Summer vacation has officially arrived for The Mama Report. What does this mean exactly? For starters all three boys are home and have completed their respective grade/preschool level. We have a summer planned with fun summer camps, swimming lessons, road trips, and extended family vacations. But at the moment we have made our first getaway of the summer to one of our favorite destinations- Minnesota’s North Shore. We have treated ourselves in royal fashion this year by staying a little over a week at the posh Larsmont Cottages. We have tried a variety of options available in the area. Throughout the years we have camped and stayed at a number of different hotels. But we are definitely enjoying our two bedroom cottage the best. With three kids in tow, it is much easier to have a kitchen and a normal house space from which to operate.
The weather has been rainy and we have already seen a number of storms glide over Lake Superior. But with a cozy fireplace and large windows overlooking the lake we are riding out the storms in a cozy fashion.
My eldest is creating a dynamic rock collection and must study each new addition.
In celebration of the days of summer and all the fun they bring for children and adults alike, I thought it was only proper to rein in the season with a series of giveaways. Look for a new one each week throughout the month of June! But as summer is filled with much more important things to do than spending time on the computer I have created a long window of opportunity to win these prizes. No pressure. You have plenty of time to enter:) But of course, tweeting everyday does increase your chances:)
So to kick off my Summer Days of Fun campaign my first giveaway is for the kiddos in your life. Pick out a fun toy for them. If your a parent like me, nothing brings me more joy than seeing the happiness on my children’s faces.
Look for another giveaway next week! I’ll also keep you up to date with what’s taking place in our lives with each new giveaway.
To enter this giveaway please use the Rafflecopter entry method provided.
U.S. entries only. Winner will be verified.
This giveaway is fully funded by The Mama Report. I have not received any compensation from Larsmont Cottages or Mattel.com. I’m just sharing the love;)
My imagined one is the Bahamas.
Our Vacation Is Real We Are Going To Gatlinburg Tn.
A real 3-day weekend vacation to FairieWorlds.
Going to Orange Beach
My imaginary trip would be to bermuda!
freebiegoddess03@aol.com
we go to st. croix later
Hawaii but it’s imagined lol
kport207 at gmail dot com
I’d love to go to San Diego! Thanks for hosting!
We are going to Myrtle Beach, SC
imagined: Tahiti
imaginary vacation is Disney World.
imaginery one is hawaii!
I dream of going to Sea World!!
2dogs5catscrew@att.net
Washington state
My vaca spot is Colorado!! A much needed and wanted vacation to see some special people!!
Alabama to see my mom
vmkids3 at msn dot com
We are going to Disney World.
We will be beach bound this summer to our beach house.
We are going to Disneyland
I would love to see Australia!
We are going to the new jersey shore
we cant afford vacations and to imagine one is just silly
alaska imagined
Disney World
GOing to Williamsburg VA
wisconsin to see my family!
Carolina Beach, NC
Just going to spend time with my daughter and granddaughter, unless I win something;)
Imaginary – a nice beach with crystal clear water – ahhhhh : ]
In the summer we stay home and enjoy ourselves after a rough winter. Thanks.
For the first time in years I will not bwe taking a vacation
Puerto Rico or Scotland….imagined of course!
My imaginary vacation would definitely be to Hawaii.
We went to Myrtle Beach.
The Mountains!
real = anywhere not my house
imagined = Tahiti!
We’re going to Sandbridge and Maine!
In my mind, I am in Fiji!!
Disneyland!
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
My dream vacation would be to Alaska.
Real: nowhere
Imagined: Italy
My dream would be to spend a couple weeks at the beach.
Northern Wisconsin
We’re going to Washington, DC
We are going to St. George Island for a week.
hopefully Disney
dollhousecreation(at)gmail(dot)com
grandparents house
My real vacation destination this summer is the back yard, boring-I know.
I’m dreaming of a week long tropical cruise… probably not gonna happen… but I can dream! 😉
My real vacation is 2 and a half weeks (Kansas City, Omaha, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma and returning to Arkansas. This is the 4th year we have gone on a crazy adventure. Thank you
We just returned from a week trip in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We loved it! It was relaxing and beautiful near the Smokies.
just the beach
tcogbill at live dto com
We are planning on taking a beach vacation, but haven’t decided on which beach yet. Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
real- a week away in Kansas City with the hubs…he’ll be at a conference almost the entire time but hey, I’ll take what I can get 🙂
spending 8 days at a lake resort, going golfing, fishing, visit train museum and much much more
I am self employed so I don’t vacation vacation but I do plan to camp out with my grandsons a few weekends.
