Boston Pride 2012: A Mom’s Perspective
Kendra and I have always loved going to Pride. What’s not to love? Rainbow flags everywhere, block parties, and lots of gay people! Before we started dating, we went to Pride to check out...
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Hiking the Imp Trail, White Mountains National Forest, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”] Location: White Mountains National Forest, NH Date: May 27, 2012 Distance: 6.6 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 2,050 feet Our Hiking Time: 5.25 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow rectangle Difficulty: Strenuous[/box] Though New...
Blogging for LGBT Families Day 2012 – A Non-Bio Mom’s wish…
It’s hard to believe a year has already past since I wrote a post for the 2011 Blogging for LGBT Families Day. In some ways, our entrance into the world of parenting was rather...
Don’t touch the moose! – Teaching our children to respect wildlife
While camping up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire this weekend, I woke up to Kendra excitedly whispering, “Jen, get up! There’s a moose!!!” Dazed, I stumbled out of the tent in my...
Confessions of a Sometimes Squeamish Adventurous Mom
I have a confession to make. I do not like bugs, or worms, or mice, or any creepy crawly creatures. As a kid, I was not interested in catching frogs or inspecting critters –...
Why Urban Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature
I did not go tent camping as a kid. I grew up in the inner-city, and the closest my family ever came to communing with the outdoors was a trip to some sort of family camp...
5 Things for Families to do in our National Parks!
We are so fortunate to have a national system of almost 400 protected historical, urban, and natural sites spread throughout our country. Since 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has provided the world with many...
Holy Tick! What to Do When You Find a Tick on Your Kid.
As I was getting Addie ready for her bath the other night, I found a deer tick digging its way into her shoulder. I was mortified! My first thought was Lyme Disease. My second...
Let’s Go Fly a Kite!
We spent this weekend on the southern Maine coast with my sister’s family and my mom. It was cold – right around 45 degrees and lots of wind. Though it would have been very...
National Walking Day – 3 Activities For Family Fun
I never met my Pop – my maternal grandfather. He died from a massive heart attack the year before I was born. Just 46 years old, he left behind eight children, the youngest of...