This past weekend, our family went camping at Deep Creek Lake with my dad and step-mom. I’ve visited the area a number of times over the last 10 years and I always love being there. The rolling hills, lake houses, mountain wildflowers, unique tourist spots, and the overall lake atmosphere is phenomenal. Every time we go camping at Deep Creek Lake, I wish I could live there.
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There is a high that comes with travel and it’s never easy to come back home. But coming home is even harder when you’re emotionally attached as well. A month ago we arrived in Australia to spend 3-weeks with my grandparents and to show Brady where I grew up. This trip has been a long time coming and it’s hard to believe that it’s now in the past.
It’s been 4.5 years since the last time I saw my grandparents and as two of the dearest people to my heart, that’s an excruciatingly long time. I was initially sad we hadn’t gone with my dad, brother, and sister at Christmastime but now I’m thankful that the 3 of us got to spend our time at Gran and Pa’s with undivided attention. Henry really got a chance to fall in love with my grandparents and he formed such a sweet bond with them. I also feel like Brady got a chance to fall in love with my birth country. I’ve been longing for him to experience it and it brings a whole new level of joy that it’s a part of his life now too.
I posted yesterday about our beach trip to the Outer Banks and I thought it might be helpful to follow up with what to pack for a beach trip with a baby. Babies tend to need a lot of gear to help make life easier and I wanted to make sure we were prepared! I’ve added an * next to the items that were unused but many of them I still would have taken anyways.
We took Henry to the Outer Banks for baby’s first beach trip over the week of the 4th of July. Our extended family rented a large beach house in Buxton, Hatteras Island, NC for the week. The 12 of us had a blast and Henry absolutely loved the beach! At 10.5 months old, he loved the water, the waves, the sand, and all of his sand toys. He had just started taking steps before our trip and by the time we left, he could walk across any room by himself!
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Hello Again! I’ve been loving this gorgeous spring weather, haven’t you? Everything’s in bloom and I couldn’t be happier.
The last few weeks have been busy with some traveling, making travel plans, birthdays and other exciting things and I’ve managed to fall behind, but I wanted to make sure I shared some of the things I’ve been loving lately starting with a couple food things!
Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato
I have been obsessed with this Sicilian Pistachio Gelato and it’s bad because it’s one of the only ice creams I can sit down and eat the whole pint in one sitting. It’s bad and I try not to bring it home too often for this reason. I’m a bit of an ice cream snob and I’d often much rather spend my money on a small amount of amazing ice cream then get eh ice cream for less. This stuff is super creamy and flavorful and there’s enough pistachios to have some in every bite. I tried a cheaper brand of pistachio ice cream lately and I could barely eat it so… yeah this stuff is the best.
Forager Project Organic Cashewgurt in Lemon
I really loved this stuff. If I had been blind taste testing, I would have thought that this was the real stuff. The consistency was on point, the lemon adds the sourness that traditional yogurt has but that’s not to say that it’s sour because it definitely is not. I saw it at Whole Foods and decided it was something I needed to try because I’m trying to back away from dairy since it messes with my digestive system. It’s hard to find worthy vegan substitutes for some of my favorite things and I’ve wanted to try some cashew alternatives but haven’t gotten around to it until now. I’d definitely recommend checking this out!
Today I am going to be doing my first Thinking Out Loud linkup with Amanda from Running With Spoons! I’ve been reading her blog for a while and decided that today I had some stuff I wanted to share with you so I’m going to jump right in and share some of the things I’ve been thinking about and loving lately…
1. Aly Raisman
The best news ever was announced yesterday!!! Aly Raisman isn’t planning on retiring yet and after a year off she’s going to resume training for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo! I love Aly so much and was feeling a bit bummed because it seemed like she was probably going to retire but she is so phenomenal and fun to watch. I watched the all around event live and I almost cry even just seeing this photo because it was a perfect moment.
