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Family Travel: Boca Grande with Kids

February 19, 2020

Who has Spring Break plans? Last Spring Break a friend invited us to join them on Spring Break in Boca Grande, FL with the kids. They had visited the year before and loved the little island. Oddly enough, I had heard lots about it years before from some college friends who always visited growing up with their families. It’s a… Read More

Family Travel: St. Simons Island, GA

January 7, 2020

St. Simons Island, Georgia as been on my bucket list for a while now. I am not sure how I first discovered it, but have browsed hotels, rental homes and activities for a couple years now. We visited early November and it was wonderful! It’s not a far trip for us from New Jersey and was even easier to get… Read More

Family Travel: Panama with Kids

July 11, 2019

By: Sarah Tucker Our trip to Panama was so much fun! I still can’t get over how much it has changed, and how beautiful Casco Viejo has become. We actually used to live in Panama, if you’ve been here for the long haul you may remember that. This time though was a very different experience, with kids! We loved… Read More

The Best Maine Resorts for Families

June 21, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne We just got back from a trip to Maine. It’s our second time visiting Maine and while we thought about exploring other parts of the state, we loved Kennebunkport so much the first time we decided to go back. We wouldn’t be there a full week, so we didn’t rent a house this time. I did a… Read More

How We Packed for a Month

April 16, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne Last summer we went away for 1 month. We were flying to Italy which meant we were not packing a car: we had to pack what we wanted to fly with. To make the packing situation a little crazier… we would be changing locations several times during the month via train. Packing as little as possible was… Read More

10 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with Kids

April 3, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne This post is sponsored by Motel 6, but all opinions are my own. Who’s ready to hit the road? If you’ll be taking a road trip for Spring Break or you have one planned this summer, we’ve got some tips to share! After many years and many road trips with little ones, I’m sharing tips for surviving… Read More

Family Travel: Virgin Gorda with Kids

March 5, 2019

By: Jordan of Jordan & Co We’ve traveled to many Caribbean islands with our kids and Virgin Gorda is a favorite! After a lot of that planning and packing (visit this post for what we packed!) and prepping…the trip was worth every second and every penny! Here’s all about Virgin Gorda with kids: Virgin Gorda with Kids First off: Q… Read More

Traveling with Kids

January 28, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne People often ask me if traveling with kids is worth it: will they remember it? Is it totally exhausting? Does it even slightly feel like a vacation? I asked my girls if I could share the gift they got for Christmas this year because I think it helps explain why I think travel is important and why… Read More

New Jersey Pumpkin Patches

October 11, 2018

October is my favorite month. The weather is great and there are so many reasons to be outdoors: like all of the New Jersey pumpkin patches! We visit them on the weekends and even during the week for less crowds. I guess from all our pumpkin patch photos people can tell we visit quite a few and are often… Read More

Family Travel: Visiting Cooperstown, NY with Kids

August 11, 2018

Years ago, my brothers visited Cooperstown, NY with my parents and their baseball team. They had the best time and when they came home and told me all about it, I remember wishing I had gone too. I had to stay home for a dance team commitment and missed the trip but they had so many stories to share. Fast… Read More