The summer road trip season is almost upon us. While we’re no strangers to road trips in this family (my youngest had covered every mile of Interstate 5 between San Diego and Vancouver B.C. before his second birthday — and not in a single trip), I confess I still get a little knot in my…
With a world famous “swell” drawing surfers from around the globe in winter months, you might not think of Kauai’s North Shore as any place you’d want your young children playing in the water. Spring through early fall, however, a few of the spectacular North Shore beaches here are met by waters so calm that…
I hope you all had a fantastic Mother’s Day weekend! For me, it was one wonderful birthday celebration sliding into a most memorable weekend getaway, checking out a place that’s been on my to-do list for some time. Safari West is a 400-acre wildlife preserve and African-style tent camp located just outside of Santa Rosa, California. It’s…
Those of you who have read the Acknowledgments in Travels with Baby know that my mother was the A #1 reason I was able to finish all of the research and writing that went into the 300+ page book at a time when you might have thought I didn’t stand a snowflake’s chance in a sweatlodge of…
If you have a beginning swimmer, or an established swimmer you just want to give an added measure of safety during water play, the Speedo Kids Neoprene swim vest is an easy-packing favorite of ours you should seriously consider investing in. Seriously? Yes. Much to my own surprise, I found myself buying a third before…