When you’re a busy family, finding time to spend together can be a challenge if you’re not intentional about scheduling it. One of the ways we like to spend time together is to take advantage of family-friendly attractions and destinations that are within a couple hours of our home. These fun summer day trips for…
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company in conjunction with Blog Meets Brand, and I have been compensated for my participation. All opinions are my own. Our family loves to take mini-vacations (I call them staycations if we don’t have to drive more than 4 hours). It’s a great way to get…
Last year, we surprised our kids with an end-of-school celebration trip to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. It was a family-friendly destination in Michigan they’d been wanting to visit for some time. We were able to visit Mackinaw City & Mackinac Island with kids on a budget, and we had a blast spending three days…
We’re not big gift givers or traditionally romantic people. Our marriage isn’t about stuff or fluff. We prefer to simply spend time together enjoying our favorite foods and activities. For my birthday weekend, we decided to implement a fun date idea for busy parents – an overnight weekend in Fort Wayne, IN. Overnight Weekend in…
If your kids are anything like ours, they have more toys than they have time to play. And even if the toys have been minimized, they still only play with one or two on a regular basis, making it difficult to come up with gift ideas for kids. When we noticed this trend, we decided…
