This post brought to you by GGP at Providence Place. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Kara Carrero. Any time our family can hop on a train and head out for a day trip, we have our stroller, carriers, and backpacks ready! So when we were asked to attend the LEGO® Americana Roadshow…
For 8 weeks we lived in a hotel. One with two stove burners, no oven, and a dishwasher. We lived this way with two grown adults, a toddler, a baby, and a St. Bernard-something-stubborn mix of a dog. And we lived to tell about it. How do you make 400 square feet work for a…
Traveling with children is always a fun but tricky situation because you never know what to expect or what to bring. Taking the train with kids is actually a great way to get around and see the countryside and our newest means of day-tripping as a family. So whether you’re going on a long or short…
After two kids and taking each of them and/or both of them on an airplane numerous times. Then my third baby came along and at 9 months old, he had been to 11 states because he accompanied me on all of my business trips. So between the three kids, I have taken them on over…
Flying with a baby is something that seems so daunting and terrifying, especially if you have never done it before. But having flown to Hawaii and back with a 7 month old, moving across country by flying with a 3 month old and a toddler, and going on trips with a baby by myself, it’s…
Entertaining toddlers on an airplane can be a much easier task if you both come prepared and work in the weeks prior to prepare your child. There are so many ideas from busy bags to books that can help kids make it through air travel, but here are just a couple of ideas that focus on the…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions and best apps for vacation recommendations are mine alone. #Tips4Trips #CollectiveBias Moving across the country with two little ones means it seems like we’ve been on vacation for the last 4 months. And in many ways we have. We have…
In February 2015, our family found out we would be moving from OKC to Boston, and it was terrifying. Not because it was a big move or because neither of us had even visited the state of Massachusetts, but because of the daunting task it would be to go through our stuff. We needed to…
We walked away from our home, our friends, and the majority of our belongings. We said goodbye to Oklahoma and made a giant leap of faith moving to Boston. It was a hard move for me, and harder on my daughter. To help her get through the struggles of moving, I promised her a scooter…
Maybe you have heard of them, maybe you haven’t. But planning a family staycation is a fun way to connect with one another, especially during summer and long breaks, but doesn’t have to cost a lot of money! It’s also just a way to destress and “get away” without getting away. Young families with babies…
I stood in the corner of our Oklahoma living room looking at a room empty of all belongings with a mountain of luggage behind me, my two babies sleeping on the floor, and sign on our fire place staring at me declaring that “The best things in life aren’t things”. That was the moment that it hit…
Eco-travel is one way to travel smarter both for the environment and for your pocketbook. It’s a way to enjoy sites and time together as a family without creating a lot of trash and while enjoying the natural, the local, and the less commercialized. Some of us absolutely LOVE to travel. Yes I am a…