November 21, 2023
Day 0 – Des Moines to Belgium
One of my favorite online services is Going, which was formerly known as Scott’s Cheap…
April 11, 2023
Day 0 – Chicago
With Noah’s 13th birthday coming up this summer, we gave him the chance to choose…
August 19, 2021
Day 2 – Chicago to Buffalo
The second day of our vacation was mostly driving, with a mundane 535-mile Interstate route…
August 18, 2021
Day 1 – Chicago
Our three-week east coast excursion began a couple of hours east of Des Moines in…
November 2, 2019
Noah’s Canary Islands Blog
Updated through November 2, 2019. Editor's Note: We asked Noah to write a blog each…
October 27, 2019
Day 0 – Chicago
On Tuesday afternoon, we’ll pile into our rental car and begin nine consecutive days exploring…
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…
October 11, 2015
Quad Cities Weekend
Earlier this week, we made the last-minute decision to buy tickets for the Chris Tomlin and…
July 21, 2014
Minor League Weekend
There are few better ways to spend a summer night than at the ballpark, enjoying…
May 26, 2014
Day 0 – O’Hare Airport
Noah was a big helper loading bags in the back of our van. Our trip…
October 27, 2013
Chicago 2013 II
Thursday, October 24 Our night began at the Des Moines International Airport, where Amanda, Emmie,…
August 10, 2013
Peoria Chiefs Baseball
Grandpa, Grandma, Noah, and I made our first trip to Dozer Park in Peoria, Illinois,…