Sit and Stay A While
Need some ideas on a trip to New York City with your family? Looking for kid friendly ideas? Here’s some tips for family travel to NYC! We love NYC. Fortunately, I’ve had several opportunities to explore the city. However, we took my son there last year when we finally felt he was old enough to enjoy and appreciate NY!… Read More
I’ve been reminiscing about our four-day cruise aboard the Disney Dream. It was honestly the best vacation I’ve ever had, and I’m looking forward to another Disney cruise. About the Disney Dream The Disney Dream is the third ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Its maiden voyage was in January 2011. It is 40% bigger than the Disney Wonder and the… Read More
Are you and your family ready for an emergency? Do you have a family emergency kit prepared? We hear of them every day and sometimes forget the realization that they can happen to us and our own families. Flooding, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, among other natural disasters, can occur right in our own backyard and community. I know it is not… Read More
A guide to seeing Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands in one day on a family road trip. Some great tips and hints to help make your trip easy and fun! We had some limited time in Rapid City, SD on our road trip, so we wanted to optimize the time that we had! We got up early and started our… Read More
Starting with the six Cub Scout hiking essentials, and adding the extra Boy Scout hiking essentials, makes for the perfect hiking checklist! These are the perfect hiking essentials for beginners! Our Cub Scouts needed to do a 3-mile hike as a pin requirement, so we hiked a beautiful trail this weekend. Thank goodness the horrible heat subsided, and we had… Read More
This is a mom’s review of Corn Palace and Wall Drug in South Dakota and if they are worth stopping for! On our road trip during the summer, we drove through South Dakota and visited some places that weren’t necessarily on our to-do list. We visited both Corn Palace and Wall Drug. While they aren’t worth going to visit as… Read More
Have you considered visiting the Gateway St. Louis Arch for a nice weekend trip with your family? Here are some tips and tricks to make your visit to the arch easy and fun! On our road trip out west, my family couldn’t miss stopping at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. It would be a fairly quick stop, and allow… Read More
A few great ideas of things to add when packing the car on a family road trip to keep the whole family entertained, including the kids! Our BIG road trip is approaching. We are going to be in the car together for HOURS. Days. I need to start planning what’s going to be IN the car with us. We are… Read More
Our weekend getaway to Nashville went fantastic! We headed down after work on Friday evening and got checked in to our hotel. Saturday morning we got up bright and early and made our way down to the Crossfit Regional Games. That was an all-day event – (fun fun fun event), but we were ready for a night out and some… Read More
This post contains affiliate links which means I earn a small commission if you use them. I only recommend products that I use myself and trust. You might be going on a vacation, playing a staycation, or simply want to sit on your back deck in the evenings, but you are going to need some good reading material this summer!… Read More
