August 18, 2021
Day 1 – Chicago
Our three-week east coast excursion began a couple of hours east of Des Moines in…
November 6, 2019
Day 10 – Return to Fuerteventura
After four nights in our Lanzarote home, we checked out Wednesday morning to make the…
October 28, 2019
Day 1, Part 2 – Lisbon Photo Shoot
We were thrilled to be able to capture another set of family photos in Portugal,…
October 27, 2019
Day 0 – Chicago
On Tuesday afternoon, we’ll pile into our rental car and begin nine consecutive days exploring…
June 27, 2019
NYC with Emmie (Part 1)
Day 1 Emmie and I managed to get some sleep on the plane, which was…
June 27, 2019
St. Louis
The dates of June 25 and 26 had been circled on my calendar ever since…
June 13, 2019
Day 5 – Alpacas, BBQ, Coaster, Driving, and More
Thursday's itinerary had a lot of driving, as we worked our way more than 120…
June 12, 2019
Day 4 – Cows and Horses
Today's activities are described by Noah and Emmie, excerpts from the daily journals they've been…
June 11, 2019
Day 3 – Michigan’s Adventure
The third day of our vacation was dedicated to Michigan's Adventure, the largest amusement park…
June 10, 2019
Day 2 – Silver Lake
After two days of driving, we'd intentionally planned for a lazy start to our Monday,…
June 9, 2019
Days 0 and 1 – From Iowa to Michigan
Saturday, June 8 Our vacation officially began at 7:00 p.m. in Ames, when Emmie's second…
July 1, 2018
Day 24 – Return to Iowa
Eilidh appeared next to me around 6:15 a.m., holding a bucket of beach toys and…