Two weeks ago, we visited Philadelphia. I had a feeling we would enjoy exploring this city…I was right! Philadelphia is BEAUTIFUL, has an amazing history, and there really is a ton to do and see. I can’t believe we’ve never been here until now. I thought I’d share all the details…what we did, where we stayed, what I recommend, etc.Read more
9th Anniversary Trip to Hilton Head Island
Two weeks ago, Judd and I took a vacation to Hilton Head Island for our 9th anniversary! This was our first trip just the two of us since our twins were babies…it was SO needed. 
We stayed at the beautiful Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. Read more
Weekend Getaway to Great Wolf Lodge 2021
I’m a little late to post this but last month we visited and stayed two nights at the Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte/Concord, NC! This is our second time visiting and we still found it just as fun, if not even more fun than the first time!Read more
Escaping Reality 2020-Florida Vacation
A few weeks ago, we took our first vacation of 2020 to Orange Lake Resort-Holiday Inn Club Vacations in Orlando!! Holiday Inn Club Vacations reached out and invited us to their Orange Lake Resort. Honestly, I was a little hesitant at first (Covid) but then I did significant research on how they were handling it and was very impressed. Read more
See Rome in 3 Days
We had about 15 trips planned for the spring and summer of 2020. Read more
Don’t mind me…just swimming with the flamingos!
A big reason we booked our most recent cruise was because of one of the ports it visited…Aruba has been on our bucket list for a while! We had the best day there at De Palm Island!
After a lot of research prior to the cruise, I decided I wanted a relaxing day for Judd and I! The kids stayed at Camp Ocean and we headed to De Palm Island.
De Palm Island is Aruba’s only an all-inclusive area, it is BEAUTIFUL! We took a shuttle to a dock and then took a short boat ride to De Palm Island. Whether you want to relax or want a day of adventure, it has everything! Included in your day is unlimited food and drinks, snorkeling (more to come on this), kids water park, body drop slides (this was closed for maintenance while we visited), banana boats, area to view flamingos, salsa lessons, and other daily activities. 
Since we don’t get many breaks from our kids, we decided to splurge and get a private Beach Cabana. This includes your own cabana on a reserved cabana beach that has several chairs, a refrigerator with a bottle of Prosecco, table and chairs, a shower, towels and concierge service. This area was really quiet and peaceful!
They also have an area filled with flamingos! I’ve never seen a flamingo on a beach so we thought that was really unique!
I mentioned above that they have a snorkeling area, this was some of the best snorkeling we have ever seen!! We were so impressed by this! The snorkeling area is hard to even explain, this video does a great job! Here are several pictures we took with our underwater camera.
We can’t wait to visit Aruba again someday! You can read more about our cruise here or about Bonaire here.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 9
- Next Page »
