Heading Down Under
One would think that having another baby would be adventure enough for this year? Not us, we clearly like to live on the adventurous side. A new baby wasn’t enough adventure for my husband so we are...
View ArticleVery Long Flights and Children
Ever since we found out we are heading to Australia I’ve been thinking a lot about the very, very long plane ride we will have to take to get there. I’m wondering how on earth a 3 year old will handle...
View ArticlePacking for a 3 Month Trip
Our departure for Australia is looming in the not to distant future. Although, we don’t have an exact date yet we know we will be leaving sometime this month. Yesterday I started trying to get...
View ArticleAdventurous, Brave or Just Plain Crazy
The other day the lovely Princess Jenn mentioned in her comment on one of my posts that she couldn’t decide if I was crazy, adventurous or brave for my undertaking of this trip to Australia. Some days...
View ArticleOur 28 Hour Travel Extravaganza
We made it to Brisbane, Australia all in one piece. Well, mostly in one piece anyway. I think we all lost a bit of our sanity over the last couple of days. 28 hours of traveling, lack of sleep,...
View ArticleFading Memories
I can already feel the shadows growing in my memory. The moments and memories that I brought back from one of the most amazing experiences in my life are less crisp. As each day passes they are slowly,...
View ArticleLet the Holiday Traveling Commence…
Tomorrow morning, bright and early (well not too early) we will be hitting the road. We are making the trek up to the Great White North to visit our families for the holidays. I’m really looking...
View ArticleChristmas Vacation 2011
On December 17th we woke bright and early to start our Christmas vacation. We loaded the car with all the stuff necessary to travel with two small children (which is A LOT), and headed up to Canada to...
View ArticleA Week with Nana
Last week my Mom was in town for a visit. She flew in last Saturday and spent 10 days with us. It was the first time she has been down here to see us in a really, really long time. It was nice to have...
View ArticleThe Things Little Girl Dreams Are Made Of!
In just 3 days this girl…. (photo courtesy of Chinnici Photography) …turns 5!! I can’t quite wrap my head around that fact. She has been in our lives for half a decade, HALF A DECADE! Seriously, how is...
View ArticleFrolicking Through The Tulips
Yesterday found us driving an hour and a half north of Seattle into Skagit County for the Skagit Tulip Festival. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate completely, it was cloudy and on and off rainy...
View ArticleBack in The Lou!
Last week we all boarded a plane and headed back to St. Louis to spend some time with some of our favorite people in the world. As much as we have loved living in Seattle so far it just doesn’t quite...
View ArticleWe Went to Germany This Weekend…Kind Of
Part of our Memorial Day long weekend adventures took us over the mountains to the quaint little town of Leavenworth, WA. Leavenworth is a couple of hour drive from us. A drive that takes us into the...
View ArticleDisneyland 2014
A couple of months ago we were trying to decide if we should go somewhere for Maya’s spring break. After much discussion and research we decided to take the kids to Disneyland. The girls were super...
View ArticleOregon Coast
I’ve been on a bit of a blogging vacation the past two weeks. My mom was in town so it seemed like a good time to take a little break. Now, of course, I have a million things to write about! We were...
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