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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living - Red Wine Sippin' - Wife - Mom of 3 - Jesus Follower- Mompreneur

July 19, 2023

Exploring the Charm of Pigeon Forge, TN: Your Ultimate Travel Guide

If you follow me on Instagram you know that the kids and I took a family vacation last week to Pigeon Forge with my mom. We had an absolute BLAST. Many of you have asked for our itinerary and our…

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May 8, 2018

5 Ways to Enjoy a Beach Trip with an Infant

We got back last week from a family vacation trip to the beach for the first time as a family of four. We had a great time, ate lots of yummy food, saw some incredible sea life, and did it…

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July 6, 2017

4th of July Recap

Hope everyone had a great 4th! After getting to tour Quantico in DC last week and getting an expanded perspective on what the marines and others in our armed forces sacrifice for our country I have an expanded gratitude and am…

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June 8, 2017

Our Day at SeaWorld & Tips for Traveling with Little’s – Post #2

If you missed my first post on our vacation trip this year you can read about it here. The second part of our trip we woke up early (got donuts, of course) and drove from Redington Beach to Orlando and headed…

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June 2, 2017

Our Split Inexpensive Vacation & Tips for Traveling with Little’s – Post #1

We had the BEST vacation this year! We were gone for 8 nights/ 7 days and decided to break up our vacation and spend half the week of vacation at the beach and half the week in Orlando hitting up…

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March 3, 2017

Life lately + Current Favorites

Time flies. How is it already March? Last weekend we had the opportunity to spend as a couple with a few of our awesome friends (who just happen to make up our church small group) in the mountains and it was…

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June 1, 2016

Tips and Tricks for Taking a Toddler to Disney

We just got back from an AMAZING vacation to Disney World. It was our son who will be two next month and husband’s first visit and it was everything we could have ever dreamed of and more. Seriously. I was…

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September 17, 2015

Vacation 2015 Photo Dump

We had a wonderful vacation last week just the three of us at PCB. Although it was different than vacations in the past when we were just a family of 2 it was so fun to see our almost 15…

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April 10, 2015

I’m Dreaming of A Hot Vacation

Ah, I’m dreaming of vacation time…maybe it is the fact that 90% of my office is gone and what seems like all my Facebook news feed is off enjoying some beach somewhere for spring break but lately my mind has…

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May 1, 2013

Top 10 Must-Dos in Destin, FL

So we took our summer vacation extra early this year. The main reason being because May and June are crazy for us with travel schedules. We once again had an amazing time! Having gone to the same spot the last…

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October 29, 2012

Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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March 26, 2012

Vacation Rental Scams/Reality

The husband and I decided a couple weeks ago that we were ready to book a condo at the beach for a much needed relaxing getaway…we decided we wanted a condo rather than a hotel so we could save some…

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Hello! I am Chelsea. I am the homeschooling mom of 3 and lover of adventures!

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Small Shop Gift Ideas / Deals and Steals

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There are so many great deals and steals going on right now. Below I am sharing a few of my…

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That Time I ALMOST Got Eaten by a Shark

This past July my husband and I had the opportunity to visit the Bahamas to celebrate our anniversary and enjoy a little alone time together. The trip was much needed as it had been a hard last few months full…

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My Top 5 Most Popular Posts for 2013

Hey everybody! Can you believe it’s already the end of 2013? Hard to believe to me. I feel like it was JUST July. Time really flies! I’ve been blogging for just over two years now but this last year was…

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Happy Birthday to My Hubby

So this past Sunday was my husband’s birthday. Sunday was also the day we were supposed to return from the beach. Talk about a lot going on! Thankfully my wonderful mother had my husband’s birthday celebration at her house on…

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