Only 103 days till the Grandson's Disney Trip ... (that's what I'm calling it) 
  1.) Vacation time was granted to my son-n-law...
  2.) We have decided that driving would be too stressful for them.            So I am looking at flying them into Orlando. 
  3.) learned that if a child is under 2 yrs. they can fly free            (Johnathan is already 2, so 'no' free ticket for him)
  4.)  learned that if a child is under 3 yrs. they get into Disney World free ... and eat at the sit down diners free (so no sharing food with brother this time) express meals you will have to pay. 

With Disney Reservations & tickets ($2495) and airfare ($1907) ... this trip is going to cost me around $4400 so far. So I have added up the cost of eating at Disney vs. buying the meal plan, or eating some meals there and others from our own stash of food items. And stashing some food sounds good to me. 

So I've been surfing the web for ideas. I noticed that you can have groceries delivered to your hotel with GardenGrocer.com . I am making a list of "favorites" that the boys will like eating for snacks and some drink items. This will save me in the long run and be healthier for them. I have saved fruits, yogurts, and organic bars, bottled water and a couple juice boxes, milk and cereal. Most snacks at Disney are listed between $4-$6 each, and drinks are about the same. Breakfast can set you back from $15-$30 for children and $30-$45 for adults...With 5 people that can really add up. 

I still want this to be a trip these two little guys will never forget. 


My first DIY project for the trip = 
I am making lanyards for the boys: 

These letters were only $.53 (that's cents) each ... 

And as you can see the Marvel Comics lanyard were only $1.00 each 

The Glow in the dark paint was just over $2.00 for this bottle. I got all of it at Walmart.  

My thought ... Paint the letters with the glow paint, making it fun for the boys to see if it really glows at night. Then painting the back a solid color (like green or brown) and printing mommy and daddy's cell phone numbers on it, just in case! 

The boys can also use them to put their trader pins on during their vacation ... 

** Funny note ***
Missy and I were discussing this trip. And calling it 'DW' so the boys wouldn't know what we were talking about.

We were sitting in the parking lot waiting for everyone to get buckled in ...

Ethan (the 5 yr old) came to me and said, 'Nana, I don't know what your talking about...but I think we should just GO. It sounds like it would be fun'  ROTFL!!! We never mentioned Mickey or any characters and nothing about rides. Just the possibility of going to 'DW' and that we would have to decide if they were going to drive for 2 days (3 for me) to get there. The things little ones say ... 

ALMOST FINISHED ... my next challenge is figuring out how to attach the letters to the lanyard (that's a really small hole on top)