July 7 // Rosemary Beach

Rural Alabama. We're the lonely car on the road. Our Birmingham friends, Steven and Marley, invited us to eat dinner at their house. So fun to see them again...it had been 20 years! Their house backs up to a river inlet. That night, the boys and Steven and Marley's daughters went "rafting" (like tubing - … Continue reading July 7 // Rosemary Beach

July 6 // Rosemary Beach 2018

Headed to Rosemary Beach! First stop - Ali's week-long stay at the pet resort. Dog selfie. Wait - someone is reading an actual paper map? Tulsa, OK. The Golden Driller. Lunch at Whataburger. Next stop...Pine Bluff, AR. Our hotel was attached to a mall. A mall that you might see in a scary movie. The … Continue reading July 6 // Rosemary Beach 2018

All Aboard. Train Travels

Our family took our first Amtrak train trip during the Fourth of July holiday. We thought it would be fun to ride the train from Lee's Summit, MO to St. Louis and back. The trip was five hours, with six stops in Missouri: Warrensburg, Sedalia, Jefferson City, Hermann, Washington and Kirkwood. It was fun, and … Continue reading All Aboard. Train Travels