I love Manhattan Beach – the beautiful seaside community just south of Los Angeles.   I lived down there during my teenage years and it’s on our shortlist for places we’d like to raise William.  So it was a lot of fun when William, Jeni, and I went to the beach down there and then met my parents for lunch.

Never having visited Manhattan Beach with a toddler, I saw the town in a whole new light.  While it’s a great place for older kids and adults, the downtown area has a few dr...

We were looking for something fun to do with Will last weekend - and realized we'd never taken him to Santa Monica's Montana Avenue.  It's a quite a long drive from our home just to walk down a street, but we figured Montana would be worth it.

You see, a key part of most great kid-friendly attractions is not knowing exactly what you'll find when you arrive.  The prospect of the unknown adventure is what makes toddling down this trendy boulevard with kids so pleasurable.

On weekends, each...