Girls weekend gone wrong

Sometimes you just gotta get away. Being able to take time away is for sure a luxury, but something that I have always valued!  Getting away allows me to not think about the 1 millions things I should be doing, I could be doing, etc. I can actually relax and read… something I am not able …

Germany Part 4 of 4: Surprise Castle in the Middle of a Lake!

Our last day in Germany we decided to take it easy. I had heard somehow about a castle on a lake in southern Germany, and thought it sounded like the perfect final adventure. It blew us away!  We started with another beautiful drive though the countryside. Eventually the road drove along the edge of a …

Germany part 3 of 4: Austria… (yes it’s a differnt country, stay with me)!

After an amazing time in Garmish-P. we headed east. We loved driving through the picturesque countryside! The window boxes full of flowers, the onion dome churches… it really was like a fairy tale.  We booked a slightly random place that turned out to be really in the middle of nowhere! Luckily it was close enough …

Germany part 2 of 4: South

Looking at a map of some of the neat castles and things to do in southern Germany I finely randomly settled on a town called Garmish-Partenkirchen. Don’t ask me how to say that last part… even on a map it was written as Garmish-P. It turned out to be a super awesome find! This little …

Germany with a Toddler Part 1 of 4: Munich

Checking out the urban surfers We flew through Amsterdam to Munich. It was a long flight, but we made it! Our apartment we rented in Munich was wonderful! The host was the sweetest. She had a few toys for H to play with and made sure we were settled, knew where to go for anything …

My Favourite things (internet edition)

The internet… anyone else find themselves in what I like to call the “black hole vortex of youtube?” Looking up dinner recipes and end up watching Kristen Bell crying over a sloth… just me? Well this post is for you my friend! Here are a few of my favourite, places for inspiration and just good …

Stuck for dinner… try these three websites!

Ahhh the daily dinner slog. Work and dinner and quality time is tough to manage, never mind the fact that as a family we kind of hate to eat the same thing to often. I wish we had a weekly plan dialed in and could just repeat, but on we like to make it difficult. …

How to travel with a toddler and make it a success for all!

I have previous written about the 7 things that we try to consider when traveling with a baby and these remain true with a toddler. Wanting to go on a trip and actually doing it are two different things and sometimes the follow through can be hard as adults, never mind throwing a tiny unpredictable …

Here we go again…

Guess who’s back… back again… tell a friend! So here I am thinking about writing my blog again… it’s been a while so you may be thinking… why? I realized why the heck not! Even if my mom is the only one reading this (hi mom) I liked the idea of putting my thoughts out …

Endless Patience?

There are days where I feel like I have endless patience. I feel as though my precious little girl can do no wrong… I can read her favorite book on a loop forever and be totally cool with it. I can pick up all the food she has thrown on the floor and smile at …