29 days...29 days...

Under 30 day countdown. Time to start getting some stuff done. In between laundry and getting Brandon going on back up homework, last night and today I have been printing, ordering, and checking stuff for the trip. Ordered our Photopass +, and it was 20 cheaper than I thought. Thought it was 169, but if ordered 14 days before your trip it's only $149 and does include photos from some of the rides too! (Thanks Christy!!)
Got the shipping notice that packet is ready to ship out! Since we haven't driven, went on and started printing out maps/directions. Since we are staying at a non Disney hotel for 2 days, I had to print those, one from hotel to hotel, one from first hotel to MK for the VMCP, and one from first hotel to Downtown Disney. Also printed our fastpass+  times from both reservation pages. I'm seriously running out of ink. It also printed out all of our dining reservations. VMCP tickets have been printed off months ago. I am so ready to start packing some of the things I know we won't be needing until then, so I might get to that tonight. Luggage tags await! Funny, since Isaac is "Mickey's guest", or free, he didn't get a luggage tag. Boo. My Disney Experience said that our Magic Bands were customizable until tomorrow, so maybe those will ship out to us soon too. I'm a little worried that since our "package" doesn't start until 2 days after we're there, we might be cutting it close for getting them before we leave. O.o
I'm trying not to go into a panic, and I've already warned D that he might have to just go on and take off that Monday so I don't lose my mind. He just grinned and said we'll see. He tends to think it's funny when I'm in a frenzy, and he always jokes around with me more then which makes me laugh despite myself. Rock star hubby is he. Really.
Did the online check in for the hotel already, fast passes done, bands done, directions done, and starting to cross things off the shopping list. Scary, yet super exciting. I'm already getting that feeling that I'm forgetting something.....and we are no where near leaving. Guess it's just I'm ready to go! Like yesterday!!! Break time and Disney Dreaming over, back to B and his homework. Have a magical day!

 

Planning and Countdown to Disney

Our official countdown in 42 days. Whoo hoo! 42 days!! D and I have been planning this Disney trip officially since late January. The little kids aren't quite sure what that means, and Landon knows we are going to go see Mickey at his house, but is otherwise clueless. We told the big kids a few weeks back. We were trying to keep it a super secret and not tell them until the day we left: have them open a Christmas present early, have it be something Disney, then tell them to go pack their stuff we were leaving in about 2 hours. Well, it just got to the point where too many people knew, and some slip ups were made by myself, so we told them. Jess is super excited! I have been planning and planning and planning. I have been taught by the best, thank you April, and after our last Disney trip have tweaked this trip to try to catch anything we may have missed the first time. I mean planned. The day I could make dining reservations, they were done. Of course when free dining came out and I had to switch a few days, I had to switch a few reservations. For the most part, everything is still holding up well. Three days figuring out what parks which days, 2 hours on the phone with Disney changing reservation days for free dining, 2 hours on the computer figuring out where to stay the 2 days before that kicks in (couldn't change our Very Merry Christmas Party ticket days), 10 plus hours sitting on my bed (almost straight) doing fastpass plus magic band fast pass times on 2 separate computer while using the map on the ipad, and hours and hours more digging on the rides and height limits and quick service menus and locations. I think I might have driven D nuts a few times! What parks have what parades, did we set the Candlelight thing..yes ok, great! What time are the parades, which princess is where and what time, Oh my...the Dwarfs are only there for the VMCP?! Well, we have to get those in! I've got extra built in time in each set of 2 hours,but for the most part we have each day planned out by hour and halves. We'll be close to here so we'll eat here so we don't have to trek to the other side of the park... I know (logically) that some people don't like to plan out there trips to the extreme like this. I, however, feel alot better. When it's six people, two of them who are picky on food and two who have nap times I feel like this might be best for us. Hit some of the big rides they can't go on when they'll be passed out in the middle of the day in the stroller, stuff like that. As the days get closer I'll probably blog more about stuff we didn't get to do the first time around ( I feel like looking back I was totally unprepared for that trip) and who's excited about what. For my sanity, I might just post our schedule somewhat in a blog. (Did one last time that just had what park we were going to and what days...and totally left it at home) At least if it's on here (which no one but mom really reads) I can look it up if I forget the written one!! Eight park days, One down day (Downtown Disney, swimming, and all around lounging), and One still driving Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party day. Then the drive home. So about 11 days total, guess 11 1/2 days since we are leaving on the 9th and coming home on the 20th. 42 Days. FORTY-TWO DAYS. And then we leave to go see this...