Road Trips for Families is brought to you by real families who love to take road trips. Every chance we get, we load up and find somewhere to go.

Sheri Wallace, Editor
As a kid, I didn’t really think about a road trip being anything special, it was just how we got around. No iPods, no games, just fights with siblings in the back seat and seeing America. I think our family visited at least 30 states before I graduated from elementary school. At some point I realized that not everyone had a family that loved to travel, but it’s always been something that stuck with me. Our family is ready to go anywhere with very little excuse. Always looking for the scenic route, we’ve frustrated more than a couple of fellow travelers who travel by the more direct school of thinking.

Our trips range from leisurely wanderings around an area, looking for the places only a local know to extreme 3,000 mile journeys in less than a week. Now that my daughter is in school, it takes a little more planning but we hit the road every summer.  My biggest goal right now is to plan a year-long road trip around North America. My secret obession? Vintage campers.

Julie Henning, “Feed Me” Editor
A mom of three, the standard kid’s menu has me burnt out on eating out. My assignment as Feed Me Editor is to discover a world beyond the Happy Meal. My challenge? Meet Large (wants a toy with his meal), Medium (eats dessert first and then maybe fries), and Small (a booth wiggler, but will eat anything the other two don’t proclaim as gross).

Dining with kids isn’t easy. You need convenience, clean bathrooms, and a place to burn off energy—not to mention prices that don’t break your travel budget on the first day. Join me as we venture a little off the beaten path to find some unique, family-friendly restaurants that feed your appetite and your sense of adventure.

Wisconsin is our home-base; we love the many family-friendly venues this friendly state has to offer. When we’re not on a road trip, we often find ourselves out and about in the “big” cities: Madison and Milwaukee. Similar and completely different, both Madison and Milwaukee are lovely places to visit, live, and explore.

Now available for 99 cents each on iTunes, you can download the Milwaukee Loves Kids and the Madison Loves Kids iPhone applications on your next (or first) Midwestern adventure. With over 1100 photos and 140entries, the apps are virtual guide books used to combat the “I’m bored!” blues.

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