The last week countdown is on!!

We leave for Walt Disney World one week from today on Nov. 8 . . . Woot!

We are all so excited to revisit the mouse. This is probably Terry's and my 8th (?) visit, we always have a great time. Jen last visited when she was 16, so 13 years ago. Lots of changes since then. And the grandkiddos? THEIR FIRST VISIT!!!

Yeee Hawww!! One more thing scratched off my bucket list. Hopefully I'll be able to take them again in a couple years when they will remember it better. But no matter, I'll take this visit. We plan on taking lots of pictures, planning to buy them each an official autograph book for character signings, and they can each pick out a Disney Christmas ornament for their tree. This is a tradition we started way back when, and every visit since. We just love our Disney ornaments.

We finally told Aaron we were going in August, when we received our free WDW planning DVD in the mail. We had him watch it several times, and he'd say, "I wanna go there some day." It took everything in us to not tell him until the timing was right. We finally told him but it really didn't sink in. How is a 4 yo supposed to understand? To make it seem more realistic that yes, we really are going, I made him a 30 day countdown calendar. From Oct 8 to Nov 8, he puts a sticker on that day each morning first thing when he wakes up. He runs down the stairs, to place his sticker. And then, like clockwork, he carefully counts the days until we leave. This has been an excellent way for him to learn not only his calendar skills, but also practice counting, and patience. Good thing Halloween was the last weekend before we leave. It gave him something else to look forward to.



Plus this will be their first airplane flights as well. We've tried to explain how it works, going to the airport, boarding the plane, but not sure he gets it yet. Oh heck, it was hard enough to explain our hotel room to him, since he's never done that either. Lots of firsts for this vacation and just glad I'm able to share it with both of them. When I ask Audrey, "do you want to go to Disney World?" She just giggles. But she sure knows Disneyland and gets excited every time we go now, so I know she'll love it too.

So tomorrow, the sticker goes on Nov 2 with only 6 more days to go.

I don't know who is more excited, me or Aaron.