Early Morning Adventures - Day 0

This Sunday morning, we were visiting my parents in Waco as Allen had attended a scout training Friday and Saturday. Today was also the day were were going to begin our traditional Early Morning Adventures, even though we always did them Monday through Friday. The boys were outside playing basketball while the rest of us finished breakfast, and I went to ask them to come inside to learn about our adventures. Jon and Ben both said, "No!" When I questioned them, they exclaimed, "We are NEVER supposed to know what our adventure is until that morning. You shouldn't ruin the way we do it, Mom." ... but I had to or the surprise would be revealed the wrong way.

We gathered at the kitchen table, and we gave each of the kids a letter explaining part of each day's adventure. Maddie opened Monday's, Jon opened Tuesday's, Ben opened Wednesday's, and Will opened Thursday's. None of them really had enough information on their own to know exactly what the plan was, so I read the one for day zero -- today -- after they all tried figuring bits of it out.

Early Morning Adventures – Day 0

The past few years, our early morning adventures were the week before school began, beginning on Mondays and ending on Fridays. Our goals for Early Morning Adventures has been to practice getting up early and out the door like we will for school next week, but we have always aimed for it to be REALLY fun to get up in the mornings. Just like the other years, you kids don’t know the plans for the week, but you know to plan for a great time!

We have just given you a hint of what is to come for the rest of the week, but this one will probably be the best –EVER—series of getting-ready-for-school adventures for our family. It will be the “best ever” because Daddy will be with us each of the days, because grandparents will be with us, and because we will all be together.

Today we are beginning our adventures on a Sunday afternoon, and we are getting on an airplane. Put on your smiles, kids! We are heading to Disney World!

Once the surprise was revealed, we loaded up the car and headed to the airport. It is tough keeping a secret that long... especially when you are trying to pack for the kids without them knowing why. It ended up being a really long day, with our flight delayed several hours, but the kids were troopers. We got to our room at Animal Kingdom pretty late, but we set the alarms to get us up in time to practice being ready for school on time, and the time zone change worked in our favor!