Turning Family Vacations into Family Adventures

TMIT 22 🎙️ What if your next family trip could be more than just a change of scenery? In this episode, we’re talking about how to transform a typical family vacation into a true family adventure—one that creates lasting memories, builds connection, and leaves everyone feeling fulfilled (even when things don’t go perfectly).

We’re heading out on our own 14-day trip across the Pacific Northwest—Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier, and Seattle—and we’re sharing how we’re planning to approach it differently this time. Instead of just “living our lives in another location,” we’re intentionally designing the experience to bring out the spirit of adventure in all of us.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Why most vacations with kids feel like “just a trip” (and how to change that).

The CREATE framework we’re using to shape our family adventure:

• Co-create the trip (give everyone a say)
• Root in intention (know your why, and recall it along the way)
• Embrace shared challenges (growth comes from the hard parts)
• Amplify moments (focus on the peaks and the ending)
• Tell the story (capture and retell the experience)
• Extend it home (bring the best parts back into everyday life)

• Practical ways we’re balancing creature comforts (yes, blackout curtains and Amazon lockers made the list) with exploration and spontaneity.
• The role of boredom, “adventure jars,” and letting kids lead the way in building family connection.
• Why embracing the Peak-End Rule changes how your kids (and you) remember the trip.

If you’ve ever returned from a family trip feeling like you need a vacation from your vacation, this episode will help you reframe how to travel as a family so it feels like a shared adventure worth remembering.

We can’t promise perfection, but our intentions are perfectly packed. 😉