Allison Thommen
5 Books to Get You into the Christmas Spirit
I'm love a good Hallmark Christmas movie. But I am a total sucker for a good Christmas book. With this being my first December...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for November 2025
November's Book of the Month is My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely!
Fable and Wilder are the perfect story to kick off the holiday season....
Holiday Markets in Central Florida
Who doesn't love a good Holiday Market or craft fair? I am constant in awe of people's creativity at events like these. Plus with...
Mom’s Guide to EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays
Inspired by holidays around the world, EPCOT's Festival of the Holidays is a quick festival, only lasting from November 28 to December 30, 2025,...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for October 2025
October's Book of the Month is The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley!
We've read another of Lucy's books in book club, and it even landed...
Secret Ingredient Pumpkin Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
With the debut of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte, fall is just around the corner. This will be my first Central Florida fall and I...
Books to Get You Into Spooky Season
I love spooky season. My youngest was born on Halloween and the joy that holiday now brings our family is all encompassing. Since moving...
A Mom’s Guide to Halloween Horror Nights
What Is HHN—and Is It Right for Your Family?
Halloween Horror Nights is an after‑hours, separately ticketed event at Universal Studios Florida. It transforms the...
Should Your Teen Go to Halloween Horror Nights?
A Mom’s Guide to Deciding on whether this intense night at Universal Studios Florida is right for your teen:
The first and foremost thing to...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for September 2025
September's Book of the Month is Role Play by Kay Cove!
If you have been around here for a while, you know that I am...
A Mom’s Guide to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) is a separately ticketed, after-hours event held on select nights from mid-August through Halloween at Magic Kingdom Park. It’s...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for August 2025
August's Book of the Month is Left of Forever by Tara DeWitt!
I've been challenging myself to read new authors each month or read new...
Back-to-School Health Checklist
As the carefree days of summer gradually give way to the structured routines of the school year, parents find themselves navigating a familiar yet...
Orlando Mom Book Club: Book of the Month for July 2025
July's Book of the Month is Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood!
If you follow me on social, you know I love Ali Hazelwood's stories....
Sweet and Spicy Book Series to Binge Read by the Pool
I love nothing more than to binge read an interconnected series of books in the summer time.
To me, summer is so entangled in reading....




















