I am always excited to learn about local adventures that are suitable for kids. So I was pumped to find a website called Red Tricycle. I signed up to receive the weekly newsletter especially for the Los Angeles area, (they also have one for New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, etc) and it’s chalk full…
Nestled in the hills of Griffith Park, there are quite a few hidden treasures. So many areas we still haven’t explored, probably because I always return to the old favorites. Like this vintage wooden carousel. We’ve seen it many times, driven by countless amounts. But the dang thing always seems to be closed. So this…
My cousin and his wife came to visit from Finland and they brought their cuuuute little girl. She’s a year and 9 months and pretty much Stevie’s BFF now. They spent the week together and got along really well – minus the few times they didn’t want to share toys. But even that, in…
I’m no expert, but as an annual passholder, I go to Disneyland about 8-10 times a year. Things have changed since Stevie came around. (And they will likely change again once he turns 3 because of the cost). But for now, these are just some tips I have kept in mind over the years, especially…
You may or may not know that my roots are Finnish. Insert joke here: “Finnished with what?” I know, knee slapper. Anyway, my mom is from Finland and that’s where my weird name comes from too. We still have family there, and every few years, we are very fortunate to see them. This time around,…
Sometimes Stevie just wakes up too dang early. Like the kind of early where the birds aren’t chirping, there’s no daylight, and we just know we will all be exhausted the rest of the day. And it’s one thing to be exhausted, but it also throws off the whole nap/eating schedule thing that we’ve worked…
Sometimes it is crazy how many things we can fit into a Saturday. Part of that is due to the fact that we are up and at ’em by 7am these days, instead of noon. We kind of amaze ourselves when we can make a Goodwill drop, eat brunch, get haircuts, visit Target… and there’s still half the…
Most of you know that Stevie and I keep a pretty packed schedule. Between 8 therapy sessions a week and preschool and errands and naps and whatever else comes our way, we don’t have a ton of free time. And I never thought I was the type of person who relied on schedules and plans.…
This day was just nuts. Paul and I must have been off our game, because everything seemed to go wrong. We had a great time when it was all said and done, obvi, but wouldn’t blame our friends if they never wanted to hang out with us again! They were visiting from Utah and had…
We finally did it. A month after Stevie’s actual heart-iversary, we went to Disneyland to celebrate this little heart warrior. It was kind of fitting, actually, since we went during CHD Awareness Week. This was something Paul and I talked about doing while we were still in the hospital. Stevie was recovering, lying in the…