This is “PERU part 2.” “Part 1” is back HERE, and the intro to all this hoopla is back HERE. And I know I should break these up into smaller posts, but I want to keep all these memories as close together as possible, so brace yourself for LOTS of pictures. Because Peru! And Machu…
One of the most fascinating parts of our trip was exploring the ruins of Pompeii with the best guide. Yow. We weren’t going to make this stop due to time constraints. But when we found it was right en route to Rome from our hike and Amalfi coast cities, we couldn’t pass it up. So…
An overview of how August 2022 went down!
As anyone who has been here for a while knows, I’m a huge sucker for family travel. So I’m here today to talk about how to make family travel work. Let’s start out with a public service announcement to check the expiration dates of your passports often. Because when we booked our flights for spring…
The intro to this post (along with two backstories), is in the last post back HERE. We all fell in love with Peru. The people: The colors: The culture: The architecture: The history: That “Sacred Valley” filled up with all it’s beauty. But let’s go back to the beginning. Because even that was an experience….
As I packed up my hiking backpack early that morning my hands wouldn’t stop shaking with excitement. Because THIS was our next stop: Those ancient ruins of a perfectly crafted civilization. Something I had been dreaming about visiting for as long as I could remember. I’ve been trying to figure out how to even post…
I am a mother of 3 girls, ages 6 1/2, 2 1/2, and 8 months. They bring me joy daily as well as challenging my patience. I am sure most mothers would make the same statement. I am not trying to get too personal with you…after all, I have never actually met you, and you…
We are deep into some serious fall foliage glory for Fall Break right now (too many pictures coming soon), but I’ve been thinking, as we have been surrounded by college kids here in Utah the last couple days (the college kids I know and also the ones I don’t), about the tremendous potential they have…