My little one likes to play with Thomas on his way to the Outerbanks.
I would love a yoga cruise with my family.
I would love to go to Disney World
I want to visit the Grand Canyon Deer Farm where my husband and I married 12 years ago. That’s not actually going to happen, but I wish we could swing it.
Myrtle beach, sc
We are going on a two week vacation to Ontario, Canada in August.
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
Our “imagined” vacation is to take a train excursion in Europe! Our true vacation will be a “staycation” right at home – we opted to get a pool instead of taking a vacation this year!
Imagined vacation is the Gulf Coast!
We get to go to Texas!
We don’t have a vacation planned for this summer because we are going to Disney World this fall!
Utah to see the grandchildren
Imagined is going to the mountains!
imaginary vacation to Dollywood
I wish Hawaii!
We’re going to Orlando
imagined – the grand canyon
We hit the beach already.
We actually just got back from the beach in North Carolina!
The San Antonio Zoo and Sea World, we enjoy educational vacations.
priscillavbenavides@yahoo.com
I’d love to go to Hawaii
We are looking forward to an old fashioned camping trip! Maybe we’ll sneak a night in at the nearest Great Wolf Lodge too!
Ours will be imagined while enjoying the neighborhood pool.
We’re going to Great America and Brookfield Zoo over the summer!
Going to Destin, Florida. We haven’t been in two years!
We are going to Lancaster to vist my sister. So that one is real. I wish we could go to Disney World this summer (imagined) but we will have to wait till next year.
we plan to go to lake tahoe for a few days
pkeintz@gmail.com
We are going to Cripple Creek Colorado for 3 days. Would love to go somewhere for 7 days but I will take what I can get, lol!
That Minnesota area looks great, maybe we could go there.
we’re just staying at home
We plan on camping in the Mt Hood National Forest this summer.
Virginia Beach!
we’d love a trip to europe but Disneyland is more likely 🙂
I’ve always dreamed of going to England 🙂 It’ll have to be imagined, but maybe someday it’ll be real!!
Mackinac Island. Always.
this summer we will not be taking a summer vacation we will be moving to Va from Mi so that will be our vacation!
we hope to visit a few cottages at some of the GA State Parks!
definitely imagined but i’ll be in italy soon!
I CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE MY BABY BOY TO THE BEACH THIS SUMMER 🙂
shebebes@yahoo.com
Maldivez Islands, Imagined 🙂
I guess ours is imagined, as we’ll be having beauty pagents in the backyard, lol.
heatherwhitford at ymail dot com
heather abbe
Memphis Zoo so daughter can see real Pandas!
We are going to Ohio to visit family.
Siesta Key, FL
Ruidoso, New Mexico… to see the grandparents!
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Imagined. I would love to go up to the mountains.
We are going to Houston, TX this summer and plan to catch an Astros game.
We don’t do long vacations but I’m sure we’ll do a couple day trips to the zoo!
New Orleans in July, Orlando in September!
We’re doing a staycation this year because we’re saving for Disney World for next summer!
daisies0999(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would a house right on the beach on LBI
Total staycation! My goal is to find one free thing to do a week. Oh, and I’m requiring the free thing to be within 20 miles so I’m not spending too much on gas. Fun!
We’ll be heading to Myrtle Beach, SC, for a wedding.
Staying home for the summer….the NW is the best in the summer! However in Sept we hope to take a trip to MO to visit family.
Jersey shore
Idaho theme park
My dream vacation would be to Hawaii.
We are going to St. Simons Island, GA.
california!
I live in San Diego so we’re staying here & going to the beach 🙂
We just got back from our honeymoon in Savannah, GA!
We are going to the beach next week! Can’t wait!
My real vacation is going to Montana.
I would love to go to Ireland for a week or so!
a resort in the wis northwoods
My health issues won’t let us go on a vacation this year but I would love to go to the Ehlers Danlos conference in Cincinatti if I could.
