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06/09/2024

Hello back to school, has entered the chat! While traditionally known for their luggage Beis now has school gear with the same quality as their luggage. With 3 different colors available there are backpacks, lunch boxes and duffle bags (perfect for after school sports gear).

Kennedy loves the Doodle Print style since she loves art and can color in her bag (plus it’s washable so she can recolor it as many times as she wants). Can’t believe it’s back to school already, I feel like summer break was so short this year.

04/09/2024

This is your sign to go on an RV trip! We did our first RV trip in 2018 with and have been hooked ever since. |AD|

I normally leave the driving to James, but this time I went on a little adventure with Kennedy in an RV I felt comfortable driving on my own. We explored near home and were reminded you really don’t have to travel far to have a fun adventure in an RV.

Have you traveled by RV yet?

14/08/2024

Italy Photo Dump and why I love my one on one trips with my daughters!

📍Colosseum
📍Lake Garda
📍Roman Gladiator School
📍Juliets House (they said touching her b***s brings good luck and well who are we to chance it 🤷🏾‍♀️🫣
📍Verona
📍Milan Art Class
📍Lake Garda
📍Trevi Fountain
📍Leaning Tower of Pisa
📍Colosseum

Our full Italy itinerary with how to book everything we did is coming soon!

Those who’ve been following a while know I do a one on one trip with each of my daughters every year. For those new (hiiii) here’s why I love them!:

👭🏾Individual trips allow me to personalize the trip to them. My girls both have different personalities and enjoy different things. On these one on one trips they don’t have to compromise on the activities they choose to do because their sibling isn’t interested in it or can’t do it because of their height, being scared or whatever other reason.

👭🏾Any parent of more than one child knows it’s impossible to give each of them your undivided attention when you’re all together. These trips allow us to just be with each other and me not have to worry about them competing with each other for my attention.

👭🏾And let’s be honest traveling with one kid is way easier than traveling with two! No siblings fighting and less stuff for me to carry around!

👭🏾Plus my husband and other daughter get one on one time with each other while we’re away too so it’s great bonding for all of us. James has done solo daddy and daughter trips with the girls too but while he has no problem being in content being responsible for creating it isn’t for him so we rarely get footage lol.

👭🏾I absolutely love the memories we create on these trips and hope they never get to the point where they don’t want to go on them with us. These are by far some of my favorite moments together.

Remember you don’t have to go far to spend one on one time, it can just be a lunch or dinner date or doing an activity at home together.

11/08/2024

As a carnival enthusiast, I am so excited for the girls to learn more about their culture through the new book Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos by New York Times best-selling author Tracey Baptiste (). |AD|

Geared towards kids 8-12, this Afro-Caribbean-inspired story is about three cousins who discover they are mokos–protector spirits during carnival season in Brooklyn.

It’s the first book in the Freedom Fire imprint by Disney Hyperion and Kwame Mbalia (), author of the Tristan Strong series, which Jordyn has read all the books from and absolutely loves.

Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos is full of magic and mythology and it’s on sale now, so be sure to grab it!

08/08/2024

The Olympics owes us nothing! That’s it, that’s the caption because I’m legit speechless at the experience we’ve had. Shout out to these legends and legends in the making!

04/08/2024

Kennedy did NOT understand the assignment 😂, she could not master the “struggle faced holding the Leaning Tower of Pisa” picture to save her life, she is legit smiling and apparently strong enough to only hold it up with the palm of one hand lol but we made it! Here are tips for visiting and a bit of history (SAVE + SHARE this post):

🇮🇹The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually apart of 4 buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa called Campo def Miracoli.

🇮🇹It took 200 years to complete after construction began in 1173 due to wards.

🇮🇹It was never meant to lean but began to due to an unstable foundation! It currently leans about 4 degrees but this is thanks to it begin closed in 1990 to correct the lean that had gotten as big as 5.5 degrees. It didn’t reopen until 2001.

🇮🇹It is completely free to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa however, if you want to climb the 251 steps to the top you must purchase a ticket.

🇮🇹The tower opens daily at 9am but closing times range from 6pm in the winter to 8pm in the summer so be sure to check for your specific visiting date.

