Yippee! Our much needed MAW trip at GKTW Dec. 5-16

I am so glad K liked the headbands that pic was the first time I ever saw my creations on a childs head i am Making them and selling at local craft shows to raise money for Make A Wish and have sold a lot but never seen anyone with one on
 
I am glad that you got everything and that it fits ok. The kids look so cute in their pictures. It is such fun seeing them opening their packages. They are such cuties. I hope you have a wonderful wish trip!


The crayon rolls and the outfits and shirts are so awesome! Your family is going to be the best dressed family at Disney! How great that you got tickets to MVMCP! It is very sweet that E understands that we are trying to make his trip extra special. What a sensitive little guy!:thumbsup2

Thank you so much! It's been so much fun documenting it all. E is a very sensitive little boy. He surprises me everyday with how much. I can't wait to watch the kids wear their outfits at the parks. They're going to be so cute!

Everything is just amazing. I see so many ideas that I want to steal.:banana::banana:

When we went to WDW in May Repunzel was in MK, so unless they have changed things, that is where you will find here. She had her own little area there.

When I saw those cards for MVMCP . . . well I just started tearing up. What a great present for you. We were able to go to MNSSHP when we went on our wish trip and it was a load of fun.

Don't know if this will help, but I wanted to share in case it does.:thumbsup2 Since the MNSSHP was an extra set of tickets for MK, but you couldn't use until later in the day (I think you can't use them until 4pm) we didn't want to waste our free tickets to WDW for the morning. We ended up going to
Sea World in the morning and doing a couple of things and than go back to GKTW for a nap and some fun. We were than all refreshed for our long night. (thugh my DD who was 4 at the time feel asleep during the fireworks.:lmao:) Though since you are going to be there a couple extra days you might be able to just chill out until you go to the party.:banana::banana::banana:

I can't wait to see the pics for MNSSHP.:thumbsup2

I tear up every time I look at those pictures too. You guys are doing so many special things for wish families. This really makes a difference.

Thank you for the tip about Rapunzel. I think our plan is to go once the first week and then on the second week with the MVMCP. I think we'll go check out the hotels and resorts the morning before since we've always wanted to do that and never get around to it. With the Christmas decorations it should be magical. :wizard: I need to make a list of the must see ones. A friend of mine that runs for cancer and has been for years lost a dear friend to cancer a few years back. She worked at WDW and was involved with MAW. Her parents still work there and they're trying to set up having the characters wave to E during the parade at the MVMCP. He will flip if that happens!!! So many exciting things happening and I wish I could bottle up the feelings for life for the kids and us too!

Just wanted to let you know I sent a box, and in my rush didn't even include a note! AGHHH!! It has been a little nuts at my house! Hopefully it gets there today or Friday!

Nicole

I got two gives today that I'll try to post in the AM. Where are you from? One didn't have a name on it so it could be yours? When I post you can check. Thank you so much for sending something!

Ooops I forgot to put my dis-name in the package!

Yeah! I'm so glad she likes the Rapunzel skirt/shirt!
She looks so cute!

I hope he enjoys the cars stuff! DS was very upset he couldn't keep it LOL!
I told him maybe santa will bring one for him :goodvibes.

Loving all the Christmas outfits & action shots!!! Everything looks great!

I hope santa gets your DS exciting Cars stuff too! He loves it! He asks about DLR Cars land at least once a week. This boy has been obsessed since before he could talk. :thumbsup2

The Rapunzel set just makes me melt. I have to keep looking at pictures of her in it. It's just so girly and beautiful.

Everything is so cute!! Love it all!!

I know, me too! They just keep coming up with such cool things.

I am so glad K liked the headbands that pic was the first time I ever saw my creations on a childs head i am Making them and selling at local craft shows to raise money for Make A Wish and have sold a lot but never seen anyone with one on

That's so wonderful you do that for MAW. I keep wanting to put them back on but I'm trying to be good and save them! I have waist length hair so K always sees mommy doing things with mine and wants to join too but she's still so thin haired. Headbands make her happy.

