One of the many things I love about Arizona is the mountains up north. So much open land in the pine forests to escape for a day of hiking or camping trip. Get out of the city, breathe fresh air and enjoy the cooler temperatures. Every Labor Day weekend we join a large group of […]
Happy 100th Birthday National Park Service
The U.S. National Park Service celebrate 100 years today!! All month long there are special celebrations including a FREE weekend. All National Parks are offering FREE admission August 25th-28th. How awesome is that? Do you have plans this weekend? How about an impromptu trip spending time discovering National Parks in your own backyard? Here in […]
San Diego Road Trip, Here We Come!
My favorite road trip destination is San Diego – and if you’re a regular reader of Sweet Shoppe Mom, you already know that. From Phoenix, it’s an easy 5-6 hour drive. I went to college in San Diego (University of CA – San Diego). I lived in San Diego for another 10 years after college […]
LEGOLAND California – Ticket Giveaway
Living in Arizona, one of our favorite weekend road trip destinations is San Diego. Ocean breezes, cooler temps and awesome attractions including LEGOLAND California. Have you heard about their new promotion? Such an awesome deal Hurry and get your pass today Pay for a Day Play All Year What does this mean? Buy a LEGOLAND […]
San Diego Zoo Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Nighttime Zoo
(photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo) The San Diego Zoo is celebrating 100 years Centennial Celebration all year long Centennial Nighttime Zoo all summer Our favorite road trip destination is San Diego. From Phoenix, it’s about a 5-hour drive – easy enough for a weekend trip. Perfect when the temperatures are hitting over […]
Escape to the Ritz – Mom 2.0 Summit 2016 Wrap-up
Missing these views. I was in Dana Point, California, at the end of April for the Mom 2.0 Summit. I was motivating, inspiring and educational. And honestly, a blast. The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel is gorgeous. the staff spoils you, the views are mesmerizing and the air refreshing. This was my second Mom 2.0 Conference. I […]
San Diego road trip! My favorite Smartphone Apps for Road Trips
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #Tips4Trips #CollectiveBias Dreaming of the cool ocean breezes of the San Diego coast. Its supposed to hit 110 degrees this week here in Arizona. Road trip!! Even though the summers here are HOT there are lots of […]
Let’s Go Camping! Pre-trip Checklist
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions Are mine alone. #FuelTheLove #CollectiveBias Summer’s here, kids are on vacation which means its time to hit the road to explore the outdoors! Arizona offers so many amazing camping destinations. Many of them are in the mountains which also means cooler […]
Sea World San Diego’s Water Park: Aquatica
San Diego, CA is one of our favorite destinations for a short road trip from Phoenix. This past Labor Day weekend we decided to fit in one more trip to San Diego while it was still beach weather (and to escape our 100+ degree weather at home). Besides lots of time at the beach we […]
My Rubio’s Fan – San Diego Spring Break Road Trip (part 3 of 3)
My son LOVES Rubio’s. We eat there quite frequently because there’s one close to our house and they’re allergy friendly (for me). Our first Rubio’s stop was the original Rubio’s My son is a big fan of the kid’s meals with taquitos and I ordered their new tilapia salad – it was dairy free […]