emily kaufman is the travel mom and she is here with great suggestions for families. great to see you. >> good to be back with you. make sense for people watching at home that want to getaway for the holiday season. >> one of its things we have learned we talked about studies even just planning a vacation reduces stress and makes us happier. i think just having the ability to think about it and plan for it, makes us happy. >> i think so too. you know 85% of the vacations are planned by mom in the families so i have some great places where mom can have a great time and the rest of the family too. >> i like that. we got that take care of mom first. many people run from the cold weather. you say that can actually be a lot of fun. >> we know it gets cold here. really cold here. and, the wonderful thing we forget is that winter is the only time of year where you get those snow activities. and the state of michigan, gives us so many amazing activities to choose from. and it's such an easy road trip from here. one of the snowmobiling capitols in the entire world. away a sky