It’s hard to narrow it down, but here’s some of my favorite safer / better beauty products that I’ve been using the last couple of Summers. I don’t prefer to wear a lot of face makeup so these items help prevent sun damage, sooth my skin once I’ve been out in the sun, and give […]

It’s hard to narrow it down, but here’s some of my favorite safer / better beauty products that I’ve been using the last couple of Summers. I don’t prefer to wear a lot of face makeup so these items help prevent sun damage, sooth my skin once I’ve been out in the sun, and give […]

We were so grateful to have Granny P and Grandpa Clif (Brian’s dad) visit us from Dallas about 2 months after Noah was born (late Summer/August 2017). Yes, that long ago – hah. I’m playing catch up on life blogging.  We did a few Portland-y things while they were here, like visit the downtown waterfront […]

We were so grateful to have Granny P and Grandpa Clif (Brian’s dad) visit us from Dallas about 2 months after Noah was born (late Summer/August 2017). Yes, that long ago – hah. I’m playing catch up on life blogging.  We did a few Portland-y things while they were here, like visit the downtown waterfront […]

The excitement I have for the upcoming Spring/Summer hiking season is massive! It seems the last few summers we’ve always had “something” holding us back a bit like injuries, pregnancy, newborn, etc… It seems like this is our first Summer that we’re really ready to just plow through a huge list of hikes/outdoor adventures. We’ve […]

The excitement I have for the upcoming Spring/Summer hiking season is massive! It seems the last few summers we’ve always had “something” holding us back a bit like injuries, pregnancy, newborn, etc… It seems like this is our first Summer that we’re really ready to just plow through a huge list of hikes/outdoor adventures. We’ve […]

Part 2 of our camping trip… You can read Part 1 here.  On our last day in Central Oregon, we headed over to the Metolius River and the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery before driving home to Portland. Um, look at that water! This is NOT photoshopped, it’s actually that clear light blue. It was also […]

Part 2 of our camping trip… You can read Part 1 here.  On our last day in Central Oregon, we headed over to the Metolius River and the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery before driving home to Portland. Um, look at that water! This is NOT photoshopped, it’s actually that clear light blue. It was also […]

As a child, I always felt SO special on my birthday. My family always made me feel so loved and spoiled with gifts. While I’m not huge on spoiling our kids with gifts, I do try to make a huge effort to show them how loved they are and throw a big party on top […]

As a child, I always felt SO special on my birthday. My family always made me feel so loved and spoiled with gifts. While I’m not huge on spoiling our kids with gifts, I do try to make a huge effort to show them how loved they are and throw a big party on top […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

Summer to me is about filling our time with visiting as many local farms to pick our own produce & adventure in the gorgeous Oregon outdoors. As a Texas girl living in Oregon, it’s not lost on me that we can adventure at all times of the day and (mostly) not worry about having a […]

Summer to me is about filling our time with visiting as many local farms to pick our own produce & adventure in the gorgeous Oregon outdoors. As a Texas girl living in Oregon, it’s not lost on me that we can adventure at all times of the day and (mostly) not worry about having a […]

Back in August (2016) it was a PERFECT weather day so we dropped what we were doing and headed to the beach for the day. I am SO grateful we live a mere 1.5 hours from the Oregon Coast. What a treasure! We also found our new favorite beach just South of Cannon Beach, called Hug […]

Back in August (2016) it was a PERFECT weather day so we dropped what we were doing and headed to the beach for the day. I am SO grateful we live a mere 1.5 hours from the Oregon Coast. What a treasure! We also found our new favorite beach just South of Cannon Beach, called Hug […]