adventuring – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Where To Play In The Snow Near Seattle /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/ /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/#respond Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:49:33 +0000 /?p=8534 Before I moved to Seattle, I didn’t realize that it never snows here. I mean, I shouldn’t say never, because the forecast is predicting snow maybe even today (fingers crossed!), but generally, snow doesn’t stick on the ground here and even one … Continue reading →

The post Where To Play In The Snow Near Seattle appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2021/02/11/where-to-play-in-the-snow-near-seattle/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: The Oregon Coast /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/ /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:28:29 +0000 /?p=8453 Earlier this summer we finally made it down to the Oregon Coast, and it was everything I expected and more. The last time Tim and I had been to the coast was in 2015 when Clara was an itty-bitty baby.  Ah, … Continue reading →

The post Adventuring with Kids: The Oregon Coast appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/feed/ 0 Kid-Friendly Hikes Near Seattle: Whatcom Lake & Whatcom Falls /post/2020/08/02/whatcom-lake-whatcom-falls/ /post/2020/08/02/whatcom-lake-whatcom-falls/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:42:09 +0000 /?p=8465 There is truly nothing I love more in the summer than hiking – and this year is especially fun because the girls are getting older and can do a bit more miles with a little less complaining… sometimes. Last week … Continue reading →

The post Kid-Friendly Hikes Near Seattle: Whatcom Lake & Whatcom Falls appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2020/08/02/whatcom-lake-whatcom-falls/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Skiing in Whistler /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/ /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:16:47 +0000 /?p=8419 Late last month we spent five glorious days vacationing spending time in Whistler. It was our family + au pair (Lilly) and I think we finally have this ski vacation thing down. We’ve gone to Whistler for ski trips three … Continue reading →

The post Adventuring with Kids: Skiing in Whistler appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring With Kids: Camping at Deception Pass /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/ /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 04:34:58 +0000 /?p=8329 The last (cabin) camping trip of our summer was to Deception Pass. We had been to that location before as a day trip, but it was our first time spending the night at the campground. We had a great time, … Continue reading →

The post Adventuring With Kids: Camping at Deception Pass appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/feed/ 0 Our first KOA Campground experience /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/ /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:54:35 +0000 /?p=8300 (Before we get started, I’m offering a review of this location, but this is not a sponsored post and unfortunately no one offered to compensate for my stay. Womp. I’m just excited to share about my experience in case you’ve been … Continue reading →

The post Our first KOA Campground experience appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Traveling to Winthrop /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/ /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:27:23 +0000 /?p=8303 At the end of last month we traveled to Winthrop, WA and had the best time! We had been a few years ago, but wanted to go back and explore areas we hadn’t been able to see the first time around. … Continue reading →

The post Adventuring with Kids: Traveling to Winthrop appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/feed/ 0 How To Find Great Hikes In Washington /post/2019/06/25/how-to-find-great-hikes-in-washington/ /post/2019/06/25/how-to-find-great-hikes-in-washington/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:03:03 +0000 /?p=8292 When we first moved to Seattle, we were clueless about hiking. CLUELESS. As in, we didn’t even own hiking pants. Tim wore jeans, I wore yoga pants. We didn’t have proper kid carriers, we didn’t know anything about the 10 … Continue reading →

The post How To Find Great Hikes In Washington appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/06/25/how-to-find-great-hikes-in-washington/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Camping at Cape Disappointment /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/ /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:40:45 +0000 /?p=8277 This past week we spent two nights camping at Cape Disappointment State Park campground. It’s a place mentioned in lots and lots of books/blog posts/articles/etc as one of the best places to camp in Washington, so I had high expectations! … Continue reading →

The post Adventuring with Kids: Camping at Cape Disappointment appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/feed/ 0 Our (Third) Babymoon! /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/ /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:27:06 +0000 /?p=8170 OK, I’m calling our last trip a babymoon, but really it was our last trip as a family of four, because we took the kids with us, too. Nothing says relaxation like a trip with two preschoolers, let me tell … Continue reading →

The post Our (Third) Babymoon! appeared first on Naptime Chai.

]]> /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/feed/ 0