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Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer

My four year old has discovered Rudolph. When he was two years old, his father and I bought him the pack of DVDs from Wal-Mart that included Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. His first year, he didn’t seem to care much about it. When he didn’t care about the classic shows last year, we began to worry. Maybe the invention of cable television and channels such as Noggin had made these classics obsolete in younger minds. But, this year, it finally kicked in and now he is obsessed with Rudolph … Continue reading →

Your Chance to Run, Run with Rudolph

Here’s a trip my daughter would love to sign up for… thankfully she is only 3 years old and can’t read this blog. However, if you are as intrigued with reindeer as she is (her stuffed Rudolph–complete with battery powered red nose–from Build-A-Bear Workshop is practically Velcroed to her) you might consider booking a flight to Anchorage, Alaska. The northern city is hosting a reindeer adventure that is akin to the running of the bulls in Spain. The big event dubbed the “Running of the Reindeer” makes its inaugural debut next month. The opportunity to run shoulder-to-shoulder with a herd … Continue reading →

The Alaska-Hawaii Vacation Swap

As I prepare for my family’s annual trip to Hawaii I can’t help but think of the thousands of Alaska residents who are doing the same right about now. Each year around this time the annual winter exodus from the 49th state to the 50th state occurs and the land of Aloha gets a boost from its northern neighbors. Growing up in Hawaii it seemed a way of life that during the winter Alaska residents invaded the state and in the summer thousands of island locals headed north on fishing expeditions and to whale watch. The winter exodus from Alaska … Continue reading →