Orange County

National Wildlife Week is a signature event of National Wildlife Federation’s Be Out There™ campaign.  They advocate for families to get their Green Hour in every day by playing outdoors. …

Spring must be in the air, because there are all sorts of outdoor family events going on in Orange County this weekend.  I rarely attempt calendar posts, because Kelly over …

Meadowood Park in Irvine was a Plan B park for me. We’ve been stalking Citrus Ranch Park to get photos for you. So we headed out there the Friday before …

My mom always says “It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind.” And I do, often. Just ask my husband. What if changing your mind is more than just a …

You may have seen my post about Pretend City housing an initiative called:  “Good to Go from Head to Toe.” At the time I wrote that post, I hadn’t visited …

California State Parks are in trouble. Again. Sitting in my jammies watching Saturday morning cartoons.  That’s the last time I remember enjoying an education on the political process. Remember “I’m …

Don’t know about you, but my kids are out of school today and Monday. Are you trying to get creative and think of some things to do? Let’s run through …

Ridgecrest Park in Aliso Viejo provided us our first sunny play outdoors day after all that rain a few weeks ago.  I don’t know if it’s because we were playground-deprived, …

My favorite Newport Coast parks are called Canyon Watch and Harbor Watch. These separate, but similar parks, sit along San Joaquin Hills Drive looking like nothing more than a scenic …

Woodbury Community Park in Irvine is just what you’d imagine: a beautiful oasis centering a planned community. The park is at the center, spreading to apartments and housing, then big …