My mom, dad,little sister and I am not sure who all else from the inner of our family possibly older sister and her hub and lil one (not us due to budget short falls) are going to Disneyland this Christmas. I am not to sad about not getting to go...our kids together would be HELL. My oldest went when he was 15 months...we made a girls road trip outta it...plus budddas.. had a blast. My 5 yr has been wanting to know specifics from when we were there before. I didnt take camera....i had i disposable that I wasted on the stupid afternoon parade, so i have been making it a point to tell him everything i can remember...i was 6 months preggo at the time so memory never was my good thing preggo.. I want to surprise him, I have asked my mom what she thought of b-bop getting to fly down with him. Super secret. lil' bros wouldnt know about it. Is five to young for Disneyland/California adventure? he loves staying the night but the one thing my mom has said about taking him outta state is once their there he has to stay?? I have never left him for more then two nights so even though it is still Christmas time away it still is making me a little apprehensive.....mamas who do the vacation thing more often insight...He deserves it sooo bad. He has been the big brother of the lifetime in relations to helping me out with keeping an eye on my youngest..who is a handful. he also never compliains when he is sick. he just lets me take care of him. I am not favoring him over the other two. I just think it would be the best way i could show him how much i appreciate his help. I tell him in words everyday, but this would just blow his mind.
Yes, he would be flying with my mom and dad my little sister would probably be his seat buddy. I am nervous 1. he has never flown anywhere.2. I myself am afraid to death of flying. We did a sisters/mom vacation when my youngest was 9 months old. I Was so scared I had to have actual tranquilizing pills to knock me out for the plane ride. two weeks before the trip i broke out so bad that my chin looked like one whole scab i was so scared.
It would be extremely selfish of me not to let him go because i am afraid though. My hubby and I have talked, My moms has said absolutely yes..so looks like my baby gets to go do disney!!! we are not going to tell him until we take him to the airport!!
We are planning a B ''FAMILY TRIP'' once my youngest is about six or seven. And we have a set of grandparents who are willing to come to be our extra arms...i guess by then though it wont really be as chaos driven as it would we go with a 5, 4, and 3 year old trip...that would be hell. not fun. from naps to to much stimulation nope i couldnt do it!!
Five is not too young for Disneyland. I would have a problem having him gone out of state. Would someone fly down with him?
If I understand this.... Your parents and other family members have offered to take your 5 yo to Disneyland.
I've never been to Disneyland (been to Disney World), 5 is not too young. Disney specializes in having activities and entertainment for all ages.
He's used to spending the night with his grandparents, so there's no concern there. Grandparents know his routine, etc.
Are you concerned about how long the trip would be? You didn't mention, but I'm assuming less than 7 days. Of course you'll miss each other, but he'll be having so much fun, the chances of being homesick are slim.
Let him go.
Let him go, it would be fun and he is going with family, I am sure if they don't mind keeping him with them overnight, they would take good care of him.
My dad took my son, 8 at the time, and my sister's, 6 yo to Disney World. THey had the BEST time!!!!!!
We have gone 4 times. Each time when one of my kids was 3 to 7. These were the best ages.
Have them do a Character Dinner.
Have them get the fast passes, go to the beginnign of a line and get the pass then you go back to that ride at the designated time, no line waiting.
Do the shows in the afternoons.
Make sure Grandpa has all your medical info and a POA for medical emergencies, this will cover him just in case. I usually just wrote a note, signed by me and my hubby with all the info on it. My parent;s have never had to use it.
Start thinking now about how Grandpa and Grandma might be able to take the others some day too, so you can have something for them to look forward to. Doesn't ahve to be Disney, just a special weekend.
He'll have the best time and you will miss him more than he misses you. :o) That's actually a good thing.
Don't understand what you are saying....very confusing.
Blessings.....
If I understand your posting correctly, your son has not been away from you for more than 2 days and you plan on bringing him to the airport and not telling him he's going away without you until you get there? You may want to consider preparing him in advance.
My family has a tradition of going there when we turn 5! I have great memories of when I was 5 there and lots of pics. So I would say let him go. We have been discussing when we are taking my children since i have 3 year old twins and a 2 year old so I think we are going to wait till the youngest is 5 and then we will do a big long trip down there.
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Little brothers wouldn't know until he got back. I wouldn't send one if all couldn't go. I also wouldn't send either of my kids without me.
As long as he is flying down with someone (they won't let a 5 year old on a plane by himself), I say let him go. My son had never spent more than 2 nights away from me when he visited his grandparents in PA for a week by himself. He was only 2.5 at the time, and had the time of his life, so I figure your 5 year old would have just as much fun at Disney! (I mean, who doesn't love it there?!?!) Let him have his fun with the family and know that he probably won't miss you a bit! :)
He would have a blast! We have annual passes and my 2 1/2 year old loves it! (we don't even live in California). There are tons of things for little kids to do- and he will probably be tall enough for every ride, or almost every ride.
You'll miss each other, but I'm sure he will be fine. Especially when he is at the park having fun!
I took my oldest child when she was four and a half. It was for the day as we were visiting family.
The wait lines are Loooong. How good is your mother about keeping track of him. There are so many distractions.
How close is he to your parents and his aunt. Are they willing to center the trip around him.
Why does it have to be a Christmas trip. Don't you think he'll miss Christmas with his brothers and parents.
There is lots of time until Christmas. Vancouver has so many wonderful places to go to from Stanley Park to a first rate amusement park to skiing on Goose Mountain. Why don't you take your family there over the next few months.
Sorry, I was confused by the post-why didn't you just ask should you suprise your son and have him go to disneyland with your family? To answer this question--Yes! But give him a few practice runs with gma and have him stay a few days and nights several times before christmas.
GL
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