Tiny (BOY) Dancer

As many of you already know, Jax is a dancer. He has always been a dancer, even as a baby. We used to dance all the time, and whenever he stayed with his Gramma and Papa, he danced with them, too. We honestly don’t remember a day when he isn’t dancing. He took to all [...]

Keeping Score on Paris

Hi Family and Friends! I'm sorry I have been amiss about writing on my blog. I've missed it and you, so hopefully I can get back on a regular routine where I'm writing more frequently and keeping you up to date on our adventures. To start off from my long hiatus, I wanted to share [...]

Our West Coast to East Coast Road Trip July 2018

I realized I never posted our itinerary on the blog. I had merely sent it to our close friends and family via a newsletter, so I thought I'd post it again on here since many of you were interested in how we did our cross-country trip in the first place. So, see below from July [...]

Paris in the Time of Coronavirus!

Many of you already know how much I love Paris. I especially love that I need only take a mere 2 ½ hour flight from Portugal to visit one of my very favorite cities in the world. I had previously booked a trip in April because my dear friend Aubrey had a family vacation scheduled [...]

Our Roman Holiday

I have had a hard time writing this recap post because honestly, part of me wants to keep it all to myself. I think Italy does that - romances and seduces you so much that my limited vocabulary is not enough to explain its gloriousness! Since my clients would be celebrating the US Labor Day [...]

Summer in Sevilla (with kids)

As many of you know, we are living in Seville, Spain for the summer. Our Algarve flat already had preset holiday bookings and since Algarve rents get pricier in the summer, it was an opportune time to explore a different, neighboring country and practice our limited Spanish skills (which we actually do need to use [...]

Bala Shala Baby Yoga

Ever since my baby was 15 months old, we have been faithfully doing baby yoga classes at Bala Shala in Laguna Beach. Along with swim and soccer, it is one of my son’s favorite activities. Staci Bina, founder and owner, is incredible. Not only is she quite the strong and skillful yogini, she is a natural [...]

3rd Birthday Ice Cream Social

My little baby is turning 3 at the end of this month and since it falls during the holidays, we decided to throw the party last Saturday. It was perfect because it happened to fall on my Dad’s birthday, too. I wanted to celebrate both of them because Dad would have been 79 this year. [...]

Toddler Brushing Made Easy

This past weekend we celebrated our little baby’s impending 3rd birthday. It fell on Dad’s birthday so it was really a birthday celebration for both of them. Anyway, we had a blast and I definitely want to shout out to my amazing neighbors to thank them for shutting down our street so 20 or so [...]

My Baby is a (Lolli Living) Star!

My awesome friend Stephanie does the marketing for Living Textiles Co., a super cool Australian design house with premium modern home accessories and lifestyle collections - mostly geared to babies and kids. They now have corporate offices here in Orange County, CA, too! Anyway, she recently reached out to ask if my baby (now 2) [...]