luvpoohandcompany
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2009
What an awesome selfie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been missing from the trip reports sections of the DIS for a couple of months now. Your report is the only one that I am even close to being caught up!
That is an adorable selfie with Evie while the boys were on ToT. She has the cutest smile!
Loved the story about Landon's invisible car routine. He has a great imagination.
* I love your trip reports. The writing is riveting and I appreciate your honesty and humour. But the very best thing is that it brings me back to times in my kids lives, parenting challenges and triumphs. Memories that were buried until one of your anecdotes bring them to the surface.
World's worst DIS-er reporting back finally! I haven't been on here at all, but had to catch up on your report and re-live parts of our trip! I'm hoping life will let me get back into the swing of things on the TR boards at some point....I am hopelessly behind on writing mine and reading everyone else's.
So nice of Alex to offer! I really didn't want to dump a third kid on him, but he welcomed it. And it's so true, once you have kids, it seems you never get to ride as a couple (until kids are old enough to join you).
Haha, well, I am the same person who did a DIS-meet with Lauren & Aria that started with them picking us up at the airport and stopping at Target and then leaving sleeping Izzy in the car with them while I ran in to get our supplies for the condo. It definitely occurred to me that she could just drive away with my sleeping toddler, but thankfully she didn't. (this was the first time we met - of course, reading these reports for years, we all feel like we know each other already, I think)
And hope Evie keeps on growing to get that other inch by summer. I took Izzy to the amusement park in the Mall of America recently and she was just about at the 48" marker (with shoes on)...cannot believe it! These kids are just growing so fast!
Man, now I really want to make a spontaneous and financially irresponsible visit to WDW!! Just in case...what are your dates? And you're coming here in June too? Keep in touch, we would LOVE to see you!!
While it's a really fun idea (one we have entertained before), I have to say it's incredibly sweet that Landon is concerned about Evie being left behind!
The carousel is definitely not the best way to spend those early morning hours, but sometimes you just gotta make the kids happy. Been there, done that!!
I was really proud of him for overcoming the obstacle and giving it his best effort. A lot of things come easy to Landon, and so when he’s faced with a challenge, he tends to back off too easy. So it made my heart sing to see him persevere. One of those not-really-Disney-related memories that you remember from your trips.
Which I can live with. So long as it means we get to buy that Scar plush next fall…
After that final photo, we said goodbye to Dugette and her family for good, with high hopes that we would see them again one day. I can’t speak for Dugette, but I know what started as a great online friendship evolved into a genuine one that I want to keep going for years to come.
Hooray!
I used two hotel Fastpasses and led Landon through the empty line. We were probably the fifth or sixth family to go through the line, and I don’t think they opened the standby as early as ours because we were encountering no waits.
Before we left for good, all of us wanted some lunch to tide us over. We hadn’t eaten at Earl of Sandwich yet
And for those who do stick around, an even louder and heartier thank you! I truly appreciate it and cannot wait to start talking about a trip that can only be described in one word: FUN.
What a fantastic trip with magical dismeets. Looking forward to reading about your September trip
So wonderful to have made a true friend through such an unlikely place as the DIS!.
I have't been in years, and lately it's been sounding better and better. I think I'm going to hit it up on one of my next trips.
Love the updates! I remember that playground experience and I was so happy for Landon when he finally got the hang of climbing and was able to keep up with Izzy. They could have played there all day, I think. And it was so nice they were both old enough to run around together so we could chat and just keep an eye on them.
It really was amazing to be so close to the exit staying at the Disneyland Hotel...we're forever spoiled too!
Looks like you and Landon had a great ride on Big Thunder - yay!
I love that Evie locked up all the stuffed dogs in a crate as Cruella de Vil.
So glad we were able to meet up with your family - we had a great time, thank you!
Pretty cool to see Big Thunder and ToT next to each other!
Evie and I can be friends, I'm a total villains girl myself
Ending the trip riding BTMRR with Landon sounds perfect!
What a fab last day at Disneyland Paris. The kids look like they had a ball in the adventure playground. My kids always loved them and my youngest, now aged 12, claims to only be “helping” the little guy I look after to have fun as he’s obviously far too old at the grand age of 12! Funny how he races to climb to the very top of the spider nets while I silently pray he 1) doesn’t get stuck because there’s no way I’m climbing up there, and 2) reaches the ground safely without falling and breaking something, so I’m totally chuffed for Landon that he conquered his fear! Way to go buddy!
Do American play parks not have climbing walls/ spider web towers?
I miss handing out fast passes that we couldn’t use to other park goers. It always felt so good to share a little magic so it’s nice you got to share at DLP
How far/long was your drive home? Bet it was sad to leave but yay on returning
You can be sure I’m hanging on to read all about September ‘s trip. Can’t wait to hear all about it
Thank you so much for sharing your travels with us all. I’ve loved every minute