Keep Moving Forward +News and Inspiration//9
News::
- After a ton of summer and early fall traveling (Washington, Idaho, Montana, BC, North Carolina, California, and Oregon!), we are home for the month of October.
- Next up on our travel calendar? Our biennial vacation in Hawaii. This year, we are headed back to Kauai, which was Bergen’s first time to the islands at just 15 months old!
- Mark your calendars–the next National Park FEE FREE Day is Veteran’s Day, Sunday November 11th.
- Georgia started forest preschool this fall, and layers are key to keeping her warm and comfortable. SO, I thought I’d share/remind you that we have a 10% off all items discount in the Ella’s Wool shop with code: wildtalesof
Inspiration::
- We are set with our Halloween costumes (a scary skeleton guy & a spider) this year (phew!). In case you need some ideas, I love this outdoor-themed list from Tales of a Mountain Mama. Check out our rain-friendly duck costume idea as well!
- Backwoods Mama has a great list of motivating activities to get you and your kids out the door this fall.
- Do you use any cash back apps or programs? I recently discovered Ibotta, and have found it to be a fun and easy way to earn extra travel cash. I usually just use it for grocery store purchases, but there are also offers from travel sites such as VRBO, Expedia, hotel chains, and rental car companies! It’s small amounts here and there, but it really adds up over time.
- Book of the Week: The Miracle Morning for Parents and Families. What you do first thing in the morning can set the tone for your entire day! I just finished this book today and have begun to add the healthy habits and practices into my routine. Great for those needing a refresh, jump start, or just feel like they’re in a funk after summer.
Where are you headed this fall? What are your kids dressing as for Halloween? What was the last book you read? Let’s chat in the comments!
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Find Your Park! It Might Be Closer Than You Think.
The kids and I were invited to an event with the National Park Service at the end of this summer. A pop-up park was created in downtown Seattle’s Westlake Park in order for visitors to specifically experience the sounds of some of our national parks.
Self Care Inspired by Travel: Hawaii’s Mālie Organics
There are places we travel to when after a few days or a week, we are ready to return home. Even if we’ve enjoyed ourselves, we’ve just simply had enough. On the other hand, there are places we travel to when after a week, we never want to leave!
On the last day we are plotting our next trip back. In fact, even in one case, we aren’t getting bent out of shape, when we miss our flight, and have to stay (and book a last minute hotel room) one more night!
That’s Hawaii for our family. It doesn’t really matter which island, though some of us have our favorites. Our state of mind relaxes once we are settled on the island. We get into an island routine where we actually want to wake up early, creativity flows, and we all just feel more content.
Lucky for us, our next Hawaiian adventure is quickly approaching. We’ll be heading back to Kauai in November. Our family tradition is to travel to one of the islands every other year in the fall.
The Arctic Club Seattle: 24 hour Parent Getaway
When you do something two years in a row, it’s a tradition, right? Slaed and I now have an annual 24-hour summer date. We hire our dear babysitter (of 5+ years) from 11 am on Saturday to 11 am on Sunday, and go somewhere local.
Last year, we traveled to Suncadia, and went the more relaxing, sit by the pool, dine slowly route. This year, we opted for an even closer getaway, and stayed at The Arctic Club Seattle. Instead of putting our feet up and taking it easy, we packed our schedule with activity.
There is something to be said about both styles. As parents, we need time away to refresh and de-stress. At the same time, I also crave life before kids. Things like shopping without interruption, attending sporting events where we actually stay in our seats and watch, and not worrying about being home in time to relieve the sitter sound like a dream!
The Arctic Club, a Doubletree Hilton hotel in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood served as our home base. You may be wondering…
Camping with Kids at Washington’s Scenic Beach State Park
If you’d asked me on the first evening of our 3-night camping trip at Scenic Beach State Park if I’d go camping with my children again, I would have answered with a definitive, NO. A couple of quick (and vulnerable) excerpts from my journal:
“I’m not that enthusiastic about camping. The kids drive me crazy. The absence of routine things makes me realize what I take for granted.”
“Everything makes me anxious—Georgia humming as I wait for her to fall asleep. Slaed breaking apart boxes and throwing pieces into the fire. He’s making noise and I fear it’ll keep the kids up.
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