Evie’s Wish Trip: Universal Studios Part Two

Yep, I dropped the ball on finishing up Evie's Wish Trip posts.  That's life. But anyway, we headed back to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure on Friday, our last day at the parks. The parks were definitely crazier than on Wednesday because the Harry Potter Celebration was going on. The crowds made for VERY …

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Evie’s Wish Trip: Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios was the one park where we felt we needed to get there as early as possible. Aleyna really wanted to do the Jedi Training they have for kids, but sign up is first come first serve. We headed to the line first thing and got her signed up and then went over for …

Evie’s Wish Trip: Universal Studios Part One

To give Evie a break after two days at Disney parks, we used our first day of Universal Studios tickets on Wednesday. We also were expecting some nasty storms that day and decided that if we were just going to get caught sitting around somewhere, we might as well do it in a place serving …

Evie’s Wish Trip: Epcot

After our first day at Magic Kingdom, it was a bit more difficult to get both girls up and out the door the next morning. Especially Evie. She kept trying to get back under the covers. We grabbed breakfast at Give Kids the World and then drove over to Epcot. After attempting a family photo, …

Disney World Wish Trip Tips

I wanted to compile a list of tips for those who are planning a Wish Trip to Disney World. These are either things we did and were happy we did or things we wish we had done.  One of my friends has a great tips post as well, so check out her advice. We found …

Evie’s Wish Trip: Magic Kingdom

We were able to start our first park day by doing some meet and greets at Give Kids the World Village first. Not only did this give the girls a more personal experience, but it cut down on germs and the number of characters we needed to track down that day. We also made sure …

Evie’s Wish Trip: Give Kids the World Village

For Evie's Wish trip we were given the opportunity to stay at Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida. Let me tell you, this place is phenomenal. It's just for Wish Families and they are VERY good at making the families feel special and cared for. That's an impressive feat when you're dealing with …

Evie’s Wish Trip

Make-A-Wish "...grant[s] the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy." (from the Make-A-Wish mission statement) And because of Evie's complex health issues involving so many of her systems, Make a Wish Iowa approved her for a Wish about a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, …