dakotix
DIS Dad #852 from Central Massachusetts
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2012
Hi Everyone!
So My husband and I are new dads. We are fostering to adopt a 3yo. He's awesome and loves Mickey. Before i begin, a little background on our situation. Most people aren't aware of the hurdles involved in adopting a child in the foster care system. I'll spare you most of the frustrating details. The main hurdle we face right now is the fact that when you adopt from the foster care system it is a "legal-risk" adoption.
A legal-risk adoption means that the parent who had this child taken away has not yet had her parental rights terminated. In January 2018 we find out if her rights are retained or terminated. If her rights are terminated then we can move forward with the adoption. If she gets her rights back then she will regain custody of our foster-son after we have been caring for him as our own for almost a year. It's a scary prospect but we went into this with our eyes open.
So here's the fun part! We have decided to take a very short trip to Disney World. We wanted to give him something fun to celebrate our life together. Its a three-day adventure and we want to make his first trip fun. I am looking for ideas on how to "frame" our days at MK so he has fun but isn't too overwhelmed by everything. He LOVES Mickey Mouse so I'm fairly sure he'll be thrilled once we get there. He's a pretty resilient and happy toddler. He loves people and is very friendly.
We will be arriving early on a Tuesday and will leave first thing on Thursday. Any tips or stories from other families who have taken their toddlers to MK for the first time would definitely help us figure out the best way to do this the smart way.
So My husband and I are new dads. We are fostering to adopt a 3yo. He's awesome and loves Mickey. Before i begin, a little background on our situation. Most people aren't aware of the hurdles involved in adopting a child in the foster care system. I'll spare you most of the frustrating details. The main hurdle we face right now is the fact that when you adopt from the foster care system it is a "legal-risk" adoption.
A legal-risk adoption means that the parent who had this child taken away has not yet had her parental rights terminated. In January 2018 we find out if her rights are retained or terminated. If her rights are terminated then we can move forward with the adoption. If she gets her rights back then she will regain custody of our foster-son after we have been caring for him as our own for almost a year. It's a scary prospect but we went into this with our eyes open.
So here's the fun part! We have decided to take a very short trip to Disney World. We wanted to give him something fun to celebrate our life together. Its a three-day adventure and we want to make his first trip fun. I am looking for ideas on how to "frame" our days at MK so he has fun but isn't too overwhelmed by everything. He LOVES Mickey Mouse so I'm fairly sure he'll be thrilled once we get there. He's a pretty resilient and happy toddler. He loves people and is very friendly.
We will be arriving early on a Tuesday and will leave first thing on Thursday. Any tips or stories from other families who have taken their toddlers to MK for the first time would definitely help us figure out the best way to do this the smart way.