Now that we're in California and settled it's time to do some exploring before work begins. So a road trip to San Francisco is in order! San Francisco ended up being about from Stockton. I … [Read more...]
Our Visit to Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park
Today we visited Hurricane Ridge, a part of Olympic National Park. The girls previously received badges at HOH Rainforest, another part of Olympic National Park, but decided to fill out another … [Read more...]
Pioneer Village
Another sightseeing adventure- Today we are visiting Pioneer Village at the Pioneer Living History Museum. The Pioneer village boasts many original buildings as well as reconstructed ones. Their … [Read more...]
Our first trip to Las Vegas
What can I say about Las Vegas? Well, it's not exactly a family destination (um, duh). It did provide some 'worldly' education. We stayed at Circus, Circus. To me it felt like I was … [Read more...]
Our Visit To The Hoover Dam
On our way to Las Vegas we were able to stop by the Hoover Dam. We're often traveling frugally with our one income so we skipped the paid Hoover Dam tour and just walked around and explored … [Read more...]
A Trip to Phoenix Zoo
Today we took a little trip to the zoo. Lions, and tigers and bears, oh my- but that's a giraffe. The picture below is of an information board at the zoo. We actually saw a couple of these owls on … [Read more...]