Travel

Nuts about the Lights

Lights make me happy.  I adore all things bright and sparkly.  I kid you not, I tear up and get all dreamy and isn’t the world a wondrous place whenever a bunch of twinkling lights appear. I also happen to be a lover of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang and also a giant amusement [...]

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What Is Your Greatest Wish?

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Standing on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom with my family watching the spectacular “Wishes” fireworks display, I thought of a million things that I could wish for. A million things I do wish for. Some things are wishes for me, some for my family and some for my children. I have so many dreams [...]

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DIY: Disney Autograph Book

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While at Disney with children under a certain age or grownups like me who totally dig character greetings – the autographs are everything.  While most of the books Disney puts out are amazing, their autograph books just did not do it for me and my small children.  Some are way too small, some are a [...]

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Twig the Fairy and the Festival

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We hit the Carolina Renaissance Festival today for some fun with the kids but our main goal was finding Twig the Fairy (yes, she has her own website and she tweets) so Sophia could meet her and get a picture for her growing album of fairy meetings.  Yes, you could say she is a little [...]

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Travel Light and Safe on Airplanes with CARES

I love to travel and I love to take my kids with me.  My kids are young.  All 3 are 4 and under.  Airports…airplanes…they are a pain in the tush.  I revealed my tips on airplane travel with small children last November and practically drooled over the CARES airplane harness.  Just the thought of a restraint [...]

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