Something as simple as going to the park or the Chick-fil-a play place can be difficult when you have a child with special needs. I avoided both (or drove around to find the one with the least amount of people) for many years. I even wrote about a stressful Chick-fil-a experience once and it's been one of my most read posts. Thankfully our trips to the park are problem-free these days, but I still am not a fan of crowded Chick-fil-a. So what's a mama to do when her child needs to burn some Continue Reading
Five Things to Remember During the Holidays {When Your Child Has Special Needs}
Thanksgiving is three days away and then the official countdown to Christmas in on! I've learned the hard way just how stressful and emotional the holidays can be when you have a child with special needs. Plans don't always go smoothly. Picture-perfect holiday memories often become messy meltdowns. Something as simple as going to a Christmas light display can result in sensory overload and unmet expectations. The holidays are hard; but there are so many ways to make them special. Here's five Continue Reading
Every Photo Has a Story {Taking My Love for Photography to the Next Level}
I've had a camera in my hand for as long as I can remember. When I was six, I was given a pink camera that required 110 film for Christmas. I took a lot of blurry, random photos with that camera. My love for pictures followed me into my teen years and led to a job at Eckerd Photo Lab. My love of photography remains a huge part of who I am today. Scrapbooks line my closet shelves. Each photo tucked inside tells a story. Telling stories through photos and words; that Continue Reading
What’s Up Wednesday {10.26.16}
1. What We're Eating This Week... We're kind of winging it! Cooking is one of my least favorite things to do. I go through spurts....I have weeks where I'm rocking dinners and weeks where I'm all let's just order pizza! Lately, we've been eating a lot of pizza and helpie selfie dinners. Jackson could survive on PB&J so he could care less what I cook. I'm a big fan of the Crock Pot but even my favorite Crock Pot meals haven't sounded good lately. I'm just in a dinner rut! This week Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {10.21.16}
Linking up for Friday Favorites! Happy Friday, Ya'll! ONE These adorable photos I snapped of Jackson this week! We've been asking him since early summer what he wanted to be for Halloween and his answer has not changed. He wants to be a puppy doctor! So I ordered a kid's scrub top, bought a toy vet kit and our costume is complete! I kind of hate that Jellybean wasn't part of this photoshoot (she was at the puppy spa) but then again that might have been a complete train wreck. TWO My Continue Reading