I hope you had a fun weekend! Kids in our area are recovering from going back to school. I know other areas of the country don’t go back for weeks. I think I’d like to be team-after-Labor-Day, but it gets so hot here in August we’re all hunkered down in the air conditioning anyway. Might
As an Enneagram One, staying organized is fun for me. I love a planner, a list, and a reward system. I have to hold myself back from buying a new planner every quarter even though I’m happy with the one I have. And of course, what could be more fun for the whole family than
My toddler loves to look at photo books. I make an annual album showcasing the fun of the last year. We’ve gotten photo albums from school (such a treasured labor of love from the teachers!). And I’m planning to make a vacation-specific album to help keep our trip memories alive. But my favorite album to
Ok, I can’t believe this entire weekend is AUGUST. July flew by thanks to vacation and vacation recovery. Certain school districts near us went back to school on Friday, and our start date is rapidly approaching too. But we’re still trying to make the most of our summer vacation! The book I finished this week
We’ve been home from Disney for almost three weeks, and I’ve been reflecting on how our anticipating, experiencing, and remembering selves experience a trip. In general, my remembering self thinks about the trip more fondly than my anticipating and experiencing selves do. So one way to increase the fun of a vacation is to really
Why does giving a toddler a bath feel like such an ordeal? The risk of head injury when they are wet and slippery comes to mind. And there’s always the risk of, um, contamination before they’re fully potty trained. But a bath can also be a good reset and time filler. You just have to
My love of books runs deep, and reading aloud is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. I take the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge to mean 1,000 unique books. (It doesn’t actually—you can and will read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie a thousand times. That counts.) But I like
Disney snacks are legendary. You can declare your love of Disney snacks via t-shirt, tote, toy, and even Loungefly backpack. Yes, you can bring your own food and drinks into the park. But you’re at Disney—enjoy yourself. Save the Larabars for the drive home when you need something to bridge the gap between chocolate mousse
Our family loves Disney World. My husband grew up going regularly with his family. I went a few times as a kid, and my mom and I made annual trips to California for a few years after I turned 18 that always included an open-to-close 30,000-step Disneyland day. My husband and I honeymooned at Disney
For the last two years, our family has gone to Disney World the second week of July. And it’s been really, really hot. In fact, it was so hot the first year I swore I’d never go back in July. But our remembering selves are generally a lot happier than our experiencing selves. So back
