MommyMcQueen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2009
Hello and welcome to my first pre-trip report! Im Karen and Ive been planning my families first Disney World trip since July 2009
and I finally did it I booked it! I booked on Christmas Eve day, it was so exciting and scary at the same time but its now official
were actually going! We seriously looked at going last summer after the 4/3 deal came out, but really wanted to wait 1 more year for our youngest child to be a little older. This will probably be our only trip to WDW while our children are young, so we want to make the most of it and hopefully they will be old enough to remember some of it.
So, here is our cast:
Myself, Karen, 34 years old and Ive never been to any Disney parks. Ive been staying home with my kids for the last 3 years and work part-time from home. Ive been obsessively planning this trip since July and feel like I finally have my itinerary all worked out until hours are released then Ill probably need to rework it all again! Im an avid scrapbooker and take tons of pictures and actually found the DIS when searching online for Disney scrapbook layout ideas yes, I was planning the scrapbook BEFORE the trip!
My DH is Dan, hell go by the name Grumpy, (which hes really not but has a good sense of humor about it I got him 2 Grumpy t-shirts from the Disney store for Xmas and he loved them!). He just had his 40th birthday, and has never been to Disney either. He seems to think this trip is all about the kids, but I have a feeling hell find himself truly enjoying his own experiences, and not just finding joy in their experiences.
DS6 is our racecar loving McQueen! He has been completely in love with Cars since he was 2, and I couldnt even guess how many times hes watched that movie or how many hours have been spent playing with his Cars vehicles. Hes artsy and crafty and loves to draw and I cant wait to take him to the Animators Studio at HS.
DS3 is our little Mater. Another Cars fanatic, hes goofy and stubborn and a dont-care-what-nobody-thinks kind of kid. Hes loud and passionate and silly and sweet. He hates to walk long distances (walkings tough he cries) and as much as I dont want to, I think we will need a stroller on this trip.
So thats us!
Other info about us we live in Wisconsin in a pretty small town, dont travel much but do lots of camping, day trips and weekend trips. WDW will be our families first real vacation and there are times when Im so excited I can hardly stand it!
Please join in and follow me on this journey Ill be asking for lots of advice along the way!
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So, here is our cast:
Myself, Karen, 34 years old and Ive never been to any Disney parks. Ive been staying home with my kids for the last 3 years and work part-time from home. Ive been obsessively planning this trip since July and feel like I finally have my itinerary all worked out until hours are released then Ill probably need to rework it all again! Im an avid scrapbooker and take tons of pictures and actually found the DIS when searching online for Disney scrapbook layout ideas yes, I was planning the scrapbook BEFORE the trip!
My DH is Dan, hell go by the name Grumpy, (which hes really not but has a good sense of humor about it I got him 2 Grumpy t-shirts from the Disney store for Xmas and he loved them!). He just had his 40th birthday, and has never been to Disney either. He seems to think this trip is all about the kids, but I have a feeling hell find himself truly enjoying his own experiences, and not just finding joy in their experiences.
DS6 is our racecar loving McQueen! He has been completely in love with Cars since he was 2, and I couldnt even guess how many times hes watched that movie or how many hours have been spent playing with his Cars vehicles. Hes artsy and crafty and loves to draw and I cant wait to take him to the Animators Studio at HS.
DS3 is our little Mater. Another Cars fanatic, hes goofy and stubborn and a dont-care-what-nobody-thinks kind of kid. Hes loud and passionate and silly and sweet. He hates to walk long distances (walkings tough he cries) and as much as I dont want to, I think we will need a stroller on this trip.
So thats us!
Other info about us we live in Wisconsin in a pretty small town, dont travel much but do lots of camping, day trips and weekend trips. WDW will be our families first real vacation and there are times when Im so excited I can hardly stand it!
Please join in and follow me on this journey Ill be asking for lots of advice along the way!
Up Next: When and Where