Over the last couple years, we’ve become luggage snobs. We are pretty picky when it comes to our bags. We have tried many options and have come to really love – like REALLY love – our backpacks and bags. We each have our own Tom Bihn Backpacks and our GoRuck Backpack. We keep most of…
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17 Years of Love, Marriage, Baby Carriages, and More!
I love pictures because they can transport you back in time to a memory and experience. Sometimes special, other times mundane, but none the less, as a bulk, they represent the complex collage of our lives. I had a blast going through photos and videos from the last 9+ years of our lives (since my…
From Colorado to California
While it may seem like our whole life is a giant vacation, it’s really not. We spend the bulk of our days in one place working and schooling, eating and cleaning, just squeezing in as much time to play and explore as our blended life allows. But when we left Keystone this June, it really…
Snowboarding Winter 2014-15
Gabe and I have been planning to make this video for-ever! And it finally happened. Here are some photos and videos of our favorite days on the mountain with some of our favorite people. So glad to have had such awesome guests! The kids spent about 70 days on the slopes and learned so much!…
All About Science
I was talking to one of my friends recently about the difficulty in choosing a science curriculum for our homeschool kids. She felt like she nailed her Math Curriculum choice (Right Start Math, which we used and loved) on the first try and was hoping for the same experience with Science. So, I thought I’d…
Colorado Day Trips – Colorado Springs & Grand Junction
We’ve spent so many great days in Summit County. There’s really no reason ever to leave this awesome area – so much to do! However, we also love road trips and wanted to take advantage of exploring a few other local places before we left the area. We took advantage of weekends when the kids…
Settling In To Colorado
If you’ve ever moved to a new city as a family, you know that it takes a few months (if not, a couple years) for a place to feel like home and to make good friends. When we traveled last year, we supercharged that speed by jumping in quickly because we were usually in places…
Playlist 2014-2015
Ever have songs that take you back to a certain place and time? I have a million. Last year, my sister Dee Dee made us some great CD’s with tunes from Black Keys and Avicii that will always remind me of the open road. This year, a new playlist has been in the making, whether…
Kids’ Quirks
I’ve been going through old photos this weekend trying to clear up more space on my computer by moving them to the cloud. It’s been so nostalgic for me to see the kids’ chubbier faces and younger characters shine throughout the years. I’ve been reminded of many things about them I would have otherwise forgotten had…
Competing
It’s been an incredible 3 months snowboarding in Colorado. We’ve spent over 40 days on the slopes together as a family. And one of the things I know is that I will never forget or regret the times cruising behind my family and seeing us all shred down the mountain together. It’s surreal for all…
Family, Fun, and Freezing
Well, it’s been quite a whirlwind since we left Austin at the end of November. We enjoyed a fast and special Thanksgiving week in Dallas, leaving our remaining memorabilia and my piano with my parents. I got to celebrate both birthdays for Annette, my sister, and Dannette, my niece, which was a special treat! The boys…
Hosting Friends
This is a very different year for us than last year when we spent most every week/month traveling to new places. We totally, totally loved hopping around from city to city last year, but it was hard to maintain consistency with athletics, activities, and music lessons, so we switched things up this year. This winter,…
Freejourners 