the perfect day trip: with the chicas in Venice
I was able to hop along with a fun group of gals from the kids' school to their annual trip to Venice for the day. It was a whirlwind,...
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mackenzie8433
May 21, 20122 min read
"No one fights alone" - the Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research
I'm sorry that this post is LONG overdue. But who knows.. maybe it's just in time to help push them over the 1 million mark. Keep reading...
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mackenzie8433
May 7, 20121 min read
"as we walk in fields of gold"...
Sting. Last Tuesday was a Belgian holiday, so we took advantage of dad being off of work and headed to the Meuse River valley. I'd heard...
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mackenzie8433
May 3, 20121 min read
tulips galore in Holland {traveling with kids in Europe}
There are certain seasonal floral wonders on my European wish list: lavendar in Provence sunflowers in France tulips in Holland I can...
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mackenzie8433
May 1, 20121 min read
Au Revoir Istanbul! {traveling with kids in Europe - and Asia!}
Our last day in Turkey was spent heading out on an early ferry to the Princes' Islands, a popular day trip from Istanbul. After a lot of...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 30, 20123 min read
Istanbul Part 3: {traveling with kids in Europe & Asia}
I feel like our experiences living overseas will be the beginnings of great party jokes one day. You know the ones that start like this -...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 28, 20121 min read
a beautiful family in Brussels {Brussels family photography}
I first met this family in Houston when the big sister was a year or 2? She had the cutest red Annie dress on, auburn bob and sweet...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 26, 20121 min read
The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken
I still have a couple of days left to share with you about Istanbul, but I thought I'd post about my visit to the Royal Greenhouses, as...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 25, 20121 min read
Istanbul walking tour: {traveling with kids in Europe and Asia}
our 2nd day in Istanbul, we spent on a private tour of the major sites. The morning was spent exploring the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 24, 20122 min read
Wheatley House Hunters International: Coming to a TV near you! ;)
Well, it's a WRAP! I'm finally able to tell you that we have filmed an episode of House Hunters that will air in the next few months. It...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 23, 20121 min read
istanbul/constantinople: {traveling with kids in Europe and Asia}
We had the amazing opportunity to go where east meets west; one city straddling 2 continents. Thousands of years drenched in history and...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 21, 20121 min read
a visit to Floralia-Brussels
are you kidding me!? All this just 30 minutes from my doorstep! We chose to head to Germany instead of Holland with the grandparents on...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 19, 20121 min read
The Romantic Rhine: {Traveling with kids in Germany}
According to the "book of Rick", which our B&B hostess, Fatima, adorably called the Rick Steves book that sends hoards of vistitors to...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 18, 20121 min read
Cologne to Koblenz: Traveling with kids in Germany
The latter part of the grandparent visit, we headed to Germany for a few days. We spent the first night in Cologne, which is all about...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 16, 20122 min read
25 years in the making!
So it had only been 4 months since we'd seen the grandparents (and that was long for us), but it had been 25+ years since my in-laws...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 11, 20121 min read
a birthday in Brugge
So what's a girl to do without her favorite lunch buddies on her birthday a couple of thousand of miles away? :( How about ordering some...
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mackenzie8433
Apr 9, 20121 min read
All the way from Doha {Brussels Family Photographer}
I'm delighted to share my first official shoot here in Brussels. Thanks to the Junod family for being the cutest family a gal could hope...
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mackenzie8433
Mar 31, 20121 min read
Happy Spring Break!!
Today started our 2 weeks of school-free, grandparents-visiting, Germany, France, Turkey-traveling, birthday celebrating cornucopia of...
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mackenzie8433
Mar 29, 20121 min read
Traveling with kids around Brussels: Rouge-Cloître in Auderghem
The last few Sundays we've taken advantage of the nice weather and headed for the Sonian forest on bikes. This was our first outting as a...
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mackenzie8433
Mar 25, 20121 min read
hola, bonjour, ciao, ahoj: International Festival fun for everyone!
I'd heard it was an amazing day at our school every year: The International Festival. But I really wasn't prepared for how fantastic it...
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