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I recently had someone tell me that all there was to do in Minneapolis for kids was Mall of America. Of course, I related this quote to Sebastian on Labor Day weekend as we watched the kids run the bike path of Lake Harriett while giggling with abandoned. Obviously, this individual doesn’t know my kids. [...]

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The plan for vacation was to have the kids decide all the activities to participate in, and at the same time keep our final destination a secret until we were on the road. During the week of vacation I presented the kids with 9 cards that described possible activities, their admission rates and hours and [...]

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Romantic Weekend in Galena

On April 19, 2011 By

Our very first romantic get-away was to Galena, Illinois during their Mardi Gras madness. Okay, not really madness, but still there was beads and plastic tiaras. We have ventured back more than once during that time of year, but this year we just could not get away during Mardi Gras. Instead we managed to pick [...]

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We first visited Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City, Kansas in the winter of 2008 and thanks to a yearly gift certificate from my parents have been going back every February.  It is a wonderful way to break up the winter and enjoy some waterpark fun.  So how do we get the most out of our [...]

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Stop on over at my travel blog and discover how Our Life’s a Trip authors go about planning the perfect family summer vacation.

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1.  I will complete my course work for my master’s degree by the end of this year.  Finally!2.  Once a month my family will enjoy a Disney Movie Night together3.  Matthew is going to teach me how to play guitar4.  I am going to play on an adult soccer league5.  I am going to complete [...]

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In honor of today’s unveiling of my new travel blog Our Life’s a Trip (with partnter in crime Staci), I am blog swapping with Jade (my SITS Tribe sister) from No Longer 25.  Jade is Scottish, no longer 25 and blogs about her favourite things: family, friends, food, travel and gardening. Her posts use different formats, written prose, [...]

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