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Michael was standing below our second floor room. HE had the keys to the room wa throw them up to his brother. he was standing on the above deck. The keys landed on the d...

My oldest son slept the whole drive, but we kept smelling "gas" and we blamed it on him the whole way. Little did we know that our 4 yr old was responsible and never onc...

Riding on a train in the Copper Canyon in Mexico..my kids were sitting on a bunk trying to eat when the train lurched and beans went flying everywhere! Yuck....

When my son, John, was in kindergarden class, the other kids told John that he was the teacher's pet. When he went to class the next day, he got on his hands and knees a...

....while at Walt Disney World waiting in line to get in the "Tower of Terror", my daughter Erin was a little nervous. She would hide her head on the inside of the back ...

While his daddy was in the ocean on his brother's boogie board, my 6-year old said, I sure hope Daddy doesn't get eaten by a shark, 'cause then Luke won't have a boogie b...

They hid under blankets so they would be surprised when we got to our vacation site...

We were getting ready to leave out hotel room in northern CA and one of our twin boys was not helping to move everything to the van. We found him hunched over the mini-fr...

While on a family trip to our Nation's Capitol, my wife and I took our 3 children to see the tomb of the unknown soldier, somehow, in the excitment and confusion of findi...

We were on vacation in the Bahamas and went Kayaking. One kayak and four of us...myself, my husband, and our two girls, 6 & 2. I'm in the front with my 6 yr old. My husb...

While eating at a diner while on vacation in San Antonio, TX, my 8 year old son, Easton, who had a bottomless pit for a stomach, was eating his dessert when I asked him i...

Driving 700 miles to Las Vegas nonstop, our 2 sons decided to ask us every 50 miles or so: Are we there yet? How many miles? This went on for the whole trip. Just before...

We went to the soccer field for my 4-year old son's game. Got there early to warm up. He ran out onto the field and joined right in to the game that was going on before ...

Years ago when my daughter was young we took a trip from California to Wisconsin. We had bought a camper and this was a great adventure. We had always lived in the Los ...

My son was about 12 years old on one of our many visits to Disneyland. We always had a tradition of one last Mickey hug before we left the park each day. So that meant ...

Our family took a trip to Estes Park, Colorado one year. It was my husband and I and our 2 1/2 year old son. We decided to go hiking at the Rocky Mountain National For...

My daugter and granddaughter took a great trip to San Diego CA. We had the best time ever.We did all the kid things. boy that was fun. I wouldn't pass up a chance to do i...

We went to the Northeast on a premiere vacation. It was the vacation of our dreams...first class all the way! We had saved our money for this trip FOREVER! Our teenage d...

We stayed home , a "staycation"! We made it fun. Kids had a ball at home, in the pool, playing outside,eating pizza, ice cream, and hot dogs! We let them have fun! The...

They caught a HUGE Northern, and the Fish almost pulled them into the Lake.!!!...

My daughter did not want me to have rum with my Coke on a flight home from Disney World. When the rum was delivered to me, my daughter promptly reached over and whacked ...

fought with each other, pinched. then the next minute they were the best of friends-always fought to see who was going to sit by the window-we have three kids...

After 2 blow outs and 14 hours of driving, we arrived at our hotel destination. My granddaughter bounced out of the truck saying "This hotel has a work out room. Who wan...

My grandson Ricky had had a fever earlier in the day. His mother discovered the fever when she checked his forehead and told him so. Later on in the day the fever must...

When we were in the Colorado rockies my kids got mad because I set a mouse trap to catch the mice that were chewing in the camper ----- that is until one of the kids was...

On a trip to Hawaii, my daughter Christine, said there was nothing to do, just lay in the sun and swim and sightsee. She couldn't see the beauty of the surrounding, b...

My kids, ages 22 & 25, went to Jamaica for a spring break trip and couldn't find a rental boat for fishing. So they found a local on the beach and he said he would take t...

blew up balloons and stuffed them under their shirt and back of pants. hilarious...

In 1974 when our daughter was a baby, my Hubby and I believed that our normally well-behaved 3 sons ages 10,12 & 13 were trustworthy enough to play around the motel pool ...

We spent one week at the beach a few summers ago. My five year old son kept asking to go to the bathroom. That meant packing up the umbrellas, towels, coolers, and toys...

