Category: Travel

A Grand Adventure

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Each time we tried to discuss our ambitious plans to take the day trip, our brains froze. We truly got no further than “put them in the RV, have lots of food and water, and follow the navigation.” Tim and I brought our family to Scottsdale to see our dear friends, Julie and Aron, who had just moved here. Our visit had been set for a while; the whole RV plan was truly last minute, but transformed the entire journey from Trip to Adventure, and yesterday was no different. So without a set idea of where we’d stop for gas Continue Reading …

Monahan’s Sandhills State Park

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  The children slept snuggled together last night, falling asleep before we reached Monahans Sandhills. As we arrived and looked out into the dark, we knew they would love it, and we were not disappointed in their reaction!   Julianna charged off to climb and slide, then ran back and led Theo to the tops of the dunes.   Theo followed willingly when led, a bit nervous about the wind and the blowing sand, and when given a moment, crawled and dug.   Elijah discovered an abandoned kite and, after daddy showed him how to get it into the air, Continue Reading …

The fun has begun for our family of five!!

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The fun has begun for our family of five!! This is our first vacation in a few years, and I think we got it started right, with fresh cups of coffee and a fridge full of food. I had fun lightly decorating the RV last night (I’ll post pictures here or on Instagram @thehouseofgriepp of that) and making everything slide-proof, so the kiddos can play Legos and crafts at the table without everything rolling off. They’ve been busy since we left at 9:30!