We travel on airlines often. Hot Hubby is an American Airline Million Miler, and I’m pretty darn close myself. In fact during Sebastian’s second year of life we lived in Dublin for a year, and he flew 100,000 miles in one year! However, airline travel with kids requires massive preparation and is rife with potential hiccups and worries. Here are…
My boys have been on various sports teams for as long as I can remember. Between soccer, basketball, baseball, football and surf teams… we’ve done most team sports (and logged thousands of miles and thousands of dollars too!) Team sports aren’t all about physical benefits, and are a great way to explore and develop lifelong skills. Here are fifteen reasons…
School’s (almost) out for summer! (queue Alice Cooper!) Hallelujah… we made it to summer break people! We lived through another school year filled with endless projects, homework, test prep, morning madness, and don’t get me started on those lunches we lovingly packed every freaking day for our sweet angels. Our teachers are tired after months of field trips, testing, projects…
An open letter to my teenage son, from Mom:
As we wrap up another school year (7th and 11th grades), I can’t help but feel nostalgia, excitement, sadness and pride, all at the same time with my teenage boys. I mean from the time I became pregnant (all those years ago), I’ve been preparing them to become self-sustaining humans. I…
Spoiler alert… marriage is hard. Very hard. It’s never a ‘good’ time to get away without the boys, and there’s always a reason ‘not’ to leave real life, but it’s also really really good for the soul. We spent 36 hours together. Without kids. In a hotel. Solo. No little humans in our room. Did I mention the without kids part…
An African safari is one of those bucket list trips , so you want to be sure you do it right. But where do you start? Read this article for our tips…
The benefits can be amazing when your child gets involved in community service, regardless of the capacity. Here are 5 reasons why your child should volunteer…
I love the holiday season. There I said it. I love everything about it. I love the crisp air, silver decorations, sappy commercials, warm mulled wine, and I love love love picking out the perfect holiday card to send to our family and friends…
We debated shark cage diving for an upcoming South Africa trip. The boys desperately wanted to do it, and the mom voice in my head said ‘are you f-ing crazy?!?’ Regardless, at our family meeting, I was outvoted and we had shark cage diving as a line item on our South African itinerary. Read what happened…
The mystery surrounding Easter Island’s massive Moai statues is what brings most visitors. There are many theories, but it is still unknown today exactly why they were carved or how these massive stones were transported around the island.
1. The Moai statues on Easter Island all face inward
Legend has it that the Polynesian people who built the Moai – the Rapa Nui…