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…
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Carnival Cruising
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…
Antelope Canyon
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…
Vegas Baby!
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…
Hiking Utah
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…
Meow Wolf, Denver
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…
Denver
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…
Georgia
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…
Kentucky
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,…
Cousin Time and the Winston-Salem Open
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…