Ohhhh flying with toddlers under the age of 2.5. It’s basically the worst age to fly with, peaking at the age of 18 months. Hands down the worst age to fly with. They are just starting to walk/run and that’s all they want to do. They can’t pay attention to screens for more than 10 […]

Free in San Francisco – you may think it’s hard to come by. In the city where an average hotel price is $397 per night, apartment rent around $3500, and pricing of a house is $1.61 million, I think all families need a good dose of free things to do in this city! Here are […]

We spent one full day in Yosemite National Park with our toddlers. Here’s what we did to make the most out of our day. We maximized our morning energy exploring the park on foot and bike, and spent our afternoon during car naps (woohoo!) to check out viewpoints with little to no walking necessary. You […]

Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite – everything you ever wanted to know about staying here! Read this before you go to the Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite, so you know what to expect. We stayed at the Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite in the Fall just as the colors were starting to turn in Yosemite. Our experience here […]

Here is a handy checklist for packing for your next camping trip with your kids! Tony and I used to go camping all the time. We did go once when Henry was about 6 months old, but 3 years later, we recently finally went on our first camping trip with our kids (3.5 and 1.5-year-old) […]

We recently spent 3 days in Barcelona with Henry (3.5 years old) and Andrew (1.5 years old). It was our first stop on our 10-day journey in Europe, so we were definitely jet-lagged, but we just said: “we are in Barcelona time!” (Everyone is up until wee hours of the morning!) We just embraced the […]

It’s that time of the year – pumpkin patches time! Fall is by far our favorite time of the year for us. It actually warms up here in San Francisco, yet there’s the smell of Pumpkin Spiced Latte everywhere. It’s the beginning of the festive time of the year, and Tony will mention football season. […]

5 countries in 14 days with 2 kids under the age of 3 – why did we do it? We didn’t mean to! It all happened kind of accidentally – some out of spontaneity, and some because of circumstances beyond our control. I have to admit; I’m that person that loves to keep track of […]

From San Francisco to South Africa, we have all the amazing cable car rides from all over the world in one place!  When I thought of “cable cars”, growing up in Hiroshima and living my adult life in San Francisco, I automatically think of the trolleys on the streets with cables connected to them on […]

Here is the most comprehensive list of 4th of July celebrations around the Bay Area! (I know it’s the most comprehensive because I’ve put together all the events listed in all of the major calendars and websites out there about this topic.) This post is organized by region, then by whether it’s a morning only […]