🇮🇹The closest major train station is Pisa Centrale, about a 28 minute walk from the tower. Taxis are not the easiest to find in Pisa and Uber does not work in this city so plan accordingly with lots of buffer tome if you’re just visiting for the tower and need to catch a train at a specific time.

🇮🇹 If you are just visiting on your way to the next city and have luggage there’s a luggage storage company at the train station you can pay to leave your luggage with while you visit the tower and it’s €5 per bag.

Have you been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

28/07/2024

I strive to be one of those people who are fully packed days before their trip but I don’t know that it’s in me. Seriously how do yall do it? I’ll take my little progress though, a win is a win!

14/07/2024

17 birthdays with you! Happy 37th birthday to my man, my man, my man. Can’t believe we’ve spent more than half of your birthdays together, you’re getting old now 😘, love you! Enjoy the throwbacks 🫣

11/07/2024

Name another incoming 5th grader who wants to do college tours on their vacation! This girl is too much but I was happy to take her around Howard, obligatory photo at the Delta tree for me and show her around my Alma mater Georgetown University (I went here for grad school).

It was so nostalgic walking around campus and showing her where I took classes and hung out on campus. We even took the bus from my old row house to campus so she understood the commute lol.

These tours def had me in my feelings though, realistically we only have 8 years until Jordyn does go away for college. Let me get off the internet before I start crying!

What is your Alma mater and if you have kids, have you taken them there?

09/07/2024

I love revisiting places and either visiting a different part of the country/city or even sometimes just going back to do my favorite things/eat at my favorite restaurants there. Excited to explore a new part of Italy I haven’t before.

So what do you think? Are you always one and done or are there certain countries/cities you have or can see yourself visiting over and over again?

03/07/2024

Run, don’t walk! US cities to lots of European countries for as low as $329RT for SUMMER TRAVEL RIGHT NOW!

Just booked a EuroTrip for the end of this month and you can too, I have no idea how long these prices will last. Flights are available on United, Air Canada, SAS, Lufthansa, Swiss, and TAP available for travel from now through May 2025. See below for SOME of the available routes: (SAVE + SHARE this post):

* ATL to cities in Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Finland, the UK, and Latvia ranging from $375-$445RT

* Chicago to cities in Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and the UK ranging from $375 to $461RT

* FLL to Barcelona, Copenhagen, Madrid and Milan from $436-$457RT

* Houston to Madrid for $475RT

* LAX to cities in Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and the UK ranging from $392 to $479RT

* Miami to cities in Lithuania, Italy, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and the UK ranging from $375-$478RT

* JFK and EWR to cities in Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Italy, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and the UK ranging from $329-$460RT

* Raleigh to Copenhagen, Billund and Reykjavik for $454-$471RT

* SFO to Barcelona, Copenhagen, Milan and Madrid for $436-$475RT

* PBI to Barcelona for $496RT

There could be more cities with deals but these are the only airports I am personally signed up for to get flight deal alerts from.

These fares all include a carry-on and on SAS you can add a checked bag and free changes for $30 each way.

Anyone else snag a flight with this deal or plan to? Where are you headed this summer?

28/06/2024

I’ll go first! Most overrated: Dubai and Sydney | Most underrated: Madeira and Southern Idaho

What do you think?

16/06/2024

Happy Father’s Day to James, who sets the bar so high. The girls and I couldn’t imagine life without you! To all the dads out there, I hope you have an amazing day today! P.S. the last picture says so much without saying anything 🤣🤣.

15/06/2024

Things to do in Istanbul (save and share this post):

1. Visit the various houses of worship like Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque. Suleymaniye Camii, Ortakoy Mosque, Chora Church and the Camlica Mosque

2. Tour the Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace

3. Climb the Galata Tower for amazing views of Istanbul. You can even enjoy a meal here at the restaurant on the top floor.

4. Take a cruise of the Bosphorus to see both the European and Asian side of Istanbul.

5. Visit the cities Bazaars, the Grand Bazaar where you can shop your heart out and the Spice Bazaar where you can eat your heart out. Don’t leave without trying a Turkish delight!

6. If you want to go shopping Istiklal is the place to do so. They have a wide range of stores including international chains like Zara.

