For the 2nd year in a row the Turnip clan visited the Poconos Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania .  You can read all about my first trip there in my previous Great Wolf Lodge review.  This year my aim was to maximize our family fun time.  For the most part I think we succeeded!
My boys are ages [...]

When I was young, Halloween was my favorite time of year.  As kids we’d pick out our Halloween Costumes a month in advance.  Then go trick or treating all day and night, getting huge pillow cases full of candy.  As we got older, we’d only go at night, again for the candy.  In college, Halloween parties were the best [...]

I recently took my family to the Great Wolf Lodge on a 3 day vacation.  Great Wolf Lodge is a chain of 11 hotels that feature an indoor waterpark and other activities for children.   Overall I give the hotel high marks in all areas except the price of rooms and services.  
Fun:  The hotel’s main attraction is water [...]

Fewer and fewer kids seem to go trick-or-treating in my neighborhood these days, but Halloween can still be a great holiday for autistic kids and equally stressful for the parents.  Dealing with strangers, unusual sights, sounds, tastes, and textures all make for a great learning experience.  Preparation for the holiday actually begins a month earlier when [...]

Save the Pumpkin, Save the world!

As the parent of two children in special education aged 3 and 6, I know how difficult shopping for kids with special needs can be.  Remember, every kid is different.  The gifts on this page are things I know at least one of my kids would enjoy receiving on Christmas.  Best to check with the [...]