Travel
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A Get-away to the Beach
With Lily heading back to school very soon, we knew we wanted to do something fun as a family before she leaves, and my sister, Wendy, offered to let us use her beach house in Port Aransas. Since the boys… Continue reading
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Girls’ Cruise Adventure Part 3: Life on the Boat
Life on a cruise ship was interesting, and although there were things that I loved, there were things that I hadn’t really thought about that weren’t my favorite things. Lily and I still had a great time on board the… Continue reading
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Girls’ Cruise Adventure Part 2: Playing in Mexico
Our cruise left Galveston on Thursday evening, and then we spent all of Friday at sea, waking up on Saturday morning in Cozumel, Mexico. We were so excited to be out and adventuring, and so as soon as we were… Continue reading
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Girls’ Cruise Adventure Part 1: Let the Fun Begin!
A few months ago, my friend, Lana, came up with the idea for a huge ladies trip as part of her fortieth birthday celebration – a three day, four night cruise to Mexico. So, I have truthfully never wanted to… Continue reading
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Get Away Adventure: A Fun Flying Visit to Maine
Because we had been making our plans for our trip as we went, we still had an open day on Tuesday to have some fun. First, we thought of going to another show, and went to get tickets to see… Continue reading
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Get-Away Adventure: NYC – Day 3 and Hugh Jackman Day!!
On Monday morning, after a quick breakfast at our hotel, we walked to Bryant Park to check out their Christmas market, but since we were already walking that way, we had to stop by the Macy’s on 34th Street. It… Continue reading
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Get-Away Adventure: NYC – Day 1 and 2
Way back in the summer of 2019, I bought tickets for Kevin and I, along with our friends, Pamela and Cliff, to go and see Hugh Jackman perform in “The Music Man” on Broadway in September of 2020. Well, we… Continue reading
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“Texas, Here I Come”
On Tuesday morning, at 5:30 am and before the sun was up, our moving adventure truly began. The kids and I were all loaded up in the car and said goodbye to Kevin. And to our house and neighborhood. And… Continue reading
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High Adventure for Derek
Our last weekend in Pennsylvania also happened to be a special High Adventure activity that the young men of our ward were invited to go on, and we couldn’t think of a better way for Derek to get to spend… Continue reading
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Brown Family Western Adventure: Father’s Day & Coming Home
We extended our trip to Idaho just long enough that we could spend Father’s Day with Kevin’s dad. It was our second Father’s Day in a row there, and it was wonderful. I made French Toast for Kevin’s special breakfast,… Continue reading
