Playing in the Vermont snow

A belated Thanksgiving dream

Yesterday was spent in the car as we drove home from Thanksgiving in Vermont. Traveling pros that they are, my kids can handle a ten-and-a-half hour road trip beautifully, with only occasional rounds of iPad gaming and very little complaining or …

Kilauea Iki crater

Dreaming of a perfect day with kids in Hawaii

Today I feel fortunate to share a post from Anne Patrone of 500 Places With Kids. I love this story not just because it is about Hawaii - a place I've never visited and dream about perennially - but because Anne describes the kind of serendipitous …

Tommy and Aunt Becky

Dreaming of holiday travel with baby

So in case you hadn't noticed, because perhaps it snuck up on you, next week begins the holiday travel season. My first-born (who is now on the downward slope of nine heading for ten so fast it makes my head spin) was half a year old for his first …

Velas Vallarta Hotel. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, MX.

Dreaming of the Velas Vallarta Mom Blogger Camp

I don't know about you, but I can't believe that it's November already. Unlike some people, I don't dread the start of winter (bring on the snow – all the better to ski on!) but I do struggle sometimes during the holiday season to balance my …

Learning to walk at the Great Wall of China

Dreaming of family travel to China

I’m recovering from a bit of minor surgery and have invited some of my writing friends to share their stories with you. This post comes from Keryn Means, the publisher of Walkingon Travels. Keryn lives in Seattle, but she hails from the …