We'd rather be freezing at WDW than warm at home! LAH LAH's DEC '10 TR! *FINAL 1/18*

[LAH LAH]

What a wonderful last day/night! I love the Kiss Goodnight. It is just a perfect way to end a trip! I can't believe it is over!

The end of writing the trip report is almost as sad as the end of the trip. It means the whole process is over. I'm in mourning all over again!

I love that you got to "see" the kiss goodnight. It truly is a special treat!

That's the pits the warmth followed you out. Better luck next time!

It really was magical! It was funny how many people just figured we would be comfortable in that weather since we are from Western NY. I surely don't go walking around outside for 10 hours when it's 30 degrees here.

I have really enjoyed reading your TR and so sad to see it come to a end! Can't wait till your next trip!

Thank you for sticking around! I am hoping to plan another one this year! *fingers crossed*

Of course the warmth comes back!

Did the kids ask what that green square was? IE the floppy disk?!

So glad you got home safe! BOO to returning to snow though!

Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us!

I had to explain a lot of of those things to them. Thank you for joining me for the trip report!

Have enjoyed your TR...thanks for sharing

Am it has come to an end.

Thank you for sharing it with me! I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip!

Thanks for the second Aladdin picture, it was great. I am sad to see your report end, I enjoyed seeing you all enjoy WDW. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

You are welcome! Thanks for sharing it with me!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I'm so sad your TR is over already!!

I'm glad that you had a wonderful trip though!

 

[LAH LAH]

I'm so sad your TR is over already!!

I'm glad that you had a wonderful trip though!

Me too! I suppose its time to start planning another one!

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

I am glad that you guys had a wonderful trip! I am doublely (is that a word?) glad you are home with your munchkins! I am sure you missed them like crazy! (I know I miss mine after just a day of work!)

Now you need to plan a trip back as a family of 5!

Thank you so much for sharing your story with us!

 

[goemanb]

you guys look so cold in some of the pictures. do you remember the high/low while you were there? We are coming from South Dakota in a week and I am struggling for how to pack.

 

[LAH LAH]

I am glad that you guys had a wonderful trip! I am doublely (is that a word?) glad you are home with your munchkins! I am sure you missed them like crazy! (I know I miss mine after just a day of work!)

Now you need to plan a trip back as a family of 5!

Thank you so much for sharing your story with us!

I am not sure how I will juggle that! We are looking to possibly take in the boy's sister (due in April) so make that a family of 6!

Thanks for making the pre-trip report so fun and for joining in with the TR!

you guys look so cold in some of the pictures. do you remember the high/low while you were there? We are coming from South Dakota in a week and I am struggling for how to pack.

We were cold! I highly recommed bringing Under Armour.

High of 76 low of 42
High of 71 low of 36
High of 49 low of 26
High of 52 low of 20
High of 57 low of 37

It was never warm enough to be without a sweatshirt and long pants, but that was our experience. I hope you will be warmer! We went in January of 2009 and we wore sweatshirts for half of the time and shorts and t-shirts for the rest.

I suppose just pack for the worst and hope for the best!

Also, the forcast dramatically changed every day leading up to our vacation.

Either way enjoy your trip!

 

[LAH LAH]

FINAL THOUGHTS​

Just like with the vacation, ending the trip report is a bummer too

Here are our Disney Bucket Lists and the ones we accomplished:

Melissa:

Try a Dole Whip
Go to Tom Sawyers Island
Going one full day with out losing my patience with the kids while in the parks
See the Osborne Lights!
See the updated Hall of Presidents
Beat Michael at Toy Story Mania
Walk through the Castle
Captain EO!
Stay for the "Kiss Goodnight"

Elsa:

See Indiana Jones 2 times
Doing Monster Inc. 5 times (so close...we did 4!)
Going to one huge Disney Store and look around for a while and look for my special gift
Playing on Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground
Kali River Rapids
Meet Sully and get a picture
One time get my hair all dressed up like a princess...just not a dress
Captain EO!
Enjoy a water park (next trip!)
Spend the night in Cinderella's Castle (one can hope, right?)
Night time ride on Tower of Terror
Stay for all of EMH

Michael:

Do the Kim Possible cell phone thing
Watch the Circle of Life
Stay at All-Star Music (next trip!)
Captain EO!


I think we will do Disney Bucket Lists again!

We have started planning our next trip. We have no date scheduled (hoping for 2011), but the hope is to stay at All-Star Music (making Michael happy), adding a day to do one of the water parks (making Elsa happy), and spending one day at Universal Studios to experience the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (making me ecstatic!!!!!!! and the kids happy).

Thanks for joining in on our trip report and:

HAPPY DISNEY-ING TO YOU ALL!​

 

[disneygirl1972]

I'm not quite finished w/ the TR yet, but let me just say I think our families are twins. I too am a single mom of a 12yr old DS & a 9yr old DD. I am the "most" Disney nuts of the 3 of us. We also have our grumpy Disney days, & our family mannerisms are identical to yours. Too Funny So glad you had a great trip!!!

