Family Vacations with the Mills Family...... and learn why we want to share our family vacations experiences... |
We are a family of 6, and we have all of the common problems and ailments that all families have.... but we love to take vacations. Our vacations are not elaborate - we get by on the "budget" rooms and "budget" travel most of the time, but we travel anyway.... and we really enjoy it.
Our vacations are not any more thrilling than any other families' vacations... we just want to share our experiences to boost the idea that families can travel without breaking the bank and can really have a good time.... bonding with the fam!!! (as my teens will tell you).
Our Family
I am Teresa, the narrator of this site. My husband, David is the brains behind the traveling family. I have to admit that I would be comfortable staying at home.... but David has always told me -
"We need to take the children to lots of places - it builds their "life experiences"
.... and he is right. I do not admit it very often.... so take note. So - David plans all of our family vacations... and he does a great job at it.
Our oldest daughter, Sara recently graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Hotel / Restaurant Management & Tourism. She is employed at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head Island (be sure to take a look at her Hilton Head Island Restaurant suggestions). Our three younger children are 12 and 14 (14 year old twin girls)... are you asking yourself if I am sane..... no I am not.... it makes life easier though. Our children are busy with sports and school activities, so family vacations are harder to put together... but we all enjoy traveling so much that we work it out.
We have been traveling since David and I got married in 1990. Our initial travels included only the three of us, so Sara got some great family vacation experiences as an 'only child'. After the younger children joined us, we picked right back up with the traveling.... first just short distances, for a weekend or overnight, then on to longer trips. Each trip was one more adventure for the family... and added to the children's "life experiences".
So.... we are already doing the traveling, why not share the experiences with other families....
Why Put it all on a Web Site?
The main objective for this site is to let you know that any....
- family vacation travel is good
- kids will only gain from spending quality time with their family traveling
- You can shake up your family vacations - try new travel itineraries for your next trips.
We have great plans for this site -
Initially, I caught up on our past vacation experiences... you will find old pictures, and some of the things that we enjoyed when our kids were younger, hopefully giving you some ideas for family vacations of your own.
Now, we are reviewing and critiquing our family vacations as we take them... All of the reviews on this site are First Hand Reviews - our opinions and notes about places we have visited with our children.
we will ask for feedback from our visitors... Give you the opportunity to share your stories, and comment on other visitor's stories! (Check it out)
Keep Up With Us
There are many opportunities for you to keep up with what is new and updated on this site.... we provide a site blog, which is the place where all new pages are listed as they are published...... an RSS feed, which you can add to your yahoo, msn, or google home pages or read through an RSS reader.... and a newsletter that will be published at least every two months listing new items on the site.... you can subscribe to the Kid Friendly Family Vacations Chronicle here....Keep up with us.... and thanks for visiting.....
