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Feathers and Stripes

Boston mom blogger | motherhood, baby + kids, family travel, + home

family · May 29, 2026

The Ultimate Guide to Fun 2026 Summer Activities with Kids

With school wrapping up in just a couple of short weeks, I’m looking forward to the upcoming days filled with fun summer activities for the kids. My kids are all under 9 (they’re 3, 5, and 8!), and outside of…

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New England · June 30, 2024

What to do on Cape Cod in the Rain

In case you’re new around here, hi I’m Alyssa and I live outside of Boston and grew up going to Cape Cod as a kid. And now my husband and I love bringing our own kids to the Cape! At…

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Garage stroller organization, found on Amazon

family, storage + organization · October 27, 2021

Easy Garage Stroller Organization for Multiple Strollers

I posted a photo of our new stroller organization in the garage on my Instagram stories, and you all could not get enough of it. I’ve never had so many DMs about one thing! My husband was very proud of…

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motherhood · December 6, 2020

My Experience Transitioning from 1 to 2 Kids

I was overjoyed when we found out that we were pregnant again, but soon I started to worry what would happen when we transitioned to 2 kids. (At first I called this post “going from 1 to 2 kids,” but…

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personalized notebooks for baby and toddler memories

motherhood · August 12, 2020

Personalized Notebooks + Letters to my Kids

I loved putting together my kids’ baby books once they was born! But once I filled in the first year pages there wasn’t much space to add in detail. I decided to get personalized notebooks to keep track of the…

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motherhood · June 23, 2020

What I’m Most Nervous About for Baby #2

Going from 0 kids to 1 was a BIG transition. Not only was there suddenly a tiny person in our house who needed care 24/7, but it totally changed my identity when I became someone’s “Mommy.” And now that we’re…

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motherhood, pregnancy · March 30, 2020

Big News! Announcing Baby on the Way!

I have been keeping a secret… We are due this summer with Baby 2! Baby on the way! We took a nice long drive this weekend along the shore and decided to take some baby announcement photos on the beach. I…

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Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach

personal · June 11, 2018

What Travel Means Now

Since we started dating, T and I have traveled – Chicago, NYC, London, Paris, Bangkok, Cape Cod… I think we had been dating about a month when we took our first trip together!

personal · March 1, 2018

Weekend Hikes near Home

If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have told you that hiking definitely wasn’t “my thing.” Sprout, on the other hand, thinks he’s a goat and loves to climb rocks.

About Alyssa


Hi, I’m Alyssa. Mom of three, wife, dog mom, blogger. I write tips and tricks on motherhood, focusing on baby gear reviews, the best toys for kids, family travel, and home organization.

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