• Travel

    10 Days in London and Paris – What I Packed

    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a commission, at no extra cost to you if you purchase through a link. Please see my disclosure for more information. We’ve been planning a trip to London and Paris since 2019. I don’t typically plan vacations four years ahead, but Covid changed all of that. So, here we are heading to Europe in November 2022. Since my husband and I will be flying to London from JFK and then taking the train to Paris with our two girls, we want to pack fairly light.  The goal is to get to get all of our stuff into two suitcases –…

  • Christmas Santa Train
    Holiday,  kids,  Travel

    Where I Found the Best Ever Santa Train

    For years friends had been sharing pictures and experiences that they’d had on local Polar Express and Santa Trains. I knew that it would be something that my kids would really enjoy but I wasn’t sure which one to choose. So last year I researched some area trains in the Philadelphia suburbs and even one in New Jersey. There were actually quite a few of them. I noticed that some of the trains could be really expensive – more than $100 per ticket. Some of the trains reviews weren’t that great – things like…the train being cold and not very comfortable and serving cold hot chocolate and running out of…