There’s something special about England at Christmas, but the cold can make it hard to enjoy being outside for long. While visiting family over winter break, we took a quick trip to York, which is always one of our favorite places to visit. This time, though, we planned most of the day around staying warm indoors. Visiting the National Railway Museum was an easy choice with two kids in tow. The museum is completely free to visit, and you can reserve a time slot ahead of time

I’m officially on a quest to take more day trips. Our first pick over Labor Day weekend? Huntsville. The plan was ambitious: local lunch, coffee stop, a quick stroll around downtown, and the Space Museum. The reality (because… kids)? One stop. One glorious stop. And honestly? We had a blast - pun intended. We rolled into the U.S. Space & Rocket Center right after lunch and were immediately greeted by massive shuttle and rocket replicas. The kids were all in before we even mad

Our final cruise stop was supposed to be Haines, Alaska—but earlier this year, we got word it had been swapped out for Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Cue the collective “Where?” from just about everyone I talked to.

Ketchikan was our final port in Alaska, and honestly—it might’ve been my favorite. By this point in the trip, we had fully embraced the tourist life.

I’ll be honest… Juneau wasn’t our favorite stop. It was cold. It was rainy. The kids were tired and grumpy. And with a late port time,...

Our first stop in Alaska was the charming town of Sitka—and let’s just say, after a couple of days on the ship, everyone was more than ready to touch land again!

The way our flights worked out, we ended up with two full days to explore Vancouver: one before our cruise and one after. And honestly?...

Is there anything better than a girl’s trip? We took a much needed break and escaped to New York City for a weekend. In a literal New...

In March, I found myself on two delightful escapades to Arkansas: one to Hot Springs and the other to Wilson. First stop- Hot Springs,...

Take two kids on a 10 hour road trip? No problem As a reward for some school success, Jamie wanted to visit his aunt Anna in Texas. We...

Our whirlwind adventure through southern England was incredible! In just 2 days, we hit the highlights of Cambridge, traversed the enchantin

When a long layover in Iceland popped up on our radar, I couldn’t hit that ‘book’ button fast enough. With just 48 hours to soak up all...