June 2002 our first real family vacation to mexico with our two girls lynne(17) & amber(11).I had booked plenty of things for us to do with the girls such as swimming wit...

This is our "Lipstick Told a Tale" story. We, my husband and I, returned to our hotel room from our business meeting to find our youngest toddler napping. He had well def...

While in Daytona Florida in June 2008 While out on the beach, the life guard was off his post and my 8 year old grandson got up on the lifeguard post and got his binocula...

The classic candy bar floating in the pool happened at grandma & grandpas because they allowed the kids to bring food around their pool. The grandparents were horrified a...

While vacationing in Hilton Head SC we took our teen boys to a golf practice range one night. My husband gave in his driver's license in order to rent each boy a golf clu...

We were on the Disney Magic, beautiful cruise ship. My 3 year old came to me and said "Mommy, I think there's something in my nose." Lo and behold, she had slipped a se...

BOYS Eric, 11 and Alex, 8 left the room while I was asleep. When I woke up, I went searching for those two BOYS. I found them Giggling at the Ice machine. They had fi...

My kids are 6 and 2. They like to play together while on vacation. This year they did a lot of road trips. One trip was to Myrtle BEach, SOuth Carolina. While in Myrtle ...

My 2-year old did not want to get out of the swimming pool. When my husband pulled her out, she ran around the side of the pool and jumped back in at the 5-foot level. ...

One morning while vacationing in Pacifica, Ca we woke up and were still exhausted, from all the sight seeing. Needless to say we didn't change our 11 month old right off ...

Last summer my husband and I took our grandkids on a mini-vacation,Tylar is 8,Lance is 3 . When I took the boys to the indoor pool, Lance decided he didnt like his little...

We usually rent homes during our vacation and this year was no exception. One afternoon while I was lounging I could hear the boys (13, 12, & 11) laughing. When I asked ...

Before one of my daughter's early trips to Disney World, she had learned the words to Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder and sang it every chance she got....appropriate or not. ...

Jason freaked out and started crying in the Red Lobster because he found out that the lobster in the tank were the same ones folks were ordering. We had to leave before ...

We went to Florida one time when my son was young. On the back of the commode was some paper things called sanipads. You were suppose to put your feminine higene product...

For the Easter Holiday, our family decided to drive to Gatlinburg Tennesse. The Grandparents had given our children Easter Baskets, with several bags of jelly beans. Ou...

When my children were quite young we were visiting a friend. My friend was making her dinner meal as I visited with her. She had made the beef, tomato sauce, rice with ...

Years ago, when my daughters were young, we went on a highly anticipated trip to Disneyland. No sooner did we pull into the parking lot than my dear youngest threw up all...

We were on a cruise and the kids were playing in the arcade. My husband asked them if they needed money for the games and they said "no". He thought that was odd and went...

We visited Pike's Peak several years ago. the trip up to Pike's Peak was very narrow and scary. we were very close to the edge as we rounded and climbed. My oldest son...

Four years ago, I travelled for weeks with my two teenage daughters and my wife through europe. While it was a lovely trip, I couldn't wait to return to the familiarities...

Ok shh and listen and put down the soda. The pool was packed at the hotel and my kids wanted to swim, I told them when it gets less crowded we would go back out, well my ...

We took our kids to Disney when my youngest was about 2. He insisted on walking throughout the park, completely ignoring the stroller I had painstakingly brought with us...

We camped this summer and the whole family went for a bike ride out to the lighthouse. Along the way my oldest son noticed a sign which said 'no bikes beyond this point'...

we rented a pontoon boat with another family. My husband was driving the boat when all of a sudden there was water everywhere. The front of the boat tipped down and we ...

My 2 year old son's favorite activity at the beach was rinsing off when we returned from the ocean. We would take his bathing suit off outside so he wouldn't get sand in...

Well it happened when my kids were young. My ex husband and I and my ex Mother-in-law (ugh) went to Florida for vacation in JUNE (his and his mom's idea). We were going...

When my kids were little we went to a water park. My son was 4yrs old and wanted to go in the wave pool. I took him into the middle of it and held him on my hip while the...

My kids decided to let my husband and I have a date night once on vacation, and got us all the information on Disney babysitters. We made the arrangements and had a grea...

