I am unpacking from our trip to Jamaica and can’t wait to share our experiences at one of the world’s most baby- and toddler-friendly resorts recommended in Travels with Baby–watch for the full review and 411 coming soon! Meanwhile, I have a pumpkin pie in the oven and my thoughts are with those of you…
After spending an hour and a half in the car with my kids yesterday, creeping through neighborhood streets behind a hospital, we finally arrived at a drive-thru flu shot clinic and the elusive H1N1 shots were ours! Well, they were my children’s at least. Talk about service–the nurse even climbed into the back of the…
This time of year, the word “travel” is usually synonymous with long lines, heavy bags, slow traffic, and high-stress hightailing it from point A to B to get there before the tender timer pops. Traveling with children during the holidays can add a few challenges of its own, but it can also be a great…
I was recently back on ABC’s The View from the Bay to discuss the tricky subject of childproofing somebody else’s home during the holidays. Click here to watch. If you’re gearing up to spend the holidays with your baby or toddler in someone else’s home, just remember, a little preparation can go a long way…
Here’s a snapshot of us in Sleepy Hollow, New York, kicking off the holiday season on our first cross-country trip with a baby. It wasn’t Thanksgiving just yet, which made it a little less crazy, a little less expensive, a lot better weather-wise than it might have been otherwise, and it was worth the journey…
Ever since the first mention of this year’s Thanksgiving, the girls have been anxiously awaiting their next trip on what they are calling “The Thanksgiving Train (exclamation point).” I can relate. When I was young, my family traveled by train over many Thanksgiving weekends from Oregon to Seattle to visit relatives. For my brother and…