June 30, 2018
Day 23, Part 3 – Hal Ketchum
My all-time favorite country musician is Hal Ketchum, so it felt like the stars had…
June 30, 2018
Day 23, Part 2 – Long Island City
While Amanda and Gee Gee were conquering New York City, we had a quieter day…
June 30, 2018
Day 23, Part 1 – Amanda and Gee Gee Conquer NYC
GeeGee and I were up bright and early on Saturday to catch the subway to…
June 29, 2018
Day 22, Part 2 – Welcome to New York
Eilidh has struggled with flights on this trip, especially around takeoff and landing when she…
June 13, 2018
Day 6 – Gibraltar
Morning came early on Gibraltar day. Though our itinerary stated 9:25 as our departure time,…
June 8, 2018
Day 1 – Boston
After tapping "snooze" a few times on my phone alarm, the older kids and I…
June 7, 2018
Day 0 – Destination: Boston
Thursday was primarily a travel day, as we spent more than six hours in the…
July 5, 2017
Portugal 2017 Recap
From our 6:00 a.m. departure from the Des Moines International Airport on June 10, to…
June 11, 2017
Day 2 – New York City
Our long Saturday was followed up by a long Sunday, starting with a 9:00 a.m.…
June 10, 2017
Day 1 – New York City
With nearly 25 full days away from Iowa, our 2017 adventure could be classified as…
July 3, 2016
Kansas City 2016
The month of June was a whirlwind, winding down with a week of work travel in…
June 8, 2016
Day 0 – Journey to Halifax
Today marked the beginning of our long-planned vacation to Atlantic Canada, one of two travel…