Spring Break: Shopping For That Perfect Swimsuit
by Jen
March is here and that means it’s Spring Break time!! Our family tries to escape the Minnesota winter and enjoy a little beach vacation each year. I love everything about...
Couples Getaway
I recently won the lottery. No, not the money lottery – the parent lottery. I went on a weekend getaway with my husband, and… wait for it… NO CHILDREN WERE...
Five Reasons to Head North This Winter
by Maureen Zhao
Since becoming a mom, I’ve become a pretty loyal homebody. However, that hasn’t made me immune to catching the travel itch. I love a change of scenery. We started this year...
5 Tips to Prevent Problems When Hosting Overnight Guests
Recently, we had a total of 12 people in our house overnight for multiple holiday celebrations. We moved to a new house this year and finally had the room to...
Recycle Your Carseat: 56 Minnesota Locations
As if we needed more reasons to love Target, now they’re helping us recycle our carseats. I’ve stood in my garage, looking down at expired carseats before, knowing I’m supposed to get rid...
Family Day Trip – Delano & Waconia
Looking to get out of town but don’t have the budget for a hotel? Or, let’s face it, you don’t want to pack up the entire family, load the car...
10 Reasons Why Your Marriage Needs A Vacation
by Cari Dugan
My husband and I are celebrating 13 years of marriage this year. Thirteen years. Graduating college. Four kids. Nine moves, three of those international. Add job changes in there and business start...
Dallas has the BEST Bathrobes {Getaway Giveaway!}
{Disclosure: We’re so thankful to the Omni Dallas for partnering with City Moms Blog last fall for our national conference, allowing our team the chance to learn and grow so...
Ten Tips for Pumping Moms Who Travel
by Monica Hoss
Last week my husband and I took a quick trip to Toronto. The purpose of this trip was to see one of our favorite bands in concert, but it also...
Preventing Vacation Mayhem with Allstate
Our partners at Allstate Insurance: John Michael Insurance Group have some excellent tips for home safety when traveling as part of our At Home Series. For other articles in this...
Relax. Recover. Regroup.
by Lauren Jerle
Aside from a few weekend getaways, my husband and I have never taken an extended vacation together in the seven years we’ve been together. I am pretty content at home...
Our First Vacation Away
by Michelle
Since adding “mom” to my repertoire of hat tricks almost 18 months ago, I can count the number of nights away I have spent away from my son on one...
Up, Up, and Away (Again): How to be a Traveling Working Mom
As I sit in my seat on my 2.5 hour flight back home from a long week of work travel, I think of how happy I am to be going...
5 Reasons You Need a {Kid-Free} Weekend with Your BFF
Last weekend, I went on my first vacation ALONE since….um, forever. It was definitely the first time I’ve flown alone since becoming a mom that didn’t involve anything work related...