Today we took the Ferry to Seattle which confused the heck out of the kids. They couldn’t believe we were driving our truck onto the boat. We took a trip around the downtown area to see Pike’s Market, the space needle, and get some tasty Japanese-Latin fusion (Ally had a crazy tempura craving). When it…

We are now in week three of our trip!  It is at the point when it has only been two weeks but sort of feels like 2 months.   Our second week was spent in Oregon.  We spent 4 days on the Oregon coast and four days in the Portland area. On the coast we stayed…

Hey Everyone, Mike here. The kids are sleeping after a day of travel and a week of memories. Nikki just finished her workout, we’re finally figuring out how to get our routine in order. Hope, our RV, sits along the Klamath river, just miles from the Oregon border. And me, well, I’m trying to sift…

Life can sometimes feel like a constant moving freeway. Rushing here and there, moving busily with the flow and letting the routine determine our lives.  We were a part of this freeway scene and considered ourselves a typical American military family.  We were married in 2007, Mike has been a part of the US Navy Seals since…

Well, the time has come. Are you ready for some crazy beautiful?! We are just over two weeks from heading out on our year long road trip. The anticipation is building, along with the pile of boxes from Amazon.  The last few weeks have been very full and at times downright stressful.  We’ve been working…

We will choose the narrow path even though it is difficult.  We will choose it because it produces an outcome far greater than the wide gate.