Arizona Summer

As a proud Arizona native, I pride myself on being well-versed in all things Arizona.Last summer, I realized it had been nearly a decade since I explored Flagstaff and beyond, and immediately felt the need to be in a...

Summer birthdays in Arizona present one major challenge: the heat. You'd think we would have it figured out by now, but every year we struggle with what to do for my summer baby's birthday.  My youngest recently turned 5 and...

First off, finishing this unprecedented school year was _______ (you fill in the blank).  There may be several words that immediately come to mind. No judgement here, but you survived. Yea, YOU! You definitely deserve a summer of family, fun,...

Here come those long, slow days of summer. Time for swimming… fun in the sun… picnics… vacation! Everybody loves getting away from the routine; even a well-loved routine. But invariably after a few days (or weeks) away from home, we...

Family vacations and staycations are lovely, memory making opportunities that have their place. But all the TikToks we’ve watched about hot mom summers are too true about us being weighed down by coolers, pool toys, snacks, more snacks, and...