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Grateful for a decent meal

By Heather on July 30, 2012

I thought Ethan was a picky eater, but maybe it was something else.

Posted in Family Travel, General, Parenting | Tagged food, picky eater | 8 Responses

Social Media and Travel

By Heather on July 24, 2012

Where do you turn when your friends and family are miles away?
Social Media.

Posted in Couples Travel, Family Travel, General, Great Stuff | Tagged coping away from home, facebook, iPhone, skype, social media, travel, twitter | Leave a response

Globetrotting Kids: Going home

By Ethan on July 15, 2012

The whole trip meant a lot to us because we went to places that we never visited before …

Posted in Adventure, Family Travel, The Globetrotting Kids, The World Trip | Tagged Cameron, Ethan, family travel, globetrotting kids, home, homesick | 3 Responses

The gang's back together and fighting pirates on the high seas

Here’s what I can tell you: Ice Age is a hit in my house. Over the course of the last year I’ve watched installments 1-3 of the series in hotel rooms, cars and airports around the world. Sid the Sloth, Manny the Mammoth and Diego the Sabretooth Tiger have almost been as much a part ...Read More

Posted in General, Great Stuff, The Globetrotting Kids | Tagged Continental Drift, Ice Age, Movies | 1 Response

Top 10: Ethan Moments

By Heather on July 11, 2012

Ethan is 10 today! He’s a remarkable kid and throughout our year away together he proved it over and over again.

Posted in Family Travel, Parenting, The World Trip | Tagged Ethan, family travel, globetrotting kids, Top 10 | 16 Responses

We couldn't take them with us....or could we?

Finding our way (at) home

By Heather on July 9, 2012

We’re home and trying to come to grips with a new reality. One that looks like something we used to know and yet feels very, very different.

Posted in Adventure, Family Travel, The World Trip | Tagged around the world trip, family, home, life lessons | 18 Responses

Sweet ride to take us home: 2012 Buick Enclave

Driving Home: Buick Enclave 2012

By Heather on July 3, 2012

I approached the driver’s seat with the trepidation that comes with the new and unfamiliar and set out to explore Eastern Canada on an epic road trip we won’t soon forget.