If I'm being honest, I didn't really enjoy family vacations until my kids turned 10 The author said family trips improved once she could give her kids some independence. Courtesy of Sandra Lee. It was one of those days that only parents of younger kids can truly relate to. We were on our annual family beach vacation in Mexico, where the beaches are beautiful, meals are included, and the goal is to relax. No one really knew what set the kids off (do we ever?), but I remember saying to myself, "This was supposed to be a vacation." If I'm being honest, I didn't really enjoy family vacations as much when my kids were younger. I was so focused on packing and planning for them that I didn't really stop to think about what the vacation meant for all of us.…