We received a family whale watching day trip to the San Juan Islands from Clipper Vacations to facilitate this review. Just. WOW. On Sunday, I went with John, the kids and our friends Alyssa, Caesar and their kids on a Clipper Vacations whale watching day trip to the San Juan Islands. We’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest […]
Travel Tips: Survive the Florida Heat
We just returned from a two-week family vacation in Florida. I grew up there and we went to visit family and friends, particularly my parents and my 93-year-old Grandmother who recently suffered a fall and is now in a rehabilitation center. As long-time Pacific Northwesterners, we are NOT acclimated to the intense Florida heat. It […]
Air Travel Tips & Tricks for Parents {Airplane Emergency Kit Tutorial}
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GIVEEXTRAGETEXTRA #Walgreens #CollectiveBias Tomorrow the kids and I are headed to Florida. My parents live in the lovely Tampa Bay area where I grew up and we are SO excited to see them and enjoy a nice long visit. […]
Key West Island Getaway
Last weekend I went on a whirlwind island adventure to Key West with some of my lifelong friends. We’ve been doing annual reunion trips for several years and while we were there, we figured out that this was the 10th trip! Each year a group goes and sometimes sadly we don’t all make it like this […]
Wireless Entertainment for Family Travel, Plus Clear the Electronics Clutter
In just a couple of weeks when school is finally out, the kids and I are headed to Florida to visit my parents. We tend to go about once a year to see them and while we definitely hate the heat, summer is the perfect time for our schedules. We LOVE seeing Grandma and Grandpa […]
Things to Do in Seattle: Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass
Summer has almost arrived in Seattle. It’s hard to actually say when it truly is summer around here because the weather can be so unpredictable. I know in many areas of the country school is out, the sun is shining and out-of-school activities have begun. But not here. We are still in school or 2 […]
Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Summer travel is on it’s way and one of the spots that, as my kids say, I “super duper cooper more than googolplex” want to return to is Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I am a HUGE Harry Potter Geek, so last year when we had a chance to briefly visit Universal Orlando to check out the […]
Inviting Travel and New Experiences {Plus a Passport PSA!}
Day 21 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about welcoming travel and other new experiences into life. And to kick this one off, I have a story for you, and a very important passport-related public service announcement. Two years ago on April 22, 2014, our family had a hugely shocking disappointment. John’s brother was about to […]
10 Touristy Things Not to Miss in New Orleans
I went to college in New Orleans many moons ago. I hate to date myself this clearly, but I just passed my 20-year college graduation mark (eek!) and to celebrate the occasion had the opportunity to take not one, but two trips to my lovely Nola last year. I had not been back in about five […]
Simple Wine Pairings
Disclosure: The Hess Collection provided wine. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own. I was eleven the first time I traveled from Florida to the Napa Valley. My Uncle was an accountant in the wine industry, so my Grandma decided to start a tradition to take my brother and I for a […]
A Cuddly and Hi-Tech Way to Stay Connected with Loved Ones: CloudPets
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CloudPetsForever #CollectiveBias It’s so special seeing the relationship my kids are developing with my parents. We live all the way across the country from them, but we’ve thankfully had many chances to travel during the kids lives, plus they […]
First Time Favorites Part 2: Walt Disney World Princesses
If you have a huge princess fan in your family like I do, there are so many must-visit Walt Disney World princesses. On our recent one-day, 12-hour adventure to the Magic Kingdom we really took advantage of our time and did a TON of fun activities and rides. I’ve shared our kids’ first-ever visit to […]