Through a gift from my father, my dh and I are able to take our two oldest dd's (4 & 5) on their first trip to WDW in 2 weeks. We also have a 3yo ds and an 18 month old dd. They are staying home with my sister and mother. This trip was planned pretty much last minute and with the goal of providing our girls with a taste of Disney Magic, without the cumbersome issues often accompanying their younger sibs.
I have been having visions of strolling leisurely down Main Street, watching my children skipping, laughing and hugging and enjoying each other.
As luck would have it, my dh broke his foot a few days ago. He just went to the dr. for a follow-up today to find out it may not be healing properly and may have trouble ever healing correctly. They may put pins in it, to help it, etc. However, he is on crutches with orders not to put weight on his foot at all until he returns on March 18th to the dr's. This means our trip falls during the time he is waiting to find out how is foot is healing.
We have talked about renting an ECV for him. I will have to push the kids in a stroller I guess. I'm just having a hard time getting over the altered vision of how this trip is going to play out. We may not get back to WDW for several years and I wanted so desperately to have a carefree trip. Now, I fear it will be more complicated.
He wants to bring his crutches with him on the ECV so he can use them in lines. thing is, he is a tall guy, his crutches are long. Wouldn't this be cumbersome?
I've read a number of posts here and am feeling much more at ease about this new and different experience for us. I feel fortunate that this is likely a temporary situation for us. It could be worse, definitely.
Are there any other suggestions as the main attractions we will hit are for the kids anyway. How inecessary would it be for him to have his crutches?
We are renting car also, but I'm wondering if we should bother now since we aren't sure how easy it is to load the ECV into it. Has anyone had any practice in disassembling these things?
Any additional tips or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mindy
I have been having visions of strolling leisurely down Main Street, watching my children skipping, laughing and hugging and enjoying each other.
As luck would have it, my dh broke his foot a few days ago. He just went to the dr. for a follow-up today to find out it may not be healing properly and may have trouble ever healing correctly. They may put pins in it, to help it, etc. However, he is on crutches with orders not to put weight on his foot at all until he returns on March 18th to the dr's. This means our trip falls during the time he is waiting to find out how is foot is healing.
We have talked about renting an ECV for him. I will have to push the kids in a stroller I guess. I'm just having a hard time getting over the altered vision of how this trip is going to play out. We may not get back to WDW for several years and I wanted so desperately to have a carefree trip. Now, I fear it will be more complicated.
He wants to bring his crutches with him on the ECV so he can use them in lines. thing is, he is a tall guy, his crutches are long. Wouldn't this be cumbersome?
I've read a number of posts here and am feeling much more at ease about this new and different experience for us. I feel fortunate that this is likely a temporary situation for us. It could be worse, definitely.
Are there any other suggestions as the main attractions we will hit are for the kids anyway. How inecessary would it be for him to have his crutches?
We are renting car also, but I'm wondering if we should bother now since we aren't sure how easy it is to load the ECV into it. Has anyone had any practice in disassembling these things?
Any additional tips or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mindy