The alarm was set for 4:00 am! The kids marveled at how lit up the city was and how many people were on the streets as we made our way toward the airport. Our kids have become expert travelers over
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here we go again!
Coming Home :)
Last day, in Vegas!
Hi everyone, we’re driving home as a write this! This morning we woke up at 4 am..but that’s not what this post is about. This is about yesterday 🙂 Yesterday the morning started with waking up early and eating breakfast
Read moreGiant Trees!
Did you know that Sequoias are the biggest living things on Earth? Or that they adapt to their surroundings and some are over three thousand years old? I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. While we were hiking
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On Thursday, we got up and drove to the Golden Gate Bridge. We thought we had seen it from a distance earlier, but that turned out to be the Bay Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge was taller and redder than
Read more5 Modes of Transportation in One Day!
We woke up at the campsite, and it was really cold. We ate a quick breakfast (cold pizza from the night before) and it was really cold. We hopped in the car (#1) and drove to the train station. We
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After we packed up our tents and had breakfast Daddy and Grace went to a four hour art class and we went to the lodge, used some wifi, and had a brilliant lunch. Then we drove to our new campground
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Grace and I signed up to attend a watercolor painting class for our last morning at Yosemite NP. Heather and the other kids were looking forward to some downtime near a wifi spot and some lunch while we took the
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Instead of doing a post for each day, we’re going to make a big post about our time at Yosemite. This park is different from some of the others we’ve been to for a couple reasons: It’s bigger and there
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Today was a travel day. Last night we squeezed into a hotel room with only 2 queen beds. Those of you with 4 kids can appreciate that finding rooms big enough for all of us is not always possible. This
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We packed up our campsite and had a pancake breakfast at the campground. These nice old people served us the best pancakes ever, considering they were made really fast. Then, we drove an hour and a half to get to
Read moreHoodoo?? We do!
On Wednesday, we realized we were about halfway through our trip. We have certainly fit a lot in so far! This day’s adventure included a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park. Sometimes the canyons full of red rock formations can
Read moreF-F-Freezing!
After a quick breakfast of breakfast sandwiches, we drove roughly an hour to a trail that led to a waterfall. We hiked through the burning air three miles to the waterfall at the end. The water was insanely cold,
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