I would love to go to vegas
Staying home and saving for the cruies in November–but we’ll drive down to Galveston for a weekend too!
My imaginary trip would be to bermuda!
Real: Nada
Imaginary: Ireland;)
I would love to go to Maine this summer.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
jackieinmi67@gmail.com
We are going to Utah to visit The Grand Canyon, Zion National Park & Bryce Canyon.
a nice warm sunny beach
Myrtle beach
I’d love to go on a cruise again, but we won’t be this summer, so it’s definitely imagined.
Carolina Beach!!!!!!!!!!!! September baby!!!!!!
My imaginary one is in Tennessee and Paris. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would really love to go to Texas to visit my sister
My imagined vacation would be to Hawaii!
VEGAS!
We are heading to Disney
We are heading out to West Texas camping!
We have several smaller trips planned for this summer, as we have a really big one planned for the end of the year. However, we are looking forward to our “weekend vacations” this summer. Canoeing at a nearby state park, visiting the dunes, fountains runs on a nearby campus, etc.
Going to see family in Louisiana
My imagined one is cruising in the Caribbean
We plan on going to Great America in California — only 10 minutes from our house for a staycation!
Ital!!!
Italy – I mean of course!
The Keys!
My dream vacation would be Barcelona. 🙂
no vacation here, so my imagined vacation would be to italy. I’ve been to several European countries, but never Italy!
My summer vacation is in Vermont. Thanks for the giveaway.
I need an island getaway!
We are going to my hometown in Connecticut. Haven’t been home in nearly 5 years. Thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂
Renee
fattybumpkins at yahoo dot com
I would love to go to Italy! But no vacation plans for me!
We will probably head to Tennessee for a little vacation this Summer 🙂
raindrops9276@yahoo.com
My real vacation this year is swimming in our pool. It’ll be great if my son and grandkids get to come up.
To the beach
Staycation – lots of local camping this summer
Samantha
dull2000 at cox dot net
Our vacation consists of camping at the lake on the weekends!!
Ireland in my mind, camping with grandkids
Heading to Illinois to visit family. There may be a weekend of camping later his summer….
Hawaii pleasseee
My dream vacation would be Hawaii!
Itasca State Park, Park Rapids MN 🙂
Love it there!
I would love to go on an all expense-paid trip somewhere where it’s not too hot. Maybe up to Seattle or at the Oregon coast (I live in Southern Oregon).
My imaginary would be TN and visit family.
A local river and a riverside campground for an anniversary getaway 🙂
We would like to go to the coast of NC this summer.
jjsell76 at yahoo dot com
san antonio texas
Would love to go to a lake. Fishing, boating, swimming and the kid running around outside
the beach, everyother weekend
My dream vacation Italy!
We are going to Cumberland Ky. Not the beach, but we will still have fun!
Yellowstone National Park
Imagined: Disneyworld 🙂
My only vacation is to Imagination-Land 🙂
We will be going to our local water park.
A water park/amusement park and across country road trip to see family!
We just got back from Disney World!
We would love to go on a Disney cruise / Disneyworld combined vacation but it’s just not going to happen this year for us. Maybe next year!
Seattle later this summer
The beach! San Diego!
Carla
cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com
This year we are staying home. We will spend time at the zoo and maybe a beach that is close.
camping we luv to camping
I would love to go to bermuda….
new hampshire
Disney (imagined, of course)
Ireland, which is imagined.
Disney World!
We went to Chicago.
We are camping on the North Shore of Duluth. It’s gorgeous!
Ooo…I love it there!
We are going to Santa Cruz.
Destin for a week!
I’m imagining going to Seattle…
I wish we could go to Disneyworld!
We’re headed to Myrtle Beach at the end of the summer!
I can’t go anywhere this summer, but I’ll just imagine that I’m at Yellowstone admiring the view from a mountaintop. LOL.
retic14 at gmAIL DOT COM
I would love to visit Alaska.
this is the first year that I am not heading down to the beach so that would be my choice!
my children love imagining disney land holiday….
We’re going to Lakeville, Indiana to camp at the state park.
australia and tasmania
we’re having a staycation at home. but my imagined vacation is Ocean City, MD. Ah, beach!
