Preparing for a holiday. 

Yes, that is our family. 

And to be honest it is no simple task and I wish it was. 

This is not your regular holiday, this is a family holiday that needs to be planned out just right for success. 

Now let me tell you why this holiday planning is so important. 

I am a mother of 3 kids. 

And two of my children are diagnosed on the autism spectrum. 

Holidays sometimes do not go to plan but for us we are making sure that we can control as much as possible to have the best outcome. 

With my children leaving their comfort zones and rock solid schedules for eating, sleeping and also daily activities. 

We need to take into consideration where we are planning to go on holidays and if there are enough activities and also an environment that is kid friendly and also enough enjoyment for our entire family to go experience. 

Since we are planning for this family holiday we make sure to plan for the best and prepare for the worst. 

Our oldest son loves holidays, and also loves staying at hotels but sometimes his anxiety and autism make parts of going to stay at a hotel and also being away from home challenging. 

When my oldest son is away from home, sleep becomes harder for him because of the lack of familiarity. 

Our youngest son struggles with behavioral outbursts because he easily gets overwhelmed in social situations with a lot of people. 

We have been looking into taking the kids to Disney but we aren't fully convinced yet that it is a good choice.  

Holiday planning is so difficult but for us we are waiting to make sure we have everything figured out before we jump a plane on a holiday. 

Holidays are meant to be fun for the entire family and I hope that our first family holiday is just the best.