Category Archives: travel

Skiing for Spring Break

Since we are just 2 days away from being done with school this year I thought that now would naturally be a good time to share some spring break photos. For their Christmas present this year, my sister and her … Continue reading

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London Gift Options

Dear Family, We really would have gotten you something from our trip to London, it’s just that there were so many wonderful options to choose from in the gift shop that we became overwhelmed and had to leave immediately. But … Continue reading

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London – Day 2

Alrighty, last we left off in London we were following a group of men in their Speedos. You know, typical London stuff. Onto day 2…Buckingham Palace to start. Front. Here’s a picture of the back after we took a tour … Continue reading

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London – Day 1

My sister Kelly gave our Europe trip to my son as a gift so she could share her love of travel with him. As an added bonus, she let me come too (score!). Alex and I flew to New Jersey … Continue reading

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A Weekend Project

Why do weekend projects always end up taking until the following Thursday to complete? Maybe it’s just us but we can never seem to complete a project in the estimated time. Our family began collecting magnets several years ago as … Continue reading

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Confession

I have a confession. For the past 10 days I have been in Europe with my 11 year old and my sister. As you are reading this I am probably on a 10 hour flight, standing in line for the … Continue reading

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Norway Fun

Guess who enjoyed the Norway pavilion… Perhaps a trip to Oslo is in their future. Of course, the lack of viking ships and people fighting dragons might throw them off a bit.    

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Disney Fun

Well, that was quite a long break for me but one that was quite necessary. You see, we had the holidays, then we went to DISNEY, and then my middle child got the flu. Yep, even though he received the … Continue reading

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New Orleans Mini Vacation

We were supposed to be at a 3 day soccer tournament this weekend but sadly it was cancelled. And by sadly, I mean YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! So instead of sweating all day long watching kids run back and forth, we decided to … Continue reading

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Look Here!

Things intelligent adults say to try and make kids smile in a picture: Look here! Hey! Hey!! Hey!  La la la la la la la la la   Grown up people yelling, flailing body parts, making faces, all to get … Continue reading

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