Fairytale Wonderland (Sprookjeswonderland) is a lovely little amusement park just north of Amsterdam. The park is reminiscent of The Efteling, but smaller and geared toward children under 10. It was perfect for our 2 and 4 year olds. Each winter Fairytale Wonderland opens for three weeks fully decorated for Christmas. We decided to make the 1.5 hour …
Just 25 minutes from Delft by car, Leiden is a university town full of amazing museums. We spent a day at the natural history museum Naturalis last year. Since then, we have had Leiden on our short list for a lazy weekend day. Today was the day! With Elizabeth in Paris for a girls weekend, it was …
“Oh! You’ve got chicken skin” says another mother to me on the school playground. I stare at her blankly. Turns out she is talking about my goosebumps and thinks I should have worn my jacket. Later, I’m using Google Translate to help me understand a WhatsApp conversation and find the phrase “it was like an angel …
Remember when I was super pregnant (30 weeks) and thought it was a good idea to shoot for House Hunters International? I’m actually not allowed to share this post until our episode is about to air, but I thought I should write it while I can still remember all the funny details. If you don’t …
There are so many amazing Christmas Markets to choose from in Europe. Last year we launched a grand tour hitting markets in Nuremburg, Heidelburg and Trier. This year we decided to stay closer to home and do a two-nighter down to the Cologne Christmas Markets. We traveled with our friends Larissa and Simon and their kids. …
We’re guilty of it, you’re guilty of it and so are popular travel guidebooks. We all need to stop overlooking Luxembourg. This small landlocked country is home to just 500,000 people but is an amazing find for a weekend or a week. It’s less than four hours from our home and easily reachable from all …
I became a fan of Diono when I started to use their car seats. I loved that Diono provided an extended rear facing car seat option that received great safety reviews and was comfortable for the kids. (Turns out it was also one of the only options that fits three across in our car, which …
This past weekend I got to experience one of my “living in Europe dreams.” On Friday afternoon, after a full week of crazy kids, I packed up a small bag, grabbed the baby and met my girlfriend at the train station. We boarded the Thalys for a girls weekend in Paris. The goal was to enjoy …
Grandma’s been visiting the grandkids for two weeks, giving me lots of snuggle time with our new little one. I’m sure she loves all the child-friendly fun, but we wanted her to be able to explore Den Haag and learn a little about the Dutch Government. ProDemos offers a guided tour of several of the buildings …
The Boncho is one of those things that can only truly be appreciated if you ride your bike everywhere and live in a rainy climate. Part poncho, part tent this portable rain protection looks silly but keeps you dry on the go. It has a permanent place in my bike. I first saw the Boncho as part …