Adventures in Washington, D.C. – Day 3
We started our day by going to get pancakes because Evan had been desperately begging for them for what seemed like forever. As a compromise, we went to a waffle house (not THE Waffle...
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Adventures in Washington, D.C. – Day 2
I woke up and got ready for today’s adventures. We took a cab to the Capitol building and had breakfast there. It was super cheap. I got a ton of food—crispy and delicious potatoes,...
Virginia to Washington, D.C.
We slept in a bit today and packed up our Air B&B in Front Royal, Virginia. Kendra’s parents had gotten up much earlier and departed for South Carolina. However, our adventure wasn’t over! We...
Our Virginia Adventures – Day 2
Today, my parents, grandparents, siblings, and I went on many adventures. We went to Skyline Caverns, a cinema to see Inside Out 2, and it was my Mom’s birthday! The cavern had to be...
Our Virginia Adventures – Day 1
Yesterday, we drove 9 and a half hours to Front Royal, Virginia, to hang out with our grandparents. It was such a long drive that we just ate dinner and went to bed when...
A Leap Off the Itinerary – Visiting Lemon Fair Sculpture Park
Soon after Kendra and I got engaged, we spent six weeks living and traveling in Europe. Though we never voiced our concerns, we knew it was one of those experiences that would make or...
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!
2016 was a rather quiet year for us… though busier in some ways, with lots of milestones for the little ones. Addison turned six, started first grade, lost her first tooth, and had surgery to remove...
Finding the Mice on Main in Greenville, SC!
There is a neat little scavenger hunt in Greenville, South Carolina that we have wanted to do with the kids for years – finding the Mice on Main – nine small bronze sculptures hidden along...
Hiking and Birdwatching at Lake Conestee Nature Park
Location: Lake Conestee Nature Park, Greenville, SCDate: December 28, 2016Distance: 1.55 miles roundtripElevation Gain: 275 feetOur Hiking Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes roundtripTrail Blaze: Black Diamonds & Black CirclesDifficulty: EasyTrail Map We are down south for the holidays, and with the great...
Finding Love in the Green Mountains
We took the kids hiking yesterday, hitting up one of our favorite trails from last summer – the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton, Vermont. The trail is unique in that Robert Frost’s poetry is...