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5,000 Miles, 26 Days, 13 States and a Million Memories Later…

...we are home. We took an EPIC vacation for the last 26 days. That is nearly a month, people. We camped, we cruised, we swam, we ate, we national …

Don't you love this picture? All of us are there, thanks to the mirror, but you might miss Joel if you don't look carefully...My girls are …

The Art Institute of Chicago. My favorite painting of all time (on which one of my favorite Broadway musicals is based). My beautiful …

We just arrived home last night from spending a week in Chicago. We're completely exhausted, but only because we had a ton of fun and did as …

Oh yeah! Remember how I went on a cruise to the Caribbean in January? Me neither. Okay, so I pretty much stink at getting vacation photos …

Our second port was Belize. We took the tender boats into shore this time. The kids thought it was a blast to ride on the smaller boat, and it …

So....picking up where we left off. After we returned with Bria from visiting the Mayan ruins, we ate lunch on the ship and then picked up the …

Our first port was Costa Maya, Mexico. Joel and I decided that we would leave Chloe and Sophia at the kids' club and take Bria to see the Mayan …

After getting down to the Port of Miami on Sunday morning and standing in several lines for what seemed like hours, we finally met up with my whole …

The Original Butterfly House is a fun family activity that you won't want to miss while vacationing on Mackinac Island! My first visit to …

I got home last night from Mackinac Island, very exhausted from traipsing around with Bria and her Girl Scout troop. But we had so much fun. …

Remember how I went on an Alaskan Cruise in June? Yeah, me neither. So I guess it's a good thing I took so many photos. Actually, I was just …