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First Road Trip in NZ
We have worked our way down the north island the last few days. We started at the Bay of Islands, visited Auckland, and finally stopped for a few days in the greater Rotorua area. This area is often c... Read MoreSunday Dinner … it wasn’t MaMa’s House
One of the priorities of this trip is to spend time together as a family doing fundamental things, like cooking meals together. Today was our first opportunity to do so. After our activities yesterday... Read MoreThe First Few Days of Awe
We are finally getting settled here and adjusting to the time change. I am hoping to stop waking up at 4:30 am at some point. Craig made some posts earlier, but I wanted to share my first couple momen... Read MoreThe Miracle of Modern Air Travel
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, once spoke of how we often focus on the small negatives while missing the enormo... Read MoreFamily jinx?
Occassionally when we are preparing to embark on a significant trip, we encounter a mishap. This seems to particularly apply to Parker. Prior to our trip to Costa Rica in 2014, where we were going to ... Read MoreGetting their Bojangles’ fix
If you listen to Carter and Parker talk about the trip, you can come away with the impression that the biggest “hardship” they will face is not being able to eat at their beloved Bojangles... Read MoreThe Pre-Departure Rush
So what is the Day 0 rush? It is the day before departure when you are sprinting around to pick up those last items you need (or at least think you need) for the trip. We managed to get our last few t... Read More- 4 of 4
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