Door County is the perfect family vacation spot. Even though we are being careful and socially distancing as much as possible, we had to get out of town. We've all been together in the same house since March and were going a little stir crazy. It's also around this time of year that we take some sort of family vacation. From Vegas and Minneapolis to St. Louis and Chicago, we … [Read more...]
St. Louis Vacation: Stay, Play, and Eat
St. Louis is the perfect family vacation spot. For our annual summer road trip, we packed up the kids and headed to the Gateway to the West. I talked to a few friends and did a bit of planning beforehand. So, I had our hotel secured, tickets purchased, and days planned out. We were ready for St. Louis! While St. Louis can be hot and humid during the summer, it's not too … [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...]