For four years now, Mother’s Day means, among other obvious things, hiking. Y’all probably think that I’m super gung-ho and we shuffle out the door at 6 am. Oh noooooo. Not me. I start off every Mother’s Day by sleeping in while Daddy Roo simultaneously makes breakfast while making sure the kids don’t destroy something [...]
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Every family has traditions. They’re usually focused around holidays or other special occasions. But what about outdoor traditions? Do you have a yearly camping trip? A goal to see a new National Park each year? Ours is a simple one. Each year we go on a Mother’s Day hike. It started when Big Roo was [...]
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If you’ve read my slightly outdated About Me page, you’ll see that despite the big plans we had to be hiking maniacs after BIG Roo was born, we didn’t get around to his first hike until he was six months old. This time, despite the madness of having two kids, we managed Little Roo’s first [...]
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Little Roo on his first hike. Strapped into the Baby Bjorn and taking in the scenery. Does he look content or what? Stay tuned for a post about the hike…
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For the longest time, whenever we’d go hiking I’d take snapshots of just scenery and more scenery. But then, I’d get home, upload my pics and wonder, were we even there? I started realizing I could have just bought a postcard for the same effect. So, I’ve gotten more creative over the years with my [...]
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I’m Melissa. Most people call me Mel. I’m a mama to two boys and a lover of all things outdoors. I'm a marketer who hearts good grammar. I also love Twitter, my Mac and all things techy.
This is Daddy Roo. We met in 1995, got married in 2000 and had Big Roo seven years later. Yeah, we like to take our time. Daddy Roo plays soccer, loves cooking more than I do and takes sarcasm to a level few people can. He’s awesome.
Big Roo is our 4-year-old ball of energy. He’s all boy except for the pink bear he carries around. I embrace the contradiction. He’s already a fan of hiking and camping.
The youngest of the Roo family. He loves eating kiwis, chasing his brother and swinging in our backyard. He also loves attacking his brother with a squeal of laughter.
