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Oh no! I'm glad Dylan wasn't too difficult for you on the plane going and at least someone used to him (Becki) was in the seat in front of you so I'm sure he didn't bother her too much on the plane ride down!
He only did for a little bit and we kind of egged him on at first.
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Great start!! More please!!
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So glad you are back and started. Can't wait to hear all about it.
Thanks!
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So glad you've started, Kelly! about the kinks with Airtran, but you've made it to MCO now. Yeah! I can't wait to hear more.
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Great Start! Sorry about all the trouble with Air Tran. At least you made it to Orlando and almost to the Happiest Place on Earth!!!
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I don't see why they just don't up the airline ticket by $6 either. It would eliminate a lot of hassels when families want to sit together.
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So glad you started your report. We too are flying Air Tran with our 2 year old twins in September and I'm really worried about being seperated. We did buy them a seat. I don't think other people will want to entertain them so I'm probably going to be fine
Can't wait to read more please
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What a big mess and pain in the rump. I am glad I booked AA instead of Airtran now!
Yes Airtran was a bit more trouble than I had anticipated, but the cheap price I guess made up for it - somewhat. If you fly them and want to sit together - I suggest just forking over the $6 to pick your seats - it's better than the alternative.
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I can't believe you got everything in one bag. I am definitely determined for my Sept trip now. It will be me and my two girls (7&9), so if you can get two adults and a toddler in one bag I think I can too. Plus I can have 3 carryons, so maybe it will work.
Hurry with more, please!
I'm sure you can do it. And I will tell you I brought enough clothes so I didn't have to do laundry too. Use those bags that suck the air out - makes everything fit nicely plus it will protect the clothes in case the suitcase gets wet.
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Great start!
(You could give a Master class on packing!)
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I think you get the packing prize! I remember your list of items to pack and thinking--one suitcase? No way!
Thanks! I still can't really believe I did it. We're going back in December and I'm thinking we'll need to check 2 bags then - heavier clothes and all. Oh well! I saved $30 this trip.
Great start...sorry so much aggravation with Airtran but at least you got there safe and sound and ontime so all that is left to do is have fun Can't wait to hear more...
Yay, you started!!! There is no way I can pack one suitcase for all 3 of us, I am a big time over packer!! I am so glad now that I just booked southwest for our flights in October! We have flown airtran and have never had an issue sitting together, but it sounds like it may have become more of a problem with the option to pay for early seating. Another reason I picked southwest, no bag fees and they usually don't change our flight times. I have had that problem with Airtran too.
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Sammy 5 years and Peyton 15 months - September 2013
Kelly, we just invested in at least one box of the space bags, however I think I need to buy a second one of them. I used them to pack a couple weekends ago to fit Skyler & I in a small duffle for a 2 day trip (good thing I brought extra clothes for he and I since he goes through at least 10 outfits a day and I had some troubles with zippers breaking on my shirt). Does sucking out the air for you scare Dylan at all? Skyler got so scared as I was sucking the air out of ours. I'm trying to get Erick, Skyler, & I into one suitcase for next weekend with the addition of having to bring with a couple garment bags with for a Wedding (one of them being Erick's hideous Chocolate Brown Tuxedo which I hope he'll change out of for his Brother's Wedding and another one being my dress). Those have become my best friend for packing, maybe I actually should use them for my clothes in my closet, Erick might actually have some room in there.
Kelly, we just invested in at least one box of the space bags, however I think I need to buy a second one of them. I used them to pack a couple weekends ago to fit Skyler & I in a small duffle for a 2 day trip (good thing I brought extra clothes for he and I since he goes through at least 10 outfits a day and I had some troubles with zippers breaking on my shirt). Does sucking out the air for you scare Dylan at all? Skyler got so scared as I was sucking the air out of ours. I'm trying to get Erick, Skyler, & I into one suitcase for next weekend with the addition of having to bring with a couple garment bags with for a Wedding (one of them being Erick's hideous Chocolate Brown Tuxedo which I hope he'll change out of for his Brother's Wedding and another one being my dress). Those have become my best friend for packing, maybe I actually should use them for my clothes in my closet, Erick might actually have some room in there.
I used the bags that you're supposed to roll the air out - so no vacuum needed. Although the rolling didn't work, so I just sat on it and that worked great. I had 2 medium/large bags and 2 small bags. Dylan pretty much wore one outfit everyday so next trip I won't be bringing double - maybe just 1.5 times the amount. Good Luck on your packing.
Yay! you started and I was without internet for the past four or five days so i missed it! But, so glad to catch up. I flew with Airtran and had the same issue but I didnt mind moving for others to sit together either. I will say that is an issue though..like you said just go ahead and charge me the 6 bucks ya know???
I am super impressed with the packing! So glad to hear dylan was okay with the flight!
Hmmm changes with DME?? i cannot wait to hear more about that!!
6/7/09 cont.
Once we arrived at the correct spot for DME, I parked Mike & Dylan in some chairs while Becki & I headed to the restroom. I thought it was odd that the chairs were empty and the line looked different than normal too, but I was on a mission for a potty break. Well, once we cut through the line to head to the restroom it dawned on me that things were a little different than they had been in the past. Instead of one person waiting in line and checking in at the counter you now all stand together as long as you have your DME vouchers and marked your bags with the yellow tags. So I gathered the boys and all our stuff and we went to get in line. It did go by fast and then we got in line for our resort – line #1!! Coronado Springs was also on our bus and soon we were off on the Magical Express. Unfortunately our movie didn’t work, so we drove in silence (well not really silence, but you know what I mean) to the resorts – Coronado was up first and then we were dropped off at Jambo House.
Upon arrival at Jambo we weren’t really sure where to check-in for club level so I got in the regular check-in line while Mike got in the concierge line. I was telling him he was wrong for getting in that line, but he ended up getting to the counter first and someone quickly came around to meet us and take us to the 6th floor. I will say that I did go ahead and check-in on-line ahead of time and all our documents were in our room and ready to go. I’m not sure if club level check-in is usually this efficient or if it was even more so because I checked in on-line, but we were taken to our room (Room 6406 – at the end of the hallway) and left within 5 minutes of being escorted up the elevator.
The room was great! (I'll let the pictures tell that story.) We looked around the room and went out on the balcony to see our view. We also unpacked a bit before heading out to Epcot for dinner.
Here are some pics of the room & view:
Mickey towel once Dylan was through with it.
Oh! I almost forgot. I had entered celebration information when I checked in on-line. I said we were celebrating Becki's 25th birthday and Mike & I were celebrating our 3rd anniversary and these were waiting for us in the room:
Becki had a birthday button - and they even spelled her name right and a wood carved Animal Kingdom Lodge pen (that's in the box). Mike & I received men's and women'd fragrances that were made especially for the lodge. I thought they were a nice touch!
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about the kinks with Airtran, but you've made it to MCO now. Yeah! I can't wait to hear more.
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Use those bags that suck the air out - makes everything fit nicely plus it will protect the clothes in case the suitcase gets wet.
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, but I was on a mission for a potty break. Well, once we cut through the line to head to the restroom it dawned on me 
that things were a little different than they had been in the past. Instead of one person waiting in line and checking in at the counter you now all stand together as long as you have your DME vouchers and marked your bags with the yellow tags. So I gathered the boys and all our stuff and we went to get in line. It did go by fast and then we got in line for our resort – line #1!!
, so we drove in silence (well not really silence, but you know what I mean) to the resorts – Coronado was up first and then we were dropped off at Jambo House.
and someone quickly came around to meet us and take us to the 6th floor. I will say that I did go ahead and check-in on-line ahead of time and all our documents were in our room and ready to go. I’m not sure if club level check-in is usually this efficient or if it was even more so because I checked in on-line, but we were taken to our room (Room 6406 – at the end of the hallway) and left within 5 minutes of being escorted up the elevator.
I thought they were a nice touch!
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. I can't wait to see AKL in Sept! What a nice surprise with the celebration gifts!
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