We had a scheduled shuttle to Moraine Lake the next morning, so we awoke early, packed our bags, and checked out of the hotel. We grabbed some pastries and coffee from the Grab and Go, …
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Canadian Rockies with Kids: Lake Louise – July 10-12, 2025

It was lovely to wake up to the nice glacier view, but we finally said farewell to Athabasca Glacier and headed back towards Banff. It was a balmy 3° Celsius when we left. The day …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Icefields Parkway and Jasper – July 8-9, 2025

The next morning we checked out of the hotel, and since we had not yet found a stuffed lynx, we stopped in Banff town and purchased the bobcat we had found a couple days prior. …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Banff – July 5-7, 2025

We flew into Calgary around 8pm on a Saturday night. We picked up our bags and our rental car and soon we were on the road to Banff. Luckily, it doesn’t get dark until nearly …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids: Magic Kingdom (again) – June 2, 2025

The next morning we had early reservations at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (earlier than early entry), so we met up at the Monorail at 7:45 to make it in time. However, there was quite a line …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids: Hollywood Studios – June 1, 2025

The next day was a rest day, spent mostly poolside at the Polynesian’s Lava Pool. They had some fun activities going on, and LS loved the freeze dance the best. She made Mickey tie-dye t-shirts …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids: Epcot and Animal Kingdom – May 29-30, 2025

The next day was our Epcot day. We had originally planned to try to rope drop Remy’s, but with the late night, we decided no one cared enough about Remy’s to try, so we arrived …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids: Magic Kingdom – May 27-28, 2025

We arrived in Orlando on Tuesday and took an Uber to our resort, the Polynesian. I had never stayed there before and booked a room using rented DVC points. We were in the Tokelau building …
Continue readingNew York City with Kids – October 4-8, 2024

Friday, October 4, 2024 We flew into LaGuardia on Friday afternoon and took a cab to our hotel, NU Hotel in downtown Brooklyn. We checked in and dropped off our bags, then walked down toward …
Continue readingDinosaur World and Mammoth Cave – July 20, 2024

Since LS had enjoyed exploring caves and lava tubes in Hawaii, we decided we needed to take her to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, since it is not too far from us. LS is also super …
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