“DENNIIISSSSS!” Those Xennial moms like me can remember Saturday Morning cartoons and watching week after week Dennis the Menace’s antics on our television screens. Those older remember him from the popular cartoon strip, where the five year old boy always seemed to get in some kind of trouble, usually involving Mr. Wilson. Dennis the epitome…
I wanted to take advantage of President’s Day and take the kids on a mini, near-by adventure. So I settled on a day in the city, exploring the historic Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco. We started our day taking a Lyft to Ghirardelli Square (we had wanted to ride the cable car, but we…
We had spent the morning soaking up sun and surf at La Jolla Shores. We were dressed and ready to search for some ice cream. My husband said the Village of La Jolla had cute shops, nice restaurants, and ice cream. So we jumped in to car and went to find it. We parked at…
After several hours in the car, but still arriving at San Diego too early to check into our AirBnB, the family was excited to get to a place to stretch our legs and enjoy the beautiful Southern California weather after a long morning of driving. At the recommendation of a friend we decided to check…
Hidden in Tilden Park, down a long quiet, winding road, is a favorite ride of kids young and old, the Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round. Built in 1911 and brought to Tilden Park in 1948, it’s a throwback to a simpler time, when quality was valued over quantity. It has 3 rows of animals of all sort:…
On our first morning in LA, we went on a drive through Griffith Park, looking for a nice trail or scenic spot when we spotted the most amazing playground. As we go in, my daughter goes straight to the swings, and we notice a whole row of swings suitable for disabled children. As my…
After our visit to the John Muir National Historic Site, we intended to take the kids for a hike. But instead of the hills of the John Muir Site we opted for the relatively flat trails of the Martinez Waterfront Park. A large swath of land near the Martinez Waterfront has been turned into…
Before I knew I was moving to a more northern part of the Bay Area, I signed my son up for a 2 week sport camp at Cal so he could be with his pre-school friends. Once I moved, I realized that driving the highway in the direction of traffic in the morning would be…
Since we flew in and out of Salt Lake City for our summer Wyoming/Yellowstone adventure, we decided to take a few hours the day we were returning home to check out the city itself. Salt Lake City is both the capital of Utah and the most populated city in the state. Founded by Bringham-Young, the…
The site I remembered most from my last trip to Yellowstone was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. A powerful waterfall down a spectacular cayon filled with yellow rock and a few trees growing shocking on the steep cliffs. While most think of geysers when they think of Yellowstone, the canyon is where the park got…