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  • Inaugural Summer Trip to Carmel Valley Ranch

    Inaugural Summer Trip to Carmel Valley Ranch

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    Grace pressed replay on our summer kick-off trip to Carmel Valley Ranch, which we enjoyed last year. When you live in California, vacation takes on a new meaning. Ski trips are nothing like being home, but warm weather trips can sometimes feel just like being home. The good news is that the kids and us…

  • Mother’s Day in Napa with the Moons

    Mother’s Day in Napa with the Moons

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    We’ve spent Mother’s Day with the Moons for at least the last 5 years. This year, the tradition continued. Mike has been talking about Auberge du Soleil in Napa for a while, so we decided to take the families there for brunch. Initially, Mike suggested a pre-brunch hike, but we ended up just going over…

  • Legoland and San Diego Zoo Safari Park with Lees

    Legoland and San Diego Zoo Safari Park with Lees

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    On Tuesday, March 29th, we met up with the Lees, who were staying in Carlsbad with Julie’s parents for Spring Break. I’m still loving Legoland and not ready to graduate to Disneyland (though the kids may be). Albert was working, so we were a perfect 8 and I had the pleasure of riding with Olivia,…

  • Spring Break in Southern California

    Spring Break in Southern California

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    We decided to drive down to Southern California for spring break. We had no firm plans or agenda for the week and departed Burlingame right after having an Easter Sunday brunch at Il Fornaio. It also happened to be our birthdays, so Grace planned one-night’s stay in Westwood. We’ve stayed at the W many times,…

  • Weekend at Martis Camp with Moons

    Weekend at Martis Camp with Moons

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    We went to Tahoe at the beginning of February with the Moons and met up again with them during ski week in Colorado. This past weekend, we went to back to Tahoe and stayed at Martis Camp, where they will be building a home. When we arrived, we were surprised at how little snow was…

  • Ski Weekend in Tahoe with Moons

    Ski Weekend in Tahoe with Moons

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    The weekend of January 30th, we spent the weekend in Tahoe with the Moons. The kids are always excited to spend time with Alex and Nico. We shared a really nice condo just across the street from Northstar village, which was super convenient. On Saturday, the kids spent their first day in ski school this…

  • Ski Weekend in Tahoe at Camp Crowther

    Ski Weekend in Tahoe at Camp Crowther

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    The Crowthers invited us to their place at Tahoe Donner on the weekend of January 16th, which was our first trip of the season. Despite trying to get an early start, we were still caught in some rough traffic and didn’t get in until fairly late on Friday. On Saturday morning, we drove out to…

  • Celebrating the End of Summer in … an Airstream!

    Celebrating the End of Summer in … an Airstream!

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    After some recent trips, I had become concerned that the kids needed some perspective on their lifestyle. I don’t blame them and know the responsibility is ours. I had this vision of taking them on a road trip this summer in my crappy old 80s car (really, it’s the coolest) and staying only at the…

  • 4th of July at Villa Luna

    4th of July at Villa Luna

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    We crashed the Moons’ house for the 4th of July. Clara’s BFF, Flora, just moved to the East Bay, so they were planning to party with her family. Grace put on her greatest hits (lobster club sandwiches, 16-spice chicken, Fred steaks, slaw, etc.).  Being in Tiburon always feels like a vacation, especially at the Moons’…

  • Kicking Off Summer at Carmel Valley Ranch

    Kicking Off Summer at Carmel Valley Ranch

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    The kids finished school last week, so we kicked off summer at Carmel Valley Ranch over the weekend. This was a raincheck on the birthday weekend Grace planned for us, which was supposed to be unlimited golf, no kids. Instead, we had unlimited kids and no golf. It was all good. We arrived in Carmel…