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Turks & Caicos

woman on boat deck looking out to sea

At the end of July, I had the opportunity to head to Turks & Caicos to celebrate my friend Jordan being cancer free! She has had a year full of treatments and surgery and asked for a girls’ trip to look forward to at the end of her treatments. We were all on board for it!

We had so much fun celebrating Jordan! There were nine of us there to make it special for her and we all had the best time. A lot of you were reaching out to me on Instagram for dinner recommendations, and also what we did while we were there, so we wanted to include it in a post for you!

We stayed at the Ritz in Turks & Caicos, it’s such a beautiful resort! It recently opened (in June) and we highly suggest a visit if you are planning a trip to Turks. We mainly stayed at the resort and just relaxed at the beach and pool most days. There are kayaks and paddle boards available for use and we tried both. You can also rent sail boats and take a catamaran out for a snorkel trip or sunset cruise. We did the sunset cruise one evening and it was so much fun. One day we chartered a boat through Kenard Cruises. It was such a fun experience,- the island and water are so beautiful! The water is so warm and crystal clear.

For meals, we ate every breakfast and lunch at the resort- the food was so delicious! For dinner, we went to BLT, Coco Bistro and Opus. They were all delicious, but my favorite had to be Coco Bistro! I’m still thinking about the Blackened Mahi in Thai Red Curry sauce!

It was a wonderful trip; so much fun to reconnect with old friends and find so much joy celebrating our dear friend Jordan.

  • two women with drinks in swim suits standing in the ocean
  • catamaran on the beach
  • bartender making cocktails in the tropics
  • having coffee on balcony looking out to ocean
  • two women kayaking in clear blue ocean water
  • blue cocktail glass with lime floating
  • woman in orange and white mini dress on boat deck at sea
  • group of women in swim suits on the beach
  • woman in swim suit and coverup on boat deck at sea
  • collection of seashells
  • toasting with blue cocktail glasses
  • group of women on a boat at sea
  • two women standing in the ocean in swim suits
  • clear blue ocean looking back to white sand beach
  • group of women in swim suits standing on the beach with drinks
  • woman in color block maxi dress
  • woman on boat deck looking out to sea
  • group of women dressed for dinner palm trees background
  • appetizer tray of hummus and pita and vegies
  • white sand beach going out to sea
  • group of qwomen sitting in the ocean with sun hats looking back
  • woman standing in swim suit and hat in ocean with a drink in hand
  • woman wearing matching crop top and mini skirt
  • view of palm trees at the beach
  • group of women dressed for dinner in the tropics
  • woman wearing matching eyelet skirt and top
  • toasting from balcony to sea view

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Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

A Trip to 30A

mom in pink swimsuit with three young sons in navy rash guards at the beach

At the end of July, we visited 30A for the first time ever! We had heard such great things about the area from friends, and we were so excited to check it out for ourselves. The beaches were beautiful, such charming little towns and it is very family friendly! We went with my husband’s family, the house they rented was in Seacrest, which is right between Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach. The neighborhood has golf carts to take you to the beach and there is a huge community pool in the middle of it. We loved walking to the main area each night to hear live music. There were great bars, a lot of grass for the kids to run around and it was our favorite way to end our evenings.

We did a mix of eating in and eating out. Here are a few of our favorite places that we tried: Charlie’s Donuts, LaCo, Ticheli’s Pizza, Peddler’s Pavilion for drinks, Amavida Coffee, George’s, The Sugar Shak, and The Great Southern. We had so many great recommendations from you guys and can’t wait to try more of them on our next trip!

All in all, it’s a great place to take a family vacation. We spent most mornings on the beach, would head back to the house in the early afternoon to get Ford down for a nap and the older boys could rest, and then would head to an early dinner. There are bikes to rent and everything is very walkable!

For more recommendations, you should follow our friend, Kira, who has a darling house in Seacrest Beach. She’s been there so many times and has a lot of recommendations!

  • toddler boy at the beach with orange bucket
  • toddler boy holding hands
  • mom and son sitting on the beach with sand shovels
  • holding a drink with lime garnish
  • mom dad and young son in front of palm trees
  • toddler boy sitting in beach chair
  • a box of donuts
  • two toddler brothers snuggling in bed
  • three little brothers eating ice cream
  • toddler boy looking out over 30A beach
  • beach scape in 30A florida
  • toddler boy covered in sand at the beach
  • mom with three young sons
  • woman at the beach with toddler boys
  • mom with three young sons in front of post office seaside Fl
  • mom kissing toddler son
  • mom with young son sitting in lap

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Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Our Favorite Travel Accessories

marbled passport cover packed suitcase

Traveling is one of our favorite things and we are so thankful to be able to travel this summer. Today we’re taking the boys to Rosemary Beach. They are so excited! Traveling with a family of five takes a lot of organization and planning on my part. I try to set aside everything we’re taking ahead of time, so that I don’t miss a thing!

Our first place to look for travel essentials is Walmart Home. Walmart always has the best prices and we found the selection of travel items extensive. We found so many great things at Walmart Home to help us stay organized and ready to fly! This set of packing cubes has so many size options included and is just $17. Another thing I’ve loved lately is this travel scale. We’ve been traveling with a big suitcase lately and we are always over 50 pounds. This luggage scale is small and so accurate! Also, I always bring along a few eye masks to help with post flight puffiness. Here are our favorite travel accessories:

  • packing cube with travel accessories
  • marbled passport cover
  • holding passport cover over packing cubes in suitcase

Travel Accessories from Walmart

  • Travel scale: We’ve been taking one large suitcase for our all our things the past few trips and this travel scale is so nice to have to make sure the bag doesn’t weigh more than 50 pounds.
  • Passport cover: This passport cover is so cute!
  • Packing cubes: My lifesaver for keeping organized while packing and on trips.
  • Suitcase: Walmart has a huge selection of suitcases and duffles. These navy ones come in every size.
  • Hand sanitizer: Perfect size for a carry-on.
  • Depuffing eye patches: For some reason, I never sleep good the night before we fly. These eye patches help with depuffing!
  • First aid kit: This travel size first aid kit is a must for traveling w/ kids.
  • Travel sized containers: So that I can bring the boys shampoo/conditioner and lotion with me.

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Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine