Trip Plans

I don't have good packing pics yet, so place that post on hold ... What I do have is our full agenda. This is gonna be fun!!!!

Saturday:
Fly, land, blah blah blah
Watch the Christmas parade (they taped earlier in the day, this is the second run)
Chef Mickey's for dinner (We'll meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald Duck)
Come back for the Wishes Fireworks and SpectroMagic parade - LOVE this parade!!!

Sunday:
Animal Kingdom
Jingle Jungle Parade
Whispering Canyon for dinner - this was one of our favorite meals last year

Monday:
Ohana for breakfast (We'll meet Lilo, Stitch, Pluto and Minnie)
Disney Hollywood Studios
Party Parade

Tuesday:
Magic Kingdom
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Cinderella Castle (Last year, Piper was Cinderella - this year, we're doing Snow White. Also, Avery is getting the boy version of whatever they do. I think it involves a lot of gel and an airbrushed Mickey head.)
Cinderella's Royal Table for lunch
Dreams Parade

Wednesday:
Epcot

Thursday:
Pirate Cruise for Avery and Piper (Wait until you see the cute shirts I'm making for the kids!) Oh, and this is a secret! The kids don't know about it.
Epcot again
Coral Reef for dinner

Friday:
Magic Kingdom
Dreams parade
The Wave (new restaurant in the Contemporary) for dinner

Saturday:
Crystal Palace for breakfast (meet Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet)
Magic Kingdom
Dreams Parade
Wishes Fireworks
SpectroMagic Parade again!

Sunday:
Shopping at Downtown Disney
Lunch or Dessert at the new Dinosaur Resturant
Cry - weep - sob ... as we head back to the airport at 4:00 PM

Pray for a great bounceback deal. My heart already wants to make a fourth trip and I'm not even done with my third one yet!!!

Disney Prep

I've been reading about "The Baggallini Messenger Bag" for years on the Disney message boards. They are supposed to be the deal for traveling to Disney World. They run about $45, and I had a $20 gift certificate to e-bags.com, so I decided to give them a shot. I decided to buy lime, because everyone knows that all die-hard Disney fanatics wear lime. Well, let me preface by saying that when Baggallini says lime - they mean LIME!

Well, I got the bag preliminarily packed last night ... here's what I've got so far:

The bag - front

The bag - back

Back pocket - I don't have anything in here yet. I think I'll use it for my phone and wallet.

Front pocket - packed with wet wipes.

Front middle pocket unzipped

In the bottom of the front pocket - Hand sanitizer, chapstick, and face sunscreen

Little Pocket #1 - Tylenol, Advil, and Rolaids

Little Pocket #2 - More hand sanitizer and earplugs (Piper hates the sound of exploding fireworks)

Little Pocket #3 - Kleenex and chewable Pepto (out of the box in a snack sized Ziploc bag - I cut out the dosage info and stuck it in the bag). Please say "compulsive" on the count of 3.

All the meds in the back area. Excedrin (Don is prone to Migranes), Kids Chewable Pepto, Gold Bond, Immodium, and Excedrin Back and Body.

There's a little elastic thing perfect for holding a Sharpie which we'll need for all of the character autographs. We use a retractable Sharpie so we don't have to worry about caps. However, it occurred to me last night that it could possibly "turn on" without me knowing it, so I wrapped it in a snack bag!

Back area - 3 extra Sharpies, Kids Sunglasses, and shower caps for Piper. She's getting her hair done at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique on Tuesday. Should we hit rain at some point, her "do" won't get ruined.

I'll add here that we are not medicine people. We rarely take medicine, however, I'm not going on a vacation that we saved for all year and having someone not enjoy every magical moment because they don't feel good. So we stock up!

Tomorrow, I'll do an installment on how we pack our suitcases :)

Lots of lots-ofs

First things first - we leave for Disney in 13 days. I apologize with the continuous countdown, but you only have to endure it for the next two weeks. Then, that will be quickly replaced with the hundreds of photos. See ... it gets better!!! It is a definite toss-up to see who at my house is most excited. Don is beside himself with planning which is a complete change for me who usually has to dominate all things that do with scheduling. I am completely OCD + when it comes to controlling agendas. However, I have had no time to do this and he has taken control beautifully :) Avery and Piper (thanks to YouTube) know every detail about every ride, every attraction, every parade. They have watched hours upon hours of videos with their dad preparing. I have watched none fearing that it will ruin the first-time experience for me. (I've been there before, but Avery was 6 weeks old and I have no memory of it at all. I can remember riding "It's a Small World" and that really is the only memory I have. Blame it on postpartum!)

Thanksgiving is Thursday - we are staying at our place. I'm cooking all the works and we plan to just eat and be merry all day. We're going to start with homemade pumpkin bread for breakfast while we watch the Macy's parade - then just lounge all day. Well, everyone else will lounge while I cook. Don has been out of town a lot lately, so I'm looking forward to all of us being in one house!

Winter season is starting up soon. Don's working with two groups and I'm working with one. Fun times ahead :) I can't wait to get started ... taking a year off was a good move for me. And, teaching with Drew Farmer - how much more fun could that be?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FRIENDS!!!