Holidays + Seasons

Holiday travel is exhausting and overwhelming and stressful. The traffic is usually horrible. The weather can be a nightmare. Throw kids in the mix, and the experience can be downright dreadful.  Do you have a road trip coming up in...

"Tis the holiday season!  I love this time of year, even though my kids are basically grown.  At ages 18 and 16, the jig is up, the word is out, and the element of surprise is no longer a...

Let's Talk Teens and Turkey!  Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and at my house, that means my daughter will be home from college, and my son will have a week off from high school. They'll need to crash,...

“Veterans’ Day” conjures up images of American flags flying high, warriors in camo and helmets carrying heavy backpacks of gear, and decorated soldiers of our grandparents’ generation smiling and waving during red, white and blue hometown parades. These men and...

Who :: Atlanta Area families who still believe in Santa ;)  What :: An afternoon of fun! Including holiday crafts for kids, cookies and a hot chocolate bar for the entire family and photos with Santa! Where :: Jitterbug Performing Arts (1125 Concord Road SE...

My husband is Puerto Rican. We lovingly joke our daughter is "Sorta Rican." Since finding out we were pregnant, we've tried to keep T connected to her Latin heritage. Her middle name is Spanish, we watch Plaza Sesamo, I attempt...

My son is 4 and my daughter is 8.  My son has autism and is mostly nonverbal. I like taking them to trick or treat. However, it can be tricky with being a Special Needs parent. It’s sometimes hard...

Growing up, I don't think my sister and I ever had store-bought costumes. My mom and grandma both are amazing sew-ers (seamstresses?), so they could find patterns of almost anything and create it in the pattern or fabric we...

Have you ever wanted to take your family to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) at Disney’s Magic Kingdom? I have for years! The gorgeous fall décor, trick-or-treating, Mickey’s “Boo-To-You” Halloween Parade, Happy Hallowishes Fireworks, and more, will...

I am not that into Halloween. I don't even really know what All Hallows Eve means, though I imagine its somehow loosely related to Dia De Los Muertos. The costumes, the spooky decor, the pumpkins, the spiderwebs. It makes...