At the beginning of this month, we decided to take a weekend trip to Washington DC with our toddler, Theo, in tow! We wanted to do a weekend getaway somewhere, but now with a toddler, deciding where might be toddler-friendly sometimes gets a little bit tricky. After some thought, we landed on DC. We figured the metro would make things…
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Apple Picking at Jeter Mountain Farm
About a month ago, Garrett, Theo, and I visited Jeter Mountain Farm in Hendersonville, NC. Jeter Mountain Farm is only about 1 hour from Asheville and 2 hours from Charlotte, NC. Since we are from Charlotte, Jeter Mountain makes the perfect apple orchard day trip! This was not our first trip to Jeter Mountain Farm. We went a couple of…
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Costco Chicken Bake Copycat Recipe
People show a lot of love the the inflation-proof Costco hotdog for $1.50, but I would argue for justice for the Costco chicken bake. Sure it’s not $1.50, but if you don’t think that pizza dough stuffed with Caesar dressing, chicken, bacon, and cheese sounds like the best food ever– you’re objectively wrong. Whenever I would tag along with my…
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Roasted Vegetable Soup
What is someone to do when they have an abundance of tomatoes in their garden and a bunch of veggies in the fridge to use up? Roasted vegetable soup of course! I like to have a couple of recipes in rotation to use up random produce in our fridge, and this one is our favorite as the weather is cooling…
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Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin
This Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin has to be the best way I’ve been enjoying Brussels sprouts lately! We love plain roasted Brussels sprouts in this house and this is like a combination of roasted Brussels sprouts and mac and cheese (sans the noodles). Especially with the cooler weather, this is a really comforting, warm side that I’m sure everyone at…
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Foam Sensory Activity for Babies and Toddlers: Mouth Safe!
Theo is over a year old now and so I guess that means we have a toddler on our hands now?! Since becoming a stay-at-home mom, I sometimes struggle with ideas of what to do each day. Luckily this foam sensory activity was easy for me and a big hit with a toddler. It’s always fun to do a sensory…
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Roaming Around Rome: A 3-Day Itinerary
Ciao, Roma! To wrap up our Italy trip adventure series, I am sharing the breakdown of everything we did in 3 days in Rome. Being in Rome is like stepping into a time machine and being catapulted back to the days of gladiators. You’ll just be walking down a regular street and there will be ruins of the Roman empire…
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Discovering Florence’s Hidden Gems: A Two Day Adventure
Buongiorno! A bit over a week ago, Garrett and I returned from our trip across Italy. We were able to visit Milan, Florence, and Rome in just about a weeks time, and were able to spend two of those days in Florence. I recently posted an overview of our trip, but wanted to do a post with more specific details…
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La Dolce Vita: Our Ultimate 7 Day Italy Trip!
Ciao! Grab a cappuccino so we can get all caught up on our recent 7 day trip to Italy. Garrett and I returned from our trip to Italy a little over a week ago now, and so I am trying to get all of my thoughts out into posts before I start forgetting specific details! 🙂 With only 7 days…
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