Momof2Disneyboys
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2007
Hello readers! And welcome to my PTR!
After the kids went off to their first day of school this morning and I wiped away my tears I decided to go ahead and get this PTR going! We will be at Walt Disney World in less than 2 months!!
Here are the boys this morning ~
Some background on us. . . This will be our 6th trip to WDW. We started going in 2005 and fell in love and have been back 4 more times! We are typically a “moderate” family, but this time are going deluxe and are very excited!
My name is Shelly. I am a mom to 2 boys, 11 and almost 9. I have been married to my wonderful DH for 12 ½ years. We live in PA, so we love getting away to the warm sunny state of Florida! After many years of working in banking, in 2005 I decided to call it quits and stay home full time with my boys. I became very involved with their school, PTO, and soccer organization. Last winter I decided that it may be time to get back into the work force, but didn't want anything that would interfere with my volunteer activities, and the kids school schedule. So, I now work as a Teaching Assistant for our school district on an on-call basis. And I love it! The flexibility and being on the boys schedule are wonderful job perks, but I also love working with all the kids. And obviously I am more and more obsessed with Disney each trip and am always busy planning the next trip!
DH loves Disney almost as much as I do! He didn't at first, but I think each trip gets better and better for him. Probably because we take each trip at a more relaxed pace! I recently asked him if he would like to try somewhere else for vacation and he said – Is anywhere else going to pick us up at the airport and have everything we need & want to do right there? Nope, not hardly honey! He is a quality assurance inspector for a large company outside of Pittsburgh. He works a lot of hours and really looks forward to relaxing on vacation. He is a wonderful husband and father and enjoys taking the boys fishing & coaching DS's soccer team.
DS11 is our oldest and a very responsible young man. He is growing up all too fast and started the 6th grade today. Where does the time go? How do I have a 6th grader??? He is an excellent student in school and we are very proud of him. He loves Disney, Star Wars, Pokemon, video games, playing outside, fishing, and riding his 4-wheeler. He played soccer for several years, but decided to give it up last year when he had to move up to travel soccer and it became more like work than fun! He is now running track and loves it! He is hilarious and not in the least bit shy. Those of you who have read my previous TR's know just what I mean! He loves to sing and dance and always be the center of attention.
DS8 (will be 9 in less than a month) is our little guy! He started 3rd grade today. He also does very well at school, but needs to be pushed a little harder to do so! He seems to be lacking ambition or something! He is very laid back. He is used to his older brother doing everything for him and he likes it that way! He has played soccer for the last 4-5 years and loves it and is very good at it! The first game of the fall season is this Sunday and he is very excited! So am I! He loves Star Wars, video games, all sports, and playing outside. He is not quite as outgoing as his brother in the sense that he wouldn't jump in front of the video camera and sing & dance. But he is very outgoing at school and makes friends easily. And he is the first one to stand up to anyone who is mean to him and he is definitely not afraid to speak his mind (probably got that from me )!
Both the boys are picky eaters. So eating at Disney is always an adventure for us. DS11 is doing much better and will try new things. He is just at that in-between stage where he still doesn't care for the choices on the adult menu, but sometimes a kids meal is too small. DS8 has true eating issues. He even used to have a speech therapist, not to teach him to talk, but to teach him to eat. He hated all that was food. He has come a long way, but still has a ways to go. Most times it is torture trying to get him to try something new. So unfortunately it is a lot of chicken & corn dog nuggets for him at WDW. But we make do and he doesn't ever starve. If we are going to eat somewhere that I think there may not be anything for him, I will feed him his favorite – a jelly sandwich (only Smucker's seedless strawberry jam and NO peanut butter) in our resort room before we head out. That way I at least know his belly has something in it! For those of you who may have read my previous TR's or Dining Reviews – DS8 is the kid who ordered a grilled cheese – hold the cheese, at Big River Grille. And ordered a turkey sandwich – hold the turkey, at the Plaza! The kid loves his breads. Thank goodness. And we have since learned that most restaurants will make him some type of pasta even if it's not on the menu. He loves pasta too. No sauce of course. But lots of butter!
Now, back to Disney!
Here we are last November at Disney ~
We all pretty much look the same now, except the kids are a little taller and DS11 has let his hair grow out (as you can see from this mornings picture). I'm not in love with his new look, but hey - he thinks he looks cool! And of course I still think he is adorable!
