Malibu

Mar25

A Day Trip On The Fillmore Easter Train

Posted on Mar 25, 2016

My in-laws usually spend the Easter Holiday with us so I am always pressed to find a fun way for all ages to celebrate after our traditional egg hunt and morning activities. I had heard about the Fillmore Easter Train so I looked into it thinking it might be something that grandparents can enjoy with young grandchildren (plus us parents may actually get some time to relax too!). Fillmore is a town that is about an hour north of Malibu...

Mar22

Our Day Trip To Knott’s Berry Farm’s Boysenberry Festival

Posted on Mar 22, 2016

This past weekend we took a really fun day trip to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA where we had been invited to come check out their unique Boysenberry Festival. Boysenberries are a sweet and tart berry that has amazing benefits for our bodies – you can read all about them here. All boysenberries anywhere in the world can be traced back to a plant at Knott’s Berry Farm! The Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm opened...

Mar17

The Benefits of Boysenberries & Where To Get Them

Posted on Mar 17, 2016

You know how I am always reminding you to be sure to sample the local foods when traveling, things that you cannot find anywhere else but right where you are at the moment? Well the Boysenberry is one of the local specialties in Buena Park, Southern California that you really don’t want to miss out on. Have you heard of the Boysenberry before? I had, but I never fully knew what they were until I saw that the Knott’s Berry Farm...

Mar15

Family Travel 6 Reasons to Book a Room with a Kitchen

Posted on Mar 15, 2016

Traveling with kids is crazy fun! Thanks to many modern conveniences, it is now easier than ever to bring the kids along. One of those conveniences being a suite or rental or room with a kitchen or kitchenette. In fact, I won’t book with a resort or hotel if they don’t have some form of in-room kitchen or kitchenette! Sound extreme?!! Not really! Here’s why. Family Travel: 6 Reasons to Book a Room with a Kitchen Save time. My...

Mar11

12 Mother Daughter Day Trip Ideas

Posted on Mar 11, 2016

If you are anything like me, it is Friday before I even realize Monday is over! Time flies fast in the parent life and before you know it our kids will be off to university or work or to travel and we will be on to the next phase of our lives – remembering these good ol’ days! Between play dates, family travel plans, school, work, swimming, tennis, homework… I could go and on… it is hard to find one-on-one time with each child. As a...

Mar08

City Moms Pass in LA

Posted on Mar 8, 2016

I can remember moving here to Southern California with 2 young children, not knowing a single person. It was both thrilling and terrifying. Kind of the same feeling as visiting a new city with your kids for the first time, except that we would be staying here!! When we were saying goodbye to my children’s pediatrician back east, who also is a family friend, I remember her telling us we would love “The Land of Everything”- what she...

Mar03

5 Awesome Family Travel Spring Break Ideas

Posted on Mar 3, 2016

It is almost that time of year again – Spring Break. A week off from school and work before summer but after the holidays. The perfect time to go on a family adventure. I love planning our spring break trips every year. Spring break is different in every school area and occurs during a shoulder season so, if you are wise to them, there are deals to be found everywhere. We have now been taking Spring Break vacations for many years....

Feb28

7 Reasons Why Happy Couples Travel Together

Posted on Feb 28, 2016

Every year while we were growing up, my parents would take a week-long vacation alone together and a 3-day weekend trip alone together in addition to all of our family trips. I remember always thinking I can’t wait until I have a mate to travel with and why are they going without me?! But the truth is, these trips are a big part of the glue that held our family together. Happy couples travel together and my family is a great example...

Feb23

Family Travel: An Airport Scavenger Hunt

Posted on Feb 23, 2016

With spring break and summer travel right around the corner, many families are booking flights right now. Whether you book your flights online, like I do, or you speak with an agent, there is always the risk of a long layover or last-minute cancellations leaving you stuck in an airport with kids for a long period of time. I speak from experience when I say that if you are not prepared for this possibility, than it will be a huge...

Feb21

7 Ways Happy Couples Manage Their Money

Posted on Feb 21, 2016

Finances – the number one thing to cause a fight in any marriage, in any country! It doesn’t matter if you have loads of money or none at all, what you do with what you have is sure to cause some friction in even the strongest of marriages. In the early days of our marriage, money was something that we fought over regularly. We both had incomes and strong opinions… need I say more?! When I became pregnant and we decided I would stay...