If you follow me on instagram, you'll know that I just got back last week from a little babymoon in Finland. Dan had to travel to Helsinki for a conference anyway, so we decided to take some time off before it started and head over together for what will probably be our last adults-only vacay in a long while, with baby #2 on the way in a few short months. Maya stayed home with my parents, who ... View the Post
travel guide: top 5 things to do in vancouver with a toddler
You guys! Sorry I have been MIA on the blog lately. Life has been a little nuts! Between a family trip to Vancouver, some medical stuff with Maya, craft fair season ramping up, a new contract, a few blogger conferences, and the whole being pregnant thing (I'm 6 months - how did that happen?!), I am just trying to squeeze in everything into what feel like incredibly short days. The good thing is ... View the Post
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Roadtrips with a Toddler
I don't know about you guys, but for us, summertime is the season of road trips. Not epic, long ones to the other side of the country, but we do a 2-4 hour trip pretty regularly during July and August as we head out to family and friend cottages. We actually just got back on Friday from our usual family week in the Adirondack Park, NY, which is about 3.5 hours (no stops). Here is our guide to ... View the Post
off to mexico: tulum travel guide
This is the year I turned 30. Some of my very best girlfriends also hit this same milestone this year, so we decided that rather than sending each other gifts back and forth across the country, we would organize a 30th birthday trip. One big present to ourselves and each other. We debated on where to go, but when one of my friends mentioned that she had had a pretty magical time the year before in ... View the Post
our trip to england with baby: a recap
You guys! We're back! Sorry for the radio silence for the last 3 weeks. Woah it has been busy. So I packed Maya and myself up, and jetted off to England with my parents. Dan sadly had to stay home for work - and we missed him! - but it was a lovely trip. Maya was great on both plane rides (one red eye, and one daytime). We used our trick of booking the two aisle seats (leaving the middle one ... View the Post
Travelling with Baby: What To Pack
In follow-up to the post I wrote the other week with tips on flying with a baby, I thought I would give you the scoop on what we packed. Having done two trips with the bambino now, us newbie parents have learned a couple of things! What to Bring when Travelling with Baby: For Sleeping: A surprising number of hotels or apartment rentals actually have pack and plays available, so it's ... View the Post