Indonesia, visiting my hometown 🙂
Disney world with the kiddo’s
Camping at Big Sur. LOVE it.
only day trips to beach this year but planning our Disney trip for next year. thanks
Greece & Peru (in my imagination anyway!)
Wildwood, NJ
Wisconsin to see my parents, Minnesota to see our daughter and her husband in their new apartment. Imaginary would be southern Italy – ah to paint and eat pasta.
NYC!
definitely the beach
Heading to Gatlinburg, TN!
My summer vacation is to Indy to enjoy some shopping.
don’t know yet but any place that I don’t have to go to work, cook, or clean lol
My real one that happened last month as promised was taking my grandson to the beach and his other granny came too, we stayed for a week we loved it & wished it did not have to end. That may I say is a beautiful breathing view in your photo, it would surely do the trick to relax & rejuvinate you. Thanks great giveaway, my grandson breaks my bank wanting me to treat him to toys, he woud love this one..have a great weekend
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I would love to go to New York and see some broadway shows.
Imagined being able to see my mom in another state with my daughter & granddaughter so she could meet her granddaughter for the first time. Due to her health issues she can no longer travel long distances by any means. Thanks for giving your readers this opportunity!
Florida keys for the lobster
We went to the Outer Banks…it was awesome!
My summer getaway is to New York in a couple weeks for Blogher’12.
we are going to Gatlinburg
Real, we are spending 3 days at my aunt’s cabin in WI!
In my dreams I would go on a cruise with my husband and kids.
the poconos!
Imagined…St.John
My imagined dream would be going to Tokyo, Japan
We are taking the kids on a weekend trip to San Antonio next weekend!
We are going to Lancaster, PA
No paid time off to use so no vacation this year. We hope to be able to at least go camping over a weekend.
I would love to go to anywhere in Europe.
Northern Wisconsin.
I’d like to go to Australia. Thanks for the chance.
imagined hawaii would be my spot..no plans really though 🙁
hawaii!
pigeon forge, tn (real)
brittneydejajason at gmail dot com
My dream vacation is Hawaii
We’re doing a stay-cation but if we could afford it we’d like to go to Orlando
My dream (imaginary) vaca is Egypt!
We’re going to Disney World in September! 🙂
We went to Texas to see family this past weekend. We had a wonderful time.
Disney! Any Disney.
We are headed to Branson next week. 😀
anywhere with a nice beach
Alas, no vacation this year.
We went to Cancun, Mexico and it was fun!
Anywhere in Europe.
South Carolina to visit our son.
Would love to vacation to jamaica !
The only vacation we might get this year is maybe a couple of days in Amish country in Ohio
My imagined vacation is the Bahamas with my husband and daughters
We are going to Saratoga!
I imagine myself going to the Keys!
The beach is our summer destination.
Due to me possibly having back surgery we will be staying home this yr. 🙁
Any beach is great!
was hoping to go to Memphis but we wont be able to this summer
Maine, a cottage on the lake!
I love Myrtle Beach, SC.
Thanks so much for the giveaway! =)
My vaca destination: my backyard…it’s a staycation for us this year.
Road trip to Canada. Yahoo.
My real summer vacation is home. My imagined summer vacation is a cabin in the woods with a beautiful mountain overlook and screened porch with a hot tub, bbq pit, and lounging seats. Oh…and beautiful 75 degree weather.
we went to gatlinburg but i want to go to the beach
I would love to visit Fiji! 🙂
San Diego!
My son really wants to go to Las Vegas to meet his fathers side of the family
Destination Curacao! Cheers!
My back yard sitting with my hubby watching our 2 year old play in the sprinkler. Add some sweet iced tea and watermelon and that’s my idea of relaxation.
Imagined: Ireland
My dream destination is Chattanooga, TN. I’m just hoping to make it to my sister’s wedding as smoothly as possible.
I AM hoping to go to a tropical island somewhere!!!!! maybe bahamas?
The Meramec river
Newport Beach Oregon
luckyseattlemom at gmail dot com
I wish we could take the family to beautiful Hawaii.
We are going to Disney World
The Indiana Dunes hopefully!
Myrtle Beach
I wish I was going to london for the olympics on my vacation
My imagined summer getaway is a cruise to Alaska!
