Jay and I haven’t traveled anywhere longer than a weekend away, just the two of us, for a few years now. When we celebrated our 10th anniversary this summer, I really wanted to plan a vacation so we could celebrate. His parents generously offered a time share trip to Mexico, which would have been great, […]
3 Valley Gap Ghost Town and Train Museum
We road trip every summer to British Columbia to Grandma & Papa’s lake house. Though we’ve done this road trip countless times, we always look for hidden treasures to stop at on our trips. Two years ago we stopped at 3 Valley Gap near Revelstoke, BC. We had never stopped before and it was the […]
How To Surprise Your Kids With a Vacation
We recently went to Disneyland for the first time with our kids and I wanted a special way to surprise them with the trip. Ideally we would have loved to just taken a casual drive into the city, show up at the airport tell them we surprised them with a vacation and shown up at […]
5 Things About Disneyland That Surprised Me
Believe it or not, vacations (especially with kids!) aren’t all roses and sunshine! Even at “The Happiest Place on Earth”, there were things that surprised me…and things that I just didn’t ‘get’ or really like about the park, so I’d like to share my perspective as a first-time family goer. 1. PhotoPass was NOT worth […]
Keeping Kids Safe on Vacation | SafetyTat Temporary Child ID Tattoos
As we were waiting for the gates of Disney California Adventure to open on our last day in California, we ended up chatting with a nice family from Kelowna, BC. I noticed on their boys’ arms were their names and phone numbers in smudgey black marker. One certainly couldn’t miss this safety feature, but I […]
Tips For Doing Disneyland With Young Children
We just got home from our very first trip to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure (DCA) with our boys who are now 6 and 3, I wanted to share tips and advice and our favourite things from our 5 days spent at both parks while it’s fresh in my memory. I have no doubt that […]
Where We Stayed for Disneyland: Stanford Inn & Suites
I was hesitant in booking a family vacation to Disneyland with the Canadian dollar trading at $0.71, but was delighted to find a price of $170 CAD per night at the Stanford Inn & Suites for a family suite; this price was unbeatable for the area. I’d like to share my full review of my […]
Planning a Disneyland Trip for a Young Family
I have been prepping our oldest son Braden, who just turned 6, for Disneyland since he was old enough to pay attention to the opening credits of any Disney movie we would watch. “Look! That’s the Disney castle! It’s real, you know…and some day we’ll go there!” Braden would often asked if Lightning McQueen lives in […]