Half way through our trip we decided to go to Rotorua for one night. I was really surprised at how much there is to see and do there. We only had 2 days so we packed a lot of action into each day. When we arrived we checked into our hotel and headed straight for the Redwoods Tree walk. All the grandparents were in one car and us "kids" were in the other car. The grandparents hauled out of there and left us driving in circles not knowing where we were even meant to go. It turned out to be a … [Read more...] about NEW ZEALAND TRIP 2018 PART TWO
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New Zealand Trip 2018 Part One
On February 4th we got on an airplane to Auckland New Zealand. We arrived on the 6th! So right there we lost a day? I guess we got the day back when we came home. This was our first trip back to New Zealand since we moved to California and got married back in 2011. This was also the first time we ever took both children on a long international trip, and this was the first time they got to meet their uncle Adam and see New Zealand. Before we left I had this vision of what the trip would … [Read more...] about New Zealand Trip 2018 Part One
Emmett Turned 4 Years Old
Well five days ago Emmett turned 4 years old. I remember always saying I can't believe he is a certain age, but this year it feels like he should be four ha ha. It feels like I have been a mom for four years! Maybe having two children makes you feel more like a mom? not sure, but this year he acts like a 4 year old and it feels like it has been four fun filled years since he was born. He is such a good boy 90% of the time and the rest of the time is absolute chaos! He is still … [Read more...] about Emmett Turned 4 Years Old
Living Abroad – Flash Back to 2011
I finally found some video footage from New Zealand 2011. I had been looking everywhere in all of my back up drives until I finally found a back up drive in a box that I didn't even know I had! Luckily there was some video footage from when we lived in New Zealand. Of course the video is not high quality, but its still fun to see what we were doing back then. … [Read more...] about Living Abroad – Flash Back to 2011
New Years Weekend 2018
2018 is here! Another year has flown by and we are continuing to enjoy life. We went to Pismo Beach for the New Years weekend. Traveling with kids is not for the weak! People use to tell me a vacation with kids is not a vacation and they are 100% right! We had a great time, but it wasn't the vacation where you are sipping a margarita reading a book in the sun ha ha. Pismo beach is beautiful and I am so happy we were able to enjoy the outdoors. We enjoyed: … [Read more...] about New Years Weekend 2018
Knott’s Berry Farm Passes
Is it a good deal to get a Knott's Berry Farm year pass? Today I am going to share my Knott's Berry Farm pass experience. In January we bought Knott's Berry Farm year passes for everyone in our family. We currently live around 30 minutes from the theme park so it is easy for us to go for a full day or half day of fun. The passes are a great deal! If you plan to go more than 3 times you will pay less than a regular day ticket price. We decided to not buy a … [Read more...] about Knott’s Berry Farm Passes
Travel Plans
We have been doing a lot around here. Now that Emmett is in preschool 2 days a week, time seems to fly by even faster. About a week ago he got to take home the class mascot who is a monkey named Marshall. He took that monkey everywhere with him. When it was time to take the monkey back he wrote a story for the class and he got to share his story with the kids. I think this is an awesome project! I can't believe how the kids love doing this assignment, … [Read more...] about Travel Plans
Big Bear
Last weekend we went to Big Bear. It was so nice to have cool weather and be in the great outdoors. I wish we lived full time in the wilderness. The kids loved running around and gathering pine cones. We made a fire where we were staying because it was actually cold at night. The first day there we went to a really neat park and later in the afternoon we went for a hike up the street where we were staying. On Saturday we went on a boat ride on the lake and then … [Read more...] about Big Bear
Weekend in Oceanside
Friday we went to Oceanside for the weekend. We had an awesome time swimming, drinking, fishing, surfing and boogie boarding. I wish we could have been there for a week because 3 days seem to fly by. Papa Carl came down on Saturday and helped Emmett catch his first fish! We really need to go to a lake and do lots of fishing so Emmett can understand what is going on. This was the only fish we caught the whole time, but … [Read more...] about Weekend in Oceanside
A Weekend Away
We finally had a weekend away with no kids! This was the first time since before Emmett was born that we had a weekend away doing something fun with no kids haha. We went to San Diego on Saturday and we stayed the night at the Horton in the Gas Lamp District. It is always crazy down there with a lot to do. We started out by driving down and parking the car and catching a train to old town for margaritas and Mexican food. I forgot my hat and sunblock so I didn't want … [Read more...] about A Weekend Away