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 | Jul 8, 2015 | Adventure
I try to approach parenting like I approach life. It’s an adventure. It’s all about the attitude. Webster defines adventure as: Definition of adventure -[ad-ven-cher] – noun 1. an exciting or very unusual experience. 2.participation in exciting...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 10, 2015 | A Thought a Day on Parenting for 31 Days, Parenting, Uncategorized
The other day, my 12 year old said to me, “Mom, can you take Karver and me to the river? We want to float our rafts to the island at Cedaroak boat ramp.” I had been gone that day for a while and I was tired and needed to rest, but I yearn for time with my son and I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2013 | Adventure, Art, Community, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, West Linn, West Linn news, Writing
This year’s Street of Dreams is in West Linn (again), the city we have called home since 1989. Seems like forever ago. All of our kids have grown up, and still are growing up here. We have driven by the Street of Dreams several days a week in the past month, and have...
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...
