Travel: How To Survive a Holiday Family Road Tripmom • family fun & traditions • family fun • travel
The holidays… are just over the horizon and with them comes a sense of family togetherness and brotherhood of man that makes everyone feel peaceful and joyous. Right? Okay, so anyone that is part of a family knows that moments like this are few and far between. And when you
Outdoor Play: 10 Tips to Reduce Sleep Deprivation in ChildrenMy son came into our room the other night at 11:00 p.m. and told me that he was having a hard time falling asleep. It got me thinking: “What had he been doing all day that would keep him up at night?”
He went to school, did his homework, watched…
Typically, when planning a vacation—family or otherwise—I’d get a say in the agenda. Not this time. And for a very good reason. My youngest sister Brooke… is, count them, 20 years younger than me. She just turned 21 and in celebration, my mom flew up from Guatemala and my three
Chicago: Four Ways to See the City’s Architecture in One AfternoonEach city seems to have it’s own energy, personality, and style. And Chicago is no different.
Located in the central United States on Lake Michigan, I learned recently that Chicago is also referred to as “The Paris of the Prairie,” a kind of calm cosmopolitan city with mid-western charm.
I …
…Today, after 48 hours, I arrived in Kenya. It’s really quite a long story and I’m jet lagged, but needless to say, the flight attendant told us, an hour and a half into our Detroit to Amsterdam flight that we needed to turn back around and go to Detroit due
Branson, Missouri seems to be all the rage these day for US travel. My in laws went on a trip there a few years back. My 80+-year-old grandpa was talking about going with his girlfriend. My parents think it sounds like a great idea. And I thought it sounded fun…
Raise your hand if you have ever felt like you needed a vacation after returning from a family trip? While travel is fun, exciting, and builds lasting memories, it can also be downright tiring.
My family just returned from 7 days at Universal Orlando Resort… in Florida. We
Visionary: 3 Steps to Living a Great Life…What’s your legacy? Ask anyone the same question, and you’ll get different answers, depending on what’s important to them. Maybe it’s giving back, or teaching your kids to do the same. Maybe it’s finding unique ways to learn, grow, and bond together as a family. Or maybe you want to
As many of you know, we just returned from Orlando, Florida, where we spent a day at the Universal Orlando Resort. We knew we were returning 2 weeks later for a trip to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure…, so the first time around we just caught the
When you envision the ideal family vacay, what pops into your head? Before last week, hitting six theme parks in three days never would have made my list. I was much more of a “I want my kids to experience foreign places and get cultured” type of a traveling mom.…
Buy a cranberry-and-brie cupcake at the Sweet Tooth Fairy, so a donation can be made to prevent bullying.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
