Our Trip Traveling as a family can get expensive but there are ways to reign in your budget.  This summer my family embarked on a three week European vacation.  This trip included our two daughters, 12 and 14, as well as, my mom who has recently retired.  We wanted to see as much as possible without spending a fortune.  We planned this trip to coincide with my husband’s July work trip to Cologne, Germany.  This meant it would just be us girls for the trek over and back.  My daughters busy summer schedules complicated the travel planning because we had to wait until last minute to book our plane tickets. …