Wishing you all a ....



You too!!! Thank you so much. I need to figure out how to post those. Happy Thanksgiving! I was trying to stay up and post the two gives from today but I'm so beat. I stayed up until 3am yesterday and didn't sleep well. I'll do my best to get it done sometime tomorrow.
 
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Subscribing so I can follow along. Happy thanksgiving!

I need to check out your PTR too. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are in VA. Hope you are having a great Turkey day!

Thank you!

I don't remember if I mentioned it or not but we received our wish packet on Tuesday. :cool1::cool1: It makes it that much more real and closer.:eek::cloud9:

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Yesterday we received two Big Gives.

The first one was from DIS member PirateKate.

I checked the mail on the way out to go shopping so we did a stop at Grandpa's to open the kids were excited as usual.
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I just like this one because K looks so happy and doll-like.
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A first aide kit and tissues.
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E was really excited to find $20!!!
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E looking at all kinds of survival kit goodies. K of course is looking at the liquid messy stuff.
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A very complete survival kit including a great note with tips in the park. So useful. It included tissues, a gift card, cash, two flashlights/light sticks, nailclippers, wet ones wipes, hand sanitizer, first aide kit, chapstick, sunblock and a great carrying sack. So thoughtful and useful! Thank you so much for everything. It's so nice because you saved me shopping for this stuff next week.
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The next package was labeled a Mom Give. :) I didn't see a name included but it was labeled EES * Mommy.
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I opened it and what did I find? A super cool mom bling t-shirt!!!:yay::yay::yay:
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I absolutely love it!!!
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Thank you so much for making this for me. I can't wait to wear it there. :love:

You guys are all the best! I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving. We missed Daddy but had a nice day. :)
 
Lots of lovely gives--I especially love Kiera's headbands, the pillowpols, the kids' gingerbread tees, the Rapunzel ourtfit and those amazing party invites!!!
Yeah!!!

Have a fantastic time....

BTW: We saw Rapunzel in September when we went on B's trip. Flynn was no longer doing meet-and-greets, but Rapunzel was still in that little courtyard just off to the right of Cinderella's Castle. (I think it used to be Belle's Storytime area?) However, if I recall correctly, she said something about Flynn returning in December. Maybe you will be lucky enough to see both of them!

In the meantime, to all my American friends, have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! :)
 
I am so glad it made it. So sorry my 18 year old mailed off everything for me that day. I am shocked she remembered my disname! She came back home with the card lol. I wanted to thump her but at least it got in the mail to you ;) You can only ask for so much with teens. So glad you like it! Hope you all have a fabulous trip!
 
Lots of lovely gives--I especially love Kiera's headbands, the pillowpols, the kids' gingerbread tees, the Rapunzel ourtfit and those amazing party invites!!!
Yeah!!!

Have a fantastic time....

BTW: We saw Rapunzel in September when we went on B's trip. Flynn was no longer doing meet-and-greets, but Rapunzel was still in that little courtyard just off to the right of Cinderella's Castle. (I think it used to be Belle's Storytime area?) However, if I recall correctly, she said something about Flynn returning in December. Maybe you will be lucky enough to see both of them!

In the meantime, to all my American friends, have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! :)

Thank you! That would be great if we see Flynn too! Thank you for sharing that with me. :cool1:

Joining in ! Your children are just adorable. Can't wait to hear more. :)

Welcome!:wizard: Thanks for joining in.

I am so glad it made it. So sorry my 18 year old mailed off everything for me that day. I am shocked she remembered my disname! She came back home with the card lol. I wanted to thump her but at least it got in the mail to you ;) You can only ask for so much with teens. So glad you like it! Hope you all have a fabulous trip!

That's great she remembered your name. Thank you again!

On Friday we came home to two packages. The first was from DIS name weluvdizne.

