We just wrapped up two weeks in THE Ohio state and, well we experienced our toughest time thus far. As Nikki mentioned in the last blog, she has been challenged with some physical ailments, both of which continued to get worse. We were struggling to figure out if it was time to go into a…

For those of you not fortunate enough to get the Chris Farley reference it’s worth the few minutes on You Tube to watch. We’ve been camped out here for a few weeks, parked along the wonderful Boise River. I can hear the crickets and frogs right now, and we wake up to the sound of…

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…

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 decide how to use our time, money, talents and resources with purpose and thought.  We will not make decisions because everyone else is, or because others tell us we should.