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  • Happy Little Hooligans,  Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Color Factory Houston with Kids

    If you’ve been following me for any time at all, you know that we make a big deal out of birthdays around here. Last week Harper turned 7 (I’m still wrapping my head around this idea), and we are still partying! One of the BIG ways we were able to celebrate was with a trip to Color Factory Houston! Just in case you live under a rock, interactive art installations are kind of the new thing and Color Factory Houston is the latest and greatest of these limited-engagement…

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    Making the Most of Your Trip to Candytopia

    If you spend any time scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, you’ve seen the ads for Candytopia. This interactive “art installation” where nearly everything is made of candy, is all my childhood fantasies come true. It’s also the latest place to get that perfect selfie. Candytopia has been in Houston for the past few months and as much as the Willy Wonka lover in me neeeeded to go, I had a hard time paying that much for it. Tickets are $28 for an adult and $20 for kids ages…

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  • Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Driving the Pikes Peak Highway

    One of the big things I wanted to do in Colorado with my kids was to ride the Pikes Peak Cog Railroad to the summit of Pikes Peak. Luckily I happened to look it up online because they are currently closed for refurbishment until 2021! I know my kids (and I) would have loved the train, but this time we were driving the Pikes Peak Highway! To be completely honest, I was kind of dreading this drive. Switchbacks tend to make me car sick and I was certain…

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    Royal Gorge Bridge and Park

    One of our last stops before heading home was Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, just outside of Cañon City, Colorado. The Royal Gorge itself is one of those places you see with your eyes but can’t truly comprehend. The magnitude of the chasm and the beauty of the mountains are enough to make the trip worthwhile. But then to walk across this immense suspension bridge spanning the gap is an experience like no other. They are absolutely right when they say Royal Gorge Bridge and Park combines God’s…

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    Cave of the Winds Mountain Park

    A long time ago, in a land far, far away (Manitou Springs, Colorado, to be exact), a bunch of young whippersnappers took a Lantern Tour at Cave of the Winds Mountain Park. It was so much fun, you guys. I’d been in other caverns before, but being in one where the only lighting was the lantern in your hand really added to the excitement of a guided tour. Fast forward to last week, and Dustin and I found ourselves with 2 kids, ages 6 and 2, back at…

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  • Happy Little Hooligans,  Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Santa’s Workshop North Pole Colorado

    The last time I visited Santa’s Workshop North Pole near Colorado Springs, was over 25 years ago. The memories of the park itself are vague, but the excitement of celebrating Christmas in Santa’s off-season is still vivid as ever. This year they celebrate 63 years in business, but somehow they are still one of Colorado’s best-kept secrets. Located on Pikes Peak Highway, Santas Workshop North Pole Colorado is the perfect place for family fun and adventure any time of year. A few weeks ago we planned a last-minute…

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    Houston Axe Throwing

    You guys, I am not one to pay much attention to ads. Especially not Facebook ads. But one day I’m just scrolling through my feed, minding everyone else’s business, when I came across an ad for Houston Axe Throwing. Read that again. Axe throwing. In Houston. If it wasn’t obvious after Goat Yoga, I am clearly down for (almost) anything. As much as axe throwing sounded like it was absolutely not my thing, I had to get in on this. First of all, we owe a huge thanks…

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    Goat Yoga Texas!

    Goat Yoga. Yep. It’s a thing. It’s a real thing. I read about it a long time ago in one of those crazy news stories that suck you in when you’re supposed to be doing something important. Basically, these west coast weirdos were doing yoga while some goats ran around. “People are so weird,” was my thought. Didn’t cross my mind again. Then a few weeks ago I happened to be watching another video that was completely unrelated, but mentioned Goat Yoga just to be funny. I decided…

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    Our First Flytographer Experience

    If you know me at all you know I’m kind of obsessed with pictures. Yours, mine, people I don’t know, beautiful, blurry, all of them. I seriously don’t know what it is, but I just love to look at pictures. So when we happen to be doing something fun I kind of go crazy and take a million. While we were in Destin over the summer (read about it here), every day at sunset the beach would be covered with families and photographers. It got me thinking. Why…

