Thanksgiving for Four!

In true “Traveling Shenks” fashion, Ellie’s first Thanksgiving was a busy one! Ellie hanging out with James watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A quick family portrait before we head off. Thursday, we enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with the Shenks at … Read More

Chattanooga in the Fall

In mid-November, just before Thanksgiving, we took a fun road trip up to the Chattanooga area to get some fun time outdoors before the holiday madness. We took our trailer with us and camped at a KOA that was technically … Read More

Goodbye to Utah. Again.

We love Utah. And we love our friends that still live there. So, any chance we have to head west and visit, we take it! Once I got into the second trimester of my pregnancy, I started to finally feel … Read More

Welcome to the World!

Our last picture as a family of three (plus Leo) taken a couple days before she arrived. She’s here! Our beautiful baby girl arrived on September 27, 2017 at 6:56 am weighing 8 lb. 9 oz. and measuring 20 in. … Read More

A Summary of Spring

Not to be confused with “a summery spring”, which we didn’t really have. This past spring in Florida was quite nice weather-wise.  This summer, however… UGH! But that’s another post. While super grateful and excited to be pregnant again, I … Read More

Christmas in July

Well, not really. This was Christmas in December, but you get to read about it in July!  Our little family had a great Christmas at home this year and tried to focus on time together with fewer presents, feeling that … Read More

Thanksgiving in the NC Mountains

This pregnancy has thrown my life and, subsequently, my schedule for a total loop. Blog posts became something I would “worry about later”. Later has now arrived and I’m hoping to catch up before the baby arrives, when I will … Read More

Closer to Home

When we aren’t gallivanting about the country/world, we enjoy experiences that can be found a little closer to home, right here in Florida. Here’s a roundup of some fun times we had towards the end of summer and the start … Read More