We had someone welcome us to our new home when we woke up the first morning! He was slowly making his way across the street to come visit, so the kids went out to greet him. I think he would have preferred to greet from afar, but they got a good look and sent him on his way. A fun start!
We LOVE the fall! Finally, some cool weather! The beautiful leaves, the harvests, corn mazes, bonfires….we love it all! We got to visit a local pumpkin patch – during the pouring rain. It was the only weekend we had free, so we didn’t let the rain stop us. It worked out for us, though. We…
We decided to try out a new campground in the area! It is a little further out, about 40 minutes from work, but we could live with that for a while. It had full hookups, cable, internet and laundry (funny how those things become so important!). The owners were really nice, and the view was…
We still had too much stuff! Half of our garage was packed full of…stuff! We kept asking ourselves why we needed all of it, and we kept coming back to the answer, “We don’t!” So, we planned to use the Memorial Day long weekend to get rid of it. This was also the time when…
We took this beautiful Saturday morning and headed to Chief Whitehorse’s Trail Rides. I have been promising April for a long, long time to take her on a trail ride so I was thrilled to find a place only 15 minutes away and very inexpensive! If you are ever in this area, I highly recommend…
I have come to have a new respect for my daughter’s ability to catch turtles. She will catch several a day! Some by hand, and some by fishing pole – although they don’t get hooked, they bite the bait (not the hook) and she just brings them in. I think we had a record –…
We took our first real trip for the Fourth of July. We have a good friend who lives about 1.5 hours north, and they rent a campsite to cookout and watch the fireworks at the park, so we drove up to join him. It is a surreal feeling driving for a while, realizing your house…