A Day Trip to Pearl Harbor: Travel (with kids!) Guide

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 28, 2019 active lifestyle, adventure travel, travel, travel with kids colt, hawaii, maui, spring break, spring break 2019 2 Comments

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2019 Spring Break adventure in Hawaii. Click here for all posts. Early in the planning for our trip to Hawaii we decided to stay…

Helicopter Parenting! Am I Doing This Right?

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 11, 2019 active lifestyle, adventure travel, motherhood, travel, travel with kids air maui, colt, hawaii, helicopter, maui, spring break, spring break 2019 Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2019 Spring Break adventure in Hawaii. Click here for all posts. I wish you could’ve seen the look on Colt’s face when I suggested…

We Tried SNUBA in Maui: Here’s What You Should Know

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 10, 2019April 11, 2019 active lifestyle, adventure travel, travel, travel with kids colt, hawaii, maui, sail trilogy, snorkel, snuba, spring break, spring break 2019 Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2019 Spring Break adventure in Hawaii. Click here for all posts. Two years ago I tried snorkeling for the first time in Belize, and I…

The Road to Hana: The Road Less Traveled

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 8, 2019December 12, 2021 active lifestyle, motherhood, travel, travel with kids colt, hawaii, maui, spring break, spring break 2019, waterfall Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2019 Spring Break adventure in Hawaii. Click here for all posts. Driving The Road to Hana was one of the first things I put…

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Slot Canyons and Blue Skies

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 10, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, hiking, motherhood, travel with kids colt, junior ranger, kasha-katuwe, national park, new mexico, spring break, spring break 2018, tent rocks 2 Comments

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. Early in the trip planning, Susan texted me a photo she…

Bandelier National Monument: An Unexpected Gem

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 8, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, hiking, motherhood, travel with kids bandelier national monument, colt, junior ranger, national park, new mexico, spring break, spring break 2018 1 Comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. My friend Jackie once told me about a study she read…

UP! Hot Air Ballooning in New Mexico

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 4, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, motherhood, travel with kids albuquerque, colt, hot air balloon, new mexico, rainbow ryders, spring break, spring break 2018 Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. I have a well-documented history of getting talked into trying things…

3 Lessons I Learned in Albuquerque

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 3, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, motherhood, travel with kids albuquerque, colt, new mexico, spring break, spring break 2018 Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. By midweek, we were headed north on our loop through New…

White Sands National Monument: A Playground Like You’ve Never Seen

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 2, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, motherhood, travel with kids colt, junior ranger, national park, new mexico, spring break, spring break 2018, white sands Leave a comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. We got into town late Monday night but woke up Tuesday…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Journey to the Center of the Earth

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 1, 2018November 4, 2018 active lifestyle, motherhood, travel with kids carlsbad caverns, colt, junior ranger, national park, new mexico, spring break, spring break 2018 1 Comment

This post is part of a series of stories from our 2018 Spring Break road trip across New Mexico. Click here for all posts. One of the biggest reasons we headed to New Mexico for…

Weekend Road Trip: Memphis

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 15, 2017November 4, 2018 travel with kids colt, elvis, family travel, graceland, memphis, spring break, travel 1 Comment

We knew we wanted a reasonable drive and a variety of activities for a long weekend road trip — and Memphis delivered big. This trip would kick off Colt’s Spring Break this year, and we…

Lucky Duck: Adventure at The Peabody Memphis

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 3, 2017November 4, 2018 motherhood, travel with kids colt, memphis, peabody ducks, peabody hotel, peabody memphis, spring break, travel with kids 1 Comment

In 2nd grade, Colt did an intense study of North American birds in his GT class at school. He learned to identify over 50 birds, the class took a field trip to a local state…

While You Were Away, Part: You!

By Sarah Martin HoodApril 3, 2014September 4, 2016 motherhood colt, god love grandparents, jeff, San Antonio, sea world, spring break, texas, video 4 Comments

Sure, sure – we missed our little rascal, but you were off having adventures in the Lone Star State! I fear we may have set the bar high with this first Spring Break — you’ve…

While You Were Away, Part: Us

By Sarah Martin HoodMarch 31, 2014September 4, 2016 motherhood colt, god love grandparents, jeff, spring break 2 Comments

While you were away, we drove home from Dallas that Saturday with an empty backseat. We had snapped your carseat into Papaw’s truck before waving goodbye in the parking lot of the restaurant you now…