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On our flight back from Hawaii 13 years ago, we sa On our flight back from Hawaii 13 years ago, we sat next to a man who comes here every single year. He said the only thing they ever do is lay by the pool all day long for a week straight. As we went on and on about our adventures, he kept saying he was jealous that we did more in one trip than he had ever done in decades of coming to Hawaii. ⁣⁣
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We think of that man often. Not that we’re knocking it. There’s a lot to be said for rest and relaxation, but we figure we can do that at home. We travel to make memories and to experience as much of this world as we can while we’re here. ⁣⁣
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Except today we resorted to resorting. We were the most basic of basic tourists. But we still didn’t lounge. The kids played in the sand, we snorkeled and paddle boarded, we soaked up a little too much sun, and then we lu’aued hard. ⁣⁣
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*Disclaimer: These turtles were not disturbed by us in any way. They came to us, and we just froze. I don’t even think they were looking for food (we didn’t have any anyway), maybe they were just curious. We do what we can to save the turtles on the regular so nobody freak. Just let this magical moment be what it is.⁣⁣
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#seaturtle #seaturtles #seaturtleconservation #seaturtlelove #seaturtles🐢 #seaturtlesofinstagram #snorkeling #snorkel #snorkeling🐠 #snorkelingadventure #sup #standuppaddleboard #standuppaddleboarding #standuppaddling #resort #resortlife #resortstyle #luxuryresort #resorthotel #resortliving #luau #luauparty #lei #hawaiivacation #hawaii #hawaiitrip #kona #konahawaii #kailuakona #kailuakonahawaii
Hawaiiing | he’WY’ee’EEng | verb⁣ 1.Adopti Hawaiiing | he’WY’ee’EEng | verb⁣
1.Adopting the spirit of aloha, exploring Hawaiian places off the beaten path, tasting Hawaiian cuisine, observing Hawaiian wildlife, and an overall enjoyment of all things Hawaii 2. A state of mind, a state of being, a state of the state of Hawaii⁣
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We are Hawaiiing like only professional Hawaiiers can Hawaii.⁣
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#hawaii #hawaiistagram #hawaiilife #hawaiiunchained #hawaiian #hawaiisbestphotos #hawaiitrip #hawaiilove #hawaiivacation #hawaiiliving #hawaiifood #hawaii50 #hawaiitravel #hawaiifive0 #hawaii🌺 #hawaiieats #hawaiinstagram #hawaii🌴 #hawaiiinstagram #hawaiifiveo #hawaiiadventures #hawaiiisland #hawaiilifestyle #hawaiisunset #hawaiibeach #hawaiistyle #hawaiianlife
When this trip was still in the dreaming phase we When this trip was still in the dreaming phase we decided the first Hawaiian island we would bring the kids to was Hawaii, the big island, to see the active volcanoes. We missed the Mauna Loa eruption by just a few weeks, but Kilauea didn’t disappoint. Dustin and I got to finish a hike across a crater that we started 13 years ago, and we watched fire fountains in a lava lake from multiple viewpoints and times of day. Then we slept in an off-the-grid Airbnb in the middle of a lava field and woke up… more tired than we’ve ever been. ⁣
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#volcano #volcanoeruption #volcanoes #volcanology #volcanonationalpark #volcanohawaii #activevolcano #volcanohike #hawaiivolcanoesnationalpark #hawaiivolcanoes #lava #lavalake #lavahike #hiking #hikingadventures #hikingtrails #familyhike #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #hitthetrail #familyadventures #familyadventure
Day 1 in Hawaii. Groundhog Day.⁣ ⁣ If this is Day 1 in Hawaii. Groundhog Day.⁣
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If this is what I have to do for the rest of my life, I think I’m gonna be okay. ⁣
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Zero plans looked like a spam breakfast by the water, and a day at the beach next to a sacred temple (rebuilt) from King Kamehameha’s reign. We saw sea urchins, a rainbow of fish, mongoose, and a rainbow of birds. We made new friends, had a Mai tai in the shade, and enjoyed the first of many shave ices.⁣
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The highlight of the day was doing absolutely nothing while we enjoyed the warm breeze in our hair and the sand in our toes. ⁣
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I’m not coming back. I have to keep doing this forever. ⁣
