One of the tough things about not living near family is that vacation time is often spent visiting “home.” Trying to balance time with family, rest, and experiences we want to have with our kids can be a bit of a jigsaw to put together. So in this episode, I walk through how we approach planning these trips without pulling our hair out managing all of the logistics, while also feeling really good at the end of our time knowing we spent it seeing the people we wanted to see and doing the things we wanted to do.