Travel

Kids love to be outside, that’s no secret.  This summer, make a point to share the outdoors with your kiddos in a fresh way.  Find some trails and go exploring!  Hiking is completely different from trail to trail so try several different ones and the 6 tips in this post to enjoy some special time ...

The Southern Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is always an exciting place to visit.  You will feel like you have one foot in the desert and one in the mountains.  On this particular visit last year, the trees had seen better days.  Fire had touched their weary branches, but you could still feel their longing to ...

The snow, the mountains, the cozy cabins, the glorious food and local boutique shopping options.  Yes! Those all make for a lovely day in my book.  The Sundance Film Festival has always been an event I’ve wanted to be a part of and a few weeks ago, I finally got a chance, people! My friend, Jeran, ...

Recently, our family traveled to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 tournament.  Road-trips are always a good time.  Wait, actually they’re not.  haha.  Ours are usually very very loud and full of “are we there yets”.  However, this one was super fun and well worth the time on the road. We love exploring. These Red Rocks have been ...

Sometimes it’s just nice to escape cleaning your room and doing your math worksheet to just enjoy what nature has to offer.  God has given us so many awesome, intricate, hilarious, and inspiring animals to look at in this world.  At Sea World San Diego, homeschoolers are very welcome.  They give us a special day, ...

Soooo…we tried a new campsite this year.  As you drive down the 5 South toward San Diego, you will notice a rather obscure campsite off to the right-hand side, near Camp Pendleton.  It’s inconveniently placed near the San Onofre power place.  Yes, those are the ones that are shaped like boobs.  It’s true.  Everyone knows it.  We ...

Judy Garland’s “The Trolley Song” was what was playing the first time I went across this beloved California bridge.  I was on my honeymoon and it was as great of a drive as you could script in any movie.  My new husband’s smile is still fresh in my mind.  It was just a lovely day. ...

  I love camping for its ability to slow down a person’s life.  There are no clocks, phone calls, Facebook, or TV to distract a person from the people or lovely things around them.  I love eating food only when you’re hungry and putting the kids to sleep right when the sun goes down.   The best ...

Horses are just such magnificent creatures. A few weekends ago, I decided to drag take the kids to the food truck festival in Del Mar I had been hearing so much about.   I expected it to be pretty crazy since we haven’t had one this big in San Diego yet.  I had just left my parent’s ...

A month ago, my man and I got to hang out together for a few days alone in San Francisco and then Napa Valley.  Yes, it was awesome.  Even though I don’t sleep well away from my bed (or actually even in mine), I would never miss spending time with this man alone so that ...