My dad recently went on a cruise with his brother and several other family members.* Judging by the 1,134 pictures Dad and his girlfriend took, it looks like they had a lovely time. And now I want to go on a Great Big Family Vacation.
We’ve tagged along on my sister-in-law’s annual beach vacation a few times. The last time was 2007, before Pete was born. I haven’t been on vacation with my brother since the early ’90s, probably, and that was before he became a fully formed human. (You know it’s true, Perry Mason. I have witnesses who will back me up on that.)
So what I’m saying here is this:
All branches of my immediate family! I hereby declare that we, the Butterscotch Sundaes, want to plan a vacation with you this summer. Here are some vacation spots for your consideration:
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Beaches resort
- They have “Sesame Street” for the little kids, an XBox hideaway for the big kids and a DJ Academy for me. Do we even need to continue searching? Why yes. Yes we do. Because Beaches is way out of my budget.
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Washington DC
- Rockford’s grandmother lives just outside of DC, which would also make this an opportunity to visit her. One of my favorite family vacations ever was to DC. All the free museums make it an A-plus destination for homeschoolers.
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YMCA of the Ozarks Trout Lodge
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- It’s called the Trout Lodge.
- They have Archery, so I could brush up on my Katniss skills; Rifle Bowling, which sounds more awesome than the picture leads me to believe it actually is; and Underwater Basket Weaving.
- I always wanted to go to summer camp.
- It’s all-inclusive.
- There be pirates.
- It’s considerably less expensive than Beaches.
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Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont
- This place looks awesome. There would be separate all-day camps for the kids, and I would do zilch all day long. But it’s pretty expensive, and it would take us two days to get there.
Have you ever taken a Great Big Family Vacation? Where did you go? Was it awesome?
*No one invited me, probably because I wouldn’t have had the money to go anyway, but it would’ve been nice to be invited anyway Dad. Sheesh.
sounds like it could be fun….. even though i’v never done that with family.except the cruise. theirs alot of places in the outer banks right on the ocean, with 5-7 bedrooms, their own pool and hot tub. lots of light houses, kite flying, ricks got 2 huge ones. or gulf shores alabama right on the ocean.just to name a few……
We go on a great big family vacation every year, and have since I was little. It started as family vacation, but as we got older, it got bigger… And bigger, and bigger! Now it includes my parents, both sisters, brother, all husbands, wife, kids, some kids friends, and my in-laws. It is fun, and big. We go to Kiawah Island, sc. We can drive there and we spread out in 4 condos. There is the beach and golf and fishing and bike riding and a nature center and nature classes and big crazy dinners and eating out. It’s close to Charleston… We have only missed one year since I was 4… It does not include activities, but many are free. It’s beautiful and the beach there is wonderful and not overrun with people. If you need any info, just let me know!