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I'm Debbie, mother of two delicious kids,
and I write about traveling with little kids. That's
my 6-month old son in Paris on Halloween.
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With its walkable downtown and great (indoor and outdoor) activities for kids, portland is a great destination for a few days with the kids. While you're wandering, be sure to watch for small horses tied to the city's old horse rings.
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Baby gear rentals are available from Babies on the Go
A great source for "current events" with kids is Urban Mamas
Posted on February 20, 2009
If you are participating in Photo Friday this week, don't forget to link back to this post. Linkbacks help new people find out about Photo Friday keep the carnival growing from week to week, ultimately bringing more traffic back to you!
Looking back at old photos, it's always ...
Posted on July 13, 2008
One of our tricks for getting good restaurant behavior from the kids is to avoid bringing them to too many restaurants in a single day. Hoping to have both kids still in a good mood by dinnertime, we started the day with bagels and cream cheese in the stroller instead ...
Posted on July 12, 2008
After staying up later than they ever have before, you would think that our kids would sleep in on July 5th. Not so much. I got up and dressed with them, and we headed out to, as E put it, "have an adventure."
Both kids were thrilled to see the ...
Posted on July 10, 2008
Last week, I was interviewed for an article about last minute getaways with kids for TravelMuse. The article isn't published yet, but just talking about a getaway made me antsy to get out of town for the long Fourth of July weekend!
Friday morning breakfast was a little disorganized ...
Posted on July 9, 2008
For the long holiday weekend, we took a last minute trip down to Portland with the kids (about three hours south of Seattle by car). I'll write more about the trip tomorrow, but I thought I would share this picture of D enjoying the wading pool at Jamison Square ...
Posted on August 13, 2007
I always love to hear what my son remembers after returning from a trip. Here's what he talked about today
"The train is coming in three ...
Posted on August 13, 2007
People often tell me that they're worried their kids will be scared sleeping away from home. I can only speak for my own kids, but now that he's old enough, my toddler repeatedly asks to stay in a hotel. Here are his favorite things.
Posted on August 12, 2007
Everyone slept in today, giving us parents a much needed break! We had a low key breakfast in the hotel room with food we had picked up at whole foods the night before, and met my parents down in the lobby.
One of the toughest things about leaving always is ...
Posted on August 11, 2007
The car ride down was reasonably successful. It took the kids a little while to fall asleep, but they eventually did. Checkin at the Hotel Monaco went smootly, and we love the suite. There's a bedroom and a separate sitting room with a sofa. The decor is funky with ...
Posted on August 10, 2007
My parents have been visiting this week, and our planned getaway to Bellingham (we have family friends there) fell through. We had so much fun in Portland a few weekends ago, that we've decided to drive back down for the weekend and spend a few more days. My parents ...
Posted on June 23, 2007
Stuff I wish we had time for in Portland
Posted on June 22, 2007
Our last day in Portland!
My son wanted to ride in the stroller & check out the town & I wanted to shop. What a great combination! We stopped in at the Excellent Pearl Bakery (102 NW 9th St @ couch) to pick up some breakfast. Pearl is known as the best local ...
Posted on June 21, 2007
The kids did me the favor of sleeping in a little bit this morning, but of course E (my toddler) decided he had to have milk as soon as he woke up. Knowing that there was a coffeeshop in the lobby, I told him that we were going to have ...
Posted on June 20, 2007
Portland is about 2 ½ hours from where we live, or 3 ½ hours by train. We thought we’d take the train from Seattle to Portland, but in the end, after factoring in the door to door time with the bus & train as well as the risk of having ...
Posted on June 19, 2007
It’s time to get out of our element and check out Portland for a few days
First step is to get packed and prep the kids (ages 8mo & 2 yrs) for the trip. Lugging too much stuff is the most tiring part of any trip for me, so I ...
