Summertime is road trip season for many families and we are on a really big one right now! (You can follow along on our travels via my Instagram with the hashtag #smithroadtrip2021. Also, be sure to check out my Instagram stories, too!) This grand adventure of course has some travel games for my kids to play to help keep them entertained as we drive along. I've found some pretty great ones and View Post
The Ultimate Bucket List Of Hiking Trips You Need To Try
We've been going on a lot of hiking trips over the last 3 months. It's actually the perfect activity for during a pandemic! Even on our family vacation (socially distant and visiting family out West) we went hiking. Here are just a few of the best hikes in the world that I'm adding to my own bucket list. Let me know if you've been on any of the following hiking adventures! The Ultimate Bucket View Post
Toy Story 4 Printable Road Trip Bingo For Family Vacation
It's summer break and with that comes family vacations. We tend to do a ton of road trips this time of year. Next month will be one long road trip really. So stay tuned for the epic Smith family vacation. It's going to be quite the adventure full of lots of driving. Fortunately these Toy Story 4 printable road trip bingo sheets will definitely come in handy for this year's family vacation. I call View Post
5 Reasons To Visit Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
Over spring break we ventured down to Eureka Springs, AR. (Only 5 hours from St. Louis!) It was such a fantastic trip and we are already thinking of when we can go again. While there we had the opportunity to visit Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. It's important for me to help bring awareness for important causes such as this one. Also to teach my children about the world around us and why we View Post
Kansas City Family Resort – Adam’s Mark CoCo Key
It's fun to get away even when it's only for a quick weekend getaway. If you follow along on Instagram then I'm sure you noticed that last weekend we road tripped over to Kansas City. Getting there is not too long even if it's on the other side of the state from us. The state of Missouri isn't that wide! So we headed west on Saturday morning, stayed the night, and then came on Sunday. Super quick View Post
Free Printable Hiking Scavenger Hunt
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlueLizardSummer #CollectiveBias - Free Printable Hiking Scavenger Hunt When it comes to family fun we love to spend time outdoors. Going on hikes is a particular favorite. It's such an adventure to explore new places or visit some of our treasured stomping grounds. For us taking a hike is View Post
Best Branson Attraction: The Runaway Coaster
Of all the Branson attractions we experienced last month we found that The Runaway Mountain Coaster was a family favorite for all. Our trip to Branson was all about multigenerational travel, since my parents were with us, so it was definitely dandy to discover the best Branson attraction that everyone has raved about. We were given free tickets for the first ride on the coaster, but our kids liked View Post
Branson Talking Rocks Cavern Discount
In one week we will be in Branson and I cannot wait. It always nice to take a long weekend to go on mini vacations with the family. Just an enjoyable time to get away from it all! Since we are making this into a multigenerational trip our kids are super excited to be traveling with grandparents. Definitely going to be a great trip! Especially with this Branson Talking Rocks Cavern discount. So if View Post
Sour Patch Kids Tropical Sweepstakes
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #spktropicalsweepstakes #CollectiveBias - Sour Patch Kids Tropical Sweepstakes! What a dandy sweepstakes! At our house we LOVE Sour Patch Kids. The candy is especially a family favorite for summer vacations and road trips because it packs so easily. Every summer at Lake Powell we have View Post
How To Prepare For A Disney Family Vacation
Tomorrow we fly out West. Our destination? The land of the mouse. We are going to Disneyland TOMORROW and we've never been before! (We've been to Disney World lots just not yet to Disneyland.) When it comes to how to prepare for a Disney family vacation I think we prepare quite a bit differently than most. But who knows? Maybe you prepare the way we do? Maybe our preparations are the exact View Post