We love to cruise. This was John and my 6th cruise together, Rohan's second, and Kaya's first. Our very first cruise as a family of four! This sailing was a bit of a last minute surprise (scary for an planner like myself) and it turned out to be absolutely perfect. (Oh, and don't forget to check out the rest of the posts in our How to Cruise with Kids series) Here's our Norwegian Escape Cruise Recap. We sailed out of Miami on the Norwegian Escape for a 7 day eastern caribbean itinerary. We ...
How to Cruise With Kids (Part 1): Choosing the Right Cruise
As you're reading this our little family just got off the Norwegian Escape for our first cruise as a family of four! John and I have taken several cruises before this, and Ro had his first back in 2013 just before he turned one. It was time to break Kaya in. (FYI your child only has to be 6 months to cruise!) I'm often fielding questions from other busy moms about cruising (with and without kids) and want to share my tips and our experiences with you. Most of what I'm sharing refers to ...
Traveling with Kids: Family Cruise or Parents-only Cruise?
Since the beginning of our dating days, John and I have been taking at least one trip a year, and one of them is definitely during Memorial Day week. We had a few year stretch where we went back to the same area of Mexico just trying different resorts each time....we even saw some of the same travelers doing the same thing year after year. #random. Back in January we booked our upcoming cruise. We went with MSC Cruises, an Italian cruise line that we haven't tried before. At the time I booked ...
Hot Cars and Chili in North Palm Beach
A couple weekends ago John and I took our car obsessed threenager to his first car show. It was the Hot Cars and Chili North Palm Beach show. The child nearly lost his damn mind, giddy with excitement. He checked out all kinds of cars, rolled his little hot wheels car on the tires, snuck and touched cars after we told him not to, made new friends.... he really enjoyed himself. I honestly thought I would be bored to tears, but watching him get so excited, and bond with John over "guy stuff" ...
How to fly with small children without killing yourself or others
Flying with Small Children was originally posted October 2014 Ok I'm a couple days off of a flight with a six month old and a 2 year old. Flying with small children is scary. I was really nervous about taking this flight but I had to do it alone. My mother or John couldn't come down with me so I had to do it solo. It was a short notice flight so I didn't have much time to prepare but here are the tips that I have for you to make travel with multiple small children easier... and avoid suicide... ...