A few weeks ago I told my husband that I had a kind of crazy idea… let’s bring our two-year-old and 3-month-old on a trip to Disneyland and Legoland. He only took a day or two to cave and say yes, so off we went! We knew we were taking an expensive gamble on whether …
Day Hiking Summit Lake- Mt. Rainier Area
Trail Name: Summit Lake Location: Mt. Rainier Area Date Hiked: July 29, 2021 Start Time: 8:14 AM End Time: 12:08 PM Total Hiking Time: 3 hours & 25 minutes Elevation Gain: 1,332 ft Total distance: 6.55 miles Min. Elevation: 4,211 FT Max. Elevation: 5,605 FT Weather: In the high 60’s(F) when we arrived at the …
Outer Space Birthday Party
DIYing an ‘Out of this World’ 1st Birthday For our son’s first birthday we decided on going with an ‘Out of this World’ space theme. While not a new idea by any means, it seemed like a fun theme to plan around (and this will probably be the last birthday where we get to pick …
An Open Letter to my Son
The world came to a halting stop one year ago. Fear and the unknown motivated the unthinkable. People hid. People banned together. People banned against each other. Love was shown in creative ways. Love was loud! Heroes stepped up. Heroes stepped out. Hate came parading in the streets. Violence reared its ugly head. People fell …
A Beginner’s Guide to Starting the Keto Diet
If you are curious about the Keto diet, how it works and maybe even how to start, read on! I am in no way a professional on the subject and also not your doctor, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I am speaking to you from my personal experience and from …
Reviewing The California Beach Co. Pop N’ Go Playpen
If you have a baby or small kids, you know as soon as they are mobile, it’s a near-impossible task keeping them contained in any way while keeping them safe. As a full-time-working-from-home mom, I can’t be sprinting around my house constantly rescuing my curious and determined 11-month-old from every dangerous predicament he gets himself …
Tagalong Girl Scout Cookie Copycat Recipe (but better!)
It’s Girl Scout season and who doesn’t love a good Girl Scout cookie?! They are delicious! But being an avid baker, I know how easy it is to bump the flavors up to make a much more rich and intense cookie than what comes out of the box. The other day, I had a hankering …
Working at Walt Disney World – Disney College Program
In 2012, my twin sister and I, Katie, participated in the Disney College Program, a paid internship working at a Disney Park as cast members. We have our photo albums and Facebook posts as memories (holy cow, did I keep the world of Facebook updated during this time…I’ll insert some cringy posts I found), but …
Self-Publish Children’s Books on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
Do you want to publish a book, but don’t know where to start? We were in the same boat! After stumbling up Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), we realized that it was a possibility to self-publish a book in a matter of how long it took us to create one. This is a very …
How to Make the Best Butter Cream Frosting and Chocolate Ganache – Recipes
There seems to be two types of people in the world: those who are the frosting people and those who are the cake people, we are the former. It’s the reason we eat cake and cookies. In our home growing up, it was a race to kitchen for who would lick the beaters clean. If …