Travel

Road tripping with tweens doesn’t have to be painful! Check out Katie’s ideas to keep the trip smooth!     The itinerary is planned, the gas tank is full, and the car is packed. All that separates you from your summer destination...

Learn about Lincoln and have some family fun in Springfield, IL!     My husband Andy and I have a common theme on vacations: find Abraham Lincoln. From Independence Day fireworks at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. to a random plaque in...

My husband and I made the decision to take a week-long family trip to Washington D.C. in early summer. Plane tickets were purchased, and hotel reservations were made several months in advance (all 100% refundable, of course). There was...

International travel requires a bit of extra planning!   My family and I are traveling for the first time ever internationally as a party of 5, and I'm a little nervous, I won't lie. I'm nervous about the 10-hour flight with...

This post is co-authored by Lauren Cappell and Rebekah Coste.    You've got 48 hours in St. Louis. It's a big city, and there are so many options. No problem, we are here to help with this jam-packed itinerary!    Day One   Start your...

  Kansas City is an easy four-hour drive down I-70, making it a great weekend destination from St. Louis. There's much more to do than you can fit in a weekend, but we're highlighting two areas of town plus a...

I am here to tell you if you haven’t taken a trip, just you and your partner sans kids, ever or in a while, do it now. My soul and marriage need these trips with my husband to rest...

Back in February, my brother gave me a call and told me that he and his husband were surprising our mom with a trip to South Africa for her 70th birthday coming up in March. I was so excited...

This post was written early in the summer before COVID cases spiked. We encourage all families to research their travel destinations and take every possible precaution to travel safely at this time.     Looking for a last-minute getaway before school starts...

This post and trip to Overland Park are sponsored by Visit Overland Park, but all opinions are my own.  The world is slowly returning to normal, and if your family is like mine, maybe you're ready for some summer travel...