Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
M: Do you like vacation? Z and E: Yeah!! M: What do you like about vacation? Z: Everything E: Going on a swingset. (We have not yet been on a swingset. M: Do you like sleeping in the same bed together? E: Yes. Z: Um, kind of. (Ellie was less than cooperative last night. M: […]
Read More An InterviewWow, the first day of the trip has been a great experience for everyone so far. Molly did a nice job of keeping you up to date, but I’ll try to fill in a few things. The mountains are absolutely beautiful, I sort of remember that from the few months I lived here, but I […]
Read More Zak’s Take on Rocky Mountain National ParkSince we arrived in Denver so early this morning with no plan and little sleep, we quickly needed to figure out what to do with ourselves all day. As we toured part of downtown Denver I asked my facebook friends for suggestions on what to do. And we got a lot of GREAT ideas and […]
Read More Rocky Mountain National ParkWe’re almost to Denver, just 20 more miles. It’s 5:38 mountain time and Zoe just opened her eyes, looked out the window, and saw the beautiful mountain backdrop for the first time. A huge grin stretched across her face. The drive went well. Zak and I did a good job spliting it up. We were […]
Read More Denver!10:10 and we just entered Nebraska. The girls are asleep in their cozy pjs and snuggling with their babies and blankets. I’m off to get a few zzzzs before my next driving shift begins.
Read More NebraskaWe’re closing in on Des Moines, and have only stopped 4 times so far. That’s right we’re averaging more than an hour and 15 minutes between stops. I won the “who will go crazy first” contest with my pick of Ellie. She started randomly screaming in bursts about a half hour before we stopped for […]
Read More Central IowaI don’t think we’ll be updating the blog this often the entire trip,but there isn’t a whole lot else to do in the car. I got an hour nap in so I should be good to drive pretty late tonight (I’m adjusted to my summer schedule anyway), and the girls are both sound asleep still. […]
Read More Somewhere in illinoisThis is the beginning. We’re planning on covering 5000 miles over the next few weeks. Of course we had to make the obligatory 1 mile trip back home since molly forgot her shoes. Hopefully it will be the last return trip until the real one. We’re all nervous and excited and you can come right […]
Read More We’re Off!We’re getting ready to head out on our very own great american road trip. We’re planning on blogging it extensively so I wanted to try to add a new feature. . . Maps!
Read More Packing up