My family took a trip to Disney in Orlando and we borrowed our neighbor's luggage rack since there are 7 of us. It's one of those big bubble racks. Well, we checked into ...

Luggage meets highway: We were getting ready to come home from a trip at the lake. With 6 kids, our vacations are always an adventure. My wife and I were busy with the yo...

My daughter, 2 mo. old granddaughter, stepdaughter, 2 y.o. stepgranddaughter, and ex-husband recently went to stay with family in southern GA. There were approx. 10 adul...

One summer when I was about 14 or 15 my family took a 2 week road trip around a few states in a rented Winnebago. The trip included my parents, me, my little sister, my c...

My new husband and I planned a trip as a new family with our daughter and my husband "sweetly" invited his parents to come along and GASP! share the same room!! The trip ...

It is tough trying to find a quality place to stay that is affordable when away from home. We have all had experiences of staying a a motel or inn while traveling which w...

When my husband 3 children and myself went to visit my brother and his family they insisted that we stay with them instead of paying for a Hotel. Once we arrived my broth...

My husband and I were on our honeymoon in Las Vegas, and were in our hotel room. We had the "do not disturb" sign on the door so we would not be disturbed as we were on ...

A year ago my family and I went on a vacation to a water park hotel in Wisconsin Dells. We arrived after dinner so our 3 small children could swim before bedtime as this...

When I was in 7th grade, my father, mother, younger sister, and I took a trip to Cooperstown, NY. It must have been an extremely busy weekend in the area because the onl...

All through the 1960's I spent EVERY summer at my grandmother tiny cottage with 31 other cousins. The cottage was located: Tall Timber's Md. a VERY tiny town with the gro...

My brother and his family surprised us last Thanksgiving by driving down from New Jersey to spend six glorious days with us! He brought along their brand new puppy, Midg...

In the summer of 1975, my dad, mom, older sister, 2 younger sisters, and little brother were on the wheat harvest in Hereford, KS. We stayed on the dairy farm, in our tra...

The visit in San Francisco Bay area was convenient as we stayed at the motel during some holidays and had our older kids come and visit us and brought us their newly born...

Just Go Away In the midst of Florida's most beautiful weather, my Uncle Bubba and Aunt Betty invited me to join them for a weekend at Daytona Beach. They had booked a t...

We started the trip with the folks heading out a couple of days before my brother and myself. It was an 8 hour trip in hard blowing, accumulating snow in which I was driv...

I attended a conference at Northern Arizona University. While I was changing clothes there was a knock at the door and before I had a chance to shout out, "Just a minute"...

My wife and I were just married when we went to Detroit to visit her brother, I usually get up early to be the first one in the bathroom so I can have a jump on everyo...

my aunt ethel is 89 She is at the nursing home.On October 5th 2007. I booked a room at a best value inn in va,for my father, and myself. I picked up my aunt for dinner,Th...

An emergency took my wife away while house guests arrived at our house. As much as I enjoyed the companionship I now realize how much extra work is involved with house gu...

When we were younger my mom wanted us to see the southwest , we loaded up in our dodge dart and all 5 of us kids and mom and dad left for a week of fun , only problem was...

Staying with my sister and brother in law, I waited until everyone had left for the day. They own a rather large german shepard that barks at anything that moves so I fig...

Thanksgiving with the family is stressful enough, but packing for a family of six, including four children under the age of five, is downright crazy. After my husband ...

On a family trip to Florida, my little brother and I were horsing around in the elevator when all the adults were discussing dinner plans. Curious about the automatic el...

I was traveling by car with a couple of close friends through North Carolina. We decided to visit my sister, who lives in the mountains in a very small house. Both my s...

Our story begans in our home,we live on the edge of a nature preserve in the state of Florida. We do have a varity of wild animals that visit us from time to time. Need...

I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my third child. To my surprise she came 5 weeks early. This was and was not good news. Any new mother is ready at that point to ...

My story begins in a campground about an hour away from home. We had invited old friends to meet us and ended up having a wonderful day. In fact, it was so good that our ...

When we went to the East Coast a couple of years ago for the funeral of a friend, we asked a friend if we could stay at her house with her husband, daughter and her. It ...