Family Briefs

For some reason when a child is younger than 9 months of age, I feel an “extra” connectedness with them. They are at a point where I have carried them inside of me for longer than they have been outside of me. Weird, I know. I’ve felt it with all four of mine - it’s an unspoken 9-month milestone for me. This month, I’m finding myself at the “9-month milestone” and struggling with the reality that it’s the last one.

Our fourth child has been our most difficult infant, and there were many days along this journey of infancy that I thought we’d never get through it. And while the days often drag by like an eternity during the first 9 months with a newborn, in retrospect, it all goes by at lightening speed! Read the rest of this entry »

More ideas from our Disney trips . . . . I’ve seen several families taking picnic lunches into the park, and that’s a great way to save money. The extra effort required to pack a lunch the night before plus the extra “luggage” it requires just hasn’t seemed worth it to our family. We try to limit ourselves to our trusty double stroller that folds up umbrella-style (made by Maclaren), a backpack (with all our snacks and water bottles), and a diaper bag. We try to keep the load light, because whatever we have will seem immense by midnight (and that may include sleeping children)!

We eat all our meals in the park, but there are several tricks we have to make this a little easier and less expensive. Read the rest of this entry »

I hate that I’ve been away from my blogging for so long, but we were on our annual trek to Orlando; I spent a week preparing, a week away, and now a week catching up. I’ve really missed being able to blog and I’m glad to be back at it!

While we were at Disney World, I decided that I would share with you some of our experiences and tips that helped us make it through the parks. Getting you and your children through the rides and shows with your sanity in tact can be a challenge, but hopefully some of these ideas will help you make it through with fun and finesse! Read the rest of this entry »