Tag: Summer Vacation

  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead Road Trip

    Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead Road Trip

    Our epic family road trip started because Quinn wanted to go to Mount Rushmore. I started reading out loud to her the Little House book set because we had started dipping our toes into the 1970s TV show. Little did I know we would all find comfort, rest, and intentional…

  • Our Epic Summer Road Trip to Mount Rushmore and the Ingalls’s Homestead

    Our Epic Summer Road Trip to Mount Rushmore and the Ingalls’s Homestead

    Quinn asked if we could go to Mount Rushmore after her kindergarten year. We said that would be so much fun but require planning, so we planned a road trip the following summer. First Day Our epic summer road trip started with an eight-hour drive to Billings, Montana. On the…

  • Why Vacationing Consistently WITHOUT Your Kids is Overrated

    Why Vacationing Consistently WITHOUT Your Kids is Overrated

    Today, kids are seen as a burden rather than a blessing—an annoyance rather than teachers. I don’t quite understand the trend that more and more parents are taking part in – leaving their kids to go on a vacation with friends or just themselves. Now, hear me; I’m not saying…

  • Summer 2023

    Summer 2023

    I can’t tell you the last time we had a summer, we weren’t doing any vast projects. It’s been a long time, I can tell you that. If I had to choose three words to describe our summer they would be: Here in North Idaho, our summers are amazing. With…