 

[LAH LAH]

I'm not quite finished w/ the TR yet, but let me just say I think our families are twins. I too am a single mom of a 12yr old DS & a 9yr old DD. I am the "most" Disney nuts of the 3 of us. We also have our grumpy Disney days, & our family mannerisms are identical to yours. Too Funny So glad you had a great trip!!!

Maybe we ought to meet up at Disney some day! See if everyone gets along

 

[princessjv]

You rocked the TR in speed. Amazing!.
I love that your kids were excited to see the babies. That is so sweet! Yet... you are such a great mom, making sure that this trip was about them.

I hope your next trip is includes warmer (yet not too warm) weather.

Hats off to you! You are a great mom!

 

[disneygirl1972]

Maybe we ought to meet up at Disney some day! See if everyone gets along

Wouldn't that be a good time........

 

[Andrea_loves_Disney]

What a GREAT trip report!!!! I loved it. I relived my trips with my kids and identified with so many of the things you said. Thanks so much for sharing - your pictures are fabulous too!!! Thanks again!!!

 

[LAH LAH]

You rocked the TR in speed. Amazing!.
I love that your kids were excited to see the babies. That is so sweet! Yet... you are such a great mom, making sure that this trip was about them.

I hope your next trip is includes warmer (yet not too warm) weather.

Hats off to you! You are a great mom!

Once I start a trip report I just can't stop!

It was really neat to see how much the kids missed the babies! I was afraid it would be out of sight, out of mind but they really, truly missed them

Thank you for your encouragement!

 

[LAH LAH]

What a GREAT trip report!!!! I loved it. I relived my trips with my kids and identified with so many of the things you said. Thanks so much for sharing - your pictures are fabulous too!!! Thanks again!!!

Thank you! When I am in need of a Disney fix I will sometimes re-read my reports and it's almost like being there....almost. And hopefully the kids will have something to look back on if the memories start to slip away!

Thanks for reading!

 

[MEK]

Lah Lah -

I really, really enjoyed your TR! And I loved meeting your lovely children. Being able to spend this time with your kids is so great! Soon they will be in high school and their schedules will become more and more regimented and it will become harder and harder to take trips together. Your children seem like they are so well behaved and I am sure you are so proud of them.

I am sorry to see your TR end so quickly, so I think I'll go back and read your PTR.

Thanks again for the great read and I hope you have a new Disney trip in the making real soon!

 

[jenjolt]

Awww what a great TR!!! This was so much fun to read!! I'm really going to miss it!! Can't wait for your next trip!!

 

[MagicShell]

I forgot to say that your wishes pictures are incredible. And, now I want to be at the MK for the kiss goodnight.

Yay for being able to cross off some of your bucket list items!

It is always good to be planning a next trip.

 

[LAH LAH]

Lah Lah -

I really, really enjoyed your TR! And I loved meeting your lovely children. Being able to spend this time with your kids is so great! Soon they will be in high school and their schedules will become more and more regimented and it will become harder and harder to take trips together. Your children seem like they are so well behaved and I am sure you are so proud of them.

I am sorry to see your TR end so quickly, so I think I'll go back and read your PTR.

Thanks again for the great read and I hope you have a new Disney trip in the making real soon!

Thank you! It's exciting watching them grow up, but every year that goes by makes it harder to pull them for a week.

Awww what a great TR!!! This was so much fun to read!! I'm really going to miss it!! Can't wait for your next trip!!

I'll PM ya when I get ready to go again!

I forgot to say that your wishes pictures are incredible. And, now I want to be at the MK for the kiss goodnight.

Yay for being able to cross off some of your bucket list items!

It is always good to be planning a next trip.

I really recommend the kiss goodnight! I know Disney is magical, but this was even more so!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Brook without an E! You made it!

Yep, no E!

Wonderful, wonderful report Melissa! I enjoyed every update...even though I read it all in 3 big sittings.

I hope you make it back in 2011! And hopefully it's WARM!

ETA: when you stayed late for the Kiss Goodnight I pictured you three holding hands...so sweet! I need to be sure to see and hear that!

 

[LAH LAH]

Yep, no E!

Wonderful, wonderful report Melissa! I enjoyed every update...even though I read it all in 3 big sittings.

I hope you make it back in 2011! And hopefully it's WARM!

ETA: when you stayed late for the Kiss Goodnight I pictured you three holding hands...so sweet! I need to be sure to see and hear that!

Thank you! I really, really hope we can make it back again this year!

The kids were so sweet about the Kiss Goodnight! On the way back to POP that night, Elsa asked me if this somehow made up for not wanting to stay for the Osborne Lights. I let her know it was all ok and then she teased me for crying while we watched the Kiss Goodnight.

In all fairness, I had teased them all week after the Osbone Lights debacle. A lot of "oh is this anything like the lights?" or "not that the lights were important or anything" or just saying "liiiiiigggggghhhhhtsssss" softly caused us all to crack up. I got a lot of good ribbing in regarding it.