Category Archives: Travel

Family Vacation 2017: Crater Lake Edition

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Kimberly

Our final leg of the vacation had finally arrived. None of us wanted it to end, but to be honest I was exhausted and kind of felt like I needed a vacation to recover from the vacation. (First world problems). … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: The Caves Edition

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Kimberly

On Day 10 of our vacation we woke up early and packed up to head toward Cave Junction, OR. We were headed to the Oregon Caves. It was one of our longer drive days, and we decided to stop for … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: The Redwoods Edition

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Kimberly

Day Six: Jedidiah Smith State Park On day six we woke up in Gold Beach and climbed in the car for a shorter drive into California to set our eyes on the Redwoods. We arrived at Jedidiah Smith State Park … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: Boat Ride Edition

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Kimberly

Day Four: Lincoln City to Gold Beach The family vacation saga continued on day four as we left Lincoln City and headed south. I was particularly excited for this day because I had never been south of Florence on Highway … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation 2017: Barf and Beach Edition

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Kimberly

Every time my family gets together for a vacation we have an amazing time, but something unfortunate always seems to happen. For example, in 2014 when we all got together in Oahu, my brother got appendicitis and had to be … Continue reading →

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Our First Weekend Getaway

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Kimberly

We’re lucky enough to have a lot of family in town, and they are very generous with their love and their babysitting availabilities. Nathan and I almost never suffer in the “date night” department. However, other than a few times … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend – A Lot of “Firsts”

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kimberly

We took advantage of the long weekend to get out of town for the first time since Simon was born. As a result, we had a lot of firsts this weekend. We had a lot of fun together as a … Continue reading →

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Disneyland: Part 3 – The Last Day

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Kimberly

Our last day at Disneyland was more of the same. Tons of fun! We did a lot of Elias’ favorites many times (carousel, tea cups, small world). But we also experienced some new things. We went to toon town and … Continue reading →

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Disneyland: Part 2

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Kimberly

On our second day in California, we went to Disneyland! We had a “magic morning” which meant we got to get into the park an hour earlier than the general public. That was nice because it was very uncrowded. We … Continue reading →

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Disneyland: Part 1 – California Adventure

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kimberly

Our first day at Disneyland was actually spent at the Disney’s California Adventure theme park. We were excited to check out Cars Land, and to introduce Elias to the idea of a theme park and rides. Most of the adults … Continue reading →

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