I'm feeling both nervous and relaxed about this trip. I'm relaxed in that our hotel room has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, and washer/dryer. Practically like home. It takes a lot of pressure off in the packing department as we don't need to bring as much stuff. Also, we can cook meals in our room, without worrying about restaurants with the girls. Paige like restaurants, but won't really eat anything at them. And the nights and naptimes will be nice with the separate rooms. Rose will bunk in with us and Paige will get her own room. I can't wait to see our hotel...I'm hoping it works out. It was very reasonable. It has a bunch of pools, and a couple of playgrounds.
I'm a bit nervous about travelling somewhere new with practically no toys...I'm planning on bringing crafty stuff, and maybe mike will make the diaper box house again. I hope on rainy days we can find things to do. And I hope that Rose doesn't get into too much trouble in the hotel room. Also, she'll be spending a lot of time in her stroller at the parks, which I hope doesn't cause a problem--she prefers to be crawling or held. And even though we have a washer/dryer, the weather in Orlando has been all over the place and we'll need to pack for both extremes. Luckily coming from a cold climate, I guess we'll at least have jackets, mitts, etc.
Many people would be worried about the flight, but we have flown with Paige 12 or so times now, and I realize that it is not a big deal at all. The bigger deal is us getting to the airport on time! I have broken down our morning schedule into parts: Wake up 5:45, leave house 6:45, arrive parking lot 7:30, arrive airport 8:00 (you take a monorail in from the parking lot). check in 8:15, Plane leaves 10:15. I need to break it down like this or we will be late, as we always are. We always forget how long it takes to park and get in, and then by the time we're in, we have to run! And then it's "hurry up Paige! Keep it moving!! We have to go!!!!!". And then it's Mike, "I need a coffee!! Is there time for coffee!!???" and then there's me... "Keep it moving, no time for coffee, we need to get on the plane at the preboarding!!!!!!!!!" This will be our first time through customs as well so we need extra time. Poor Mike is used to his Nexxus pass, and now has to stand in line with us commoners.
A couple of weeks ago we took advantage of my CAA membership and bought our Disney tickets at a slight discount. We wanted to include the "park hopper" option in our purchase so we could come and go as we pleased--key when travelling with an infant and 3 year old. This way we can go for a morning and evening, or hit different parks in 1 day (Disney World, Hollywood studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot), or go home for a meal, or a nap. Or just go for the fireworks at night. The difference between a 2 day park hopper pass and a 5 day was only like $50 total for all of us, so we just got the 5 day. It doesn't even have to be 5 consecutive days, so we can take breaks. The cost was atrocious though--wait for it--over $900!! Yikes! But like I said, the 2 day was barely cheaper. They just want you there for longer, spending more money I'm sure.
I have been prepping Paige and we have been checking out the rides online. Her first stop--The Dumbo ride, followed by Cinderella's carousel. Disneyworld is going to blow her mind. She has no idea what she's in for. I keep telling her about the weather and how there will be no snow there and we'll have to wear sunscreen. I can't wait to see her reactions to everything...that alone will definitely will be the highlight of the trip. Secondly I'm looking forward to warmer weather, fresh air, and enjoying the rides as well. I may even get to go on one of my favourites--the Tower of Terror--alone of course. Apparently babies can tag along on a lot of the rides too, so Rose may get to enjoy being held a bit as she takes in the sights of the Winnie the Pooh Ride, for instance. We're bringing our MacLaren umbrella stroller with us too. It's ridiculous to expect Paige to walk in the parks without complaining and the cost of renting one is $14 apparently. It'll be nice to stroll along without having to worry about her trailing behind! And she'll enjoy herself a lot more if she can just relax and take in the sights.
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