{ 2 Kids, 5 Suitcases and 9 Flights }

After a whirlwind whisking my family to Greece and France, I'm finally getting back to blogging. And I only have about two weeks to prepare, before we do this all over again, but we'll be moving east instead of west, to China.

After our trip, some of you asked me about things we did to make the trip easier with the kids. Here is a post about our experience.

We brought their stuffed animals, some toys and plenty of snacks in our carry on. In Luca's backpack we packed a water coloring book (it's great mess free entertainment), some miniature toys and his water bottle. Window letters provided a lot of entertainment and, of course, an ipad with their favorite shows!

Since Luca wasn't going to be in a stroller (we only took one) and I can be a little overprotective, I got tracking devices and I.D. bracelets for both of them. I have mixed feelings about the tracking devices, though. If my kids wandered more than several meters away, they would be out of range. My kids could also turn them off if I fastened the devices on their arms, which is one of the reasons why I moved them to their legs - they looked like they had just broken out of prison! The device is water proof and lets you know if your child is in the water - very useful, especially in Greece!

We used the two suitcases pictured above for our carry on luggage. Luca was completely obsessed with both: he was always either riding his JetKids suitcase or carrying the little blue one - was the cutest thing!

The JetKids suitcase, which also doubles as a toy and a bed, transformed Luca's travel experience! (And no, this is not an ad). This suitcase can unfold into a bed and comes with a little mattress inside, but still has space to pack a lot of diapers or other baby items. When fully folded, the suitcase turns into a kid-sized trolley that Luca loves to ride as we pull him through the airport.

For Amelia, we brought her Doona car seat/stroller, which is one of the easier strollers I've had to take through security, since it's just one piece. It's approved to be used as a carseat in the airplane, but I wouldn't recommend using it for long trips, since it blocks the person sitting in front from reclining. But for shorter trips, I've been able to unfold the car seat into a stroller and back again, as I rolled my sleeping daughter from the plane, through the airport and into the taxi without her batting an eyelash!

{Brazilian Carrot Cake}

Video from my Instagram Stories ( Right after this there was a piece missing haha! So this is the only image I have of the whole cake)

Ingredientes:

• 1/2 xícara (chá) de óleo

• 3 cenouras médias 

• 4 ovos

• 1 e 1/2 xícaras (chá) de açúcar

• 2 e 1/2 xícaras (chá) de farinha de trigo peneirada

• 1 colher (sopa) de fermento em pó (Penere o fermento com a farinha) 

 

Modo de Preparo:

Em um liquidificador, adicione a cenoura, os ovos e o óleo, bata ate obter uma consistencia uniforme (Eu usei o NutriBullet para bater). 

Acrescente o açúcar e bata novamente.

Em uma tigela ou na batedeira, adicione a farinha de trigo peneirada com o fermento aos poucos.

Asse em um forno preaquecido a 180° C por aproximadamente 40 minutos.

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Ingredientes para a Cobertura:

• 1 Lata de leite Condensado
• 1 Lata de creme de leite
• 1/2 xícara de chocolate meio amargo
• 1 Colher de sopa de manteiga 

Modo de Preparo:

Em uma panela coloque a manteiga. Assim que a manteiga comecar a derreter acrescente o leite condensado e misture.

Acrecente o chocolate, em fogo medio mexa ate alcancar uma consistencia firme.

Desligue o fogo e acrescente o creme de leite aos poucos misturando bem.

Despeje sobre o bolo desenformado e aproveite!

 

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Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of oil

• 3 medium carrots

• 4 eggs

• 1 and 1/2 cups sugar

• 2 and 1/2 cups of sifted flour

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

 

Preparation:

In a blender, add the carrot, eggs and oil, beat until uniform consistency (I used the NutriBullet to blend).

Add the sugar and beat again.

In a bowl or in the mixer, add the sifted wheat flour with the yeast bit by bit.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 ° F for approximately 40 minutes.

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Ingredients for Glaze:

• 1 can of condensed milk

• 1 can of heavy cream or mesure in the condensed milk can

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 1 tablespoon butter

Preparation:

Put the butter in a pan. As soon as the butter begins to melt add the condensed milk and mix.

Stir the chocolate over medium heat until firm consistency.

Turn off the heat and add the cream slowly mixing.

Pour over the cake and enjoy it!

 

{Hirshhorn Museum}

As some of you may already know (especially if you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories) we're moving to Beijing in August, in 49 days to be exact, but who is counting?! So we've decided to be tourists in our own city, going to sites we have seen but never visited, places we are going to miss and ones that we have yet to discover. A couple of weeks ago we went to the Air and Space Museum (where my overly excited son wouldn't let me take any good pictures!) and the Hirshhorn Museum where we took most of those pictures.  

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Como alguns de vocês provavelmente já sabem ( quem me segue no Instagram  e assiste minhas histórias ), estamos nos mudando para Pequim em agosto, em 49 dias para ser exato, mas quem está contando ?! rs. Então decidimos ser turistas em nossa própria cidade, indo para lugares que já vimos, mas nunca visitamos, lugares que sentiremos falta e aqueles que ainda não descobrimos. Algumas semanas atrás, fomos ao Museu do Air and Space (onde o Luca ficou empolgado demais para me deixaria tirar boas fotos!) E o Museu Hirshhorn, onde tiramos a maior parte dessa fotos.

I bought this portable chair for meal time in narrow spaces like the one above. Also, a lot of restaurants surprisingly don't carry high chairs, so this can be very handy, especially since it comes with pockets, which I use to store disposable bibs. Meals can get really messy, especially noodles and pasta!

|| Carol || Top: Asos || Pants: Nasty Gal Sold out. (Similar here and here) || Shoes: Adidas || Hat: Borrowed from my Hubby (Similar here and here) || Necklace: Swarovski ||

|| Luca || Top: Zara || Shorts: h&m || Shoes: It was a gift so I don't know the exact store. (Similar here) || Backpack: Amazon ||

|| Amelia || Top: Zara || Shorts: Zara || Shoes: Zara (Currently unavailable. But I also love those)|| Bow: Amazon (I cut the elastic and glued hair clips instead) || 

Just realized that her outfit is all from Zara while writing this post. Apparently I do a lot of shopping there for her...