Our Smoke Bomb Gender Reveal

My 20 week big ultrasound happened to land right on Valentine’s Day, so obviously we had to do some sort of themed photo shoot for…

30 Week Bump Update

*I was 30 weeks at the time I wrote this post, but now I’m at 32 weeks so I have some catching up to do!…

A 6-month late surprise

Many of you already know this but I haven’t made it blog-official yet. So…surprise, we’re pregnant!…and almost due! 😀 I’ve been telling myself to do…

What I learned during my break from blogging

I was pounding out blog posts several times a week when I started The Mini Apartment, and had all kinds of fresh topics I couldn’t…

Date Day on a Budget: Julian, CA

John and I love to make day trips to Julian (about 1.5 hours away from us) throughout the year – it’s a perfect spot to…

Hiking Stonewall Peak

Stonewall Peak is located in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park off Highway 79 South and is just a 20 minute drive south of Julian, CA. It’s…

Hiking Lake Calavera’s Volcano

Sundays are lazy days for us – we sleep in, head to church at 12:45, get home around 2:15, eat a late lunch, and usually…