The holidays are here! We kick off the holiday season with Halloween, then roll into Thanksgiving and wrap it all up with Christmas. While we all know the holidays are going to look a little different this year I have some ideas on how to make them more fun and less scary for the little. Our kids have all been masks since about March or so. I think it's been mandated around most of the country since the middle of summer. I don't know about your kids, but my kid is having mask burnout. She is ...
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Items You Need for a Birthday Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge
The world is pretty different today than when I booked this birthday party back in November 2019 for May 2020. Who would have ever thought we would be where we are today? I know it had never occurred to me that there would be a time we could not gather together due to a virus. Never. That's exactly what did happen and is happening all over our world. This is our third or fourth date to have Peyton's birthday party. It was going to be an epic party! We have a beautiful pool in our backyard ...
Making Your Walt Disney World Park Reservation
Wow, Disney sure has sent us a lot of curveballs lately. I feel, one of the biggest ones has been needing to make a park reservation. So many families, including mine, have had a Disney World vacation booked for months or even over a year. Now, us crazy Disney fans, are stalking the My Disney Experience site in hope of getting logged in and reserving one of the coveted park reservations. Talk about stress! In order to reserve today, you must have already had an existing resort reservation and ...
What You Need to do 180 Days Before Your Disney World Vacation
Eeekk!!! It's 180 days until Peyton and I leave for our dream trip to Florida. While it seems incredibly far away, the next 6 months are sure to fly by. And if you have ever planned a trip to Walt Disney World you know there are some things you need to do before you go. There are some important dates and 180 days from arrival is one of your very important dates to be alert for. At 180 days from your arrival day, you can make all your dining reservations for up to 10 additional days, they call ...
10 Things to Do to Prep Your Car for Fall
Some of the nation is going through a heatwave, some of us are experiencing snow and frigid temps, fall is an odd time. But we all know that cooler temperatures, snow, rain, and possibly some unpleasant weather is heading our way. Now is the time to check over your car and make sure you are ready for the crazy weather that is ahead. Some of these you can do yourself, some you may need to take your dealership for a once over. But the bottom line is, now is the time to do any routine maintenance ...
Navigating Cedar Point Amusement Park with a Special Needs Child
Recently, Peyton and I attended a conference in Sandusky, Ohio. While we were there I decided to make some time to take her to Cedar Point Amusement Park. Peyton loves roller coasters and all things Snoopy so I thought it would be a great way to spend a little family fun time together on a working trip. But what I didn't think about, was how I was going to navigate a foreign area that I knew nothing about with my special needs child. Peyton is on the spectrum, her disability is invisible, so ...