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Dealing with Reluctant Travelers: Travel Tips Tuesday

28 Oct

~Not going one more step~ When average people find out how much we travel, and that we do it all with four kids in tow, the general response is unanimous. “Your kids must love that!!!” is the overwhelming reaction to a life that is filled with gallivanting. When met with this reaction, we have learned to just smile and nod,…
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Take the Storybook to the Streets: Exploring Coeur d’Alene with Mudgy and Millie

Been There Done That

25 Oct

~Reading the story at the Independence Point-the final stop on the trail~ One of my favorite ways to explore a new city is to walk the streets, meandering from place to place letting my whims and the temptations on the horizon determine my path. My children do not share this lazy, indirect method of exploration, and so, for the most…
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Pearls Along the Path: What can be Learned from Sweating at Sunrise

Been There Done That· Natural Wonders· State and National Parks· Texas· Uncategorized

22 Oct

~Sunrise over the Canyon~ With the thermometer at the head of the trail already reading 90 degrees, I was glad that I resisted hitting the snooze button and dragged my body out of bed before sunrise. Of course, rising before the sun is certainly not something that I am accustomed to doing regularly, but then, neither is hiking. As the…
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Ten Tips for Surviving Airport Security with Kids: Travel Tips Tuesday

Travel Tips· Trip Preparation

22 Oct

My chronological experiences as a traveling parent read like a history book of increased airport security. Because my first child was born about nine months before the September 11th attacks, my travels with children have been subjected to greater and greater security measures with each passing year. In my mind, I can attach certain increases in security to different trips…
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