• good to be gone, good to be home

    Months ago we began working on a new staircase – tearing out old boards and putting in new ones with a new metal railing. The project got put on hold for 3 months, but my dad and I are back at it. I have a…

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  • Hostels {tips for staying as a family}

    The last time I stayed in a hostel was about 15 years ago. It was on Maui and we did not have kids. As Chris and I began planning a trip to southern China, it became very clear that hotels were not an option. As…

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  • we’re home.

    We’re back and have been in full ‘cousin time’ mode since we stepped off the plane. We were so sleep deprived upon arrival that adjusting to the 12 hour time difference wasn’t too much of an issue. The emotional and mental adjustment to being back…

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  • We said goodbye

    We said goodbye. I had great intentions of having a few posts written for this week while we travel home, but I chose to do other things on our last few days. We each leave changed by the friends we made, the kids we met…

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