Traveling with kids: the good, the bad, and the realistic

We’ve done lots of traveling in our 11 years of parenting, and the number of children in our family just keeps growing! (although we are halted at 5, for now at least!) I know that many people are intimidated to travel with their children, and believe me, I get that. It definitely is LOTS of […]

How to do a {big} Vacation on a Budget

Way (way!) back when I started this blog in the summer of 2011, I had a different title and focused mostly on getting good deals. I loved sharing these deals but it wasn’t where my heart was, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t still love finding the best savings in many areas of our […]

Mom Hack: Car Spare Parts Bag

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GIVEEXTRAGETEXTRA #Kroger #CollectiveBias Our family loves to be on the go, having adventures together. During the summer, a week may have us at the park, the zoo, the pool a few times, or the beach. Sometimes the trips are […]

Houston Getaways- The Woodlands Resort

My husband and I love to travel, and we really love finding places close to home where we can slip away for a few days and feel like we’re far away from the city, but not have to drive for hours. We recently escaped to The Woodlands Resort, and I cannot tell you how much […]

The Best Road trip Ever

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RoadTripHacks #CollectiveBias #Randalls A few months ago, I was talking on the phone with one of my roommates from college, Erin. (Talking on the phone, I know. We’re so 90s!) She mentioned that we should take a roadtrip […]

10 ways to have a great beach vacation: Part 2

  A looong time ago, one year go today to be exact, I wrote a post entitled “10 ways to have a great beach vacation: Part 1.” And guess what? I never wrote Part 2! Until today! Nothing like a year-long, two-part series, right? A recent trip to the beach reminded me of a few […]

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