Keren Threlfall

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Reading 2013: Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert

Although my 14-month old has never worn a disposable diaper, and although we’ve had experience traveling by plane, boat, taxi, bus, and more using cloth diapers only, I was delighted to learn a lot from Erin Odom’s guide to cloth diapering, Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert: A Simple, Comprehensive Guide to Using Cloth Diapers. 

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Life in Instagram: 06.01.12

I know, it’s not June 1, anymore. But that’s when I started this post and saved the picture files… These start just before Justus’s birth and then morph into “Justus in Instagram.” Funny how a being in love with a new baby does that. 😉 1. One of many random household projects that occupied Daniel’s pre-baby time. Replacing the faucet. On his lunch break. 2. Summer haircut for Hana Kate. 3. Hana Kate brushing Eden’s hair. 4. Came across this bit of “I need marriage advice” and had to LOL. 🙂 Hopefully in the weeks it took to submit the question and wait for it to be published, the “what do I do?” got resolved on it’s own? 5. This one also made me laugh. Note that Katie is 10. 6. Peaceful moments. 7. the girls enjoying dressing up their little mice. 8. We were still wondering which one of these little outfits our new one would get to wear. The pink one has since been returned to Costco. 🙂 

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  • It feels a little odd to be picking apples in the middle of August, but I wanted to have the experience before the kids start school (and weekends are the only option), and before @isabella_riegler_ moves back to Austria (😭😭😭). @skytoporchard is always fun, but definitely a tourist experience...and *price* for apples! 😂 Hopefully later on we’ll head to another orchard and pick their seconds in bulk. 👊 🍎 🍏 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎 _____________ #applepicking #skytopappleorchard #flatrocknorthcarolina #locationindependent #worldschoolingfamily #northcarolina #culturalcareaupair
  • Just traveling *within* Guatemala can give you culture shock. From the capital city of Guatemala City to the rural lakeside villages surrounding Laguna Atitlán, it’s only a 3-4 hour drive. But the distance traveled between these two places couldn’t feel further apart. (And that’s only 2 areas: Guatemala has so much more.) The great thing is that if you have Guatemalan cell service, you’ll likely keep a strong signal the entire way! 😂😜 In between those areas, you can make a stop in Antigua and experience the very different feel of one of Central America’s most cultural colonial cities. We loved being in Guatemala City in May, and can’t wait to head back. P.S.: If you’re in the USA, there are often great flight deals, or the option to use airline points with American Airlines rewards at a great rate! ____________ #guatemala #cuidaddeguatemala #travelwithkids #giveyourkidstheworld #worldschooling #cuidadcayala #cayalaguatemala #locationindependent #trekarooing #wildandfreekidstravel
  • Earlier this evening, Justus was regaling us with a very specific memory from our time at Xcaret Park in Mexico — the way that a cave of bats smelled! 😂 That was just one of countless experiences from our day at Xcaret, which I basically sum up as an eco-Mexican Disney? 🤷‍♀️ (But even better than Disney in some ways. Not when it comes to crowds, though!) It was still pretty crowded on our visit, but the fact that there was more nature and it was on the beach helped it feel a littler nicer than huge crowds at Magic Kingdom. If you’re ever in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, it’s definitely a tourist experience, but one that can be a lot of fun. The closing show also highlights the depth and variety of Mexican history and culture as it varies from state to state. (Including watching a game played with a flaming ball of fire!) There are also a real cemetery and real Mayan ruins in the park, not to mention the water canyon you can float through. 👏 🇲🇽 🔥 💦 ______________ #quintanaroo #xcaretpark #xcaretmexico #cancunmexico #mexicandisney #travelwithkids #worldschooling #worldschoolingfamily #trekarooing #threlfallsvisitpyramids
  • What captures your kids’ attention like nothing else? Give these two a lizard or an amphibian, and they’re in the state of flow for hours. This was back in April, and I think they’ve caught over 100 frogs together since! 🐸😍❤️☺️🐸 _____________ #wildandfree #childhoodunplugged #travelwithkids #petfrog #kiawahisland #worldschooling #carolinakids #trekarooing
  • Eleven is such an amazing age. Or, maybe it’s mostly just that *she’s* amazing. I’m so glad to have a friend in my daughter, who still thinks I’m pretty cool, wants my fashion advice, and told me I get extra “fun mom” points for going swimming with her, but am still a good mom even if I don’t! 😂❤️ This was her fourth run up this pyramid back in late February (and probably into double digits of Mesoamerican pyramids she’s visited). But she still had more energy to get back down than I did, so took the hardest route down to challenge herself. 😂🔥🙌 ______________ #travelwithkids #trekarooing #kidswhotravel #zitacuaro #sanfelipepyramids #pyramidsofmexico #otomipyramid #mesoamericanhistory #travelwithkids #zonaarqueologica #michoacan #threlfallsvisitpyramids #zonaarqueologicadesanfelipe #giveyourkidstheworld
  • What do we miss about living in Berlin? Well, I’m sure you don’t want to sit down to listen to *the entire list.* ☺️😉 But to start, if we had taken the same drive from South Carolina, USA, timewise we’d still be an hour from the Canadian border. A 12-hour drive from Berlin can take you through Czech Republic, Austria, the Italian Alps...all on the way to Venice, Italy. (You can also do the German part on the AutoBahn, so time is as fast as you make it! 👍) However, we did our road trip with some overnight stops, so it took us a bit longer anyway. And I did it while passing kidney stones, unaware it was soon to land me in the ER...errr, Krankenhause via the Krankenwagen (ambulance). Which leads me to what we really miss...German healthcare. Call me crazy, but I’d gladly take another kidney stone to have that type of universal healthcare over here! 😜 We miss being able to drive to Paris, Venice, or Vienna! For the moment we are back in South Carolina, as we continue to address some of our unexpected challenges from 2017. So in the meantime, we’re enjoying Target and Trader Joe’s and Publix. 🙌 ___________ #travelwithkids #locationindependent #locationindependentfamily #travelingfamily #veniceitaly #venezia #italia #europe #europeanunion #lifeineurope #whydoihaveaplasticbag
  • The tiny tourists take Antigua. May 2019 (but feels like a lifetime ago already). ____________ #antiguaguatemala #travelwithkids #trekarooing #locationindependent #worldschooling #antiguayellow #guatemala🇬🇹 #allyouneedisguatemala #takethekids #giveyourkidstheworld
  • His best days are the ones filled with nature, animals, and people who love children. He’s still talking about feeding the birds in Antigua, Guatemala’s Parque Central back in May. _______________ #antiguaguatemala #travelwithkids #locationindependent #guatemala #trekarooing #parquecentralguatemala #worldschooling

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