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Cardiff’s Doctor Who Experience with Kids

When our family set out for Cardiff to visit the Doctor Who Experience, I have to admit that I had no idea what we were in for. I’d seen the photos online, some video, but nothing prepared me for what was to come. We…

September 10, 2016
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Punting in Cambridge, UK

It was rainy when we arrived in Cambridge, but that didn’t stop us from taking a stroll through the quaint little area. Fox was in love with the scenery along the Backs and made friends with a couple ducks while we waited for our…

August 14, 2016
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Itinerary: Liverpool with Kids

We’re on a Beat Bugs kick over here, have you caught an episode or two yet? If you’re not familiar, it’s a children’s show on Netflix that centers around classics by The Beatles. It’s super cute — Sia’s cover of Blackbird gives me full…

August 13, 2016
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St. Andrews Links, Scotland

Disclaimer: I left these photos 100% unedited because I need you to understand just how naturally beautiful this property is. St. Andrews Links was another stop on our UK trip that was kind of out there in terms of adding on another leg of…

August 9, 2016
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Hunting for Nessie!

When we started planning our trip to Scotland we drew out a rough map of what our driving route would be and realized that a couple of key locations would add days onto our trip. Tyler actually suggested cutting Loch Ness out, not only…

July 27, 2016
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Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village

As I sat in the child switch area of a ride in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, I looked at the movie playing on the TV screen and my heart skipped a beat. As Severus Snape talked with the student trio in…

July 20, 2016
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Malmesbury + the Cotswolds

It’s not too often that the theme of our family vacations can be labeled with the term “relaxing” and that’s just fine with us. It’s rare that we visit the same country twice (there’s so much to discover in this world, it’s hard not…

July 18, 2016
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Welcome to Anfield

Today I walked into the living room to see Tyler and Fox watching a soccer (football) match on television and immediate recognized the red jerseys, remembering that Liverpool FC was playing in the Europa League Final today. While the boys went down to Sevilla,…

May 18, 2016
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A Day in York

I’m so excited to share these photos from my time in York! We got in pretty late and found Hotel Indigo York easily. The inside is absolutely adorable! The photo of the bedroom’s gallery wall that I posted over on my Instagram was definitely…

May 17, 2016
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The View from the London Eye

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.…

May 1, 2016