***Wishing**** MAW Dec 11 -17 2010 And the fun begins...

[4monkeys]

So excited for you guys. Will look for you when we get there! Be on the look out for us..the crazy ones with big gaps of age between kids!

 

[Bearshouse]

So excited for you guys. Will look for you when we get there! Be on the look out for us..the crazy ones with big gaps of age between kids!

We will!!!! We will be in Epcot on Sunday for sure. Alexander is going to love eating his way through the countries.

So we are 24.5 hours from leaving and Florida's weather has won. I have now packed 2 fleece and long sleeves for everyone. Got some leggins and long sleeve shirts for the Veronica to wear under her Big Gives. We are coming with our winter coats, hats and gloves since it will only be 15 tomorrow!

I thought Indiana had crazy weather but apparently Florida has some too.

Just need to finish cleaning the van, pack snacks and off to bed early tonight. The kids still have NO IDEA we leave TOMORROW!!!!! We have managed to keep this date a secret for almost 9 months.


Thank you everyone for all your big gives and comments on this fanstical journey. (Veronica's new word) Keep an eye out for the trip report!! I am hoping to do some live if at all possible.


Bearshouse

 

[4monkeys]

YAY! So excited for you guys. NO CLUE how in the world you kept it quiet for 9 months! I have butterflies for you and the kids!!! Maybe we will see you Monday morning. Can't decide if we will hang out at GKTW or MVMCP Sunday evening. Be safe and have FUN!!

We will!!!! We will be in Epcot on Sunday for sure. Alexander is going to love eating his way through the countries.

So we are 24.5 hours from leaving and Florida's weather has won. I have now packed 2 fleece and long sleeves for everyone. Got some leggins and long sleeve shirts for the Veronica to wear under her Big Gives. We are coming with our winter coats, hats and gloves since it will only be 15 tomorrow!

I thought Indiana had crazy weather but apparently Florida has some too.

Just need to finish cleaning the van, pack snacks and off to bed early tonight. The kids still have NO IDEA we leave TOMORROW!!!!! We have managed to keep this date a secret for almost 9 months.


Thank you everyone for all your big gives and comments on this fanstical journey. (Veronica's new word) Keep an eye out for the trip report!! I am hoping to do some live if at all possible.


Bearshouse

 

[Bearshouse]

So far the trip has gone well. We have nearly 18 hours of drive and eat time under our belts. We have only heard "Are we there yet?" 100 times. The big gives have been awesome!!! We have let them open a present every few hours. We have watched new movies, played with our busy bags, and read books.

This is the day to spend at downtown Disney. Looking forward to having fun!!!

Bearshouse

 

[Bearshouse]

We had an amazing time at downtown Disney. We enjoyed lunch at the T-Rex even though we had dinner reservations. Did a bit of shopping and got Christmas presents for the grandparents.

Sunday we woke up extremely early to have breakfast with the princesses. Then we chased them all across the park for pictures. We even snagged a picture with Beast and Belle. We didn't say anything while in the UK about being make a wish however a cast saw us and got us to the front of the line for Mary Poppins and Alice in Wonderland. This is an amazing trip. We rode Test Track and Soarin' twice. Veronica LOVES LOVES Soarin'. Alexander rode the Mission Space on the orange level and apparently laughed and laughed all the way through it. This chicken and Veronica skipped the ride and enjoyed all the fun while waiting for the boys. We even got to have a picture with Genie. We will skip the part where it rained and was super cold even for this Northern Indiana girl.

Monday we took it much slower and got some great pictures at GKTW with Mickey and Minnie. Minnie loved Liz's big give dress and I will post a picture once I get them downloaded. We even ran into 4Monkeys!! Very cool. The was to be spent at MK but after a pirate make over. Veronica slept in the wish lounge, which turned into a trip the the urgent care. Just an upper respiratory but medicines and 4 hours later we are staying in on Tuesday.

Don't be shy about flashing the pass. It truly has been the most amazing experience. The guests have been really cool about letting us go first. Lots of smiles and "bet you have already spent too much time waiting for doctors."

So off to bed with a day of rest up next.

Bearshouse

 

[Bearshouse]

Tuesday was indeed spent resting. Naps for all. Around 3p we wondered over to Universal to meet some super hero's and the Grinch. Universal is amazing and although we were only there just a few hours we had a blast. We even got a photo with all of the super hero's.

Wednesday was a day spent at Animal Kingdom. Alexander laughed at the Yeti, giggled on the safari ride and ate a zebra cake. Today was sunny and cool. We had front row for the parade and whispers of P&F over at HS. The parade was amazing and one of the stilt people shook the kids hands. We raced over to HS to find out if the whispers were true. Alas P&F were off on a great adventure and we were not able to locate them. But toy story mania was a blast. Although with watching the dancing lights.

We turned in early and spent Thursday having Ice cream for Breakfast. Enjoyed the village and took a nap. Today would be a day filled with Magic and pixie dust. We arrived at MK for MVMCP. It was Alexander's birthday present. He turned 11 today. And while we know there may not be many left this one will be in the history books. With a birthday button on and mom flashing our make a wish button it was more then we could ask for. We met the fairies, the dwarves, and rode Barnstorm where Veronica thought it was too much and Alexander never enough.

We had cocoa on main street in the snow. Alexander got to ride the Thunderrailroad twice because his wheelchair was on the other side. We watched the fireworks and stayed for the second parade. We snagged seats at the entrance of the park. There was an amazing CM who entertained us until the parade arrived. It really is very cool parade. Santa was of course at the end of the parade. As he rode by he pointed to Alexander and wished him a very happy birthday!! Pixe dust for sure.

Friday we walked up to Rainforest cafe at opening and walked right in. Then started the long trek home. As we were leaving Downtown both kids were crying that they didn't want to leave. We are just going to have to try very hard to get back. The drive was uneventful and while we started the day in 75 degrees we ended it back home Saturday night at a balmy 5 degrees.

Thank you to everyone for following the thread!!! The big gives got all kinds of compliments and I may even try my hand at it.

So to end we blew the kids minds in Disney World. They will never be the same. But then who could!!

Bearshouse

 

[Emilyswish]

Yay! Sounds like you all had a fantastic trip! So happy for you.

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

So glad you guys had so much fun!!!! I can't wait to see pics!!!

 

[maroo]

Man! I am sooooooo glad you pointed me in the direction of this! I am so glad you guys had a good time.

Sounds like MVMCP was simply magical. Especially !!

Great job! We would love to see pics, whenever you have time to load them. And The Big Give can always, always use some extra Givers.

 

[Bearshouse]

http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/t...otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Hopefully this link will work.

Bearshouse

 

[jj0plin]

Sounds like a wonderful vacation! That Minnie dress is beautiful!!

 

[brookerene]

I'm glad to hear that you had such a great trip..... Thank you for sharing it with us.