Family travel is so fun plus it creates fun and precious memories to cherish. My family of five took a road trip down to North Carolina one summer. The Family Road Trip to North Carolina OBX (Outerbanks) was beautiful, fun, and totally worth it. I'm sharing the highs and lows, the joys and the pains of our trip along with some travel tips for a family road trip. I hope my post helps you plan a similar road trip for your own family. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclaimer ... Continue Reading...
Pros and Cons of a Large All-Inclusive Resort Versus a Small All-Inclusive Resort
Planning a family vacation to an all-inclusive resort? Wondering if you should choose a large resort or a small one? This post will help you figure it out. My family has visited a large all-inclusive resort and a small resort, both in Mexico. There are to pros and cons to a large all-inclusive resort and a small all-inclusive resort; both have positve and negatives. I’m going to break it down so it makes it easier for families to decide what works best for their individual family's ... Continue Reading...
11 Reasons Why I Would Go On a Disney Cruise Again
Going on a Disney Cruise is very expensive, but I would go again despite this fact because it was amazing and fabulous! My family of five had so much fun and created such awesome memories on our cruise. We cruised Monday to Friday for a five day four night Disney cruise to the Bahamas onboard the Magic. My family has gone on several cruises, and Disney was the best one. I highly recommend it for family travel. A family getaway on a Disney cruise is perfect because it caters directly to ... Continue Reading...
7 Things I Loved About Castaway Cay Plus My Tips
My husband and I took a big trip with our boys to celebrate our 15th year of marriage, plus we wanted to celebrate our fortieth birthdays. Instead of throwing a big party for ourselves for turning forty, we decided a big family trip was in order instead. We planned our trip to Florida to include Gatorland, Disneyworld, Universal Studios, NASA, and a Disney Cruise on the Magic. It was epic! Definitely the most fun trip our family of five has taken, and the most unforgettable. One of our favorite ... Continue Reading...
20 Things to Make Camping with a Family Easier
My family of five enjoys going camping, however, this mama doesn’t want to rough it; so I’m sharing my list of 20 things that make family camping easier to help my fellow moms. Camping is a lot of work, so when I can bring items that make camping easier, the whole camping experience is more fun. I like electricity and running water at my campsite even though we camp in a tent, plus I require a working bathroom near the campsite. We pick a campsite close to the park as well so it’s easy to ... Continue Reading...
Family Camping Checklist
Does your family enjoy camping? It's frugal family fun and you don't have to go far to get away. Packing up for camping can get intense because of all the supplies needed, so use my Family Camping Checklist to help you pack for your family camping trip. Get the free printable camping packing checklist below, please scroll down. This post contains affiliate links. Please see disclaimer. Thank you:) Printable Family Camping Checklist for Packing I'm sharing my Family ... Continue Reading...
Family Fun at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida
I love Florida. Florida is a great family vacation destination for many reasons not only because the weather is often warm, but because there are so many fantastic places to visit throughout the state. My family of five has hit many vacation destinations while on vacation in Florida, but we found a unique place to visit that our boys just loved. It was an alligator zoo called Gatorland. We visited Gatorland Wildlife Park in Orlando, Florida for some family fun viewing lots of gators. My boys ... Continue Reading...
Is the Expense of a One Day Excursion to Atlantis Worth the Money?
Is the expense of a one day excursion to tour the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas worth the money? We had to make a choice to spend the money to do it or skip it while on our family vacation. My family was on a Disney Cruise and we were pondering our choices for port adventure excursions. We had many awesome excursions to choose from and some were cheaper than others. It was a hard decision considering we're a family of five and this excursion was an expensive one at $79-$94 per ... Continue Reading...
Family Travel Destination to Amazing Arizona
Arizona is an amazing family travel destination because the state offers many fantastic family experiences, plus the weather is ideal in the spring. My family of five has visited Arizona several times in the month of March and the weather has been perfect. The sun was always shining with warm temperatures in the eighties and lower nineties, without the blaring extreme hot temperatures that happen there in the summer. In March, the flowers were blooming and the gardens and fruit trees were ... Continue Reading...
Review of Grand Palladium Mexican All-Inclusive Resort with a Family Focus
Looking for a relaxing family vacation? Have you ever considered an all-inclusive Mexican resort? I highly recommend Grand Palladium all-inclusive resort in Riviera Maya for your next family vacation for many reasons, but my favorite reason is the resort has a peaceful family focus and environment. I’m sharing my family’s experiences on our trip in this post to illustrate for you why I recommend this resort. I was not compensated in any way for this post by the resort, this post is 100% my ... Continue Reading...
