The Perfect Santa Barbara Weekend Guide

Santa Barbara is the perfect destination for a girls trip or romantic weekend away. Find my favorite places to sip, stay, and play.

SuperBloom

Babies, blooms, and baskets. All about the California wildflower season.

How to Hawaii with Kids

We took four kids under six to Hawaii and lived to tap out the tale. Our best tips and tricks to survive (enjoy?) the trip!

Wedding Weekend Wrap-Up

Our very own Royal Wedding. Darling children in black tie ahoy!

On the road again

Cross Country travel preparations underway. Thoughts and prayers, please.

Ahrens on the Road//Skiing in Mammoth

This year we decided to forgo birthday presents and use the money toward trips and for Matt’s birthday we decided on skiing at Mammoth. He’s…

Ahrens on the Road: California Coast

We’re baaack! I thought I’d better get this up on the blog before the pictures (so many pictures) collected too much dust. TL;DR version: the…