Two years ago, I wrote a post about vacationing with kids. At that time, I had two girls, ages two and almost one. My husband and I loaded up the rental SUV and made the 10-hour trek to South...
My husband and I recently took our seven-month-old son to Oklahoma to meet some of his extended family. I was incredibly nervous about flying with him and had visions of my husband pacing the aisle with our wailing baby....
If you haven't noticed by now, Alabama is celebrating a pretty monumental birthday - 200 years this December! But you can't limit a state's bicentennial to just ONE day, or even a month really. This 200th year celebration has more...
Traveling with our daughter (even on short trips) has proven to be one of the best memory makers and bonding experiences. We love exploring and going on adventures together! And as professional photographers and videographers, it’s important to us...
Hotels and I have a long-standing relationship. Wait, that sounds a little risqué. Let me try again. For nearly 20 years, I have worked in the hospitality industry, and I have gained a lot of inside knowledge about hotels,...
Summer is fast approaching, and we moms are all thinking about how to make memories with our kids during the summer break . . . and how to stay sane, right?! One of the most memorable activities we can...
When my husband and I first started dating, I didn't give him much of a choice when it came to how we would be vacationing. My extended family had been camping together since my mom was in grade school...
My 15-month-old son and I had MLK, Jr. Day off together. Since moving to Birmingham in July, I’d visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute here in town as well as many of the museums/historic sites in Montgomery, but had...
The holidays are right around the corner, and to us that means spending hours on the road traveling from one family event to the next and, in some cases, the next and the next. While travel may not have...
When I was a little girl, I dreamed of one day writing for National Geographic magazine. Every month, I would scan my dad's newly delivered issue, imagining myself in the exotic landscapes, walking through the ancient streets, and swimming in...
In + Around Birmingham
Homewood’s Central Park is Updated & Better than Ever
The newly updated Homewood Central Park playground is now open! As Homewood residents who love to be outside, my family spends a lot of...
