Road trips can be a great way to see new parts of the country with your family. They are often less hassle than flying somewhere or going on a cruise, especially as some young children can find these new experiences intimidating. Going on a road trip means that it's not too far out of your family's comfort zone, and you can have some of your home comforts on board too. Plus, there's something just a little bit special about everyone piling into an RV and heading on down the highway. If you are ...
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Our South Dakota Adevnture
Every year, Minnesota schools have a 4-day break in the middle of October. Last year, I decided I wanted to take this time and go explore a part of the United States with Peyton. I planned on using this mid-fall break as a learning tool rather than sitting around the house. This year, our school district turned our 4-day break into a 6-day break! When I heard we were going to be having 6-days off I knew I wanted to head to South Dakota. It's a fairly long drive from Minnesota and I knew the ...
Protect Your Electronics When Traveling
It's the holidays and that means people are going to be traveling. One thing I've learned when traveling is there are never enough outlets. Between charging cell phones, iPads, laptops, extra batteries, camera batteries and more we always come up short. Plugging in all my electronics into unprotected outlets makes me a tad nervous. You never know when a power surge is going to happen. And if you have every single outlet being loaded to maximum capacity in a hotel room that is probably not good. ...
Safety for Runners
We are a fairly active family. That means, sometimes we are hiking or walking in areas that are not heavily populated or traveled. With the world the way it is today it is always on the back of my mind what if. What if someone tried to run up and take our backpack. Or what if someone tried to mess with us while we are camping, hiking or just getting in our car. It's sad that those thoughts even cross my mind but they do. Sabre Red has made a Pepper Gel that also has UV marking dye. It's very ...
Let RunLites Light Your Way
Halloween is tomorrow and that means lots of little children, dressed up in adorable costumes running through the neighborhood. Where we live, it's dark by 5:30. That means children are not always easily seen crossing the street. And children cannot always see where they are walking. There could be uneven sidewalks, obstacles in their way or even a smaller child. It can all be hard to see in the dim moonlight. This year, Peyton will be wearing RunLites to help light her way. RunLites are ...
Don’t Forget the Labels
Our weather is changing. I can feel winter knocking on our door. As I am going through our winter gear and seeing what I need to purchase for this year I am reminded of all the hats, gloves and scarves we lost last year. This year I am determined to not lose any of them! I know we will. It's bound to happen that some will be dropped on the way to and from school but if they had a label in them the school would know who to return them to. Last year I had to dig through the lost and found more ...