Over Anika’s Christmas Vacation in December, 2021 we headed to Northern Maine for a few days. My sister in law and her husband own a house in the area. They were away, but let us use their adorable home as our own private Airbnb. We made multiple day trips to explore near by Bangor, Maine. […]
Month: February 2022
Eagle Mountain House and Jackson NH, Holiday Trip
Last December 2021, we surprised our kids with a trip to the Eagle Mountain House Hotel in Jackson, New Hampshire. We had been here in the summer but this was our first trip in the winter. We checked into the hotel and ate the pizza in our room that we had picked up on the […]
Golden Apple Inn and Storyland, Glen NH
At the very end of last summer 2021, right before school started, we squeezed in a quick trip to the White Mountain area, specifically Glen New Hampshire, to stay at the Golden Apple Inn and visit Storyland. Storyland was a total hit with the kids, as usual. We learned this trip that Jake is quite […]
Thomas Point Beach Camping Trip, August 2021
Last August 2021 we took our annual trip to Thomas Point Beach Campground in Brunswick Maine. This is a favorite camping spot for us and we also love the surrounding area. We stuck to hanging out at the campground this trip but if you’d like to see more of what’s around Thomas Point Beach and […]
White Lake Campground, Tamworth NH
Last summer in August 2021, we checked out a new to us campground. White Lake State Park in Tamworth, NH. The campsites are packed together and most are small, but the appeal is the lake. The water is perfectly clear, like pool water and the bottom of the lake feels like an ocean with only […]
Life Update 2022
When I wrote the blog post “Decluttering to Make Room for what Really Matters” back in June about my dad’s cancer diagnosis, so many people reached out to offer support and let me know they were praying for my father and our family. I wanted to post an update and share some of our good […]