In just a few days my family leaves on our biggest adventure yet- an active family vacation that includes stops at some of America’s most iconic National Parks. We’ll be hiking, cycling, horseback riding and rafting with Austin Lehman Adventures and RVing, camping and exploring on our own. You could say we’ll be busy. Packing…
Thank you to Maxine Dee for this timely guest post on finding summer fun locally! In our household, summer is the best time to hit the trail for a long and relaxing road trip with the rest of the family. The weather’s perfect for any outdoor activity and the kids, as well as the adults,…
A few weeks ago I received a rather large box that weighed surprisingly little. Now, days when we receive packages are kind of like Christmas, so my girls were excited. They were even more excited when the box actually contained something for them. Inside were three items from Backyard Safari Outfitters courtesy of Team Mom….
We’ve been enjoying spectacular spring weather this year- dry and warm (usually it’s cool and rainy). The warm weather got us thinking about summer camping and we decided to check out the grounds at Ledges State Park and then take a hike. We had a perfect day for our adventure. Though the weather was dry…
As I was writing about emergency power over at my site Iowa Geek I thought those same items would be great for travel safety; to keep in your car or take camping. I am giving away an Energizer® Emergency Power Kit that includes: 3 packs of Energizer® batteries 1 Energi to Go® pre-charged power pak…
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Once in a while traveling with kids and off season can keep you from doing the things a town is famous for. Because, when you think Salem, you think witches. It’s automatic. Kind of like baseball & hot dogs. So when we ventured north of Boston to Salem I fully expected to be taking in…
Even though Plymouth, Massachusetts was only half an hour from our rental house in Scituate we waited until our time in Massachusetts was almost at an end before visiting. Mainly because Plimoth Plantation didn’t open until the end of March, but more than that, we really wanted some nice, warm weather. Thankfully the Saturday we…
Continuing our drive east we removed ourselves from interstate 90 in New York and drove not far north of the Pennsylvania border along I-86. With no plans set for where to stop, we pulled off the highway at an exit that looked promising, i.e.: hotel signs posted along the highway. As we had been passing…
I rarely pack without using Space Bags. Big ones, small ones… And now The Cube. Be sure to see my video about packing for 4 for our last big vacation (it is really quite amazing how much stuff you can get in these bags and how much room they save. Look how much space we…
We are beginning to prepare for our Irish holiday and I am deep in lists. What to carry on, what to check, what to send ahead. I like to make sure we are prepared- often we are over prepared. I came across this family first aid checklist from The Family Sabbatical Handbook by Elisa Bernick…
