My husband did a lot of family RV trips while growing up. His family loved exploring the country and National Parks and other outdoor spaces with an RV, and he has fond memories of those times. My family, on the … Read More
Death Valley is such a mysterious and fascinating place. It’s a land of extremes with hidden beauty in terms of plants and wildlife that can survive with intense heat and very little precipitation. We loved learning about and visiting Death … Read More
Living in the Bay Area in California, it’s not particularly common to have a large family. It’s expensive and homes aren’t huge, and many families have two working parents. It can sometimes be hard to see the benefits of a … Read More
For a number of years, we’ve been privileged to purchase a National Parks annual pass. That means that for $80, we can visit any national park site as often as we’d like for a whole year. Since we have a … Read More
Today my 4th kiddo turns THREE! I actually love the twos so much so I’ll miss that little age, but I’m excited for him to learn and grow. Plus, three year olds are hilarious! I don’t like to go overboard … Read More
A couple years ago, we clocked in somewhere between 11,000-12,000 miles on road trips. And now, we’ve driven back and forth across the entire US, meandering in between in our RV. Needless to say, we’ve spent a lot of time … Read More
When we started off on our road adventure, one of my biggest questions was how it would be sleeping in an RV with kids. Would anyone sleep at all?? Turns out, it’s worked far better than I feared. Perhaps my … Read More
After driving all the way out to the east coast from California in an RV to see our high-risk parents during the pandemic, we figured we’d spend some extra time with family. My sister and her family have been co-quarantining … Read More
Wondering what to take when hiking with kids? Here’s our ultimate kids hiking gear packing list! We loved hiking long before we ever had kids. Since we both spent young years in places with mountains as well as fantastic and … Read More
Backyard camping is a perfect alternative when you can’t go camping, or even just to create a simple and fun adventure right at home. Here is our ultimate checklist (with a free printable!) with lots of backyard camping ideas to … Read More
Are you looking forward to doing a National Parks road trip with kids but can’t travel there quite yet? Come join us as we head out on some National Parks virtual tours! Come along with us as we take a … Read More
Would you like to start going on hikes with kids but feel it’s daunting to start out? Are you worried about tantrums whining and aches and pains (for you and your kids)? Here are 7 tips to make hiking with kids … Read More
