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Exploring Ireland

  • Hiking With Toddlers 101

    I’ve gotten a bunch of questions, especially on Instagram, about hiking with our two kids. So here’s what we’ve learned! I bought two hiking backpacks on secondhand sites (I’m a huge fan of Facebook…

    February 26, 2019
  • Three North Dublin Playgrounds That Are Great

    Maya and Noah are the perfect ages for playgrounds, and we are lucky that there are some incredible playgrounds that are a short trip away from us. I will never tire of a seaside…

    February 4, 2019
  • Ringing In 2019

    In an effort to wrap up 2018 before 2019 is half over, here’s my second recap of our holidays in Dublin! Soon, on to a few thoughts for the new year, hopefully before January…

    January 18, 2019
  • Irish Autumn: Alright Pumpkin Patch

    We went to a pumpkin patch last weekend! And we somehow organized the most amazing weather. We started with hats and definitely didn’t need them about ten minutes in. Thank goodness, because in all…

    October 24, 2018
  • Our First Family Howth Hike

    If you’ve ever met me, you probably know how much I love my Howth cliff walk. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, I get to run it, but if I’m even luckier, I get to hike…

    September 24, 2018
  • Our Family of Three

    Last week, I took Maya on her first Dart journey into the city to meet my friend Julie. You remember Julie, right? She used to shoot all my Styled in Ireland posts and she…

    August 8, 2017
  • Missing Home(s)

    One of our colleagues from school took us to the airport a few weeks ago and we were chatting about all the travel we have this summer. She was a little incredulous that we’d…

    July 27, 2017
  • Family Photos at Malahide Castle in the Cold

    When we were home, my friend Naomi offered to take a few family photos for us. I so wish Naomi had been around for more of Maya’s little life – these are some of the…

    December 8, 2016
  • Well and Truly Irish – I’m an Irish Citizen!

    I applied for my citizenship last summer and finally got to receive my naturalization certificate when we were in Ireland last week! We had originally planned to go to Ireland for Christmas this year, but…

    December 6, 2016