birthday send off

 

For months, the whole family has kept a surprise Disney trip under wraps for our fifth birthday boy. Sure, I exposed him to the whole Disney idea this past fall with our free preview DVD that I ordered from the park. But, this mousketeer had no.earthly.idea that he'd be packing his bags for his first Disney World trip in mid-March.
It takes a lot of planning these days to get together a trip. There are character dinners to book, accommodations to research, meal plans to research, park decisions, special outings that need booking etc. I had no idea what I was in for until I took the plunge planning our trip in early January.... only 90 days from our departure mind you. Disney recommends 180 days to plan. I manage to take the reigns on trip planning and pulled it off though advice from friends and an awesome blog planner.

I crafted a cute little autograph book for our little man with the Waldograph font. I found the cutest character decals on each page to reserve spots for special friend meetings. I saved room for a picture of Miller and each character to enjoy for years to come. I downloaded some Disney activity pages for Miller to entertain himself on the road trip. In the front, I included our resort map and park maps for him to study. My favorite page is his little Q & A to record pre Disney dreams...His answers were precious!

 

Omi and Papa came into town to watch Eliza Kate for our family. Such a gift! I wavered back and forth whether or not to take her almost Terrific Two year old self. Even though we had an extra set of hands, she's just not at a golden age to enjoy herself. With her little personality in full bloom combined with her aversion to strollers, I knew it would distract us from the birthday boy.

Now onto the surprise breakfast.... Miller was greeted the morning of our departure with a family birthday Disney send off. His face of shock coming down the stairs to our smiling faces with a decorated tablescape was priceless. Omi and Papa kept with our theme of Disney gifts for the trip.

His gifts included Disney t-shirts, a CARS Leapad game, a light up gifty for the parade, and a special wallet with souvenir cash from the park from Omi and Papa. Miller was overwhelmed! As he was opening gifts and noticing a trend to the packages, Landon announced our surprise trip...but it still didn't fully sink in as he's never been before!

It meant the world to his momma that my frosted Mickey muffins got a thumbs up. Such an exciting adventure for our family celebrating Miller's half decade with us.

More Disney posts to follow on our journey to the Happiest Place on Earth....