Life can change in an instant—our personal experience with flash flooding on Father's Day 2018 At 2:00 am on Father's Day 2018, I woke up to a …
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5 Things I Wish I’d Brought Camping
Family camping is so much fun—as long as you have the right supplies! Prepare for your camping trip by making sure you've got everything you …
How to Take the Best Beach Photos
How to take really good beach photos—even if the sun is high in the sky! Take your beach photography up a notch with these 7 easy tips! Taking …
Unplugged
As a blogging-type person, the very idea of disconnecting from the internet for a while can be a little scary. I always have a list a mile long of …
How to Have the Best Beach Day Ever!
Wondering what to bring to the beach for a perfect beach day? These six tips will make sure you know exactly how to plan a beach day with your family …
How to Go Letterboxing
Letterboxing is a super fun scavenger hunt game that will get you and your kids outside and enjoying nature I've had several people ask me …
Copper Harbor
This last weekend we went up to Copper Harbor to see Joel's band play. Copper Harbor is at the tippiest-toppiest point of the Keweenaw …
Finnish Flavor: Pannukakku
Lately, Joel and I have been doing our weekly date on Thursday mornings. Somewhat unconventional I realize, but it saves us the babysitter …
Soare Cu Dinti
"Soare cu dinti" is a Romanian phrase that means "sun with teeth." They use it to describe one of those beautiful winter (or fall, or even …