Save on Your Next Disney Family Vacation: OrlandoVacaction.com Review

by Jamie Reeves // 2014-05-06 // 1 Comment

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written on behalf of OrlandoVacation.com about Disney family vacation and I received compensation in exchange for my honest opinion about their website and services. As always, all opinions on my blog are mine solely.... Continue reading →

5 Tips For Planning a Disney Vacation

by Jamie Reeves // 2013-10-08 // 93 Comments

My girls at Disney World, 2012. Like Katie from Mousehunters Travel recommends, we went during the off season, purchased the dining plan, and stayed on property. This giveaway is closed Adrienne Gordon is the winner. Congrats Adrienne! Happy Travel Tuesday... Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday: Minnie Mouse Magic

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-09-05 // 4 Comments

It’s hard to believe that 6 months ago we were on our first ever Disney World family vacation! I planned for nearly a year and then it was over in the blink of a Mickey Mouse ear. Loved this Minnie... Continue reading →

Epic Mickey: Hooray For Hollywood Studios

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-04-24 // 8 Comments

The iconic landmark Crossroads of the World, a great place to grab info and a souvenir, greets you as you enter Hollywood Studios. We headed to Hollywood on our last day at Disney World — Hollywood Studios to be precise. Although this... Continue reading →

Epic Mickey: Swashbuckling Pirates, Splash Mountain, And Wicked Stepsisters

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-04-12 // 10 Comments

Another beautiful day at the Magic Kingdom. No matter how big, or small, a kid you are, you can never get too much of the Magic Kingdom. On our fourth at Disney we headed back to the Magic Kingdom as... Continue reading →

Epic Mickey: Lunch In Italy, $8 Beers In Germany, And Epcot Soarin’ (Day 3)

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-03-28 // 3 Comments

It’s not every Monday that you tell your kids you’re going to Italy for lunch. We headed to Epcot on day 3 of our Disney World family vacation and I was pleasantly surprised at just how much my girls loved... Continue reading →

Epic Mickey: Getting Soaked And Spotting Yetis At Animal Kingdom (Day 2)

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-03-21 // 13 Comments

The Tree of Life Our first full day at Disney was jam-packed with fun at Animal Kingdom. I described Animal Kingdom to our families late that night as the “coolest zoo you’ll ever go to.” It was one of our... Continue reading →

Epic Mickey: Our First Disney World Family Vacation (Day 1)

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-03-20 // 12 Comments

Our first Disney World family vacation took months of planning. I honestly felt like a kid counting down the days until Christmas waiting for our departure day. I loved logging into our Disney account and seeing the countdown ticker! Finally... Continue reading →

Five For Friday From Disney World

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-03-09 // 6 Comments

Cinderella’s Castle at Magic Kingdom Larger than life 101 Dalmations theme at the All Star Movies Resort Lunch at Via Napoli in Epcot (incredible!) Meeting Mickey at the Tusker House safari theme character breakfast at Animal Kingdom…so fun! First princess... Continue reading →

Disney Dreams On A Dime

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-03-07 // 15 Comments

Hi everyone! We are wrapping up our first ever Disney World family vacation and having an incredible time! I can’t wait to share photographs and some of the highlights of our trip. In the meantime, I’ve asked my friend and... Continue reading →

Mission Mickey: Disney World First-Timer Tips

by Jamie Reeves // 2012-02-24 // 23 Comments

Edited to add: Disney World is offering the Dining Plan deal through the Magic Your Way Vacation Packages. It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve never been to the Magic Kingdom. I saw a bit of Disney magic last... Continue reading →

Paging Jimmy Buffett: The Weather Is Here, And That’s About All I Can Say About It

by Jamie Reeves // 2011-03-07 // 3 Comments

First of all, thank you all so much for your kind words and well wishes regarding our dog Bailey. Last week was really rough and I ended up taking a personal day off just to make arrangements for her, but we are... Continue reading →

Coming Down From Mount Mickey

by Jamie Reeves // 2011-02-28 // 12 Comments

I’m slowly coming down from Mount Mickey and catching up at work and at home. My girls were fine without me and there was much dining out on the town while I was gone as evidenced by the Happy Meal carnage... Continue reading →

Sisterhood Of The Traveling Hormones

by Jamie Reeves // 2011-02-24 // 6 Comments

Just when you think your 8 1/2 year old is too big or too cool for bedtime snuggling or sweet stories she picks this book out for you to read. Holy hormones ya’ll. I had to stop twice toward the... Continue reading →