Category: family vacations
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Lumber in my Minivan’s “End-of-summer recap”
A lot of people here in the South consider Memorial Day to be the official start of summer and Labor Day to be the official end of summer. Our summer has been a busy one, but a good one. In May, my kiddos got out of school. They finished their first grade and sixth grade…
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Summer travel made easy: tips and tricks for a better experience
It’s that time of year again. I’m a mountain girl, but there is something about summer that makes me crave salty air and sandy flip flops. Planning family vacations can be hard, but I have learned the following things about making family beach trips less stressful and more organized…and more fun. 1. Five travel essentials…
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Winter family travel ideas
Traveling is fun- who doesn’t love to get away and explore new destinations? While most of us love to travel, we will admit traveling with small children is not always fun. It can be stressful, but with lots of preparedness, it can be enjoyable. My children are not exactly small any more, and I am…
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Why you should stay at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort
We have been to Dollywood before, and we loved it. We were anxious to go back and decided this time to check out Dollywood’s DreamMore resort. I’m so very glad we did! First of all, the Christmas decorations were absolutely gorgeous. The hotel is beautiful anyway, but the decorations made it even more so. Every…