Category Archives: Travel

The Best Gifts for Baby/Toddler Parents

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Stephanie

There might even be a few items that were so awesome at making your life easier that you will proselytize these products to anyone who will listen. That is where I am today. Continue reading →

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Her Chariot Awaits

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Stephanie

Mia’s Chariot: much more fun than a car! Really, it IS a Chariot. Check out the new ones here: https://www.bikekidshop.com/thule-chariot-carriers-c-156.html We found ours on Craig’s List about two years ago. It has had at least two previous owners, and it was in … Continue reading →

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Getting Away and Going Home

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Stephanie

Sometimes you only need to drive a few hours to feel like you are in a completely different world. The lake house did that for us this weekend. Perhaps it was the sense of isolation, and the lack of work and … Continue reading →

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This is how we do Halloween and more random Fall pics

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Stephanie

I almost forgot it was Halloween! How is it possible that I could forget it was Halloween, you ask? The main reason is that we did a disappearing act for Halloween this year. That’s right, we just left town and headed … Continue reading →

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Feeling Nostalgic

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Stephanie

My last post was all about beds, and I was feeling pretty nostalgic when I pulled all those pictures together.  As soon as I posted it, I realized I left out some very important beds: the hanging beds that Mia slept … Continue reading →

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If you feel like a room without a roof!

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Stephanie

I love coincidences such as this:  You’ve never even HEARD or SEEN a particular word before (in your entire life!), then you learn/hear/read/understand it for the first time.  Later, somewhere, somehow and over the following days, the word appears time and … Continue reading →

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I like this house better

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Stephanie

We’ve moved into a different casita.  On our first day here, Mia announced “I like this house better than the other house.”  Great news!  We will be here until the end of the month, when we head back to the … Continue reading →

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Staying present

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Stephanie

No matter where I am or what I am doing, I tend to look forward with great anticipation to the “next phase”, whatever that may be.  Kind of a “let’s get on with it” mentality.  By putting so my energy … Continue reading →

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Jugando en el Rio Tuito y mas

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Stephanie

Mia is growing fast….so fast that it would be easy for me to forget to write down these milestones.  So here are a few little tidbits of what she is doing now: Climbing steps and rocks and chairs and EVERYTHING … Continue reading →

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Where does the time go?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Stephanie

I am constantly amazed at how time seems to fly by.  I bet at least a few of you imagine us living here, just lounging around at the beach all day and doing not much at all.  And that is … Continue reading →

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