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14 Jun 2019

California, Everything, Lifestyle, Military Spouse

My La Mesa Home

PCS season is here! I thought before moving out of my house I would give a quick tour of the Cofete floorplan in La Mesa and on Fort Ord. We have lived in this house as a family of four and as a family of five and I can honestly say that it fit our needs perfectly! My Favorite things about this floor plan I loved that this house had two wings, having the two wings really make this house feel a lot larger than it really is. It's a great floor plan to host parties or have a room designed just fo[...]

25 Apr 2018

Everything, Italy, Tips and Tricks for Traveling, World Travels

Venice, Italy

Tyler's parents came to visit us in Slovenia in October, and the one thing that they really really wanted to do was go to Venice, Italy. We were lucky enough to only live 2 hours away, and it was so close I honestly couldn't say no. Below is everything I did/wish I would have done. I hope this list makes visiting Venice with your children easier. It's so crowded! I feel like Venice has more Americans squeezed into that tiny city than any city in America! I'm not even kidding, it was like I drove[...]

26 Mar 2018

Everything, Parenting

Home Is Where My Family Is

Hello! I've been super silent as this move from Slovenia back to The United States has been challenging! I'm super used to moving... this is my 8th move in 8 years, but what killed me this time was the amount of time our stuff took to get to Slovenia (74 days); we got our property, and our home in Slovenia felt like home FINALLY! Just to pack it all back up and send it back to The United States for it to take another 105 days to get back to Monterey. You don't realize how exhausting moving is until you've mad[...]

26 Nov 2017

Everything, Hungary, World Travels

Budapest, Hungary

When we travel with our children, we do things that are educational and fun with our children. Tyler loves to go to museums and tends to do these things while the children are napping during the day. During the day, while the children are up, we try to do something as a family that we would all enjoy! Budapest, Hungary, made this very, very easy! Budapest, Hungary, is the one place in Europe next to Spain that I wanted to visit! Sadly we could not make it to Spain this year, but we made it to Hungary, and[...]

20 Nov 2017

Everything, Family, Lifestyle, Parenting, World Travels

5 Things You Should Bring On Your Family Holiday

Taking a break from everyday life can be good for the whole family — but what if it doesn’t feel like a break? What if you come back from your holiday needing another one? You can’t control everything, but you can boost your chances of actually getting a breather by packing some key essentials. From speeding up travel times to keeping an eye on kids who like to wander, we’ve got you covered. (Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash) Essential travel documents You’d be surprised how many[...]

27 Oct 2017

Everything, Slovakia, World Travels

Bratislava, Slovakia

We made a quick stop in Bratislava, Slovakia on our way from Vienna, Austria to Budapest, Hungary. We were told not to stay the night in Bratislava as it was a small, boring town! I wish now I would not have listened to them, and I wish we would have stayed the night! I did not expect to fall in love with this city, and enjoy myself as much as I did! We didn't get to stay in Bratislava very long at all only 2 hours, and I didn't get to see half the things I wish I could have seen. We walked around[...]

27 Oct 2017

Austria, Everything, Parenting, Slovenia

Why My Kids Love Vienna

Last month we were lucky enough to travel to Vienna, Austria. I honestly wasn't too excited to visit Vienna, I'm not the type of "traveler" that enjoys seeing things that every American comes to Europe to see. (Make sense?) I like to be the person telling the stories of the "unknown land" I guess that's one reason why I loved Bosnia so much, it's not a big American tourist spot, and it makes telling my traveler stories that much better. We arrived in Vienna, after a short 3-hour drive from Salzburg.[...]

02 Oct 2017

Austria, Everything, Family, World Travels

Salzburg, Austria 1 Day with Kids!

Wolfgang Mozart and The Sound of Music are some of the first things I thought of when we decided we wanted to visit Salzburg. I, however, had no idea at how beautiful the city would be too. I loved seeing all the history, and walking the same streets that Mozart walked down... what a surreal experience to look at a building, and see a street and know that the famous musician that I studied and learned about all through elementary, middle and even high school once walked down the same streets I was curre[...]

13 Jul 2017

Everything, United Kingdom, World Travels

London, England with Two Children under 4!

London was so much fun! I don't like the normal "tourist sites" or the "big cities" everyone visits. I tend to enjoy the more low-key, small countries that don't get much credit. However, London threw that all out the window, and I'm so glad it did! I LOVED it! How We Got To London Where do I begin... Let's see we flew out to London on Wednesday on a Wizz Air flight. Tyler arrived on Tuesday which worked out great because he got to see and do everything he wanted to do before we arrived. The boys an[...]

13 Jun 2017

Everything

Amazon Clothing for the WIN!

AMAZON CLOTHING FOR THE WIN! I love easy! Who doesn't love easy? Shopping with children...NOT so EASY! Read below and you'll find out why I'm screaming AMAZON CLOTHING FOR THE WIN!!! One day I was procrastinating.... and was on Facebook... and then magic happened, I had a newsfeed FULL of Amazon clothing in BEAUTIFUL photoshoots (thanks to a couple of wonderful Photographer Facebook groups)!! The one thing in life that stresses me out the most is clothing shopping for family pict[...]