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Getting Lost in the Hay Maze & Other IRL Holiday Crazy

Last year, it was my goal to go to as many pumpkin patches as possible. I was a mom of two kids now and we were going to ROCK THIS HOLIDAY.

Instead, I got …

The flu,
followed by hives,
followed by the stomach flu,
followed by SHINGLES.

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Baby Goats at Avila Valley Barn, San Luis Obispo

Avila Valley Barn is a magical place where children are entertained by adorable farm animals and tractor rides – and there’s even homemade pie for you. But I’ll do a whole Avila Barn post later. For right now, you’ve got to get your butts over there to see the baby goats. Like, itsy bitsy teeny tiny newborn ones. And they’re reeeally adorable.

Hey, I’m Tonya

I'm a longtime journalist, former community government reporter, 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 kiddos, Clara and Wyatt. We moved here from SLO County (aka a sunny slice of coastal California definitely 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. I don't post as many to the blog these days, but you'll find kid adventure articles from me twice a month in Gig Harbor Now, the best online news nonprofit in Gig Harbor, Washington.

Hope to see ya out there!