On Saturday we went back to Dinosaur National Monument to enjoy the quarry fossil exhibit again and a family hike! (Here's our first day there). The Utah side of the monument is not very large (as far as things to see, paved roads, and marked hiking trails) but what is there is great! By the …
On Saturday we came to Vernal Utah after our happy couple of weeks in Palisade CO. Vernal is close to the Utah side of Dinosaur National Monument that RR has been looking forward to for awhile! The drive here was pretty... I love these roads that appear to vanish into the mountains: Douglass Pass was …
Continue reading Dinosaur National Monument (Utah) for RR’s 13th BDay!
After our weekend at Colorado National Monument and then Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the girls couldn't wait to just hang at the pool and talk talk talk with cousin IE. This year they talk about the babysitters club the most - the BSC books themselves and then they pretend to be babysitters and their …
(Today is RR's 13th bday!!! I can't believe it. Will write more about it later in the week but we are headed to Dinosaur National Monument for his day! He is such a special kid with such a special relationship with the Lord. We are so grateful God chose us to parent him! Message or …
As I type, cousin IE & MomMom are on their way back to NJ and the kids are in the "bunk house" - aka their room - sniffling away. We had such a great week with them and we are truly thankful they made a way to come meet us! The Lil Rookies have clearly …
Continue reading Colorado National Monument (with special visitors)
On Sunday we left Moab and came to the Grand Junction area of Colorado! We've been zig zagging between Utah and Colorado a lot, huh!? And we're going back to Utah again next week before we head north toward Idaho then Montana. But first we have such special visitors that we are SO excited about! …
Continue reading Moab – Final Post (Swiss Friends and Star Gazing at Arches)
We had a great Independence Day in Moab - but I feel like we've been celebrating and enjoying America all year! Now more than ever we know that America is SO beautiful, so diverse, and is full of amazing people, places, and opportunities. As I share pictures from our 4th of July (enduring a hot …
Continue reading The 4th of July in Moab and Some Thoughts On America
Moab must be very well known for its off-roading areas for AHV, OHV, UHV, side by sides (whatever the children are calling them these days!) because there are *tons* of them here. Betty doesn't have any aspirations to be a tiny little 3-letter toy (she's very confident in who she is) but all the toys …
(We hope you had a wonderful Independence Day! We had a great day celebrating here in Moab and reflecting on how beautiful America truly is.... in so many ways !!!) Today is our 6 month anniversary of hitting the road! In some ways it feels like we just left and in other ways it feels …
Continue reading Rafting the Colorado and 6 Month Interviews
On Saturday we spent the day at Canyonlands National Park. We planned on just getting our Junior Ranger books and driving around to scope out where we wanted to visit in the evenings..... but it was 10 degrees cooler than down in Moab so we were able to hike and explore all over! We were …
