The greatest benefit I receive as a mother, is uninterrupted time with my family. I have written many times about my struggle to make the transition from summer time mom to school season mom. It’s a real conflict I work through with the start of each school year. While we intentionally seek out as many ways […]
15 of our Favorite Children’s Books
15 of our favorite children’s books from 2015 just in time for Back to School reading. This summer’s travel meant loads of time for summer reading. I am fortunate that my kids love to read. It is often something they gravitate to on their own without much prodding on my part. Earlier this summer I […]
2 Days in Seattle
Seattle is one of those cities that shows off in the summer and entices the world to move there only to find out there are 9 other months of the year. I know, I did it once. And yet, still find myself thinking about doing it again. So much has changed since I briefly lived […]
Waterfall Alley | Columbia River, Oregon
We began our day in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Lucky enough to stay at the historic Timberline Lodge, we felt like we were checking off a bucket list item indeed. My husband and I are enamored with historic lodges of the west and always dreamed of coming back here to stay with our family. […]
Four Finds | Summer Hats
A departure from travel posts today to share summer hats I’m living in this summer. Hats have always been a conundrum for me. I love to wear them, but find their all day commitment can be a little stifling, hat head and all. This season, I’ve fully embraced it and have even found wearing hats […]
Klamath Falls to Mt. Hood via Crater Lake
Day 2 began in Klamath Falls which is in the picturesque high desert of southern Oregon. We woke up at the Running Y Ranch not far from Crater Lake National Park which was the perfect destination for our first stop of the day. It’s true, we are so happy to explore our country’s amazing range […]
Lake Tahoe to Klamath Falls via Mt. Lassen
Here goes a streamlined version of our 2 week roadtrip through the Pacific Northwest. We began Day 1 in our beloved Lake Tahoe and ended in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It was one of our only long travel days of the trip. We wanted to get as many miles north as possible while the kids were […]