Sunday Drive- taking time to explore

Another benefit of the Compound was being with family. We all were able to spend some amazing time together with my parents and Olive got to get to know each of them outside of the FaceTime screen that was necessary due to the restrictions set by a global pandemic the last few years. The year…

We did not intend to stay in Arizona for 5 months. We assumed that it would be a short visit and then we would move along to a place that had more fishing and fewer people and was on our radar for consideration to settle down. However, the comfort of a stable place that allowed…

So after our week in LA, we were headed west to AZ. After learning our limits with the trek East, we decided to take it a little easier and not push it with 8 hour days that resulted in cranky parents, kids and dogs alike. We ventured through LA, TX and were going to head…

I wasn’t sure of what my expectation was for Louisiana but I know it wasn’t anything like I expected. I don’t know if I imagined every street to be like Mardi Gras or that there would be more people playing trumpets everywhere but it was not that! What I did realize was that, all the…

After we returned from Maine, we were able to have some awesome family time over Thanksgiving with all the Brannen’s. Swimming, soccer, dress up, sleepovers, tantrums and laughter was the name of the game. After Thanksgiving we said tearful goodbyes and headed to AZ by way of Florida and LA. Although the beaches are nice,…

So, I fully recognize that it was 2022 when I posted last so a few things have happened since then. I do want to keep you all updated as to our adventures and it is easy to forget when time just marches along. The adage of “the days are long but the years are short”…

We drove from NH to Maine (next to Dartmouth-so we immediately got smarter) and were back to the ocean. It is surprising how a girl born in the land-locked mountains can be so centered by the ocean. I feel as if the mountains always provided a giant compass for me to know where I was…

As we were on the east coast, I thought it was a good of time as any to explore the northeast. Originally we had planned to go during “leaf peeping” season, but I procrastinated too much and all the other peepers had booked most every place to stay. Thankfully, Sadee and Frog had great people…

To say Olive was excited for Halloween is the understatement of the century. Her witch costume was extensive and included fake nails, a broom that we created out of pine needles, and of course spooky face paint. She tried a multitude of other costume options but the witch was the winner and she developed a…

Walt was pretty disappointed to not have been there to see Olive’s first time at the beach so we decided to head to South Carolina. We hadn’t scratched a state off the map of the United States in over a month so we somewhat threw a dart on the coast of SC and ended up…