So are they stupid or am I smart?
So are they stupid or am I smart?
Try packing for a trip to St. John without the kids having the slightest clue...
Less than 48 hours to keep the secret!
(ps. Don't post anything on my FB page about this. My
daughter got a page- have I lost my mind, but that is another story!)
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Less than 48 hours to keep the secret!
(ps. Don't post anything on my FB page about this. My
daughter got a page- have I lost my mind, but that is another story!)
"Sponges grow in the ocean...I wonder how much deeper it would be if that didn't happen."
We got a good deal on tix (and a frequent flier popped up) and then a good last minute on a villa-
This all came together a little over a week ago.
So we decided to continue to tell the kids we were going to Grandma's and Grandpa's (the original plan) for Thanksgiving. We are taking them out of school for 4 days (bad, bad).
They have no clue.
It is a little hard to pack though.
And there are a few little odd things I am surprised they didn't question. But as Ned says, they don't pay any attention to us.
We have a running bet on how long it will take them to figure it out. I think they will figure out before we leave the house. Ned thinks it will take them all the way up to the gate.
We normally don't fly to my parents but we told them we got a good deal.
I am slightly concerned that they will burst into tears when they find out they aren't going to grandmas. They miss them a lot, but will get to go over Christmas.
Anyways, this is fun.
This all came together a little over a week ago.
So we decided to continue to tell the kids we were going to Grandma's and Grandpa's (the original plan) for Thanksgiving. We are taking them out of school for 4 days (bad, bad).
They have no clue.
It is a little hard to pack though.
And there are a few little odd things I am surprised they didn't question. But as Ned says, they don't pay any attention to us.
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We have a running bet on how long it will take them to figure it out. I think they will figure out before we leave the house. Ned thinks it will take them all the way up to the gate.
We normally don't fly to my parents but we told them we got a good deal.
I am slightly concerned that they will burst into tears when they find out they aren't going to grandmas. They miss them a lot, but will get to go over Christmas.
Anyways, this is fun.
"Sponges grow in the ocean...I wonder how much deeper it would be if that didn't happen."
ahhhhh; how fun. I don't know how my daughter would react...of course this is my 16 year olds 3 year going in a row over thanksgiving, but i think she only likes going because she misses school for a week.
please let us know how they respond, we did this our first year to St. John to my brother, it was his 40th birthday and we took him out to diner (a whole group of us) and at the end of diner his daughter stood up and read a poem about flying and having a good time and how much she would miss him...needless to say he freaked out about going because he owns his own business; in the end he loved it however i don't think as much as my husband & I, we have been going once a year ever since; he has not returned.
please let us know how they respond, we did this our first year to St. John to my brother, it was his 40th birthday and we took him out to diner (a whole group of us) and at the end of diner his daughter stood up and read a poem about flying and having a good time and how much she would miss him...needless to say he freaked out about going because he owns his own business; in the end he loved it however i don't think as much as my husband & I, we have been going once a year ever since; he has not returned.
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After your wonderful story, I'm reliving last Feb in STX! We bought our condo on Feb 24th, on Feb 27th, in a moment of "complete insanity", we decided to fly down our kids & grandkids, (two weeks after we moved in).
We somehow managed to surprise the hell out of them & fly 15 of them down (they got to pack themselves) over an 18 day period & 8 round trips to the airport!! Kids & spouses (7 of our 11) 33 yrs to 39 yrs. Grandkids (8 of our 9) from age 2 yrs to 24 yrs old!! They came in 4 groups & the last 4 left 2 days before we returned to NH. WHEW!!! (Explains why we returned for 2 weeks in July)
It was both insane & the most fabulous time ever! You'll have a fantastic time & the kids will be talking their SURPRISE for years to come!!!
We somehow managed to surprise the hell out of them & fly 15 of them down (they got to pack themselves) over an 18 day period & 8 round trips to the airport!! Kids & spouses (7 of our 11) 33 yrs to 39 yrs. Grandkids (8 of our 9) from age 2 yrs to 24 yrs old!! They came in 4 groups & the last 4 left 2 days before we returned to NH. WHEW!!! (Explains why we returned for 2 weeks in July)
It was both insane & the most fabulous time ever! You'll have a fantastic time & the kids will be talking their SURPRISE for years to come!!!
Our daughter and SIL took their three kids (15,11,7) on a car trip from NW Arkansas to the Gulf coast of Alabama last summer. She managed to get them all the way to the water (12 hr drive) before they knew.
It was very funny. It wasn't until they woke up the next morning that they realized that they were there for the week.
JIM
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JIM