Travel

  • Western Adventure: Part 3 – Coming Home

    Saturday morning, we hit the road, but instead of heading East to Texas, we drove south to the bottom western corner of Utah, to St. George.  A few months ago, I was lamenting about the fact that we had never… Continue reading

    Western Adventure: Part 3 – Coming Home
  • Western Adventure: Part One – Getting There

    These treks out west are always quite the adventure, and the older Kevin and I get, the less we like to do it all in one shot – which unfortunately means that it takes forever to get to Idaho.  Oh… Continue reading

    Western Adventure: Part One – Getting There
  • Escape to Hawaii: Part 4

    Spending time in Hawaii was wonderful, and I am so grateful for the chance we had to get to take this trip. Thursday was our last day in Hawaii, and we tried to sleep in, to no avail.  After getting… Continue reading

    Escape to Hawaii: Part 4
  • Escape to Hawaii: Part 3

    We started our Wednesday with an early morning hike to the top of Diamond Head, an iconic mountain in Oahu.  We had to have reservations to hike it, and we started at 7am, which was good, because it was a… Continue reading

    Escape to Hawaii: Part 3
  • Escape to Hawaii: Part 2

    Tuesday in Hawaii was golf day for Kevin.  He found a course in the middle of the mountains called The Royal Hawaiian Golf Club, that was supposed to be like “golfing in Jurassic Park.”  It really was beautiful. The scenery… Continue reading

    Escape to Hawaii: Part 2
  • Escape to Hawaii: Part 1

    Hawaii – you hear about it, you read about it, and you even watch movies about it, but it is hard to describe the specialness about it until you experience it.  Kevin and I had never been, in spite of… Continue reading

    Escape to Hawaii: Part 1
  • Disney Adventures Day 4 – Epcot Day

    Our last day at Disney was our Epcot day!  I really love Epcot, and not just because of the yummy food ;). Like I mentioned in an earlier post, it was the Flower and Garden Show there, and so everywhere… Continue reading

    Disney Adventures Day 4 – Epcot Day
  • Disney Adventures Day 3 – Animal Kingdom Day

    Our third day at Disney was bright and early at Animal Kingdom, and we were ready for the adventure :).   We started off our morning on Kilimanjaro Safari (since Expedition Everest was closed for technical issues), and I am so… Continue reading

    Disney Adventures Day 3 – Animal Kingdom Day
  • Disney Adventures Day 2 – Disney Studios Day

    Disney Day two was our Hollywood Studios Day, which the boys were all looking forward to.  I mean, they were finally going to get to ride on Rise of the Resistance.  THe second we walked into the park, we got… Continue reading

    Disney Adventures Day 2 – Disney Studios Day
  • Disney Adventures Day 1 – Magic Kingdom Day

    Ever since Lily had her senior trip to Disney World back in 2021, we thought it would be an awesome idea for Derek as well.  This time, Kevin and Arthur did not want to be left behind, and who could… Continue reading

    Disney Adventures Day 1 – Magic Kingdom Day