a modern family adventure with the elliotts

Destination of the day: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe haunts you long after it disappears in your rear-view mirror. It is more than a destination, more than a state capitol. For us, it is a state of mind.Read more

Going green — with a splash of red and orange — in Oviedo, Florida

The kids have a science project due for school. We needed the supplies to get started and there’s one place in our town we like best for plants: Lukas Nursery & Butterfly Garden.Read more

Does anything go when you’re on the road?

In-N-Out. That’s our dealbreaker, our Achilles’ heel. Our diet-breaker. When we see an In-N-Out Burger, we stop and eat. Time of day or place … it matters not.Read more

Winter Garden Farmers Market, close up

If you’ve never been to the Winter Garden Farmers Market, then you should go. You’re in for a tasty treat.Read more

Sandwich smackdown! N’Ahhlins Muffaletta vs. da Philly Cheesesteak

Wanna hear a secret? We like to try and stay healthy when we’re on the road but sometimes we just crave comfort food. Something deep fried, smothered in cheese or loaded with calories. Like a Philly Cheesesteak. Or a New Orleans Muffaletta. But if we had to choose between the two — the agony!Read more

Destination of the day: Sarasota for the coulrophobic

A certain member of our family, not a child, is deathly afraid of clowns, a condition known as coulrophobia. Said person will probably be unhappy that I included this fact in our story, but it’s important that you know this because we’re talking about a place that was the winter home to one if theRead more

Orlando’s sculpture gardens — minus Mickey

What do you do on rainy weekend? We went on a photo safari to our favorite part of Orlando and the Mennello Museum of American Art.Read more

Springtime blues, roller coasters, breeders and more

Welcome to our second weekly newsletter. Our debut issues are exclusively online, but starting soon, you’ll also be able to get it by email. You can sign up for it right here. Don’t wait! You never know where we’ll end up next or what we’ll be doing.Read more

You’ve survived a bear encounter in Yellowstone, too?

That’s a big paw. This is Erysse’s small hand over a fresh bear track in Yellowstone National Park. We’ve waited until now to tell our bear encounter story. Here it goes. Late last fall, we went hiking in the park with Kim Hoberecht just before the Grizzlies went into hibernation. Our guide, who didn’t seemRead more

What are these “breeders” doing in Manhattan?

We admit it. When Chris and I were starting our careers in Manhattan years ago, we mocked the flustered families of multiples dragging their kids through our city. We called them “breeders.”Read more