The Monterey Bay Aquarium: A Bay Area Family Favorite
The Parola Family shares their favorite tips and tricks for the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
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- Sep 10, 2022
- 9 min
VIP Disneyland & California Adventure Tips
We've been talking about going to Disneyland since Marvel was six months old. Our original plan was to celebrate her first birthday...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
Outsourcing Household Help
It's no secret that parents are overwhelmed with household tasks, so here are ways to outsource and save them time.
- Dec 31, 2021
- 4 min
2021 Parola Podcast Episodes
Check out all the podcast episodes that the Parola Family was on in 2021.
- Jan 16, 2021
- 5 min
Being Realistic In This New Normal
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking on the Virtual Mom Collective's January Panel this weekend, where we talked about having realistic...
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Parola Podcast Episodes
2020 was the year of the podcasts. With all this extra time on our hands, people either started listening to podcasts, upped their...
- Oct 9, 2020
- 7 min
A Marvelous Birth Story
This blog post has been semi-written and sitting in drafts since January. It's taken many forms and numerous hours of mental processing...
- Sep 11, 2020
- 4 min
Parola Family 2020 Update
It's been a while since I've had the time or the creative energy for writing. Trust me. I will touch more about that at great lengths in...
- Jul 20, 2019
- 4 min
Shannon's 10 Pregnancy Must Haves
This pregnancy hasn't been the easiest to say the least. HG has made it really rough, but there has been quite a few things that have...
- May 14, 2019
- 4 min
We're Expecting And Got HG as A Bonus!
If you didn't get the memo when we were in Santa Barbara or our current Shelfie, WE'RE PREGNANT! Our newest grail has been pre-ordered...
- Mar 26, 2019
- 8 min
Poppin' Hopper Takes Over ECCC
When we first said we were going to Emerald City Comic Con, we joked a lot that we just wanted Funko to see our Hopper box. Oh, they saw...
- Feb 28, 2019
- 3 min
The VIParolaz are Heading to ECCC!
We've been quiet on the blog front for the last few weeks. It's only because we've been silently freaking out over planning a massive...
- Dec 9, 2018
- 5 min
The Life-size Funko Pop Box Cosplay
The Story Behind The Costume I love Andy. He knows I will do anything for him and he uses that to his advantage sometimes. This is one...
- Nov 11, 2018
- 6 min
Tips To Surviving the Holiday Season with Celiac Disease
While the holidays tend to fill most of the world’s population with joy, it literally sends chills down the spines of someone who has...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 2 min
Candytopia San Francisco
San Francisco has always captured Andy's and I's heart. We are die hard Giant fans and it's home to some of my favorite gluten free...
- Oct 14, 2018
- 5 min
Till The End Of The Line
The Story of our Marvel-ous Wedding After eleven years together, Andy and I were lucky enough to get married on October 15th, 2016 in a...
- Oct 7, 2018
- 4 min
When Nerds Get Engaged
Oh boy, this post has been a long time coming! I promised a lot of people that I would write about our nerdy celebrations. So I thought I...
- Aug 26, 2018
- 1 min
10 Facts About The VIParolaz Family
10. Our friends and family usually refer to us as "ShAndy"! 9. Shannon used to work as a performer in Las Vegas for Cirque Du Soleil. ...
- Aug 12, 2018
- 2 min
Our Story
"I'm with you until the end of the line" - Captain America: Winter Soldier Andy and I been first started dating in 2005 after an epic...
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