Michael likes to check off the states and countries he visits. Earlier this summer he had three states left. Wisconsin was one of those states (the Dakotas are his last two states). I am not as excited about keeping track, but I had never been to Illinois. After visiting our friends in Lake Charlevoix, We drove up and over Lake…
After five weeks out west, it was time for us to drive back east. We did not spend much time seeing the sights, but we did stop at the Petrified National Forest for a hike. Henry’s 4th-grade national park pass has come in handy so far. There are several hikes in the Petrified National Forest, but we did a simple…
We try to make it back to Arizona every year to see Michael’s family. We were in Arizona this time last year. This year, we spent about five weeks. Since we were there for a while, Henry went to school with his cousins Violet and Barrett. Luna and Radar got to ride with them to school several times. He is…
Cruising is not our usual mode of transportation, but we decided to go on a Carnival Cruise. We last cruised five years ago. This time we set sail on the Carnival Panorama for a seven-day cruise. The ship left from Long Beach, California. Our cruise ship made three stops in Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.We cruised with…
One of the most stunning and most photographed places in the world is Antelope Canyon. This slot canyon, located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona, was discovered by Sue Tsosie while herding sheep in 1931. Her family operates tours in the canyon today. It got its name from the antelope herds that roamed the area during that time. Antelope Canyon…
Lucas has wanted to go to Las Vegas since he watched the movie. The timing worked out that we were able to meet Michael’s mom, Jeanie, and his sister, Melissa, in Vegas to celebrate their Mema, who died earlier this year. We went over what would be Mema’s birthday weekend. Mema loved Vegas. She would go twice a year, and…
Southwestern Utah has been on our radar for a while. We decided that this was the year to explore the state and national parks. We stopped at scenic views along 1-70 on our way to Southern Utah. My good law school friend Maureen lives near Zion National Park, and we got to stay with her for a weekend. On our…
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…