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#hawaii #hawaiistagram #hawaiilife #hawaiian #hawaiitrip #hawaiilove #hawaiivacation #hawaiiliving #hawaiifood #hawaii50 #hawaiitravel #hawaiifive0 #hawaii🌺 #hawaiieats #hawaiinstagram #hawaii🌴 #hawaiiinstagram #hawaiiadventures #hawaiiisland #hawaiilifestyle #bigisland #bigislandhawaii #bigislandlove #bigislandlife #bigislandofhawaii #kona #konahawaii #kailuakona
Airports are one of my favorite places on the plan Airports are one of my favorite places on the planet. Any airport. It doesn’t matter. ⁣The people watching opportunities are endless and the variety of footwear alone provides some quality entertainment. ⁣
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I myself have strolled through the terminal in dressy flats, hiking boots and everything in between. But you know those shoes you sometimes come across in the department store and wonder, “Who would wear those?” The answer is airport people. Airport people totally rock some crazy shoes. And kudos to the women in heels. Any kind of heels. Kudos, and good luck. ⁣
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But it’s not just the shoes that get me. It’s people of all walks of life converging in one place, each to get somewhere else. Every shade of melanin, young and old, in groups, pairs and all alone, from every corner of the earth, we are each on a different mission. For every homebound business traveler, there is another on their way to make a new home. For every family headed to the beach, there is someone praying for the chance to kiss their loved one for the last time.⁣
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It’s easy to pass through, head down, ears covered, without ever noticing the life taking place in the seat next to you. But it’s fascinating to think about the thousands that walk these terminals every day, the many different people, with so many different journeys, and how they all start right here. ⁣
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Airports, and people, make the world feel so big, and yet so very, very small. Because when it comes down to it, we’re all just traveling through life, in our footwear of choice. ⁣
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#humans #humansoftheworld #humanity #peoplewatching
There you have it, folks!⁣ ⁣ #takethekids #wor There you have it, folks!⁣
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#takethekids #worthit #travelwithkids #travelfam #airportdiaries #airportshenanigans #neveradullmoment #arewecrazy #arewethereyet #sotired #tripofalifetime #seetheworld #spoiled #spoiledkids #traveldays #travelday #comeflywithme #youcandoit #notashardasitlooks #familytime #familytravel #everydayadventures #everydayadventure #everydayisanadventure #welltravelled #welltraveled #welltraveledkids #welltravelledkids #welltravelledlife 
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Do we look like we just flew for 9 hours? Because Do we look like we just flew for 9 hours? Because we just flew for 9 hours. ⁣
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Even my phone seems to be feeling it. ⁣⁣
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Dustin and I both had moments where we were certain we’d made a grave mistake. But overall, it wasn’t actually that bad. ⁣⁣
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And the best part was that we woke up this morning in Hawaii, and had breakfast by the water. I’d fly 9 more hours for this. ⁣⁣
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We have zero plans today aside from beachin’ and eventually some shave ice. ⁣⁣
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And maybe a nap. We could all use a nap. ⁣⁣
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#hawaii #hawaiistagram #hawaiilife #hawaiitrip #hawaiilove #hawaiivacation #hawaiitravel #hawaii🌺 #hawaiinstagram #hawaiiadventures #hawaiiisland #travelday #traveldiaries #traveldays #travelfam #traveladdict #travelbug #instatravel #instatrip #instatravelgram 
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Traveling with kids: It’s chaotic and frustratin Traveling with kids: It’s chaotic and frustrating and probably a little crazy, but highly recommended. ⁣
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I still don’t know how she could have such BLOND I still don’t know how she could have such BLONDE hair when she was clearly born a brunette! ⁣
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#brunette #brunettegirl #brunettebabe #blondie #blondehair #blondegirl #blondelife #blondebabe
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