Journey to the Center of The United States

Pop Quiz: Where is the geographical center of the continental United States?   Answer: Aren’t you glad we stopped there on our way back from Colorado! You’d be lost without us, probably literally. LEBANON, KANSAS Right smack dab in the middle of the United States (the middle of nowhere to be exact) The conversation (while onContinue reading “Journey to the Center of The United States”

Giraffe Kisses (with tongue) and Elephant Poo

Wow, that will get me a lot of weird Google search responses! I’m working on a post about what kind of searches lead people to my blog. Can’t really post about that when we’ve got vacation to talk about, right? Especially when it comes to kissing giraffes…   As you might have guessed we did make itContinue reading “Giraffe Kisses (with tongue) and Elephant Poo”

We Almost Went to the Zoo…but Had Lots of Fun Anyway

WARNING: Picture heavy. We’re on vacay and I tend to take lots of pictures anyway. This morning we woke up having every intention of going to the zoo. Someone forgot to tell Colorado Springs that it’s late spring (might as well be summer), because it was more like fall/winter on the drive up the mountain.Continue reading “We Almost Went to the Zoo…but Had Lots of Fun Anyway”

So We’re In Colorado

We left for our trip after lunch and made the 10+ hour drive in, oh, about 10+ hours. I didn’t know, and nobody warned me, that if you have more kids you make more stops. I don’t like stops. It’s against my nature. When Du was on a business trip once, I made the trip fromContinue reading “So We’re In Colorado”

Arkansas Trip: Day 5 – Heading Home

Click Here for the results of my Friday 13 Photo Scavenger Hunt        Friday 13: Photo Scavenger Hunt Just like yesterday there was no chance to sleep in this morning. In fact, I had my phone alarm wake me up at 6:30 again. I never mind waking up early to go shopping though.Continue reading “Arkansas Trip: Day 5 – Heading Home”

Arkansas Trip: Day 4 – Sleepy’s and Mars

I was convinced that this would be the only day Ashlyn would want to sleep in; the only day she really shouldn’t. Being the awesome wife that I am (I feel like I need to convince myself of that) I got up before everyone else to be ready when the kids woke up. And no, AshlynContinue reading “Arkansas Trip: Day 4 – Sleepy’s and Mars”