This Is A Poncho-Free Zone!--May 22-29, 2010 PTR (New PTR!!!! 5/31)

Sorry to hear about strep, I had to get tested and I don't have it just a bad virus. When I talk my voice is so raspy and it hurts alotttt! Haha it stinks alot! Exciting news on the gift cards!
 
Hi Becky! Wow! I am soooo late to your PTR. How did I miss the fact that you had started it??? I'm so sorry, but I am totally caught up now.

I hope that you are feeling better. There is nothing worse than feeling crummy while travelling. It just takes it all out of you. Hopefully you can get some good rest on your trip.

It's so nice that you are going to do a trip with family. We are the exact opposite of you guys....we seem to have some family with us on every trip that we take. It's really nice to share those special moments with them. I think you are going to have a great time!

BTW - we just watched the Disney decorating show tonight that you have been mentioning. My mom was watching with us and she said, "I think we all should plan to go to WDW together next Christmas so that we can see the lights." I agreed instantly (of course). We'll see.... but it's nice to think about!

Yay Alison!! You made it over!! I am feeling soooo much better--thank you! Yes, this morning I was able to sleep until 9:30!! It was sooo nice!! Oooh--let me know if you start planning a trip next Christmas!! That would be awesome!! :goodvibes

Strep is what I get sick with too. The kids usually have it when I get it, except they are running around and playing like it is nothing and I am stuck in my bed and cant move! It is so strange how adults get it so much worse than the kids!

So happy you made it to AL! I know that you will be able to rest a little bit now! I made one more trip to Toys R Us (which is about 20 minutes from my town) because they got in some more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kitchens for Aiden!:rotfl: I was laughing when I was checking out thinking of how much time I spend getting Disney things. ;) He will love it I think!

I spend Christmas at my Grandparents as well. What do you guys tell Ally and Clarie about Santa? My parents had us write letters to him telling him we would be at my Grandparents. It was so much fun to have the whole family together on Christmas morning. Have a WONDERFUL holiday, friend :hug: Cant wait to see pics of all of the girl's goodies!! I know my kids are excited!

You went to Toys 'R Us again?! You are one brave woman!! We tell Ally and Claire that Santa always knows where they are and he will come to them!! Writing letters is a great idea! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas as well and I can't wait to see your pictures!! :hug:

PS: Yea for updates during the holidays :dance3: I am finally starting to relax and cant wait to hear what you guys have planned!

Yeah--I hoping to go through some of my pictures tonight and at least upload some to FB!!

Have a fabulous time, Becky! I'll try to start my TR from Disney or at least do Facebook updates.

Glad you are feeling better!!

Take care! :goodvibes

Thanks Katie!! How fun--starting your TR from WDW!!! I'll be on the lookout for that!! Have a great trip!! :goodvibes

Oh you poor thing! I'm glad to hear you are feeling better. We've had that going out through our house too.
Have a good trip.
:cheer2: for the giftcard.

Thanks Barbara!! I'm feeling back to normal today!!

feel better Becky :hug:

and huge score on the giftcards!!! :woohoo:

Thanks Julie!! I feel back to normal today!!

The gift cards aren't exactly what we were hoping for in May either...but like you said, better than nothing!

I just got over my strep throat, and had to take Bella to the doctor with an ear infection...antibiotics are running rampant in my house! :lmao: At least we will be better by Christmas though! :goodvibes

Strep throat isn't fun, is it?! Uggh! So sorry to hear that Bella is sick, too! Hope ya'll feel better quickly!!

Sorry to hear about strep, I had to get tested and I don't have it just a bad virus. When I talk my voice is so raspy and it hurts alotttt! Haha it stinks alot! Exciting news on the gift cards!

Thanks! Oh no!! I hope you feel better soon! It sounds like a lot of people are sick right now!!
 
Hi Becky,
Glad to hear you are feeling better today.
Have a great, magical Christmas if I don't talk to you until then.
 
