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…
January 14, 2016
Eilidh Travels the World
In addition to states, we're tracking Eilidh's firsts when it comes to travel across Iowa…
November 1, 2015
Twin Cities 2015
For the first time since 2012, we planned a weekend trip to the Twin Cities…
October 11, 2015
Quad Cities Weekend
Earlier this week, we made the last-minute decision to buy tickets for the Chris Tomlin and…
August 22, 2015
Kansas City with Noah
Friday, August 21 As Noah's LEGO collection continued to grow, so did Amanda's desire to…