Feliz dia de las madres

  This weekend, we’ve been hanging out around the house since little Livi is under the weather. We had an amazing morning on Friday with a beautiful Mother’s Day brunch at her new school, and then we headed to the zoo for a couple of hours to see the animals and pet the goats. Friday…

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Easter and weekend

What a weekend  <3 Hope that you all had a wonderful one, and that those of you who celebrated Easter enjoyed a memorable holiday with those you love. We decided to stay here in San Diego, and even though we missed our Tucson fam, it was nice to get in another weekend of unpacking and…

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Healthy Easter brunch ideas, cleaner candies + basket stuffers

It’s hard to believe that Easter is already this weekend! We still haven’t decided if we’re going to make the drive to Tucson for the holiday, and while this post is about healthy Easter brunch ideas, if we do make it there, I’m going to run around and hug everyone before quickly diving into my…

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Post-vacation salad + all the things green

Hi! Hope you’re enjoying your Monday <3 Bella and Caro wanted me to tell you how much I missed them. (Bella did not want me to tell you that you can see marinara sauce in her beard from the lunchtime pizza she “borrowed” from Liv’s plate while I was upstairs putting her down for her…

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Friday Faves

  -The best Amazon satire reviews.  -THIS ICED COFFEE. I’ve been making my own lately, but was tempted at Whole Foods to give the store-bought stuff a whirl. It is amaze, even warmed up for a couple of minutes. -A shout out in Good Housekeeping! I was so excited to be included. Thank you again…

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Happy 2014!

How’s your year going so far? 😉 I rang in 2014 with menudo at the madre’s house: and many gutter balls. It was our first time taking Livi bowling, and we figured it would be a fun New Year’s activity that she’d enjoy. (It was also an option that didn’t require staying out late… after…

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Strength/Tabata Combo

Hi friends <3 Thank you so much for the wonderful comments on our family photos. Hope that those of you who celebrated yesterday enjoyed a lovely Christmas! Per usual, ours was filled with family, food, relaxing and shenanigans. <— Everything I could ever want from a Tucson holiday, surrounded by my favorite people. The adventures…

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Merry, bright, happy, healthy

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, or Tuesday, I hope it’s one spent with those you love. It’s going to be different this year without nana, but she’s with my Tata for the holiday <3 We’ll be spending tonight at my dad’s house for Christmas Eve festivities, and Christmas brunch and presents will be here at our…

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all-new arm burner (video)

Hi friends! How was your weekend? Hope you had an amazing one <3 The next two weeks are going to be so strange, with major holidays smack in the middle of each week. Vacation all around!!! I (jokingly) told the Pilot he should just skip the whole work thing… how can you be productive like…

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11/29: Black Friday and Faves

-An amazing Thanksgiving with the fam. (such a gorgeous view!) To start off the morning, we hung out here at home in pajamas for as long as possible, watching the parade while eating scones, eggs and turkey bacon. Nana, madre and my friend Marisa came over to hang out and look at sales fliers and…

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Happy Thanksgiving

Hope that your day is filled with warmth, happiness, people you love… and pie. All the good stuff 😉   Have a very happy Thanksgiving! I’m spending some extra time today to be mindful of my many blessings, including all of you. Thank you for making this little blog such an amazing space. A special thanks…

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Clean Eating Cranberry Sauce

Begin the avalanche of clean Thanksgiving recipes. And memories of that one time I thought I’d eat a bowl of fresh cranberries like a fruit salad. Don’t ever do that. Aren’t they pretty? While I definitely think there’s a time and place for splurging and saving, Thanksgiving is high on the live-it-up factor. I look…

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