Growing up in upstate New York I’ve always been fond of the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont as my parents always took me there when I was little, summer or winter, rain or shine…
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As you guys’ know my husband’s entire family lives in Romania and my family are all over the US, so we do a LOT of domestic and international travel. So you can imagine I’ve become a BOSS at packing and travel (or at least I think I have - haha….
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We like to do at least one special thing with the kids at the weekend that gets us all out of the house and in to nature. My kids love packing up their lunchboxes with healthy treats and a few non-healthy ones too ;)…
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So… here it is! The official GoldWestVintage home office decor tour! You guys may recognise this area if you’re an OG member of GoldWestVintage… notice anything funny…
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One of my favourite things about where we live is our ability to take our toddlers on beautiful nature walks and hikes with minimal equipment. This Ring Mountain Hike is right at the end of our street…
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OMG - is there literally anything better than slow Sunday mornings cooking pancakes in PJ's with the kids? One of our favourite ways to start the day is with homemade pancakes...(although they aren't really home made.. shh don't tell Tudor!)…
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I have to admit - visiting the Black Nosed Sheep Farm in the town of Zermatt, Switzerland was one of the top highlights of our trip! I took the top photo so quickly as Nic was walking in front of me…
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I am so excited to finally share some of my European family travel destinations in the next few posts. This is a follow up to my post on Aura's baptism in Brasov. When people think of Romania, most think of Dracula's…
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A bi-coastal dilemma. What coast is best? It was an amazing trip back East! Visiting friends and family in my favorite places. I have to admit I am feeling a little…
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It was a Romanian Baptism for our sweet Aura Azaleea. We had the baptism at the same church we had Tudor's at. It was held at Biserica Buna Vestire, an Orthodox church in the historic…
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Happy 3rd Birthday to my sweet Tudor Traian. Tudor requested a puppet show! He had seen one before and loved it, so I tracked down Fairyland in Oakland, CA whose performers…
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Bedtime routines with toddlers are so important! For Aura and I, it's our special time together to reconnect after a busy day. As we all know, starting a sleep routine early, so your little one will know bedtime is coming soon, is key to…
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Family Water Living is in full effect when it's Summer time here in Northern California! When we first saw our house we knew we had to have it. Outdoor shower…
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April showers bring May flowers and in our yard that means lots of flowers! We bought the house from a lady who designed a beautiful garden with almost a hundred species of plants, ferns, trees, succulents and…
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For Aura's first Birthday, I wanted to do something very special. Her name means light and she emits an 'aura' around her of colored light, which creative people do. So for my little angel, I wanted her party to be the most…
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Don't mind me...I'm just chillin' on my golden poof drinking my milk! What brings you here? Better late than never, a peek into Aura's crib-aka-nursery-almost-to-be-a-toddler-room-soon! As most of you know…
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It is fully upon us now! We have been swimming at La Petite Baleen in SF for lessons, at our local town pool in Tiburon with friends and at my cousin's pool in Napa. This sweet picture of…
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Tudor love to cook, in fact I think he's going to have videos up on his eggs & french toast soon. He's got his little step stool to help pour, measure…
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