August 1, 2015
Melbourne
Mousehole Days in Melbourne, Iowa, landed on August 1 this year, a day Amanda and Kelly…
July 22, 2015
New York City (Part 2)
Sunday, July 19 The first item on our Sunday agenda was lunch at a longtime New York cheese…
July 18, 2015
New York City (Part 1)
Friday, July 17 After sitting at the gate for nearly an hour, our journey to…
July 4, 2015
Another 4th in Milo
The third of July didn't go quite as planned, but an emergency room visit for…
March 28, 2015
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls
Friday, March 27 With spring officially upon us, timing was ideal for a quick overnight…
December 13, 2014
Dakota City Christmas
Our busy, Christmas-themed Friday started bright and early with Noah's second pre-school program. I was up early…
November 30, 2014
Hawkeyes Basketball
Over the past few years, Grandpa Mac and I have made one or more trips…
November 28, 2014
Geocaching in Missouri
In lieu of Black Friday shopping, Kevin and I spent our second consecutive year exploring the backroads…
November 1, 2014
Cedar Rapids Weekend
Friday, October 31 After a successful parent/teacher conference recapping Noah's first two months of 4-year-old…
August 25, 2014
Days 3 and 4 – Tyndall, Dimock and Yankton
Emmie and I started the morning with a father-daughter road trip west in search of…
August 15, 2014
Day 2 – Brookings and Le Mars
Of the four children's museums we've visited, Amanda and I have established the following order…
August 14, 2014
Day 1 – Turner County Fair
Following a hectic morning of work, we were on the road to South Dakota by 1…