I knew that this trip to California would be the most challenging yet with our 20-month old twin toddlers, so I scoured the Internet for ideas of how to entertain … Continue reading Travel With Toddlers

I knew that this trip to California would be the most challenging yet with our 20-month old twin toddlers, so I scoured the Internet for ideas of how to entertain … Continue reading Travel With Toddlers
It’s amazing how you can take your hometown for granted, how you can completely miss the beauty of where you live simply because you see it all the time. When … Continue reading Exploring Red Bluff
While my dad was still in Pennsylvania with us, I came up with a plan to fly to California for a week over Mother’s Day weekend as a surprise for … Continue reading Mother’s Day Surprise
One of the greatest childhood joys is jumping in puddles. It’s as if there is a magnet pulling kids toward puddles and they just have to play in them! So, … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Jump in a Puddle
In early January we purchased our plane tickets for ten days in California with my family and we were SO looking forward to being out there. We had planned to … Continue reading The Road Trip that Almost Was…
Any children of ours will grow up to be Philadelphia fans if Brennan has anything to say about it. Brennan loves the Phillies, Eagles, and, of course, the Flyers. This … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Go To a Philadelphia Flyers Game
As you know by now, the giraffe has become Tori’s mascot, so to speak. We have been told that whenever people see giraffes they think of – and pray for … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Feed Giraffes (Philadelphia Edition)
When we were considering what adventures to put on Tori’s Bucket List, one of the categories of thought was “Things every child should do” and this one shaped many of … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Pumpkin Patch
While we were planning our Arizona experience we found out that my dad’s grandmother was going to be in Mesa (she’s a “snowbird” 😉 ) and we were so excited! … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: Meet My Great-Great Grandmother
If you go to Arizona, going down to Tucson to see the gigantic cacti is well worth the drive. This was a first for our little family – we had seen … Continue reading Tori’s Bucket List: See a Giant Cactus