Happy Halloween from the cutest little police officers you ever did see! “Ready to make the world a better place?”
ARKANSAS: Home & New State
We left a rainy Wichita and began our drive home. The highlight of our final day is always picking our state for the following year – 2027! We love this tradition so much. Here is how the drawing went: Mark = Missouri Elise = Minnesota Jacob = Michigan Sarah = Hawaii Benjamin = Connecticut Lydia …
ARKANSAS: Fort Smith
We kicked off our final day in Arkansas with a delicious breakfast! Normally, we do not go out for breakfast, but I learned that this place in Hot Springs was a must and it was delicious! The Pancake Shop We stopped at the Pancake Shop and it did not disappoint. It is a family business …
ARKANSAS: Crater of Diamonds and President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
This was the highlight day for the family! If there was only ONE thing you could do in Arkansas, you have to go to Crater of Diamonds State Park! Today we explored the southwest corner of Arkansas. Crater of Diamonds State Park Mark and the kids were SO EXCITED about going mining for diamonds! Fun …
ARKANSAS: Hot Springs and Garvan Woodland Gardens
We left Little Rock and drove a quick 45 minutes to Hot Springs (our easiest driving day of the trip) and it was lovely. Hot Springs Hot Springs was a lot bigger than I was expecting. Our trip worked out that we were there on a Saturday and so it was pretty busy. We parked …
ARKANSAS: Arkansas Post, Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas State Capitol
Our third day kicked off so nicely. It was not rushed like the previous days had been and we didn’t have to load the car. Yay! Arkansas Post We did have a little bit of a drive in the morning. We drove southeast of Little Rock to Arkansas Post National Memorial. Even after doing some …
ARKANSAS: Bentonville Temple, Pea Ridge, Buffalo River
Day 2 was a bit of an early start – but not nearly as early as the day before. It was our busiest day which wasn’t ideal coming off of our busy travel day but sometimes it just works out that way. Bentonville Temple Mark, Jacob, and Sarah got up and went to the Bentonville …
KANSAS: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
This felt like quite possibly the longest travel day of all time. Holy smokes it seemed like the day would never end! It was the longest single day of driving we have ever done and I don’t think we can ever do that again. It was way too hard on everyone. The kids were absolute …
Ohio
We have some news! Our family is moving to Ohio! The question on everyone’s mind is: why? The short answer is this: We feel prompted to. Is it absolutely terrifying? Yes. Is it exercising our faith? Yes. Does it still feel right, though? Yes. Story Time I could write a whole lot about this experience. …
Journal // September 2026
September every day moments 🍂 Burton Palous Fillmore and Marvel Cloward I am so happy with all that I was able to learn and feel while I was learning about my Fillmore family. Read all about it HERE. Contacts This little sweetie got CONTACTS! She was so happy and has been counting the days all …