places to visit with kids in california

A place to eat on a lovely beach in California (Paradise Cove Beach Cafe, Malibu)

April 2, 2015

Years ago when we went to California with the kids for the first time, we fell in love with Crystal Cove where we ate at the Beachcomber restaurant, saw some dolphins swimming and played in the sand. I forgot to get reservations for that restaurant on our last visit to California and found it was […]

Books to Read with Kids before heading to San Francisco

July 17, 2013

Relatives from Vancouver started us on this tradition years ago when the kids were born. Long before my guys had ever been to Vancouver our shelves were lined with books like “Goodnight Vancouver” and “Timmy the West Coast Tug“; stories that highlighted places from the homeland so that when they one day traveled there, they’d […]