Photo Fave: Hiking Kilauea Iki Crater, Volcanoes National Park – pregnant
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| Big island, big belly, big hike? Time for a big shave ice. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
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| Big island, big belly, big hike? Time for a big shave ice. |
All content of this blog (c) Shelly Rivoli 2007 – 2011
I hope you all had a fantastic Mother’s Day weekend! For me, it was one wonderful birthday celebration sliding into a most memorable weekend getaway, checking out a place that’s been on my to-do list for some time. Safari West is a 400-acre wildlife preserve and African-style tent camp located just outside of Santa Rosa, California. It’s…
Here’s a snapshot upon entering Bauman Farm’s amazing market – with bakery – with gift shop – with out-of-this-world nursery and over-the-top playground, which my mother-in-law introduced me to during our first road trip this summer. You’ll have to wait to see more about it, however, because I am taking the next few weeks OFF…
As leaf peepers flock north by northeast to thrill at the annual rainbow spectacular, I find myself searching for any sign of autumn color on the trees around our California home. Not much to report this year… as usual. But to say we don’t have trees worth visiting in California? You’d have to be silly….
Short of hiring a Sherpa to carry your child for you on walking adventures (there are places you can actually do this), a child carrier or backpack can be a saving grace during travel with babies and toddlers. But which one is best? For which ages and stages? And in what climate? This question comes from Katie… (click here to continue reading – thanks!)
I remember when we’d returned from a trip where my kids had, of course, missed school since we usally need to travel in low seasons, and someone asked me with a big smile, “So, did you enjoy your vacation?” as we scrambled to get to their classrooms on time with all of the assignments…
I recently came across this photo and had to stop in my tracks. And laugh. This was taken on the porch of a cabin we stayed at in Tahoe during my first pregnancy, probably right about the time we found out we were expecting a girl. I vaguely remember discussing with my husband how we…