I have been thinking about summer camps for my kiddos lately. We don’t do very many since we aren’t home much during the summer months. I typically send my older two to a sleep away camp or trip while my youngest and I spend a week together somewhere. The other week of camp is often […]
In preparing for our trip to NYC next week I took a look back at some of my favorite posts on the city. I realized it had been quite a while since I wrote about one of my most favorite cities in all the world. I decided to revisit frequently asked questions like Where should […]
We love to explore our world both at home and far away. It’s important to us that our kids grow up and appreciate the beauty that is around us daily as well as globally. On weekends when we are in town, we make a concerted effort to get outdoors and get to know the greater […]
Santa Barbara is one of those places in California that I was sad to say I knew very little about. Born and raised in California, I’ve never lived anywhere else. (Well, except for a short stint in the early ’90s following Pearl Jam to Seattle, that’s another post altogether!) But essentially, I have only lived […]
Using Our Hands I recently went to a motherhood retreat. It was a beautiful day to spend discussing motherhood with some of the very best I know. A luxury to be honest. One of the most fulfilling parts of the day was when we were asked to examine our preceding day. Not simply in terms […]
Lisbon, Portugal by Rob Howe writer at The Zanzibar Chest, is the final installment of our guest travel contributor series this month. I wanted to include Lisbon on this travel wish list for 2016 because it made such an impression on me during my first visit many years ago. Portugal is mistakenly overlooked by many tourists […]
I first visited Washington, D.C. as a sophomore in high school. I spent the summer traveling the U.S. with 95 other teens and our courageous chaperones. This adventure may have been the inspiration for a lifelong love of travel. I remember seeing The National Mall for the first time like it were yesterday. Now, with children […]