To break up the long winter here in Maine, my family escaped to Great Wolf Lodge in Connecticut for a few days of indoor water park fun. We booked a three-night stay using the 2626 deal, which saved us about $300 off our original reservation. Initially, we reserved the Wolf Den Suite but requested an upgrade to the KidCabin Suite—and were thrilled when it was approved. Our stay also included the breakfast package and the Ultimate Food & Fun Package, which was absolutely wort

We took our three girls to Disney World at the end of September. One benefit of homeschooling is we get to take our kids on vacations during non peak times. We did drive so did not have to worry about weather delays. We got lucky and did not have any hurricanes hit Florida while we were there. We did have some rain but nothing too major and thankfully we had a rain cover for our stroller and ponchos. Giraffe on Kilimanjaro Safari For this trip, we stayed on property at Caribb

I love meeting characters but I don’t really enjoy waiting in lines to meet them when my children want to just ride the rides. Since I booked under the free dining promo which got me the free quick service plan, I had originally just planned on doing two table service meals, Hollywood & Vine and Cinderella’s Royal Table. After doing something, I figured out that upgraded to the table service dining plan would be cheaper than those two meals alone. So my family upgraded our di

Our family on Main Street at MNSSHP For our trip to Disney World, we surprised our kids with tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party for our arrival day. We were driving so we were not concerned with not making it in time but if you are flying, I do not recommend scheduling a party day on the day of your arrival. We thankfully arrived at our resort at 12:30pm and were able to relax before the party. Cinderella’s Castle during MNSSHP We entered Magic Kingdom around 5p