A trip to the US Capitol while visiting Washington DC is definitely a must do. The building is both architecturally & historically significant and with just a little advance planning you can make the experience a good one for both you and your kids. We put together 5 tips for visiting the Capitol with young…
What we have been up to this week: Cleaned up and cleared out of Virginia! Yorktown, Historic Jamestown, our first Airstream Caravan, and catching up with college friends.
My brother told me that we are “living our dream”. I had to sit a minute and contemplate exactly WHEN this became our dream. I promise we haven’t always had wanderlust. We bought a practical 2800 sq foot house in Lehi after college graduation. We loved putting in the yard, fixing up the storage room,…
When we visited: October 2013 Ages of Children: 8, 6, 3 First off, the mansion tour. This doesn’t count on my list, because I think its obviously the main reason you want to go. But just for fun, I’ll give you a quick run down of how our experience went. Mansion Tour Buy tickets at…
We’ve actually been to Monticello three times. One lesson, it’s not a place to visit on national holidays, particularly 4th of July. Even though it is an appropriate holiday for Jefferson, it’s also a day when a lot of other people want the visit. The line for the house tour was very long and it was quite warm (hot). The last time we visited was in 2009 and we opted not to do the house tour, instead doing a couple of exterior tours.
The Event I normally am obsessed with Halloween. Seriously. I love everything about it. Not the creepy part, but the fun, costume parade, trick-or-treat, decorate, dress up part as evidenced by the last 3 years of Halloween documented on my blog here, here, and here (Wow, check out how LITTLE my kids were in 2010). This…
I love it! What great thoughts on making the most of life. I remember visiting my brother in a house they were renting in the Netherlands. As we walked around the neighborhood I thought “these people aren’t storing five huge boxes of Christmas decorations.” We do have too much stuff and it takes up a huge amount of physical (and mental) space, I love seeing where you’re going. And I’m guessing you can clean your entire “house” in an hour or two! So jealous!
Glad you guys are doing what suits you and your family. We rented our hyse out in SLC for the next three or four years and are traveling with our two year old full time. I love the free time and the family closeness, and wouldn’t trade the minor inconveniences of camper life for being in our traditional home. For us, the two year idea has now turned into four years……….
I love to here of people living their dreams!! How brave of you to travel with a 2 year old. lol. We decided that our little 3.5 year old is *just* old enough to travel with and still stay sane. 🙂 Excited to check out your blog as well!
This seriously brings tears to my eyes. I feel so so torn. The truth is my husband and I do not have a job that can be done from home. We spent 2 weeks in Canada traveling in August and I didn’t want to leave. I came back home changed wanting a simpler life a life spent in nature exploring. My hope is that in the next 3 years we will be able to find a job where we can live on the road. Thank you for sharing so many helping ideas and thoughts from your heart.
~Vanessa
[…] How do you go from a suburb in Utah to living and working on the open road? Currently Wandering started by traveling to Virginia as part of a house swap. This family of five wanted to try living in another state but after driving to Virginia they preferred the freedom of the open road. […]