Happy 2013 from me and Venus! I’m sorry to be almost a week behind on my New Year’s greeting, but a horrendous virus has taken me (and the rest of my family) down this past week. I’m happy to say that before it felled us, we were able to enjoy …
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Back to Ski Week: Tips for getting kids geared up for the ski season
October 4, 2012 7 reader comments
Welcome to Back to Ski Week, a preview of the upcoming downhill ski season for families. All week long we’ll be thinking snow and I’ll be sharing not only my own tips for planning a family ski vacation but also stories and ideas from other family …
Get outside with kids: An interview with Michael Lanza
April 24, 2012 2 reader comments
Yesterday in honor of U.S. National Parks Week, I reviewed Michael Lanza's new book Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks. Written in part to inspire parents to get outside with kids, the …
Our national parks are calling: A review of Before They’re Gone
April 23, 2012 one reader comment
Did you know that April 21 to 29 is U.S. National Parks Week? Admission to all national parks is free during this time. I won't have the opportunity this week to visit any national parks myself (in part because Delaware, where I live, is the only …
Family travel tips: How to take kids to an art museum
June 28, 2011 12 reader comments
it showcases the Eiffel Tower, one of their favorite travel memories. And at the National Gallery in Washington, DC Teddy especially loved this painting because the mother is nuzzling the nose of one of her children, just as he likes to do with …
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