Reading is one of our favorite activities to do with our 3 year old daughter. It is fun, educational, intimate and it passes time! Let’s be real, if you have a toddler, every second needs to be occupied with something! Am I right??? Every two weeks, we make a trip to our local library asRead More
Emma’s Baptism
Unlike the Catholic norm, we didn’t baptize Em when she was an infant. We had various reasons as to why her baptism was “delayed”; however, I am so glad that she was a bit older because she got to experience the day herself. This is so special because she’ll have memories of this day andRead More
Wishing You Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays everyone, and for those of you celebrating Christmas, Merry Christmas Eve! We are currently in Chicago, braving its frigid weather to spend Christmas with our loved ones. We had a big family dinner yesterday with aunts, uncles and cousins. So not only is my stomach exploding with all the good food I ate,Read More
Family Vacation at Virginia Beach
Is it just me or is it super hard to squeeze in a family vacation? When I think about vacations, extravagant, international, tropical are a few of the first things that come to my mind. But those things require a lot of time away from home and tons of planning, not to mention $$. AndRead More
Toddler Relationships
Have you ever observed how your kids play with other kids? For Em, it wasn’t until about 2 years old that she actually played with others. We had plenty of play dates when she was younger, but they didn’t actually play together. It was more so being in the same room but doing their ownRead More
Honeysuckle Tea House
One of our favorite places in the Triangle Area is Honeysuckle Tea House. Ever since we were first introduced to this place, we were hooked. Now that we live farther away, we don’t visit as much as we would like to, but it is a must place to go when we have visitors in town.Read More
Real Mom Talk: Finding the Right Child Care Provider
Today, we are saying goodbye to Em’s very first teacher, Ms. Ani. My heart is so heavy with sadness but excited for Ms. Ani’s next adventure in life! You see, Ms. Ani was Em’s first teacher figure. Em was at home with her nanny for the first 18 months of her life. We decided toRead More
Maddie and Steve
When I decided to write again back in 2014 shortly after Steve and I got married, I struggled a bit coming up with a name for the blog. In addition to wanting to store my thoughts somewhere, I wanted to document our life journey for our family and friends living afar. I knew this wasRead More
Disneyland Fun & Tips with a Toddler
One of the most anticipated trips on our California vacation was hands down our day trip to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. When planning our Cali trip, we weren’t sure if we wanted to take Em to Disneyland as we thought she may still be a little too young. We were going to waitRead More
San Diego Fun!
After leaving our overnight cabin stay in Crestline, we made our way down SoCal to La Jolla, San Diego to visit Steve’s cousin, Frances and her family, Jeff and Jacob. We rarely get to see them so we were super excited to spend quality time with them, especially with their 2 yo son, Jacob. JacobRead More