Well I wish HI… but in reality it was a 1 week staycation.
Mexico to see the family
our vacation destination is a farm in iowa
my vacation is going to colorado this year!
Disney World
My imagined vacation spot is Hawaii but my real vacation spot is my backyard 🙂
Great vacation is vegas
My vacation is imagined this year…hoping for a real one next summer!
My ideal vacation is in the mountains by a lake relaxing…
I’m staying “home, sweet home’ this summer! Maybe next year!
I wish we could go to France…but I will take Virginia from Texas..thanks, simmsmba@gmail.com
go to japan
I am dreaaming of Hawaii
I’m dreaming of going to Italy
I’m dreaming of a Cruise to the Carribean
i love taking a drive to NH with the family.
Going to Europe ( Imaginary)
Imagined Australia, reality OH Amish Country
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Went to Italy for work and stayed a couple extra days for fun.
This is awesome…thank you!
I want to go to the country.
We had a fun weekend with family at a lake in Wisconsin!
We are going to Connecticut.
Thanks for the chance!
Going to San Diego
mightynaynay(at)cs.com
Wisconsin. Thankyou, Pam
We have already taken a couple of mini vacations, but I still want to take the girls to Saugatuck and Illinois Beach.
Someday I would love to go to Hawaii – Thanks!
Staying home and relaxing with my kids would be a great vacation destination.
My imagined vacation is Scotland and England
The beaches of California.
London
FB fan as Kathy Newsom Davis
we are heading to rockland, maine next month – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
We rent a cabin in the Ozarks. No traffic, no cell phone, but it does have a huge hot tub… bliss.
Victoria, BC
Virginia!
There is a town in my state, Greenville, it is my favorite place in the world. I usually go once a month for the day anyway, I havent gone at all this year. I need to go!
Idaho to visit my daughter.
Our real trip is to the Boundary Waters of Northern MN
I have been dreaming of Hawaii!
I would love to go back to Maui.
This summer we went to the Bahamas.
Having recently given birth to #5, there are no plans for a real vacation this year, but every night I go to some secluded island, alone 🙂
We would love to go to disney world
Imagined Vacation: South Dakota. I know it is a little crazy but my best friend moved there in February and I really miss her.
London for the Olympics!
Fishing at the lake
friday we leave for myrtle beach
We wanted to visit Disneyland but reality has just been a staycation 🙁
Houston TX
Staycationed this year. Just hung out as a family. Maybe finances will allow for a fall vacation ( we homeschool). Thank you for the giveaway!!
Wisconsin dells
I would love to imagine that I am taking a second honeymoon to my wedding destination- Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Colorado to have fun with family and friends.
Key West
my real vacation destination is Lake Erie…relaxing.
the beach, any beach!
I would love to go to San Antonio, TX to visit Fiesta Texas.
lisando@hotmail.com
the beach!
jagar0047 at yahoo dot com
Imagined only, but would like to visit Williamsburg again
My imagined one was to London.
My imagined destination would be somewhere deep in the mountains!
Montana, Our family loves the Mountains and cold. Thats were we travel every summer 🙂
Sunny Florida
we decided to just stay home this year because of our fianances!!!
I want to visit Miami.
we are going to st george island
We plan on going to Orlando for the end of August.
MIne was the CMA festival in Nashville in June.
We already had our vacation and went to our local beach.
Going to Florida to spent time with family. I can’t wait!
Tybee Island. Real.
I have no real vacation plans but if I did it would be going to Germany!
Fripp Island SC
We are going to the beautiful outer banks of North Carolina.
Dream vacation: New Zealand
Japan (imagined)
My vacation destination this summer (imagined) is Africa.
I’d love to go to the Grand Canyon
I went to Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO.
wanna go to texas
we went to myrtle beach SC
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Headed to Tennessee soon to meet up with family. Would love a Mattel G.C. to pick up a few fun things to bring on the trip!
My ideal vacation would be Hawaii or a cruise but my real vacation will be changing diapers and putting in a lawn!!
My imagined place is Ireland but my real place is my own back yard.
real it has been cocoa beach! imagined i would love to go to the keys!
hawaii! though it’s not happening
A few road trips.
Pittsburgh Carniege science center, I want to take my son there
schueler.jessica@yahoo.com