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How to make your road trip dreams with a baby reality!
Taking a road trip with a baby is no easy task. Heck, leaving the house with a baby is no easy task. I remember one of the first doctor’s appointments with Leah when she was days old — it took us seemingly an entire hour just to pack our diaper bag. We now have a…
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How to avoid meltdowns and love hiking with your baby!
We currently have a five month old baby, and after many hikes with her — we officially can say that we love hiking as a family of three. There are a few adjustments we have learned along the way, and they have made all of the difference for us. Here are our top tips for…
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The joy of learning new skills: stop motion edition
As we explore our new camera, observe styles of photography and film-making we admire, and start to practice on our own — we have taken on the excitement of creating stop motion videos! So far we have taken a few stop motion videos around where we live and we signed up for Colette Peri’s course…
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Kona vs. Hilo: Find out what Big Island city you will enjoy more!
As we were planning our trip around the Big Island of Hawaii, the big question for us was where we should spend most of our time: Kona or Hilo? After consulting a few friends and scouring hundreds of articles and blogs, we decided on spending most of our time in Kona. While we certainly enjoyed…
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Restaurants with luxury outdoor patio seating in Las Vegas
For most of the year, Las Vegas has beautiful weather. Being able to sit outside on a patio while at a restaurant somehow increases the satisfaction of a meal in my opinion. Coupled with coronavirus, being able to sit outside while dining creates one less stressor about this new reality! Here are a few of…
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Magnificent Chattanooga – City of Love
Before moving out to Las Vegas, we lived in Indianapolis. While there, we spent many three-day weekends there — including the weekend we got engaged and for our first anniversary. Needless to say, Chattanooga holds a special place in our worlds and journal! Chattanooga truly is a natural wonderland, yet the downtown really gives you…
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We love our wall art — Here’s why!
We have three large art prints that come from three different hikes we took in our first year of living in Las Vegas. #1 — Waipio Valley in HawaiiThis photo comes from the hike down to the valley floor of Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. This is one of the most beautiful…
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How to see and experience Hawai’i Volcanoes
When it is your first time to a national park, you want to see all of the highlights. This guide packs as many of the most beautiful spots in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park into two days (or one and a half). If you have read any of our other guides, you may find this is…
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FOMO Travel Guide to the Big Island of Hawaii
We have a trend of packing as many stops and activities into a single trip the first time we visit. (See our Death Valley guide for another example of this) Therefore our trips to Hawaii are always filled with activities that take you around to truly see the diversity of the island. We also approach…
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How to make easy, beautiful vegan sushi (without fish!)
Every once in a while, we make things a special occasion by making our own sushi! It really is not too difficult, because we have this awesome Sushezi (found on Amazon). We are not influencers, but this product really surpasses all expectations on how easy it is to make sushi at home. Our favorite recipes…
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