Our little boy went from crawling to sprinting quite literally overnight. He loves to be outside and especially loves to be independent. We can’t keep him sitting still for more than a couple minutes (except at bedtime), which makes taking trips or venturing outside…
If you’re wondering, I did just quote Spinal Tap. Stonehenge was one of my bucket list items, so I was happy to see it was close to one of our stops (Bath, England) on our trip. The rapeseed fields and sprawling green on the…
When I visited Europe on my last trip, I had an overwhelming amount of people comment on the beauty of Edinburgh. Most had visited at one point or another and told stories of their journeys in both the medieval World Heritage site of Old Town…
Our second day in London turned out to be a hilarious one by day end, but we’ll get to that later. We hopped on the Tube in the morning and off to the Coca-Cola London Eye to see the city from a new angle.…
My first job ever was at KB Toys where I was hired a few days before my 16th birthday. I didn’t really need the job, because I didn’t have any bills at that point, so I usually put a small portion of my paycheck…
I’ll let you in on a little secret: Disneyland is a ghost town on holidays. Most crowd-predicting websites will tell you different, but each and every time my family has visited the park on a holiday it has been more comfortable to navigate than…
It’s still a hot one here in San Diego. February and 80 degrees, can you believe it? When I first moved here it was always 75 with a cool breeze but in recent years it’s just been so hot all the time! We put…
This morning my baby slept beside me for a full 1.5 hours. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but this meant everything to me. Since Fox was about two weeks old he has refused every cuddle and only wants to…
Fox turned one this past Sunday. Oddly enough, both Tyler and I noticed a major shift in Fox beginning right on his 1st birthday. He added the word “hi!” to his repertoire and adds a hearty wave along with it, his little voice shifted…
We’ve been blessed with a lot of time together as a family these past couple weeks, even if the majority of it seems to be working towards achieving our goals. We’re finally at a bit of a stopping point to enjoy each other lately…
Hello everyone! I’m writing from Buffalo, NY tonight after a fabulous holiday season filled with family, food, and fun. My family and I flew into Raleigh last week then road tripped to Washington, D.C. for the day, stayed in Pennsylvania, and arrived in Buffalo…
You may remember a month or so back when I posted about our friend’s getting married at a place called Rawhide Ranch. This place was so neat. It looked like an old western town complete with farm animals, a saloon, stage and dance floor,…
Day two at Disneyland was just as fun as the first. It’s so nice to stay overnight (even though we don’t really have to) and stroll across the street to hop on some rides. Fox didn’t sleep the entire night before so we were…
Welcome to December and all things Christmas! I’ve been watching a lot of Christmas movies lately and I’ve noticed a few key things: There is always a character named Holly. There is always a character named Nick. Holly and Nick are always baking cookies in a…
The long weekend is wrapping up in my house with a busy Sunday, but I want to drop a quick note before it ends. We did Thanksgiving a bit different this year since we stayed in by ourselves as a trio. I cooked my…