Our journey to homeschooling and what we have learned.
Long Weekend in Chicago: Part 3 Art Institute of Chicago
Our last day in Chicago was a little more laid back. Mark slept in (the children have completely destroyed my ability to sleep in!), then we grabbed some breakfast and walked over to the Art Institute of Chicago. ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO This place was amazing! And ENORMOUS! I felt like a kid in a …
Long Weekend in Chicago: Part 2 The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Symphony Hall, and the Grand Lux Cafe
Can we start this with a little story time? Okay. THE BEGINNINGS Mark has a deep appreciation for music. I remember smiling to myself after getting in his car on our first date and he was playing music from the soundtrack of Star Wars and I honestly wondered what I had gotten myself into. It …
Long Weekend in Chicago: Part 1 Willis Tower, Millennium Park & Deep Dish Pizza
Mark and I hardly EVER get away just the two of us. We love our kiddos and love traveling as a family but there is something special about just exploring the two of us too. We usually jam a million things into our trip {there is NEVER enough time!} but we love it. Last April …
The Journey Home
Our final day we woke up in beautiful, chilly Denver. We stayed the night right across the street from where our apartment was in Denver. That place was the longest place we have ever lived since Mark and I have been married and definitely still holds a special place in my heart. It’s where we …
Fort Davis National Historical Site
This day began our travel back home. We left the ranch house in Alpine around 8:00 and headed up to Fort Davis National Historical Site. This was a frontier military post from the Indians War era. We have been to several military forts before and this one was different and neat to see. We walked …
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is incredible! I will say, I don’t think I have ever been anywhere so isolated. Big Bend is MASSIVE and so far removed from everything, which I must admit, might be part of it’s charm. We pulled into Big Bend in the late afternoon after driving over from San Antonio and …
Amistad National Recreation Area
We hit the road again and left the great city of San Antonio and headed to Amistad National Recreation Area. Fun fact: Amistad Reservoir is shared between Mexico AND the United States. We didn’t see much of it but what we did see was beautiful. It has these high cliffs along the edges which give …