7. See a Dervish show at Hodjapasha.

8. Walk across the Galata Bridge to see fisherman at work and then walk under it to taste their fresh catches.

9. Take a day trip to the Princes’ Islands.

10. Experience a Turkish Hammam.

11. Explore the neighborhood of Balet, enjoying the colorful building and have some traditional Turkish tea or my favorite Apple Tea.

12. Turkey has some amazing food so go on a food tour or take a cooking class you can find lots on Airbnb Experiences. If you don’t do either just make sure not to leave without having a traditional Turkish breakfast!

This was my second time in Istanbul and I recommend staying at least 3-5 days here before going off and exploring other cities in Turkey but you could easily spend a week or more exploring Istanbul alone, especially if you like lots of rest during your days.

04/06/2024

23/05/2024

4 Ways to Build Generational Wealth for your kids!

*I am not a financial advisor & this is not advice* but doing these has been an integral part in setting our kids up for financial success.

UTMA/UGMA: custodial accounts that allow you to save & transfer financial assets to a minor w/o establishing a trust. Since money placed in these accounts is owned by the child earnings are taxed at the child’s tax rate, usually much lower than an adults, for added savings. The great thing about UTMAs is you can withdraw money from it any time for any reason w/o penalties so this can be used for a down payment on a house or anything your child needs later on prior to retirement.

529c: state-sponsored investment plan that allows you to save money for a beneficiary and pay for their education expenses. This money can be withdrawn tax-free to cover pretty much any type of college expense including housing. You can rollover up to $35k to a Roth IRA as long as your 529c has been open for 15 years.

Parents who have a business, the greatest gift you can give your kids is adding them to your payroll so they can start a retirement fund. If your child does anything to help your business like Kennedy serving as a model for our recent Janie and Jack shoot (pictured here) they should get paid & your CPA/accountant can set this up for you.

Roth IRA: An individual retirement fund which you contribute after-taxed dollars. Since we started this for Kennedy at age 5, simply maxing out her yearly contribution ($7,000) until she is 60 should yield at least $2M.

Florida Prepaid: Only applies to residents of Florida but allows you to lock in the cost of college from the day you start the plan. We moved here when Jordyn was 2 so that’s when we started hers so we pay monthly & whatever the tuition cost was back in 2016 is all we will pay for her college even though when she’s scheduled to go (if she decides to) in 2032 the price will be much higher. You can also prepay for 1-4 years of dorms. If your child chooses not to go to college in Florida, not go at all or gets a scholarship you can get your money back.

Do you have any of these for your kids? Tag a parent that needs this info!

20/05/2024

It’s almost lavender season in Provence, France, here’s everything you need to know and other things to do in the area (SAVE + SHARE this post):

Lavender season varies slightly each year but falls between mid-June and August. The Valensole Lavender Festival this year will be on Sunday, July 21st. Valensole is the most popular area with lavender fields and where these fields I visited were located. There are also fields in Sault, Manosque and Luberon.

Besides the lavender fields there are also sunflower and wheat fields and you can enjoy these things too:

🇫🇷Go village hopping and take in the small towns. The first clip of this video was shot in the village of Roussillon and we also visited nearby Gordes.

🇫🇷Explore the ancient town of Saint Paul de Vence.

🇫🇷Hike the beautiful Calanques de Cassis.

🇫🇷Relax at the beaches of Grande Plage of La Ciotat and the Grande Mer beach of Cassis.

🇫🇷Visit Gorges du Verdon, a gorgeous must see lake.

🇫🇷Go wine tasting at one of the vineyards like Les Vignerons du Mont Saint-Victoire. Provence is known for their Rosé but you can also taste sweet and spicy wines.

🇫🇷Explore a multitude of ancient ruins, including Roman amphitheaters.

🇫🇷Take a tour of one of traditional perfume factories, Parfumerie Fragonard, Molinard or Parfumerie Galimard and do a workshop where you make your own perfume.

🇫🇷Visit the Pope’s Palace in Avignon

The best airport to fly into is Marseille but if you are visiting from Paris you can take the train! From Marseille you will need to take the train or bus to Valensole or Manosque as your home base. As you’ll 100% need a car to get around you can also rent a car from Marseille and drive as finding a rental car in the smaller towns is more difficult.

