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5 Most Recommended Portland Coffee Shops

Trendy Portland, Oregon Coffee Shops

June 6, 2017

When I shared that I was headed to Portland, Oregon for the weekend I asked for recommendations of places to go. Coffee shops were highly recommended! My sister and I decided that

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Favourite Places

We spent the day going from one side of Portland to the other. Biking, drinking coffee and checking out all the murals that we could find. A whole 10 + miles later and we got to view a large number of the murals on our list. Some murals that we had heard about before were […]

May 28, 2017

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Weekend Wardrobe Packing List: Travelling with only a Carry On

Every time that I go away I always tell myself that I am going to pack less. Does it ever happen?

May 25, 2017

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The Loden Hotel | Mothers Day Giveaway

This post is in partnership with The Loden Hotel. As always all views and opinions are my own. What is one thing that every mama could get more of?

April 16, 2017

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Mother and Daughter Style | Must Have Carry On Items

After our first flight with Evelyn, I realized that I 100% over packed. There was so much that I thought I needed after hearing over and over that you need to pack so much when travelling with your kids. To my surprise, I discovered the opposite. We really needed such a minimal amount of stuff when travelling […]

January 12, 2017

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Our Family vacation to Oahu, Hawaii

Since as long as I can remember Hawaii has been on my “next place to travel” list. It has always been a number one place that I wanted to visit, but it never ended up happening. Well things have changed and thankfully a cousin of James’ decided that Hawaii was where they wanted to get […]

January 2, 2017

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Granville Island | 5 Family Friendly Places in Vancouver

I’ve lived just outside of Vancouver, BC for my entire life, making frequent trips into the city to explore. I feel so lucky to live so close to a city that really has everything you could want when looking for an exciting family vacation. Vancouver has it all, from the ocean and mountains to the theme […]

September 20, 2016

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Harrison Lake Family Vacation

I’m on a bit of a high right now after just coming back from two nights away with the family and feeling so so refreshed from it. Not going to lie, I was a bit of a stress case leading up to this trip (maybe even a bit on the trip too) as I was […]

July 19, 2016

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Summerland Family Vacation Tips

A few days ago my sister said to me, “Ok so can we go on our next family vacation to Summerland, where you just went?” and of course I said something like, “UMMM YES! That is exactly want I wanted to propose to everyone.” Long story short my family is made up of four girls […]

May 24, 2016

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