All mothers of boys know that talk and play involving explosions, predators, and things that stink are just commonplace. In my home, I have to times all that chaos by four! (Enrique is always considered one of the “boys”) So when it was time to decide where we should take our next family adventure, there […]
You know it’s going to be a good day when you roll over in bed and ask your husband to take a hike with you and the kids that morning before he goes to work, and his response is “yes!” So 30 minutes later, the 6 of us (Yukon came too) were headed towards Hawn […]
This blog is changing how I live my life. This past weekend I had no “had to do plans” so normally I would piddle around the house, watch Netflix, or do nothing noteworthy. Aaron was also available so I felt like I should take advantage of it. I felt like I should do something on […]
Well we survived The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017 and I am thankful we were able to spend the day the way we wanted and not at school. Being school employees, I was a little bummed that Caroline and I were going to have to spend our time during the eclipse herding students around the […]
It’s no secret Katie and I like to eat, cook, and explore new foods. So anytime we can add that aspect to one of our adventures we are in. We were pleasantly surprised on the recent covered bridge portion of our Indiana Road Trip. As we were stopping at the various bridges, we found one […]
Hawn State Park is offering camping, kids’ activities, music, and explanations. St. Francois State Park is offering safety pointers and a place to view. Kimmswick is offering a Solar Eclipse Experience Kimmswick (KEEP) – Memorabilia will be available and the local merchants will be open and providing photo opportunities. A Village Eclipse in Caledonia will […]
Occasionally we find time to adult things. And it just so happens this summer that Aaron and I found time one lovely Saturday afternoon to have an adult “Groupon” Date. I am calling it such because I had purchased some Groupons earlier in the spring and we decided to use them on this Saturday afternoon. […]
Katie posted her picture this morning of trying to get the whole family including the dog into one selfie shot. Easier said than done. We are real people not trying to glam things up when we share here on the blog. If we were hosting a fashion blog, we would be showcasing perfect hair and […]
It’s been over ten years ago, but I created a “100 Things to Do Before You Die List.” This was just before the movie The Bucket List was released so my title wasn’t as catchy. This wasn’t my own unique idea. I had read somewhere at the time that to start writing these ideas down […]
Today was the first official day for teachers, so Katie and I decided we needed to squeeze in a quick hike last night. It became a sort of scouting hike for another short beginner hike that we could do but it was also a little more. It wasn’t our normal have the best time and […]
Katie and I had been planning all summer a summer’s end hiking trip to Arkansas – her pick. She wanted to road trip to the Buffalo River and hike Hawksbill Crag. It wasn’t going to be a strenuous hike but just a couple miles. It was going to provide magnificent views. We were going to […]
