How to Pack Jewelry for Travel!
Don't you hate it when you pack a few necklaces or bracelets for a family road trip and tuck them into your makeup bag, but they somehow manage to get themselves all tangled on the way to your...
View Article7 Great Things to Do in Lake Placid with Kids!
Lake Placid is a gorgeous alpine village located in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains and was the site of the 1980 Winter Olympic games. It had long been on my “bucket list” of places to visit on...
View ArticleBreakfast On The Road {Road Trip Cooking!}
Eating a healthy breakfast in the car from items that you've brought from home or purchased on the road is a less expensive and certainly a better-for-your-body alternative to the fast food drive-thru!...
View ArticleCamping with Kids: 15 Things You Need for a Weekend in the Woods!
We love to camp while on family road trips, staying in campgrounds and exploring national and state parks and historic sites nearby. We have hiked in gorges, rafted down a gently flowing river,...
View ArticleBBQ Chicken Sandwiches {Road Trip Cooking}
A super easy yet delicious dinner to make while cooking in a rental home or condo while on a family road trip is BBQ chicken sandwiches, prepared in the crockpot! And the best part- is you can start it...
View ArticleLunch on the Road {Road Trip Cooking}
Here are some ideas that we use on our longer family road trips when we don't want the kids eating fast food lunches day after day! Here's how we do lunch on the road! When heading out on a week-long...
View Article5 Reasons to Take Your Kids to Visit the Statue of Liberty!
Our family has seen the Statue of Liberty from a distance a few times as we have flown in and out of Newark airport, and occasionally caught a glimpse of her as we were driving down the highway in New...
View ArticleWalkway Over the Hudson with the Kids!
If you are planning a family road trip to New York, I highly recommend visiting the Walkway Over the Hudson as you make your way south towards New York City! This pedestrian walkway once served as a...
View ArticleMy Best Road Trip Tip: Leave Early in the Morning
We take lots of long family road trips at our house- because it is the most economical way to travel with eight people! When we visit family in Michigan- it's a 12 hour drive each way, and when we head...
View Article10 Great Travel Gifts for Road Trip Warriors!
Is this the year that you are planning that once-in-a-lifetime cross-country road trip with the kids? Perhaps you'll be spending the holidays traveling to Grandma's house seven states away? Or maybe...
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