Olives for Sale at the Market in Iraklion We recently moved into a new home.  The house is pretty new and most of the work we’ve been doing is cosmetic.  The backyard, however, was another story.  Picture the Sleeping Beauty forest.  Without the castle, the princess or the princ

Have a travel lover in your life?  Wondering what to get them for Christmas given that plane tickets are a little out of the budget?  We have 10 great gift ideas that will turn you into every travel enthusiast’s favorite elf. 1) Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It 2 Sided Cube: Packing Cu

Spring Lake, Santa Rosa Last week, I went walking with a friend around Spring Lake, truly a beautiful park and a place I have to write about, soon!  My friend had brought another friend along with her and so we introduced ourselves, and chatted about our kids, as mothers around the wo

Exploring the rose garden in Rotorua with our light weight UppaBaby G-Lite umbrella stroller. Does travel with baby sound stressful?  It doesn’t have to be!  We’ve been traveling as a couple for a long time, so we knew we didn’t want to stop our travel plans just because we’

Travel is a huge part of our life.  Before we had children, we had traveled to over 50 countries together.  So, when we became parents, we knew we definitely wanted to continue to travel with kids as well.  Naturally, travel with kids is more challenging than travel without kids.  Esp

Keeping busy on the flight with the Travel Aquadoodle – a great toddler travel toy! We’ve been sticking close to home since the birth of our second child in December.  That doesn’t mean we’ve actually been at home.  Naturally, we’ve been eating out at restaurants, wine

When you travel with kids, it’s wonderful to have brand new toys for your child to discover during the trip.  New toys are exciting and give your child something to look forward to.  But having to purchase new travel toys for each trip can add up.  Are there toys

Toddlers are endlessly curious and active.  Keeping them busy while traveling means keeping them out of trouble and keeping your sanity!  Even though we’ve been keeping close to home since the recent birth of our son, we’ve still had plenty of use for these great toys.  We shudder to

It’s raining again here in Wine Country.  It’s been raining a lot lately.  So much so that talk of drought has given way to discussions of full reservoirs and we’ve been wondering if our next vehicle should really be an ark.  So it seems like the perfect day to stay ind

Exploring Oranjestad, Aruba with the UPPAbaby G-Lite umbrella stroller Since our first big family trip, our trusty umbrella stroller, the UPPAbaby G-Lite, has traveled all over with us.  It’s handled gravel, dirt paths and even sand like a champ.  It’s carried an unreal numb