Tag: travel

  • Texas to California Family Road Trip, Days 1-5

    Texas to California Family Road Trip, Days 1-5

    This trip took place in July 2009. So most people would probably think we were crazy for taking a family of 4, which included an 8 year old and a 2 year old, on a 19 day road trip from Texas to California and back in a Mini Cooper, but call us crazy because we…

  • REI Backpacking Cooking Class Review

    REI Backpacking Cooking Class Review

    Last weekend our family of four attended an REI Backpacking Cooking Class, all four of us!  We are hoping to do a few days of backpack camping this summer on our family trip to Colorado.  None of us have ever backpacked camped before.  We’ve pretty much car camped or cabin camped.  But for several years…

  • Our Top Ways to Save Money for Family Trips!

    Our Top Ways to Save Money for Family Trips!

    Hey y’all! I’m sharing some of our best ways to save money for family trips! Oh, the power of a penny!  In 2007 our family took our first official family of 4 trip.  It was the beginning of August and school was about to start back in a week and I had watched (on Facebook)…

  • Visiting San Antonio

    Visiting San Antonio

    San Antonio is one of our family’s favorite places to visit. We’ve been numerous times over the years since Greg and I married in 1996. It was actually where Greg and I spent our honeymoon. All seven days. I definitely fell in love with San Antonio on our honeymoon. I didn’t want to come back…