Fall is my favorite. Even though it remains hot, we enjoyed some fall fun this weekend. On Saturday morning the girls made Witch Candy Boxes at Home Depot’s monthly Kids Workshop. They had a great time building the boxes and decorating them. We couldn’t leave Home Depot without some decor. We purchased color changing lights… Continue reading Fall Fun
Mornings
Mornings are a lot different around here. Between school drop off and helping an elder, fast truly needs to be a part of breakfast. I’m not willing to compromise on quality, so prep has been vital. This was the set up prior to waking the girls this morning. I fired up the Instant Pot with… Continue reading Mornings
No Wheels!
Hello from a house. A home. A home without wheels. Leading into the holidays we were reminded of the periodic separation that came throughout 2025 to help family. Since George’s work already requires time away from home, we came to the conclusion that we did in fact want to scale up to a house to… Continue reading No Wheels!
Decemberrrrr
December was a bit chaotic. I really hope it felt festive and special for the girls. George was missing for a good portion between helping family in Southern California followed immediately by storm work in ID, WA and back in CA. The girls and I hit the loomis tree lighting. The Placerville Christmas parade. And… Continue reading Decemberrrrr
Bye, Bye November
Somehow it’s already the last day of November. We are hot off a trip to Maine to celebrate Ellie’s 7th birthday and Thanksgiving with family. This trip, our jet lag waited to catch up with us until the return trip. We’ve been waking up at 4 am since returning home 2 days ago and asleep… Continue reading Bye, Bye November
Back in the Sac Area
Our last week in Petaluma sure went quickly. We managed to pack in some fun at the KOA and downtown. The girls had been wanting to try the gem panning at the park. Ellie also had been asking to have her hair cut. She’d seen Lions & Tigers & Hair during some of our previous… Continue reading Back in the Sac Area
Halloweening 2.0
We enjoyed another weekend full of Halloween fun here at the KOA before the rain moved in…and we move out. Maeve was feeling a bit under the weather with a cold, so she stayed behind with George for some of the daytime activities to rest. He has been in a chronic sleep deficit, working crazy… Continue reading Halloweening 2.0
Halloween
This KOA really does it up for Halloween and offers multiple events every weekend in October. The girls hit nearly every event last Saturday. Starting with the pumpkin patch. Followed by pumpkin painting. A pumpkin scavenger hunt and face painting. Costume Parade. And the main event – trick or treating. The campground awards one free… Continue reading Halloween
Redwoods
Two weekends ago, we visited Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. We’ve seen redwoods before. In fact we’re parked among them right now. But, being close to the coast, the redwoods at the reserve are the largest the kids and I have seen. We experienced a bit of a wait getting through the pay station at… Continue reading Redwoods
Hello from Petaluma
About one week ago, we moved to Petaluma. We were sad to leave friends and a wonderfully sweet RV park. Though, we are thrilled to be closer to the coast and lucked out with another great park. There’s also a beautiful pool we have yet to hit. The girls are so excited to be able… Continue reading Hello from Petaluma