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Disney World with Kids: Everything you need to know to make the most of your trip

Planning a trip to Disney World with kids can be overwhelming. These essential tips will help you make the most of your time and money while you’re in the “happiest place on earth”.Planning a trip to Disney World with kids can be overwhelming. These essential tips will help you make the most of your time and money while you're in the "happiest place on earth".

NOTE: THIS POST INCLUDES AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS I HAVE USED AND LOVED, BUT AS ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST DEALS. SEE MY DISCLOSURE TO LEARN MORE.

Truths about Disney World:

  • It is magical
  • It is expensive
  • It is exhausting
  • It can be overwhelming to plan

A few weeks ago, we took an epic family vacation to Disney World. Phew…I am TIRED. But, really, we had SO much fun! …

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Traveling with kids: Road trip activities and tips that will save your sanity

Nervous about taking a family vacation with kids this summer? Traveling with kids really is doable–even fun–when you’re prepared with these essential road trip activities and tips. Nervous about taking a family vacation with kids this summer? Traveling with kids really is doable--even fun--when you're prepared with these essential road trip tips and activities. 

NOTE: THIS POST INCLUDES AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS I HAVE USED AND LOVED, BUT AS ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST DEALS. SEE MY DISCLOSURE TO LEARN MORE.

Some people say you can’t travel with kids…I say you just have to travel differently. As many of you know, my little family lives in Utah, but we have traveled all over the USA together: Oregon, Florida, Maine, Georgia, San Francisco, and–most recently–San Diego. We’ve done short, two-hour road trips as well as thirteen-hour marathons.

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Traveling with Kids: 13 insider tips to make the most of your visit to Sea World

Planning a family trip to Sea World with young kids? Here is everything you need to plan a perfect day at Sea World San Diego–especially for families with little ones. Planning a family trip to Sea World? Here is everything you need to plan a perfect day at Sea World San Diego--especially for families with young kids.Disclosure: I received complimentary Sea World tickets in exchange for sharing my experience in this post.

Happy summer, everyone! We kicked off summer a little early and took advantage of kindergarten testing week (which really meant that Little Man just didn’t have school) by taking a week-long family trip to San Diego. Ironically, it was colder there than it was at home in Utah (so much for “sunny California”), but we had a fabulous time!
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Traveling with kids: Arches & Canyonlands National Parks

If you’re going to Southern Utah, check out these ideas for fun, family-friendly things to do while traveling with kids in the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.

If you're going to Southern Utah, check out these ideas for fun, family-friendly things to do while traveling with kids in the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. I love to travel. I have long dreamed of taking off on a grand European tour, I think going on an African Safari sounds like an awesome adventure, and I could stare for hours at pictures of far-off, exotic places. However, with two little boys taking up much of my time and energy these days, some of those dreams are not going to be fulfilled in my immediate future (although I am going to Europe this summer, sans kiddos!…more on that later). …

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Travel with kids: Florida Keys & the Everglades

If you’re going to Florida, check out these ideas for fun, family-friendly things to do with kids in The Florida Keys & The Everglades.

If you’re going to Florida, check out these ideas for fun, family-friendly things to do with kids in The Florida Keys & The Everglades.

If you’ve been reading along lately, you know that my family recently took an epic vacation to Florida. I’ve already written about the fun things we did in Tampa, but that was only the first half of our trip. The second half was spent down south in the Florida Keys and the Everglades. Today I’m sharing our favorite things we did with our kids during that part of our trip….

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