As you can see, I couldn't get the apple away from K. Sigh. I wanted her to cooperate so apple in hands it was(while being careful she didn't touch anything until I wiped them).
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E is VERY excited about a new Cars pillowcase! He's already using it.
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K is learning the routine from big brother with her adorable new Winnie the Pooh pillowcase.
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I just had to share these next two of her. She loves it but insists it's a blanket/sleeping bag. I think she finally figured it out later that night.
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Thank you so much for making these for the kids. K didn't have an official pillow yet but now she does! E is so excited to use his every night.:cloud9:

The next give came from DIS name aidansmommy.

The kids have already started digging in.
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E is super excited with what he's found!
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A Jake and the Neverland Pirates outfit!!!
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A close up of the T-shirt.
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A close up of the pants(I just love the cuff fabric too.
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He absolutely loves this! He wanted to wear it to bed but I told him to save it for the trip. I don't know for sure if they are intended to be daywear or pj's but he wants to wear it for both.:laughing: That's fine with me. Thank you SO much!

We had a total of 8 gives come the next day!!! E was jumping for joy saying oh my gosh over and over when he opened the door. I'll start on that report next...;)
 
On Saturday the doorbell rang with 6 packages left on the doorstep. I've never seen E so excited. He was literally jumping up and down and screaming in joy. "Oh my gosh mom, oh my gosh, it's Disney mail. We got 6 Disney mail!!!" I decided to check the mailbox first and sure enough there were two more!:woohoo: Along with our tickets for extra Disney days and a AAA parking pass J bought off of Ebay. So 10 packages related to our trip in one day. Wow!!!

The first give came from DIS name my*2*angels.

The kids are so excited with anticipation. E said at one point, "This is a party." :rotfl:
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It's a very cute set of headbands with interchangeable bows. Two are Christmas themed.
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This was so great to get more headbands. All the ones I had before were for tiny babies so she's kind of outgrown them. And she loves dressing up! Thank you so much 'A' family for sending these to us! I love them and they're so pretty!

The next give didn't have a card(at least I don't think:eek:) but the box says it's from Nicole W.

Their working on the box
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I think they like what they see.
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K is already trying on what I would later find out is a dress.
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E showing off some Cars magnets(which are currently on the fridge).
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E showing off K's Princess magnets.
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E very happily wearing a super cool Mickey Christmas shirt!
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Okay this dress, it's one of the most darling things I've ever seen! I'm actually sad thinking about the day she outgrows it. As you can see she couldn't stop moving and twirling the minute she got it on.
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The back:
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See what I mean? So incredibly beautiful. I wanted to get a better picture but she was already off to another package. You'll see more in following pictures though. Thank you SO much for these. I may just have to take some more pictures in these! I love them. Just love them.


The next give was from DISmember scouthawkk. It was marked fragile. I wonder what could be fragile.

K picked this one.
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It's pins!
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Here's the whole set. I explained to E about Pin Trading and he's so excited. I actually have some from when it first started becoming big but have never traded them because I get attached to everything. :laughing: But E really wants to try.
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Thank you so much for beginning the kids collection. They are going to have so much fun looking at the castmembers lanyards and trading. It's another fun Disney thing that I didn't think I was going to be able to do. I really appreciate them. (and secretly like a few and don't want them traded).

I'll start a new post because I'm sure I'm getting close to the limit!
 
The next give came from DIS member Cogero.

Working on the packaging.
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K is looking at very cute Minnie sippy cups and E is happy about clothes!
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He couldn't wait to try on his new Buzz Lightyear polo and shorts.
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And Wish Trip shirts for the whole family!!! E loves them(especially since his name is on them). I haven't gotten a picture of myself and J wearing them yet, but I plan on fixing that tomorrow.
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I think K was eating again in that last one. The girl never stops. Thank you so much for making these for us! We'll wear them on the trip there for sure and a couple times on the trip. E is in love with his Buzz Lightyear outfit. He seriously can't believe you are all doing this for us and neither can J or I. It's so special and we love it all!

The next give was from the 'B' family. Sandra and Cassie-Lee.

