Update: Below you’ll find the original blog post I wrote about our [then] new Advent tradition. We loved having an intentional way to celebrate Advent and spend December focused on our family. I’ll continue to update the ideas and links to activities each year as our list grows and evolves. I hope this find you preparing your hearts and home for a beautiful Advent ...
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FRANKLIN FALLS // WA
Location Snoqualmie Pass Distance / Difficulty 2 miles round trip / easy for most kiddos 3 and up (though they will need help at the descent to waterfall) Pass/Permit Northwest Forest Pass, or $5 per car, or get yourself an Interagency Pass so you can also use it at National Parks and lands across the US Washington Trails Association has detailed directions and updated trail reports FOLLOW ...
CAMPING WITH HIPCAMP
I know it's only January but it's time to start thinking about where you're camping this year. Here in the PNW, campsites fill up so stinkin' fast. Anyone else already have alarms set up so you can book the very second a date and site open up? Seriously, it's crazy. Two years ago, after realizing so many of the popular campsites were already booked (newbie mistake), I stumbled upon a website ...
ROAD TRIP: DRIVE DAY + YELLOWSTONE
Welcome to our Road Trip Series! If you are just joining, start here or scroll down for links to all the Road Trip Series posts. Drive Day Our first day was a long drive day. We drove from our home near Seattle to Bozeman, MT. We had a few different reasons for this. First, I knew we'd all be really excited and that excitement means that boredom and whining would be at a minimum. It worked. The ...
ROAD TRIP: PACKING CLOTHES + THE VEHICLE
Welcome to our Road Trip Series! If you are just joining, start here or scroll down for links to all the Road Trip Series posts. This situation might have scared me the most. I am a notorious over-packer. I mean, what if the weather changes? What if we need to go to and posh restaurant AND to a party? I definitely need two dresses. Maybe three, just in case I'm not feeling one of them. ...
ROAD TRIP: CAMPING PREP
Welcome to our Road Trip Series! If you are just joining, start here or scroll down for links to all the Road Trip Series posts. Of course, there's prep for food, keeping them busy, and all the planning that goes into the actual route and activities but there was a lot of miscellaneous stuff that needed to get done before our trip. I needed to figure out the packing situation, the laundry ...