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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Discover & Taste the Sweetness of Spring at the Carlsbad Strawberry Company

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Visiting the Carlsbad Strawberry Company has become a tradition in our family. We really enjoy visiting the fields and filling up our buckets with sweet, red berries. Now that we are growing strawberries in our raised garden bed at home, I have an even greater appreciation for the time and effort it takes to grow these beautiful strawberries. This year's visit was a little windy and overcast which was perfect for berry picking. We spent about an hour wandering through the rows of berries and teaching Parker the proper way select and pick the berries (no long stems). The field was more crowded than I remember it being in years past but there were plenty of strawberries to pick and space for everyone to spread out. If you have never visited the strawberry fields, check out my mom tips below. Happy Spring! 

Carlsbad Strawberry Company
Canon Road, 1 block east of Interstate 5
Open 9 AM - 5:30 PM daily
http://www.carlsbadstrawberrycompany.com/

Mom tips: 
-Cost $20 for a large bucket and 2 admission tickets.
-Don't forget to apply sunblock and wear a hat. 
-Backpacks, bags, purses are NOT allowed in the fields. 
-Wear close-toed shoes or galoshes.
-The fields can be muddy. Pack an extra pair of shoes to change into after you are done picking.

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[If you want the berries but don't want to put in the work, there are flats for sale at the stand.]

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[Parker was so excited to start picking be practically ran all the way to the field with his bucket.]

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[Showing off a BIG one.]

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Snapshots from the Weekend: 4/8-4/9

I'm going to bring this series back! Here are my favorite snaps from the weekend. We deserve allll the sunshine after such a rainy winter. For more photos, follow me on Instagram @parkerproject.

Connor's first birthday party. Flying kites and catching bugs.

 




  

Lunch at Ototo Sushi.
    


Tidepooling at Hospital Point in La Jolla.


  
 

 

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Earth Day 2017: Cool Tees + Activities for Kids

Get ready to celebrate Earth Day 2017 in style! Below is a round up of some of my favorite kid tees that celebrate Mother Earth and the importance of keeping her clean and cool. If you are looking for local kid friendly Earth Day events, check out this article from Red Tricycle http://redtri.com/socal/so-cal-earth-day-celebrations/. Now get out there and let everyone know that climate change is REAL, protecting the environment is important and live everyday like it's Earth Day!

For all the mamas who are interested in learning more about climate change, visit http://www.climatechange-action.com/. My sister is doing amazing things in central New York!



Earth Day Tee for Tots

Thursday, March 30, 2017

A Must-See Exhibit for Local Dinosaur Lovers at the SDNHM

The San Diego Natural History Museum is currently hosting an exhibit called Ultimate Dinosaurs which boasts 16 life-size dinosaur skeletons of dinos that lived in the Southern Hemisphere. We visited the exhibit over the weekend and it was a big hit with our dino loving kid. Each station had a panel that provided info about the dinosaur's physical stats, diet and where it roamed and an interactive screen that provided even more information. Parker loved swiping through the screens to see all the photos. He was also really excited to collect all the stamps needed for his "Certified Junior Paleontologist" certificate. We decided to becomes members of the museum since the price of one day admission was almost the same as a Family Membership. Now we can go see the exhibit (and all the other exhibits) anytime!

The exhibit will be open until September 4. For more information visit the SDNHM website.
Ticket prices vary depending on whether or not you are a member. 

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[By scanning over the skeleton, you can see what Giganotosaurus looked like in the flesh!]

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[Outside of the exhibit, there was this dinosaur table which P loved.]

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After we finished with the dinosaur exhibit, we explored some of the other exhibits in the museum which were also very cool and kid friendly.