We wanted to use the long Fourth of July to get out of town as a family. Knowing we’ll be welcoming a new baby in just a few, short months, we’re wanting to make the most of our time together as a family of four. We decided to take a roadtrip to Bloomington, MN, the home of Mall of America. And gosh there are so many things to…
After a long holiday season, I knew I wanted to set up something fun to celebrate Jason’s birthday. The holidays are always exhausting, but with everything else we had going on this year: our miscarriage over Christmas and New Year’s, tons of showings on our house, then selling it and finding our dream home, we were ready for some relaxation. And Eagle Ridge was the perfect escape for…
Thank you to Toyota for lending us the 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE to test drive for a one week. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Back in June, we were invited to a wedding in Minnesota (sans kids) so we had a kid-free getaway and it was so nice! I love being able to sleep in. Seriously, both mornings Jason had to wake me up at…
Thank you to Mazda for lending us this car for the week. All thoughts and opinions are my own. While we were on vacation earlier this month we were able to drive the 2018 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD for our week in Florida. The Mazda CX-5 is a crossover SUV that seats 5. Neither my husband or I have ever owned a Mazda and the time to replace…
We spent a full day, from 9AM until 10:30PM at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom earlier this month. Since we were there as a family with both a 4 year old and a 13 month old, we wanted to do the majority of the rides as a family so we could spend our time together. While I’m not super adventurous (or adventurous at all, really) when it comes…
Just a few weeks before our trip, Jason sent me a screenshot of a place called Harmony Barbershop located inside Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. On their menu they have just three items and one is called the “My First Haircut” package for $25 (May 2018). Jason asked if we should hold off on Ben’s first haircut and get it done there. I already had it scheduled…
Thank you to Pepperidge Farm® for sponsoring today’s post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.For our beach adventures, I condense what I would usually keep in the diaper bag and my purse and add them into our beach bag. Since we have both kids to carry, I don’t also want to haul around three bags! At 13 months, Ben is mostly along for the ride. He is…
This post is sponsored by Happy Family but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. As you know, we’ve been quite busy these past month. We’re currently traveling and it’s been a bit of a whirlwind. Since we’re traveling and living that hotel life (in three different hotels over one week!) we were sure to stock up on travel-friendly snacks and foods for the kiddos. Our…
If you follow me on Facebook then you already know we spent some time in the south this weekend! It was so beautiful and we had lots of fun. One of my best friends from college married her college sweetheart and it couldn’t have been more perfect. We had a direct flight from Chicago through Southwest and they were the best flights we’ve had in years! All of…
We had such an amazing time in California! I can’t believe it was already a month and a half ago. It started as a work trip for me but we were able to extend it a few days so we could also make a vacation out of it. One of my favorite parts of our trip was being able to catch up with my friend Laura, who I…
Traveling with a toddler… the words nightmares are made of! The actual art of traveling for a trip isn’t usually super fun for anyone. Dirty airports, long security lines, delayed flights, cramped planes… or maybe you’re driving. Traffic, weather, construction… Ugh. My approach to flying with a child/toddler for the first time was to make sure we had lots of entertaining things. I asked for help on Instagram and…
The scariest part(s) of taking Blaire to California with us, for me at least, was knowing we’d have a total of 9 hours of flights with her. On Instagram I asked for tips on flying with a toddler, and I got lots of good responses. (My followers are the best! You can follow me here!) Are you ready for this? It’s a long one. You better get your…
