We just recently took our second a trip to San Diego, California with kids. The first time we visited, our oldest daughter was just shy of two years old. Since that was pre-blogging days, I will try to include some account of that trip here as well ;). There are so many things to do in San Diego with kids.…
August is halfway over and its crazy to think the kids will be back to school in a few short weeks! This was our first summer spent in Seattle, so we had lots of “new” experiences to be had. Our (practically brand new) house didn’t come with central air, which was pretty shocking to us to find out that it…
Honestly, I spent most of my life not knowing that there were beaches in the state of Oregon. I didn’t (and still really don’t) know much about what this state has to offer. But within the last few years I kept seeing more and more pictures of Haystack Rock. I was shocked when I learned that this beautiful beach was…
This past weekend we took a last minute road trip to escape our non-air-conditioned house. We spent one of the days exploring some of the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. It is just under a 3.5 hour drive from Seattle and the weather was a world of difference. We left the 90 degree weather behind and traded it in for 65…
When we first visited Seattle my jaw completely dropped at my first sighting of Mount Rainier. I couldn’t believe that this giant mountain, or volcano for that matter, could even exist. And you could see it from all over the city of Seattle. Then when we moved here in April 2018, we could even see Mount Rainier from the rooftop…
As soon as we moved to Seattle I began researching good weekend road trips and we decided that Vancouver, BC would be our first road trip. The trip took much longer than anticipated because of the wait to cross the border. There are a few entry points to consider when driving from Seattle. Blaine is the busiest into Vancouver, so…
We’ve been living in Seattle for roughly 3 months now and it’s finally summer time. Everyone keeps telling us that the weather here gets worse before summer officially starts. On this day (7/1/18) in New York the temperatures nearly reached 100 degrees. But in the Seattle area it was drizzling, foggy, and cold… Since we had spent the day before…
Last year we ate the best poutine and croissants in Montreal, Quebec. But this time we were ready to eat the best food on the west side of Canada. One of our goals when visiting Vancouver, BC was to find some awesome sushi. With such a short trip, and a few other food goals, we chose just one restaurant for…
This long weekend trip to San Francisco was a first for our family. We were able to get a great deal on flights from Seattle to Oakland on Southwest. We paid under 18,000 Rapid Reward points for all four of us, round trip (we have one companion pass). San Francisco has been on my bucket list to visit as a…
Where we Stayed Because we were only staying in the area for 2 nights we decided to get a hotel that was a good value. Many properties to rent require longer stays in the peak season. So we stayed at the Hyatt Place in Riverhead, NY. The location was good for us considering we were just spending one day checking…