Traveling with Eric
Kitty Parlby

This spring our family of four went for a long-overdue vacation. Eric had been asking for YEARS to go back to Orlando. We went when he was around twelve years old; now he is twenty-one and a solid 6 foot guy. I clearly remember the challenges of the flight and the trip back then, and was not sure what to expect now that he is much older.

To start with, we picked the first two weeks of May to travel, when our older son Adam finished his term at university. In this way we succeeded in avoiding the most crowded times at attractions in Orlando. I did a lot of travel prep with Eric, including watching YouTube videos of attractions and rides, looking at photos of where we’d be staying, checking the weather in Orlando, and including him in packing for the trip.