We are a Chicago based family of five that love family vacations & outings whenever we can fit them in between two careers and our three kids’ school and activities. We’ve traveled together since our kids were babes to most recently enjoying outdoor winter fun in Whistler during the holiday break. Family vacations are a chance for us to get away from the hustle and stress of everyday life and spend quality family time together making memories.
Meet our family
- Mike: Works for a software company & has been an SPG member for a long time (the best loyalty program). Mike has finally gotten the family to ski and hopes to continue our annual ski trip to Whistler.
- Bridget: Spent nearly 6 years at Hyatt and was fortunate to work in hospitality and travel for Hyatt in the US and Asia. Loves Orange Theory Fitness and a good glass of red wine. Hawaii is my piece of heaven and my dream vacay is to St. Regis in Bora Bora (where Couples Retreat was filmed).
- Fiona: Teenager who loves to shop. She’s recently gotten into skiing, but her perfect vacation memory is the pool working on a tan reading a good book.
- Hugh: Ultimate Chicago Bears fan and loves all sports. Ideal trip would be to the Super Bowl (preferably if the Chicago Bears are in it!).
- Lucy: youngest of the bunch who likes dance & soccer. Loves Disney World, especially the roller coasters and was the only one to brave Summit Plummet (near-vertical drop on one of the tallest, fastest free fall body slides in the world) at Disney World’s Blizzard Beach.
Email us at familygalavant@gmail.com for collaborations
Past family vacations
Disney
- Disney World, Florida (5 times)
- Disney Land, California
Beach
- Maui, Kauai, Oahu, Hawaii
- Clearwater Beach, Florida
- Hilton Head, South Carolina (3 times)
- Kiawah Island, South Carolina
- Westin St. John, USVI
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Los Cabo, Mexico
Weekend Getaways
- The Osthoff Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
- Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
- Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, Michigan
- Saugatuck, Michigan
- Joseph, Michigan
- Grand Haven, Michigan
- Starved Rock State Park, Illinois
Family Adventures
- Whistler, Canada (3 times)
- Vail Valley, Colorado
- Niagara Falls, Canada
- San Diego, California
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
- Washington DC
Ski Vacations
- Whistler, Canada
- Granite Peak, Wausau, Wisconsin
- Cascade Mountain, Portage, Wisconsin
- Wilmot Mountain, Wilmot, Wisconsin
- Grand Geneva Mountain Top, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
- Sunburst Winter Sports Park, Kewaskum, Wisconsin
Upcoming family vacations
- Hawaii, spring break 2019
- Vail, Colorado, Christmas holiday 2019
Potential weekend getaways
- Mall of America, Minnesota, planned for February 2019
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Washington DC
- Mackinaw Island, Michigan
Bucket list family vacations
- London & Ireland
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
- Alaskan Cruise
- Costa Rica
- Grand Caymans
- Bahamas