Now that summer is here, we are trying to get the kids out hiking. A lot. Usually this involves lots of whining and complaints about being tired. A few months ago, however, we stumbled upon the perfect combination: beautiful scenery + in the evening. The first time we hiked in the evening it was by…
We took a vacation. I know our life may seem to some like a vacation, but it really is not. Our days are full of school, work, chores, cooking and everyday life stuff. Our week at Disneyland was definitely lacking in most of those activities and it was glorious. When We Visited: February 2014 (Sun-Thur)…
With all of our cross country traveling, we do spend more time driving than the average person (and more money on gas) but its actually less than most people think. Our goal isn’t to travel as fast a possible across the 50 states. You can’t see anything that way. We love to take it slow…
Great tips 🙂 We do several long trips a year(10+hours) to see family on top of vacation travel. My boys really like the Narnia books on tape, the Magic Tree House, and the Adventures in Odessey. What seems to go the best is having a bag with writing supplies, toys(even ones that are theirs), and special snacks, and giving them something out of the bag every hour or so. I am definitely getting the travel bug after reading your posts!ReplyCancel
You’ve planned, organized, packed, sweated, and agonized over creating the best possible vacation for your family. Now that its here and you are going, how are you going to remember it? Photos of course. Here are 8 tips to help you get the best vacation photos ever: 1. Wait for the good light. As I…
We pulled into the near-empty parking lot at the Jacksonville, Florida Zoo and all climbed out of the car. I walked around, opened the back of the truck to grab out our adventure bag and my camera. A quick check of the camera to make sure all was in order before heading out, and wait!…
Enjoyed reading this. 🙂 You had a lot of good tips in there. We’re annual passholders so we spend a lot of time at the Disneyland parks. I thought your readers might benefit by knowing there is a great smartphone app called “Mousewait” that gives you wait times for attractions, fast pass availability, show and parade schedules, live photos from the parks, a hidden mickey checklist (for keeping minis entertained while waiting in line), Food menus, maps, Disneyland secrets a chat lounge and TONS more! It has really helped with trip planning! I’ve been a long time member in the community and highly recommend it! 🙂
Also, no need to fill water bottles, ANY counter service restaurant will give you free ice water at your request. Also hot water if you want to bring your own tea bags or hot chocolate packets. Hope that helps!
This is awesome!! Now I need tips like this for Disneyworld. I feel so out of my league!
Sorry for the late reply. I never received a notification email that you responded. this is Sweetmommak from IG btw. there is a MouseWait app for Walt Disbey World too!! Hope that helps! Now I’m wondering what other posts I commented on and missed your reply!! Shoot! Lol