Christmas Archives | Jennifer Donogh

Family Winter Update

Happy 2023! We spent our second New Year's Eve on the boat, this time in Friday Harbor. Last year we were absolutely spoiled with midnight fireworks viewing off of our stern in Port Townsend. This year was a much quieter celebration. A cozy celebration onboard Coco Mar. We've been in Friday Harbor for three months now! That's three months on the dock with plenty of time spent on the mainland with family. Even with the our time off the boat, we've still been able to explore the island and mix in with the community here. Shane and the boys have been able[...]

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Disney World Family Vacation | Spending Christmas at the Magic Kingdom

My parents gifted all of us Disney World for Christmas - for our kids, this was a HUGE surprise. In this video we're at Epcot for Christmas Eve and Magic Kingdom for Christmas. We stayed at the Wilderness Loge got to the parks early, returning for a quick break at night, then went back to the parks until they closed. The dining experiences were incredible! We loved the Be Our Guest Restaurant (where we had Christmas dinner) and Coral Reef Restaurant was so fun too (there for Christmas Eve dinner).[...]

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They did WHAT?! The Epic Disney World Christmas Surprise.

Our Christmas plans were revealed after a year of planning! The stress of coordinating our movements around a secret almost killed me! We were all so excited for the kids to finally find out. Grammy and Grampy reveal to the grandkids they are going to Disney World for Christmas. This isn't the first surprise the kids have been lucky to receive from them. Not only is it a fun way to get the experience kicked off right, it's also super practical when we're dealing with kids and expectations. The adults involved were going stir crazy with excitement, so could you[...]

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Day in the Life of our Liveaboard Family Celebrating Christmas

We're a family of four on a sailboat living aboard while doing homeschool and working. While I'm working on a video of how we bought the boat while on vacation, I'm sharing a real time video of getting into the Christmas spirit here onboard.