We hosted 14 people for Thanksgiving and thanks to some extra bedroom space since our move, we were able to fit everyone comfortably. The boys loved having their cousins around for a few days. After rolling out the rolls to rise and prepping the turkey on Thanksgiving morning, we hit…
As always, we watched the Disneyland castle transform into a winter wonderland throughout November. It doesn’t matter what season it is; as long as we have passes, we try to get in as many Disney days as possible. One of the boy’s friends had a birthday party at the Disneyland…
Blake made it past the one year mark of year round swimming and he really started to find his stride. He advanced into a higher level which meant his practice time increased to 1.5 hours, three days a week. Each practice consisted of swimming well over 1000 meters. Practice was…
Newport Beach is our go to whenever we have company in town. My parents couldn’t think of any place they’d rather be than Southern California for my dad’s 60th birthday, so we spent a gorgeous Saturday at the end of September biking on the boardwalk, taking the ferry over to…
It wouldn’t be a trip to Michigan without the annual beach video. My brother started this tradition years ago when Blake and Nash were little. He captured moments on the beach and combined them into beautiful video compilations. I loved this tradition so much that I took filming and video…
In addition to our Mackinac trip, beach days and beach nights, there were a few more things that made our time in Michigan complete. I tackled the flights with four boys solo, knowing that a few hours onboard would be worth it for two weeks in Michigan. The trip came…
We’ve seen countless sunsets over the years at Lake Michigan, but we’ve never seen accompanying waves like we did one particular night. The wind was whipping over the water, creating ocean-like peaks. We were out for dinner with extended family and when we saw what the waves looked like on…
There are so many things we love about being in Michigan, but at the top of the list is spending our days at the beach. My parents grew up going to a particular beach overlooking the Pere Marquette lighthouse and I did too. Now it is a part of my…
What is it about an island and vacations? It’s a natural fit on Mackinac Island. You have an island where the automobile never replaced the horse and carriage. You have lodging properties where corporations never replaced family ownership. You have a Revolutionary Era fort where the British couldn’t permanently replace…
For the first time in years, we didn’t make a summer bucket list. Our move completely took over our summer and we were lucky to squeeze in a few fun things amidst all the house hunting, packing, moving and unpacking. I took some quick snapshots from my phone, so here…