Hi Becky! Sorry you have been under the weather. :sick: Glad to hear you are getting better. Strep throat is no fun at all. Have a great time in Alabama and a wonderful Christmas!!:santa:
 

Merry Christmas! I hope you are feeling better. The gift card is not a bad deal! I am hoping they offer it or the free dining plan when we go in September!
 
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Becky, I hope you and your family had a great Christmas! YAY for the gift card. Like you said, it's better than nothing. I'm glad to hear you are on your way to health again.
 
Becky, I hope you and Brent and the girls had an awesome Christmas. So nice you were able to travel to be with family for the holidays. Hey, I think $750 back sounds like a great deal! :banana:
 
Hi Becky,
Glad to hear you are feeling better today.
Have a great, magical Christmas if I don't talk to you until then.

Thank you Barbara!!

Hi Becky! Sorry you have been under the weather. :sick: Glad to hear you are getting better. Strep throat is no fun at all. Have a great time in Alabama and a wonderful Christmas!!:santa:

Thank you Leanne!! I feel sooo much better! Thanks for checking in on me!

Merry Christmas Becky and family!

Heidi

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Heidi!!

Merry Christmas Becky!! :santa:

Merry Christmas Leanne!!!

Merry Christmas! I hope you are feeling better. The gift card is not a bad deal! I am hoping they offer it or the free dining plan when we go in September!

Merry Christmas! I am feeling sooo much better--thank you!!

Hope you and your family have a great Christmas!

Merry Christmas Kayce!!

Merry Christmas!
Hope your family had a great holiday!!!

Thank you Laura!! Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas Becky, Brent, Ally, and Claire.
Hope you all had a great day!

Merry Christmas Barbara!!!

Becky, I hope you and your family had a great Christmas! YAY for the gift card. Like you said, it's better than nothing. I'm glad to hear you are on your way to health again.

We had a wonderful Christmas, Megan--thanks!!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!!:santa:

We did, thank you!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well!!

Becky, I hope you and Brent and the girls had an awesome Christmas. So nice you were able to travel to be with family for the holidays. Hey, I think $750 back sounds like a great deal! :banana:

Thank you Rebecca!! We had a wonderful Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well!!
 
Ok--get ready for LOTS of links to pictures from our month of December! Sorry for all of the public Facebook links but I just didn't have the time to upload them all to FB and then to Photobucket and so on! But I did upload the Princess and the Frog event pics to PB so I will be sharing them!!

Dec. 6th: I'll start with the day we bought our Elf on the Shelf (who Ally named Mickey) and when we put up our Christmas tree.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43987&id=1035906284&l=9d9e05406b

Dec. 8th: Ally's Watch Night at dance
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43988&id=1035906284&l=572da15f57

Dec. 9th: The Princess and the Frog Event at our Disney Store
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They started the event by giving everyone masks to make (it was all punch-out pieces and then the stickers held it all together)
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Ally's finished mask
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Claire's finished mask
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Claire listening to the story of the Princess and the Frog
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They read most of the story but stopped so they wouldn't give away the ending!
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The girls really enjoyed themselves!!

Dec. 10th: Claire's Watch Day at dance
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43991&id=1035906284&l=2e22cfec1b

Dec. 11th: I went up to Ally's school to help her class make gingerbread houses
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44130&id=1035906284&l=3406ff0890

Dec. 12th: A local church does this thing called Alpine Village where they turn their gym into a beautiful village full of shops. It's free to the public and you go from shop to shop making different things. There is also a live nativity, North Pole where you can meet Santa, a puppet show, and an area with fake snow where the kids can play. We go every year! It is a lot of fun!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44132&id=1035906284&l=b197b6643e

Dec. 13th: We had an early Christmas with my parents!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44134&id=1035906284&l=09f824ad60

That night Ally performed in our children's Christmas musical at church!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44138&id=1035906284&l=4947c4530b

Dec. 14th-18th: Ally was the Star of the Week for her class!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44251&id=1035906284&l=4ed3e6b59b

Dec. 18th: Ally's Christmas Party at school that I planned and organized!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44253&id=1035906284&l=a77d44a0f6

Then ya'll know that I came down with strep throat and we had to postpone our Christmas trip to Alabama a day. They ended up giving me a lovely Penicillin shot that was VERY painful but worked VERY quickly!! PTL!

