Travel
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Spring Break in Atlanta: Adventures with Preschoolers
The past week, we stayed in Atlanta for spring break and had mini adventures around town. Since the boys were out of school, we got to go on mini adventures around town that we generally don’t get to do since Reid is in school 5 days a week. My mom was in town which made our adventures even more special. The Thursday before break, I took Reid out of school (perks of preschool!), and we ventured to the Children’s Museum in Downtown Atlanta. We have not been to the Children’s Museum as Covid made me very wary of going to a hands on museum, so it was very special being…
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Romantic Weekend Getaway to Highlands and Old Edwards Inn
Drew and I just got back from a 48 hour trip to beautiful Highlands, North Carolina. Originally, I planned a surprise trip for his 35th birthday to New Orleans. His parents honeymooned there many years ago and he always mentioned that he wanted to visit, so I thought it would be the perfect place. However, our family got covid so we had to reschedule and then the weather was calling for rain and temps in the 30s/40s which was not ideal for traveling to New Orleans—so we pivoted and booked a super last minute trip to Highlands which is about 2.5 hours from Atlanta. They say “everything happens for a…
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Family Fun Camping Trip with Young Kids to Tallulah Gorge
Last weekend, we travelled a couple hours north of Atlanta to go camping at Tallulah Gorge. We try to have two annual camping trips; one in the late spring and one in the early fall. Drew has been wanting to visit the Gorge and with the leaves changing, it was the perfect time to visit. Since the campground at Tallulah Gorge State Park is pretty small, it fills up very quickly so I made sure to book a few months out! We arrived to the campsite on Friday afternoon and got settled in. The boys were so excited to help set up camp and to sleep in their sleeping bags.…
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BEST Tips for Peaceful Road Trips with Preschoolers
As we love visiting friends and family, we travel quite frequently in the car so I am breaking down some of my best travel tips for preschool aged kids.
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Amazing Four Night Family Vacation to The Outerbanks
We had FOUR fun filled days to the Outerbanks with two little kids and a tropical storm! Even with a tropical storm in the forecast, we managed to have an incredible trip to Pine Knoll Shores in the southern Outerbanks and make the most of every day there! We definitely came back feeling refreshed and revived 🙂 Drew’s aunt and uncle have a place in a wonderful community that has access to numerous pools, tennis courts, marinas, and beautiful landscape. Following our 9 hour car trip (the boys did wonderful!!), we biked up to the pool for a couple hours to get out all their energy. Reid and Walker both…
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Top Recommendations in Jackson Hole for Family Vacation
We just got back from a week long vacation to visit my mom in Jackson Hole. We have been to Jackson 3 times in the past 10 months, but this was the first time we took our boys. They were so excited to see Nana’s house and explore the “Wild West.” While completely different than a vacation without kids, this trip definitely lived up to all of our expectations. We are excited to take them back in 2022. We went Saturday to Saturday, and y’all that is a game changer. Having the extra day at home (Sunday) before getting back into the swing of life makes a HUGE difference. I…
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Camping with Toddlers: Family Fun on Lake Lanier
We just got back from a weekend long camping trip to Shoal Creek Campground on Lake Lanier. This is our first lake camping trip and first time camping with just our immediate family. We have taken both of the boys camping in years past, with the help of other family members, but at ages 3 and 5 we are ready to go with just our family. I am pretty sure camping will get better and better every year. We usually go camping in the mountains, but switched it up to go lake camping as it is closer to home (only 45 minutes away) and near where we keep our boat.…
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Celebrating Seven Years of Marriage in Bryson City, North Carolina
Drew and I just got back from a quick getaway to Bryson City, North Carolina to celebrate our 7th anniversary. It was an amazing location to enjoy nature, drink good beer and relax with each other. A 24 hour getaway from our boys, really allows us to reconnect, recharge and be better parents and partners to each other. I cannot recommend dating your spouse enough 🙂 We started our mini vacation off by mountain biking near Deep Creek. Y’all I have never mountain biked before and was pretty intimidated as my husband LOVES to mountain bike and is extremely fast on his bike. I am a more slow and steady…
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Useful Items for Simplifying Flying with Little Ones
We have flown quite a bunch the past few months, including two trips with our young children. I am sharing my top 7 tips to simplify air travel with littles during this on-going pandemic to help keep everyone healthy, safe and happy during their travels. And a shout out to my best friend, who called me for tips before her upcoming trip with three young children and inspired this post 🙂 Top 7 Tips for Traveling on an Airplane with Littles: Double stroller or wagon: If you follow me on social media, you probably know my love of my lightweight double stroller for traveling. Using a double stroller or wagon…
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Pool Bag Essentials with Kids to Simplify Life this Summer
Preparing for the pool this summer is A LOT simpler since I have my MUST HAVE list from last summer (I found a post that I never published!). I thought I would share with y’all my go to pool bag to help simplify life a little 🙂 For reference, my boys are 3 and 5. They don’t know how to swim yet (long story), but they are working on it. Here is my list of 10 LOVED items for summer. Bogg Bag: Y’all I get asked about this bag ALL THE TIME. It is super cute, durable and very practical. It is super versatile too, I brought it along to…
