Utah is full of stunning natural wonders! None more so than on Arches National Park Hikes. Our first day was spent exploring, mouth agape, stopping and starting and staring at all the amazing sculptures our Earth has created.
Arches National Park Hikes
While there is a lot to see from the car, Arches is best experienced on foot. You’ll miss a...
We started a tradition the year we went to Iceland: Buy a book in each place we visit. We started this tradition in Iceland, specifically, because we celebrated Christmas here and it is an Icelandic tradition to give or get a new book on Christmas Eve and spend the night reading it. This practice is called jólabókaflóð. We absolutely...
We have had some pretty epic 4th of July celebrations! One year, we flew to NYC to take the kids to the hallmark 5th Avenue FAO Schwarz store for a spontaneous 24 hour trip; another year we spent the summer in Annecy, France and pushed our celebrations out 10 days to match up with Bastille Day; one year, we...
Miyajima is home to the famous Itsukushima Shrine, the iconic famous shrine that floats on water. This location is considered one of three of the most beautiful sites in the whole of Japan. In addition to the shrine and temple, there are deer covering the island that walk with you and steal all your food, and a gondola ride...
Where organized religion is all but disappeared in the Japanese culture, our family didn't want to miss visiting the LDS temple in Japan. Wherever possible our family makes a point of visiting a LDS temple on our travels. We want to show and teach our children that principles transcend all cultures, fads and history. It's important to stand for...
I don’t want to know how magic is performed. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all real. I am the giddiest person in the audience, even more so than my own children sitting next to me in the auditorium.
I love watching each and every illusion and marveling at the wonder of it all. I love gasping, oohing, aahing,...
Imagine every wish you've ever dreamed on a shooting star was granted. That's what it's like to sail on one of Disney's Cruise Ships! It's a trip of a lifetime, and offers an incredible and unique experience for everyone!
To date, Disney has four ships sailing on the seven seas. They are the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder, and...
We love to eat at Walt Disney World. The gastronomy here is top-notch with a variety of restaurants to fit every palate. And for this reason alone, hells to the yeah, the Disney Dining plan is worth it!
More than worth it! In fact, we'd go so far as to say the Disney Dining Plan is non-negotiable.
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It was only a two hour wait in the suffocating heat of the Florida sun, the humidity made much worse by recent hurricanes traveling through the gulf. The twins and Daddy waited in line while I took Eclair to play in Dinoland at the excavation site. I only had to double back on the quarter of a mile between...
We’ve stayed at every type of resort Disney has to offer. And while we’ve mostly enjoyed our stays, we can, and will, and want to, freely admit that some visits have been more magical than others. The value resorts at Walt Disney World are catered towards families on a budget, which is hilarious considering the nightly price tag, and...
