i am planning a family trip 2015. with 2 kids, our son 15 and our daughter who will almost be 4. we have never been to disney and i want to make the experience fun for both kids. any advice for kids with such a big age gap and the best place to stay? thank
hi cassie: disney world is so large and offers such a variety of attractions, there will be something to entertain all tastes. while your two children may not agree they like all attractions given their age and gender difference, if you find there is disagreement, you can always split up (if possible) or they can always take turns choosing the next ride. below are some suggestions that hopefully they both should enjoy. magic kingdom: haunted mansion, jungle cruise, and pirates of the caribbean epcot: spaceship earth and agent p's world showcase adventure, hollywood studios: toy story mania and muppets vision 3-d, and animal kingdom: kilimanjaro safari and kali river rapids. to me, the answer to the best resort is really going to be what resort is most convenient for the parents or caregivers. i've been traveling to walt disney world with my boys, now 8 and 7, since they were infants. ease of transportation was my main priority at that age. since you are likely to spend time at magic kingdom, i would look at the three monorail resorts, contemporary, grand floridian, and the polynesian. these resorts provide extremely convenient access to magic kingdom and epcot via monorail. other great resorts known for their great locations and transportation options are the resorts located in the boardwalk area. specifically, i would look at beach or yacht club (both resorts share the best pool on property, stormalong bay). not only are these resorts centrally located near the entertainment and restaurants of the boardwalk area, but they are a quick walk away from epcot, and a long walk or short boat ride away from hollywood studios. the boardwalk inn is also located in the same area. for a value resort, consider art of animation. enjoy your vacation.
im 14 2 so well first not all parents realise this i dunno if u do bt shes 14 not 4 no embarrasing stuff or anything! a dance well easy! the key: rly good loud music and lots of space to dance. have a table with drinks n food and maybe one or two chairs if people get tired, not to many or theyll all just sit down. u could get some disco type lights that'd b cool. my advice from experience i would but this in bold but cant repeat after this::::::: i will not under any circumstances embarrase my daughter in front of her friends, and i will stay 100 meters (or so) away from the dancing area at all times unless someone is dying or the food and drink has run out!:::::::: if you follow this i think it will be ok. so well food: finger food i dunno crisps (chips for the americans), emmmm i dont really know just ask your daughter what she likes and what will be good. decor: simple no happy birthday banners and clown hats. disco type lights would be good, emm make sure its cool in the room or people will boil to death! music: well the music in the charts and stuff go to a downloading program like www,limewire.com and download the songs you need, put them on a cd and play it on the stereo veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy loud! guests: make sure both guys and girls come if not it is no fun at all. as invites the coolest thing is just simple computer printed invites with the time, location and reason for the party. time: make sure its kinda late its no fun at 3! lets say 7-10 or so late is cool unless no parents allow that late so do 6-9 no 3-5 partys!!! so i hope that helped happy birthday 2 em and have fun with the party!!!!!! i can only give you estimates based on what we spend with a family of 4. i am a stay at home mom, my husband commutes about 20 minutes to work and i have a teenage driver (16 year old girl) and a teenage boy with a huge appetite. i am now spending about $200 a week on groceries with two teenagers. gas is costing us about $100 a week. car insurance is about $400 per year. our housing runs about $1,800 per month with insurance. we live in a nice neighborhood but our house is only about 2200 sq. ft. you can definitely get larger homes for less money in a less expensive neighborhood, but i would defintely stay on the east side -- sandy and draper are nice. if you go on the west side, be sure it's southwest -- south jordan, riverton, bluffdale. 

since i'm digressing, i'll just continue on this bent. your better schools are on the east side -- anywhere on the east side. if you want to go north of salt lake, consider bountiful, and fruit heights (good schools, but slightly more expensive) stay away from ogden, woods cross and layton. traffic into and out of davis county is horrendous.

