jenrose66
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- Mar 17, 2005
Wanted to post one more update before the pre trip report turns into an actual Trip Report.
Less than 24 hours to go and everyone is so excited
DH and I are both working (he’s got day shift and I’m working till midnight) wish I would’ve taken a day off but paid time off is precious. I think I mentioned earlier that packing for 5 is daunting and I wanted to pack over the course of many days... not a thing is packed...though laundry is done at a furious pace so all I gotta do is dump out some clean baskets I suppose.
I love how the kids look forward to our travel and what they look at as “traditions”. One is coloring books. We always get a new coloring book and crayons...myself included to use on the plane...granted I think they color about one page on the actual plane before the lure of the ipod takes over...but they look forward none the less. I’m thinking since we have a cabana day planned they may color by the pool a bit as well.
Candy is also an important tradition. As well as “fancy” chewing gum...ie the cubes or whatever they threw in the cart. Apparently a stick of gum isn’t fun.
I think the most beloved tradition of all is the early morning flight. It’s loved by me and the kids and loathed by DH This year I tried to be considerate and had booked an early afternoon flight; however the flight I really wanted went on sale a couple months ago and I couldn’t help myself You know...cause of the kids lol. So now we will be touching down in Orlando at a time when most people are just getting the first cup of coffee...but seriously that’s all my kids are talking about. They said they are going to help pack today and just sleep so the “middle of the night “ comes sooner and we can leave! Granted it’s not the middle of the night when we leave...but it’s still dark out.
Upon our return we are looking forward to sharing all our travel adventures. The goal is to share a lot of pics as well..I do need to figure out an easier picture hosting solution though because when I try to upload from my phone I usually get a file too big error...
On the Itinerary this trip is ...of course... lots of park time. We will be enjoying all three parks as well as lots of down time at the hotel. Be on the lookout for a club level review as well as a poolside cabana review. We also have a full Legoland day planned. I decided to do the legoland shuttle so we will taxi to and from the pickup spot. I’m excited to share our day with everyone there since there aren’t too many legoland reports...relatively speaking of course. I was poking around the website for I 360. It looks so nice. I think we are going to have dinner there after Legoland and do some shopping. I kind of wanna try the scary looking swings but no one else seems keen.
So that’s all for now! Can’t wait to catch up with you guys next week
Less than 24 hours to go and everyone is so excited
DH and I are both working (he’s got day shift and I’m working till midnight) wish I would’ve taken a day off but paid time off is precious. I think I mentioned earlier that packing for 5 is daunting and I wanted to pack over the course of many days... not a thing is packed...though laundry is done at a furious pace so all I gotta do is dump out some clean baskets I suppose.
I love how the kids look forward to our travel and what they look at as “traditions”. One is coloring books. We always get a new coloring book and crayons...myself included to use on the plane...granted I think they color about one page on the actual plane before the lure of the ipod takes over...but they look forward none the less. I’m thinking since we have a cabana day planned they may color by the pool a bit as well.
Candy is also an important tradition. As well as “fancy” chewing gum...ie the cubes or whatever they threw in the cart. Apparently a stick of gum isn’t fun.
I think the most beloved tradition of all is the early morning flight. It’s loved by me and the kids and loathed by DH This year I tried to be considerate and had booked an early afternoon flight; however the flight I really wanted went on sale a couple months ago and I couldn’t help myself You know...cause of the kids lol. So now we will be touching down in Orlando at a time when most people are just getting the first cup of coffee...but seriously that’s all my kids are talking about. They said they are going to help pack today and just sleep so the “middle of the night “ comes sooner and we can leave! Granted it’s not the middle of the night when we leave...but it’s still dark out.
Upon our return we are looking forward to sharing all our travel adventures. The goal is to share a lot of pics as well..I do need to figure out an easier picture hosting solution though because when I try to upload from my phone I usually get a file too big error...
On the Itinerary this trip is ...of course... lots of park time. We will be enjoying all three parks as well as lots of down time at the hotel. Be on the lookout for a club level review as well as a poolside cabana review. We also have a full Legoland day planned. I decided to do the legoland shuttle so we will taxi to and from the pickup spot. I’m excited to share our day with everyone there since there aren’t too many legoland reports...relatively speaking of course. I was poking around the website for I 360. It looks so nice. I think we are going to have dinner there after Legoland and do some shopping. I kind of wanna try the scary looking swings but no one else seems keen.
So that’s all for now! Can’t wait to catch up with you guys next week