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A few days in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Once we bought plane tickets to Guatemala, we began looking for places to visit. (We booked cheap tickets without any other plan or details - 'figure it out later' is my go-to). Breese found information on a market in the…

Tips for staying in a hostel as a family

While traveling we stay in all kinds of different places. Sometimes it is an apartment. Sometimes it’s a hostel. We slept in a cave in Jordan and a hut on the Sinai. Most places I find are on Booking.com, Airbnb,…

Israeli/Palestinian Dual Narrative Tour {Abraham Tours}

I'm sitting in a cute boho style cafe. The wind is blowing off the Sea of Aqaba through the open windows tangling my hair in a million ways. I might have pretty cool dreads at the end of this trip.…

Budget traveling – planning ahead saves $$$

Well, I still need to share some basics about our trip...like WHY we are doing it! Instead of waiting to get all those thoughts together, I figured I'd just start sharing answers to some of the questions I most commonly…

We bought them (1 one-way tickets to North Africa)

After years of traveling in our Avion, we began looking for an Airstream that we could completely remodel to fit our specific family needs. We especially wanted a double axel for safety reasons and scoured online for years to find…

Peonies & hard-boiled eggs

My peonies are blooming. They always pop out around Mother’s Day. My Grandpa would give each girl in the family a peony on Mother’s Day. I can’t see a peony without thinking of him. Lots of things remind me of grandparents – so many sweet…

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rain, flood and hopes

When I was little our front yard sloped down to create a small ditch with the neighbor’s sloped yard. Each time it rained, the ditch would fill with water. My sister and I would wait for the storm to pass and we’d run outside to…

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my oldest in his element

Recently, I had the opportunity to do a commercial photography shoot for Free Country Apparel. Only a handful of times have I shot commercial photography and when I do it is typically something that fits in the general groove of our regular routine. For this…

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throwing flowers

I took a few photos for some friends. As I left, their youngest daughter handed me a big ziplock bag full of rose petals she plucked from her mom’s rose bushes. She wanted to send them home with me to her friend…my oldest daughter. My…

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my guys & garden boxes

I came up with a genius solution for the grass that always defeats me in my garden- kids get their own garden boxes! We’ve always worked together in the garden, which ultimately means Chris and I end up doing most of the work. I just…

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