The Parrillo Family

We packed up the minivan and headed south for Spring Break this year.  Destination:  Florida.  By way of Birmingham Alabama.  We rented a lovely house in Blue Mountain Beach right along 30A where the gulf meets the white sand beaches.  And, we went with some family friends who made the vacation even better together.  All three families share kids with the same ages and we've spent countless hours together as the kids have grown up.   The road trip down was easy.  The trip back?  Much harder.  Traffic out of Florida up 65 on a Saturday during Spring Break season is tricky.  We made it, but not without a bunch of stress and some Waze-directed detours.   What did we do in Florida?  A lot of nothing. And it was grand.  We swam in the pool.  Played on the beach.  Eat ice cream every night.  Played Bingo.  And drove a golf cart.  What's not to love.  These kids sure are lucky.  T...

We snuck back to the Happiest Place on Earth this Spring, right after our stop in Sea Island, Georgia for Easter .   These trips are so much for for our family of five and each time to Disney World is different as we try different things including resorts, experiences, and adventures. We arrived and NOT everyone was feeling well, so Nat stayed behind with SD, while I took Frank and Ellie out on an adventure all our own.  Here's Ellie and Frankie hamming it up on the Monorail on our ride from the Polynesian to the Magic Kingdom: Once we got there, we went right back to Fantasyland.  It wasn't too terribly crowded, despite it being a few days after Easter. Frankie and his old man taking in one of the lines for Dumbo. And the three of us crowded into an elephant and rode Dumbo! And the teacups. Frank wasn't super impressed. But he seemed to love the frozen drink called LeFew's Brew from Gaston's Tavern. Later that day, Sadie was feeli...