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10/01/2026

This video is from two years ago, and I received a lot of mixed feedback on it.

I’ve seen so many posts and comments from siblings of special needs kids about how they felt overlooked and less important, and I don’t ever want Abby to feel that way. While I know that I can’t control her feelings, my goal is to make sure she knows that she’s just as important to us as Zoe. I want her to know that her feelings matter too, and that, while we appreciate her understanding that Zoe usually needs us more than she does, we don’t want her to feel like we aren’t also here for her.

Christmas Cookie Party 2025 🎄She handled this gathering pretty well considering we have lots of little ones in our famil...
10/01/2026

Christmas Cookie Party 2025 🎄

She handled this gathering pretty well considering we have lots of little ones in our family right now. It also helped that they were very excited to be at the party, and there were minimal unhappy sounds (which really set her off).

As much as she loves Christmas, cookie decorating hasn’t been a favorite thing in recent years because it’s chaotic event and messier than she prefers. We’ve tried eliminating the chaos and having quieter opportunities for decorating at home, but she’s not into that either, so I think it’s mostly the idea of getting her hands messy.

We were really surprised, when, as families started to leave she spoke up and said she might decorate a few cookies while it’s quiet. And that’s exactly what she did.

We were thankful the others had had the forethought to leave several cookies plain so that they’d be there if she changed her mind and wanted to decorate some. ❤️

09/01/2026

Christmas is Zoe’s favorite holiday, and lights are her favorite home fixture. So getting to decorate for Christmas with as many lights as she can get her hands on is the ultimate perfect activity for her.

And then once they are up, she turns them on and off each day. She makes sure they stay in good working order, and she cleans them as needed. She also continually shops to provide them with friends.

And it’s currently January 9th; there has been no mention of taking them down.

Putting up lights is one of Zoe’s all-time favorite activities any time of the year, but especially at Christmas. She lo...
06/01/2026

Putting up lights is one of Zoe’s all-time favorite activities any time of the year, but especially at Christmas. She loves all the decorating, but the lights are the *most important part*.

And when she realizes we have lights that aren’t out, that must be remedied immediately. That happened today.

So before we could leave the house for her day out, she and her dad got to light hanging.

Just a few days after we got back from Disney World, and right before Christmas, the girls had a dentist appointment. I’...
06/01/2026

Just a few days after we got back from Disney World, and right before Christmas, the girls had a dentist appointment. I’d considered rescheduling it, but we ultimately decided to just keep it.

Abby got us tickets to a Christmas tree display an hour away from us, but it was really close to their dentist’s office, so it worked out well for us to do both. And Zoe loves looking at Christmas decorations.

They both got a good report from the dentist, Zoe allowed them to get X-rays, which is never something we take for granted.

06/01/2026

Christmas at Disney 🎄

This is such a cute idea and it was a fun surprise addition our trip!

I was floored that Zoe allowed them to pin the button to her shirt because she never does that, not us, not anyone. And I really love that they recognized how special that was and cheered for her.

Side note, this was extra special because the last few years, whenever we’ve had winter weather at home, she’s told us that she turned into Elsa and that she made it happen. ❄️

My favorite photo pass photos from our trip🎄
01/01/2026

My favorite photo pass photos from our trip🎄

🎄Christmas at Disney 🎄Our last day at Disney we slept in LATE and then headed to The Grand Floridian’s 1900 Park Fare fo...
30/12/2025

🎄Christmas at Disney 🎄

Our last day at Disney we slept in LATE and then headed to The Grand Floridian’s 1900 Park Fare for an early dinner with a few fun characters.

It is such a beautiful resort already, and the Christmas decor just adds to the beauty. When we were in Orlando last December for Universal, we took one day and visited here to see the giant gingerbread house they do every year, and I’m so glad we did, since they don’t have it this year.

We were also so excited when the reopening of 1900 Park Fare was announced. It was one of our favorite character meals prior to the pandemic. The characters have changed some, and I’d say we preferred the ones they had before, but we still enjoyed it. The food is still really good and the characters are fun.

Zoe has always been especially interested in the princes, and she enjoyed getting to meet Aladdin. Abby is pretty much over character meetings these days, but she humored us with a couple pictures. She purposely kept her distance while Zoe was getting a picture with Aladdin because she knows that three’s a crowd and she’s a good sister. She knew Zoe wanted all the prince attention.

The Grand Floridian also always has a photo pass photographer stationed in an alcove on the second floor, and at Christmastime, they change the backdrop and add fun props, so we stopped for a little photoshoot.


🎄Magic Kingdom at Christmas 🎄I’ve always wanted to spend Abby’s birthday at Magic Kingdom to celebrate her and also get ...
29/12/2025

🎄Magic Kingdom at Christmas 🎄

I’ve always wanted to spend Abby’s birthday at Magic Kingdom to celebrate her and also get to see the Christmas decorations, and we got to do that this year for her 18th birthday. 🎂

🎄 Our Christmas Disney Trip🎄 We like riding the skyliner to visit other resorts (and see their Christmas decorations). W...
28/12/2025

🎄 Our Christmas Disney Trip🎄

We like riding the skyliner to visit other resorts (and see their Christmas decorations). We rode it to Pop Century and then walked over the bridge to Art of Animation.

They had a couple of really pretty, colorful trees. Zoe took photos of a lot of the decor to show her Mammaw who couldn’t come with us this time., and she also took lots of photos of signs and things she saw that she liked (caution signs, guitars).

They also had a really comfortable, quiet kids’ area with a tree and a tv playing classic Mickey and Minnie cartoons. It was very quiet and peaceful, so we stopped there to feed Zoe.

🎄Our Christmas Disney World Trip 🎄The Riviera Resort is so beautiful and the Christmas decor makes it even better. We lo...
28/12/2025

🎄Our Christmas Disney World Trip 🎄

The Riviera Resort is so beautiful and the Christmas decor makes it even better. We loved seeing it. Also, we’ve had the gingerbread shingles and cookies from The Grand Floridian and they were only okay. But the ones in the cafe at Rivera are divine. So get theirs instead if you’re going to spring for one.

After breakfast at Topolino’s (at the Riviera), we did some pin trading and then hopped the Skyliner ✨my favorite ride ✨ to look at a couple other resorts’ Christmas decorations. We went to Pop Century and Art of Animation. Art of Animation had a couple of really pretty, colorful trees. They also had a really comfortable, quiet kids’ area with a tree and a tv playing classic Mickey and Minnie cartoons. It was very quiet and peaceful, even with a few other kids over there, so we stopped there to feed Zoe.

🎄Our Christmas Disney World Trip 🎄We loved having dining reservations at several different resorts and then getting to s...
18/12/2025

🎄Our Christmas Disney World Trip 🎄

We loved having dining reservations at several different resorts and then getting to see how the different resorts decorated for Christmas while keeping to the overall feel and theme of the resort. All of the ones we visited were so lovely and festive, but also so unique. If you’ve seen the decor at one Disney resort, you’ve seen it at only one.

Zoe loved seeing all of the trees and the lights, and that each resort plays Christmas music too (and still themed to each individual resort).

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