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 …
TEXAS
Our 2018 Family Vacation took us to the great Lone Star State – TEXAS! Our trip was incredible and full of memories we will cherish forever. Texas is ENORMOUS and easily a state we could take at least two more trips to! We will definitely make a come back Texas! To check out what we …
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 …
San Antonio Texas Temple
Our final stop of the day was to the San Antonio Texas Temple. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and love temples. But you do not need to be a member of the Church to enjoy the wonderful spirit of the temple grounds. And if you want a place …
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
After our picnic lunch at Natural Bridge Caverns, we headed over to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch {which is right next door!}. We have done a couple different car/zoo experiences before but this was unlike any other! They give you a bag of food and you are ALLOWED and ENCOURAGED to roll down your windows …
Natural Bridge Caverns
This day was ALL about the kiddos – but everyone had loads of fun! It was misty and drizzling this morning as we loaded up in the car to begin our adventures. We shuffled our plans around a bit and decided to start our day with the cave. We went to Natural Bridge Caverns and …
The Riverwalk
The kiddos did so well today after exploring the San Antonio Missions and the Alamo that we felt like we deserved a little treat! We headed over to the Riverwalk and walked around and then got some ice cream – because even though we were pretty chilly, ice cream is well…ice cream! We drove around …