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Our Disney’s Preschool Playdate: Creating Inclusive Parties #DisneyKids

May 16, 2017 By Melanie

Disclaimer: I received free products in order to host a #DisneyKids Preschool Playdate. The opinions expressed are my own. One of the challenges of having a child with special needs is finding opportunities for enjoyable an fun play-dates. While my kids are fortunate that they have a large peer group at school, it is often… [Read More]

Hong Kong Disney’s Hollywood Hotel Review

February 24, 2017 By Melanie

Last fall, during our adoption, our family had the wonderful adventure of spending a day at Hong Kong Disney before returning home. Being the ENORMOUS Disney family that we are, we knew that we couldn’t be that close to an international Disney park and not make the effort to visit. Be sure to have a plan A… [Read More]

Adoption: The Great Wall of China

October 12, 2016 By Melanie

On our second (last) day in Beijing, we took a two our drive to the The Great Wall of China. Even though the wall is in Beijing it takes about 2 hours to get there. Driving in China is nothing like driving in America and we were without a car seat. Ezra thought he could… [Read More]

Adoption: Beijing, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Hutongs and Acrobat Show

October 3, 2016 By Melanie

I had completely and totally planned to blog during our trip but trying to find an hour during the day that I wasn’t entertaining kids, eating, being a tourist or snuggling our new addition was almost impossible. So here I am trying to remember some of the details, share a bit about our trip most… [Read More]

Toddlerdom & Disney: How to Make Your Trip More Enjoyable

May 26, 2015 By Melanie

Dis­clo­sure: My fam­ily was invited to the 2015 Dis­ney Social Media Moms Cel­e­bra­tion. I paid a con­fer­ence fee to attend and received discounted and com­pli­men­tary items from Walt Dis­ney World as part of the expe­ri­ence. I was not asked to write about the con­fer­ence or our fam­ily trip. All opin­ions and expe­ri­ences are entirely my… [Read More]

Praise! Mabel’s Labels – Kids Safety Labels

May 21, 2015 By Melanie

Disclaimer: Mabel’s Label’s provided me with two sets of emergency contact bands for our recent trip to Disney. Nothing strikes fear in a mother’s heart more than the idea of losing your child. Especially if your child has a life threatening food allergy or disability. One of the first concerns I had when planning our… [Read More]

Island of Lost Things at Disney World

May 18, 2015 By Melanie

Dis­clo­sure: My fam­ily was invited to the 2015 Dis­ney Social Media Moms Cel­e­bra­tion. I paid a con­fer­ence fee to attend and received discounted and com­pli­men­tary items from Walt Dis­ney World as part of the expe­ri­ence. I was not asked to write about the con­fer­ence or our fam­ily trip. All opin­ions and expe­ri­ences are entirely my own. During our… [Read More]

Rear Facing Entertainment #DeafBaby

March 9, 2015 By Melanie

*This post may contain affiliate links. Car rides with the little one have become a bit of a nightmare. He and I commute about 40 minutes each way and he is becoming more antsy and unwilling to get into his carseat. I am a firm believer in “extended” (past the age of 2) rear facing… [Read More]

Run Happy! Diva Half Marathon (Puerto Rico)

November 11, 2014 By Melanie

Getting back into the running game has been nothing less than a challenge. Honestly, I haven’t quite found the path of least resistance that normally propels me into my groove. I knew I had the Diva Half Marathon coming up, yet I had zero motivation to train. Running just hasn’t been the same for me… [Read More]

Florida’s Historic Coast: Our Weekly Rental in Quail Hallow

August 6, 2014 By Melanie

Disclaimer: As a thank you for writing this post, we received a small discount in the regular weekly rate on this unit. All thoughts, ideas, opinions are my own! When you are a family of five, staying in a hotel, eating out 3 meals a day and sleeping in one room just doesn’t cut it… [Read More]

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