First Renaissance Faire with kids? Here's what actually happens, what to skip, and why it's way more fun than I expected it ...

After 17 years of dragging my kids around the world, I’ve learned that where you stay can make or break your trip. Book the wrong place and you’ll spend your vacation stressed. Find the right fit and ...

I stood outside the doors of Chihuly Garden and Glass with Dek, who was a toddler at the time, and had a moment of complete panic. Glass. Glass everywhere. On the floor, suspended from the ceiling, ...

I first visited Washington’s Big Four Ice Caves when my oldest was a toddler and my youngest was still in a baby carrier. We went back last summer with two teenagers, and honestly? It was way more fun ...

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Back when my youngest was 8 months old, I had a problem. We were headed to Kauai for two weeks, and unlike his older brother (who was basically a potato at that age), this kid wanted to be everywhere, ...

Nothing beats the holidayswhen everyone piles into the car searching for Christmas lights in Santa Cruz, California. It’s a family tradition that can be passed down from generation to generation and ...

Canada is known for its maple products, but one will always reign supreme in my house– maple cream cookies. Any time I fly through Canada, my kids demand I bring them back a box (or two) of these ...