In over fifteen years of traveling together, we have greeted the New Year in lots of different places.  Some New Year’s Eves we’ve rung in the new year with a bang, and others we barely noticed as we tucked ourselves in on a sleeper train.  Making your own plans for ringing in the New

UPPAbaby Vista stroller with the RumbleSeat on and the car seat facing me. Enough room for our toddler, but not a ton of space. We purchased the UPPAbaby Vista stroller before we had our daughter, almost two years ago.  Since then it has logged many, many faithful hours of servic

Traveling to New Zealand with baby/toddler/kids in tow?  Here are some tips to help! GENERAL TIPS: One of New Zealand's excellent playgrounds for kids. We found one in literally every place we visited. New Zealand is an incredibly child/family-friendly destination.  We f

Sparkling Christmas lights make Wine Country fun for kids young and old! The holiday season brings a number of wonderfully lit houses to Wine Country.  Recently we visited this beautifully decorated house on Arabian Lane, in Santa Rosa, California.  The street is only a bloc

A cornucopia of choice – Gibbston Winery offers wine tasting, a cheesery with samples, a restaurant and wine cave tours in the heart of New Zealand's Central Otago wine region. It was the end of a long day of wine tasting.  (Feeling sorry for us, yet? )  We were de

Lots of people turned out to see the tree lighting at the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove in Wine Country's Windsor, California Traveling in Wine Country with children?  There are lots of holiday events to keep your little ones happy!  December 2nd we headed to downto

Holiday travel with kids in Wine Country? Take a free carriage ride in Railroad Square, Santa Rosa! Sonoma County is Northern California Wine Country, so there are plenty of attractions to keep the adults in holiday cheer.  But don’t think the kids get left out!  This past w

The low key cellar door/tasting room at Brennan Winery in New Zealand's Central Otago wine region, is the only place to purchase their great wine. Brennan Winery is located in Gibbston, in New Zealand’s stunning Central Otago wine region.  Nestled in rows of  wine grapes

Checking out the Phil & Ted's Travel Cot for the first time. It's gotten a LOT of use since then! Holiday travel in your plans?  Wondering how on Earth you’re going to deal with the crowds, the cramped flight or the long car trip with baby / toddler/ kids in tow? 

Peregrine Wines' Cellar Door/Tasting Room is set in the beautiful Central Otago wine region of New Zealand. Peregrine Wines lived up to its slogan, “wine with attitude” right from our first sight of the cellar door/tasting room.  Housed in an extremely modern building sunken