Category: vacation

The Grand Canyon Railway Is The Best Way To Visit The Grand Canyon

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grand canyon railway

When we originally planned this cross country move, Alan asked me what I’d like to see. I only had one request: Grand Canyon. The whole trip was built around this. It was totally worth it. My dad showed us a newspaper article he’d found about the Grand Canyon Railway. It’s a train that goes from Williams, Arizona, up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We decided to give it a try, and I’m glad we did. This was […]

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“We don’t want to eat the bread; we just want to collect the bread.”

funny stories, kid quotes, military life, moving, vacation

Today we took the day off from the endless driving and spent the day doing tourist-y things instead. My dad told us about this Grand Canyon Railway that takes you to the Grand Canyon, and we decided to give it a shot. We had such a wonderful time. The Grand Canyon was amazing, so I have more to share on that next time. This time I just want to share a few amusing quotes from the trip so far. Why? […]

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Road Trip to the University Of Alabama

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University of Alabama campus tour

We are well into our very first cross country road trip tonight, currently staying in Amarillo. “Amarillo by Morning” is now stuck in my head. It’s 12 am central time, and we are pretty sleepy. Unfortunately, we put clothes in the hotel washing machine downstairs. That means we have another hour and fifteen minutes, at best, before we can go to bed. Now I wish we’d packed ourselves more clothing. Drat. It was a long day of driving, driving, and […]

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Cross Country Road Trip of a Lifetime: First Stop: Alabama

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JD’s first move— He seems to be having a pretty good time.  Today Alan and I kissed our children good-bye and set back out–alone this time–on our big cross-country road trip. It’s really been fun so far.  Over the last few days I have gotten to visit both sides of our families, swim in the backyard pool with my two oldest boys, celebrate JD’s first birthday, visit a Pioneer Museum in Alabama, and even revisit the University of Alabama campus, […]

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Cross Country Road Trip: Days 2 &3

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Day 2 Day Two was off to a smashing start. We loaded up the van, got cozy in our seats, turned the key……..and nothing. That was the 3rd dead battery in a week, so there was no escaping the fact that we needed a new battery. We got jumped off from a kind stranger: a sweet little lady with a Christian fish on her van. You know, you have to really know you’re a good Christian to put one of […]

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Our Adventures in DC with Four Little Kids

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Day in Washington, D.C.

We did manage to squeeze in one day of adventure during Spring Break.  My parents were visiting, and there were still a lot of DC spots that they had never seen, so we headed into town.  Believe it or not, my parents, the 4 boys, and I all fit into one minivan.  : ) One of Joshua’s friends came over to play while we were gone, and Alan answered the door.  Alan was under the weather, so he couldn’t go […]

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Touring the Smithsonian American History Museum with Alan’s Grandparents

babies, grandparents, Joshua, vacation

Tonight everyone in this house is seriously exhausted. I am probably the only one that is still awake, and it’s only 10:40 pm!!!  It’s been a busy, busy week. The biggest and most exciting news–and I have several bits of news!–was Joshua’s great success today!! Joshua ran his very first 5K race, and when I say that the boy ran to win, you’d better believe it.  He took off like a shot, zipped through his first mile like it was […]

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My Vacation Timeshare Disaster

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The Vacation Time Share Disaster

This past Friday, we gathered up all of our chick-ies and headed to Massanutten Ski Resort.  I had been so proud of myself for finally booking a nice vacation for us, well in advance.  We aren’t always the best vacation planners.  You can make us sound fun by calling us “spontaneous”, but really that just means we procrastinate until we actually leave and then end up “winging it,” missing out on all the things that book out really far in […]

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Expert Tips for Flying with an Infant (that I learned the hard way)

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expert tips for flying with a baby

I’m back from my Alabama visit!  I caught the last flight from Atlanta to Baltimore last night.  It is a good thing too because  each flight after it was cancelled, due to the weather. And boy, do I have some tips to share about flying with an infant. Of course, I had to go and learn them all the hard way. Best things about my trip: The visit part was awesome.  The flying part was where the work came in. […]

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Not the puddle!!!….Eh, go ahead….

Caleb, exercise, family, grandparents, little boys, toddlers, vacation

Today it was finally warm.  Really, really warm!  I was so excited.   I promptly rolled out our amazing double jogger and we headed out for a good little 1 mile walk. I thought, “Hey, this stroller is so amazing it can do ANYTHING!”  It can– sort of– it plowed right over snow hills easily….except I might have been a little over eager b/c I flattened a tire.  (Alan, will you please fix that for me??  Thank you!)  Check out […]

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