When we got pregnant, we were ecstatic.
We were also terrified.
Paige Mateski
What Works? 5 Days On The Road With Baby
Every year, the week after Christmas, we take a week or two and go on an epic trip with friends, usually from our American Adventurist family. This year, we decided to make a go of it with BW. She’s been out with us several times, so we decided why not try a longer trip? As … Read more
Flexibility is Key
Well, 6 months of babyhood have come and gone, and I find myself already reminiscing about the tiny, sleepy, cuddly newborn I held for what felt like a matter of weeks, versus the curious infant who will very soon be a toddler on the move. As BW flies through all of her 6-month milestones (and … Read more
Review – Teton Sports Sleeping Bag
My whole life, we have had down sleeping bags for camping… it has been drilled into my thick skull that down will always be the warmest. So it was a MASSIVE surprise to me when it was recommended by an American Adventurist friend that we try a synthetic sleeping bag from Teton Sports. It came … Read more
Halos Chocolate Mandarins
Years ago, before Cris and I were married, we went to a Christmas party at a close friends parents home. The BIG THING that year was the chocolate fountain set up in their kitchen, with a huge array of “dippables” surrounding it. Everything from bacon to marshmallows to various fruits and potato chips, and being the adventurous riffraff we are, we decided to add cheese cubes and ham, and if I am remembering correctly, even some baloney, on the theory that chocolate makes everything better.