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YAA!! You started your PTR! Great cast of characters! I'll be following along...I just your trip reports!!
Aw! Thanks so much! I appreciate it.
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wow, thats quite a large group of people! But it should make for an awesome trip! That's why they have grand gatherings, right??
We do have a grand gathering number, but we're not doing any of the special grand gathering events. They just didn't work with the schedule and with the 2 little ones I didn't want to be too tied down to anything.
I will try to get in an update this weekend, but I'm not making any promises.
I think it's really neat both sets of parents as well as siblings are going. It will have it's times of trials, but will be super fun too! An unforgettable trip. Can't wait to hear your plans Kelly! We are getting closer and closer!
No possibility of anyone getting lonely on this trip, Kelly! I had totally forgotten that Lukas was born on my DDad's birthday. So hard to believe a year has almost gone by.
Glad I caught this in the beginning stages! I haven't been on in such a long time, I've missed a lot.
Sounds like the big group I had with me in December. It sounds like it is going to be a great 1st birthday for Lukas. The more the merrier!
I think it's really neat both sets of parents as well as siblings are going. It will have it's times of trials, but will be super fun too! An unforgettable trip. Can't wait to hear your plans Kelly! We are getting closer and closer!
We're so blessed that everyone wants to come. I think having the only grandkids and nephews is also a big reason.
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No possibility of anyone getting lonely on this trip, Kelly! I had totally forgotten that Lukas was born on my DDad's birthday. So hard to believe a year has almost gone by.
Funny you should mention the no one getting lonely. I'm contemplating scheduling a massage so I can have some time to myself.
And I didn't know Lukas and your Dad shared a birthday! How ! Lukas was also born on his great grandmother's (Mike's Mom's mom) birthday.
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Glad I caught this in the beginning stages! I haven't been on in such a long time, I've missed a lot.
Sounds like the big group I had with me in December. It sounds like it is going to be a great 1st birthday for Lukas. The more the merrier!
Welcome aboard Liz!
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WOW! That's some crew you got there! How exciting to plan for so many!
Before having kids Mike & I said we weren’t going to go to the World until they were potty trained. Well you can see how that turned out, but I’ll explain it a bit more. We traveled to WDW in June 2007 while I was pregnant with Dylan and knew that we wouldn’t be able to wait 2-3 years to return. Soon we planted a seed in his & my parents’ heads that a 1st birthday celebration would be a great thing to celebrate with everyone. My brother & Becki and Mike’s sister & husband were invited as well, but couldn’t make it in 2008. The grandparents were easy to rope into this. Then in April 2008, Mike & I made AKL our ‘home’ so many more visits to the World were in our future. We did go to WDW for Dylan’s 1st birthday and was there for his actual birthday. We went from Thursday to Tuesday and went to MNSSHP and tried to cram in a lot of things for our son’s first trip – plus my parents hadn’t been since 1994. I did a TR for that so if you missed it – go back and read it! (Just kidding!)
We traveled again with Dylan in June 2009 and again in December 2009. Mike & I went alone for our 30th birthdays last August, while I was 32 weeks pregnant with Lukas. June 2009 - with Becki December 2009 with Mike's parents, Terry & Vicki
August 2010
Needless to say Lukas’ 1st birthday trip was pretty much a given from the time I announced I was pregnant. The grandparents were again an easy target and Becki said she was in – and so was Kevin whether he wanted to or not. J Laura & Ryan were iffy. Ryan is a high school science teacher so getting off would be difficult. During our planning of this trip Laura also had two miscarriages and there have been ups and downs associated with that of course. A few weeks ago when Southwest had their 40th anniversary sale and tickets to MCO from STL were $80 Laura booked them and they will be joining us on Wednesday evening and leaving on Saturday with the rest of us.
I booked our room exactly 11 months out at 9am on the dot and scored a 2 bedroom club level villa!! Whoohoo! Originally Terry & Vicki were going to stay and their beloved Caribbean Beach Resort, but they finally gave in to AKL and I booked them a value studio, which I have now added Laura & Ryan to. So we’re all set and all staying in the same resort.
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Signing on! What a great crew to celebrate with! Your boys are so lucky to have such big crowds of fans!
Looking forward to hearing all about the trip.
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They just didn't work with the schedule and with the 2 little ones I didn't want to be too tied down to anything.
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! Lukas was also born on his great grandmother's (Mike's Mom's mom) birthday. 
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