Chelsea Day

Healthy lunch foods with the kids

14 Healthy Lunch Foods to Stock up On

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It’s back to school time here! People frequently ask how the kids manage school when our business requires a lot of family travel. I shared some of our frustrations and schooling solutions last year. We’ve taken a blended approach by keeping our son in public school and using the district’s contract learning program when we feel it’s appropriate, opting out of certain things that don’t work for him and supplementing with our own curriculum at home. There were a few bumps along the way, but we got into an awesome groove by the end of the year. We’ve been continuing our at-home lessons through the summer and it’s been such a joy. Sometimes I really do think that I could teach them myself.

Managing Siblings in the Water

6 Tips for Managing Siblings in the Water

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We’ve been spending just about every day lately at the beach or by the pool. It can be kind of a challenge to keep the whole crew engaged, entertained and safe in the water when you have a spread as we do from ages 6 to infant. Today, we’re sharing how we explore water play with siblings of varying ages.

South Lake Tahoe

24 Hours in South Lake Tahoe (with kids!)

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South Lake Tahoe is often thought of as ‘the side with the casinos,’ but we’ve spent a lot of time there as a family and always had a blast without spending a dime on a slot machine! We love South Lake Tahoe’s laid-back vibe, adventurous activities and drool-worthy food. Here’s a look at all the action you can fit into a single day on the south side.

Chuck E. Cheese's Birthday Party

The Best Kids’ Birthday Party Ever

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Our sweet little Sidekick is 4! His special day falls in the middle of what happens to be a really busy time of year for us, and it seems to always be kind of a last-minute celebration. This year, we decided to change that and celebrate by giving him the best kids’ birthday party ever! Truth be told, I’m having a hard time understanding how my children keep getting older, I seem to be perpetually stuck at age 29. Weird.

Water baby

8 Tips for Introducing Baby to Water

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It’s my fourth baby’s turn to learn to swim! I’ve always lived near the ocean, so swimming has been a huge part of my life. For our family, it’s important to start water play with the kids at a young age so that they’re comfortable and happy during all of the time we spend poolside (and lakeside, oceanside, riverside, you name it!).

Behind the scenes at SeaWorld San Diego

Behind the Scenes at SeaWorld San Diego

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Nate and I have lived in San Diego for 8 years, and our kids have lived here all their lives. We’ve been to SeaWorld dozens of times, and have met numerous SeaWorld employees outside of the park. To say that it’s a cornerstone of our community is an understatement. It’s one of the first spots to come to mind when people think of San Diego, and readers email in questions about it on a weekly basis. There’s actually a trapeze studio in our neighborhood where our family has trained with a few of the park’s acrobatic performers. True story! In all that time, though, we’d never seen behind the scenes and really grasped the purpose of SeaWorld. Last week, we got an incredible glimpse at the rescue program behind the entertainment.

Meet all the Superheroes at Disney California Adventure

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We just got back from an awesome little trip hosted by Disney! We got to visit the parks here in California and witness firsthand how all of our favorite superheroes are taking over California Adventure for the Summer of Heroes. There are tons of awesome limited-time thrills, but it’s not all just a temporary attraction! A bunch of our favorite sights are said to be sticking around indefinitely.

Easiest car seat to install

This Infant Car Seat Clicks with our Family

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With baby number four, I didn’t feel the need to buy a bunch of new stuff. I had my first son six years ago, then my second two years later, number three two years later and the littlest dude two years after that. I’m nothing if not predictable. I honestly bought well the first few times and felt like I really honed in on most of the necessary baby gear LONG before this dude arrived.

But I learned some lessons along the way, and it seems that manufacturers did as well.

Bedwetting at a hotel

What to do about Bedwetting while Traveling

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I kinda just dropped that on ya, didn’t I? Yup. Happy Friday, we’re talking about pee! Seriously, though, this is a question that a LOT of readers have emailed me about. We travel so often with such little kids, and this is the burning issue on everyone’s minds when they’ve finished the potty-training phase and they’re staring down the barrel of a vacation. What if my kid pees on someone else’s expensive, fancy, fluffy white sheets?

Cool off this summer

8 Delightful Ways to Cool off this Summer

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One of Nate’s cousins works as a pool boy in the summer at that hotel we stayed at last week. It was so cute to watch the boys oooh and aaah over his pool boy skills, following his lead all around the splash area.

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