E's getting it open and K's eating.
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E can't wait to show off the super cool tie-dyed Mickey shirt!
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I plan on taking a family shot of us all wearing these tomorrow so I didn't get the kids in them yet. Thank you so much for these. Kind of a cool thing about them... Since we are homeschoolers, there is this Disneyschooling group online we're a part of and every year they have homeschool days at Disneyland. Everyone wears Tie-dyed shirts to identify each other and we've never gone but want to. Now if we go I know exactly what to wear. :cloud9: I love the colors you chose too. They're perfect!

The next give is from DIS name mom2pixies(a fellow Wilm's tumor mom). The package included a few awesome drawings from her daughter Brooke, which were adorable(and she has so much talent!) and and very nice note from Mom with some tips for us.

K had to bring over her baybeh for this one!
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Ornaments for both kids including a Cars ornament for E. He wanted me to get pictures of both sides.
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A Cars watch, which he was quick to point out it was different than his other one.
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K loves her new sunglasses!
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So does E!
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An awesome assortment of gifts, which they've enjoyed so much. It included a snowman storybook, a Spiderman coloring and activity book, Cars and Princesss ornaments(which Robin suggested they fill with pixie dust confetti from parades to keep the magic with us every Christmas, brilliant!), shoelace charms, ribbons to wear, sunglasses(K's set is missing since she kept taking them from the picture), a bib for K, a Cars stamp and activity set, glow in the dark masks, Cars stickers and a Toy Story coloring set! Wow! So much cool stuff.
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Thank you so much Robin for all the cool stuff! We love it all and the kids have already been playing with it. We appreciate it so, so much.

The next give came from DIS name PolyndianPrincessJes. She explained in her card that her son picked out the gifts. He did such a perfect job!

Happy kids! K's munching on Gluten free bread. She's like a hobbit.
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The flash was on here, made the lighting weird. But it doesn't matter, E is super excited about a Star Wars backpack!
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Here's a better picture of the backpack.
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Now somehow the pictures I took of the whole set didn't come out. I think it's because the kids kept grabbing things before I could take it. But this also included a Cars notebook(that E absolutely loves and has been carrying everywhere), a Mickey gameset, Toy Story figurines, and crayons. So much fun! Thank you so much for putting this together for him. I think the backpack is what he wants as a carry-on for the plane now. He spent 2 hours drawing in the notebook on Saturday.

The last give was from DIS name-wait, I don't see a card. I'm not sure if that's because there wasn't one or it fell out since Saturday. It seems like there was one. Anyway, it's from Shannon O.

Happily opening.
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There was NO hesitation to to try on what was inside. None from me to put them on either. And somewhere along the way K found that apple again, darnit!
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They are so happy!!! I couldn't get a good picture, but on the back of these jeans there is Duck feet as well. So, so, so adorable!
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I love these outfits so much! I almost couldn't get the kids to take them off. They fit so well. The jeans are a little big, but that's perfect because he can wear them for awhile. The adjustable waist fixes the waist and I can fold the bottoms under. Thank you, thank you!

You all have never ceased to amaze me with your generosity and creativity! This was like a party and we stayed up super late showing Daddy every single piece when he got home that night. I feel so bad because I haven't gotten out all the thank you cards with the packing for the move, J being gone, Thanksgiving and the wish but I plan too! It may have to be after the move and the trip and for that I am truly sorry. You all mean so much to us and we are forever thankful for you.
 
Oh and I forgot to mention only 1 more week!!! I can't even believe this is still happening and it's this close!:banana::banana::banana::cool1::cool1::cool1::yay::yay::yay::dance3::dance3::dance3:
 
Wow! Thats a lot of packages in one day!
What fun stuff you received! Everything looks great!
Love the outfits! You all will be the best dresses at WDW!
 
WOW, WOW, WOW!

what a lot of great pixie dust and cute outfits!

the kids are so cute and love seeing all their excitement :)
 
YEA!! So glad you got it! DS6 had a blast picking things out for a "Disney friend" from across the country. He thought that was so cool, and he'll love seeing the pics when I get home from work.

It's getting SO CLOSE!!!
 

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