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 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 →

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]]> /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 →

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]]> /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 →

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]]> /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/feed/ 0 Adventuring with kids: A weekend near Mt Rainier! /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/ /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:38:21 +0000 /?p=7995 Mt Rainier has been on my bucket list ever since we moved to Seattle. Or actually, it may have been on my bucket list before we moved to the PNW. On summer days it can be seen in the background, overlooking … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/feed/ 11 Adventuring with toddlers: Camping with young kids? Try it! /post/2018/07/07/camping-with-young-kids/ /post/2018/07/07/camping-with-young-kids/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2018 11:14:12 +0000 /?p=7956 As I previously mentioned (multiple times!) I love camping with my (toddler) girls. But I admit, it’s an intimidating thought at first. This post is mainly trying to convince you to go camping with young kids, because it probably won’t … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/07/07/camping-with-young-kids/feed/ 4 Group Camping! /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:40:11 +0000 /?p=7954 Last year we went camping for the first time as a family of four. Or rather, we went camping for the first time ever with kids. (I wrote some camping advice here, if you’d like to try it with your … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/feed/ 6 A quick recap of our trip to Naples, FL! /post/2018/04/18/naples-fl-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/04/18/naples-fl-with-toddlers/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:33:01 +0000 /?p=7893 Remember that time I went to Florida? No?  That’s because I never blogged about it! (So did it even happen?!) I’m the worst at this. My life is going by in a complete blur. (Sidenote: one of the reasons I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/04/18/naples-fl-with-toddlers/feed/ 8 Visiting the tulip fields in Washington (with toddlers!) /post/2018/04/14/skagit-valley-tulip-festival/ /post/2018/04/14/skagit-valley-tulip-festival/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2018 11:34:04 +0000 /?p=7882 The girls and I went on our annual trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival today – and at least one of us had a blast! (It was me, I may have been the only one to have fun. Typical.) … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/04/14/skagit-valley-tulip-festival/feed/ 6 Traveling Across the Country With Toddlers (a survival story) /post/2018/03/26/plane-ride-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/03/26/plane-ride-with-toddlers/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:08:36 +0000 /?p=7868 Well. We made it. I mean, we made it like 2 weeks ago. You could say that I’m a little behind on blogging and also that it’s taken me this long to process the chaos that was our trip. If … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/03/26/plane-ride-with-toddlers/feed/ 9 Adventuring With Kids: Planning a Ski Trip! /post/2018/03/13/planning-a-ski-trip-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/03/13/planning-a-ski-trip-with-toddlers/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:20:31 +0000 /?p=7854 This year has continued to be a whirlwind! Clara’s digestive/health issues are still a concern for us and now Tim has been sick for a few days, too… Plus we just returned from another vacation a few days ago. I haven’t had … Continue reading →

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