While my husband was busy at a conference, Ellie and I decided to spend the day at DisneySea. It was probably the most exquisite theme park I've ever been to. I already know that Disney is famous for its attention to detail but DisneySea really blew me away with it. Ellie's favorite part of the …
Yokohama
Even though Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population, compared to Tokyo it felt so wide and open and filled with empty spaces. We went expecting to eat some great Chinese food at the famous Yokohama Chinatown but were soon overwhelmed by the hundreds of restaurants which all seem to sell the …
Cloudy Day Hike with Loup
Ellie's class has a honorary student named Loup or "Wolf". Every week Loup gets to go home with one of the kids in the class for the weekend and come back with pictures of his (or her?) adventures. We were so excited to have Loup visit our house. He played with us, ate with us, …
Maui Adventure
There is no adventure without some misadventure. What an amazing trip we had despite the numerous mishaps--most of which involves puke so I won't get into it. Even though traveling is not always rainbows, it is still worth it! For the majority of our time in Maui, we had an amazing time being close to …
Full Moon in Hawaii
While selecting photos from the archives for my portfolio, I found a 7-months pregnant me looking large and in charge in Hawaii, and my sweetie, looking thin and overworked from the long hours he had been pulling at his start-up. Hawaii was a dream, one of the happiest times in our lives, and these photos …
Snow Days
Last weekend, we packed up our skis and headed to Tahoe for our second trip of the year. Unlike the first time back in February where we were met with epic snow storms and epic traffic, this past weekend was filled with glorious sunshine and we stayed through Monday to avoid the crowds. We had …
France: Grenoble and Les Deux Alpes
My husband had to convince me to tag along on his work trip to Grenoble, France. Let me explain. Prior to this trip, I had only been to Paris, and a quick google of Grenoble didn't really live up to my ideals of a French city. Also, since it was February, I pictured freezing cold …
Kiso Valley
We huffed up a steep path pulling our heavy luggage behind us and pushing a sleeping toddler in front of us, the late afternoon sun felt unseasonably warm as sweat beaded our faces. As the town fell away below us, the path showed no signs of leveling out, and we were relieved to finally arrive …