GIVEAWAY: Disney storybooks and ice skating!

We are planning another magical trip to Disney World later this year. We love it there so much. This year, we’re visiting thanks to our road trip to my parents’ house in south Florida for the holidays. On our way back, we plan to enjoy the resort and a few other neat surprises for the…

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Finding Nemo is back – Thank you Disney

When Jordan was born six years ago, her brother was almost four years old and his friends had a lot of questions. One of the easiest ways to explain Jordan’s limb difference to kids was, “Remember Nemo and his lucky fin? Well, Jordan has a little arm just like his fin.” These days, that explanation doesn’t always…

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A moment to remember

For three days during our Disney trip, we went to bed late enjoying the late closing times at the Disney World parks and woke up early to snag the early opening hours. The extended morning and night hours are only for people who stay in Disney resorts. We love riding the rides with shorter lines…

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Happy Halloween Disney style

I’m the room parent in both kids’ Halloween parties today… So I thought I’d share a Halloween story before I go to bed and rest up for our spooky day. I wanted to share a few more stories about the awesome Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party we attended last week. The fun started the…

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What an adventure

We’re trying to catch up on life after an awesome adventure to Disney World and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. I have so many stories to tell… But first, I’ll try to summarize our adventure. The trip started differently than normal for us… We rode on a plane to Florida! We’re drivers for almost all of…

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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…

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Disney and more

I’ve been very quiet about a very special opportunity we have that starts today. We’re hopping on a plane and ending up in the Disney World Resort… and tomorrow we start exploring the parks. But that isn’t all. This week we have one other really special opportunity: Winter the Dolphin. Our family (Jordan, her brother…

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Three princess stories

There aren’t that many opportunities to grab your princess dress and watch three full classic stories of Disney favorites in our town… But that’s exactly what we got to do today. Jordan, her brother, her uncle and I headed to our nearby arena to watch Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales. Uncle Jon brought…

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Princess Fun with Disney Live!

There aren’t many times when I have a chance to give away fun things for readers who live in my area, but this one is pretty exciting. As I have posted many times in the past, Miss Jordan loves being a part of the princess culture. Next month, kids in or near Columbia, MO have…

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Lions, Thumper and Baloo, oh my (Day Three)

[We spent four days at Disney World and I figured I’d document the trip as best I can] Day Three: Animal Kingdom We were tired, really tired by our third day at Disney World. But we weren’t going to let that stop us! We wanted to get to the Animal Kingdom early enough to really…

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