Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

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crazy for California avocados

Thank you to California Grown for encouraging me to connect with California growers and encouraging California consumers to “Choose California Grown” when they can. I know, I know. Being a…

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lovely

the holiday card done right…

We started discussing the “what” of our holiday cards a few nights ago. Sure, we’re not crazy enough to have already posed for our perfect family photo with our favorite…

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family

magical forts

Miss L has a fort. Well. More like a pop-up castle that was gifted by Grandma & Grandpa L. And she’s got a pop-up house at Grandma & Grandpa M’s…

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lovely

wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
homey

Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
travel

summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
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Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
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Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!