Sina ♡ Happy Grey Lucky

I love love love the Dyson Supersonic blow dryer for not only protecting my hair (it never gets hot enough to cause damage! ) That’s why I love a small and lightweight mirrorless camera! Add to the fact that mom’s usually skip the self-care department to make time for other things (like their kiddos or the household). In today’s world of social media, it’s hard to stay off your phone.

I think it’s safe to say that we all know how important fresh air is for everyone year round, but those long cold winter months can oftentimes make it hard to find the motivation to get out the door when indoors is so warm and cozy and outside is, well, flippin’ cold. Because I find that having an actual activity planned is really helpful in making any cold-weather outing successful. If it’s cold but not yet cold enough for snow, grab those rain boots, rain jackets and rain pants, and go out in search of the biggest, muddiest puddle that would make Peppa Pig proud. If you want to go on a simple walk and need to make it a little more fun for younger kids, play I spy while you walk.

Yesterday I shared lots of photos of our magical stay in the Santa Suite at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and today it’s all about the rest of the amazing Christmas at the Princess experience. The entire hotel grounds were covered in twinkle lights (I’m talking more than 4 million lights! ) There was a Christmas train that drove around the resort to look at all the twinkle lights, a skating rink (skating when it’s not cold is my new favourite experience! ! ), a mini theme park with three super fun rides (ferris wheel, carousel, and an ice slide – THE best), roasting marshmallows by the fire, a Build-a-Bear workshop, a Santa meet-and-greet, Christmas characters, and so much more! When we weren’t enjoying our time in the Santa Suite, we got to experience winter in Arizona which basically meant the perfect temperature weather (low to mid 20s) and lots of time spent by the pool (

You know those moments when you realize, in a single instance, that you’re about to experience something so incredible that you will remember every little detail perfectly until you’re old and grey? We had the opportunity to stay at the incredible Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona a few weeks back to experience their Christmas at the Princess. (Chris had a work trip) and having both my mom and my kids there to experience the magic was so so special (and brought out the kid in me for sure). (I’ll be doing a separate post on the rest of the Christmas at the Princess experience tomorrow).