Even just the idea of taking a road trip with the kids can be a little overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. We recently took a massive summer road trip with the kids. MASSIVE. We drove from Tampa, Florida to Toronto, Ontario. The distance was just under 3,000 miles. We did it with two […]
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After the road trip research was done. Then we got going on our road trip with kids from Tampa to Toronto and back. I was surprised by how smooth the trip went. It’s not like I anticipated awful things. I think I just didn’t know what to expect at all. I’m really glad I didn’t let the […]
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This post was sponsored by our partners at Intercontinental Miami. However, the thoughts and opinions expressed are 100% our own. We are a traveling family. So we’ve hit all the traditional spots. Often. Yearly passes to Disney World. Check. A car packed with tents, chairs, and coolers for countless beach trips. Check. A rotating list […]
Your first day aboard Disney Cruise Line can be overwhelming. Check out these Disney cruise tips from your Disney Mom that will help day one of your sailing go swimmingly. Ahoy there! My family leaves for a magical voyage on the Disney Dream in just a few days, and I’m already anticipating our first moments on board. When the crew announces […]
Diary Of A Moms ONLY Weekend Getaway The last time I went on “vacation” I was kid-free, eating a burrito in my car in the Taco Bell parking lot listening to an audiobook. I was actually thinking “this right here, this is the life”. I know it’s totally cliché to re-count the times we’ve gone […]
I have always hated flying. Always had an unreasonable fear of getting on an airplane. But it has gotten exponentially worse since I’ve become a mom. Now, I’m insanely afraid of flying. I write this, on a plane, with my 12-year-old son to my left and my husband on my right. My two young daughters […]
I plan the vacations…our trips tend to be in the summer, aka summer staycations, because we are all around. Our family likes to have things to do available to us. We also have major age differences in our kids, so that has a big impact on our decision making! As I was talking about the […]
My husband and I have been avid travelers for many years before we started having kids. Our travels haven’t slowed down since we had our first-born. In fact, we started taking our firstborn on flights at the age of two months. And in that first year, we took her on four separate trips, ranging from […]
COVID-19, “safer at home” orders, social distancing, and student distance learning have caused many working parents to work from home with kids underfoot. I’ve been working from home for five years. It’s a new experience working from home with my kids here too. Here are some of the ways that I’ve been able to save […]
My babysitter is a rock star: When I return home, the house is cleaned and the kids are asleep. She is worth every. Single. Penny. One night after paying my sitter and kicking off my heels, I asked her about her job. What happened after I left the house? Did my kids turn into brats? […]