11 Atlanta Area Splash Pads and Aquatic Centers

11 Atlanta Area Splash Pads and Aquatic Centers

With only a few more weeks until school is back in session, however that may look for you, everyone is trying to soak up all the summer they can. The last few weeks local splash pads and aquatic centers have started opening back up and I wanted to share a few places that would be [...]

Glamping Unplugged: Disconnecting From Technology to Reconnect as a Family

Glamping Unplugged: Disconnecting From Technology to Reconnect as a Family

As we quickly approached almost six months since our last adventure out of town as a family I felt the travel bug creeping up on me. While we were ready to go on an adventure we weren’t too sure if we were ready for busy beach towns and crowded hotels quite yet. While I was [...]

Summer Fun for the Whole Family in Atlanta

Summer Fun for the Whole Family in Atlanta

Schools out and now we are all looking for ways to entertain our kids inside and outside of the house. Museums, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and more attractions are slowly starting to reopen. Here is a list of family friendly attractions that are open or reopening and some of their new guidelines. 1. Georgia Aquarium [...]

No Beach Vacation Planned? No Problem! 14 Atlanta Area Beaches for the Perfect Day Trip

No Beach Vacation Planned? No Problem! 14 Atlanta Area Beaches for the Perfect Day Trip

A lot of us have had to change summer vacation plans this year. While I can’t wait to take our kids on a beach trip to see the ocean it will probably have to wait until next year. While lake beaches aren’t the same as ocean beaches they can still be lots of fun! I [...]

10 Family Friendly Places to Social Distance around Atlanta

10 Family Friendly Places to Social Distance around Atlanta

In the last two months all of our lives have been impacted by Covid-19 in one way or the other. For the first time in many of our lives we have been asked to slow down, stop going out, and to stay at home. As shelter in place orders and quarantine orders begin to lift [...]

Glamping: Our First Time in a Yurt and 10 Things to Know Before You Go

Glamping: Our First Time in a Yurt and 10 Things to Know Before You Go

Before we had any babies in our life my husband, then boyfriend, and I loved going to one of our local state parks. When we were planning on getting married we even thought about getting married there and spending a couple of nights in one of their yurts. Life happened and our plans changed but [...]

When Family Dinners Don’t Look Like You Thought They Would

What does dinner time look like at your house? Before I became a mom I had these grand plans of how every night we were all going to sit down together, talk about our days, and enjoy each other's company. There was going to be no complaining about the food I cooked, no outside distractions, [...]

Presence Over Presents: Giving the Gift of Experiences

Who else isn't too excited about all the new toys that are about to take over their house?? One thing we do every year that cuts down on filling our house with toys that may or may not get used is we gift experiences. This past year we used some of our Christmas money for [...]

The Best Places to visit Santa Around Atlanta

I don't know about your kids but my little ones are so excited for all things Christmas right now! Every night they ask to go look at Christmas lights, they love seeing all of the decorations in the stores, and their absolute favorite thing is visiting Santa! Here is our picks for the best places [...]

Discovering the Best New Kids Salon in Atlanta

My sweet girls hair needed some love. She still has that sweet, fine baby hair and I started to notice that the ends were getting so stringy. I had no intention of getting her haircut for the first time for a long, long time but it was becoming apparent that a tiny little trim would [...]