Posts Tagged ‘vacation’
Answering Questions on the Disney Parks Moms Panel
It’s official! I’m a Disney Parks Moms Panelist. On January first, I started answering questions on the website for anyone who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World Resort. As I’ve written in the past, planning Disney vacations is a passion I’ve had for years and I’m excited to be a part of the…
Read More +One in a minion experience at Universal Studios
We are settled back into regular life after two weeks in Florida. It was an epic adventure and it’s taken a lot of time for me to sort through my thoughts and thousands of photos. We really did it all during this most recent trip. Our family visited amusement parks and we spent time with…
Read More +Rainy day vacation sanity
The forecast calls for a 100 percent chance for rain today. So that means we need to come up with creative play time in a small cabin on the edge of an island. I’m not complaining. I’m saying I hope I am prepared well for the day. [Check out new video I added at the…
Read More +Ahoy there, mateys
We’ve had a very pirate-filled two days. First, we attended the first day of Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor, Maine to watch some pirate fighting and have a chance to learn more about pirates. The kids got to learn some sword skills and discover stories about tooth worms and vaporing. By the way, tooth worms…
Read More +Little vacation discoveries
We are in vacation mode… We drove 24 hours in two days, picked up a kayak along the way and have consumed many lobster. It’s an excellent start for an extended stay in Maine. The fun part about vacation is you don’t have as many things on the schedule and you can just try out…
Read More +Amazing
Jordan, her friend Ashlyn and Jordan’s brother, Cameron, had an experience of a lifetime. They got to meet Winter the Dolphin in person and spend some special time together. I promise to write more… but I have to pack, get a little sleep and return home for all kinds of work that’s needed! We had…
Read More +Vacation reading: Good Enough is the New Perfect
I rarely take the time to sit down and read a book… So when Hollee Schwartz Temple contacted me a while back for an advance copy of Good Enough is the New Perfect; Finding Happiness and Success in Modern Motherhood, I thought it was worth trying… but I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be able…
Read More +Wearing prosthetics for fun
It isn’t every day when you ask your child to grab a sword and put on her hook arm… But this past weekend was that kind of opportunity. Arg!! There was a pirate invasion on Saturday in Damariscotta, Maine – just 45 minutes away from where we are staying for our vacation. It was just…
Read More +Vacations like these don't happen every day
Jordan is the luckiest girl in the whole world. In the last two months, she’s had the chance to sleep with Dinosaurs in Chicago’s Field Museum, shop on Michigan Avenue, climb rocks along the Maine coast, play with a lobster, meet a new and special friend in Maryland, explore the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History,…
Read More +Vacation happiness
Jordan likes to be in charge… That’s been obvious for a while. But when you spend 24-7 with my girl, it becomes more clear how dominant she wants to be. And to be honest, most of the time I enjoy it. During our yearly trip to Maine, Jordan’s been climbing the rocks like she owns…
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