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That does save a ton of space! But I am cracking up you saved your old packing list. Though knowing you I shouldn't be surprised. Lol!
"Always prepared" my husband fell off the couch laughing at me when I pulled out not only the packing list from 2012, but also the one from 2010
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I remember that feeling well, Melissa!!
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If the food choices don't look right, how about catching a boat into the boardwalk area for an option?
I know I've already mentioned B&C, but I did have a very decent meal there with an ADR. Don't know how well they accommodate allergies...I can't remember what your family's allergens are.
Off to catch up on this PRT.
We can't do B&C because the menu is so dairy heavy...with our middle son, he's at risk for "incidental" skin contact...so if he touches the table, and someone previously spilled ice cream....he'll react.
We've talked about either bringing some food with us, and supplementing with snacks, or heading to the ESPN at the Boardwalk area before returning to the park.
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Isn't it amazing when you can remove things like that from your packing list!!!
It feels great!
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19 days!!!! Or, as the youngest exclaimed at 5:30 this morning "We're in the teens Momma!"
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If you are looking for meals in DHS- have you checked out Mama Melrose? We really like eating there but can't always work it in.
At this point of our trip, I'd promised DH only 1 ADR (Chef Mickey's, brunch).
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How cool to remove some items from the packing list! Have fun filling that space.
More room for Souvenirs
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Yay for space saving! And - money saving too!!
I'm excited to not have to pack a stroller, BUT I have added 2 people to our party that we have to fit their luggage in too.
I'm excited that we are only packing 1 umbrella stroller instead of the big double Graco! We aren't quite at the stroller free point with Cullen yet, but he did walk the entire five hour zoo trip this past week.
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As the youngest announced, at 5:30 this morning, "We're in the teens Momma!" with 19 days to go, we sat down again last night with our "packing discussion". Brian is concerned about fitting everything in to the Flex without adding some type of outside carrier.
Starting with our five night trip to Cleveland, I FINALLY got the pictures loaded into Photobucket (though if you're on FB, you've seen these already )
It was great to be in town during the NBA excitement, even though the Cavs didn't win it all....this year. This was taken at Dick's Sporting Goods by a publication rep for the Cavs:
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As I'd previously mentioned, the weather wasn't especially cooperative for a visit - in fact, this storm caused my parents' porch to flood ankle deep
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We did have a dry spot of weather, though it was much too cool to swim, so we went to play mini golf, then visited Sweetie's, the largest candy store house in North America. Nolan thought he was in heaven:
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Finally, we went to the Sky Zone (indoor trampoline) with my cousin and her son. The boys had a blast, and Nolan literally bounced off the wall (he's on the wall in the background of this picture)
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We returned home to some pretty sweet mail too!
Meanwhile, we took a short two night trip to visit my in-laws. This trip, we managed to have a great visit to the Toledo Zoo. It was a gorgeous 80 degrees, low humidity and dry the entire day! I'll post those pictures on the next update. The following day, we weren't lucky as it was in the 60's and rained pretty much through 1 pm. It nixed our swim plans again, but we did manage to visit the Spangler Candy Factory for a trolley tour. If you've eaten a candy cane, chances are it's come from the Spangler factory in Bryan, Ohio.
We're now home for a few days, before heading to Cleveland to celebrate the 4th of July and for a "cousins" birthday party with my California family.
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"Always prepared" my husband fell off the couch laughing at me when I pulled out not only the packing list from 2012, but also the one from 2010[emoji14]
How old were the boys at the time of these past trips? Just wondering since the list contained diapers.
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Sorry about the weather and the flooding but it sounds like you've made the most of it.
Thanks! We've managed to escape the worst of it (just a water logged yard) around here. I'm glad we returned from my in-laws when we did. The received over 5 inches of rain yesterday and everything is really flooded.
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That stinks that it flooded but you guys sure found stuff to do anyway!! Congratulations on being in the teens!!
This trip is coming up soooo fast! We typically find some way to burn off energy for the boys - even if it's a trip to the grocery store
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How old were the boys at the time of these past trips? Just wondering since the list contained diapers.
The youngest was still in diapers, at age 2. His middle brother was 4 and the oldest was 7.
Our first trip, the boys were 5, 2 and 11 months so we had 2 in diapers.
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Not much longer! See you at the Poly!
I can't wait!!!
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19 days!!! Yay! Tim and Caden are at a marching band competition and they had to buy sweatshirts. At the end of June. This weather is ridiculous.
It is ridiculous...we joked about almost needing to turn on the heat last night. At least today it's going to be sunny and 75...though nowhere near our typical high of 89.
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You all are already having a great summer and you've not been to Disney yet.
Thanks! We're trying to make it fun and soak up the time we have with our little guys before we return to school in August.
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What a busy summer! Love seeing the photos of your growing boys. I know the folks on the west coast won't sympathize, but this cold weather is definitely crazy. I'm sitting here in my fuzzy Mickey bathrobe. It's in the 50s again this morning.
What a busy summer! Love seeing the photos of your growing boys. I know the folks on the west coast won't sympathize, but this cold weather is definitely crazy. I'm sitting here in my fuzzy Mickey bathrobe. It's in the 50s again this morning.
I know....and guess what? again.all.day.today. With the temp at 60, it isn't even a fun summer rain; it's just cold, and nasty. The kind of rain that has you changing your shoes out after every outdoor venture.
I do wish California would get some of this rain...the state really needs it. We've already logged a soggy 8 inches of rain this month (more than 7 inches over our typical June).
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Some places are better than others for our guys. We did make a point of eating there with our oldest on our last trip. My husband and I "tag teamed" keeping the younger boys occupied in the pool while our oldest enjoyed a burger, fries and ice cream.
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