The drive through Nevada on I-80 is definitely not listed on America’s Top 10 Scenic Drives. Boring, flat, and fairly ugly: I usually try and sleep through most of it while my husband drives and the kids lounge in the backseat reading or playing games on the tablet. This last time through, however, we purposely…
We did it. We are out! We still can’t believe everything came together so perfectly. Other than the fact that we are still fairly exhausted, we couldn’t be happier. I don’t do many “real time” posts to the blog, but this one is pretty important I think. For starters, we are extremely grateful. Grateful to…
The skies looked threatening. My sister-in-law and I kept looking at each thinking “Should we go?” “Should we stay home?” I’m not one to call it until its raining cats and dogs, so with just a possibility of rain, we packed our kids into two cars (would have been so much more fun had we…
Imagine yourself out at sea on a small boat. Suddenly dark clouds gather on the horizon and the wind starts to whip your hair around your face. Moving too fast, the storm envelopes you and suddenly you aren’t sure which way is the shore. Then, a beam of light from the nearby lighthouse cuts through…
Layer upon layer of gypsum sand scattered across miles of sweeping dunes. With promises of sledding and fun we excitedly geared up for an afternoon of exploring. When we visited: January 23, 2014 Ages of kids: 8, 6, 3 Tips: Plastic bottomed boogie boards work really well as sleds. “Mom? Is that snow?” One of the kids…
I want to go for pictures as well 🙂 Beautiful pictures. You guys are seeing so many amazing places! I can’t even imagine the memories your kids will have!
[…] Driving home from the Bay Area last April, we had a lot on our plates. We had received an offer on our house and were racing home to make sure we still wanted to sell it. Our only concession along the route was an epic photo shoot with the Airstream on the Bonneville Salt Flats before we drove into Salt Lake City the following morning (blog post). […]