We will be arriving at WDW on Saturday November 6th and departing on Sunday November 14th and will be staying at the BWI!!
Up Next: How we came to the decision to finally stay at a deluxe and how we chose the Boardwalk Inn!
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*Edited to add links:
Resort Reviews ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38127945&postcount=10
Our Favorite Parks ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38137369&postcount=23
My How the Boys Have Grown ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38140117&postcount=36
Disney Pin Trading ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38153221&postcount=52
Homemade Epcot Passports ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38153514&postcount=53
New Disney Pins ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38179192&postcount=79
Our MK Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38236117&postcount=112
Our Epcot Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38265616&postcount=145
Our DHS Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38320372&postcount=174
Our AK Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38333609&postcount=196
Our DTD Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38358384&postcount=214
Our Disney Restaurant List ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38378381&postcount=233
MK Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38382091&postcount=240
Epcot Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38392632&postcount=258
Food & Wine Festival Menu ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38399366&postcount=274
DHS Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38416716&postcount=302
My Magical Express Booklet came ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38433020&postcount=324
AK Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38444253&postcount=339
DTD Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38465408&postcount=351
Disney Mail ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38475763&postcount=357
MK area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38485263&postcount=372
Epcot area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38502265&postcount=393
DTD area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38546946&postcount=415
Moderate Food Courts ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38546989&postcount=416 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38547005&postcount=417
Where are we eating this trip? ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38548653&postcount=420
Disney Jewelry & Pressed Pennies ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38576340&postcount=440
The Kids Disney Clothes ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38584897&postcount=458
Shopping ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38587683&postcount=474
More Clothes ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38635214&postcount=516
We're Going to MVMCP ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38656014&postcount=528
Souvenirs ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38671252&postcount=549
Disney Memories ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38693703&postcount=587
Gingerbread House at the GF ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38729398&postcount=623
Top 10 ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38741895&postcount=640
Pick A Pearl Carriage Necklace ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38772922&postcount=675
Happy Halloween ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38784952&postcount=688
Getting Ready for MVMCP ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38808769&postcount=722
BWI Pictures ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38831128&postcount=771
We're back ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38952702&postcount=898
BWI Review ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38969867&postcount=922
**The TR is started ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39087727&posted=1#post39087727
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After the kids went off to their first day of school this morning and I wiped away my tears I decided to go ahead and get this PTR going! We will be at Walt Disney World in less than 2 months!!
Here are the boys this morning ~
Some background on us. . . This will be our 6th trip to WDW. We started going in 2005 and fell in love and have been back 4 more times! We are typically a “moderate” family, but this time are going deluxe and are very excited!
My name is Shelly. I am a mom to 2 boys, 11 and almost 9. I have been married to my wonderful DH for 12 ½ years. We live in PA, so we love getting away to the warm sunny state of Florida! After many years of working in banking, in 2005 I decided to call it quits and stay home full time with my boys. I became very involved with their school, PTO, and soccer organization. Last winter I decided that it may be time to get back into the work force, but didn't want anything that would interfere with my volunteer activities, and the kids school schedule. So, I now work as a Teaching Assistant for our school district on an on-call basis. And I love it! The flexibility and being on the boys schedule are wonderful job perks, but I also love working with all the kids. And obviously I am more and more obsessed with Disney each trip and am always busy planning the next trip!
DH loves Disney almost as much as I do! He didn't at first, but I think each trip gets better and better for him. Probably because we take each trip at a more relaxed pace! I recently asked him if he would like to try somewhere else for vacation and he said – Is anywhere else going to pick us up at the airport and have everything we need & want to do right there? Nope, not hardly honey! He is a quality assurance inspector for a large company outside of Pittsburgh. He works a lot of hours and really looks forward to relaxing on vacation. He is a wonderful husband and father and enjoys taking the boys fishing & coaching DS's soccer team.
DS11 is our oldest and a very responsible young man. He is growing up all too fast and started the 6th grade today. Where does the time go? How do I have a 6th grader??? He is an excellent student in school and we are very proud of him. He loves Disney, Star Wars, Pokemon, video games, playing outside, fishing, and riding his 4-wheeler. He played soccer for several years, but decided to give it up last year when he had to move up to travel soccer and it became more like work than fun! He is now running track and loves it! He is hilarious and not in the least bit shy. Those of you who have read my previous TR's know just what I mean! He loves to sing and dance and always be the center of attention.
