Hi Everyone!
Welcome to my September 2014 trip report. I know I’m starting it a little late – but life has been so crazy and hectic since we have returned, there doesn’t seem like any time to just sit and write.
You can check out my pre-trip report here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/our-almost-totally-free-trip-to-dsney.888659/
I didn’t finish it – so it ends rather abruptly.
You can also read last year’s trip report here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/completed-this-is-autism-when-you-add-a-little-pixie-dust.873100/
Just to remind you who we are:
Me – Mary, aka “mom”. I am a teacher turned homeschool mom, advocate and blogger.
Ross, the daddy, aka “Grumpy”. He is the character who works non-stop all year to make this trip possible for us.
Julia, aka “sissy”, our oldest daughter who is 12. This will be her last trip with us before she turns into a… I hate the word… teenager! She LOVES Disney as much as I do and I pray that she always does.
Hope, aka “the Hopester”, (a nickname she somehow adopted when riding Spaceship Earth last year). She is my youngest daughter, 5 ½, diagnosed with severe Autism and Sensory Integration Disorder
Many people look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them we are taking Hope to WDW. But it’s like 10 days of intense therapy for her. It challenges her so much while presenting her with the greatest incentive and rewards. We sacrifice the whole year to make this trip possible and it is so worth it.
Hope’s WDW goals for this trip:
Ride Splash Mountain and like it.
Ride 7 Dwarfs Mine Train.
Ride the Monorail without a meltdown.
Sit in booster seats rather than a highchair.
Tell me what she wants to eat rather than me just deciding for her.
Sit in a theater seat rather than her stroller during a show.
Julia's goal: Skate at Hollywood Studios
My goal: Eat at Columbla Harbour House!
Ross' goal: Eat at the Food & Wine Festival
Will we all meet our goals? You'll have to read to find out!
Everybody ready?
Off we go…
Welcome to my September 2014 trip report. I know I’m starting it a little late – but life has been so crazy and hectic since we have returned, there doesn’t seem like any time to just sit and write.
You can check out my pre-trip report here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/our-almost-totally-free-trip-to-dsney.888659/
I didn’t finish it – so it ends rather abruptly.
You can also read last year’s trip report here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/completed-this-is-autism-when-you-add-a-little-pixie-dust.873100/
Just to remind you who we are:
Me – Mary, aka “mom”. I am a teacher turned homeschool mom, advocate and blogger.
Ross, the daddy, aka “Grumpy”. He is the character who works non-stop all year to make this trip possible for us.
Julia, aka “sissy”, our oldest daughter who is 12. This will be her last trip with us before she turns into a… I hate the word… teenager! She LOVES Disney as much as I do and I pray that she always does.
Hope, aka “the Hopester”, (a nickname she somehow adopted when riding Spaceship Earth last year). She is my youngest daughter, 5 ½, diagnosed with severe Autism and Sensory Integration Disorder
Many people look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them we are taking Hope to WDW. But it’s like 10 days of intense therapy for her. It challenges her so much while presenting her with the greatest incentive and rewards. We sacrifice the whole year to make this trip possible and it is so worth it.
Hope’s WDW goals for this trip:
Ride Splash Mountain and like it.
Ride 7 Dwarfs Mine Train.
Ride the Monorail without a meltdown.
Sit in booster seats rather than a highchair.
Tell me what she wants to eat rather than me just deciding for her.
Sit in a theater seat rather than her stroller during a show.
Julia's goal: Skate at Hollywood Studios
My goal: Eat at Columbla Harbour House!
Ross' goal: Eat at the Food & Wine Festival
Will we all meet our goals? You'll have to read to find out!
Everybody ready?
Off we go…
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