California Family Vacation We did it! We survived our first solo airplane trip with the kids! I was definitely nervous about the whole trip, but we had a great time. Today, I'm going to share all about the planning of our California family vacation. Family trips can seem overwhelming to plan, so I'm going to share the steps I took to plan our trip. I've decided to do a … [Read more...]
Packing: Tips, Tricks, and Lists
Packing As I mentioned in my December goals, we're getting ready to head out on a family vacation. As I also mentioned, I'm a little stressed about it. So, in order to help alleviate some of that stress, I'm trying to get my packing done early. As we all know, when the family goes on vacation, mom doesn't just pack for herself. At least in our family, I pack for all the … [Read more...]
Little Amerrika: Wisconsin Road Trip Part 1
Little Amerrika As a family, we try to take a road trip or a small vacation each summer. Last year, we hit Minneapolis, and the year before that, it was Vegas. This year we decided to stay in our home state of Wisconsin. With my accident, and with a bigger trip planned for Fall, we wanted to save money and just do something close to home. So, we took a couple of days off to … [Read more...]
Minneapolis, Minnesota Summer Road Trip
Minneapolis The boys have been begging to go on a vacation since the beginning of summer. We've done a couple road trips in the past, and also took a trip to Vegas last summer, but we didn't know where to go this summer. Flights have been too expensive, so we knew it would be within driving distance. We wanted to go somewhere with fun activities for the kids, with nice … [Read more...]
The Chicago Adventure, Part 2
It's finally time for me to share the rest of our Chicago trip with you. If you'll remember, a few weeks ago, we went on an Adventure to the Shedd Aquarium. We had so much fun exploring, seeing the special Amphibians Exhibit, and watching the show. We were actually pretty tired by the end of our time there at the Shedd, but we were only in Chicago for one night, so we wanted … [Read more...]