Have you been to Provence? What did you enjoy about the region?

📸: .paris.photographer and you can email him at [email protected] and tell him I sent you and you’ll get a discount on your photoshoot in Paris or Provence!

17/05/2024

Not us having a child in double digits 😭😭😭. Happy 10th Birthday Jordyn. 10 years ago you made us parents with a birth story I’ll never forget.

In true Jordyn fashion she made her own birthday cake topped with fresh macarons she also made. Can’t wait to see what this next year of life brings you!

15/05/2024

After exploring the UAE my friends and I made a pit stop in Cairo for 3 nights before heading home. Here essential tips for visiting Egypt and things to do in Cairo (save and share this post):

🇪🇬US citizens need a visa to visit Egypt. It’s $25 and can be applied for online prior to your visit or on arrival (cash only). I did mine on arrival both times.

🇪🇬In Egypt they language spoken is Arabic and they use the Egyptian pound. Definitely bring cash with you in case you eat at smaller restaurants or buy something at a small shop.

🇪🇬 Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza. Plan to spend a few hours here as you’ll want to go inside the pyramids (if you aren’t claustrophobic), visit panorama view point, and the Sphinx).

🇪🇬Explore the Egyptian Museum, the new one is still not open, le sigh but the newest Musuem in Cairo, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilizations has opened and it is EPIC, much nice than the current old Egyptian Musuem in my opinion.

🇪🇬Visit Saqqara, which is the step pyramid. There are over a hundred pyramids in Egypt. Although the most visited are the Great Pyramids of Egypt you should at least see this one too.

🇪🇬Walk around the Khal Al Khalil, even if you don’t want to shop, walking around is an experience in itself.

🇪🇬Explore Old and Coptic Cairo by visiting the Hanging Church, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Al Azhar Mosque, the Fortress of Babylon and more.

🇪🇬See an Al Tannoura Egyptian Dance Heritage Show at Wekalet El Ghouri.

🇪🇬On my first visit to Cairo I stayed at the Marriott Mena House, which is right across the street from the Pyramids, on this visit we stayed at Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences. We had a 3 bedroom suite which had a living room, dining room, kitchen and family room with a wrap around balcony overlooking the Nile River. The room was a bit dated but a potentially good option if you need a lot of space, personally I preferred Marriott Mena House.

🇪🇬If you have extra time consider day trips to Alexandria, Fayoum, or Wadi El Rayan.

Check out my Egypt story highlights for an in depth look at how I spent 17 days in Egypt w/the fam in 2021!

Have you been to Cairo? Visited any of the wonders of the world?

12/05/2024

This is your sign to do a photoshoot with your friends! I’ll cherish these moments forever and can’t wait till we’re old and gray (although some of us already got grays if I’m being honest 🤣) talking about that one time in Dubai, looking back at these memories and laughing as much as we are in these pictures. Cheers to my bestie of 22 years, so glad we got to celebrate your birthday in style. Now seriously tag your friends who you want to take pictures with and book that shoot, you won’t regret it.

P.S. We used to capture these, use promo code MONET50 for $50 off a photoshoot with them.

09/05/2024

From solo trip to girls trip! I headed to the UAE after Nepal for a girls trip, flying directly into Abu Dhabi airport. Here are tips for visiting the UAE and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SAVE + SHARE):

🇦🇪 US citizens do not need a visa to enter the country as long as your stay is less than one month.

🇦🇪 The currency in the UAE is the Dirham and $1 USD is equal to $3.67 AED. Credit cards are widely accepted and I didn’t need to use cash once during our trip.

🇦🇪 Ubers are widely available and that’s how we got around the country.

🕌 The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was built in 2007 and is the largest mosque in the UAE accommodating 41,000 people.

🕌 It cost $545 million to build and while it is free to enter you will still need to get a timed entry ticket online.

🕌 It’s open Saturday to Thursday 09:00 am to 10:00 pm. On Friday’s it’s open 09:00am to 12:00pm and then again 3:00 pm. to 10:00 pm.

