Travel

2024 Notes and Thoughts

2024! What a full and blessed year. We were able to see each of our sweet kids grow and become a year older. I read lots of good books, homeschooled Sadie, baked a whole bunch, and wrote all sorts of random posts here on the blog!

Here are some reflections on 2024! (more…)

Not Unpacking, Not Choosing, Collecting, and A Fall Festival

We made it home from the beach safely! It was a long drive, but the kids did so well. They’re good travelers from all of our time spent on the highway to and from our church, lol.

As soon as we got home I Door Dashed lunch and made an apple pie. I should have unpacked, but the apples in the crisper drawer were calling my name. Apple pie is Jimmy’s favorite dessert, so I wanted him to have something sweet to enjoy now that the kids and I were back home.

Apple pie crust dough

Did I spend the next 30 hours feeling overwhelmed looking at my suitcase in the middle of the floor? Yes. But that was okay. Jimmy had apple pie! (more…)