walking on travels

The kids and I are back from Europe! This past month I’ve taken a look back on my past European adventures to celebrate. Many were when I was traveling before Mike and I got married, while others were from our earliest escapades as a couple. Either way it was exciting to hop down memory lane. [...]

Our 4th of July road trip got off to an amazing start today. We were out the door by 9am, grabbed a few donuts and hit the road. The weather could not have been better. What a way to kick off the summer holiday. Mount St. Helens was not only impressive but also a whole [...]

Over the past year I’ve done a lot of research on things to do in Seattle that are free, beautiful, obscure, fun, off the beaten path and/or just plan silly to even think about doing with a toddler (traipsing through a cemetery looking for Bruce Lee comes to mind.) Last summer I came across the [...]

“Look Dek. Chickens!” Slowly I make my way down the shady, winding drive. I pass a chicken crossing sign and  touch down on the brakes a little more. Incidents involving poultry were not on my agenda that day. Dek giggles with glee. He points out every chicken (and crow) we see before parking. He can’t [...]

If you have never been to the Big Island of Hawaii I’ll let you in on a little secret. There is a lot to see and do. No lie. There is a ton. We stayed on the island for 2 weeks and never even cracked the surface of most of the top attractions. Volcanoes National [...]

Summer is almost here. Yes, it’s hard to believe, especially here in Seattle. Whether we see it or not though the weather is changing. For the better I hope. In my desperation to get to summer I’ve been loading up on some seasonal essentials, primarily our swim and sun gear. Top on my list is [...]

It was just one of those moments. You know, the one where you whack yourself on the forehead. The one where the perfect photographic moment has just landed in your lap and all you have is your outdated camera phone. Yeah, it was one of those days. How was I to know we would have [...]

If you are just joining us, you are in the middle of an exciting adventure. My sister Lauren took her husband Will and daughter up to NYC last weekend for a little city exploration while she attended a conference. Lauren was kind enough to give me a recap of her trip. In my last post [...]

It’s a dreary Seattle day. Hang with me as I do a little sun, sand and surf dreaming and reminisce about a day trip we took last summer to a tranquil little island just west of Seattle. When you live in the Pacific Northwest a day at the beach doesn’t exactly come to mind. Sure [...]