Berning Vacation 2022 came EARLY this year – but we aren’t mad about it! We’ve been thinking of taking the kiddos to Disneyland for the last several years but then COVID happened and we kept postponing it. We finally just decided to go forward with it and I am so grateful that we did – …
Downtown Aquarium
Our final adventure in Colorado was to the Downtown Aquarium. This was another fun stop that Mark and I used to do back when we lived here. I will admit though, it was a little underwhelming in ways. I’d say it has some bigger displays and animals then the aquarium we like to go to …
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Our last FULL day in Denver was BUSY! First stop was the Nature and Science Museum. Mark and I LOVED this place when we lived here and it was so much better with our kids! They were a little skeptical before but we stuck with it because we knew they would love it and THEY …
Denver Zoo
Sarah’s pose in this picture makes me chuckle every time I look at it! This day was wonderful. We left Granby in the morning and made the drive over to Denver. The weather couldn’t have been better. It was cool and the sun was out. We grabbed some lunch and had a picnic in the …
Rocky Mountain National Park
We woke up bright and early with the plans of spending the whole day in Rocky Mountain National Park. We were on the road by 8:00 and it was COLD. We bundled and layered with pretty much everything that we had and I had brought hand warmers as well (which proved to be a lifesaver!). …
Our 10th Anniversary
When Plans Change Last week, Mark and I were able to celebrate our ten year anniversary. Can you believe it?! TEN YEARS! Sad story. When Mark and I were still in our very first year of marriage, we decided that for our ten year anniversary we would go on a special trip. And we’ve been …
2021 Family Vacation
At the close of every family vacation is the anticipated drawing for our vacation for the upcoming year {you can read more about our favorite tradition here}. Here were the results: Mark: South Carolina Elise: Kansas Jacob: Tennessee Sarah: Pennsylvania Benjamin: West Virginia Lydia: Wyoming {I think she was hinting at a lighter travel schedule!} …
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Our final stop on our trip proved to be a favorite. In my mind, before our trip, I envisioned this stop as being a quickie. We would drive around a little, get our “stamp”, and then be on our way. It was such a pleasant surprise though! We woke up in Billings and, after having …
Billings Montana Temple
We are big on traditions around here. We started a tradition on our very first family trip to Arizona to visit a temple – even just the grounds – on our family trips. We love learning about these temples and the growth of the church in the area. Montana has only one temple and it …