Disclosure: I received part of my hotel stay and some activities to facilitate this post. If you’re doing a road trip down the California Coast, do NOT just end up in Los Angeles and call it done. Make the treck all the way South to…
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How Does She Do It?…. with Alyssia Simser
Twice a month we interview Moms in our “How Does She Do It?’ feature. If interested in participating please reach out on Facebook or Instagram. We are very excited to introduce you to Alyssia Simser from Comox, British Columbia. Alyssia and her mother Kim created…
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Our Weekday Risk and Reward Chore Routine
Our Experience The chore routine in our house has been a bit hit-and-miss to see what works and what doesn’t. From an early age, my daughter was responsible for cleaning her room and picking up after herself, which she did happily. No allowance was attached to…
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Review: The Summer of ’84
**This post is not sponsored. I paid to attend a cast/crew screening at the Rio Theatre.** The Summer of ’84 follows four 15-year-old boys on their summer in the suburbs. Their small town in Oregon has been rocked by the “Cape May Strangler” that has…
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5 Quick And Easy Back To School Breakfasts
Breakfast has always been a struggle for me to come up with quick, yummy ideas. And with both kids headed off to school this year I am desperate to find some recipes to make our mornings less stressful! So i have combed through Pinterest to find…
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Hollywood with Kids
Disclosure: Nothing in this post was sponsored or provided. We stopped for two nights in Hollywood, California after we visited San Fransisco, on our recent California road trip from Vancouver! It was a really fun two nights. We decided, on this trip, to do Universal…
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Road Trip Packing Tips
I took my family of five on a two-week road trip to Southern California from British Columbia and back this August. Preparing for a road trip this length and with seven stops takes a good amount of effort! I sourced tips from friends, Pinterest, and…
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Kid-Friendly San Fransisco
Disclosure: I received a pair of sight-seeing passes from San Fransisco Travel. I wrote about my San Fransisco hotel recommendation for families this week, check that out here (hint: we stayed at the Hilton San Fransisco Union Square!). Check out all my other California Road…
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Sunset Jeep Tour with Canadian Wilderness Adventures
***This tour was gifted to me but the opinions in the post are my own*** We spend a week in Whistler every August and love it. We find something different to do every year and this year was our first experience with Canadian Wilderness Adventures. I…
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Hilton San Fransisco Union Square for Families
*Disclosure: we received our stay to facilitate this post. On our recent California road trip, we made stops in North Bend, Oregon, San Fransisco, Hollywood, and San Diego, California on our way down South. We enjoyed amazing scenery from the Redwood Forests, coastal waves, sea…
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