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…
January 1, 2018
Europe 2018 Itinerary
Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, June 7 Flight from Kansas City, Missouri to Boston, Massachusetts Length of…
July 5, 2017
Portugal 2017 Recap
From our 6:00 a.m. departure from the Des Moines International Airport on June 10, to…
July 4, 2017
Day 25 – Destination: Iowa
Our final day had arrived. A few minutes before 7:00 a.m., we gathered in the lobby…
July 3, 2017
Day 24 – Destination: Madeira
A week in Porto Santo was coming to an end, but not until 6:00 p.m. when our…
July 2, 2017
Day 23 – Porto Santo
It seems like every day we're running some errand, to the grocery store, to the…
July 1, 2017
Day 22, Part 2 – Porto Santo Dining
Our fun and informative island tour ended shortly after 1:00, and since we'd only had…
July 1, 2017
Day 22, Part 1 – Porto Santo Tour
Aside from going to the beach every day, we had only one formal activity planned…
June 30, 2017
Day 21 – Porto Santo
After an unmemorable morning, for lunch, we walked down the beach to a nearby snack…
June 29, 2017
Day 20 – Porto Santo
After leisurely getting around in the morning, we called our go-to taxi-man to give us…
June 28, 2017
Day 19 – Porto Santo
Our second morning on Porto Santo island started a little bit earlier than we would…