Dorothy was right – there’s no place like Kansas!
Last night we watched a huge thunderstorm move toward us over a period of three hours as we drove toward the Missouri-Kansas border. I could not believe the amount and size of lightening bolts...
Category: Countries
St. Louis – the perfect city for kids!
Addie woke us up very early today – I think she was excited to ride up the arch. We had breakfast, grabbed our free Starbucks coffees, and headed over to get in the ticket...
Meet me in St. Louis, Louie!
We arrived in St. Louis this afternoon, and went straight to our hotel. Priceline.com came to the rescue once again! For $50 we had an arch view, and we were literally across the street...
Sorry Mr. Farmer, Sir.
On the way to Missouri, we started to pass a lot of corn fields. I haven’t spent much time in the Midwest, so the scenery is new and exciting. At one point along our...
Welcome to Nashville! … or Greece?
I love oddities and unexpected tourist traps. Take, for instance, the full scale replica of the Parthenon that is in Centennial Park in downtown Nashville. Built for Tennessee’s 1897 Centennial Exposition, the sculptures that...
Sometimes it pays to be gay!
Before we left on our road trip, our friend Meg told us about Priceline.com. It’s not that we’d never heard of it before… the commercials are funny, but I tend to not take advice...
And we’re off!
So begins our summer road trip. After packing all of our camping gear into the car, I strapped Addison into her car seat. She seemed quite content surrounded by piles of gear 🙂 We...
Quads of Steel
Today we were up early (6:30am!) and decided to have a traditional camping breakfast. Okay, no, we actually decided to go to the little diner in the town of Gorham, NH, the closest populated...
Firewood, Tents, and a Moose
Kendra and I LOVE to go camping. Of course, once Addison was on the way, camping became a thing of the past. By the time the winter snow had melted, and we could camp...
Our First Mother’s Day
This Sunday marked our first Mother’s Day with Addison. 🙂 We spent it in Maine with my sister’s family, my mom, and my brother. Kendra and I got each other Mother’s Day cards, which...