Comments on: Family vacation (or “staycation”) traditions https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/06/29/weekly-question-what-are-your-family-vacation-traditions/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:37:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Janelle https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/06/29/weekly-question-what-are-your-family-vacation-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-7533 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:29:22 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=1953#comment-7533 We like to camp. But in a camper. I know, I know, that’s not real camping. But we enjoy sleeping on matresses and having a crib for our baby stowed and ready to go.

My favorite places to camp are,

Yosemite
Elk Prairie State Park in the Redwoods near the Californina and Oregon boder.
Henry Cowell State Park in Santa Cruz
Up by the Grand Tetons/Yellowstone National Park
Cisco Grove near Lake Tahoe CA.

I’ll be sure to send in some pictures. Family vacations are the best way for my family to reconnect. This summer is “The Summer of Sisterhood” at our house (we have 3 daughters) so I’m trying to foster friendships between my own kids rather than having a lot of friends over. My kids seem to love each other and are kinder to one another after a camping trip.

]]> By: Katie https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/06/29/weekly-question-what-are-your-family-vacation-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-7528 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:23:50 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=1953#comment-7528 We had this topic (sort of) for Sacrament Meeting yesterday. One of the speakers said that last summer they did a weeklong ice cream extravaganza and taste tested all the ice cream parlors around town to find the best one. They had some rules,
1) The place had to make their own ice cream
2) They went every day of the week (except Sunday of course)
3) They polled for texture, taste, mix ins…whatever they wanted.

She said that they had more fun doing that then if they went somewhere for the week AND they saved money AND slept in their own beds. Sounds fun to me.

Where we live, there are a ton of mini lakes and parks. We might try something like that for the lakes and parks. You could also do farmer’s markets or museums. Many museums in the summer have reduced prices or free days.

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