The biggest attraction in Branson for me is one I haven’t been to yet, but can’t wait to visit with my husband and our 4 kids. This center of family fun is a theme park like no other: Silver Dollar City!
The bathroom break detours are inevitable, but you can decrease the number of times you need to pull over for food by packing a cooler before you leave. In addition to filling it with juice boxes, water…
After rest stop play breaks, sleeping and DVD movies, there will still be idle time during a long distance road trip. It’s a good idea to fill an individual backpack for each child. Stuff it full of their favorite activities: handheld games, coloring books and crayons, stickers, toys, activity sets, etc.
Welcome to our new series, Family Vacation Road Trip Planning! Over the next few weeks, you’ll get tried and true tips for planning the best family vacation road trip from a mom of 4.

The carry on suitcase is the most important piece of your travel preparation, and the item that can make the difference between a great trip and a terrible trip in many cases. If your luggage is lost, damaged, or delayed, it is vital to have everything you need in your carry on suitcase. Some important [Click here to keep reading this post!]
My husband walked to work each day this week. 2.6 miles there, 2.6 miles back. And I forgot to mention, we live in Alaska. Yesterday it was minus 5° F! This idea was born from our brainstorm of ways to cut down the fuel expense in our monthly budget. My husband comes home for lunch [Click here to keep reading this post!]
While carpooling, walking, and public transportation can take the sting out of frequent fuel fill-ups, sometimes we can’t get out of having to drive our cars. The tips below will help you get the best fuel economy when driving is a must: 1. Clean out your car! We know keeping it clean is a good [Click here to keep reading this post!]











