First Christmas
On the morning of June 1, we packed up our Jeep once again, this time with a special passenger: Curtis’ younger sister, who was joining us so that she could reunite with her friends in Iowa. We were happy to have her along for the ride, and Charlotte was thrilled to have a new lap…
Earlier this week, we got a special treat that rarely happens down here: We had family come to visit!! 🙂 Curtis’ mom, Julie, came down to Phoenix, then she and Lydia (Curtis’ sister) drove down to spend some time with us in Tucson – and maybe more importantly, meet Charlotte. 😉 The weather cooperated and…
Fall to the Rising Sun Trip 2016 • Full Vacation Itinerary Due to the nature of Curtis’ training, we have known all along that there would be several chances that we would have a lot of down time. We decided that if any of those opportunities presented themselves, we would take advantage of it and go do…
Northeastern Kansas Road Trip | Hiking in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Cottonwood Falls, Marion, Junction City, Clay Center, Washington, and Marysville, KS | March 2021 On day 2 of our mini Kansas road trip, we awoke to the brisk morning air and a colorful sunrise over the lake. Curtis made dinosaur oatmeal on our…
Driving from Apalachicola National Forest to Osceola National Forest | Visiting St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | January 2024 After reading about our perfect beach day on St. George Island, you may be wondering, why wouldn’t we want to enjoy more days like that? The truth is, we would have gladly repeated that day over…
Visiting Tumacacori National Monument | Hiking the Anza Trail from Tubac to Tumacacori | December 2023 For our time in Arizona this month, we obviously wanted to spend time with friends and family around Tucson and revisit some favorite places, but I also had a short list of places that I wanted to visit that…