Dec. 24th & 25th: On Christmas Eve Brent's mom's side of the family comes over and we eat a big meal. Then we hang out and each child gets to open 1 present from their parents. After everyone left, the kids got to open a few more presents from Nana and Pop and we exchanged gifts between the cousins. Then the kids went to bed and all of us adults opened all of our gifts (from Brent's parents and then between Brent and me). Check out the pics to see some of the fabulous Disney items that I received!! We all ended up staying up until 1:00 a.m. Our nephews woke up around 7:00 a.m. so we woke up and had to wake up the girls!! (my girls are great sleepers) We opened lots of presents and watched the Disney Christmas parade (which was fabulous)!! We lazed around most of the day and played with our gifts. We had a wonderful Christmas and I hope all of you experienced the same!! I love ya'll and look forward to a wonderful New Year with my DIS friends!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44257&id=1035906284&l=bf764c4b7f
 
You were a busy! Love the pics from Christmas morning. We had a very similar scene here. :goodvibes We did Elf on the Shelf and the girls really embraced it-they named theirs Alvin :lmao:. It's definitely a keeper for us. I'm glad you are feeling better and that you had a wonderful Christmas. We are lucky ladies!
 
It looks like ya'll had a wonderful Christmas. You really did get some great Disney gifts. Your girls always look so happy :goodvibes. The best part of Christmas morning is the look on a child's face.

I love all your other pictures too. You had a very, very busy month. I know you are hoping you can slow down some now.

Up next-----------------THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!
 
You were a busy! Love the pics from Christmas morning. We had a very similar scene here. :goodvibes We did Elf on the Shelf and the girls really embraced it-they named theirs Alvin :lmao:. It's definitely a keeper for us. I'm glad you are feeling better and that you had a wonderful Christmas. We are lucky ladies!

Thanks Leanne!! The Elf on the Shelf was a great motivator to get Ally out of bed and up and going each morning before school! We are truly blessed--that is for sure!! :goodvibes

It looks like ya'll had a wonderful Christmas. You really did get some great Disney gifts. Your girls always look so happy :goodvibes. The best part of Christmas morning is the look on a child's face.

I love all your other pictures too. You had a very, very busy month. I know you are hoping you can slow down some now.

Up next-----------------THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!

We did Dana!! It was great and yes, the girls were very happy!! We have had a busy month--it's nice to have some down time now! We are looking forward to that National Championship game--ROLL TIDE ROLL!! :cheer2:
 
Wow, you weren't kidding, that was a mega update!

I looked up "The Elf on the Shelf" and it seems like such a cute idea! I think this is the cutest picture: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?a...id=1035906284&l=9d9e05406b&fbid=1297550112271

I loved seeing the girls dance pictures. I always wanted to dance when I was younger but it just never worked out. The closest I will ever get now is our "Dancing with the Stars" DVD!

The Princess and the Frog event seemed like a lot of fun! Did your family enjoy the movie? My friends and I are hoping to see it this week or next, before all my friends leave! (Two are doing the college program in Disney, and one is studying abroad in England!)

Those gingerbread houses were great! My roommate and I tried to make one of those boxed houses for Halloween. For our disastrous results, see here: http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=2853988&id=608588735 and http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=2853985&id=608588735&fbid=160798323735 :rotfl:

Ally's Star of the Week poster was so fun. I don't recall having anything like that when I was in kindergarten! I also really like the compliment card-so nice to see kids writing nice things about each other!

Ally and Claire both seemed to really enjoy all their gifts. :santa: Claire's Minnie Mouse apron set was too cute. The Princess figurines you got were gorgeous! How do you like your Uggs? I got fake ones about a month ago and they are so comfortable and warm! I loved all Ally's American Gifts-I was obsessed with them when I was younger. Samantha was my favorite; I don't know if they retired her? The girls' princess costumes were awesome. I'm so jealous of the Belle Christmas one. Glad to see you had such a great Chrsitmas!
 














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