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WEEEEE!!!!  I can say without a doubt, Christmas morning as a parent is better than Christmas morning as a kid.  I went to bed SO EXCITED for them to wake up and see the cookies all gone and open their stockings. P was nervous that Santa wouldn’t come if he was sleeping on the couch, so he crept into our bed at some point in the middle of the night.  Cutie pie.  Pretty sure Santa had already come at that point 😉 They were both up SOOO early, but we got them back to sleep… Read more >

Twas the day before Christmas and we were happy as could be in our sunshine-y bubble of a vacation. I did a spin class at the hotel gym, which was as mediocre as could be.  I’m not a proficient spin person but even I could have taught a better class.  The energy was non existent, which is kinda an integral part.  Oh well.  I still pushed myself as best I could and got a good sweat. We ate breakfast at a place called Healthy Creations that was gluten free, with an emphasis on organic, vegan… Read more >

I may just eat everything in all of San Diego if we stay here too long… Before the sun was even up, Kyle and I took turns working out at the hotel gym, which is one of the nicest gym’s I’ve ever been to.  They have classes too, like TRX and spin and whatnot.  We didn’t anticipate it being as cold as it is in the mornings so my attire makes me want to go straight to the gym rather than run around the property freezing.  But I still did a little of both. For… Read more >

I’m happy to report back to you all that it IS IN FACT POSSIBLE to drive 10 hours with a 2 and 4 year old without using an iPad (or any screen time for that matter). Now, truth be told, we brought the iPad along just in case things were really dire, but I also packed a TON of activities for them – felt toys, magnetic games, books, cds and books ON cds. Each had their own discman and headphones so there would be no arguing and Kyle and I wouldn’t have to listen to… Read more >