13 Reasons a Disney Cruise is Worth Every Penny

If you’ve ever considered booking a Disney Cruise but said “no way” after seeing those prices, the sticker shock is real. Our diehard Disney family (seriously—we do a park trip to Walt Disney World or Disneyland four times a year) had always dreamed of taking our Disney love to the high seas, but any time […]

by Brooke Geiger McDonald

The North Pole Trek of a Wilmette Father-Son Expedition Team

They scale the world’s tallest mountains. They navigate shifting sheets of ice on the Arctic Ocean. They trek the treacherous North Pole.   And they do it all together. They are the father-son expedition team of Rick and Taylor Sweitzer. As we sat on the porch of their home in Wilmette, Rick, 56, and Taylor, […]

by Adam Wren