alyssa · December 2, 2015
We are eeking out of the bunny-hill years but honestly the most questions we receive regarding teaching kids to ski is about how and when to teach your young…
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alyssa · November 23, 2015
Mom, what is a wedge again?" My 5-year-old daughter asks. OH NO ... I need to set some seriously low expectations for day 1 on skis! Ski stoke is in full swing…
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alyssa · November 11, 2015
The crisp fall air teases my hair and the city sprawls far below, bumping both sides of the valley. Daughters run up and down the path and take turns climbing…
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alyssa · October 28, 2015
Truthfully? Summer has over stayed its welcome here in Utah. Being in the paradise of Lake Tahoe, California as the summer nights chilled down to 40 degrees…
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alyssa · September 23, 2015
Early in our marriage, before kids were bumbling around like honey bees, I found myself reading some general living books from the 1950s era (and some recent…
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alyssa · September 21, 2015
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of…
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alyssa · September 13, 2015
The deep pine smell fills my lungs. It is one of the things I love most about summer. That and starry nights, warm evenings with a glass of wine, my kids…
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alyssa · September 9, 2015
Every summer we set aside school, evening sports, and many of the social obligations that fill our time and reconnect with our kids. We reconnect with each…
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alyssa · September 8, 2015
Wanderlust n. - is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world. Chances are if you come to visit this site, you've tasted a little…
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alyssa · September 1, 2015
Happy back to school season, parents! Honestly, I have some mixed emotions about the whole affair. Maybe my inner child never really grew up because I love…
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alyssa · August 24, 2015
What is it that drives you out in to the mountains, on to the water, or in to the storm? This is a question that I ask myself a lot. And my answers are usually…
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alyssa · August 7, 2015
There is really only one thing my kids want. Wait! What?! There is really only one thing my kids want! No...surely they want lots of things. My kids want a…
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alyssa · July 22, 2015
- The more miles our kids hike, the greater the need for good shoes. - We've found the actual type of shoe depends largely on our kid's preference. Our boy…
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alyssa · July 11, 2015
Second to asking for more trail bait (ie. candy) while on adventures, are the never ending requests to "take pictures" with my phone or camera. Most the time I…
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alyssa · July 8, 2015
The sweat beads on my forehead and runs down into my eyes. The sun hits hard off my shoulders while grass and insects tease around my neck. This is an unwanted…
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