An Outdoor Summer Activity Your Kids Will Love

Your kids will be psyched for these reusable water balloons. And you’ll be even more excited to not have to slowly fill and tie balloons and then clean up the tiny pieces afterwards. Instead, opt for these reusable water balloons for quick and easy fun that you can play at home, at the park, or …

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Five Outdoor Games Your Kids Will Love

Summer temps will be here before you know it (hang in there!). Be ready for some outdoor family fun with these five outdoor games your kids will love. The best part about these? You can take them anywhere. Throw them in the bag for your next outdoor adventure, whether it’s at the park down the …

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The Best Tips for Visiting Disneyland, According to Experts

On the drive down to Disneyland, California, our world-travelin’ son asked, “Do they speak a different language in Disneyland?” That question says it all. We can plan one hell of a trip across the globe, but when it comes to Disneyland just six hours away, we’re clueless. But not anymore! Before taking our little ones …

Das Edelweiss Salzburg Mountain Resort

The Best Ski Resort in Austria for Families

Featured image courtesy of © DAS EDELWEISS Salzburg Mountain Resort Alright, imagine this… you’ve been traveling for twenty-four hours. You’ve had a wink of sleep. You’re jetlagged. The kids are hanging on by a thread. As long as this place is half as good as I remember…. You stagger over to the check-in counter. The …

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Baby and Toddler Sleep Options in a Hotel Room

You never know what you’re gonna get when you reserve a crib at a hotel or Airbnb. We’ve had cribs and playards that were either too small or too soft and unsafe (so much so that we left early!). My advice for what it’s worth: make sure you have a back-up plan or bring your …

Vienna Christmas Markets with Kids: The Best 3-Day Itinerary

We just returned from three days of Christmas rides, lights and delights in Vienna, and I am officially drinkin’ the Christmas market ‘Kool-Aid’ (or Glühwein in this case). In this itinerary, we visited a market that’s been named the most beautiful market in the world! If you’re ready to tick off a big bucket list …

How to Dress for European Christmas Markets

My two biggest tips for visiting the Christmas Markets in Europe: 1) bring cash, and 2) dress for cold weather! You never know what kind of weather will hit – for us it was raining in Vienna and record-breaking freezing in Munich. So many factors, not just the temp, will affect what it really feels …

Rush Creek Lodge Yosemite

The Best Hotel in Yosemite in the Fall

Ahhh, those tantalizing Instagram photos of Yosemite in the fall… they got me! They got me goooood.. And I just had to see for myself if it was really that beautiful (it is!). But I didn’t commit to a quick getaway before finding an incredible place to stay first. Thankfully, Rush Creek Lodge called (no, …

Great Wolf Lodge

Our Kids Had One ‘Howl’ of a Time at Great Wolf Lodge, But…

Our kids had one ‘howl’ of a time at Great Wolf Lodge, but I have a few suggestions for parents planning to visit. Hopefully these tips will make your stay better than ours. Although, I must say, the staff more than made up for their shortcomings after all was said and done. I may earn …