Before we visited Arizona in May, we prepared for a true family hiking trip. We bought a backpack kid carrier specifically for this trip (we got this one). To prepare for the Sedona hiking trails, we took E on local hikes, and we planned out which trails we wanted to check out that were supposedly family friendly. We planned to do one day trip to the Grand Canyon, and all other hiking was local to Sedona. Our hiking was mostly the two of us plus E (20 months old) in our kid carrier. She …
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Where to Go: Weekend on Cape Cod
I went to the mid-Cape (that's Cape Cod) every summer pretty much my entire life, so it's always fun to get back when I can! It seems like more and more people are visiting the Cape every year, so today I'm sharing some of my favorite spots. Bookmark this for your potential future trips. If you aren't sure where to stay on the Cape, it comes down to a few different factors. If you're taking public transportation, like the ferry from Boston to P-town, that's very different from driving …
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Travel + Instant Print Photos
Hello from Chicago! We're in town for a few days while T is on a work trip. E and I joined him for a few days of deep dish pizza and city living! I used to travel with my big DSLR, but these days snacks and diapers take up that space. I was excited when Canon asked if they could send me their new Canon IVY CLIQ+ to try out. Last summer we spent a week on the Cape with family, and one of the cousins brought an instant print camera. During the week they went through lots of film, hanging …
Must Have Travel Items
We have lots of travel planned during our home renovation this summer. (I'm actually writing this from a different state, and we have 2 more trips on the horizon!) I asked some other bloggers what their must have travel items are, partially because I always feel like I'm forgetting something on a trip. But also, I wanted to compare notes on what I always have with us - and what I need to start bringing. Must Have Travel Items (with Kids) "Since having children, one of the essential …
How to Do Disney World with a Toddler
Before we went to Florida, I must have done about 972 Google searches on how to do Disney with a toddler. Here's the most frustrating thing about it: You just need to prepare yourself for any situation, and you'll be fine. I'm really happy with how our trip went, so I hope my advice might help another mama getting ready for a similar trip. We started the trip with somewhat of a mantra: Go with the flow. That would definitely be my main piece of advice for Disney World with a toddler, but I …
