Lunch date with my little boyfriend 💙 #boymom Lunch date with my little boyfriend 💙 #boymom
Comparison is the thief of joy. I’ve spent too m Comparison is the thief of joy. I’ve spent too much time this past year comparing my life to others highlight reels. It’s been such a hard year for me living abroad, in and out of quarantine, juggling 3 babies, missing my family. This adventure is nothing like we pictured but that’s ok. Sometimes life has a way of working out the way it was meant to be. This year I’m focusing on a few goals for myself... 

** travel more. Even though we can’t leave Hong Kong, there is still so much here to see and do. Looking forward to more family adventures this year and sharing more of our day to day on IG

** workout. Getting back into shape will make me feel better and be a better version of myself mentally for my babies. Also drink lots more water. 

** live in the present. I’ve spent too much time worrying about when life will return to normal and planning for the future that I haven’t enjoyed living in the moment as much as I should be 

** post regularly. I realized it’s ok to spend a little time for myself on my phone each day for my own sanity. Being home alone with 3 littles is hard and having a little “me time” is important. Looking forward to sharing more of our time abroad and growing my blog this year 

What are your goals for the new year? http://liketk.it/35Ui8 @liketoknow.it #liketkit #LTKNewYear #LTKstyletip #LTKunder50
The best thing to come out of 2020 ❤️ couldn’t let the year go by without finally sharing Weston’s birth story. It was the birth story I always dreamed of and more. So thankful to have gone on this incredible journey one last time ❤️ #lastbaby #naturalbirth
Only 3 more sleeps until Christmas ❤️ Baby Wes Only 3 more sleeps until Christmas ❤️ Baby Weston is the best thing to come out of 2020 and we can’t wait to celebrate our first Christmas as a family of 5. Such a magical time with the little ones ❤️ http://liketk.it/34pgD #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKbaby #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKfamily
What a difference a year makes. My baby girl was s What a difference a year makes. My baby girl was so little! We were supposed to be flying back to the US this week to spend the holidays with family but due to covid restrictions we are staying in Hong Kong this year. I’ve been feeling so sad about it for weeks. This time of year is always tough living away from family but this year is especially hard since we haven’t been able to fly home in a year. At least we have sweet baby Weston to celebrate this year! Christmas with 3 littles will be magical ❤️ http://liketk.it/345ah #liketkit @liketoknow.it #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKbaby
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! It’ Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! It’s been a crazy year but I am so thankful for our health and for these sweet little faces 💗💗💙 http://liketk.it/32jPe #liketkit @liketoknow.it #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKfamily #thanksgiving2020
How is it Thanksgiving week? And how is this sweet How is it Thanksgiving week? And how is this sweet boy almost 3 months old already? Time is flying by! Schools are back to remote learning in Hong Kong so juggling 3 littles is crazy busy but I love it! We have a pretty good schedule so that’s the only thing keeping me sane right now. Will be sharing Weston’s schedule and what’s been working for us soon! ❤️ http://liketk.it/31ZQv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKbaby #LTKfamily
What a year this has been. Picking up and moving t What a year this has been. Picking up and moving to a new country, having a 3rd baby, dealing with a world pandemic. It’s not at all what we planned when we decided to move to Hong Kong. We thought we’d be traveling around and really experiencing Asia. We’ve had to cancel so many trips this year including our trip back to the US for Christmas to visit family and it makes me so sad. I’ve been homesick for months and so ready to travel again. Where do you want to travel to when you can? We’re trying to visit Japan, Thailand, and Singapore and I can’t wait to make it back to Paris one day.  #wanderlust #traveltheworld
My baby boy 👶🏼💙 10 weeks with my little a My baby boy 👶🏼💙 10 weeks with my little angel and time is flying by. I’m so excited for Weston’s first Christmas. It’s always such a fun memory with babies. I’m anxious to see how they celebrate in Hong Kong too! I’m completely done my kids Christmas shopping and I put together a little gift guide for all things baby on my blog. Linking everything here too. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? http://liketk.it/31rMf #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKgiftspo #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKbaby
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Family Roadtrip to Scottsdale

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This month my hubby and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary! That’s so crazy to say! It feels like yesterday we were just planning our wedding. We’ve actually been together for 15 years though so that’s really a long time! We’ve pretty much grown up together and I wouldn’t have it any other way! We have so many amazing memories together over the years! Each year we try to do something special for our anniversary and this year we decided to do a weekend road trip somewhere we haven’t been before. Typically we would drive to LA or Vegas or even SF but since we’ve been to all those places so many times before we decided on Scottsdale in Arizona. Scottsdale is about a 6 hour drive from San Diego and that was about the driving limit for us for a weekend trip. We wanted to make sure we did something fun for Olivia this trip too since it seems like most of our vacations are in the cities and she’s stuck in her stroller most of the time.

Roadtrips to me are so much easier than flying when you have kids. You have so much more room to take anything you may need and you don’t have to worry about weight limits on bags or how many bags you can take. I was actually able to take my full size stroller and we took a cooler and snack bag with a ton of snacks and drinks for the trip. Olivia does so good in the car too. I had a few of her favorite toys in her carseat with her and we played some music that she loves including the Frozen soundtrack. My hubby was a good sport with that haha! We also made sure to stop somewhere half way for lunch and get out and stretch. By the time we got to Scottsdale and checked into our room we changed and wanted to go explore a little of downtown. There were so many trendy bars and restaurants to choose from! I couldn’t get over all the unique options. We are not a fan of chain restaurants so it was nice to have so many local options! After dinner we just walked around a little bit before heading back to our room for the night.

We decided to spend most of the day Saturday at the Phoenix Zoo so Olivia would have some fun and be able to walk around a little too. We bought our tickets right at the gate and I think they were only $20 per person, kids free of course. We packed lots of snacks and drinks in our bag so we didn’t have to buy much there. Food in the parks is always so expensive and it’s not a lot of healthy options either. It was so much hotter than we thought it was going to be. I think it was 95 degrees when we were there and it felt like the desert for sure. We stayed for a few hours walking around but a lot of the animals where hiding because of the heat, so once we got through the park we headed out. We planned on going to the pool for a little before dinner but after being in the sun all day we all needed a little rest in the AC. For dinner this night we actually had a gift card for Cheesecake Factory so we found one at the Kierland Commons outdoor mall. This part of the city was so much more kid friendly and there were so many good stores to go to. After dinner we walked around for a while and we all had icecream at one of our favorites, Shake Shack. Olivia made friends with some other kids that were playing and it was such a fun little family night. I highly recommend checking this place out if you have kids. There are also a lot of unique local restaurants here too.

I would highly recommend Scottsdale whether you are going with kids or not. There is so much to do! We can’t wait to go back. I would like to go a little earlier in the year next time so it’s not so hot. I think April is pretty much the cutoff before the weather gets too hot. All summer it’s over 100 degrees and that is just way too hot for us. There are a ton of really nice hotels close to everything and every sort of restaurant you can think of. There’s really something for everyone!

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