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Hi, I'm Courtenay. I truly am the 'Messy Little Cook' - there's sure to be a mountain of dirty dishes and flour all over the place whenever I'm playing in the kitchen. I also love writing about restaurants, other foodie stuff and travel (when I get the chance).

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We got home from Colombia on Friday night. It was a loooong travel day and we've all been enjoying some quiet days at home. Also, I'm super-grateful that we missed the worst of the #polarvortex, but it has been difficult to adjust to a 50 C temperature difference! 🥶 #souvenirs #familyadventure #travelwithkids #mayowskisincolombia

Valentine's Day is all about chocolate, right!?! 💕💗💘 We took a chocolate workshop at @chocomuseo_cartagena and the girls LOVED it! Poor Nate was totally passed out, so he missed the chocolate making, but we made it up to him with a giant milkshake #chocoholic #chocolateface #mayowskisincolombia

More from Cartagena. In pic 10 the kids were hanging out with the hipsters on the church steps in Getsemani - we continue to attract attention - and hopefully inspire others to travel with young kids #mayowskisincolombia

A few snaps from our last two days in Cartagena #mayowskisincolombia

We left the #islandlife behind us today. We walked on the beach one more time, said goodbye to our housekeeper, Mary, and got on the boat to make our way back to Cartagena #mayowskisincolombia

Toes in the sand 🏝️ #mayowskisincolombia

It was a beautiful day at the beach, there wasn't much wind, which meant it was really hot, but the ocean was calm, making for good snorkeling and play time for the kiddos #beachday #familyoffive #familyadventure #travelwithkids #colombia #mayowskisincolombia

Beach lunch 🦞#straightfromtheocean #carribean #lobstah #beachlunch Nate was the only kid that liked it. He wants lobster for dinner too 😂 #mayowskisincolombia

House tour of our Isla Grande digs #mayowskisincolombia

Hannah learned to snorkel today! 🐠🐟 She got to see some coral and fish, but unfortunately her time in the water was cut short by a jellyfish sting. Later on she told us she loved it - I'm excited to have a new snorkeling buddy and maybe a future dive partner? (Sorry Trev) #snorkeling #carribean #crystalclearwater #colombia #mayowskisincolombia

Swingin' in a hammock, instagramming and drinking wine from a tea cup because #imfancy #mayowskisincolombia

Another beautiful beach day at Playa Libre #beachday #carribean #colombiatourism #mayowskisincolombia

Hola from la playa! Yes, these are #matchingswimsuits 🌊 #matchymatchy #nextyearschristmascard #cheesyfamilyphoto #butiloveit #familyoffive #travelwithkids #familyadventure #travel #ootd #mayowskisincolombia

We walked to the village in the center of the island to see what was there and find some lunch. We found chocolate bars and yogurt drinks at the little store, some fruit from someone's front porch and lunch at at a little place. While we were eating we met some little friends and they walked through the village with us ❤️ #exploring #locallife #friendsinanylanguage #colombiatourism #mayowskisincolombia

Just a lil reminder that what you see in the perfect little squares of Instagram doesn't capture everything. Yesterday was a rough day for our fam-jam. We arrived on Isla Grande yesterday. The kids love our "Swiss Family Robinson" cabin. They were all going nuts, running around and acting crazy. Charlie tried to use a conch shell as a stool and cut her toe and was wailing for a band-aid. While I was looking for one I heard a loud thud, then screaming. Nate had flipped himself out of his hammock face first and split his chin open, so now there were two screaming kids. I'm sure everyone on the island was wondering what was going on. We got everyone bandaged up and surprisingly Nate was fine right away but Charlie kept whining about her tiny cut. Uugh, I felt so overwhelmed and consumed with Mom guilt. It was my choice to bring the family to an isolated island in the Caribbean and now my Natey-bear has a big cut on his face, that will end up being a scar 😥 Things definitely don't always run smoothly when we travel. I'm feeling thankful for a well-stocked med kit and hoping that today is a better day #traveltruths #momlife #momguilt #toughtravelday #colombia #mayowskisincolombia

Exploring Castillo de San Felipe, the fortress overlooking Cartagena. Hannah and Nate loved zipping through the tunnels under the fortress, but Charlie definitely wasn't a fan. We took lots of pictures and had a snack sitting in the shade. Once again attracting lots of attention 😂 #familyoffive #travelwithkids #travelcolombia #cartagena #mayowskisincolombia

We spent the day wandering the streets of Cartagena. Lots of popsicles/ice cream was consumed to bribe the little people to keep exploring in the heat 🍦🍦🍦#travelwithkids #cartagena #cityexploring #alltheicecream #mayowskisincolombia

Yesterday we visited the National Aviary. Colombia has 1800 species of birds and I definitely saw some birds I had never seen before. I loved the toucans. Charlie loves flamingos and she was so excited to see them. She asked me to see the pictures before we left the flamingo area because she wanted to make sure she had her own pic with the 'mingos' 💕 #cartagena #allthebirds #putabirdonit #travelwithkids #littleexplorers #mayowskisincolombia

We spent the afternoon at the beach. Hannah had been begging to go all day. The kids really are part sea turtle, they had a blast playing in the waves and they were already asking when we're going to the beach again 🌊 #waterbabies #sandeverywhere #takemetothebeach #cartagena #mayowskisincolombia

Exploring Old Cartagena this morning. It was HOT even at 10am (sorry Edmonton friends). After a walk on the walls we needed a popsicle break. Cartagena has the kind of heat and sun that requires walking on the shady side of the street as much as possible! #cartagena #travelwithkids #climbeverything #hotAF #mayowskisincolombia

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