DS8 (will be 9 in less than a month) is our little guy! He started 3rd grade today. He also does very well at school, but needs to be pushed a little harder to do so! He seems to be lacking ambition or something! He is very laid back. He is used to his older brother doing everything for him and he likes it that way! He has played soccer for the last 4-5 years and loves it and is very good at it! The first game of the fall season is this Sunday and he is very excited! So am I! He loves Star Wars, video games, all sports, and playing outside. He is not quite as outgoing as his brother in the sense that he wouldn't jump in front of the video camera and sing & dance. But he is very outgoing at school and makes friends easily. And he is the first one to stand up to anyone who is mean to him and he is definitely not afraid to speak his mind (probably got that from me )!
Both the boys are picky eaters. So eating at Disney is always an adventure for us. DS11 is doing much better and will try new things. He is just at that in-between stage where he still doesn't care for the choices on the adult menu, but sometimes a kids meal is too small. DS8 has true eating issues. He even used to have a speech therapist, not to teach him to talk, but to teach him to eat. He hated all that was food. He has come a long way, but still has a ways to go. Most times it is torture trying to get him to try something new. So unfortunately it is a lot of chicken & corn dog nuggets for him at WDW. But we make do and he doesn't ever starve. If we are going to eat somewhere that I think there may not be anything for him, I will feed him his favorite – a jelly sandwich (only Smucker's seedless strawberry jam and NO peanut butter) in our resort room before we head out. That way I at least know his belly has something in it! For those of you who may have read my previous TR's or Dining Reviews – DS8 is the kid who ordered a grilled cheese – hold the cheese, at Big River Grille. And ordered a turkey sandwich – hold the turkey, at the Plaza! The kid loves his breads. Thank goodness. And we have since learned that most restaurants will make him some type of pasta even if it's not on the menu. He loves pasta too. No sauce of course. But lots of butter!
Now, back to Disney!
Here we are last November at Disney ~
We all pretty much look the same now, except the kids are a little taller and DS11 has let his hair grow out (as you can see from this mornings picture). I'm not in love with his new look, but hey - he thinks he looks cool! And of course I still think he is adorable!
We will be arriving at WDW on Saturday November 6th and departing on Sunday November 14th and will be staying at the BWI!!
Up Next: How we came to the decision to finally stay at a deluxe and how we chose the Boardwalk Inn!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Edited to add links:
Resort Reviews ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38127945&postcount=10
Our Favorite Parks ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38137369&postcount=23
My How the Boys Have Grown ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38140117&postcount=36
Disney Pin Trading ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38153221&postcount=52
Homemade Epcot Passports ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38153514&postcount=53
New Disney Pins ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38179192&postcount=79
Our MK Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38236117&postcount=112
Our Epcot Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38265616&postcount=145
Our DHS Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38320372&postcount=174
Our AK Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38333609&postcount=196
Our DTD Plans ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38358384&postcount=214
Our Disney Restaurant List ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38378381&postcount=233
MK Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38382091&postcount=240
Epcot Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38392632&postcount=258
Food & Wine Festival Menu ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38399366&postcount=274
DHS Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38416716&postcount=302
My Magical Express Booklet came ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38433020&postcount=324
AK Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38444253&postcount=339
DTD Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38465408&postcount=351
Disney Mail ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38475763&postcount=357
MK area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38485263&postcount=372
Epcot area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38502265&postcount=393
DTD area Resort Dining ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38546946&postcount=415
Moderate Food Courts ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38546989&postcount=416 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38547005&postcount=417
Where are we eating this trip? ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38548653&postcount=420
Disney Jewelry & Pressed Pennies ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38576340&postcount=440
The Kids Disney Clothes ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38584897&postcount=458
Shopping ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38587683&postcount=474
More Clothes ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38635214&postcount=516
We're Going to MVMCP ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38656014&postcount=528
Souvenirs ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38671252&postcount=549
Disney Memories ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38693703&postcount=587
Gingerbread House at the GF ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38729398&postcount=623
Top 10 ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38741895&postcount=640
Pick A Pearl Carriage Necklace ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38772922&postcount=675
Happy Halloween ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38784952&postcount=688
Getting Ready for MVMCP ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38808769&postcount=722
BWI Pictures ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38831128&postcount=771
We're back ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38952702&postcount=898
BWI Review ~ http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38969867&postcount=922
**The TR is started ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39087727&posted=1#post39087727
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