15 Helpful Tips for Flying with Toddlers

15 Helpful Tips for Flying with Toddlers

Flying with toddlers is hard. And each state of childhood presents its challenges. Babies require a lot of stuff that takes up space, like diapers, bottles, and swaddles. Toddlers + preschoolers need a lot of patience and pre-planning to set them up for success on 

How to Have 5 Easy Days In Maui With Young Kids

How to Have 5 Easy Days In Maui With Young Kids

Traveling with a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old can be challenging. But traveling is a bucket-filler for my husband and me. So, we figure out how to make it work with the kids. Last month we were able to get away for a quick 5-day trip 

15 Helpful Items to Pack When Traveling with a Toddler

15 Helpful Items to Pack When Traveling with a Toddler

Traveling with a little one is no easy task.  After surviving over 15 flights with our one-year-old, I have come up with a list of 15 items to pack when traveling with a toddler that have made our trips more comfortable, efficient, and enjoyable.  I 

Flying with an Infant:  15 Tips to Make It Easier

Flying with an Infant: 15 Tips to Make It Easier

Preparing to take a flight with an infant is no easy task.  Chulengo joined us on over a dozen round-trip flights in his first ten months of life.  Because we moved when Chulengo was only seven months old, we took many trips to our new 

10 Family Activities in Los Angeles for $50 or Less

10 Family Activities in Los Angeles for $50 or Less

Planning a fun, enjoyable trip to Los Angeles is no easy task for anyone, let alone a family. Finding family activities in Los Angeles can be a bit overwhelming. Due to the high cost of living, the crazy amount of traffic, and the enormous size 

10 Tips for Traveling to Yosemite with a Toddler

10 Tips for Traveling to Yosemite with a Toddler

1. Make a plan to not really have a plan Beforehand, pick out the activities you are interested in doing. Loosely plan to do one activity each day. For example, we were in Yosemite for three days, so we picked three activities to do while 

A Weekend in Yosemite, with a Toddler

A Weekend in Yosemite, with a Toddler

As Chulengo has gotten into his toddler years, we have found that traveling far from home can often be exhausting. Finding a destination that will entertain him while also allowing us to relax a bit is quite challenging. But this past fall, we discovered that 

5 Things From Europe I Want to Use in My Everyday Life

5 Things From Europe I Want to Use in My Everyday Life

As a mama, I am always looking for ways to make life a little bit easier and more predictable.  Haha…predictable, yeah right!  No, but seriously, I am always trying to find ways to make raising a small child a little bit easier.  When we traveled 

A 13-hour Flight:  This Mom’s Hour by Hour Perspective

A 13-hour Flight: This Mom’s Hour by Hour Perspective

Hour 0 Why are all these people glaring at me as I board the plane with my sweet little 1-year-old?  It is not THAT big of a deal.  We’ve taken a dozen flights with him.  What’s one more? Hour 1 Oh, this isn’t so bad. 

Rome with a Toddler: 10 Tips to Make it Enjoyable

Rome with a Toddler: 10 Tips to Make it Enjoyable

After spending five days in Tuscany and we headed to Rome for five days.  I won’t lie and tell you that I was excited about the idea of vacationing in Rome with a toddler.  But, it seemed like a crime to travel to Italy and