First Big Family Vacation Gifts

Dog and family arrive at 'Mount Ruffmore' National Park, instead of Mount Rushmore.

'Let the creepy crawly hunt begin!'

My First Camera

Holiday time.

"First class, or with children?"

'The fun begins when we go through airport security.'

"Mom! Your cell phone’s ringing ... it’s Dad!"

Packed boats of families on a seaside holidays

'Those bears are so cute I wish we could have brought them home.'

"Mom! Don't think of me as covered with sand. Think of me as sugar coated."

'Buying the inflight entertainment system was a great idea of yours, Dear...'

'Are we there yet?'

"All I did this summer was go fishing, camping, bike riding, swimming, boating, and go the movies, carnivals, fairs, concerts and games. I'm bored."

"Excuse me, but for some reason you have us traveling with our kids."

'Stop pulling that silly face, Dear.'

"This hotel room must be dry. There's a cactus growing out of my suitcase."

Child on an airplane wearing a shirt with a switch that says "Airplane mode"

Summertime

'Are we there yet?'

Excess Baggage: In the old days folks called 2 weeks with 4 kids in a non-air conditioned car a vacation.

'I thought this was supposed to be a holiday.'

Kids ask repetitively: 'Is the recession over yet?'

Kangaroo - Mum dropping her ice-cream on Joey's head.

"The lakes are getting more like a theme park."

Happy holidays for kids.

Lady to man taking picture of fish: 'Wiggle him a little and get him to smile.'

'Dad! Dad! Dad!!. . . We lost our signal.'

"Make a sandcastle with you? Of course darling. What about Thursday 3.15pm?"

"Honey, can you read through our list and let me know if I forgot anything?"

"We'll get there when we get there!"

"Migration? I love chasing the endless summer, but travelling such distances with kids is exhausting..."

'I mean...'

"No matter what, sleep when the bay sleeps."

"Let's have some fun kids, he says, let's play Easter Island."

"We're here to recharge our batteries."