I am working on a surprise trip for my wife and kids. First a little background:
Kids are DD 4, DD 2, DS 1 as well as my beautiful wife...
The family is not expecting to go to disney this winter or spring, I am heading to Miami for work in February and was able to score an AKL room for Feb 25-March 4.
Driving down from Michigan. Plan is to get everything packed and pick my wife up from work, with kids ready on Monday Feb 23. Drive to Atlanta the first day, Georgia Aquarium, etc on Tuesday and drive to Gainseville on Tuesday night. This gives us an early arrival to AKL to start our trip well.
Normally I do all the trip planning and driving, but my wife does all (and I mean ALL) of the packing. That's what I am really running into an issue with. I have no idea what to pack...back in my single days this was easy...Flip flops, swimsuit, tshirt, and a suit for work in Miami...easy as can be.
Now with kids I haven't got a clue. I really want it to be a full surprise. Want to show up at her work and send the kids in with flowers and balloons and magic bands ready to go...
We dont mind using the laundry machines at AKL, and the entire trip is paid by my company, so I dont mind spending a bit of money to replace anything I forgot. However, if I mess up too badly she wont be able to relax, and we all know that's no fun.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
ALSO, my wife does a great job with kids activities and things for the road so any ideas there would be excellent as well.
Kids are DD 4, DD 2, DS 1 as well as my beautiful wife...
The family is not expecting to go to disney this winter or spring, I am heading to Miami for work in February and was able to score an AKL room for Feb 25-March 4.
Driving down from Michigan. Plan is to get everything packed and pick my wife up from work, with kids ready on Monday Feb 23. Drive to Atlanta the first day, Georgia Aquarium, etc on Tuesday and drive to Gainseville on Tuesday night. This gives us an early arrival to AKL to start our trip well.
Normally I do all the trip planning and driving, but my wife does all (and I mean ALL) of the packing. That's what I am really running into an issue with. I have no idea what to pack...back in my single days this was easy...Flip flops, swimsuit, tshirt, and a suit for work in Miami...easy as can be.
Now with kids I haven't got a clue. I really want it to be a full surprise. Want to show up at her work and send the kids in with flowers and balloons and magic bands ready to go...
We dont mind using the laundry machines at AKL, and the entire trip is paid by my company, so I dont mind spending a bit of money to replace anything I forgot. However, if I mess up too badly she wont be able to relax, and we all know that's no fun.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
ALSO, my wife does a great job with kids activities and things for the road so any ideas there would be excellent as well.