January 2019
January in Florida is a pretty nice time to be outside so we took advantage and enjoyed the beauty of our own backyard, time at Disney (one of its least busy months), and a race weekend in Daytona. But the … Read More
A Decade of James and a New Adventure
Our beautiful, sweet boy is 10 today! How lucky are we to have had him in our lives for a decade?! James is thoughtful and kind, an amazing big brother to Ellie, and has never met a person he doesn’t … Read More
Chicago Birthday Surprise
Towards the end of February, Chris had to take a work trip to Chicago, so we decided to go as a whole family and celebrate James’ 9th birthday in the Windy City. A seasoned pro at flying, Ellie sleeps through … Read More
A Wintry Week in Scotland, Part Two
Our Scottish adventure continued with a drive to the Isle of Skye, where we looked forward to a day spent enjoying phenomenal scenery from the car and a hike to an amazing set of waterfalls. Then winter happened. The weather … Read More
A Wintry Week in Scotland, Part One
Due to the delightfully unexpected appearance of Ellie and the subsequent cancellation of a long-awaited Paris trip for which plane tickets had already been purchased, we had some international flight money to use up before the end of February. Unfortunately, … Read More
Bittersweet Days in Pennsylvania
Not all of our trips are for fun. In mid-December, we got the news that Chris’s uncle, Mike, was hospitalized in the ICU and they weren’t sure what was wrong. It turns out that last-minute plane tickets in December are … Read More
“Winter” Roundup
January and February may be winter months, but here in Florida, they definitely do not have winter weather, hence the quotation marks. Here is a bit of what we did in those couple months leading up to James’ birthday. James … Read More