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Thanks Marnie! She is pretty cute. I'll try to enjoy the car, I just have to remember when I think I don't like it...that I will my 8 days at WDW this year!! LOL
Hi. Just caught up with your PTR. Plans sound great, DD sounds adorable. Love the idea for the reveal! And I saw the pic of your car on Jessie092408 PTR. Yours is blue execpt the "Brady" car was green - still a boat. But hey - if it runs then . . .
I'm on the countdown myself - 178 days. It's going to be a long summer! I'm debating on a PTR/TR.
Hi. Just caught up with your PTR. Plans sound great, DD sounds adorable. Love the idea for the reveal! And I saw the pic of your car on Jessie092408 PTR. Yours is blue execpt the "Brady" car was green - still a boat. But hey - if it runs then . . .
I'm on the countdown myself - 178 days. It's going to be a long summer! I'm debating on a PTR/TR.
Thanks for following along! Yeah, the Brady car was green and 19 & 20 years older, LOL. My Brady is a 1990, Carol Brady's car (there were 2) were 1970 & 1971.
I got the idea for the reveal when Kristin from Couponing to Disney posted about the plates as an Easter basket idea. It just came to me! I can't wait, DD has been asking again about going back to Nisney World (that's what she calls it) and we just keep telling her "someday...it costs a lot of money to go. But we will someday!" I am so excited for it!
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I have been hunting around on various websites trying to figure out what to get DD for her bday in a few weeks. While poking around I came across the Disney Princess and Me dolls. OMG! I want to get one so bad to put with her dress, shoes, and wand for WDW, as part of her surprise. She chose Cinderella without realizing she was choosing and this doll would be fabulous to go with. I talked to DH and he said, "If you want to do it okay, but that is IT!" So now I am trying to figure out if I want to do it or not.
I don't want to use if for her bday bc I want it to be part of her Cinderella surprise. With the coupons I have it would be $40 instead of $50, which is great. But not sure if I want to spend $40 more on it. What to do, what to do??
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making a decision about the Princess and Me doll for DD birthday!
And that she enjoys BBB.
Thanks Kathy. I think I have decided to forgo the luggage I was thinking of getting her and instead getting the doll to go with her BBB day.
I haven't quite figured out what to get her for her bday yet, but I think the doll is better with her WDW surprise stuff. I can just see her face when she pulls out the dress, shoes, wand...and then the matching doll. My DD has blond hair and blue eyes too, she it will really look like her. Then to go to BBB and then CRT for breakfast. I can just see the pic of Cinderella and her dressed like Cinderella and the doll who matches...WAY too cute!
I was feeling bad about not checking your post for so long...Turns out I only missed the updates by a couple days! LOL!
Your DD and my middle child must be very close in age. She will have her "golden" birthday next month...She will be 7 on June 7...I had somehow missed that detail before...
Your way of surprising her is fun! I can just imagine that morning being a day my kids would not be hungry and finish their breakfasts...hmm...
I was feeling bad about not checking your post for so long...Turns out I only missed the updates by a couple days! LOL!
Your DD and my middle child must be very close in age. She will have her "golden" birthday next month...She will be 7 on June 7...I had somehow missed that detail before...
Your way of surprising her is fun! I can just imagine that morning being a day my kids would not be hungry and finish their breakfasts...hmm...
Hey Shelly! I haven't really posted on my PTR bc not a lot has been going on.
Yes, they are quite close in age. My DD will be 7 on May 28, 3 days after her Dad. LOL
Believe me, I have thought, Oh no, what if she doesn't eat her breakfast OR says "I want cereal!", can't put that on a plate! I have decided I am not even asking her I am just making her eggs, which she loves. Hopefully, she'll just eat them. If not I guess one of us will and then be like "OMG! Look at this plate!"
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I think your DD is going to love the doll!
I think she will too.
SPeaking of which, I went to Toys R Us today to have a look around and what do you know, the doll was on sale!! So it was $39.99 instead of $49.99 and then I had coupons too. So the total for the doll was $31.99! Now I feel really good about the purchase!!
Love the reveal idea! Love the stories about your DD. DS (3) says 'can we do that at Disney?' or 'i want to do that at Disney' anytime he sees anything he likes on the Disney channel. It's getting crazy!
I'm sure your DD will LOVE the doll. Can't wait to see pics of that day!
Love the reveal idea! Love the stories about your DD. DS (3) says 'can we do that at Disney?' or 'i want to do that at Disney' anytime he sees anything he likes on the Disney channel. It's getting crazy!
I'm sure your DD will LOVE the doll. Can't wait to see pics of that day!
Thanks Kelly! I don't know how I came up with it, it just popped into my head. But I think it will work out nicely. I love when my DD asks about NisneyWorld. She told me a few weeks ago, "Mama, when I go to Nisney World, I want to ride the Dinosaur ride! I promise I wont be scared. I'll be brave!" LOL
I can't wait to see her reaction to the whole thing. I don't know if she will be more excited or whether I am more excited about revealing the surprises. I said to DH the other day..."Ya know, if going TO WDW weren't a surprise enough, we have BBB and the dress, shoes, wand, and doll to boot!"
A few weeks ago we were going to see McQueen & Mater & McMissile on their tour, well we got there too late and they closed it. Dylan was SO upset! BUT the kicker is - he thought we were going to Disney, he could care less about the cars.
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A few weeks ago we were going to see McQueen & Mater & McMissile on their tour, well we got there too late and they closed it. Dylan was SO upset! BUT the kicker is - he thought we were going to Disney, he could care less about the cars.
It's funny, but so hard to get them to understand, when they are upset like that.
He sounds like my DD with school vacation, she told everyone who would listen for a week how we were going to WDW. The teachers (she has a few due to being in the Spec. needs program), the bus driver and bus monitor all asked if we were going to WDW for Feb...and then April vacation, bc she kept telling them she was going tomorrow! LOL She was so upset when she found out otherwise, she just kept saying "But it's vacation!" Poor thing.
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making a decision about the Princess and Me doll for DD birthday!
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It's funny, but so hard to get them to understand, when they are upset like that.
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