family fun at Knott’s summer nights

Growing up in southern California I spent a lot of time at different theme parks. Knott’s Berry Farm was always a low key favorite. Whether we went at Christmastime for the festivities, got spooked at Halloween, or stopped by the waterpark in the summer heat it was always a fun time. On our recent family […]
visiting The LEGO Movie World at LEGOLAND california

Ready to for everything to be awesome again? This is another post that originally went live last year. Of course we all know now that theme parks in California remained closed for over a year. If you are planning to visit LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, California this year then check out this post! I’ve updated it […]
why you should visit California’s Great America this year

Ready to start visiting theme parks again? This post originally went live last year…. but then you know what happened and theme parks in California remained closed for over a year. If you are planning to visit California’s Great America this year then check out this post. I’ve updated it and given you all the […]
visiting Muir Woods national monument with kids

Our family recently escaped civilization somewhat and drove out to Muir Woods for the day. Although it’s only a couple hours from us it had been a few years since we had been there. It’s been interesting over the past year as we’ve visited units within the National Parks system (both old favorites and new […]
family fun at donner summit sno-park

Has the Winter weather hit where you live yet? Since we moved back to California we’ve had a fun tradition of going sledding on Christmas Eve. Over the years we’ve gone to different spots for sledding depending on the weather and recent snow fall. However, recent years have seen us returning to Donner Summit SNO-PARK […]