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 | Jul 16, 2013 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Adventures with Kids
I found out about the Jackson Bottom Wetland Preserves for this week’s Summer 2013 Adventure with Kids by googling “wildlife refuge.” We have been able to visit most of the wildlife refuges that came up my computer screen with a similar google...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 2, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Moms
For my Week 5 Adventure with Kids I asked a mom friend Christine and her son to join me and my three (younger) boys. We ended up at Eagle Fern Park and the boys just loved it. Our original destination was to head back to Salmon Creek but it was too far for Christine...