We absolutely loved being tourists in Chicago. Sure, we’d probably enjoy walking around any city without our young kids for a few days, but there was something special about the city of the Chicago. When our kids were much younger (around 1 1/2 and 3), we decided that we needed a break. And although we […]

When deciding where to travel for our 2018 Trek WITH Kids, we left it up to the kids. About this time last year, after returning from the wonderful Disney Cruise, I asked then-four-year-old Landon what he would like to do next year. “See snow!”, he shouted, and his mind never changed all year long. I began the […]

We thought Guatemala needed us, but it turned out, we needed Guatemala. I had been hesitant for the past several years to go on a mission trip. I always thought we were Senders, not Goers. The concept of eating food in a poverty-stricken country, bunking overnight with women and basically choosing to willingly sign my life away […]

Don’t publicly shame me. Don’t use Harry Potter’s wizardry against my family, and don’t tell me that I’m depriving my sons from the iconic It’s a Small World ride. Our family is just not super into Disney World.

When researching where to take our Trek WITH Kids (2017), I felt truly limited as Griffin would be just turning two and Landon only four. While traveling with Landon is getting a bit easier, Griffin is still in a crib, doesn’t sleep great out of his normal routine and requires a very early bedtime of before 8:00pm. We […]

Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd!We all have a bucket list – a list of places we’d like to go but in some cases, can’t or won’t ever end up seeing. Monetary, time, logistic limitations make some trips easier to achieve than others. We had been to the […]

Admittedly, Logan and I did not travel much from the years 2012-2017. Although we frequently visited family in the north and snuck in a few fun experiences here and there, we were focused on different forms of adventure. In that five year time period, Logan and I birthed two baby boys and a home, focusing […]

In 2007, I surprised my parents by deciding last-minute to not go to college near my home in New Jersey but to instead find a college that would accept me without much notice. Jacksonville University was the pick and within days we were in Jacksonville scouting it out. A week later, I moved to Jacksonville, […]

I have been thinking about our pre-kids days lately and remembering when it was just me, my husband and our four-legged pup, Jersey. Jersey James was prayed for, petitioned for and begged for (by me!). I had wanted a dog since I could remember and I was elated the day that we brought Jersey to […]

For our second year wedding anniversary, Logan and I headed to Nassau, Bahamas for a long weekend getaway. We didn’t have the boys yet, so it was a wonderful time to reconnect without worrying about leaving too much behind (I do distinctly remember missing our puppy, Jersey, though!) Nassau, to us, was just OK. Since […]

With two boys, almost five and two-and-a-half, I wake up with nightmares frequently thinking of all of the travel that we didn’t take before kids. Join me in a throwback trek to our Canadian honeymoon! The ease of travel when it’s just you or just you and your spouse is not something to take lightly. These days, […]

The weather in Ponte Vedra, FL feels a bit like summer today, so I decided to reminisce about a special place to my family: Bermuda. My dad’s job, before his retirement, afforded our family multiple opportunities to visit this beautiful (and close by!) country. The two times I visited Bermuda, it was all about spending […]