I'm not sure...

Who is more excited about our Disney trip. Now that Anna is a little older and her speech has developed more her communication skills are growing too. It am sure it is no secret but I start to sweat every time I take Anna out. When she acts up I feel every eye in the room on me. Honestly, I could never imagine having two children. Come to think about it I am not sure I have ever taken Anna and Hans out together alone. Anna is a wonderful child but she can be a handful. I have learned that she has more behavior issues for me then anyone else.

I think our trip to Disney is going to be a good one for a couple of reasons. Anna and I have been talking about it a lot and I have been using this time to talk to her about her behavior. We talk about listening ears, holding hands, little voices (speaking quietly) and restaurant behavior. Anna has come a long way in so many areas but one of the hardest things for Anna is sitting at a restaurant. She will wear me like a cheap suit. Mostly she sits on my lap and wiggles 70% of the time. Puzzles are sent from heaven in a restaurant so I will be sure to pack at least 2 of them. On my last long vacation with her we rented a house so this was not a problem this time we will be in a hotel the entire stay and eating out for an entire week.

I know our talks are getting through to her because yesterday at the beach she told Papa that he had to have good behavior to go the Disney. She also told him that he needed to make sure he listened to Grammy and to put his listening ears on. So she is absorbing what we are talking about which is great.

I am sure that I am just pre-sweating because Gerard is confident that she will be just fine. I think life is a teaching opportunity. I can not expect Anna to behave well if we have not taught her to do so. The next couple of weeks will be filled with excitement and some lessons on too.

So why am I up so early in the morning? Well the excitement got the best of me. Earlier in the week I had picked up some stickers and a 12x12 piece of card stock. I wanted to make a count down calendar for our trip to Disney. This morning I woke up tossed and turned a bit and decided to put the calendar together instead.

I have always wanted to be that type of Mom that does stuff like this for my children. I feel so lucky to called Anna's Momma. I feel even luckier that she likes this kind of stuff too.

Here is what I made



I got cute little stickers to mark off the days too.