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April 26, 2016 by Kirstin

nearing the end of an era

spring break new zealandWe spent the month of April trekking around New Zealand.

spring break new zealandIt was gorgeous, more gorgeous than the pictures I took convey, more than I can put into words.

spring break new zealandAnd it was so fabulously fun- I love these people of mine and having three weeks to just spend time with them exploring a new place is pretty much my very favorite thing.

spring break new zealandIt was also our last trip as our family of four. The next trip we have on the docket is Japan in the late summer/early fall, and I will do that trip with a baby strapped to my chest. I am still a little bit in shock about that. Happy shock, but still shock.

spring break new zealand

spring break new zealandThis New Zealand trip, the whole time, it felt a little bit like we were saying goodbye to an era, to our family of four.

spring break new zealandIt was a bit surreal, actually. I remember struggling five years ago, before Pi joined our family, to imagine loving anyone as much as we loved Burke. And then I remember those concerns flying out the window of my hospital room the minute we met her. It was also at that minute that we ceased to remember what our life and family were like before her. I love it that we get to do that again, that our hearts, which currently feel full-to-overflowing, are about to grow just to accommodate our love for our new little love.

spring break new zealandIt’s also a bit surreal that this is actually happening. If you know me, you know that I’ve wanted to adopt since, well, since I can remember. And I still feel a bit overwhelmed with gratitude that the Lord is answering that prayer.

spring break new zealandI know we have a little more than a month left as a family of four, and I intend to soak these moments in and smooch my (big) babies as much as I can during that time. But there is also a joyful giving way that is happening as we watch God prepping our family for a New Thing. As bittersweet as the end of this era may be, the dawn of new is peaking over the horizon and we cannot wait for that season to begin.

June 17, 2015 by Kirstin

seoul city guide- a travel guide for families

Planning a trip to Seoul (or aren't yet, but will be after reading this city guide)??? This travel guide includes extensive recommendations of what to see and do (even better- it's written by a family that lives in Seoul!)

Friends, I am absolutely blown away by today’s city guide (part of our series of travel guides for families- written by families that live in those cities!). I have to confess, I asked Jess to write this city guide knowing full well that we had a trip to Seoul in the works. I did not […]

May 27, 2015 by Kirstin

paris city guide- a travel guide for families

Paris city guide- a travel guide for families

As you know, Jordan and I both love (love love) to travel! And as we try to pass this love of travel and cultures and the world to our kiddos, we are always in the middle of planning a trip. Whenever I find a city travel guide written by a family that lives in that […]

April 1, 2015 by Kirstin

hong kong city guide- a travel guide for families

hong kong city guide-a travel guide for families

Friends- we are beyond thrilled for this latest installment in our Family Travel Guide Series. Not only was our family’s trip to Hong Kong last fall a huge highlight of our year, we had the chance to hang out with our guest blogger, Emily, while we were there. And, y’all, she is one of those […]

March 3, 2015 by Kirstin

bangkok city guide- a travel guide for families

bangkok city guide- a travel guide for families

Today’s post is so fun- this Bangkok City Guide, written by the ever-fabulous Adrianna from CrafterHours, is part of our family travel guides series. If you like to travel with kids, be sure to check out our city guides (and stay tuned- we have some great tours lined up this year). Hi! My name is […]

March 2, 2015 by Kirstin

family travel- kid friendly city guides (the series)

family travel guides- kid friendly city guides

Guys, we seriously could not be more excited about a series that we’re launching this year- city guides for families that are traveling with kids! We both love (love LOVE) traveling. And we’re both trying to pass on this passion to our kiddos by, you guessed it, seeing as much of the world as possible […]

October 14, 2014 by Kirstin

denver city guide- a travel guide for families

denver city guide- a travel guide for families

In preparation for our travels later this month, I have been scouring the internet for Hong Kong and Singapore City Guides, especially kid-friendly ones. And our recent Must-See travel list making has (unintentionally) generated quite the “When we go to Denver next Spring” to do list (which is pretty much a Denver City Guide for […]

March 6, 2014 by Kirstin

the truth about travel with kids

the truth about travel with kids

I almost didn’t write this post. See, I read travel-with-kids blogs (lots of them, actually) and I am pretty sure there are families that really do pull off travel with kids without the bumps and detours that we run into. However, those blogs are primarily written by digital nomads (look it up, it’s a thing). […]

March 3, 2014 by Kirstin

home again (and some fun news)

middle east travel pictures

After the longest day of travel in the history of the world (ok, it wasn’t actually the longest travel day, it just felt like the longest travel day), the Smooches and I are back in Denver! As we try to reacclimate to winter and Mountain Standard Time, I thought I’d share some fun news (and […]

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