For the past two years we have traveled to Maui in March to see the humpback whales. Every year over 10,000 humpback whales migrate to the shallow waters of Maui and it is MAGICAL! You can see whales breaching, splashing their tails, and slapping their flippers from basically anywhere on the island. It doesn't matter if I've seen it 1 or 1,000 ...
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Skiing in Park City
Does your family love to ski? Mine does. I do not. BUT, I love doing things that they love doing. Well, at least I love it when I am not suffering from altitude sickness that is! For the past few years we have taken the kids skiing after Christmas. One of our favorite places to visit is Park City because it is so convenient. The drive from ...
Turks and Caicos with the Family
Over Thanksgiving break our family traveled to Turks and Caicos for a relaxing beach vacation. This was Israel's first trip to the Turks, so we were all excited to experience it with him! You can see our original post about the Turks HERE. In that post Jared shared a lot of tips about booking your trip (flights, where to stay, what to bring, ...
New York City with the Family
Day One We hit the ground runnin' as soon as we got to New York City. The kids had been dying to go to FAO Schwarz after we told them all about it. It was the first thing on our to do list. It was a rainy day, so we ran to the Lego store before heading back to the hotel for a while. We stayed near Central Park at the Parker Hotel. We ...
Safari Vacation: The Round-Up
Now that I have shared all of the things that we did while in Kenya, I thought I would do a quick round-up post of where we stayed, what we packed, and what we enjoyed! First things first. We went to Kenya at the end of July. We were there for almost 2 full weeks (left on a Sunday evening and returned on a Saturday). This was our 3rd time ...
Safari Vacation: Masai Mara Day 3
On our last morning in Masai Mara, we started the day with a hot air balloon ride. Our lodge was about 75 minutes from where you take off, so we had to wake up around 4:30am to get there in time. It was EARLY. Way too early with little ones. They were great. The ride was fun. But, we saw so many animals up close every single day... so next ...
Safari Vacation: Masai Mara Day 2
We woke up early on day two so that we could take a morning drive to the river. The only time we had any rain on our trip was when we were staying in a tent... go figure, ha! Thankfully the rain did not stop us, and it did help cover up the noise that the hyenas and wildebeests made ALL night long. We learned quickly that we all needed to have a ...
Safari Vacation: Masai Mara Day 1
When we left Borana I was very very nervous. Jared told me that we were staying in a "tent" with no electricity. I'm sure he told me about Saruni Wild while planning our trip, but I may not have listened because I had ZERO recollection of that conversation! Listen, I can do without my cell phone. I can do without my computer. I can do without ...
Safari: Borana Day 3
Our last day in Borana was more special than we ever could have imagined! Here is how it all started... We bundled up to do a drive around 4:30pm. The kids had tea and cake at the lodge before loading into our vehicle. We had heard that some of the lions had hunted the night before, so our guide took off looking for the them. Since lions ...
Safari: Borana Day 2
First of all, can we talk about the weather in Borana again? I told y'all before that it was pretty chilly, and it was... but the fact that I got to wear SWEATSHIRTS in July made me soooooo happy! On day two in Borana we decided to relax at the lodge in the morning. The views were so breathtaking, and we had been going NONSTOP up until that ...