I admit I caught the Elf of the Shelf fever when we lived in Michigan. Our elf is Wilbur. The story is cute and the kids enjoyed listening to it. The first few day with Wilbur were fun. He toilet papered the tree, made a snow angel in flour, built lego towers, and hung in … More Sorry Kids, The Elf Is Dead
I couldn’t help but observe parents fighting, kids screaming and the faces of stress everywhere at the happiest place on earth. So I figured, I’ve got this I feel right at home at Disney. The New F word. Don’t say Feliz Navidad around Sydney. She loves the song. She overheard it while we were in one … More The New F Word
When we moved to Delaware Sydney told Ms. Bridge and Ms. Ross that she had been to Disney World. Maybe in her dreams but not for real. I remember them saying we have to go to Disney together. I think the expressions of the kids is what gave us the best gift ever. I couldn’t … More Yes, These Two Ladies Are With Me!
This past week my family and I had a dream of a lifetime vacation. We did something that I never thought that we would be able to do. When we came home to Delaware we were still on a magical high. After being home for two days I had two major life events happen … More Soulful Sunday # 7
You know that the kids and I don’t attend many activities after 6:00 pm. On vacation we were on the go from 9:00 am until the late evening. On our first night at Magic Kingdom, the park closed at 7:00 pm and we had tickets to stay for the Christmas parade. It seemed like the crowd at … More Christmas Elves
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo! Sydney wanted the salon experience and I think deep down she wanted a princess gown too. I was praying they didn’t have her size, because momma wasn’t paying $200 for the deluxe package. While we were at Magic Kingdom she noticed girls wearing a sash and pink and purple hair clips. So we went with … More Fairy Godmother, Where Are You?
Magic Kingdom was beautiful. The Christmas music and decorations really made our souls happy. The joy on their faces made me cry throughout the trip. This was the perfect time of year for us to visit Disney. I encourage special need families traveling to Disney to get the Disability Pass. I was ready … More You’ve Got The Look
Who would have ever known that there were so many different styles of Mickey and Minnie Mouse Ears. I saw princess, reindeer, glitter and santa ears. You name it and there were ears to match. When we arrived at Magic Kingdom we were all so excited. It was great hearing Sydney read the signs and … More It’s Raining Mickey Ears
The upcoming blogs will focus on our Disney vacation and how we survived and had an autism friendly vacation. The shuttle picked us up and the true test would be if my luggage would meet the weight requirement. I had $75 ready just in case it weighed over 50 pounds. I was safe it … More Disney Diaries
This time I really don’t think that I over packed for the trip. To be honest with you I am not even sure what I have in my bag. I do know my sandals are in there because, it is Florida. I have to wear my sandals. When we traveled when we were younger. … More 50 Shades of Vera Bradley
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