We travel a lot. So much now that I am convinced that staycations - or travel nearby our home is the best thing for our family. The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, WA is only 3 hours from our front door. It is the best family vacation hands down. We had so much fun that we cannot wait to go back. About the Lodging: When we arrived at the Great Wolf Lodge, we arrived early. This is allowed. Even though your room is not available you can check in and play at the amazing water park that … [Read more...]
Zingo! To Go: An Educational Travel Game
We love having a fun yet educational travel game with us when we go to all over North America for my husband's work. (We travel so much, we have a lot of fun things we can do.) We are homeschooling our Princess and love to include games in her preschool homeschool time. So, when the opportunity arose to review Zingo! To Go from Thinkfun, I jumped at the chance. I knew my Princess would love this game that is for travel and like classic Bingo. About Zingo! To Go Take Zingo! zaniness on the … [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...]
Frugal Traveling
We are hosting family, my sister in law and her husband and four children, this week in our corner of the country. It is always nice to have family come in the summer. This is their first stop on a summer RV tour. Their dream - bucket list, so to speak - was to buy an RV and travel around the country. They made that dream happen! We travel in our family eight months out of the year for my husband's work so though traveling across the country in an RV isn't on our travel bucket list, we still … [Read more...]
Spokane Family Fun
It is so great when we get to have a seminar in the Pacific Northwest. This month we have been in Spokane, Washington and really have been enjoying ourselves. An added bonus is that my husband's brother is attending Gonzaga University so we get the chance to visit with him. (My Princess loves her uncle!) The church we are working with is wonderful! They really understand the meaning of friendship evangelism and connecting with people in their community. Over 20 people have asked to be … [Read more...]
The Highlights of 2011
January: I just got a new sewing machine and tried my hardest to make a quilted hot pad. Plus, I was inspired by Valentine's Day Subway Art and Cards. Our first destination of 2011: British Columbia, Canada.February: We got on a juicing kick after watching a documentary and have not stopped since. We also had our van broken into and learned to trust God. Our next destination: Northern California. (Have you seen the Redwoods?)March: My Princess made Gingerbread Bunny Cookies and got her first … [Read more...]
San Diego, California
We are having a very fun family vacation! We have been in the San Diego area for two days and not only enjoyed the beach but we are also excited to play at LegoLand. We don't have the desire to live in such a busy place, but for vacation? We LOVE San Diego! {Who doesn't love sandcastles, surfing, reading in the sun, cold drinks, shopping and amusement parks?} … [Read more...]
