Rooted in Resourceful - Always Branching Out
To kick off the summer season and celebrate the June opening of the new Disney film Monsters University, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, and Disney’s California Adventure are open for 24 hours straight today! My daughter and I have the honor of being guests of Disney Parks today for this 24 hour, all-nighter celebration. [...]
This post is possible due to my attendance at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, which was funded in large part by Disney. All opinions are my own. Last Saturday my family and I had the amazing privilege of witnessing the official coronation of Merida who was welcomed as the 11th official Disney Princess. The [...]
There’s been some (completely ridiculous not at all important) hullabaloo about the new official Disney Princess, Merida. I want you to meet the real Merida… This is my daughter Emma, riding a horse in a thunderstorm during our Adventures By Disney trip last summer. Those of you who have been here before have likely already met her [...]
Ever since I became a mom, I’ve had a recurring nightmare about my children and water. I love to swim and grew up spending most of my summer in the water either at the community pool or at the lake where we camped every other weekend, but I’ve never felt confident when my kids are [...]
Today I clicked on the list of friend’s birthdays on Facebook like I do every day, partly to wish friends and loved ones a great birthday, and partly to be reminded that at some point four years ago I met someone for five minutes and accepted their friend request. Except that today when I clicked [...]
This post contains sponsored content. I have enjoyed celebrating Mother’s Day for the last 9 years, the extra cuddles from the kids, the flower on the way out of the sanctuary at church,the breakfast in bed. What I love most about this day is that it is usually stress free. My biggest effort is to [...]
In the winter of 2008, my husband and parents and I took my children to Walt Disney World for the first time. I had been there a few times throughout my childhood, but this was my husband’s first trip to the world. I got to watch all three of them experience the magic for the [...]
Disclosure: this post contains sponsored content. Three years ago this month I was working at my desk, chatting with my friend Shannan in Skype, and looking forward to the summer with my kids. That’s when Shannan told me her littlest, D, was complaining of a stomach ache. We did what we always do as moms [...]
