We are home from a wonderful vacation to Costa Rica and we definitely learned a few things along the way about traveling with a toddler! It was our first international trip with Evelyn and it took me awhile to figure out what we needed to bring along for her. Toddlers and babies come with SO. MUCH. STUFF!Read more
It’s my 5 year work anniversary! I’m lucky to work for a company that has pretty cool benefits, one of which is a month long sabbatical trip gifted every 5 years. Next spring, my family and I will be heading to beautiful Costa Rica! I took a lot of different factors into consideration when choosing a destinationRead more
Evelyn’s big girl bedroom turned out SO cute! The one thing she kept asking for throughout the building process was a purple bedroom. She wanted purple everything. She even asked for a purple front door on our house. Haha! As you can probably tell from the room reveals I’ve posted so far, I’m not intoRead more
We took our first long family road trip to Colorado from Wisconsin this spring! Our truck was full with my husband and dad in the front seats, and my mom, Evie, and me in the back row. Taking a toddler on a long car ride means making sure we were prepared for anything… and weRead more
The pending New Year is a great time to sit back and reflect upon the year that is almost through. I thought it’d be fun to do a quick highlight reel of my favorite moments from 2016. This has been my first full year of blogging! I actually created my blog in November 2015 and postedRead more
I’ve been a Shutterfly customer for at least the last seven years now. I remember when I used to upload all of my pictures from my camera to my desktop computer and then onto my Shutterfly account. It’s gotten a lot easier over the years with the addition of their mobile app, which recognizes new photosRead more
We were so nervous to fly with Evelyn for the first time and it started out pretty rough, but we were pros by the time we returned home! We learned a lot along the way, so I wanted to share some tips with you for flying with a toddler. Read on to learn about what workedRead more
I started my month long sabbatical from work this past weekend. Soon we’ll be vacationing in Costa Rica and I have a million things to do! Laundry, shopping, cleaning, organizing, packing, etc. You know how it goes. My most anticipated part about this sabbatical is getting to spend my days with Evelyn instead of theRead more
I made a BIG purchase this past weekend! At least, it feels big to me! I’ve always been interested in photography and everyone who knows me knows that I’m pretty much obsessed with taking photos. If I’m around, my friends and family know the event will be well documented with photos. I’ve always wanted toRead more
I received a journal as a Christmas present called “the 52 Lists project”. It’s meant to inspire you each week by giving you a weekly topic to reflect on and write about in list form. I am a lover of lists! Sometimes when I start a list, I even write things down I already completed justRead more