Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

  • Walking the Walls

    The first few days of the trip were really all about getting the kids settled and doing the activities that they would find most interesting – the idea was that if it was things they liked, they would cooperate more and whine less. Turns out that was only partially true. So for the last day Read more

  • The magic of Kids Club

    We spent all of Wednesday traveling from York to Fuerteventura – between an Uber, a 4 hour flight and a 3 hour bus transfer we were pretty tired by the time we made it to our resort. We got ourselves fed and into bed to get ready for our first day of sunshine. It always Read more

  • Shopping, Vikings and Potions

    We needed to stock up on a few more supplies to make it through the rest of the trip and the small Primark was not cutting it so we set off for the Monks Cross Retail Shops Saturday afternoon. I love a good Primark shop and this one did not disappoint. A couple of hours, Read more

  • Wizards of York

    York is really capitalizing on the Harry Potter and wizarding excitement. The shambles, despite not being connected to Harry Potter at all, does have a magical feel to it. So much so that they have a kids tour called the Wizarding Walk of York. Its a kids tour led by a wizard in full costume Read more

  • Flying solo

    Adam has been back in England off and on since September so when Kayla said she was going to fly over to see him in February I jokingly said I would join her to help her on the flight. Somehow that joke turned into reality and on Wednesday we took flight with 5 kids ages Read more

  • New York City!

    A trip up the east coast wouldn’t be complete without a stop in the Big Apple. Cities are not necessarily my thing, but NYC has always been one of my favourites. There’s just something about it. It’s not even necessarily the recognizable landmarks or the stuff you can do, it’s the energy and the feel Read more

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