by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 12, 2018 | Adventure, How I Mom, How you mom, Nature, Outdoors, Technology Free
Get your kids outside into nature with you to explore. All ages. All stages. Take all the kids. Take just one kid, invite the cousins, go alone, invite a friend of theirs, invite a friend of yours. Go for an hour, go for half a day, go for the entire day. Go...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 26, 2014 | Children, Oregonian arts and entertainment, Oregonian Arts section, Oregonian books, Oregonian stories, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outdoors, Outreach, Parenting, Writing
The prologue to Melissa Hart’s new memoir “Wild Within: How Rescuing Owls Inspired a Family” is written by Brian Doyle, who describes his lifelong obsession with birds of prey and is shocked to “discover that there are people who couldn’t...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 2, 2014 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Nature, Outdoors, Parenting, Portland, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, Slowing Down, Summer, Writing
So, I tell my kids that are still at home, ages 11 and 16 and 16, that we are going on our first Summer Adventure with kids, and they moan a bit and my 11-year-old says, “You just want to take pictures, and write about it on your blog.” Oh, I wish I could say I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 23, 2013 | Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Africa, Art, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, History, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Outdoors, Outreach, Parenting, Summer, Technology Free, Writing
My 10-year-old Gus and I were alone for the week and I wanted to get away on a summer outdoor adventure, but farther than our usual more local, within-an-hour-of-Portland trips. Chris and the twins were on a 10-day high adventure-rafting trip on the Deschutes River...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 19, 2013 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Outdoors, Parenting, Real LIfe, Summer, Tradition, Writing
Outdoor Adventures for my boys are not always on the top of their priority list, I must admit. Sometimes, I have to make an effort to talk them into it, which could not be truer than on this day, when we explored Bryant Woods Nature Park in Lake Grove. We have been...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 17, 2013 | Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Outdoors, Summer
Today, I made breakfast for my 10-year-old Gus, my twins age 15, and their friend Tyler who had spent the night. I made my signature crepes. My kids and their friends love my crepes. It makes me feel good as a mom if I can make breakfast for my kids when their...
