnt write a pre trippie till much closer to the actual trip. This trip is different though we have decided to keep it a secret from our children and its killing me
Where secrets are concerned im not the most succesful and I have to admit over the last few days ive been itching to tell the kids about the trip !!
So Im hoping if I can ramble away on here I can get through the days until we can make the big reveal.
Will you guys help me to keep the biggest secret ever ???

The Gang

Me - Louise - 32 chief Planner, chauffeur, chef, accountant aka MOM
Dh - Wayne - 36 His heart is in universal but he is slowly converting to Disney.
DS1 - Ben - 12 Well by the time we go he will be a teen - Need I say more??
DS2 - Cameron - 9 Daredevil will ride anything fears nothing!
Adores Stitch and Tna wrestling.
DS3 - Daniel - 8 Dan is the joker of teh group and is always ready with a quick line
to make you smile.
DD - Keira - 4 My little princess, adores Buzz lightyear and everything Toy story!
proper little diva that asks everyday "when can we go Florida?"

The When

14 nights flying 19th September and returning 4th October.

The Where

We will be staying offsite in a private villa on Sunset Lakes. We stayed here in November 2010 and loved it!! The distance to Disney is just perfect for us.

The Surprise

Well we have decided that we will tell the kids on the friday evening after school before we leave for Florida on the Monday.
We are staying in an airport hotel on the Sunday night so really its just the Saturday that they have to get their heads around the fact we are going to Disney!!

I dont have many ideas on how to tell them yet but Im open to suggestions.
I cant wait to see their faces.

So for now thats all I know but you can be assurred ill be back when I next get overexcited !! Probably when September hours are released

Thanks for reading,
Louise x

 

[buzz for boys]

Part 2

Previous trips.

This will be our 4th trip to the world.
Our very first trip was in 2005 and we were on a MAW trip and stayed at GKTW. Not many children from the U.K get to visit GKTW as Paris is obv closer. However when we spoke to our coordinators we explained it really was the "real" Disney that Cameron wanted to see!!

Heres a pic of us way back in 2005 -

The most amazing time was had by all of us but I hadnt found the disboards so we missed so much!!

So why was our 2nd trip not until 2009 ??
Well there was a few little things that got in the way, we had a litle princess, moved home and my dh lost his job! For 18 months he was looking for work !!

So the end of 2008 Dh found a new Job Camerons health was fantastic and we knew what we were going to spend our new Income on - A wedding/Honeymoon in wdw. Family pressure meant we married in the uk but the honeymoon at wdw was non negotiable.

I had now found the disboards and the wealth of knowledge it rains down on you and I loved it!!
March 2009 was a much better trip than our first and we loved every second - I even learnt how to write a trip report

So what do you do when you have had the trip of your lives??
Plan another of course. We planned a new trip for December 2009 but sadly it was cancelled after Camerons health took a turn for the worse and no doctor would sign him fit to fly.
Not dettered by this we spoke to all his consultants and asked if we would be able to plan a new trip and if they would plan treatment around the trip - after many consultations we were give the go ahead for Deceber 2010

This again was a totally different kind of trip & a very kind lady arranged for Cameron to meet his hero at the Tna wrestling!!This blew all our minds and no matter what happens now is a treasured memory forever.

So after 3 weeks of fun and total relaxation we got home to a freezing cold house and no heating or hot water ! So what do all sensible people do when they find thats the case - well sensible people phone and get the heating fixed.
I however went out and booked flights to return to florida for this trip!!

That pretty much brings us up to date . . .