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Video of the morning! Jess chose grits for breakfast this morning. We are still working on pouring water slowly 😂 There’s nothing quite like spilling some water to bring out the giggles!
Happy Stuff! How sweet is she? We love these simple moments, full of joy and happiness.
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What a sweet moment with Jess this morning 🥰. Jess is 36, blind, and autistic. She has a fierce love for dogs, but especially for her standard poodles Zoe and Daryl 😊
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Jess is 36 years old, blind, and autistic. She has always been mischievous, and nothing makes her giggle quite like making a mess with her card collection 😂.
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We visited the Little Debbie Park yesterday. The weather was beautiful, the park is beautiful, and we finished a fun visit by stopping by the Little Debbie outlet store where we got a variety a treats and a little bit of merch. ☺️ I highly recommend a visit to the park if you’re ever close enough to stop by.
Video of the morning! We’re on a spontaneous camping adventure!! We love camping so much, and especially getting to spend so much time outside. First up.... biscuits and gravy 😋
There’s nothing quite like some accidental water spilling to start the day off with giggles!
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Video of the morning! Val suggested shredded hashbrowns for breakfast this morning. We are trying to break the habit of having the same 3 things for breakfast, while still making things she likes. Like today, instead of giving her a plate full of hashbrowns, we gave her a smaller serving of hashbrowns and two proteins.
Jess is making lots of progress using the safety knife, but she’s still so afraid of getting cut, and doesn’t want to hold the potato while she’s using the knife.
We always have a blast on Kali River Rapids! This is one of Jessica’s all-time favorites because of the water, of course! This trip we were able to ride it 3 times! We love it!
Baddaddy had an interesting experience trying different Coca-Cola flavors from around the world 😂
We had a good time at Animal Kingdom. When we arrived, Jess wanted to go straight to Expedition Everest. While we were waiting for our turn, we watched from the viewing area and listened to people screaming. 🎢 As usual, Jess loved it and immediately wanted to ride again. Next we headed to Kali River Rapids, the next favorite. Even though it was early morning, we were fine with the risk of getting soaked because of the hot temps. Sure enough, we got soaked and it kept us cool all day. After some lunch, we went to Pandora then the Safari, where most of the animals were inside, across the plains, or napping. 🙃
1. Baddaddy rolling Jess to Everest
2. Jess watching Everest while we waited
3. Jess and Val at the top of Everest
4. Baddaddy and Val at the top of Everest
5. Ride photo from Everest
6. The moment before soaked on Kali
7. Cooled off and happy after the big splash.
Expedition Everest. There is one constant here at Animal Kingdom. Everest brings smiles and happiness. Before we even stopped rolling she was already requesting to ride again. 😄 #yetiornot #yeti #expeditioneverest
Scenes from day 2 at Magic Kingdom. We’ve got video too, and will work on getting that posted when we get sorted through it in a few days.
1. Morning arrival at MK
2. Jess loving the morning bus ride
3. The People (re)Mover - Jess did better wearing her sunglasses today.
4. Sleepy Hollow (it’s already Halloween at MK)
5. Jess and Val on Space Ranger Spin
6. Baddaddy and Hannah - so serious
7. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - Jess loves riding in the front.
8. Waiting on Tron 🥵
Some highlights from our day so far!
1. Jess whispering secrets
2. Getting ready for Slinky Dog
3. Hannah rolling Jess towards Tower of Terror
4. Getting ready for a delicious meal!
5. Donald Duck and Hannah
6. Baddaddy on Rock n Roller Coaster
How sweet is this?! She is just so cute 🥰. Good, happy morning, good ones! ☀️
Jess is blind due to a cortical visual impairment. On our last round of bean bag toss, Jess actually got a bag in the hole! We are so thrilled and proud of her!
Jess had the best time making s’mores brownies! These were brand new to us and OMG at her expressive communication!! 🥰
This a wonderful way to start the day! Jess was in such a good mood this C morning, and it’s really contagious when she is so happy!
Sprinkles everywhere. 😄 Jess is autistic and has cortical blindness. Once a week she goes to her Uncle Nathan’s house to cook with him. They always have fun and it’s easily her favorite activity of the week. Nathan is a wonderful, kind, loving, and patient teacher and all-around human. We love him so much. ❤️
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Piña Colada (Sorbet) Ice Cream Sandwich with Raspberry Sauce on a hot pressed Brioche Bun. This is found in the France Pavilion at Epcot at the L’Artisan des Glaces - Artisan Ice Cream & Sorbet. You choose your flavor of ice cream or sorbet as well as the sauce to go on top. The choices of sauces are caramel, chocolate, and raspberry. This was my first time to try this treat and I truly enjoyed the savory/sweet warm/cold combo. I would definitely try it again sometime. Have you tried one of these? What’s your favorite flavor combo?
Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake from Italy at #epcotfoodandwinefestival2023 I was slightly nervous because it was ricotta, but I’m a big cheesecake fan so the gamble paid off! #cheesecake #lemonricottacheesecake
Epcot Food & Wine Festival - Cheddar Bacon Soup and Filet Mignon from the Canada Pavillion. 🤤
It was a beautiful Animal Kingdom morning.
1. Val in the Zebra hat and red Hakuna Matata shirt after getting soaked on Kali River Rapids.
2. A Beautiful down river view of Expedition Everest
3. Tibetan prayer flags at Kali River Rapids
4. The Savannah at Kilimanjaro Safari
5. Tam Tam Drummers of Harambe at Mombasa Marketplace
