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Category: Travel

Your Complete Toddler Packing Checklist for Warm Weather Trips – Don’t Forget A Thing!

toddler beach trip

Once you become a parent you accrue a lot of stuff, a LOT of stuff. Packing to go on a trip no longer means throwing a toothbrush and some clothes in a bag for a spontaneous weekend getaway. You can’t do spontaneous with toddlers, not without a travel packing checklist to ensure you don’t forget to bring any essential items. So whether it is a day trip or a two-week vacation, use this helpful guide and checklist to make sure you have everything your toddler will need.

Adult Packing Checklist and Guide for Warm Weather Trips

woman packing suitcase

After I made a vacation packing checklist for kids a number of people asked if I had a checklist for adults. Now I do! The checklist is pretty all-encompassing. What I recommend is to print out a checklist every time you are packing for a trip and then cross out any items you won’t need to pack. Below, I have a lot of packing tips and describe how I go about packing for a vacation. The FREE PRINTABLE packing checklist is at the bottom of this post – just click on the picture and it will take you right to the PDF.

Awesome Family Vacation in Door County, WI

water with sailboats and trees in the distance

In July, we had the best family vacation in Door County. This post includes the activities we did, the restaurants we ate at, and some personal anecdotes so we can remember this great trip in the future. I hope this post helps you get some ideas for your next trip to Door County, WI.

Honeymoon in Costa Rica

Beach right off the resort.

I just got back from the best honeymoon ever!  Granted, it has been the only honeymoon I have ever been on, but trust me my obsessive need to plan definitely worked in my favor for this vacation.

After considering a few options, I decided that Costa Rica was the perfect destination for our honeymoon.  I wanted a place that would have equal parts relaxation and adventure.  Costa Rica definitely meets both requirements.

If you are considering Costa Rica for your honeymoon or vacation I hope my time spent planning helps you plan your trip.

Day Trip to Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake

panoramic picture of Niagara Falls

My husband and I had a wonderful time last weekend celebrating the marriage of one of our good friends in Ontario. Since the wedding was on Friday we were able to plan a day trip to Niagara Falls for Saturday before heading back home.

We had a great day, my only regret is that we didn’t spend more time in the adorable town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. If you find yourself in the Niagara Falls region I hope my travel tips below help!