🕌 While the mosque is open to visitors this is a place of worship first and foremost so you must be respectful. For the ladies abayas are not mandatory but if you don’t wear one be sure to wear loose fitting clothing and note that shorts are not allowed and skirts must be below the ankle, no sleeveless shirts are allowed (this goes for guys too), nothing can be sheer and women’s hair must be covered. If you don’t adhere to this you will be provided with clothing upon entry.

Have you been to the UAE and/or the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque? What questions do you have? If you have additional tips please drop them in the comments!

05/05/2024

👩🏽‍🏫Principals Honor Roll for getting straight A’s ✅

🥇Winning FIRST PLACE in the Florida State Mandates Essay Contest in her category for grades 3-5 ✅

🏆Winning the Q1 Do the Right Thing Award (by unanimous vote) sponsored by Memorial Healthcare System for outstanding achievements and exemplary behavior ✅

⚽️Her soccer team (which she plays goalie) made it to the finals and won their championship game which went into sudden death with PKs ✅

April has been a great month for Jordyn so I gotta brag about her! We are so proud of her achievements and can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next!!

13/04/2024

I am still mesmerized but the “blue room” in the City Palace. City Palace is the royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State. Construction started on it in 1729 and it finished in 1732 and the entire grounds are beautiful!

It’s open from 10am to 6pm and there are various ticket options depending on what parts of the palace you’d like to explore.

Kids under 5 are free and kids 5-12 pay half price with tickets ranging from 700 INR to 4000 INR.

If you don’t have a guide you can do an audio guide for 100 INR or hire a personal guide at a cost of 300 INR for 1-4 guests or 400 INR for 5-10 guests. Plan to spend around 2 hours here.

For different periods between 2019-2023 you could actually spend the night here as one of the suites was put on Airbnb. The nightly rate was steep at around $6,500 but it came with a personal butler and all proceeds went to the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting rural women and people of Rajasthan.

Would you want to spend a night here?

11/04/2024

We only spent $68 on hotels for 10 days in India! Here are some of my tips on affording family travel (SAVE + SHARE):

While we usually decide our trips solely based on flight deals we actually planned our trip to India solely around Holi. Once I saw it fell during the girls spring break I knew we had to go, but this meant I needed another way to offset the cost as we had specific dates. Insert points and miles!

We spent 10 nights in India but only paid for one night! Did you know you could earn Hilton points by connecting your Lyft account? Just connect and you’ll earn 3 points per dollar on all rides. If you use Uber you can link your Marriott account to earn 3 points per dollar spent on Ubers, 2 points per dollar spent on Uber Easts pickups (min $40 spend) and 6 Marriott points per dollar spent on Uber Eats deliveries to Marriott properties (min $40 spend). Plus having status with Marriott and Hyatt allowed us to get breakfast for free at the hotels each day and with hotels and breakfast being covered we saved roughly $2,000.

For the night we did pay as it was not a local hotel we couldn’t earn points on we booked via booking.com but through the Rakuten shopping portal which not only gave us a 10% coupon for a promo they were running but I also earn American Express MR points on purchases (in addition to the points I earn directly on the credit card I used to pay). Rakuten has a cash back option instead of points but the AMEX points on more valuable for the future when I want to redeem them for flights.

How are you utilizing points and miles to save on your travel? Do you have your share ride apps linked to your hotel or airline loyalty programs? Do you use shopping portals whether it’s Rakuten or other like the Capital One Shopping Portal or specific airlines owned shopping portals?

📍Maharaniyo Ki Chatri in Jaipur, India

10/04/2024

Hello from Jaipur, India! After experiencing Holi in Mathura, we made the 4 hour drive to Jaipur where we spent 4 nights. Jaipur is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan with amazing architecture and known as “The Pink City” after Maharaja (King) Ram Singh had buildings in the city painted pink in preparation of a visit by Queen Victoria, who never actually showed up for her visit.

The location of these photos is Panna Meena ka Kund, a square-shaped stepwell built so the people of Amer could collect water but it’s no longer used today.

It is free to visit the site and looking into the step well but if you want to walk down the stairs you much purchase a ticket at Amber Fort, right down the street. The ticket is 5000 INR and is good for 6 people so best when it’s a group of people to split the cost.

Can’t wait to share more on Jaipur, it’s architecture is truly beautiful!

