Fairytale Town tips: visiting Fairytale Town in Sacramento
A few months ago I finally had a chance to take my kids to Fairytale Town in Sacramento’s William Land Park. If you’re familiar with Sacramento than you know that this is kind of a staple of childhood in the Sacramento region. I’ve heard about Fairytale Town since we moved back to California in 2012, […]
Yosemite Valley Lodge review: staying in Yosemite Valley
Our family loves Yosemite and although there are a lot of different areas of the park to explore, Yosemite Valley is a personal and crowd favorite. My husband and I recently visited Yosemite Valley in winter to view the famous Yosemite Firefalls phenomenon. Yosemite is on a reservation system on weekends during this time to […]
Knott’s Hotel review
Last week I shared all about our recent visit to Knott’s Scary Farm. We had had that trip planned for a couple of months and the first thing I did was book a room at the Knott’s Hotel. Our family first stayed at the Knott’s Hotel at the end of 2019. Since then we have […]
what’s the best fall family travel destination?
Fall is one of my favorite times to travel together as a family. Crowds are usually lower and weather is often ideal. Now that we no longer homeschool and I have a child in high school (how?!), traveling when school is in session is a little trickier. We have a couple little overnights planned, but […]
camping near Monterey at Thousand Trails Marina Dunes
Did you know there are (roughly) 100 days of camping in the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day? Our family of nine had a fun-filled summer of exploring and camping together with our travel trailer. From northern Washington to southern California, we traveled all up and down the western United States making the most […]