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Bugaboo Butterfly at Disney World Review - The Best Stroller for Disney?

Bugaboo Butterfly at Disney World Review - The Best Stroller for Disney?

We recently took our first trip to Disney World and brought a new stroller: the ultra-compact Bugaboo Butterfly. Join me in this post as I detail its features and share how it handled in the parks and at the airport.

Dining at Disney's Polynesian Resort with a Toddler

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Dining at Disney's Polynesian Resort with a Toddler

We recently took our toddler on their first magical trip to Disney World, staying at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. It was our first time experiencing this incredible resort, and we absolutely loved its diverse dining options. From Ohana to Capt. Cook's and Wailulu Bar & Grill,

Visiting Wimberley Texas with a Toddler

Visiting Wimberley Texas with a Toddler

This past spring, we visited Texas for the first time for a get-together with Jessica's family in the heart of Texas's hill country: Wimberley. Wimberley, located just under an hour southwest of Austin, is a charming town known for its natural beauty and a vibrant arts

Baby on Board: Our Favorite Travel Gear for Flying with a One-year-old ✈️

Baby on Board: Our Favorite Travel Gear for Flying with a One-year-old ✈️

Flying with a one-year-old can be daunting, but having the right gear can make navigating busy airports like we did over the holidays (Denver and Midway!) much easier. We've now taken five roundtrip flights with our baby, and those trips have taught us a lot about what works

Purchasing Disney Vacation Club Direct - Our Experience

Purchasing Disney Vacation Club Direct - Our Experience

Why buy DVC? This past Summer we made the decision to buy Disney Vacation Club (DVC) directly from the Mouse. We were initially strong opposed to it, but once I learned you can get unlimited drink refills from a pair of Coke Freestyle machines in the DVC lounge I was

Tushbaby carrying a toddler at Disneyland

Ode to the Tushbaby - Reviewing Our Favorite Toddler Carrier for Disneyland (and Beyond)

As parents who love to explore, we've put our fair share of baby carriers to the test over the past year. But if we had to choose just one carrier for a trip to Disneyland? The Tushbaby wins, hands down. In this post we'll dig into why the Tushbaby is the best toddler carrier for Disney Parks.

Staying Present While Capturing Family Memories at Disneyland with a GoPro

Staying Present While Capturing Family Memories at Disneyland with a GoPro

Recording the moments, without missing out on them I remember my dad's bulky VHS-C (the "C" ironically standing for "compact") camcorder being a constant companion on family vacations. He'd always have to make the tradeoff between capturing the moment and getting to

Visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival in 2024

Visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival in 2024

The Pumpkin Festival is held by the Denver Botanic Gardens at their Chatfield Farms location during the first couple of weeks of October. Here you can pick your own pumpkins, get lost in the corn maze, enjoy live music and food trucks, and take a festive wagon ride. This year

Vegas (with a) Baby!

Vegas (with a) Baby!

Let's just say that taking a 1-year-old to Las Vegas wasn't exactly on our bucket list. But hey, when a family wedding calls, you pack diaper bag and get on a plane! We're not exactly "Vegas People" – we don't gamble

Disneyland baby packing checklist on a wooden table

Packing for Disneyland with a One-year-old

Hey all, quick post this time. We recently returned from our first Disneyland trip bringing our one-year-old and I wanted to share the packing checklist we came up with. Packing Checklist Here's a downloadable PDF of our baby packing checklist. If you print it double-sided it fits neatly

How we fed our one-year old at Disneyland

How we fed our one-year old at Disneyland

We recently completed our first Disneyland trip with our one-year-old daughter. Leading up to the trip, one of our biggest concerns was figuring out mealtimes on the plane and in the parks. Our daughter mostly eats solid foods at this point, but also still drinks breastmilk and formula as well.

Summer Infant 3Dlite stroller in Batuu

Using our Summer Infant 3Dlite Stroller at Disneyland - A Review

A few weeks ago we took our first trip to Disneyland and tried out a new stroller, the Summer Infant 3Dlite. In this post I'll go over some of its features, what it was like navigating the airport with it, and just how it generally treated us at the parks.

Landscape Arch while snowing

Visiting Arches National Park and Moab with a 6-month old

Trip Details Last February, during President's Day weekend, we took our 6-month-old daughter to Moab, Utah, and visited Arches National Park. We love visiting this time of year because the park itself isn't scorching hot and crowds are generally pretty low. Coming from Denver, we have

View from Mount Goliath Natural Area

Visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens at Mount Goliath

I first learned of the Mount Goliath Natural Area from the "Other Locations" page on the Denver Botanic Gardens site. It mentioned that it was the highest cultivated garden in the United States and I was intrigued. Then when I learned that the road to it would be

Lavender field at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Far

Visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens Lavender Festival in 2024

The Lavender Festival is held by the Denver Botanic Gardens at their Chatfield Farms location every July. In addition to a moderately sized field of lavender plants, you'll find live music, food trucks, food and craft vendors, a butterfly garden, and some activities. This was our second year