Spend Less, Play On! 5 Free Family Adventures For Summer.
Summer break is still weeks away and your family has already said “adios!” to copious amounts of cash for airline tickets, accommodations, kid’s camps and new summer threads. You’re wondering what will be left in the bank by the time you’re ready to go. Fear [...]
Learning to Fly: Kids, Caterpillars and Unfinished Homework
When our kids started kindergarten many moons ago, they were asked to bring in a Monarch caterpillar for their first day. We searched and searched. And searched. And searched more, wandering through overgrown fields and frantically turning over the leaves of milkweed plants that the [...]
A Sensory Carnival in Granada’s Albaicin Neighborhood
Buzzing mopeds, the exotic scent of incense and hookahs, fierce color, and leathered gypsies offering sprigs of rosemary… We’ve finally arrived in Granada. And it’s incrediblel! Our family who is travel weary and coming off of a nasty stomach bug, immediately snaps back to life. [...]
When I saw that today’s #FriFotos segment was focusing on pools, I thought – TIDAL POOLS! Being raised in coastal New England and now living here again with my Texan husband and kids, this type of “pool” has become an integral part of our family’s [...]
Climbing Inside a New England Lighthouse
If you’ve ever visited the New England coast, you know that lighthouses are a major part of the local charm. One hour north of Boston in the historic village of New Castle, NH (just outside of Portsmouth, NH) at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, [...]
Family Travel Planning & Reading Lists: The Spain Edition
For us, family vacation planning is like child development. When your child is born you first confirm that all of the large, gross motor skills are functioning then move on to assess the more detailed, fine motor skills. With trip planning it’s generally same thing. [...]
Family Kayaking in Southern France
When I think of traveling to France, I envision long romantic dinners, strolling hand in hand with my husband and savoring an afternoon espresso at an outdoor cafe. This was how I experienced France in the past. Without kids. (Insert record scratch….) Not this time. [...]
Daily Photo – Flea Markets in Southern France
On a recent family trip to France, we visited the bustling flea market in Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue near Avignon. This charming town, complete with fairy tale streams and antique water wheels is worth a visit any day of the week, but the Saturday flea market is exceptional. [...]
It’s 2 March and we just had our first snow day (no school) of the year which is pretty unheard of, this late in the season, in our part of the world. I’ve been waiting for this day all winter! The first snow day is unique [...]
In like a lion, out like a lamb! March is here and that means summer vacation is just around the corner. Here is a photo of our kids just before we entered Jackson, WY last summer. We visited Grand Teton National Park and then [...]
Summer break is still weeks away and your family has already said “adios!” to copious amounts of cash for airline tickets, accommodations, kid’s camps and new summer threads. You’re wondering what will be left in the bank by the time you’re ready to go. Fear [...]
When our kids started kindergarten many moons ago, they were asked to bring in a Monarch caterpillar for their first day. We searched and searched. And searched. And searched more, wandering through overgrown fields and frantically turning over the leaves of milkweed plants that the [...]
When I saw that today’s #FriFotos segment was focusing on pools, I thought – TIDAL POOLS! Being raised in coastal New England and now living here again with my Texan husband and kids, this type of “pool” has become an integral part of our family’s [...]
If you’ve ever visited the New England coast, you know that lighthouses are a major part of the local charm. One hour north of Boston in the historic village of New Castle, NH (just outside of Portsmouth, NH) at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, [...]
It’s 2 March and we just had our first snow day (no school) of the year which is pretty unheard of, this late in the season, in our part of the world. I’ve been waiting for this day all winter! The first snow day is unique [...]
I believe that it is necessary to hold off on putting lawn furniture out until we’ve picked our first berry. We live in Maine and I’m pretty sure that if I set the Adirondack chairs out in our yard, it will promptly snow and summer [...]