The Story Of Us

We spent the first two days of our birthday getaway on the Las Vegas Strip  but we just couldn't imagine ourselves spending another day walking the same street weaving in and out of the same hotels. We started with breakfast at Hexx Kitchen + Bar and stopped by the Hexx store to pick up some goodies for the boys. Then grabbed a Lyft to the airport to rent a car.. there is such a sense of freedom with a car. We drove 30 minutes out of the city to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.. we walked around for a bit then drove around the 40 minute scenic loop. There were several hikes and I wish we had thought to pack better shoes. We could have spent hours exploring this place.. next we headed to the Hoover Dam and the Mike O’Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Why the bridge? It gives you a great view of the Hoover Dam below and it's where the borders of  Nevada and Arizona meet.. I have never been in two states at once.. have you? For the mov

The Other Notre Dame - Inside the beautiful blue Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa. ( I hadn't known there was more than one Notre Dame Cathedral. So when in Canada it came as a huge surprise to me that there was not one but in fact dozens of Notre Dame Cathedrals. )  You can buy this print here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

I know I've been a little MIA, well after our big birthday getaway my brother, sis in law and little baby visited, sis in law and baby are still here and my mom is visiting too. And with all the beautiful weather we had been having over the weekend, it felt like a crime to stay indoors.  Getting back to our trip.. yay! Can't believe it's already been two weeks since we came back. Unlike last year when we stayed local and just stayed away for a day this year we decided to stay away a little longer and go away a little farther. We don't drink or gamble so why Vegas? We didn't want to go anywhere where we'd think 'aw if only the boys were here' and we don't like to go to the same place twice (with few exceptions) so Vegas seemed like the obvious choice. We flew in late morning and dropped our bags off at the hotel. We stayed at Treasure Island, a good hotel, not as fancy as some of the others and a little off center but it did the job. We weren&

Night Circus - Taken while enjoying a warm summer New Jersey night at the state fair. The lights illuminating the night sky. You can buy this print here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check these beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

My brother is coming to visit next week and my mom later in the month and they both very conveniently task me with buying the boys a little something from them. D is easy; books, puzzles, board games. He is the eldest so we are always looking to bring new things into the home allowing new experiences. H is a little harder. We still have so many of D's toddler toys around the house that rarely think of getting him something. I know.. I feel the guilt. So the past few days I have been on the look out for toys for 3 year old boys   My go to when picking a toy is always something educational .. I love a great puzzle  or building toys.  Don't let that smile fool you.. I made those foam block castles, he's just waiting for me to give him the go so he can destroy my creations lol.  This is also a great time to introduce the little guy to some board games . I still remember D's first board game at age 3 was Richard Scarry's Busytown, H on the

I am celebrating my birthday today and M tomorrow.. wohoo. We may get a cake between the two of us that H will most probably cut for us and insist we sing Happy Birthday to him because in reality it's his birthday.. lol. When we first got married we would start celebrating the Friday night closest to our birthday and it would go on till the end of the weekend.. there was less celebrating once we had kids. Last year my mother was visiting around the time and we decided to change things up and went away to a local bed and breakfast for the night. This year we're hoping to do something similar but for longer than just the night and farther than just a drive away. SO EXCITED!!! I wanted to share some cute and funny cards I found online.. any of you still give greeting cards?   Scribbler   Wit and Whistle   Finch and the Fallow   Finch and the Fallow   Sioux Alice   Knotty Cards and here's a glimpse of the card D made for M

        Mustard door - A beautifully carved mustard wood door with an olive green decorative trim stands out against the bright white walls of Malik al Ashtar's Shrine in Cairo, Egypt. You can buy this print  here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes.  Contact  for more information and special requests. I am now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information.                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin