Disney!!!!

So, if you dont know by now, we are going to Disney this fall!!!! The reservations are made, plan tickects are purchased, and I have been frantically planning!!! I normally handle all the trip planning myself, but with an undertaking this large, I decided to use an authorized Disney agent, and I am sooooo glad that I did. Jennifer at Destinations in Florida, has been a tremendous help and has made the entire process so easy. She has made our resort reservations, dining reservations, she ordered the cake for Sophia's birthday, and even reserved our stroller for us! She has answered all of my endless questions and is simply top notch. Since the hard part of making all the reservations is done. I have been working on itineray for each park. After having gone to Disney myself preciously, I can not stress enough how important it is to have a plan. If you do not have a plan of attack, Disney will not be the happiest place on earth for your family. You just simply need some sort of game plan, or there is a ton of stuff you are going to miss out on. As the count down continues, I will share some of my trip planning ideas and some of the sites that I have found particularly helpful!

Home Alone (well sort of)

The big kids (my step kids) are off with thier Mimi for most of the summer. I know that she enjoys the company and can always use the extra help around the house. We don't see much of them during the summer, (which is hard on Daddy), but at almost 14 and 16, they need us less and less anyway and they need thier space as they grow and mature. My Savannah is off with her dad for a trip to the beach. Sadly I have to say that I miss her greatly! This is the longest we have ever been apart, and Thursday seems sooo very far away at the moment. I know that she is having a great time on her beach trip, but I can not wait to see her! My littlest munchkin is the only one left at home at the moment, and it makes for a very quiet house. I didn't know what to do with myself last night with only one kid to feed and get settle down for bed. Thursday will be here before I know it, and then we will be off for our only "big" horse show of the year!

summertime!

Well, it is unofficially summer......the kids are out of school, the weather is fantastic (well, sort of), and we are gearing up for lots of great summer fun. While we are cutting down on the number of horse shows we are going to this year, I have lots of other great activities planned. Savannah will be starting summer conditioning for cheerleading and Sophia will be taking one more summer of gymnastics before she makes the move to cheernastics (the precursor to cheerleading). I have the girls signed up for summer bowling, thanks to kids bowl free. Also planning a trip to Six Flags with the free tickets that Savannah earned in their reading program!!! Also on tap, is gearing up for next years homeschool adventure! We can start our calendar year on July 1, so I am planning some activities that will count towards her school credits for the years. Of course our big plans for the year will be a family trip to Disney in late October. I had know idea that I would have so much fun planning our trip, and that I would be working on the plans months out!