During our Thanksgiving trip to Chicago we happened upon a unique and all together fun restaurant that the kids (and adults) just loved. SafeHouse is a spy themed restaurant in the heart of downtown that features secret code words, laser mazes and a host of other shenanigans. When you enter through the front door of […]
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Top on the kids’ bucket list when visiting Chicago was to make a stop at Dylan’s Candy Bar. There are several Dylan’s locations in the US, and luckily for us their flagship store in downtown Chicago was right around the corner from our hotel. Dylan’s Candy Bar is what every child dreams of when you […]
Did you know you can spend the night at SeaWorld? That’s right, sleeping with the fishes takes on a whole new meaning when you book an educational overnight adventure at SeaWorld Orlando. Our adventures began as the park was closing at 6pm on a Saturday night. After arriving at the educational entrance to the park, […]
Our family was provided complimentary tickets to The Field Museum in exchange for review. All opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. If you’re visiting Chicago with kids, The Field Museum should be top on your must visit list. Having visited 10 years ago, when Cole was just a baby, we still talk […]
Over Thanksgiving our family visit Chicago for a week. We had been years ago when Cole was little, but it was Kiley’s first visit and the first time we had been to the windy city with kids that were old enough to really appreciate it. We had so much fun exploring the city with the […]
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Shedd Aquarium: Exploring Chicago with Kids
Our family was provided complimentary tickets to Shedd Aquarium in exchange for review. All opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. Since our home town doesn’t have an aquarium, we always try to visit them in the cities we explore. We were excited to spend the day at Shedd Aquarium, where there’s so […]
Our family was provided complimentary tickets to Chicago Museum of Science and Industry in exchange for review. All opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. When we visited Chicago 10 years ago, Cole as just a baby and we skipped the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. This time, with the kids being […]
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Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady Cruises
Our family was provided complimentary tickets for Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady Cruises in exchange for review. All opinions are my own. It was a chilly November morning when we boarded Chicago’s First Lady. Being from Florida the kids were bundled up and we immediately grabbed a table downstairs in the […]
This year my daughter requested a trip to LEGOLAND Florida instead of a birthday party to celebrate turning 8. I quickly grabbed my credit card and booked us a Friends themed room at the LEGOLAND Florida Hotel. We stayed for 3 nights and spent 2 days in the park with our kids, ages 8 and […]
Since we purchased a pop up camper a few months back, we’ve been itching to take it out for a test run. We decided on High Falls State Park because it’s only 4 hours from Jacksonville, making it the perfect distance for a long weekend away. I chose a weekend in October because I thought […]
