I am the father of 8 children, 6 boys - 2 girls, married to the same wife for 48 years, and I am a retired Fire Chief.
We traveled the U.S. for 20 years in a motor home, on vacations, (5-8 weeks per year). Yes, we took the children. I took lots of photos, (film), but didn't have the nice Canon 5D IV I have now.