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Vappu in Finland and a tip :)

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Vappu This weekend is gonna be so much fun since we have monday off due to Vappu celebrations here in Finland. Lot's of things to do for young and old all weekend long, and a real carnival thing going on :) If you're planning on staying somewhere (Helsinki, Espoo or some other cities here in Finland) over night and avoiding the public transportation/long taxi lines, you can always book a hotel room . Then there's no rush to leave a party at night, you can sleep in (unless you're travelling with kids!) and enjoy a nice buffet breakfast. Yum! On monday, which is a national day off (at least for most finns), people usually go to a picnic  (sorry, that link is only in finnish). Either in Helsinki or just at their own home in a terrace or a nearby park. Don't forget to wear your high school graduation hat! :) Okay, as soon as I start writing my baby wants to go to bed so I better go now. Have a great weekend and enjoy Vappu in you're in Finland! :)

Planning on our summer vacation

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Hello everyone! Just as I've only been back to Finland for 3 days, I'm already planning on our next trip - our summer vacation. I also posted a pic on my instagram to show what it looks like here in Finland :) You see why I need to back somewhere warm? Besides - dreaming is half the journey, right? One of the beaches near Kato Stalos, Crete in april, 2017 Anywho, I started to look for our next destination and have no clue, where we should go. Travelling with kids can be tough but I just love that warm weather and looong sand beaches so why not. Here are some travel agencies that have the best deals I've found so far - some are operated only in Finland: top10matkatarjoukset Matkapörssi booking So we loved crete and I kinda wanna go back to Greece even though it's gonna be very hot in july. I looked for Zakynthos but on the other hand Croatia sounds like a place I'd like to visit and I haven't visited there before. Our usual one is Pärnu in Eston

Back from Crete and my thoughts on the holiday :)

Hey everyone! It's been a while because I was on a vacation with my family in Crete :) Wonderful holiday with perfect weather, the sun, the sand, the beaches..the food and the people. Go there if you like all those :) Everything went well even though I had my fears of travelling with two little ones. Will they get sick? Will they sleep or eat there? No worries, really. I packed all the baby food already here in Finland and I'm glad I did because not of the stores in Crete had baby food! Yeah, it wasn't quite the season yet so they didn't have any and my little one eats like a big boy. Diapers? Yes, they have those in every store but I still had everything ready so we didn't need to buy any. Clothes? I always have too many and you just don't really need that many clothes anyway cause you spend all your holiday at the beach. We we're lucky - we only had one rainy day. Only thing you really need to make sure when travelling with little ones are snacks on th

New clothes for kids and one tired mama

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Good morning! What a night we had..our baby is finally (night 2) learning to sleep in his own bed instead of sleeping next to me, and last night he did sleep until 3.30 am. But what a nightmare after that: screaming and crying for half an hour, which felt like eternity at that time :( Luckily he did go back to sleep after that and I did too. Cannot wait to sleep all night - one of these days, I'm sure :) But I gotta say - I'm one tired mama :D Everytime I'm tired (ok, almost daily), I need to shop. That kinda makes me feel better. I posted about Aarrekid a while ago on February which is a finnish children's clothing brand. They have the cutest clothes for little ones and after this looong winter it's nice to buy new stuff for your little ones. You know, something lighter and brighter. This is definitely something you should look out for if you're in need of new clothes :) Okay, it's time to go outside where it's raining (boring!) and go do grocery

DIY handlebar cover and discount code for sunglasses @Lenson

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Hey there! Time flies, it's already april! In less than 2 weeks me and my family will be in Greece for a week!! I just cannot wait. Even though I do have so much to do before flying there, such as buying swimsuits and other summer gear for my toddler (nothing fits from last summer :(), baby food for my baby, new sunglasses for me.. Yeah, that link goes to Lenson and that's a discount code - 10% off (SUNNYSALE) for their sunglasses. It's beginning to be that time again when you really need to invest on good pair of sunglasses since the sun is showing again. Or if not in your country but at least if you're travelling somewhere sunny and warm, then you'll need a pair for sure :) So check it out! I also changed my double stroller, again, to a Phil and Teds Navigator. Why? Because I wanted to have a really small stroller that would also have a seat for my 3 year old if he wants to sit on it every now and then, and he also naps in it occasionally. I did like my previ