the kid project 
A few things you should know about me: I LOVE exploring new places. I plan at least one family trip to a place we have not skied before every season. During these explorations I am constantly on the lookout for that ideal location I could see us moving to one day. McCall, Idaho and Brundage…
Looking for a ski/snowboard area close to a major airport, where you can fill your hours lapping run after run instead of waiting in lines? Then you should consider Bogus Basin, Idaho. Located a 45 minute drive from Boise, ID, Bogus Basin boasts 2,600 acres of skiable terrain, more than Sun Valley, Idaho, without forfeiting a…
Note: Winter recreation in the back-country comes with inherent risk. Avalanche education and gear is a must. Visit the Utah Avalanche Center or your local center for more information. At the very least, watch this video and educate yourself about avalanche terrain, risks, and awareness: Know Before You Go All tours embarked on with our kids so far…
The snow is spitting outside and for the first time in weeks I have time to sit down and put pencil to paper, thought to expression. This season of life has been intense. But really, when kids are involved, aren’t they all intense? Fun, fulfilling, meaningful, but… intense. Having a now 13 year old, I’ve…
Like everyone else, I’ve been taking a long and slow perusal of our journals, albums and moments from the last decade. It has been a fabulous journey. A decade ago we had two kids under the age of 3 and one child about to make an appearance. Since then, we’ve moved from Colorado to Utah,…
You can dig back in the archives of this site and see that I have been sharing a Word for my Year for almost as long as I’ve been writing. A dedicated hater of New Year’s resolutions, I long ago decided setting an intention worked better for me. I do believe that as we look…
Let me be honest, when we are on the road, getting active with the kids happens organically. Mountain biking trails are usually right out our door, or amazing hiking options, or lakes to paddle. Our small living space also forces us outside more. However, when we are home (like we’ve been for the last week and…
The Eastern Sierra Mountains, stretching from Lake Tahoe in the north to Death Valley in the south, are some of the most magnificent adventure grounds I’ve ever seen. This May we took two weeks to explore the region, hike, camp and visit some of the amazing hot springs we’ve heard so much about. What we…
Once again a homeschool vs. public school debate raged on my Facebook feed. One comment said, “You do you. I’ll do me.” Yes! Yes, I completely agree. Then why is it so hard? Sigh. The truth is a battle is raging on both sides and I fear it has little do with actual educational preferences. I’d…
(This post was written in conjunction with Cirque du Soleil Crystal coming to Utah’s Maverick Stadium March 7-10, 2019. Purchase tickets with a Kid Project exclusive 30% discount here: bit.ly/Crystal30MAV) We piled on the couch, my mom on the phone in one hand, the remote in the other. We were trying to find the US Figure Skating…
I totally agree with the adage, “humans were never meant to hibernate.” Often, we just need a little inspiration and a bunch of layers to get outdoors during the winter and have fun. This January is the 11th annual Learn To Ski and Snowboard Month. The goal? To get more kids, families and beginners out…
The fire is roaring in the large stone fireplace in the lodge at Snowbasin Resort. Slowly I shuffle through my planner, journal, photos and notes from 2018. It is time for some self-reflection… Nine years ago, I started changing my mind about New Year’s resolutions. Instead of a “to do” or “to don’t” list, I…
Hi friends! I am so excited to be embarking on the third year of my favorite challenge of all time. Yup, it is that time of the year again: time to register for the 365 Mile Challenge! What I love about this challenge? The community. The hundreds of different people, all ages, all locations, all walks-of-life,…
Hi friends! It has been a super long time. If you have been following along via Facebook or Instagram, then you know we finished our 6 month trip across the US with time in the big cities of Boston, New York and Washington DC. We are home now, and after about 6 weeks, I can…
If you are one of those followers wondering how on earth our trip went from “Maine and back again” to “Beyond Maine and back again,” then I encourage you to check out this post: New York to Nova Scotia: Traveling with a blank page. We have been adoring our time writing our own story, traveling without…
After exploring Cape Breton Highland National Park, which is on the northeastern end of Nova Scotia, we decided to explore more of this Canadian Province for another week or two before heading back to the Bay of Fundy. I have no doubt that these few weeks out here on the tip of North America will…
Our trip to Maine and back has now turned into “Nova Scotia and Back” as we push across New Brunswick and up to Cape Breton. A lot of people have been asking me where Cape Breton is. Basically it is as far east as we can get before we’d have to hop a ferry to…
A blank page. I love a blank page. It’s future is unwritten, open and beautiful. It is full of anticipation and maybe a little uncertainty. You get to decide what is on this page, how it looks and feels. And so the last 8 weeks of our journey to Maine have been similar. After a…
After 2.5 months on the road, we finally reach Niagara Falls! Normally I do all sorts of research on a location as busy and chaotic as Niagara BEFORE we visit… but alas I found myself in the car, on the way there and frantically searching up things such as: where to park what tourist activities…
The water lapped over my toes, it was not necessarily cold, just a tad cooler then the air temperature. Thick forest surrounded us and brightly colored rafts bobbed into the strong current, turned a corner and descended down the first of many rapids. We weren’t even 5 minutes into the day of rafting and already…