COSTA DEL SOL How lucky to be able to see some family and spend some time on the beach when we arrived in Benalmadena, Spain!  Among the fun was an inflatable obstacle course (even a few jellyfish which made it extra exciting), wonderful paella overlooking a beautiful sunset and then the lunar eclipse, lots of … More Spain

2018 brought us to Lisbon, Portugal, and we fell in love with it. The vibe is relaxed and authentic. The narrow cobblestones streets are lined with tile-faced buildings and the city is full of hills, wonderful Portuguese seafood, beautiful weather and lots to do. Our apartment was perfect – centrally located with a beautiful view … More Lisbon, one of our new favorite cities…

We checked into our amazing apartment in a residential neighborhood just outside busy Amsterdam.  It was pretty perfect – the kids slept in a loft space with a little balcony and we had 2 floors, each with a kitchen and bathroom so we could spread out and invite Virginie to come up from Paris!   … More Amsterdam

Thursday we drove to Balestrand, a cute little town beside the Sognefjord. It is the home of St. Olaf church which is said to be the church that inspired the coronation scene from the movie Frozen.  It is tiny and had a 20 minute service described by Trip as “just the perfect amount of time … More Balestrand and Bergen

After a couple of days in Oslo, we rented a car and drove west to Flam.  Along the way we stopped at a huge crater created by a meteorite and hiked throughout it.  It was both fascinating and beautiful.  We drove on and saw one of the most preserved medieval wooden Stave churches.   Then … More Meteorite crater, waterfalls, fjords and glacier hiking 

We feel lucky to be able to take 2 full weeks to travel to Norway and Amsterdam! We took an early flight to Boston and had a 7 hour layover so we got to have a mini trip before we even started.  We took a water taxi to the waterfront, had a late lunch and … More Oslo, Norway 2017

What went well Cameras for the kids.  Both kids had cameras and were so excited to be able to take pictures of whatever they wanted.  Their cameras (the Nikon Coolpix S33) also allowed them to take video, use special effects (like put people in bubbles), make slideshows, adjust sounds and backgrounds and all kinds of … More Reflections

I can’t believe it has been 2 months since we left Kansas City.  It has gone by in a flash but at the same time it feels like forever since we were back in the U.S.  We had to dig deep to keep up the energy in order to take full advantage of our final … More Last week

We decided to head to London for a few days.  The kids are huge Harry Potter fans and someone along our travels suggested this was a must do.  We couldn’t pass it up since it’s a quick 2 hours to London from Paris.  And the Harry Potter studio tour was definitely a highlight of the … More Chunnel to London

We are so grateful to my family here for making this first week so memorable.  My cousin picked us up the morning after we arrived and drove us to Belgium so we could celebrate my uncle’s 80th birthday.  We spent the evening with family, some whom we’ve never met, some whom we met years ago. … More Nous aimons Paris! We love Paris!