Since we don’t get to see Stephanie’s Aunt Mary that often, Stephanie and I, and the kids, paid her a visit while KK and PK slept in and took it easy. Mary has only lived in Iowa for a few…
2016.07.24 American Gothic
KK & PK got up before 7am and went for a walk at the Centerville square. They flagged down a local and asked a few more questions about the RAGBRAI bicycle event. There are going to be 20,000 people in…
2016.07.23 Dancing Our Way to Iowa
In 2007, we planned a vacation around the wedding of my brother, Scott, and Erin, in Orlando. This week, we do it again. My cousin, Allison, is getting married in Minneapolis on the 30th, so this seemed like a pretty…
2016.01.01 Sugar Bowl
Just when you think Louisiana hospitality cannot get any better, David made us breakfast. And not just any breakfast, but huge skillets of potatoes and omelettes. It was just what the doctor ordered for this crew. Today, of course,…
2015.12.31 NYE in New Orleans
We are spending the next few days at our friends, David and Kay. These are friends we would never would have had if they had not relocated to Tulsa after Hurricane Katrina. I worked with David for several years,…
2015.12.30 Citrus Parade
Today is our last day in Orlando, and another focal point of the trip – the Citrus Parade. Because we are leaving town immediately after the parade, it made for a busy morning at our house. The cars were…
2015.12.29 Kennedy Space Center and Cocoa Beach
Happy 16th Birthday, Mallory! Due to our family’s tendency to follow OSU to their bowl games, Mallory has had the good fortune to spend her birthday in Houston, San Antonio, Shreveport, San Diego, Dallas, and Phoenix. Now she gets…
2015.12.28 Disney Parade
“Have a magical day.” You hear this every morning at Disney as the tram drivers take you to the park, or the employees scan your ticket. Today we obliged. We arrived at the gates at 7:30 this morning. We…
2015.12.27 Magic Kingdom and Celebration
Today was our first visit to the Magic Kingdom on this trip. We managed to arrive at the park early enough to park in the first row of the parking lot and be first in line at the gate. …
2015.12.26 Universal and EPCOT
Today was another day to divide and conquer with our group. Stephanie, Mallory, Marissa and I are going back for a second day at Universal Studios. KK, PK, Scott, Erin and Grandma Mary are headed to EPCOT for the…