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Playing in the sand.

best family beach vacations in the U.S.

There’s perhaps no more iconic summer trip then a beach getaway. With nearly 100,000 miles of coastline in the United States it’s easy to see why we’re proud of our beaches. The trouble is, how do you pick the right one for the whole family? Today I’m sharing some of the best family beach vacations […]

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Tillamook, Oregon.

traveling the Oregon coast with kids

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. And sometimes when that happens things actually turn out even better than you were hoping for. That’s kind of what happened last summer. Amidst all the craziness of bureaucratic shutdowns and stringent guidelines our family trip got canceled just two weeks before our departure. We’d been planning our daughter’s […]

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Family hiking picnic

the best family hikes with Good Thins at Raley’s

I love where we live. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains we are surrounded by miles and miles of hiking trails. Our family enjoys exploring new trails together and over the past year spending time outdoors has become even more important. Some people are surprised to find that we regularly hike with […]

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Sleeping baby in a crib.

how to get your baby to sleep through the night

It’s hard to believe that our last bundle of joy is turning a year old tomorrow. The past year has flown by so quickly since our little pandemic baby joined our family. She is such a sweet soul and is generally very happy and easy-going. But if you had told me even a couple months […]

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