We just returned from 5 days in Pittsburgh as part of our family vacation this summer. I am giving the whole city a round of applause – you did a great job! There is so much to do whether you are traveling with younger kids, tweens, teens or just having a grown ups getaway.
We stayed at the Doubletree downtown and were immediately greeted at the door with chocolate chip cookies and the girls were given back packs full of goodies. SCORE! We booked a one bedroom suite which was huge – especially since we paid $130 a night. We had …read more

We have done it again! We have managed to wait until 48 hours before leaving on a family vacation to plan, book, and arrange our vacation. I don’t know why, but this absolutely seems to be the way things work around here.
We have decided to go to Pittsburgh. Why? Some of the family lives there so the kids like visiting their cousins, but also because Pittsburgh has some really great family activities. We certainly won’t get to all of these in this trip, but here are three of our favorites from over the years:

Pittsburgh Zoo – We most likely will …read more