Camping With Kids
Teaching Maya to Fish Without Losing Our Patience
September 16, 2026Knots, casting, a tangled reel and a lot of waiting. How a ten-year-old who hated touching bait ended up asking for her own tackle box.
The Kids' Road Trip Kit: Headphones, Audiobooks and a Few Old Games
August 11, 2026Two summers of long drives taught us what keeps a ten-year-old and a six-year-old content. What's in their seat-back bags and what it cost.
Maya Turned Ten With a Pop-Up Sleepover in the Side Yard
May 27, 2026Four friends, the camper set up between the mango tree and the fence, and a 10 p.m. lights-out that became midnight. Notes from the night.
Snorkeling With a Nine-Year-Old and a Six-Year-Old
April 21, 2026Masks that fit, a float to hang on to and shallow water off a Keys beach. What worked for our first real family snorkel days.
Bedtime in a Pop-Up: The Kids Finally Have Their Own End
March 3, 2026A bed end with its own curtain changed bedtime for a nine-year-old and a six-year-old. What got easier, and the one brand-new argument.
Winter Break Packing Lists the Kids Write Themselves
December 16, 2025Maya's list is color-coded. Nico's includes three sticks. How we let a nine-year-old and a six-year-old pack for a cold trip north.
Alligators and the Boardwalk Talk We Give Every Trip
November 24, 2025Florida kids grow up around gators, but campgrounds are different. The short rules we repeat before every trip, and how Nico tests them.
Park Ranger Nico and a Sea Turtle: Our Homemade Halloween
October 31, 2025A thrifted khaki shirt, a felt hat and a Junior Ranger badge pinned on crooked. Nico's homemade costume, Maya's sea turtle shell and our route.
Junior Ranger Badges: The Cheapest Souvenir We Collect
September 17, 2025Eleven badges between the two kids so far. How the booklets work at national and state parks, and why Nico treats the oath like a coronation.