Busch Gardens was our first theme park after the two long days of driving in the hot van. None of us had ever been to Busch Gardens, but I have had so many people tell me that it’s one of their favorites. November is a great time to go. We went on a Saturday and… [continue reading]
Our Thanksgiving Dinner
Our second ever family vacation–that was strictly a vacation. My family has always been very traditional about Thanksgiving. Everything was always cooked from scratch. My family kind of snickers at the fact that I use a box for the dressing. The dressing was never my favorite thing about the Thanksgiving dinner and seems to me… [continue reading]
I lost my child
We have had more trouble with losing my three-year-old Little Jason than any of our other children. He is kind of a quiet, but happy, giggly child. The first time we lost him was coming out of a pizza entertainment center. Jason took the kids around the van to get them in their seats while… [continue reading]
Homeschool Conference 2012
About four days after we got back from our road trip to Iowa to see family, we loaded back up and headed to Houston for the Texas Home School Coalition Southwest Convention and Family Conference. We went last year and had such a great experience that we decided to go back this year even though… [continue reading]
Ice Cream Capital of the World
On the drive from Jason’s dad’s cabin to his home in Nebraska, we went through Le Mars, Iowa. When we lived in Sioux City we had gone through the Blue Bunny museum a couple of times and loved the Ice Cream Parlor. I remembered that they gave huge servings! I was excited to take the… [continue reading]
Explore Okoboji
After visiting with my brother for a day in Minnesota, we drove about four hours to Okoboji, IA. My in-laws have purchased and remodeled a cabin on the lake and organized a family get-together. On route they told us to drive straight to the Arnold’s Park amusement park. As part of their Christmas present my… [continue reading]
A Day in Minnesota
This Texas family drove all the way to Minneapolis, Minnesota to see my brother Nathan, his wife Sara and daughter Margie. We hadn’t seen them in five years! We made the drive in two days, met the family at a hotel and visited for about a day. Only my brother’s youngest daughter was with them… [continue reading]
Zone Action Park
We had a blast at Zone Action Park in Lewisville, Texas! We arrived when it opened because my little ones always seem to function better in the mornings, especially in the heat. I figured by two or three o’clock everyone would be tired and ready to go home. Boy was I wrong! We hit the… [continue reading]
The Sea Turtles at South Padre
While we were on the Island we decided to go visit the Sea Turtle Rescue. My mom had heard about the turtles and a lady at the hotel recommended we go see them. There is a recommended donation of $3 per person which I thought was quite a lot for all my little kids. We… [continue reading]
Pelican Station
I love finding unique places to eat. While we were at South Padre Island we went the Pelican Station Restaurant at Port Isabel. I had never been there before and thought it was a lot of fun. The kids were asking me to take their pictures. I couldn’t resist! The restaurant is at the exact… [continue reading]