Halloween

This KOA really does it up for Halloween and offers multiple events every weekend in October. The girls hit nearly every event last Saturday. Starting with the pumpkin patch. Followed by pumpkin painting. A pumpkin scavenger hunt and face painting. Costume Parade. And the main event – trick or treating. The campground awards one free… Continue reading Halloween

Oroville and Back to School

About one month ago we hit the road to Oroville. A place we’ve been before. This time we opted for the RV park George stayed at during line school rather than the casino we stayed at about 3 years ago. We’re loving all the space to play. There are quite a few other line families… Continue reading Oroville and Back to School

Maeve is 3!!!

Maeve turned 3 on Monday. How is time going so fast? She’s been my little barnacle since day one and gradually over the past few weeks she’s getting more and more independent. We kicked off the celebrations on her birthday eve as that was George’s day off. He makes a point to request the girls’… Continue reading Maeve is 3!!!

Slowing Down in a Small Town

Since our last check in, life took us to Lancaster for ~4 weeks, back to Loomis for 1 week and now here we are in Middletown, CA. Population <2,000, it’s smaller than the town I grew up in in Maine. It’s definitely been an adjustment. Very eye opening, too. We have been primarily bouncing around… Continue reading Slowing Down in a Small Town

Overdue

This time it was me who shouted out, “It’s a girl!” As soon as I felt her come out, I clearly saw I was fooled again – I had been carrying a girl. Birth felt completely different this time around despite being unmedicated and in a hospital just like Ellie’s. For one, we were anxiously… Continue reading Overdue

Road Trip Tips

In the past few months, Ellie and I have logged a lot of miles together. In July, we drove from Sarasota, FL to Lake George, NY. Just shy of two months later, we drove from Lake George, NY to Sacramento, CA. In both cases, George did his thing focusing on finding truck stops and we… Continue reading Road Trip Tips