72 hours in San Antonio

Although we only lived in San Antonio for about nine months I completely fell in love with the city in that time. Since we moved away we’ve even been back there a couple times while traveling. San Antonio has so many family-friendly activities, making it a great travel destination with kids. With Spring here it’s […]
Frozen-themed birthday party and letting go

I can be a bit controlling when it comes to organizing or decorating for parties. It’s kind of a problem. I like to know that I have complete creative control over how everything will look and how the event will flow. Because of this, it is really hard for me to let go of control. So, at […]
packing tips for family road trips

As you can imagine, there were a lot of logistics involved in preparing for a road trip for a family of six. The planning, the packing… it’s not for the faint of heart! I’m excited to be sharing some family road trip packing tips with y’all and I hope you’ll find them useful. I have a […]
a California mom’s guide to 24 hours in Yosemite

You probably know by now that our family loves National Parks. Luckily, California has a lot of amazing ones to choose from. I know that not everyone is fortunate enough to live near a National Park. For those of you that are though, you have the unique opportunity to go for the day. Even being […]
planning a vacation-themed date night

I recently participated in a date night box swap and it was so much fun! The premise of this swap was that you get paired up with someone you don’t know and over the course of several weeks you get to know them through email and social media. Then at the end of the swap […]