• Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Custom 2
by Tonya Strickland - by Tonya Strickland |
Menu
Skip to content
  • Adventures
    • California
      • Atascadero
      • Avila Beach
      • Cambria
      • Cayucos
      • Los Osos
      • Morro Bay
      • Paso Robles
      • Pismo Beach
      • San Miguel
      • Shandon
      • SLO
      • Templeton
    • Washington
      • Gig Harbor
      • Tacoma
      • University Place
      • Point Ruston
      • Hood Canal
  • Travel
    • Hotel Stays
    • Kid Attractions
    • SLO CAL Storyteller Articles
    • As Seen in Paso Magazine
    • As Seen in Colony Magazine
  • Influencer Life
    • Shop My Looks
    • Toy Reviews
    • Kid Gear Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • #MomTruths
  • Work With Me
    • Portfolio
    • Testimonials
    • Disclosure
  • Contact

October 2020

Posted in #MomTruths

It’s The Journey, Not The Destination

It’s about the journey, not the destination. As a goal-oriented person, I have to remind myself of this all. the. time.

Read More

family with pumpkins
Posted in Adventures, Attractions, Hood Canal, Washington

Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch | Union, Washington

We made it to our very FIRST Washington pumpkin patch yesterday 🎉 and it checked off all the boxes: ✔️…

Read More

Potlatch
Posted in Adventures, Hood Canal, Washington

Potlatch State Park | Shelton, Washington

Potlatch is an 84-acre park with camping and water access, also along the Hood Canal. I think it’s a little more scenic than Twahna because of the fallen logs and visible tree-capped hillsides. It also has … buried treasure! Read on to see what we found šŸ™‚

Read More

Nature trail with big tree
Posted in Hood Canal, Washington

Alderbrook Golf Club & The Hood Canal | Union, Washington

It’s been eight weeks since we moved to Washington. And while we are househunting, we are livin’ it up in aĀ  family cabin on a golf course along the Hood Canal.

If you ever travel to the Pacific Northwest, make sure to put the Alderbrook Golf Club and the Hood Canal on your bucket list.Ā 

Read More

About us

family posed

Hey, hey! I'm Tonya. And I'm so happy to have you here!

I'm a longtime newspaper reporter turned stay-at-home mom, stepping out from above the fold to do my own thing as a writer.

Now I write about tourism and kid-friendly places to go in California and Washington state. Because, as I like to say around here, sometimes you just need to get out of the house!

Poke around my site and find all things kid-fun in hotels, trips, family-friendly businesses, gift guides and more.

And make sure to check in with us on our Instagram Stories -- that's where all the video fun is :)

Meet Clara

Clara is 8 years old. She likes to see how things work, eat candy and is obsessed with all things sparkly (that's my girl). She calls "instructions", "constructions" (swoon) and says she loves me "all the days."

When she's not adventuring, Clara is an awesome artista!

Meet Wyatt

Wyatt is 6 years old. He sports some major dimple action and is excellent at pretending to be a dinosaur. He loves his big sister. He plays all the video games and does math with Bowen and is outgrowing all his clothes. He's my little man!

When he's not adventuring, Wyatt likes yelling at Alexa from across the room to play all his favorite dancin' songs!

Categories

  • #MomTruths
  • Adventures
  • As Seen in Colony Magazine
  • As Seen in Paso Magazine
  • Atascadero
  • Attractions
  • Avila Beach
  • Book Reviews
  • California
  • Cambria
  • Cayucos
  • Collabs
  • Gear Reviews
  • Gig Harbor
  • Hood Canal
  • Hotel Stays
  • Indoor Places
  • Kid Activities at Home
  • Kids Classes
  • Los Osos
  • Morro Bay
  • Parks & Playgrounds
  • Paso Robles
  • Pismo Beach
  • Places to Play
  • Point Ruston
  • Reviews
  • San Miguel
  • Shandon
  • Shop My Looks
  • SLO
  • SLO CAL Storyteller Articles
  • Tacoma
  • Templeton
  • Toys
  • Travel
  • University Place
  • Washington

Recent Posts

  • Stadium High School, Tacoma
  • Gig Harbor Swim Lessons, Tom Taylor YMCA
  • Hobbit House, Port Orchard
  • Patterson’s Farm Market, Gig Harbor
  • Peel and Stick Wallpaper, Love Vs. Design

Archives

  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
Site made with by Angie Makes
Angie Makes Feminine WordPress Themes