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Love the pictures of your kids and how they have grown. They are so adorable! We live in Georgia so we always drive (about 6.5 hrs). I always plan to try to get to WDW around 8 p.m. It gives me time in the morning to get things done and then when we get there we can enjoy the resort a little, get unpacked and a good nights sleep. It is the best to wake up in the "bubble" and be ready for the magic! I hope you like it too. I also love the way Stich showed up at your house!
Off to a great start! I'm glad you got the flights squared away!
Thanks Heather!! It's a new thing for us going later in the day.....I hope it all works out OK in the end.
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I'm glad I didn't get far behind so joining in now! The kids are growing up so quickly!
They sure are. It's sad to see them grow so quick, but also fun too.
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Maybe you should use those credits to visit the middle of the country. I'm just sayin'.
I love the pics from the past. Josie was so little!. And we both know our 'little' boys were never little.
That's actually not a bad idea
Yeah, little??? Don't really remember that
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Love the pictures of the kids with the characters!
Thank you
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Great start, Linny! I love how this has all worked out with the Poly and Josie's new love of all things Lilo and Stitch. Buying airfare makes me a nervous wreck, so that has become Luke's big job in order to keep me sane.
Thanks Cam. I do all the lurking for the flights, but in the end I have to leave that one up to Arnaud too
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I am the same way about flights, so I feel your pain there. I also hate that they seperate the credits, so you can only use them for each individual person. Oh well, what are you going to do?
Both your kids are very cute! It's so fun with them in WDW.
Love the story behind how Josie got her Stitch fluffy, very cute!
Yeah, I wish the credits could just combine.....so then I could use them all on a girly get away or something, right??
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Love the pictures of your kids and how they have grown. They are so adorable! We live in Georgia so we always drive (about 6.5 hrs). I always plan to try to get to WDW around 8 p.m. It gives me time in the morning to get things done and then when we get there we can enjoy the resort a little, get unpacked and a good nights sleep. It is the best to wake up in the "bubble" and be ready for the magic! I hope you like it too. I also love the way Stich showed up at your house!
I'm glad you like the later arrival. I see how it can be more laid back, I'm hoping for that.
4 Weeks from today we will be flying the friendly skies!! YEAH!
We “try” not to make any die hard plans for our trips, but with little ones we have to have some sort of game plan. So here’s what ours is…
Arrive Monday night and just get to the room and unpack, I never feel like I am on vacation until bags are unpacked and out of my sight.
Tuesday: As if getting to Disney and heading to the room just to go to sleep isn’t lazy enough, I thought I’d keep that lazy pace going and grab breakfast at CM this morning. Followed by some pool time all afternoon, with hopes of naps for both Josie and Andre. This is the first night of MNSSHP and we are going!!! Not super happy about being there for the first night, but we will give it a go. I have an early dinner ADR at LTT (which is a first for us) Also another first for us is a PP meet actually in Disney!!! We are hooking up with Cathy (Nimros) and her family this night. I am truly happy about getting to chat with her, Kevin and the girls. I do not think we will make it past Hallowishes but I am OK with that. Our goals for this night would be to meet as many characters as we can and get one ride in…..HM!!!
Wednesday: Epcot day. Afternoon pool time and dinner later that night at CMC. After dinner we might stroll WS or take this time to check out Fantasia Gardens.
Thursday: EMH (AM) at the MK!!! With another real big first!!! Andre’s very first haircut EVER. Yikes!!! I am sure he will not be a happy camper, but we will give it our best shot. Afternoon pool time and then dinner a 1900PF. I hope to go back to MK this night mainly for MSEP and Wishes.
Friday: EMH (AM) at AK. My main goal here is to well……don’t judge…..try a Yak Attack. Priorities right? Afternoon pool time and then dinner at GG. Another first for us. After dinner I’d like to go back to the Poly beach and watch the party fireworks.
