Banff Centre & 5-Pin Bowling, Banff, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦🌧️

Day #2 was another slow/easy/late start and we headed to the hotel pool since it was drizzly outside. After about an hour and a half in the pool we headed back to the rooms to shower, change, and eat snacks for lunch. I looked out the room window and saw the resident family of elk. … Continue reading Banff Centre & 5-Pin Bowling, Banff, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦🌧️

Heavens to Betty! Sing Like Wildflowers! – Santa Cruz, California

Yay! I am so thrilled to meet a blogging friend in real life! How fun is this!?! I’ve read some posts by others who’ve met blogging friends in real life and it would be a dream come true for me to meet each of you amazing bloggers in real life! Fun fact: my husband and … Continue reading Heavens to Betty! Sing Like Wildflowers! – Santa Cruz, California

Monterey, California 2026

Our end-of-summer glamping vacation was Thursday to Tuesday at Marina Dunes RV Resort. Our tween/teens picked bucket list items to do on our vacation: disc golf course (B age 12), something related to cars (S age 16), and Moss Landing State Beach (K age almost 14). My bucket list items were breakfast at First Awakenings, … Continue reading Monterey, California 2026

Lake Siskiyou 2026

We were excited to book a stay at one of our favorite glamping resorts - Lake Siskiyou, California. Day 1: arrive & set up camp Day 2: lake day obstacle course - my husband and tween/teens spent an hour on this in the afternoon $15/hour per person we bought our 2-person Oru kayak we rented … Continue reading Lake Siskiyou 2026

Homeschool 8th Grade Graduation 2026

When our oldest son graduated from 8th grade we planned a special glamping trip to celebrate - Homeschool 8th Grade Graduation Celebration. Our middle daughter graduated from 8th grade this year so we planned another glamping trip with friends. Unfortunately, they came down with hand-foot-and-mouth disease right before the trip so they had to stay … Continue reading Homeschool 8th Grade Graduation 2026