Many families are diving into the recreational vehicle market with COVID-19 now a seemingly-permanent part of our landscape. Since hotels, flights and international trips seem, at this time, limited or...
Sharing our road trip on Instagram a few weeks ago, I received the most questions on our family bike ride along the Virginia Creeper Trail. This was one of our...
A few years ago, I spent two straight days in the belly of a book: ONE YEAR OFF: Leaving It All Behind for A Round-the-World Journey with Our Children. The book is...
I wanted a place where the water was blue, the kids would have an experience they’d never forget, we were going international, and that wasn’t too hard to get to....
As you may know from our Instagram feed, we love Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. It has such a special place in our hearts and something about it is magical for...
Years ago, Mr. Family Trip and I were able to sneak away for a long weekend (thanks to the grandparents!). But we were stumped on where to go. We yearned...
It seems bizarre writing about our family’s snow-filled trip to wintry wonderful Vail, Colorado earlier this year when I am currently sweating and in flip flops. But this popular destination...
If your parenting is trending like ours (and like the rest of the citizenry obsessed with that bewitching little Marie Kondo), you are currently encouraging “experiences” over “stuff,” especially when...
Ah, the chugging and rocking and thunder of trains. It is something our culture hangs on to – a throwback to a bygone era, a moment to reminiscence about “the...
The tale of our time at the North Carolina hot air balloon festival (called the Carolina BalloonFest) is really a tale of expectations – those lost and those surprisingly exceeded....