Wow, I just found this finished draft saved from almost 2 years ago - whoops! Never too late to share 🙂 If there's one thing I want to see when I travel, it's breathtaking beaches and stunning coastlines. I didn't know that despite being so far north, France could have beaches with turquoise seas. From … Continue reading Impressionist Cliffs in Étretat, France
Traveling with a Baby/Toddler
Arthur just turned 15 months and we already have 5 (!) roundtrip flights under our belt, so I thought I would share a few things we've learned about traveling with a baby. First off, I will say that it does seem like there's a sweet spot for traveling with an infant who doesn't need to … Continue reading Traveling with a Baby/Toddler
Everything We Saw, Did, and Ate in Paris
If you missed my previous posts (start here), we just got back from a family vacation in Paris with our 10 month old. After living in Paris for two years, it had been way too long since we'd seen our favorite city! Even better than living there, we discovered, is exploring the city exactly according … Continue reading Everything We Saw, Did, and Ate in Paris
Paris Travel Journal: Photo Diary II
As promised, here is part two of the photo journal of our Paris vacation! Find Part I here! DAY 4 In the morning, Whit stayed at the apartment with Arthur while I went on a photo walk. It was cloudy and gray, not the best for pictures, but we had already decided. I ended up … Continue reading Paris Travel Journal: Photo Diary II
Paris Travel Journal: Photo Diary I
In my previous post I shared all about our trip to Paris that we took at the end of May. I gave more of an overview of my thoughts on the trip, but this post (and the next one) will be more of a photo journal of what we did each day. It's quite picture … Continue reading Paris Travel Journal: Photo Diary I
Paris Travel Journal: Trip Overview
Our family just got back from a weeklong vacation in Paris. *Sigh.* It was bliss! This was our first time going back since we moved away almost 3 years ago. We lived in the heart of the city for 2 years, until July 2019. We had planned to go back shortly after returning to the … Continue reading Paris Travel Journal: Trip Overview
10 Things to See in the Louvre that Are Better than the Mona Lisa
I said it. I'm not harping on the Mona Lisa, she's cool and all. Actually, I could spend a lot of time examining her from different angles and pondering how her eyes can follow me wherever I go. But she's by far not my favorite thing to see in the Louvre. And I want to … Continue reading 10 Things to See in the Louvre that Are Better than the Mona Lisa
Newborn Favorites (+ my entire baby item checklist!)
I have always loved seeing posts like this, and looked at dozens when I was planning for Baby J's arrival. Now that Arthur is here, these are the products I would sing about! This is just my personal experience, but these are the essentials I relied on and would buy again and again. I'll share … Continue reading Newborn Favorites (+ my entire baby item checklist!)
Hospital Bag Essentials (Natural Birth)
I packed EVERYTHING in my bags for labor and recovery. I would rather be over-prepared than under-prepared, and I'm very thorough, so I don't think I missed anything in my planning! HOWEVER, in the end we used about 5% of the things we brought! Seriously. So I wanted to share what I actually used! We'll … Continue reading Hospital Bag Essentials (Natural Birth)
Arthur’s Birth Story: Part II
Continued from Part I! Warning: This has *almost* every gory detail, and is absolutely far too long for a blog post, but I'm not apologizing because I want to remember everything for myself forever and ever! (Also I wish I had more pictures to break it up but we honestly took none once actual labor … Continue reading Arthur’s Birth Story: Part II