Hi friends,

Hope you are having a great week! This week we went on our first family trip with Ella. As our family grows so does the cost of traveling. And though we love to travel it can get costly for families, so here are some tips below to help save money when going on family trips.

TIPS TO SAVING MONEY ON FAMILY TRIPS:

1. Go on the Off Season – Everything is less expensive from hotel room rates, gas prices, even plane tickets.

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Hi friends,

Hope you have a great week! Officially 35 weeks and we finally packed our hospital bag. This time we are much more prepared than we were seven years ago now that we know what to expect. I remember the one thing I disliked about our first experience was how uncomfortable we were during our hospital stay after delivering our baby. So this time around I added some a few things that would make our stay so much better.

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Hi friends,

Hope you are doing well! I am so excited to share with you our Hawaii family beach photoshoot. When we were planning this trip I knew I wanted to capture these memories for my family. I feel like family photos are the best type of investment that will bring you endless joy. Hawaii was absolutely stunning and it the beach and the mountains made the perfect backdrop for this shoot.

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Hi friends,

Hope you are doing well! Can you believe it school is out and summer is already here! I have some fun girls trips plan this summer, but I wanted to share one of my favorite girls trip I took last month to the Hilton Sandestin. You know how much I love staying in the Sandestin area, and usually I go with my family. But this time around I decided to go with my girl friend Alley.

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Happy Monday!

This month if I’ll be sharing all about our road trip and tips and tricks with traveling with a toddler. It really was such an amazing vacation, and very relaxing to unplug, connect with my family, and enjoy our surroundings. Now to be fair we only have one kiddo and for the most part he was very entertained just being outside and playing in the pool or at the beach.

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Happy Friday ya’ll,

Father’s day is just around the corner and I wanted to share our Father’s day trip we took last weekend. I know ya’ll want to see more of my family and little guy on the blog, so what better way than today’s post. Since Josh works this weekend we decided to do a fun Father’s day trip with his family this past week, which included four generation of Darnell men.

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Hey guys, I am finally recapping my wonderful trip at the Dreams Resort in Playa De Mujeres. I will be breaking it down in several post because there is just so much I want to share with you of my trip.

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TGIF everyone! I hope you are having a great week. I cannot wait to finally spill the beans on this amazing collaboration I am doing this weekend, plus a special travel fashion for under $100 feature.  Last year one of my dear friend decided to do a girl’s trip in Mexico. Having some experience with working with hotels in this country (view previous travel collaborations here) I thought I would give this international resort a shot.

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With all this traveling done this summer, I’ve learned a thing or two  about packing. Some I learned the hard way and through many mistakes on my part. But through my mistakes I’ve shared some travel tips for packing your carry-on bag.

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5 Travel Tips to Packing your Carry-On Bag

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This week has been a busy week. My hubby and I celebrated our two-year anniversary! We had an amazing night, having wine and dinner with a beautiful sunset view on the water, and then topped it off with our very own s’mores bar. It was absolutely perfect. If you didn’t get to check it out on Snapchat, I posted this picture of my outfit and the view on my Instagram. Two weeks ago we went to Chicago for a little weekend getaway to mark our second year of marriage and our first trip out of the state without the baby.

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