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Weekend in Carson City, Nevada with kids.

how to spend a weekend in Carson City with kids

Carson City is the capital of Nevada but as my friend said when I told them our family went for the weekend–“I feel like you never hear about it”. Which is a shame because our family had a blast during our recent weekend in Carson City! Today I’ve summed up all the things we did […]

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One of the murals in town, the Carmel Shell.

how to spend a weekend in Carmel with kids

Last week I shared all about our stay at Hofsas House in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea. Today I’m going to share all the fun and unique things we did in our short stay there! Mike and I hadn’t been in over 14 years and I wasn’t sure what to expect with kids in tow. It turns out […]

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Hofsas House welcome mural.

stay in Carmel with kids at Hofsas House

This past weekend our family went on a trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea on the California coast. Though it’s only a little over 3 hours away Mike and I hadn’t been there since our honeymoon over 14 years ago! Wondering where to stay in Carmel with kids? On this trip we stayed at an incredible property that […]

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Fantastic hands-on exhibits and displays.

explore the California trail interpretive center

Out family roadtrips a lot. My kids are no strangers to 12 hour car days and limited screen time. They are familiar with our routines we have for travel days and they do pretty well. Even so, my husband and I have learned over the years that if me make the trip a little more […]

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