While we were in Denver, we went to check out Meow Wolf. My brother Sam had just been to Denver with my niece Nell and recommended it. The mission of Meow Wolf is “to inspire creativity through art, exploration, and play so that imagination will transform our worlds.” It has succeeded in its mission. We spent over three hours exploring…
We left Atlanta to head out West. We planned to stop in St. Louis to experience the City Museum again (we highly recommend it), but as we approached St. Louis, Lucas and Henry were not excited about it. They wanted to get to Colorado to see their friends, Maddie and Austin. We all decided to keep driving, and twelve hours…
We always have to find time to visit Georgia. My sister Emily lives in Atlanta, and my mom lives in South Georgia. After leaving Kentucky, we headed to Georgia to see Emily, her husband Jonathan, and our adorable nephew, Milo. Emily and Jonathan always make us feel welcome. She cooks delicious food. She was on an Indian food kick while…
We spent the majority of our summer in Beattyville, Kentucky. It is an hour south of Lexington. We explored a potential business opportunity with our friends to build an RV campground. We ultimately decided not to pursue the project, but we wish our friends all the best in bringing their vision to fruition. Despite the business opportunity not working out,…
Tennis is still a big sport in our household. Lucas loved being a ball boy last year at the Winston-Salem Open, so we made sure to be back in Winston-Salem this year so he could do it again. The best part about coming back to this tournament is seeing family. We stayed with my dad, and we got to see…
In January this year, we met a fabulous group of worldschooling families in Ecuador. These are our people, and we were excited to reunite with them over the summer. The McIntyre’s drove their RV from California to Kentucky. We hung out for a two days in Kentucky before caravanning with them and the Lesmeisters up to Lake Charlevoix to see…
Two years ago, we met a family while staying in Nicaragua during COVID. The son Tye became good friends with Lucas and Henry. The trio still hangs out via video chat and plays Minecraft and Roblox together almost weekly. Earlier this summer, Henry and Tye hung out in person over the 4th of July. Tye and his mom Sarah were…
Sleep-away summer camp is a rite of passage for many kids. I have fond memories of the friends I made, swimming in lakes, sing-alongs, and more when I attended summer camp in my youth. Lucas and Henry had the opportunity to experience those things at sleep-away camp this summer. Lucas attended the Mountain camp in Highlands North Carolina with two…
The six months we spent in South America were exciting and interesting. It was not long enough because we have so much left to see when we return someday. We flew from Buenos Aires to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. My dad and Kay picked us up from the airport and drove us to my hometown of Winston-Salem. Per Lucas and Henry’s…
Thanksgiving this year for us was in Atlanta. My brother Sam and his family flew in from California. Lucas and Henry were excited to spend time with their cousins Nell and Vivian. My sister Emily was the hostess with the mostess. We had an eventful week. It started with Lucas playing in a tennis tournament in Atlanta. He won one…