“Rrrrrrrocket!” Philip’s new favorite word after our trip to Kennedy Space Center this year is rocket. But, not just rocket; you must say “rrrrrrocket!” Every airplane he spots in the sky is suddenly a rocket! His fork is a rocket! The shampoo bottle is a rocket! Dad’s beer bottle is definitely a rocket! It’s been so fun to watch him develop a love for something that I find equally exciting – space travel! My love for science began at an…
Planning road trips with young kids can be a daunting task! What will I do to keep them entertained? How many times will I hear “Are we there yet?” from the backseat? Will they even enjoy the places we visit? All of these questions and more were some reasonable concerns I had before departing on the open road with my little ones. Today I’m sharing 7 tips (that I have used!) to get young kids involved and interested in a road trip!…
Easter is a very special holiday for our family. Celebrating Christ’s death and resurrection is a beautiful reminder of the most fundamental aspect of our faith. We also love the correlation of Easter with Spring and new life. From bunnies and chicks to flowers and trees, spring reminds us of a new beginning. Nothing is more important than the new life we receive through Christ’s death and resurrection. We have celebrated Easter all around the world. It doesn’t matter where…
After 18 days, thousands of miles, and countless memories made, we completed our first cross-country road trip with our kids! It was an awesome adventure and we will most definitely do it again (and have since!). But we learned a few things on this road trip that we hope to implement next time. Space out the driving days throughout the road trip I talked about this briefly during my last few posts about the road trip, but this was our…
Ruckersville, Virginia Our last several days of driving were long and scenic. As we approached the Appalachian Mountains, the fall colors became more vibrant and the beautiful farms and horse pastures that lined the highway were just beautiful. We spent the night after St. Louis in a beautiful rural campground in Kentucky. We enjoyed a stunning sunset behind a field with trees painted in fall colors just outside our camper door. We continued our drive the next day to…
If you’ve been following our road trip in chronological order, you’ve probably noticed that we crammed A LOT of sightseeing into the trip so far. Due to a planning error on our part, the second half of our trip was filled with many long days of driving and not a lot of sight-seeing. Luckily we learned from this and spaced out the driving more evenly on our next road trip. Leaving The West Behind After two very long days of driving, we arrived…
When we initially started planning this road trip across the United States, the first location I knew I wanted to include was Mount Rushmore. I tried to include it on our trip to Yellowstone last year, but my husband didn’t approve the additional 8-hour drive. Who knew those western states were so big?! For me, Mount Rushmore is one of those iconic American spots that I had always wanted to visit. But, it’s a bit out of the way. In…
Colorado is so beautiful, and we have spent some time here in the past. In 2009, we enjoyed a week of skiing in the Colorado Mountains. Todd came to Colorado with the boy scouts when he was growing up. I visited Colorado several times in high school on family road trips and with my high school choir. We love Colorado, and were really excited to explore some of the state with our kids! My cousin, Jim, and his girlfriend Meredith…
We arrived in Moab late in the afternoon of Day 2 of the road trip after a very busy morning at Bryce Canyon and driving through Utah’s most scenic roads. Moab is the most convenient location to stay when visiting Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. The town is an ideal spot for anyone who loves adventure, as it’s located right in the middle of the two parks. We spent 3 nights at the ACT Campground located about 2.5…