Universal Orlando: 25 Things You Must Do & See With Your Kids
Love theme parks? Love lists? Then you’re in luck because this is a list about theme parks! We’ve extensively reviewed the Universal Orlando resort in these four previous posts, but just to make your...
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp and How to Live Unlimited
This post was sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. All views and editorial are mine. The first thing you notice when you arrive at an MDA Summer Camp is the serenity. Wood cabins nestle...
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Texas Forever: Hyatt Lost Pines Resort
When your kids are babies and toddlers, you can pretty much take a family vacation anywhere you can carry them. However, once they hit the tween and teen years, it gets a little trickier to find a...
View ArticleParenting Lessons from Ferris Bueller: Taking Teens Out for the Day
Life Moves Pretty Fast, Especially With Teenagers I had my family’s last three-day weekend planned out perfectly. Saturday and Sunday, my two teenage boys would hang out with friends or just laze...
View Article10 Ways to Stop Your Kids From Flipping Water Bottles (Without Killing Them)
If you are the parent of a child over the age of 8, you’ve no doubt heard this sound 24/7 for the past few weeks or months: Thunk Thunk Thunk If you haven’t, go away because I’m insanely jealous of you...
View ArticleAlternative Ideas (Really!) for Your Repurposed Halloween Candy
Wasn’t Halloween fun? The costumes, the decorating, the parties, the cute, little pumpkins just waiting to be carved? But now it’s a few days after the spookiest time of the year, and all we’re left...
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Family Game Night with Teenagers
Ever since my boys were old enough to sit still and pay attention, we’ve regularly had “Family Game Night” at our house. We usually pick whatever games make sense for their ages, however, we’ve reached...
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Give Your Teens the Gift of Fun Experiences
When my boys were small, their Christmas wish lists were as long as their arms. They’d whip through the Target toy catalog at a crazy pace, circling things on almost every page, and then eagerly hand...
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We Swear Your Kids Won’t Say “I’m Bored” at this Rocky Mountain Ranch in...
I write a lot about family travel, but I find myself in an odd predicament when talking about the YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado. On the one hand, I want everyone to...
View ArticleUniversal Orlando: 25 Things You Must Do & See With Your Kids
Love theme parks? Love lists? Then you’re in luck because this is a list about theme parks! We’ve extensively reviewed the Universal Orlando resort in these four previous posts, but just to make your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp and How to Live Unlimited
This post was sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. All views and editorial are mine. The first thing you notice when you arrive at an MDA Summer Camp is the serenity. Wood cabins nestle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Texas Forever: Regency Hyatt Lost Pines Resort
When your kids are babies and toddlers, you can pretty much take a family vacation anywhere you can carry them. However, once they hit the tween and teen years, it gets a little trickier to find a...
View ArticleParenting Lessons from Ferris Bueller: Taking Teens Out for the Day
Life Moves Pretty Fast, Especially With Teenagers I had my family’s last three-day weekend planned out perfectly. Saturday and Sunday, my two teenage boys would hang out with friends or just laze...
View Article10 Ways to Stop Your Kids From Flipping Water Bottles (Without Killing Them)
If you are the parent of a child over the age of 8, you’ve no doubt heard this sound 24/7 for the past few weeks or months: Thunk Thunk Thunk If you haven’t, go away because I’m insanely jealous of you...
View ArticleAlternative Ideas (Really!) for Your Repurposed Halloween Candy
Wasn’t Halloween fun? The costumes, the decorating, the parties, the cute, little pumpkins just waiting to be carved? But now it’s a few days after the spookiest time of the year, and all we’re left...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Family Game Night with Teenagers
Ever since my boys were old enough to sit still and pay attention, we’ve regularly had “Family Game Night” at our house. We usually pick whatever games make sense for their ages, however, we’ve reached...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give Your Teens the Gift of Fun Experiences
When my boys were small, their Christmas wish lists were as long as their arms. They’d whip through the Target toy catalog at a crazy pace, circling things on almost every page, and then eagerly hand...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We Swear Your Kids Won’t Say “I’m Bored” at this Rocky Mountain Ranch in...
I write a lot about family travel, but I find myself in an odd predicament when talking about the YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado. On the one hand, I want everyone to...
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Texas-Sized Family Fun at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
Now that my boys are teenagers, I’ve become an even bigger fan of vacationing at resorts that offer non-stop activities for all ages. We’re no longer in the “24/7 togetherness” phase of childhood,...
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Family Fun and Adventures at Zion Ponderosa Resort
When we were planning our road trip from Austin, Texas to my parents’ house near Lake Tahoe, Nevada this summer, I had one demand: We have to spend a couple of nights by Zion National Park. (Okay, I...
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