We stopped at Atkins Farm in Amherst after visiting the Eric Carle museum; a wonderful treat to take our 1 year old son to a museum full of illustrations by one of his favorites. I must have read Brown Bear to him 100 times, and he just loved the buffalo and the gorilla in From Head […]

Over two decades of skiing in Park City, Utah, and I had never been into Salt Lake City for après ski nightlight. What nightlife you say? Well, when the opportunity presented itself to find out, we decided to take it, the 45 minute drive only slightly deterring is. Ricky’s friends were “locals” – transplants from […]

Our first flight with the newborn baby – destination: San Francisco. We were visiting friends and being tourists at the same time, something Rachel and I hadn’t done in a long time in an urban destination. And of course, a first time doing it as a family with our 3 month old son. My brother, […]

We bought a membership to the Huntington Library and Gardens just outside of Pasadena to be able to take friends and family on leisurely walks through its public spaces with our newborn son. The perfect destination for lovely outdoor strolls year-round, it was an investment we knew we’d take full advantage of. And when my […]