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On the second day of Christmas, Nana and Pops came over to give presents and spend the day with the kids! Their main presents were legos, so most of the time was spent building the new sets. However, Pops also played chess with Evie and backgammon with Jack, while Nana played one of our newContinue reading “On the {x} Day of Christmas…”

Even though we are celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas this year, I thought I would go ahead and post an update from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The morning of Christmas Eve was pretty quiet. Jim and I both exercised, and we had plenty of time to make all our dinner preparations before headingContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

We have been enjoying our new home in Austin, as well as the cooler weather! Life is pretty much back to normal: Evie and Jack are attending (in-person) piano lessons and physical education classes, and we are all meeting weekly with our nature cooperative (SAPS). James also began swim lessons this semester. We have alsoContinue reading “Countdown to Christmas”

After reading The Hobbit last year – and because we are reading The Lord of the Rings this year – we decided to go as Tolkien characters for Halloween. We were a little unsure about what trick or treating during Covid would look like, so when we discovered that our dear friends were also goingContinue reading “Halloween 2020”

After 90 days covering 9,000 miles through 11 states and sleeping in 24 different beds, we made it back to Austin. We are thankful for the opportunity to visit so many incredible places and meet so many wonderful people. We are short term renting in Austin at least through the end of the year, andContinue reading “Return to Austin”

The drive from Denver to Oklahoma City was long and tiring, but the kids did great. We left first thing in the morning and had breakfast at Ruby’s in Limon, CO about 90 minutes outside of Denver. We then progressed through Kansas where we stopped for ice cream at Dairy Queen in Salina and aContinue reading “OK City”

We bid farewell to Victor, ID and the Grand Tetons and drove down to Green River, WY to spend the night on our way to Steamboat Springs, CO. Jim and I planned to tent camp, but once we saw the site (which was also surrounded by I-80 and a busy railroad track) we rented aContinue reading “The Boat”

We spent four nights in Victor, ID, which is just over the border and pass from Jackson Hole, WY. Victor was significantly less expensive than Jackson, but it was also significantly farther from Grand Teton National Park than we expected. For that reason, we spent a lot of time at the RV resort’s pool, soContinue reading “Grand Tetons”

You can’t drive through Montana without visiting Yellowstone National Park, so we headed down to West Yellowstone, MT to reconnect with Jim’s parents. Yellowstone has four entrances, with the west entrance closest to a real town (West Yellowstone). We rented a cabin at Yellowstone Cabins and RV in town. Despite visiting after Labor Day duringContinue reading “Yellowstone”

We enjoyed slowing down in Bozeman for a few days. Bozeman is similar to Austin, although much smaller. As we rolled into town, we lunched at The Farmer’s Daughter restaurant. I ordered the kiddos grilled cheese sandwiches off the kids menu and they came out with huge salads. Jack willingly ate some of the saladContinue reading “Bozeman”