Are you planning a trip to Yosemite National Park in the winter? This guide is for you!! Seriously. A waterfall that looks like it’s on fire, breathtaking snow-covered sequoia trees, and fresh mountain air with fewer crowds make visiting Yosemite in the winter a must! It is refreshing to have a quieter trip to this […]

Japan with kids brought a wide range of fun and stimulating kid-friendly activities to our family! A 10-hour direct flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) with a 2 and 4-year-old may sound intimidating, but by following our flying with kids guidelines which can be found here, we enjoyed the […]

Fiji with kids will check all of the vacation goals for your family! Are you thinking about your next tropical vacation overseas? Do you have kids, young or old, and are open to the idea of a family trip abroad? Fiji should most definitely be raised up to the top of your list. The non-stop […]

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 […]

Here’s our ultimate list of all of the beaches in San Francisco – yes, all of them! I studied the map of San Francisco, visited even the most unknown (because when the tide is high, it’s not there) of the beaches to give you the info you need on visiting them with kids! We’ve identified […]

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 list of special kid-friendly events happening in the San Francisco Bay Area in October! These events are not weekly or monthly recurring events, but are unique and special events happening only this year, or yearly. This list is updated at least weekly in the month of October, and when the month is […]

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) […]