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
Seven Things I Learned in October
Jackson's a Fan of Halloween He loves everything from candy corn (he did not get that from me) to the Reese's Peanut Butter pumpkins (I do take credit for that). He had a blast painting pumpkins and visiting multiple pumpkin patches. He's watched The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and Toy Story of Terror a thousand times over the past two weeks. And he makes the cutest puppy doctor ever! I have never understood why people put up Halloween lights, but Jackson loves them. We were driving around 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