Heather Lee Leap

Heather Lee Leap’s articles and essays about parenting, family and health have appeared in two dozen regional parenting magazines across North America. When she is not driving her three daughters to soccer practice and music lessons, she looks for new ways to supplement their education. Heather writes from her home in northeast Portland.

Small Farm. Big City.

By Heather Lee Leap / October 25, 2016 October 25, 2016

In search of the rural life, a family winds up in …North Portland?

Head East, Young Family

By Heather Lee Leap / August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016

Prioritizing space and room to grow, a family finds a new home in Parkrose.

ATL to PDX

By Heather Lee Leap / May 24, 2016 May 24, 2016

ATL –> PDX, with kids in tow.

Moving To: Downtown Portland

By Heather Lee Leap / March 29, 2016 March 29, 2016

From old school in Northeast to brand new in Southwest.

Starting Over in Southwest

By Heather Lee Leap / January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016

One Southwest PDX family seeks out a new home — and gets much more than they bargained for.

Moving To … Wilsonville

By Heather Lee Leap / November 24, 2015 May 9, 2020

Where Everybody Knows Your Name.

Tabor’s Neighbor

By Heather Lee Leap / September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015

In the shadow of Mount Tabor, Montavilla stands tall.

PDX Overlook and Arbor Lodge neighborhoods

By Heather Lee Leap / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015

Young families are discovering the Arbor Lodge neighborhood in NoPo.

Linnton

By Heather Lee Leap / July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015

With easy access to both rural Sauvie Island and urban NW Portland, Linnton is on the rise.