I was thrilled when Stephanie Bates from Military Travel Mama reached out and asked me to contribute a tip to a post on her blog, Budgeting Tips for Families & Households on a Budget. Be sure to head over to her blog and check it out! She was also kind enough to provide this great guest post for all of you here on Voluntown Housewife. Traveling …
Category: Travel
Holy Hanging Lake
While planning our family vacation to Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico I was haunted by images of Hanging Lake on Pinterest. OH PINTEREST, it gets me everytime! The beauty in the images made Hanging Lake quickly crept up to the top of my must see list. We stayed in Glenwood Springs, CO at the Residence Inn by Marriott. Marriott hotels are the way to …
Are We There Yet Road Trip Binders For Kids
Jeff and I have always loved a good road trip. While we were dating we would often drive around hoping to get lost. We’ve had some of our greatest memories taking road trips. Once we had kids I was afraid our road trip days would come to an end. Honestly, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We have had some great road trips as …
Engine Room ~ Mystic, CT
My husband recently turned 35 and I was looking for just the perfect surprise. He always seems to one up me in the surprise department. Over the past few years he has become a whiskey lover and he had mentioned a few things that he wanted to do for his birthday and of course they all involved whiskey. All of the things he mentioned just …
Portsmouth, New Hampshire {Out Of The House}
My husband and I just recently celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. Fall is my favorite time of year but between our boys playing football and my husband’s fall work schedule it has become our busiest time of year! We needed to get away for a night and just spend time with each other! THAT IS SO IMPORTANT! We settled on going away for the night to Portsmouth, …
The Florida Keys
I had always heard great things about the Florida Keys but I had never been. To be honest they never really made it to my “must see list”. Recently I found myself looking for a family getaway and I didn’t want to spend a ton of money. I searched flights first and found great prices on flights from my local airport in Providence, Rhode Island …
Barn Island~Stonington, CT
Today we had a great day walking around Barn Island. Barn Island is located in Stonington, Connecticut. It was the perfect way to enjoy Mother’s Day. The paths are nice, wide and pretty flat. Our boys enjoyed walking the 4.5 mile loop. We walked past tidal marshes, through hardwood forests, open fields and we even walked past an old cemetery. While walking through the field …
An Overview of Our Family Vacation to the Keys and the Everglades
As most of you may know, I love to travel. I love to experience new places, new foods, and new cultures. I have been planning a family trip to Ireland in 2016 and the thing is……my kids have never flown. I wanted to put them on a short plane ride before I tried to clear customs and had them sit on a six and a …
Getting Ready For A Family Vacation
Who doesn’t love vacation? Seeing new things, getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, spending time with loved ones are all perks of vacation, but getting ready for vacation can be stressful!! I am trying to stay organized but papers are collecting on my table, lists are everywhere, the laundry is out of control and all I can think about is putting …
Gore Mountain Tubing Review {North Creek, NY}
While we were at our cabin in up state NY on a little weekend getaway we decided to take the kids to Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY for some tubing. We have some good tubing spots at the cabin but we wanted to do something different. Years ago my husband and I went away with a bunch of friends to the Berkshires and we did …