walking on travels

Wet feet can really bring you down on a dreary day. It’s easy to just snuggle up on the couch, sip some hot cocoa and wait for the sun to show up. We don’t really have that option in Seattle. Some say that it rains 9 months out of the year. I don’t know if [...]

I haven’t even booked flights for our next adventure and already I am starting to mentally plan and research a trip we hope to take in 2014 down to Australia. It may seem a little crazy to start the planning process now, but have you seen how big that country is? There are so many [...]

I had a Top 10 Reasons to Love the Children’s Museum post lined up for today. The problem is I don’t really love the place. It’s not for me. It’s all for Dek. Now don’t misunderstand me. There is nothing wrong with the Children’s Museum. It’s a fantastic institution that gets kids imaginations going in [...]

It wasn’t a drizzle. There was no fine mist hanging in the air. This was a torrential downpour. And we were walking in it. Welcome to a winter in Vancouver folks. Now I cannot complain about the rain. We have lived in Seattle for over 5 years now. Supposedly I am used to the rain. [...]

With only 24 hours to spend on Orcas Island, where did we begin? Well, Mike was hungry, so we headed to Eastsound where a greater number of restaurants could be found. It was also the largest town we would see on the island. Thanks to a little research done on CascadiaKids before we left, I [...]

Every time I think of a place called Paradise I have to giggle a little. It’s kind of like calling a town Happy. It just sets up some really high expectations. Don’t get me wrong. If I were to die tomorrow, I would not mind the view of this particular Paradise in Mt. Rainier. This [...]

There is nothing like a day trip up to Mount Rainier. We made the trek up on Saturday to celebrate our 7th Anniversary. This would also be our 2nd anniversary of celebrating our wedding anniversary on the mountain. Confusing I know. We stumbled upon a Free Park Entry weekend last year. Since Dek’s grandparents were [...]

I was inadvertently inspired by my friend over at Suitcases and Sippycups this afternoon. She got me thinking about the snowboarding season ahead. She was dreaming of cooler weather since she has been suffering the summer heat down in Texas for the past couple of months. I don’t like the cold. I don’t like winter [...]

Being with family is exhilarating, but also exhausting. Not only for the adults, but also for kids. I’m realizing this more and more as Dek and I head East for longer periods of time to visit family. As he gets older, I am figuring out that a little down time for kids is just as [...]