Mileto -Thank you. Im wishing too, my DD has been so good, I know she'd like to do some more grown up things, and would love to go to Italy, , but as we're a family of 7, with the littlest under 2 this is the last time we'll be able to afford davy crockett, after that, it's 2 rooms in a hotel which more than doubles the price. Last time, we planned a day in france so she could do some grown up stuff, visit sites etc. She said after though that she didn't mind not doing it again because her brothers were stressed out after, which stops it being enjoyable, so if they're happy then she is cos we're not having to deal with the side effects that come from their stress. It sounded slightly martyr like, but she really is that good. So, hence, me wanting to do something that would be special specifically for her too. When meeting characters in the parks attention usually goes towards her little brothers, and I've read that the princesses at ADC interact with everyone, and we wouldn't need to use the boys cards there in order to see characters.
Daddy of 2 - thank you, I had considered that. My DH has been struggling with depression for a few years now, and given my boys....enthusiasm, he struggles to cope with them by himself, would give me and daughter nice time for a couple of hours, but we'd probably be solo for the rest of the trip as he'd just want to stay in the cabin. , plus with 3 under the age of 6, he'd be really restricted as to what he can do with them. I could send him in with her, which would reduce costs...... but I wanna see the princesses too
The only thing I struggled with on our last trip was that he kept wanting to go for a lie down, which he'd go do on the grass or something, but I couldn't take all the kids on rides by myself as each child with an EAC had to have one person over 18 with them, I couldn't even leave my daughter with one of them at the entrance while I took the other on, and then swop them over, because she 'wasn't allowed to be responsible for them whilst in the parks' I hugely appreciate the eac, but we had no other option than to wander until my hubby was feeling up to joining us again. Last time we ended up the last three hours in the parks by ourselves, we coped but my stress levels weren't great by the end of it! I do get fed up of people saying oooh Disney again?! But my kids love it, They can all enjoy it regardless of their age and abilities, and for me to not have to cook, clean up, and to just enjoy 'being', and to be able to just enjoy them is something I really appreciate.
sarah-jayne - oh no, those meals are awful! One of my sons will eat the sausages, but the desserts are fruit puree with sugar, nasty!
