Last week I took Ali (4) and Jurgs (16 months) on a solo trip to New Jersey to visit family. If you know me, I’m always after the “perfect pack” – packing just the right stuff to do the job, nothing more, nothing less. This trip I pretty much nailed Read more…
Our European vacation was a little different this time around: we moved places 4 times in 2 weeks: first visiting Fellbach, a town just outside of Stuttgart, then we drove 3 hours east to Mittenwald, and after that we flew to Split, Croatia. The fourth place doesn’t really count, as Read more…
“Mom, can I see your phone?” Ugh…it’s starting already. At the age of 4, Alistair is already requesting my phone. He’s no stranger to technology, we’re not no screentime kind of parents. We’re realistic, but this gets me. We’re in Stuttgart, Germany, starting our walk through the closest thing we Read more…
We’ve had friends get married in some pretty cool places and whenever we get invited to a destination wedding, we do our best to go. As far as destination weddings go, at only 2 hours and 15 minutes away Mount Princeton Hot Springs is on the closer side. In early Read more…
Vermont highlights: playing in Lake Champlain from the shores of South Hero, impromptu magic show at our friends’ neighbor’s house, eating really good tacos, seeing the kids play together, all of the greenery, lots of friend time.
Jersey highlights: ice cream from Hoffmans, pizza and rides on the Seaside boardwalk, runs at Manasquan Reservoir, mozzarella sticks from Squan Tavern, and above all: lots of family time.
Know what never happens? Me, cracking open my laptop on a flight. But here I am – flying from Seattle to Newark. Alistair to my left, napping in his own seat. Jurgen to my right, napping in the Ergo on top of Jordan. I’m just sitting here in the lap Read more…
This is the last post in a four part series about our recent New Mexico roadtrip. The previous posts are linked at the bottom of this one. Rio Castilla was empty, all 80,000 acres of it. Our van was a tiny white speck amidst a vast canyon with a winding Read more…
This is the third post in a four part series about our family’s recent trip to New Mexico. You can read the previous posts about Ojo Caliente, and about Bandelier National Monument. Santa Fe doesn’t seem like the North Pole, but maybe it’s Santa’s vacation home. There was a lot Read more…
This is the second post in a 4 part series about a recent trip we took to New Mexico in our adventure van. The first post can be found here. I’ve got a thing for cliff dwellings. Always have. Mesa Verde has been on my list of places to see Read more…