Welcome! I'm Kelly Shire, otherwise known as Roadrunner Mom. I created this blog because I love to travel and get outta town with my family as often as logistically (and financially) possible. As a native of Southern California, born to parents and grandparents who loved meandering Sunday drives to nowhere and summer trips in their campers, I think I've got a pretty good idea of what's out there to see and experience in my home state and the west in general.
I have 2 school-age kids, a boy and a girl, who are just as engaged and curious and excited about life as a parent could hope for, and a terrific, patient husband who is something of a homebody, but is more than willing to be dragged out on another new adventure. We live in the sprawling 'burbs of southwest Riverside county, part of the "Inland Empire" (east of L.A./Orange counties) region of SoCal.
I hope you'll hang around to hear about our latest getaways (as well as trips we've taken in the recent past), to learn specific tips and "things to know" about each destination. Most of all, I hope you'll be inspired to plan your own trips to get yourself and your family out there, experiencing the wonders of California and the entire big beautiful world.
I'm a woman of many passions...including books and home decor and y'know...stuff. Read about them on my other blog, The Reading Nest.
