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Trip Report: Around the World at Food & Wine

February 8, 2019 nikki

The second half of our trip started with a beautiful early morning walk around Crescent Lake to the Boardwalk to eat breakfast at Trattoria al

Dining Adventures 2018 (part 1)

January 16, 2019 nikki

Dining is such a big part of our Disney experience. October’s trip was no different. It took us to many new dining stops and back

Trip Report: A Mid-Trip Break

January 2, 2019 nikki

This is the first time on any of our trips that we had real downtime built into our plans. It was actually rather strange. There

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

December 17, 2018 nikki

There were two major highlights planned for our October 2018 trip. The first was celebrating Diva’s birthday park hopping and the second was Mickey’s Not

Trip Report: A Leisurely Day at Epcot

December 4, 2018 nikki

There was no rushing for us on Day 4 of our trip. We had a big day on Monday celebrating Diva’s birthday and planned to

Trip Report: A Day in Hollywood (Studios)

November 20, 2018 nikki

Our second day was set to be one of our early Extra Magic Hours days. I always prefer morning because fewer people tend to get

Trip Report: The Magic Begins

November 14, 2018 nikki

Normally, I would start a story at the beginning, but I’m going to start just before the beginning of our trip. As Grumpy would say

The Short Story

November 6, 2018 nikki

We spent nine days at Walt Disney World and I have a lot to say about it, but I’ll start with the short version before

We’re Going to Walt Disney World!

October 20, 2018 nikki

Our bags are packed and today is finally the day we leave for Walt Disney World! The kids are watching airplanes to pass their time

Groceries at Disney

September 28, 2018 nikki

We’ve had the Disney Dining Plan on our last two visits and are opting for it again when we return in a few weeks. You’ll

Stuffing the Suitcases

September 10, 2018 nikki

It’s never too early to start packing. Or at least start planning to pack. Our summer travels have ended. Instead of putting the suitcases away

The FastPass+ Frenzy

August 30, 2018 nikki

We have finally made it to the final stages of our Disney countdown! Last week one of the last dates on the Disney checklist came

How Disney Changed My Child

August 16, 2018 nikki

I was an extremely shy, quiet, in reserve child. Even up until college my shyness followed me around and it still does today. But one

The Path to Disney

August 2, 2018 nikki

I’ve had some questions come out about our travel plans. In the last post I mentioned that we’re driving two hours even though we have

The Planning Resumes

July 25, 2018 nikki

And just like that it’s time to get back to the planning! Our Disney countdown ticked it’s way into the double digits recently and now

Hidden Gems

July 18, 2018 nikki

Everyone knows about Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Cinderella’s Castle, Spaceship Earth, and the many other headliners at the Walt Disney World Parks. But there are

Magical Extras: Harmony Barber Shop

July 10, 2018 nikki

Disney is full of magic, but there are lots of opportunities to add magical extras to your stay. We’ve taken advantage of few of the

Lighting the Disney Skies

July 3, 2018 nikki

The Fourth of July has always been my favorite holiday. I hear people complain when their local city isn’t doing fireworks on the Fourth. To

I often share our experience of our 14-hour visit at Hollywood Studios. I talk about it so much because it was a day of pure magic. It was amazing. Over two years later I still feel like that. There is one part of the story that I always take for granted, but that is almost everyone else’s immediate reaction is “You did that with two kids under five?! Are you serious?!” And, I am totally serious.