Going to Walt Disney World

first earsKaren and I are taking Katie Beth to Walt Disney World for her first time.  We are looking forward to all of it.  We have been learning about taking a baby on an airplane.  We have called Disney to learn about baby equipment that you can request for your Disney Vacation Club room.

Everyone keeps telling us that we should be taking Katie Beth into the parks, but we haven’t planned to do that because we are not sure what she would do in the parks.  But, my sister, Hope Jones, has indicated the Magic Kingdom would be wonderful for Katie Beth.  Many of the rides have no height, weight, or age requirements.  She thinks now is the right time, because it would get Katie Beth comfortable with rides so that she will not be scared when she is older.  Hope also thinks seeing the Disney characters now would help with Katie Beth being not scared when she is older.  Allison Tofflemire thinks we should take Katie Beth at least in the early morning to the Magic Kingdom to the Meets and Greets that takes place in front of the castle.  I think Karen is thinking about a day or two in the parks.  I think it would be fun riding the rides with Katie Beth.

You will be able to follow the action on my blog where I will be sending short photo updates via Flickr.

 

New Phase of Packing: Shopping

It normally happens, but I didn't expect this degree of shopping. While Karen is packing, she generally decides that she needs clothes for a trip. This is why we have the shopping phase of packing.

But, I think this trip has driven the need into overdrive. I think Karen is up to 4 or 5 new outfits. (We are only going for 6 days.) You should understand that I don't have a problem with this phase, because I enjoy the fruits of her effort. I just think it is funny.

She has gone shopping for the last three days. At least the shopping will stop on Friday, because the trip starts on Saturday.

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The Packing Has Started

Copyright ©2008 ROAD & TRAVEL MagazineYes, the packing has started as early as last week. This is serious given Katie Beth will be traveling via airplane for the first time. We have yet to get her to carry her own luggage, but we are working on it. Also, we are learning the issues with taking a baby on a plane. Karen would like to take a bottle of milk, but we have heard that it can be an issue. But, breast feeding on the plane would not be the best for Karen or Katie Beth.

© Disney Mickey MouseWe are taking Katie Beth to Walt Disney World, but we are not going into the parks. We think Katie Beth should be a little older before we take her into the parks.

We will be pool hopping for the first time on this trip. “Pool Hopping” you ask? Well, it is when you go to other resorts use their pool. Each resort has a different set of pools and themes, which makes it fun.

Business Person's Special @ Huntsville Stars

Today, the Huntsville Stars let you in for half price and you can drop your business card into the hat for a chance at an outing for 20 people to a future Huntsville Stars game.

Any reason to skip out on work for baseball and beer sounds like a good thing.

The ball game starts at 12:05, but it has been move up to 11:05 due to last night’s game being rained out.

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Decoration Day @ Willis Chapel

We arrived early around 10 o'clock. We took Katie Beth down the logging road in the backpack carrier and learned that the land down the way had been sold. We turned back and walked further down Willis Chapel road to see what is to been seen. We found a field of tall grass and flowers. We took some good pictures of Katie Beth in the flowers and grass.

Everyone started arriving around 11:45.

The weather was good with rain on the way down, but no rain while we were at Willis Chapel.

We gave Aaron Moore his birthday gift. He turns 16 on April 30th. We gave him wallet and Guardian Angel. The Guardian Angel is something that you put on your sun visor to remind to drive safely.

Katie Beth loved playing in the rocks in the parking area.

Walt Disney World Trip Just Around the Corner

Karen and I will be taking Katie Beth to Walt Disney World in May and we have already started our planning. We are not going into the parks, because what would Katie Beth be able to do in the parks.

We are planning to spend time around the pools and small activities like putt-putt. We may go to the water parks, but we are not sure.