In case of car sickness: Ten helpful things to have on your roadtrip with kids

In case of car sickness: Ten helpful things to have on your roadtrip with kids

Greetings from my kitchen table! We are home from our 2850-mile roadtrip around the American southwest, and I’m happy to say we saw NO carsickness on the return portion of our road trip. As we’ve been discussing on the Facebook page and in the blog, carsickness can happen when you least expect it, and even to…

Three humble tips to help prevent carsickness on your next road trip with kids

Three humble tips to help prevent carsickness on your next road trip with kids

Greetings from Denver! We’ve made it to our farthest point east on this journey. Those of you who have been following us on Facebook during our current family road trip may have picked up on some unpleasant surprises we’ve had along the way—and thanks for all your comments of support, and questions of concern about…

Date Night at Tenaya: How to Conquer the Grown-up Side of the Lodge in Four Hours Flat

Date Night at Tenaya: How to Conquer the Grown-up Side of the Lodge in Four Hours Flat

As you may have guessed by the name of this blog, my hubby and I don’t spend a lot of time away from the kids—together. In fact, it wasn’t until last summer that we finally had our first gown-up overnighter out of the house and away from all 3 children. It’s not to say that…

The Logger and the Gold Pan: Our Visit to Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

The Logger and the Gold Pan: Our Visit to Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

Yesterday, we had the chance to hop aboard “The Logger” train at Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, just minutes from where we are staying at Tenaya Lodge at the southern gate of Yosemite National Park. The narrow-guage steam locomotive once powered through the hills here, helping lumber barons log the area until 1931. Today, you can ride…