Finding Love in the Green Mountains
We took the kids hiking yesterday, hitting up one of our favorite trails from last summer – the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton, Vermont. The trail is unique in that Robert Frost’s poetry is...
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10 Tips for Stay at Home Parents
Ha ha ha haaaa! Yeah, I’ve got nothing. Spending 15 hours a day with your kids, every day, is flipping hard. Sorry if you clicked on this post with the hope that I actually have...
The Donor Talk: When Kids Have a Sperm Donor
All three of our kids were conceived using sperm from the same anonymous open donor. We had a lot of reasons for choosing our donor, ranging from the frivolous (like me, his favorite sports...
How to Dress Kids for Winter Adventures in 3 Easy Steps!
Nothing puts a tearful end to an outdoor winter adventure with kids than cold fingers and shivering bodies. We’ve had a lot of experience with a variety of outdoor gear, and have found some great combinations...
Outdoor Families Magazine Turns One & is Giving Away a Family Adventure!
Just over a year ago, my fellow outdoor blogging moms Jennifer Fontaine, Erin Kirkland, and Traci Lehman founded Outdoor Families Magazine to, “enrich the lives of multi-generational families internationally by providing outdoor and adventure related content meant to...
Ringing in 2016 in North Conway, New Hampshire
After a whirlwind Christmas, we decided on the spur of the moment to head to North Conway, New Hampshire for New Years. We spent the morning of December 31st packing up our snowshoeing gear...
Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!
Another year in the books… yet my blogging was lackluster this year, especially during the last few months. We had a lot more experiences than I posted online, so I have included them in our...
Gear Review: Stonz Rain Bootz and Booties
Stonz Rain Bootz The first thing Addison said when we opened her Stonz Rain Bootz was, “Mama, these are the most awesomest boots ever!” I think the color pink won her over, but the...
Eight Family-Friendly Activities in Middlebury, VT
We spent our summer living just outside of Middlebury, a little town of just over 8,000 people in the western part of Vermont. With three kids five and under, we spent a lot of time...
Biking the Island Line Rail Trail in Burlington, VT
[box]Location: Burlington, Vermont Date: July 22, 2015 Distance: 15.05 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 78 feet Our Bicycling Time: 3 hours 24 minutes round trip Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] Don’t let the amount of time we took to ride...