My Favorite Disney World Photos

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The other day I was daydreaming about vacation again and looking over pictures from our Disney World trip last Spring. We had such beautiful weather while we were there and the sky was incredibly blue. It made for some remarkable photos, so I decided to pull together a collection of my Five Favorite Disney World Photos. And [...]

Family Vacation – Where To Go Next?

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I’ve always loved travel. Growing up we took many family vacations all over the United States and I treasured each one. We always had wonderful experiences, took plenty of pictures, and I now have lots of great memories from those trips. All this vacationing gave me the travel bug and I still love to travel. [...]

Texas On Tour To Visit U.S. Cities Across the Country

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Have you ever been to Texas? Many years ago I visited the state for a family reunion. It was gorgeous. We rode horses on the beach, we stayed in a beautiful beach house, and we had a wonderful time reconnecting with family.We chose Texas as our reunion destination because we have a number of family [...]

Our Dream Family Vacation – Disney Cruise

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When Kora was 3 and Logan was 2, we took them to Disney World along with their grandparents, cousin, and my sister-in-law.While it was a bit difficult traveling with two toddlers, we managed and even had a lot of fun. The kids being so young, however, don’t remember much about the parks themselves and instead [...]

Second Honeymoon?

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Have you ever wanted to go on a second honeymoon? Since I love to travel, I think planning a second honeymoon would be a wonderful excuse to get away. While I enjoy vacationing with Kora and Logan, when we travel with them we are always on the go. Sometimes I find family vacations to be [...]

Disney Social Media Moms 2011 – Villa, Hospitality, & The Magic Kingdom

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We had an amazing time at the Disney Social Media Moms Conference last week. We left Cleveland at 9:30 pm on Tuesday night and drove through the night. After a 16 hour road trip straight-through, we were happy to arrive in Orlando on Wednesday afternoon. We drove down with Tired Dad Dave’s mom and picked [...]

Walt Disney World With Preschoolers Book Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

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The only and last time we went to Walt Disney World  a family was when Kora was 3 and Logan was 2. We debated for days about the value of such a trip when they were so young, but thought it was a wonderful opportunity and decided to go for it. It turned out to [...]

5 Vacations I’m Dreaming About Right Now

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To say our life has been hectic these last couple of months is an understatement. Every year the craziness starts at Thanksgiving. Only a couple of days after stuffing ourselves full of turkey and cranberries, it’s Kora’s birthday. Then it’s Christmas and once we’re into January, it’s Logan’s birthday. Since the kids don’t mind celebrating [...]

Spring Break Budget Travel Tips

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I love this time of year. It’s freezing, snowing, cold, and windy, and I’m planning our Spring Break trip! While we are happy to have Spring Break plans this year, we are on a bit of a tight budget so I’m always searching for travel tips offering ways to save money and still have fun. [...]

Fairmont Copley Plaza Review

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Last week while in Boston on the Marshalls & T.J. Maxx Blogger Holiday Event, I had the chance to stay at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. My shuttle ride from the airport took a bit longer than expected due to arriving right at rush hour. The couple of miles took nearly an hour because of all [...]

Baileys Gives Away 250 Free Round-Trip Airline Tickets!

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Have you heard about the Baileys Brings You Home Project? Baileys Original Irish Cream is holding a Facebook contest awarding 250 consumers free round-trip tickets home to see there long-distance friends or relatives. Each ticket is worth $500 and good for any U.S. Domestic Flight. 25 winners are announced each week on Facebook through December [...]

10 Tips for Traveling With Children

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With the holidays fast approaching there will be a lot of us traveling to see family and friends. I thought it was the perfect time to offer a guest post from Travel Expert and Mom, Nicole Hockin of the Travel Smart Blog. To read Nicole’s tips visit: 2 Wired 2 Tired Travels – 10 Tips [...]

What Would You Do Wednesday: Family Travel

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It’s time again for What Would You Do Wednesday. But first I want to say thanks everyone for helping out on Monday and letting me know whether my blog fit your computer screen. I made a few adjustments and hopefully now it is more compatible with most screens. This week’s What Would You Do Wednesday [...]

Kelleys Island & Put-in-Bay Trip Review

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Last weekend we had the wonderful opportunity to take a road/boat trip to the Lake Erie Islands. The first day we vacationed on Put-in-Bay. The morning of Day 2, we woke up early (since our 2 preschoolers think 7 am is sleeping in!), packed up our things, and stopped at Put-in-Bay’s beautiful playground before our [...]

Sunglass Warehouse Review and $20 GC Giveaway – CLOSED

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This giveaway is now closed. The WordPress Plugin “And The Winner Is…” has selected as the winner of this giveaway: Congrats to Megan B! You have email. Thank you to everyone who entered and good luck next time! **************************************************************************************** I love shopping for sunglasses, but I don’t like paying a lot of money for them. [...]

Hampton Gives Away An Entire Hotel!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you ever wanted to have an entire hotel to yourself? Well, here’s your chance! Hampton is offering the chance to win an entire hotel (100 rooms) for 2 nights in the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes. [...]

5 Fun Family Vacation Ideas Your Kids Will Love

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Living in Cleveland, we struggle through long, cold winters and chilly, damp Springs. One of my favorite ways to escape our ugly weather is to daydream about vacations. But I don’t just daydream. I’ll visit travel sites, read reviews, take notes, and file everything away for the day when we’ve saved enough to take a [...]

My Top 10 Creative and Affordable Vacation Ideas

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I think I was a gypsy in a past life. I was meant to be on the road or in the sky. We went on many vacations when I was a kid and I’m hoping to be able to offer the same opportunity to Kora & Logan. Right now though, money is tight, so we [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Cruisin’

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