The Other Boufs: Mommy, Daddy, Katie, Timmy ... and more!: June 2012

Congrats Jeanine from Mommy Entourage

(selected via random.org)

We just got back from our family vacation to National Harbor, MD and the DC area and I've come to a conclusion. I'm ready to trade my kids in for upgrades. Ha! Wouldn't that be nice?!?!

This was our first family vacation that didn't include relaxing breaks for mommy and daddy (while the kids luxuriate in a kids club or spend time with grandparents) or a jammed packed Disney vacation. While they truly did enjoy every aspect of our trip, excitingly claiming that their favorite part of our visit to the National Air and Space Museum was the escalator, their behavior...not so exciting to mom and dad. But those days we visited Six Flags America....picture perfect. Apparently, my sensory-seeking eldest gem and her deviant little brother get all the action they need at amusement parks.

Lucky for us, our own state of New Jersey is also home to some of our very favorite places....great amusement parks. Katie loves to push the limits and began riding El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure just shy of her 5th birthday. She begged her way into mastering her first upside-down roller coaster at Ocean City's Castaway Cove shortly after her 6th birthday.

Apparently, our family does a lot. Many a time, on a Friday afternoon, I have picked up the kids at daycare and chatted with the owner about our weekend plans. She smiles and shakes her head and tells me, "I have never met a family that does as much as you guys." Really?!? I thought every family crams their every weekend with plans and is booked 6 months in advance.

We may not be "every family", but we're certainly not alone and I'm thrilled to have joined a few other New Jersey bloggers in helping Trekaroo lauch New Jersey as a great place to travel with kids. We have each created a list of some of our favorite NJ places on Trekaroo and in exchange, we were given some awesome prizes to giveaway to our readers (keep reading for their giveaway links). It goes without saying, that I've chosen to compile a list of some of our favorite local amusement parks.

I hope you'll check out my reviews on Trekaroo and enter my giveaway (I love vacation and ride pictures on Christmas cards). And don't forget to leave your own reviews of your favorite NJ sites at Trekaroo.

Win $40 to spend on Tiny Prints Custom

Greeting Cards and Stationary

http://www.tinyprints.com/

Limitations: Order by June 30, 2012;
can only be used on greeting cards and stationary
Winner must by 18 or over and a US resident

Prize: $40 Tiny Prints Stationary

To Enter:

Leave a comment about your favorite amusement park/rides in NJ

Value: $40

Additional entries:

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*Contest ends 6/21/2012, Winner picked via random.org*

In celebration of the New Jersey Launch here on Trekaroo, we are once again breaking out the Trekaroo KidsMobile and some wonderful local bloggers have jumped onboard to show off the best New Jersey has to offer families. Each New Jersey blogger is also giving away a cool prize on their website, so be sure to hop on over to read their tips and enter to win some great prizes.