Saturday: Uhmmm…..nothing really, Well probably AK. I left the weekend open incase Arnaud’s sister and her family would be meeting us again this year, but they can’t, so we have nothing major planned for the day. BUT for the night we do!!!! SOA!! After I moved our ressie to the Poly and Josie’s new crush on all things Lilo and Stitch, I knew it was time to go back to this. I am not sure if Andre will make it through the whole thing, but Josie was his age when she went the first time and she did OK.
Sunday: Another PP meet!!!! I am so excited to meet up with Mel and Meri this morning. We plan to meet at 9:30 on the beach and just let the kids play while we chat. I have become close with Mel during the planning of Crissy’s bachelorette party back in Feb and I am really thrilled to meet her in person. I just know we will have a great time, and the girls will I’m sure too.
Now this afternoon is a bit open too, but looks like maybe hitting Fantasia Gardens, if we don’t go on Wednesday, or heading to DtD. Dinner tonight is a late ressie at R&C, with hopes of a nice view for Illuminations.
Monday: ADR at H&V at DHS for breakfast. This is a before park opening ADR too. Followed by again…..pool time in the afternoon. Heading to MK this night to just bounce around to whatever we choose.
Tuesday: MK for some more wandering around. Pool and then Ohana’ dinner. Fireworks from the beach are always our finale.
Wednesday: Ohana’ breakfast and then heading home.
We are on the dinning plan again this year. I really think this may be this last time too. So with that in mind I tried to put in as many character meals as we could. Also almost every meal is a buffet or family style buffet which I think works well with the little ones. We did pay OOP for SOA, but that is because I wanted Cat 1.
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Plans sound great! Some of my faves for meals in there too. PP meets are really cool. Especially when you are close with someone and you feel like finally we meet! So cool!
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Plans sound great! Some of my faves for meals in there too. PP meets are really cool. Especially when you are close with someone and you feel like finally we meet! So cool!
Yeah, I'm really excited about my meets I have planned and Hubs always likes when we try new places to eat too
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Your plans sound great!
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Your plans sound perfect!
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Terrific plans!
Thank you......I am really excited
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4 weeks!!!
Your plans, really, they all sound great! You've got the perfect combo of park time and pool/down time.
Are you all dressing up for MNSHHP?
Oh, yes....we are. I'll get to that next. Don't get too excited though. Remember that "lazy" theme I was talking about
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Your plans look great! Looks like lots of fantastic meals and downtime!
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your plans look great
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Great plans! Sounds like a nice mix of busy and relaxing time
Thanks. I hope these plans work well for all of us. I'm thinking they should
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Sounds like a great, laid-back trip. Some good meals and PP meets-- it'll be a great trip! Can't wait to see the pics of Andre's first haircut!
Oh boy...his haircut. I just know he is going to look so much older. His hair is getting so curly in the back and looks so cuts, but it's time. I just hope he sits still
Great plans! I have found that now that we are able to go to Disney more often since joining DVC in 2009, I tend to make fewer specific plans and just try to go with the flow more.
How cool that you have 2 PP meets scheduled! That will be fun.
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Buying airfare makes me a nervous wreck, so that has become Luke's big job in order to keep me sane. 
. This is the first night of MNSSHP and we are going!!! Not super happy about being there for the first night, but we will give it a go. I have an early dinner ADR at LTT (which is a first for us) Also another first for us is a PP meet actually in Disney!!! We are hooking up with Cathy (Nimros) and her family this night. I am truly happy about getting to chat with her, Kevin and the girls
. I do not think we will make it past Hallowishes but I am OK with that. Our goals for this night would be to meet as many characters as we can and get one ride in…..HM
!!! I am sure he will not be a happy camper, but we will give it our best shot. Afternoon pool time and then dinner a 1900PF. I hope to go back to MK this night mainly for MSEP and Wishes.
Well probably AK. I left the weekend open incase Arnaud’s sister and her family would be meeting us again this year, but they can’t, so we have nothing major planned for the day. BUT for the night we do
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