What do you consider a family vacation?
I often read about vacations being different than taking “trips” with kids. I personally love being on “vacation” with my kids. I especially love it when we have an extra *adult* family member with us to balance out the kid to adult ratio. This year, it was just me, dad and the 4 Els and for their ages (12,10,8 and 7) it was perfect. Next year, with baby in tow, I will definitely want another adult helper along with us to help keep the older kiddos occupied. But, this year, with these four kids, we were happy and chill.
We like driving vacations. It’s nice to pack up the SUV with everything you need and get to where you are wanting to land in one day. White sandy beaches and blue water? Yes, please! We’ve found ourselves in or near Destin, Florida four different summers. I highly recommend this vacation. Later in the summer you will find the best deals, but given our schedules gearing back up for school, we had to go a little earlier this year.
We also both lived in Southern California after college, so traveling back to California feels like home. It’s probably my favorite vacation spot. 1. We found some great round trip ticket prices last summer. And, we tend to book a timeshare week with redweek.com and have found some really great places to stay that way. We love to have accommodations with full kitchens and separate bedrooms. This is a must with our big, growing family.
We love beach days, Disneyland, pool time, playing cards, completing puzzles, watching movies, trying out restaurants with great YELP reviews and just being together. It’s a break from my normal routine and for me, it’s a wonderful “vacation!”
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Yes no doubt life is with family.I love family.Your post took me so back in my past.I have lots of tears in my eyes right now but yes its life.Thank you for your sharing your experiences.