Honey, I can get cheap airfare, want to go to WDW with our toddlers? PTR Oct 09 - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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2 things:
Last time we brought my then 19-month-old DD to Sea World. And now we know we will NOT be going back with young kids. I really think that they need to be older to appreciate this. There are a lot of shows and therefore a lot of waiting for shows...not easy for a toddler. JMO, but I'm sticking by my decision. (Besides, DH was the one who wanted to go. I like mice, not fish. LOL)
Le Cellier is AWESOME!!! Maybe I'm a little biased in that I ate there last time while with my parents, sans kids and DH, so it was double awesome. But I really think it is worth the money. The only reason I'm not trying for it this trip is because I don't relish the thought of scarfing down excellent food that is SO not meant to be scarfed while trying to feed two children. Plus we also have the Princess breakfast for that morning and we only really do Le Cellier as lunch (MUCH cheaper!).
Last time we brought my then 19-month-old DD to Sea World. And now we know we will NOT be going back with young kids. I really think that they need to be older to appreciate this. There are a lot of shows and therefore a lot of waiting for shows...not easy for a toddler. JMO, but I'm sticking by my decision. (Besides, DH was the one who wanted to go. I like mice, not fish. LOL)
Le Cellier is AWESOME!!! Maybe I'm a little biased in that I ate there last time while with my parents, sans kids and DH, so it was double awesome. But I really think it is worth the money. The only reason I'm not trying for it this trip is because I don't relish the thought of scarfing down excellent food that is SO not meant to be scarfed while trying to feed two children. Plus we also have the Princess breakfast for that morning and we only really do Le Cellier as lunch (MUCH cheaper!).
That makes me feel alot better about missing those 2 things. Thanks!
What else do we need for this trip or How much will I spend before we even go on the trip?
I have been spending a lot of time reading other trip reports and pre trip reports. This is bad. Bad, bad, bad. All this reading of trip reports has opened up a whole new world of shopping for me. Shopping for our trip has become my new hobby. LOL Hey, I am stimulating the economy, right?
My first purchase? My Maclaren Volo strollers. Love, love, love these things. They push so well with my kids in them. They are light, fold up relatively easy and they have a small basket and sunshade. They also came with rain covers. I wish I would have found them earlier. I also got the stroller connectors. I tried those out while shopping one day and they work okay. But, word to the wise, do not try and get them through a regular door while connected. That did not work at all.
Second purchase- All in One Wristlet from Vera Bradley. I could just bring my VB wallet that I already own. However, this one sold me because it has a place for my cell phone and it was on sale.
Third purchase-Custom shirts. I have a new found love for Etsy. That place is awesome. I found a lady who appliqués mouse heads on shirts and personalizes them. They are the cutest shirts. When I opened up the package and ds saw them, he yelled, “Mickey Mouse” and had to put it on right away. Monkey see, monkey do (or dd), had to put hers on as well. I wore mine too. LOL Of course, this newfound love for Etsy has spurred the idea that maybe we should have matching shirts for everyday! I have gotten any farther than that for planning those shirts. I have been stalking some threads about designing shirts though.
I also have some grand plans for making dd some shorts with Minnie Mouse polka dotted shorts, but so far I have cut the fabric out and that’s it. The directions with my pattern aren’t making any sense.
Sounds like you've caught the pre-trip shopping bug! I feel like this sometimes too and try to restrain myself as much as possible, but it doesn't always work out.
I'm loving this whole PTR. It just rings so true for me. Every time I worry that I'm over-thinking something, I come up with a great plan. So I'm good with over-thinking.
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