by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 17, 2015 | Being present, Family Life, Parenting, Slowing Down
One of my twins was on the couch after school yesterday, playing some game on his phone. Whenever my kids are on their phones, I get all uptight and worried that they are losing brain mass and not being productive and there is work to be done around the house,...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 15, 2015 | Being present, Parenting
We were on the first leg of our summer road trip to Idaho via the Wallowa’s and stopped for our traditional breakfast at Cousins in The Dalles, about a two-hour drive from our home in Portland. I had announced to the kids before we left, that this would be an...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 7, 2015 | Parenting
It’s been back to school for many families for a week or two while others started the traditional day after Labor Day, like we used to do in my kids’ school district. This year my kids started for the first time before Labor Day. And, as is a tradition, we did our...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 24, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventures with Kids, Summer
Canal Acres Nature Park in our next door city, Lake Oswego, was the destination for our 8th Outdoor Adventure with Kids this summer. The 31 acres that make up Canal Acres are found across the road from Bryant Woods Nature Park, which we had visited a couple of years...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 18, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
We were googling on my I-phone, searching for natural, wildlife areas when we stumbled upon this 3-Creeks Natural Area. You had me at “Rare White Oaks,” which made me think of my own City’s White Oak Savanna, which was preserved through the blood, sweat and toil of...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 5, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015, Children, Family Life, Raising boys, Raising Teens, Raising Tweens, Raising twins, Summer
For our Number Six Outdoor Adventure with Kids we traveled a bit farther into Eastern Oregon to the Wallowa’s, which are considered one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon. We stopped on the way in The Dalles, two hours from Portland, and ate at Cousins restaurant. We...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 19, 2015 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
Despite my accident and my focus this year on recovery, I have kids at home. I am trying to make things as normal as possible. What is normal? I have done adventures each summer with my kids and am trying to do that this year as well. This week’s Summer Outdoor...
