Can be stateside or international, just want somewhere that’s fun for them with good safe kid activities and fun for the parents and grandparents. We’ve done 30A a few times and Cayman Islands last year and loved them all. We usually go for a week so somewhere where we won’t get bored after a few days.

It is hard but my goodness does it make a difference in our kids attitudes and demeanors. They are newly 5 and 3 and I noticed them having a harder time getting to sleep and staying asleep after an evening of screen time (TV not iPads. We only do iPads when we travel long distances). I noticed a snappier husband too! We went to Colorado for a week this last summer at a place that barely has any wifi (we go every year) and it’s a great place for a dopamine reset. We came home and immediately cut out ALL TV and my goodness we had different kiddos! Every kid is different though but for ours it made a really big difference not only in everyone’s moods but also in our connections at the end of a day. Some of my favorite moments have happened between 4pm and 7pm even though it can be the witching hour!

Alyssa’s Oat Bites are great with some fruit, easy breakfast taco (egg cheese tortilla), Greek yogurt with honey and fresh fruit and sprinkles, toast (sourdough with butter and a pinch of salt or a sprinkle of cinnamon, croissant toast from Costco or Whole Foods, granola over yogurt, or the most recent request from my kids…a pizza tortilla…flour tortilla w/ marinara sprinkled with mozzarella microwaved. To each their own!

Chef here! Have found some fun ways to “fancify” the following while involving the kids in the kitchen. The more they make the more they want to try it. Key word “try” lol.

Tacos, taco bowls, lots of stir fries, sausage and peppers, smash burgers, burger bowls, salads w/ protein, grain bowls w/salmon or another protein and veg, pizza meatballs (ground chicken w/ parm, almond flour or panko, and Italian seasonings, covered in marinara and mozzarella), one pan dinners are a fave

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