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  • Goodbye House! 🏠😢⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ We said our final goodbyes to the old house last night. I asked Evelyn what her favorite memory from our first house was. She said "moving to my new room at the new house."⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Then I asked her, "are you sad we're not going to come back here ever again?"⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ She said, "No! I'm excited!"⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ So there you have it. I’m thankful, as ever, for Evelyn and her wisdom. Why should we be sad about the past when we have so many new adventures ahead??
  • Hey there, friends! What month are we in??⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Time has been getting away from me lately! I took a break from blogging for a few days back in June. Then days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and before I knew it, summer was almost over! 😬⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Here’s what's been happening in our lives these past two months:⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ • Evelyn turned 4. (what!?!)⁠⠀ • Sophie started therapy 5 days a week and said her first word (mama🙌🏻)⁠!⁠⠀ • We bought a house.⁠⠀ • We sold our house.⁠⠀ • Snuck in a trip to Florida, two trips to San Francisco, and a few road trips in between.⁠⠀ • We started renovating our new home.⁠⠀ • We packed up our old home.⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ And now you’re all caught up! 😜 Despite the fact that our new home isn't quite ready for us, ready or not, we're moving in this weekend! I should probably be freaking out a little more right now, but I'm trying to just roll with it and figure things out as we go!⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ The traveler in me is really coming in handy on this one. 🤔⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ Send moving tips and hacks, please! 👇🏻⁠
  • Happy Father’s Day to our favorite guy. We love you Matthew! 💚
  • In Cascais, Portugal, Evelyn fell in love with the beach all over again. ⛱⠀ .⠀⠀ She didn't even get to play in the water much, but building sandcastles and chasing waves have quickly become two of her favorite pasttimes. 🌊⠀ .⠀⠀ It's why I was so quick to book our next trip to Florida. After busy city breaks in Mexico City and Lisbon, Evelyn has sure earned herself some beach time! 🏅⠀ .⠀⠀ Do your kids love the beach or the city?⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ ➡️ follow @our.next.adventure for more family travel adventures!
  • The brand spanking new ‘Our Next Adventure’ is here! 🎉⠀ .⠀ We've had a whole lotta life happening over here lately, and while I can’t reveal all just yet, this is one big project I’m excited to finally share with everyone!⠀ .⠀ This new website has been a labor of love between Amanda at @livinginanotherlanguage and I, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with how it turned out. She's taken all these random thoughts inside my head and turned them into something seriously beautiful!⠀ .⠀ Go check it out and let me know what you think! 👉🏻 https://ournextadventure.co
  • It's Memorial Day weekend here in the States, marking the official start of SUMMER! ☀️⠀ .⠀⠀ Sure, this photo was taken in sunny Cascais, Portugal, but the sunshine wishes and good vibes are still the same. Now, if only our Nebraska weather would cooperate. 🤨⠀ .⠀⠀ Do you keep a summer bucket list? What's on it?!⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ ➡️ follow @our.next.adventure for more family travel adventures!⠀
  • Not pictured: the 2 seconds after this photo was snapped where Evelyn tripped and fell down the stairs. 😬 ⠀ .⠀⠀ Anyone else have an awfully clumsy, accident prone, bruised up child?⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ ➡ follow @our.next.adventure for more family travels!
  • Evelyn asks a LOT of questions lately, but this one was a personal favorite...⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ Evelyn: “what is that?”⠀⠀ Matt: “it’s a bidet”⠀⠀ Evelyn: “what do you do with it?”⠀⠀ Matt: ......pause......⠀⠀ Evelyn: “wash your hair in it??”⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ Yes, Evelyn. That’s exactly right. Now stop touching the hair washer!⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ Genuinely curious, because I know we can't be the only ones: what do your kids think the bidet is for?? 😄⠀

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