Exploring Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree is one National Park I have been close to countless times during my life, but have never been before this trip. My husband and I had been wanting to visit for years and had ear marked this February as the time to finally make that happen. Our kids […]
Big Sur, California Have you ever done this? We recently had the most spontaneous fun adventure! We booked a reservation at 10am and were on the road by lunchtime. This getaway took us down the gorgeous infamous highway 1 along the central coast of California. After winding through the forested Santa Cruz mountains, we met up […]
De Young Museum One of our very favorite things to do as a family is spend a few hours at an art museum. It’s a fun way to get out of your normal routine and enrich our lives. I love having introduced our kids to art from when they were very little. Walking through an […]
The Best Glamping Spots in the West. We had an idea of taking a big Pacific Northwest Road Trip this summer. We’d love to see friends in Portland and Seattle while also visiting places the kids have never been like Crater Lake, Mt. Hood, and Whidbey Island. We are hoping to carve out a few […]
Elk Horn Slough We had a terrific day out exploring part of the Monterey Bay recently. Elk horn Slough is an inlet and series tidal creeks and salt marshes at the center of Monterey Bay. We decided the best way to get the most out of this afternoon was to get right on the water. […]
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks. – John Muir Muir Woods There was a time in our family life when little moments together were easy to come by. When we had Saturdays free to play and explore and nap times which offered quiet time at home. When my oldest […]
Napa Getaway No matter how badly I wanted to forget my birthday this year, my sweet husband was not going to let that happen. You see, the thing about having a birthday at the end of the year for me, is that I rarely want to celebrate. Whether it be because of residual childhood memories […]