After 5 days porting, we welcomed a relaxing day at sea. Mom and Dad at breakfast We went back to the kid’s play area and played. Kensington read books and we all built with blocks. In the 50 degree weather,…
Bundt Cake #4: Chocolate Coconut
First of all, I want to thank everyone who became a follower of my blog this week :). I drew a name at random for the cookbook giveaway and it was Lauren Austin. I will be mailing her a copy…
Northern Europe Day 9: Stockholm, Sweden
Today, we headed off to Stockholm, Sweden. We had to take a bus and a train to get there from the boat…this is little mister on the train. Group shot! Kensington is digging into her purse looking for something. I…
Halloween Whoopie Pies
I was totally going to blog about something else today. Totally. But then yesterday, Smith and I were at Target and I found the Halloween Funfetti cake mix stuff and well…I couldn’t help myself. I came home and whipped these…
Northern Europe Day 8: Helsinki, Finland
I was super, super excited about visiting Finland. I had always wanted to visit Finland and Sweden, which is one of the biggest reasons we took this trip. Finland did not disappoint. This was my very favorite day!! Who wouldn’t want…
Dinner Tonight: Chopped Beef Sandwiches
My friend Sheaffer and I always joke that when we cook dinner in the crock pot, we feel like rock star wives. There is just something about walking into your house smelling a yummy dinner cooking away in the slow…
Happy Birthday Kensington!
I’m interrupting vacation photos to wish my sweet girl a happy third birthday! These pictures were taken on Tuesday, her first day of school. Sweet girl woke up at 3:30 AM ready for the day (darn jet lag). She was…
Northern Europe Days 6 & 7: St. Petersburg, Russia
When we booked our cruise, we had two days in St. Petersburg, Russia. In order to get off the boat in Russia, you had to either stay with a tour group the entire time (being shuttled in a bus, taken…
Northern Europe Day 5: Tallinn, Estonia
Today, we ported in Tallinn, Estonia. I knew very little about this country and what to expect, so it was an adventure for sure. Smith started out his day with some Fruit Loops, of course! One day, I will remind…
Northern Europe Day 4: On the Baltic Sea
We spent day four at sea sailing to our next port. It was lovely. We slept in, Andrew and I each worked out, and we stayed in our pjs most of the day. Smith still in his pjs at breakfast…
Cookbook Giveaway
Hello there! Here’s the deal…I launched my blog on August 28th and then went on vacation for two weeks :). I really wanted to launch it by September 1 and since I would be out of town, that meant launching…
Northern Europe Day 3: Germany
We sailed through the night and woke up in Germany. We were ready to get off the boat and start an adventure. Smith was ready for his Fruit Loops. So excited about our first port!! We ported in Rostock and…
