October 27, 2010
On our recent trip to Austin Texas, one of the must-sees on my list was San Antonio. I figured my last vacation to the city didn’t count as I was only three years old at the time! I have pictures of myself running around the Alamo, chasing birds and felt it would be kind of ...
October 25, 2010
On day one of our eight-day trip to Austin, TX, we loaded up our three-year old son and three-month old daughter and headed for the city’s downtown. Our plan was to visit the Austin Children’s Museum (ACM) located on the corner of 2nd and Colorado Street. From the information my husband found before leaving for ...
October 17, 2010
When it finally came time to leave on our trip to Austin, my husband and I decided to cut our travel time in half and spend the night in Las Vegas the day before our departing flight (see the article The Southwest Airlines Experience: Flying with Kids in Tow). Since we were only spending one ...
October 17, 2010
I have to admit when I first learned that the only airline that flew direct from Las Vegas, NV to Austin, TX was Southwest, I was a bit concerned. After all, in the past the airline’s reputation had been less than stellar. The reviews from friends and family were mixed; some had literally sworn never ...
October 3, 2010
Before my husband and I had children packing was easy; even last minute trips took a half an hour to pack for. We’d simply throw our clothes and a few toiletries into a suitcase and off we’d go. Life changed a bit with the arrival of our son. Suddenly there were strollers, car seats, diapers, ...
October 3, 2010
As children, my sister and I would watch our mother slowly lose her mind in the week or so leading up to a vacation. Her insanity would start harmlessly enough with something small like dragging out the suitcases. A few days before our departure it would progress to an obsessive need to keep every ...
September 26, 2010
Though our trip to Acapulco in April of 2009 goes down in the books as one of the worst I’ve ever taken, (see the article, Acapulco Mexico - Our First Disaster Vacation), the resort we stayed at was beautiful. It’s located about 20 minutes from downtown Acapulco which is one of the things I loved ...
September 26, 2010
View from our hotel in Acapulco, Mexico. In April of 2009, my husband and I along with our then 1 ½-year old son left our home in Southern Utah to make the trek to Acapulco, Mexico. To be honest, it was not someplace I’d ever had any desire to go despite the numerous reports from ...
September 16, 2010
One of the benefits of living in Southern Utah is its proximity to national parks. While Bryce Canyon and the north rim of the Grand Canyon are each just a few hours away, the most easily accessible from our current place of residence is Zion National Park. Although it’s located 43 miles from St. George, ...
September 16, 2010
I was at the park with our 14-month old son one day when he suddenly toddled off the sidewalk and into a pile of particularly malicious woodchips. (By the way, why cities decide to use woodchips around playground equipment is beyond me. They not only cut, scratch, and leave splinters but they’re also extremely tempting ...
