We woke up at 6am in Paris to our phones buzzing telling us our 10am flight to Rome had been cancelled and we’d been rebooked to a 3pm flight. There was an air traffic controller strike somewhere else in France. Bummer. We had to check out at 11 so we decided to head to the…
Josh and Blake we both exhausted from their big days the day before. I figured they really wouldn’t care about the Louvre and so Rusty and I stayed back in the morning while Halle and everyone else went to the Louvre. And I’m so glad we stayed. The boys slept until 10:15!Halle and company quickly…
While everyone else was still waking up, Nat and I walked to a nearby boulangerie to get some croissants. We had also picked up some yogurt in glass containers and some strawberries. It made for the perfect breakfast. The night before we hit the grocery store and Rusty needed to run to the ATM. We…
Rusty got the flu about 10 days before we were leaving on our trip. And by the day before it had settled into pnumonia. It was sooo miserable for both of us. I had to get the entire house and all the children ready without his help. And he has never been so sick in…
When Kasey sent me a deal for $89 round trip tickets from Denver to SLC, I knew I couldn’t pass up the chance to come out for Kristin’s wedding. And I’m so glad I did. I had the absolutely best time. It filled my cup to the brim. First up was a bowling party the…
We headed back to the Wailua River to give kayaking a second try. Luckily the river had receded enough that it was safe to kayak and to hike today. Most of the group split off and went to hike Secret Falls. But there was no way I was convincing my boys to do that hike…
Rusty here again 🙂 Friday morning we walked to delicous acai bows full of peanut butter and granola at Little Fish coffee house. It was amazing. Tara had suggested it the night before and Carlie responded with the most enthusiastic “OK!!!” that I’ve ever heard! The walk and talk was excellent, lots of talk about…
Rusty here 🙂 Another day, another sunrise walk on the cliffs by Shipwreck beach. It never gets old! Today was the day we were going to kayak on the Wailua River, so we all got in the car and drove up to the rental place which was a cool Hawaiian village right on the river but…
One of the best things about Kauai is the variety in the landscape. There are incredible wet jungles full of green vegetation. There are baby powder soft brown sand beaches and crisp blue water with white capped waves. There is the Napali Coast line with its rugged, razor sharp cliffs. And then there is Waimea…
What a day this was! We woke up about 5:30am to get a 6am start to our day. All the adults wanted to do the hike but someone had to watch the kids so we split into 2 groups. A morning group and an afternoon group. The hike was 8 miles round trip and we…