TwoTigersMom
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We are taking my 16 year old niece with us, next trip as a "nanny". When we asked her to go, we explained what her duties would be and her compensation. She'll help me with my 2yo and 5yo during the day at the parks since DH turns into a big kid himself and isn't very efficient helping me when we go lol. Also, one night DH & I will go to V&A's, so DS 5yo will go to one of the kids clubs, but she will have to take DS 2yo to eat and keep him occupied during this time. We decided that it would be best if she just hangs out at the YC and maybe takes him swimming or something so she can always go back to the room if they get tired. Our problem is, whenever I show her websites or books and ask her to give me suggestions on restraunts and stuff to do, she says "It's your trip, I'm just gratefull you guys are letting me come with you." I want this trip to be special for her as well. I chose her, because she is very special to me. My MIL shows a huge amount of favoritism towards her sisters. The times she's been to Disney has been with her parents and my MIL & FIL. They always stay off site and do things as cheap as possible, really skimping on things that they shouldn't. This trip with us will be a whole new experience for her. Her Mom said she is to have no freedom to go off by herself, which is fine by me because I wouldn't have let her even if I hadn't been told that. SIL said staying with my younger son alone 1 evening while we eat at V&A's would be fine though. I've scheduled Dolphins in Depth for her and myself, but I'm not sure what else we can do. Any suggestions?
She is a great kid and yes she is very polite as well. I probably should have elaborated a little with my original post, but it was getting a little lengthy lol. We will be doing the platinum plan, so we will be doing several character breakfasts, Cirque, a couple of rounds of golf (which she enjoys too), Hoop Dee Doo, the water parks, fireworks cruise, spa treatments, and whatever else we can take advantage of lol. She is very excited and constantly "pesters" me wanting to know how much money she should bring. We keep telling her none, but I can't get her to understand we are paying for everything. I finally told her if she was determined to bring a few bucks, she could buy souveneers <sp> for her family. We are paying the hotel, food & parks it's all included in the package anyway. We'll be staying in 2 rooms at the YC for 9 nights on the package and the 10th night we'll cram into 1 room for a room only nite. She will have a room key that she will be able to charge anything she wants on (within reason, but I don't see her taking advantage of that anyway lol). I was thinking of maybe, having something special delivered to our room for her on our last night as a thank you gift. She's even helping me with the details for surprising my kids with the trip the night before we leave. She's going to mail the kids post cards from different characters every couple of weeks, telling them about where the character lives and how much they would love to see them sometime and such. I'll be going to our fave restraunt here and setting things up with the owner, but when we get there, she'll go off to the "bathroom" and talk to the waiter and give him any last minute instructions and stuff. She even said she wanted to get some of her friends to call sometime and talk to my kids as if they were characters lol. I'm glad she's at least participating in that, I just don't want her to feel like a fith wheel, this is her vacation too. Thanks again