I have been trying to take the kids to Disney World for about three years now. I’d browse the web site, we’d choose the dates, and we’d start saving money. And then inevitably something would come up and that money would have to go elsewhere and we’d be back at Square One.

The stars aligned a few months ago, though, when Rockford found out that he’d be attending a conference in Orlando the week of Poppy’s birthday. It seemed serendipitous at the very least, so we started planning the trip once again. And this time, it actually worked! I probably wouldn’t choose to go again in August — the heat was pretty terrible — but nearly everything else about the trip was just wonderful.