05/04/2024

Welcome to the Taj Mahal, here’s everything you need to know about visiting (SAVE + SHARE this post)

The Taj Mahal is open daily from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, except on Fridays when it is closed to the public. It’s located in Agra, India and if you are traveling from Delhi, you can book a private transfer, take the local bus or take the train, it takes roughly 4 hours depending on traffic. We took a private transfer and spent 2 nights in Agra, more to come on this later.

The current entry fee is 1100 INR (Indian Rupees) per person (for foreigners) plus an additional 200 INR to enter the mausoleum. Children under 15 years old are free to enter!

It’s best to purchase your ticket online in advance to avoid the lines at the entry gates, you can do so at asi.payumoney.com and your PDF tickets will be emailed to you.

What is the Taj Mahal? It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal and now also houses his tomb as well.

Construction on the Taj Mahal started in 1632 and the Taj Mahal itself took 16 years to build but the entire complex took just about 22 years to complete. Over 20,000 people worked on its construction.

It cost around 32 Million Indian Rupees to build, which in today’s currency would be 1 Billion US dollars!

The Taj Mahal is part of the 7 New Wonders of the World and visiting it completes my journey of visiting all 7 plus the only Ancient Wonder of the World still standing, The Pyramids of Giza! Jordyn only has the Great Wall of China left, James has Petra and Kennedy has the Colosseum and the Great Wall of China.

Have you visited the Taj Mahal? What did you think of it? How many Wonders of the World have you visited? Which one has been your favorite?

The girls and I are wearing lehengas which used to be traditional daily wear, mostly in Northern India but are now usually just worn at parties, festivals and weddings. James is wearing Kurta Pajamas, a men’s traditional Indian attire.

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02/04/2024

Have you ever had a major fail while traveling? What happened and did you find a resolution?

Travel fails are just apart of traveling and hopefully one will never make you want to stop traveling.

Travel stories | Travel fails | Reality of Travel | Solo Travel

26/03/2024

3 Day Rome Itinerary (SAVE + SHARE)

Day 1: Visit the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon and take a gelato making class. For an amazing sunset visit Gianicolo, a hill with 360 degree views of the city before having dinner in Trastevere.

Day 2: Explore the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. You can even mail yourself a post card from the Vatican’s post office and be sure to get skip the line tickets so avoid the long lines. In the late afternoon take a guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill.

Day 3: Take a day trip to Pompeii or stay in Rome and visit Villa Borghese, Galleria Doria Pamphil, Galleria Sciarra, Portico of Octavia. For dinner, make your own at a cooking class!

If you want to avoid the crowds visiting mid-March-May and mid-September to November will give you more mild weather and less expensive accommodations.

Is Rome on your list?

10/03/2024

Year 17 | Happy Anniversary to us! | We have the same dating and wedding anniversary so we’re celebrating 11 years married and 17 years together!

Had fun going down memory lane with these pictures from college to today!

Slide 1: Present day with James wearing my gag gift 🤣
Slide 2: Wedding obviously, 2013
Slide 3: Undergrad at my probate show circa 2008
Slide 4: Our 2nd vacation, we went to Puerto Rico, 2010
Slide 5: Grad school graduation, 2011
Slide 6: Engagement pics, 2011
Slide 7: Baby announcement for Kennedy, 2015
Slide 8: Holiday pictures 2019
Slide 9: Our 8 year wedding anniversary, 2021
Slide 10: Our anniversary last year

Looking forward to what the next 17+ years brings us!

09/03/2024

Happy International Women’s Day. It is not easy raising you two but I wouldn’t change it for the world. You have challenged me beyond measure but in amazing ways. You two have pushed me to accomplish goals I never thought were possible, your success as my motivation, so thank you for making me better.

Jordyn you are so smart, with huge dreams I know you’ll accomplish. You’re constantly thinking about other people and always willing to give your last if it will benefit someone else. I hope you never stop being so kind no matter how ugly the world can be, you make such a positive impact.

Kennedy, you are so brave and have no problem saying what’s on your mind. You never give up, no matter how hard something is. I hope you continue to stand tall and let your brightness shine.

Cheers to raising the women of the future! To all the women in the world, I hope you’ve felt celebrated today!