Family adventures and destinations in Washington State.
Just outside of Tacoma is a Spanaway Park – a park that’s filled with green spaces and a lake where you can swim and boat all summer long. In the winter, the entire park transforms into a magical wintery wonderland … Continued
Enchant Christmas calls itself the World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze and Market…so I had to see what that was all about. I love Christmas lights displays with a passion. Nothing makes the dark, Northwest days seem a little lighter and … Continued
Seattle and the entire Puget Sound region might not be the first place you think of when you think of Christmas fun, but the fact is that the area literally glitters with light displays left and right. Hey, we have … Continued
The BEST Christmas trees in Washington state come not from a National Forest (nature doesn’t care about symmetry) or a corner parking lot (can you say “dried out”?), and DEFINITELY not from your garage (just say no to plastic trees!) … Continued
Finding the best hikes for kids in Olympic National Park has been our quest for nine years now, and will continue until these monsters in our house finally get old enough and develop enough grit to backpack across the wilderness … Continued
As you drive around Olympic National Park, you won’t want to miss visiting the beaches, even when it’s wet and freezing in the winter. The wild beauty of crashing waves and forested cliffs is just that good…even in the rain…okay, … Continued
It’s the Northeast that often gets so much buzz during the fall with its rolling hills filled with the colorful fall foliage of hundreds of oak and maple trees. But don’t underestimate the fall leaves of the Northwest. True, we … Continued
The Washington State Fair is one of the top largest fairs in the entire country, and it’s the largest single attraction in the entire state of Washington. Yeah. It’s a big deal. People come from far and wide to experience … Continued
Razor clams are an especially delicious type of clam, and catching them is just the sort of activity my little boys love. When I first moved to Washington, I accidentally ended up in the razor clam capital of the world. … Continued
When you decide to visit a place called Cape Disappointment, you expect to be…disappointed? I mean, it says so right in its name. I didn’t read ahead when we visited this Washington State Park and instead decided to pop in … Continued