We logged over 50 hours in the car during July and August with the kids. We did have a few rough patches (like Emily having a stomach bug and throwing up all over the front and back seats), but the majority of the hours were pleasant and fun. It might be the end of summer…
Road Trip
Church History Road Trip: Part 1
After returning from Utah we had one week to unpack, start a few projects that I had been loosing sleep over while traveling, and pack up again for our road trip. We left for Erie, Pennsylvania on Thursday morning. This trip completely snuck up on me and it was a scramble that morning to get…
Iowa Maryland Split
Two weeks ago Andrew needed to go to Maryland as part of his research four a couple of days. With all of my siblings in Iowa for the summer, Emily, Nathan and I headed out on yet another road trip. We make a great traveling trio. We left early Sunday morning so we could drive…
Travel Log Part 4
Thank you Jenny, Mike, Kimby, and Andrew for donating pictures to this log! Thursday, June 30. Andrew flew home from New Orleans on Thursday morning and his parents picked him up from the airport and brought him down to Provo. Mike and Andrew helped with the final round of packing and then we drove down…
Travel Log Part 3
Sunday, June 19. Fathers Day. We got ready and walked to 9am church. Emily fell and bloodied her knee and elbow and Andrew got some blood on his shirt. Nathan spit up a little bit on the walk and then when we sat down he covered Andrew and himself. I stayed with Emily all of…
Travel Log Part 2
Sunday, June 12: Church. After Nathan took a quick nap we went to visit with Andrew’s family who came down to Orem. We surprised Mindy who didn’t know we were coming. Emily and Ariana played really well together, mostly because of Aunt Kimby. She spun Emily around and helped her get drinks of water. Emily…
Travel Log Part 1
Sunday June 5: Master list is prepped with packing and to-dos to complete before our month long trek. The plan is cleaning and car maintenance on Monday, packing on Tuesday, and food prep on Wednesday. Andrew is sewing a nice hanging case for the kindle so Emily can watch movies. He looks good behind a…