travel & vacation

Have You Ever Been to Missouri?

by Mandi on April 25, 2013

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Missouri Department of Tourism for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Missouri: Enjoy the Show

Our family is currently planning a cross-country roadtrip for either 2014 or 2015 (mostly depending on the temperament of our newest addition!). While our focus is on southwestern Utah, where we lived for two years after getting married and where our oldest daughter was born, we hope to use our travel time to explore other great destinations along the way.

A week ago, I wouldn’t have included Missouri on that list, but the more I learn about this beautiful state (and its 51 state parks and dozens of museums and historical sites!), the more convinced I am that it needs to be a big part of our plans!

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Preparing for a Road Trip with 4 Kids & a Dog

by Mandi on April 18, 2013

Preparing for a Road Trip with Kids at lifeyourway.net

source: Mandi Ehman

We’re heading down to Florida soon to visit my parents (who recently relocated there from Maryland) and to attend the famed Disney Social Media Moms conference at Disney World, and we’re all over-the-top excited as we count down the days until we leave.

As excited as we are, though, I’m more than a little nervous about the 16-18 hour drive to get there, especially since we’ll have our 10-month-old Husky puppy with us and are planning to drive straight through!

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Tips for Getting Out of the House with Small Children

July 30, 2012
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There are some great posts in the archives of Life Your Way that don’t get much attention anymore. This week, I’ll be sharing some of my favorites. Whether you’ve been around since the beginning or are a new reader, I think you’ll enjoy them! I’m not an expert on much, but with four little ones [...]

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Plan a Staycation for Your City {Year of the Staycation}

June 5, 2012

This week we’re celebrating the staycation, a vacation where you stay home and explore all that your city has to offer rather than spending money to travel somewhere else, hosted by Toni at The Happy Housewife and Andrea at Saving Lifestyle. Yesterday I shared staycation ideas for the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and West Virginia, [...]

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Staycation in the Shenandoah Valley {Things to Do on a Budget}

June 4, 2012

Today we’re celebrating the staycation, a vacation where you stay home and explore all that your city has to offer rather than spending money to travel somewhere else, hosted by Toni at The Happy Housewife and Andrea at Saving Lifestyle. Come back tomorrow to see the full list of participating blogs to discover great ideas [...]

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Plan a Pennsylvania Roadtrip with Roadtrip-a-Matic

June 2, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of PA Tourism for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Growing up in Maryland and living now in West Virginia, we often travel to Pennsylvania — to Philadelphia to tour various museums or go to the Army-Navy football game, to Hershey Park for a fun [...]

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Printable Travel Activities for Kids

March 16, 2011

We’ve spent this week in Florida for post-manuscript writing family time, which has been exactly what we needed after the busyness and stress of the last month. But now we have to make the 14.5 hour drive home! On the way down, we drove through the night, which definitely had its benefits since the kids [...]

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