After two long days touring London, we rested our tired feet Sunday evening and got up early on Monday for our Legoland adventure. The kids were super excited and it was easy to convince them to do things, because...
London with Kids: Museum of Natural History
If you are following along, yesterday we visited the Tower of London on our first British outing with the kids. At the end of the day, we tried queuing to have the kids’ pictures taken with the Harry Potter...
London with Kids: Tower of London
Our kids are getting to that age (ages 4 – 11) that are the perfect age for theme parks such as Disneyland. You know. That magical age where they are old enough to walk (no baby buggies!) and go...
Newbridge Silver & The Museum of Fashion Icons
June seems to be the season for goodbyes in the expat world. During the year, people come and go, but in June, there is a mass exodus of friends and acquaintance as people complete their work assignments and move...
Adventures in Dying Brown Eggs for Easter
Our youngest will be five this fall and I’m pretty sure that I have never dyed Easter eggs with her. I have photographic evidence that I’ve done this with the older three, but Little Lulubelle has gotten the short...
Lunch with my brother at Ukiyo Bar
During the second week of my brother’s first visit to Dublin, he stayed in the city centre with his girlfriend and we would meet up during the day or evening depending on their plans. On the Thursday of the...
Out of the trenches of motherhood
It is true when people talk about early childhood as this crazy time in your life. A time when you don’t remember if you’ve showered or remembered to drink the coffee you poured hours early. Children stand in the...
Prague with Kids – Part 2: Children’s Island
After a long, hot day the day before, we decided to stay indoors for our second full day in Prague. The forecast was ominously predicting 28C-30C which is about 85F. The heat was already making everyone grumpy and listless...
Prague with Kids – Part 1: Charles Bridge and Petřín Hill
After five days in Munich, we were ready for the next part of our adventure – Prague! I had been to Prague many years prior in 1999 and was very interested to see how this beautiful city had changed...
Trying a New Frosting with a Baymax Birthday Cake
Long, long ago, I didn’t know how to make frosting. I didn’t really know how to bake either as it was something that my mother did not do. When I needed a baking badge for my Calvinettes group (think...