We’re the Mellor Family

We’re a family of six sharing life as it actually happens—the adventures, the disabilities, the chaos, the hard days, and a whole lot of fun in between.

Our story online began with our youngest son, Peter.

Peter was born with an incredibly rare TUBA1A genetic mutation that profoundly affected the development of his brain. Before he was born, we were told to prepare for the possibility that he might not survive. Instead, Peter came into the world, took some enormous breaths, and began writing a story nobody could predict.
We started sharing his life because when we received his diagnosis, there was almost nothing for us to find. We wanted the next family searching late at night for answers to find more than medical terminology and worst-case scenarios. We wanted them to find a real kid, a real family, and a real life.

But over the years, this has become the story of our whole family.

Disability is part of our family, but it isn't the only thing that defines us. Dad has cerebral palsy too, and that shared experience has shaped a pretty simple philosophy around here: when the normal way doesn't work, we figure out another way.

So we camp. We travel. We explore. We make things. We laugh at ourselves. We try stuff that may or may not work. We raise four kids. We deal with medical equipment, accessibility, school, work, sibling chaos, and all the ordinary things that come with being a family.

And we bring people along for it.

Today, millions of people have followed some part of our family's story. Some came because they have a child with a disability. Some are disabled themselves. Others just found a funny kid, an interesting adventure, or a family they could relate to.

We don't want to pretend disability isn't difficult, and we don't believe every ordinary moment needs to become an inspirational story.

We'd rather show the whole thing.

The challenges and the adventures.
The adaptations and the independence.
The serious moments and the ridiculous ones.

Because our family isn't really about overcoming disability.

It's about building a full life with it.

And then seeing what happens next.