Author: Julie Meyers Pron

A review of Sesame Place, in Langhorne, PA. Sesame Place is an amusement park for children of all ages. Read about day-trip highlights, adventures, and more. This year, I asked a friend, Rachel, to take her family to Sesame Place and report back on her visit. I love her story and how she compares it to Sesame Place of the 80s. Things have changed! (We were provided with four complimentary tickets to opening day at Sesame Place.) Read about the Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place. With the temperature starting to creep up, the kids can feel the end of school…

Fall festivities and sporting events keep every family busy this time of year, so when I couldn’t attend the Sesame Place Spooktacular this weekend, I asked author and blogger Darla DeMorrow to share it with Julieverse readers. Read about Sesame Place in the Spring and Summer. Romney may plan on putting Big Bird out of work, but everyone’s favorite fowl has a steady gig here at Sesame Place. Big Bird and his pals work through Halloween at the Sesame Place Spooktacular. Sesame Place during the holidays is actually an easier trip than during the summer, which we also love. At the Spooktakular, we…

One of the best things about choosing what to wear to a theme park is that you can get more creative and bring multiple outfits, because you can use efficient luggage storage options to help you. For instance, you might choose to bring multiple outfits, so you have something to wear to the theme park, something to wear whilst you’re in the park, and then something to change into afterward. This allows you to look as glamorous as possible. There are a lot of factors that you need to make the most of when it comes to improving this process,…

PassPorter’s Walt Disney World: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake! This guide is more than enough information to help you plan and get through each day at Disney. It was my guide for booking, for determining the best place to eat for dinner each night, to learn about rides before going on them, and every single detail in between. It’s updated annually, so you know it’s up to date.I’m not a big Vera Bradley person, but the Vera Bradley Tech Case held my life each and every moment at Disney. I bought it to hold my phone in my diaper bag day-to-day, so…

We returned to Orlando this summer and used the same service, KidsNiteOut.com, for a babysitter while staying at Universal Orlando Resorts. We wished we could take our sitter, Colleen, home with us. Sadly, she’s not that kind of babysitter. Colleen is a flight attendant for JetBlue Airlines who, when she has layovers in Orlando, will make a little extra money and babysit for kids. She doesn’t have kids of her own but loves to play and interact, making this the perfect side-job for her. We felt completely confident in our sitter that night–we knew the kids were safe and would have…

I’ve been watching the weather like a madwoman. Or an obsessed old man who stares at the Weather Channel each and every day. And, wouldn’t you know, the expected highs range from 63 to 80 and we’ll have a day of rain, a day of heavy clouds and two days of sun, interspersed with nearly everything but snow? Because we’re just going to have to roll with it, I’m packing in layers. I’ve been begging Middle to try on shorts from the summer stash and finally gave up and just packed a few different sizes. I expect for lots of changes. And…

About a month ago, my family embarked on what quickly became a trip of a lifetime to Universal Studios and Loews Royal Pacific. I’m still wowed that my husband refers to it as “the best vacation we’ve ever taken” simply because he had sworn off theme park vacations. But he’s right. Family Forward 2013 was more than a vacation to a theme park (something he’d been avoiding for months.) Family Forward was a chance to reach deep into the network of our family, focusing on our strengths, our needs, and our relationships. Of course, all of this could not have happened without…

A few months ago, Middle and the Huz spent the day at the Special Olympics at the University of Delaware. The purpose was two-fold: expose Middle to a swim meet before he joined the swim team and to show him that there are kids and people in the world who face challenges we can barely imagine. People just like you and me, but remarkably different. Middle came home that day, wanting to do something. “How can I help kids who need it?” he asked. Last fall, I visited Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. The bloggers’ day visit…

My family is blessed. I know that. But how many times a day do you actually stop and think about that? You know, count your blessings? Yesterday, our family joined the Help Our Kids Radiothon, setting up a craft table and making crafts for and with patients. What an amazing experience for the kids. We were right there where the action was–the calls were answered just a few feet from us. This truly helped the kids understand the excitement of each donation. They also learned that every dollar helps, no matter the donation size. We created picture frames with Duck Tape…

I wrote this post last week, the day after I visited Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children. I sat on it and struggled, trying to decide the right time to post it. With today being Thanksgiving, I wasn’t sure if it would be right. Afterall, some of the people I met surely aren’t always thankful for the hand they’ve been given. But I think we’ll all agree that we’re thankful for modern medicine, amenities, and a place that cares so much for its patients and patients’ families, that they’re likely hosting a top-notch Thanksgiving dinner for their enormous family…