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As Seen In Gig Harbor Now

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Posted in Adventures, As Seen In Gig Harbor Now, Gig Harbor, Washington Adventures

As Seen in Gig Harbor Now: Harbor Family Park, a Forest of Fun

This family-friendly bit of nature is open to the public from dawn to dusk and quickly immerses visitors into a world of leafy forest fauna, a criss-cross of fallen tree trunks on the sidelines, and at least one manmade stick fort.

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Posted in As Seen In Gig Harbor Now, Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Washington Adventures

As Seen in Gig Harbor Now: Crossing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge with Kids

This story was published in the Feb. 9, 2023 installment of our new Gig Harbor Now news column. The topic, crossing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, was originally published here on the blog in 2022, and then updated for the paper last week.

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Posted in As Seen In Gig Harbor Now, Gig Harbor, Washington Adventures

As Seen in Gig Harbor Now: The Kids’ Gig Playground

NOTE: This story was originally published in the Jan. 27, 2023 edition of online news organization Gig Harbor Now for my new bi-weekly Column!

Read on to discover all the fun secrets built into this hidden gem of a playground in Gig Harbor.

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Posted in As Seen In Gig Harbor Now, Gig Harbor, Washington Adventures

Newly Family Adventure Column in Gig Harbor Now

I’m happy to report that my very first Washington newspaper column is on the cover of Gig Harbor Now today. In fact, my blog posts will regularly appear in this hyperlocal news site as we officially launch a Two In Tow column twice a month to tell stories about places to take kids in and around Gig Harbor.

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Hey, I’m Tonya

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I’m that friend you talk kid stuff with!

I'm a longtime journalist, former travel ambassador, and PNW mom-of-two. I started this blog because sometimes you just need to get out of the house.

Writing makes me happy, and I’ve been involved in newspapers one way or another since high school.

I currently live in Gig Harbor, Washington with my husband Bowen; and our two young kiddos, Clara and Wyatt. We moved here from SLO County, California aka a sunshine-infused spot def worthy of your next vacation!

Now that we’re on the Puget Sound, I’m scouting out all the family-friendly things to do here - and I take recommendations! You can also find articles from me twice a month in Gig Harbor Now, the best spot for community news in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Hope to see ya out there!

Meet Clara

Clara is 9 years old. She likes to see how things work, eat all the desserts, and she not only put a special bow in her hair for picture day, but she also added one to her bear, Pom Pom!

Clara used to call "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 7 years old. He sports some major dimple action and is most definitely the funniest first grader around. Whenever we go anywhere, he says hi to all the kids he recognizes. He knows them by name, is not afraid to call to them from across any room and then proceeds to pick them up - literally off the ground - in a great big bear hug. Every. Time.

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