Last week (March 11 - 17, 2018), we took a family trip to Houston, Texas, and the surrounding areas. Our Spring Break trip included visits with family and old friends, awesome museums, cool hotels, exciting drone flights, and either a light bout of food poisoning or a...
This post is way overdue. How overdue? Well, it's not too long until we come up on the one year anniversary of this vacation. I'm not even going to apologize for it. Life happens... and you know what? Deggendorf was there long before our visit. And much like most...
Love nature and interesting but easy hiking experiences? If you are visiting Southern Germany in the late spring, summer or early fall, this park is a beautiful place to visit and do a little hiking. The Baumwipfelpfad Bavarian Forest (or Bayerischer Wald in German)...
This is the 4th and final installment of our experience during Hurricane Irma. Read parts one (preparing), two (evacuating and three (enduring) here by clicking on each link. All packed up and loaded with enough gasoline to bring us home, our two-car convoy headed out...
This is Part 3 of a four-part Series on our Hurricane Irma story and the many things we learned through the process. If you missed the other parts, you can start at the beginning and read Part 1- Preparing for the Storm or Part 2 - Evacuating Before Irma. As soon as...
Ready for a quick weekend escape to the islands and some serious partying? Then look no further than the Norwegian Sky! NCL's getaway cruises to Nassau, Bahamas, and NCL's private island in the Bahamas are packed with that carefree cruise feeling, plenty of food and...
I can't believe it. Our Newfoundland girl Ayla is turning 12 years old tomorrow. If you are not familiar with Newfoundlands, they are BIG and they are fluffy and they generally have a life expectancy of 8 to 10 years. This means Ayla is meanwhile a very old lady. But...
Every once in a while, parents need to have some adult time. Sometimes we get really lucky and are able to sneak away for a whole grown-up weekend getaway! Earlier this year, we got to do just that, leaving Mack at home with her grandparents (thanks, Oma and Opa!) for...
This past weekend we finally made it out to the Everglades Seafood Festival. It's an event we'd had on our agenda for the past 4 years but never made it to. The Everglades Seafood Festival originally started in 1970 to raise money for a playground. 48 years later the...
Love is in the air and what better way to spend the day than to show the love of your life a good time around beautiful Naples, Florida? Depending on your likes and tastes, there are a myriad of options for spending a quality Valentine's Day in Naples. Below, I've put...
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