Trip Report Parenting... Just in a different location.

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As TRUE as this was.. I am back from an amazing FIRST family vacation with just us 3 and ready to report out all the fun (and drama lol)

When: Feb 3-11, 2023
Where: Polynesian!
Who: Me, my husband Ian and 13 month old daughter Nora

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I have SO much work to catch up on.. but I will try to be as speedy as humanly possible on this TR.

Here we go!!
 
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annienevells

annienevells

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After a couple hours of bliss I returned to the room to shower and change for dinner. We had booked Chef Mickey's last minute due to cutting our last park day short.

My big and little loves were both still snoozing after I got ready, so I returned to my book.

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They finally got up about an hour before our reservation so we hustled out the door to head to the monorail

We got there easily and quickly, but arrived to huge crowds at the Contemporary.

We were sat about 10 minutes after our reservation, which was not too bad.

Goofy was our first visitor and Nora was SHOOK about his height lol

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Next up was Minnie and Nora was IN LOVE. I had not yet seen her this enamored by a character and it made me tear up.

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Another look at Goofy!

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And all the heart eyes for Micky.

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The family style dinner was ... fine. Ian enjoyed it the most and honestly I ate more of Nora's plate than the regular food. I much prefer breakfast at Chef Mickey's but it was more about the experience anyway!

We had told our server that Nora had just turned one and she brought out a surprise with the other desserts.

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Nora enjoyed us singing to her and gave us all a big round of applause for the effort 😆

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We ended the night the perfect way. All of us left dinner with big smiles on our faces before we took the monorail back to the Poly. Once Nora was asleep we packed up to head home. THE WORST FEELING EVER.
 
annienevells

annienevells

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Headed Home and Final Thoughts

The morning of our departure day I took Nora to Captain Cooke's for a final breakfast of Mickey waffles.

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We had our breakfast, finished up packing, and headed to catch our Uber.

The ride was quick and seamless, and we were at the airport with LOTS of time to spare.

Nora snuck in a nap at the gate.

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And was just the cutest girly in the whole terminal.

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She actually did much better on this flight to our relief.

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And before long we were back in snowy Maine.


SO! How do I feel this trip went?

AMAZING. Honestly. Besides her sick evening this trip far exceeded my expectations. She had so much fun and so did we. I am so glad we ignored the naysayers and went for it because it was such a special time with Nora.

It is sad not knowing when we will be back, but I have a FAINT idea. I have a work conference at the beginning of October in Orlando so I believe I will be going then with coworkers!

And we decided possibly November 2024 for our next family trip to go before Nora turns 3.

Thank you all for following along. Excited to read your reports to sustain me until my next visit! And if you miss seeing Nora Bea feel free to follow me on IG - @annienevells
 
Wicked Sisters

Wicked Sisters

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So enjoyed your report and it’s great that you even got your quiet time in most days.Nora is not phased by the rides and I bet she will enjoy the rollercoasters when she is old enough.
 
Zipadeelady

Zipadeelady

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Loved your report. Reading about all Nora's excitement was so dang sweet. Reminded me of my son who was 2 1/2 for his first trip and we were told he was too young for Disney. It's why we kept going back. And the picture of Nora with her hair down is so freaking adorable.
 
Songbird76

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Zipadeelady said:
Loved your report. Reading about all Nora's excitement was so dang sweet. Reminded me of my son who was 2 1/2 for his first trip and we were told he was too young for Disney. It's why we kept going back. And the picture of Nora with her hair down is so freaking adorable.
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I don't get why people say that any age is too young for Disney. My son was 2.5 for his first trip, my daughter was 4....it was PERFECT. They had so much fun. Did they remember anything? E remembers very little, and there are a few things that she remembered, but couldn't place as happening on that trip, and A remembers nothing from it, but does that mean we shouldn't have taken them? I mean, they loved it, had a great time, and we have some great pictures that they can still look at. I don't think "too young for Disney" exists, and I wish people wouldn't project their own worries or concerns on other people. If you don't want to take your kid for whatever reason, fine, but let me make my own decision, please!! Don't rain on my parade! You know what I mean? It just doesn't make sense to tell people what they should or shouldn't do based on someone else's experience. No two trips are the same.
 
Zipadeelady

Zipadeelady

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Songbird76 said:
I don't get why people say that any age is too young for Disney. My son was 2.5 for his first trip, my daughter was 4....it was PERFECT. They had so much fun. Did they remember anything? E remembers very little, and there are a few things that she remembered, but couldn't place as happening on that trip, and A remembers nothing from it, but does that mean we shouldn't have taken them? I mean, they loved it, had a great time, and we have some great pictures that they can still look at. I don't think "too young for Disney" exists, and I wish people wouldn't project their own worries or concerns on other people. If you don't want to take your kid for whatever reason, fine, but let me make my own decision, please!! Don't rain on my parade! You know what I mean? It just doesn't make sense to tell people what they should or shouldn't do based on someone else's experience. No two trips are the same.
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Well said. Every time I look at photos from that first trip and see the expression on my sons face I know I made the best decision!
 
Bullseye1967

Bullseye1967

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annienevells said:
Headed Home and Final Thoughts

The morning of our departure day I took Nora to Captain Cooke's for a final breakfast of Mickey waffles.

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We had our breakfast, finished up packing, and headed to catch our Uber.

The ride was quick and seamless, and we were at the airport with LOTS of time to spare.

Nora snuck in a nap at the gate.

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And was just the cutest girly in the whole terminal.

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She actually did much better on this flight to our relief.

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And before long we were back in snowy Maine.


SO! How do I feel this trip went?

AMAZING. Honestly. Besides her sick evening this trip far exceeded my expectations. She had so much fun and so did we. I am so glad we ignored the naysayers and went for it because it was such a special time with Nora.

It is sad not knowing when we will be back, but I have a FAINT idea. I have a work conference at the beginning of October in Orlando so I believe I will be going then with coworkers!

And we decided possibly November 2024 for our next family trip to go before Nora turns 3.

Thank you all for following along. Excited to read your reports to sustain me until my next visit! And if you miss seeing Nora Bea feel free to follow me on IG - @annienevells
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What a great Trip and TR! Thank you for letting all of us tag along.
 

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