This is going to be a great summer! We’re vacationing earlier than usual this year, due it being an incredibly stressful year, with LOTS of changes on the horizon for the kids. And, we will be driving. In light of that, we have to determine must have tech for travel with kids! This year is unique in that we are going to let the kids
The Summer of My Regret (aka Parenting #FAIL)
So, in a few starts a new school year, and with it a conviction that I need to do a better job. I had lots of plans for our empty August, and shortened summer camp hours, and none of them came to fruition. No potty training, no book learning, not much homeschooling, and precious little cooking. I’m also convinced I can do a better job with
5 Must-Do Steps When Vacationing with Gluten Allergies
This year, we went on vacation to Florida as usual. The main difference with this summer was that our kids’ dietary restrictions and supplements were stricter than ever and more challenging than before. So, we went ahead, did only 2 days in the Hard Rock Hotel, and did everything we could possibly do to maintain and manage control of their dietary and supplemental requirements. This
A Most Awesome Universal Orlando Vacation
So if you’re going to Orlando annually, as we do, you need to mix it up. A few years back, we decided to do brief stays at a Disney or Universal resort (like 2 nights), followed by a week at a time share. That way, we have a kitchen for most of the trip, and pretty awesome selection of gluten-free options for our hotel stay,
Disney World Family Trip, 2011, Day 2
We took “off” from activities on Father’s Day but we did have a GREAT character breakfast at the Ohana. Chris is sure we sat next to the actor who played Peter Brady, which is funny because all I could think of at the Polynesian was the Brady Bunch Hawaiian Vacation episode. Big pans of food came and the kids ate it all! Amelia has a
Disney World Family Trip, 2011, Day 1, Part 2
So Sunday morning we were sad we had to leave the Polynesian Resort at WDW. I didn’t, though, mention half of what we did! Here’s the low down: On Saturday, we spent time in the pool. We didn’t realize that temps were over 100 at one point, which means 3 sunburnt grown ups. Zoe LOVES swimming but all of a sudden she was out of