Before and After

When your hubby is launching a new business and you have no money, you have to be creative in your vacationing. Our neighbors, Brian and Erin, got married in Vail, so we decided to have one last summer hurrah and all go up for the weekend. I scoured the internet for good hotel deals and…

The M.O.M’s  had a crazy weekend competing in our 4th annual Ragnar.  This time we opted for something a little different.  An 8 person team running trails around Zion National Park.  After driving and yapping all day long, we arrived late Wednesday night to our amazing cabin at Zion Mountain Lodge. Nat and I got…

Mom, Natalie and I threw Carlie a baby shower over Christmas break.  Thank you to the blogging world for providing the inspiration.  Thank you to my Mother for providing the funds 🙂 We served Soda Pop with cute paper straws, popcorn, cake pops, rice crispy treats (snap crackle and pop), “pop”ular spinach dip, and “pop”…

Dear Josh,Happy 9th birthday my sweet, wonderful son.  You are such a joy in our family and we love you so much.  Your cute face has had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born. This year, the one word I think describes you best is “thoughtful.” You are aware of the…

We woke up early in hopes of being the first people on the tram to the top of Zugspitze, Germany’s tallest mountain. We made it just in time to jump on the tram and head up the mountain.  This was one of the most expensive things we did and I was really on the fence…

“New York City, here we come!  Yeehaw!!!” –Blake, as we left our house in Erie. We made it safe and sound to our new humble digs on W86th and Columbus Ave, NY, NY!  We had quite the adventure getting here!  As you can imagine, packing up a family of 5 for an entire summer requires…