One thing my daughter loves about the summer in Washington is the chance to go backyard camping. I know, vacations are awesome and trips to the local Six Flags water park are beyond fun. But the simple family activities like a movie night, s'mores over a fire, game night and backyard camping honestly make her summer great. Those great mellow family times are so exciting for us all. I know she will cherish them as she gets older. {I can remember when I camped out back with my own dad when I was … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Teeth Clean While Camping with Sonicare Powerup
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. So from Tuesday July 23rd through Wednesday July 31st, I was camping on our annual Canoe Journey. Camping for an entire week with two young kids is actually not very easy. It is a lot of work. I realized that being home, having a staycation, would have been much easier with young children. Things like eating … [Read more...]
Canoe Journey 2012
Each summer Native Americans along the Pacific coast get together to celebrate culture and family in the annual Canoe Journey. This year we brought our family canoe down to Squaxin Island near the capitol, Olympia. Hard work, sweat, family closeness, and sharing culture with other Native Americans from other tribes - the Canoe Journey is quite the experience! Ten days of camping with two children? Not so easy... … [Read more...]