Start planning EARLY. That is my best advice for planning a Disney Vacation. That, and get the Disney Premier Credit Card, but I’ll get to that later. Our first trip to Disneyland was when the boys were 3 and 5. It was in February and Wyatt had just turned 3 about 2 weeks prior to… Read More How to Plan a Disneyland Vacation
I’s been asked to share my December Advent Calendar as a download so here it is! … Read More December Advent Calendar for Kids
A Year in Review. 2015 was a good year for the Kelso Family with a new member joining the team and with a big move up to Stayton we’ve been pretty busy. The year starts off with Wyatt in January, a recluse February {since nobody is leaving the house with a newborn!} and a Spring… Read More A Year in Review | Kelso Family 2015
I’m sure you all were following along on the edges of your seats for Pirate Month in Toddler School! {ha ha!} Well I actually happened to come across this adorable little Jake the Pirate costume at a garage sale in August for only $5. I couldn’t get Cash to dress up in it for Pirate Month, so… Read More Family Adventures {Halloween 2015}
Billy was super excited to start hunting down new traditions for the family fall and winter shenanigans. One of the very fun things we like to do with the boys is go to a pumpkin patch in the fall. Billy found an awesome little place right near here that even has a train ride! We were… Read More Family Adventures {The Pumpkin Patch}
A Family Wedding called us down to Southern California for our first extra long family road trip… The boys have both been up to Spokane, a 9 hour drive….but this trip demanded 15+ hours from them to be in a car seat….much was learned. Cash got himself a new teddy bear for the car ride… Read More Family Adventures {California Road Trip}
If you’re looking for a fun day out with your toddler I HIGHLY recommend the Gilbert House Children’s Museum. Although, prepare better, unlike us and plan to spend the whole afternoon there! After moving to Salem, and diving into the recreation available here, we decided to take Zizi to the museum for the morning while… Read More Family Adventures {Gilbert House Children’s Museum}
This summer was actually really fun for us. Having just moved to Stayton we tried to immerse ourselves in the new surroundings, plus, we had a toddler who needed to get out of the house! At the same time, Cash had started taking a liking to music, and obviously wanting to encourage that we hit… Read More Family Adventures {Gigs in the Grass}
It has been a family tradition to go out onto the McKenzie River for Father’s Day. Billy get’s to spend the day with his father {and sometimes brother} while doing the thing he loves most with his boys. This post is just to share some fun memories with family. Enjoy! Cash kisses his fish before… Read More Family Adventures {Father’s Day}
Our Handmade Kelso Christmas story includes a self cut tree and Billy taking his son to hunt down the perfect one … a fond history he shares with his own father. Cash also went last year in the stroller, but he got to be a bit more involved this year. He and Dad went to… Read More Wrangled his own Christmas tree today!… and candy cane!