if you go one county south (utah county) you have an excellent school district with alpine. avoid lehi. alpine and highland are lovely little suburbs with great schools and a great atmosphere nestled right up against the mountains. home prices and taxes are higher than other places (like american fork, pleasant grove and orem) but they are very sweet places to live. if you're not mormon i probably would'nt consider them -- they're about 98% mormon. mormons are very nice people typically (i know -- i am one) but you're kids might feel a bit left out not being one of the majority.

ok, back to the topic at hand. if you would like to email me, i would be happy to tell you what we make and how we live, but i'd rather not broadcast that all over the internet. email me at daves\_comet@yahoo.com. i would be happy to answer any questions you may have about moving to salt lake. let's just say that i moved here 20 years ago and i have never found a place i like better. i have lived in many cities in different parts of the world, but this is where i hang my heart.

good luck. i breastfed all 3 of my sons, but the longest i nursed before weaning was just shy of when he was 20months old. that same boy is now 4.5 and i couldn’t imagine still nursing him at that age.... he’s a grown child by this point and speaks in full sentences and comprehends so much. the fact her daughter calls it “milky time” and is almost in kindergarten and the mom loves it is odd to me as well & a bit much to me, as this isn’t allowing her daughter to fully grow if she’s keeping her in this infantile stage. 🤷🏻‍♀️ nursing that long is obviously her choice, but i’m with you on this one. cute. babies love to play outside, too, though. a blanket on the grass is awesome if you keep a close eye on them. or if you can watch closer to make sure they don't put sticks/grass/dirt/bugs in their mouth, let em crawl on the grass (pesticide free though). but if the tent is the safest way you feel comfortable having your baby outside, get them that fresh air. you can't ignore your other child! that's going to cause your younger child to have serious problems later in life. tell your older daughter that you can't abandon your other daughter but that you still love her and want to solve this another way. This is the great conundrum. Should I stay or should I go. Ultimately only your heart can answer this. But I would consider balancing on a two sided scale the weight of a casual fuck and a baby 👶 and then the weight of your family broken up divorce and spending the rest of your time seeing your kids half the time or less and likely being raised by another step dad. I'm not suggesting you choose one or the other. I'm merely suggesting you weigh in the reality of both sides and what they mean in the long run. I feel for you because I've been there and know it's very very hard. You will know what you must do but take a little time to think before making rash decisions.   
I wish you the best. And hope whatever happens you will be happier for those decisions you make. 😔 my life at this precise moment has been alot better,i got a phone call at 5am this morning from my daughters friends mam (my daughter had gone camping with her friends family)saying that my daughter has been vomiting and isn't feeling very well and my daughter really wants to come home,so i got my mam to baby sit my 3 other children and i drove to wilson's promontory(4 hours drive from me)to get my daughter.i got there fine,but on my way back i vomited and had to pull over for an hour until i felt a bit better to drive.it took 6 hours to get home,as i had to keep pulling over to be sick.when i got home i couldn't wait to get to bed,but when i got home my 3 other children were all in bed vomiting and feeling just as sick,so at the moment i am on here trying to keep myself awake until my husband gets home from work so i can go straight to bed.(keep your fingers crossed for me that my husband doesn't come home sick as well and that every one is feeling better soon. dear gail, <br>i have no doubt whatever that you have already made many positive differences in your daughter&#39;s life, and will continue to do so ! have good, creative and constructive fun together ! mom's going through her "cougar" phase and this guy won't stick around for long. just have a talk with mom about making sure she doesn't lose too much money to this adventure. take a cruise from san diego. holland america line travels to mexico for 7 - 10 days from san diego. great food, great prices, and lots of touring in each city they stop in. i just went on the 7-day and i loved it. i got to see puerto vallarta, mazatlan, and cabo. mazatlan was my favorite. so beautiful and cultural. don't go through a travel agent that is going to charge you for their services. most agents are paid from the company they book you with and should not be over charging you for the same thing you could book on your own. they will charge an extra fee for airline reservations just because the airlines do not pay them commissions anymore. if you go on a cruise you can call the company direclty.