Jun 01
It never fails. Every time we take a cool trip, or have a fun new experience, I swear I’m going to write a completely awesome blog post all about it. I’ll post lots of pictures, I’ll regale you all with funny stories and anecdotes and pithy observations. It will be epic. And then, um, I …
Apr 27
“Life goes by pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ~ Ferris Bueller One week ago today, we were packing up our hotel room in Chicago. Saying goodbye to our little four-day getaway, and getting ready to board a plane back to Phoenix. It was …
Jul 24
The sky as we crossed the AZ border last night Now that we’re home safe and sound, our trip has officially come to an end, and I can say this without fear of jinxing anything (such a silly feeling isn’t it? But there it is): I am blown away by how smoothly the past three …
Jul 19
The kids have been collecting little souvenirs as we’ve traveled: a couple of stuffed animals and seashells for Tegan, new baseball caps for the boys. Today, thanks in large part to peer pressure a co-conspirator a supportive friend, I got my own souvenir: a little stud in my nose. I hadn’t really planned to pierce …
Jul 18
A shortish day of driving that again somehow seemed to take f.o.r.e.v.e.r. It was another smooth ride however (heinous porta-potty and a wasted hour looking for a geocache notwithstanding) and the kids continued to amaze with their patience. Everyone keeps asking what it’s like with all six of us all crammed in the car, so …
Jul 17
We spent our final morning at the Cape digging for clams, a first for all five of us (Paxton decided to hang out back at the house with the non-clammers) Aside from the ever-present reminder that I was a long way from my epi pen, it was a neat experience that the kids especially enjoyed. …
Jul 16
Since this was a trip for all of us, everyone got to have a say in what we saw and what we did. One of Tegan’s general requests was to visit animals. We weren’t able to make it to any zoos when we were in New York, so we decided to visit the little Zooquarium …
Jul 15
Our desert kids took to the beach like.. well, like fish to water. Like the Path Less Taken on Facebook
Jul 14
The last time we went to the Cape with Mike’s family was around 17 years ago. We were married but didn’t have any children yet (we were still very much kids ourselves), and both of Mike’s brothers were still teenagers. This time we share it with our own four children, and his family’s families as …
Jul 13
We had just a three hour drive today, and for the second time this trip, we found the shorter ride to somehow feel longer than the lengthy, dozens-of-hours days. It wasn’t a bad trip by any means. Just… long. Lots of stops, lots of antsy-ness. It was with great relief that we started seeing the …
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