Make a Difference: It’s in the Little Things

Little Things Make a Difference.

There was a point in my life where I really truly thought the local Headline could soon read something like, “Missing Woman Found Dead Under Pile of Clothes”. I mean, being a young mom of tons of sweet, blessed babies, was hard enough, but keeping up with the laundry was impossible.  But I also knew … Read more

Experts Explain The Two Greatest Lessons for Living

Lessons for Living from elderly Americans.

Death has a profound way of affecting your life. You become contemplative, you begin to rethink your life, you evaluate it, you start to discuss Lessons for Living that you have learned over the years. Sadly, Dan and I flew to Houston this past Saturday to attend the funeral of my Aunt Mary.  There is … Read more

Failure on Mount Princeton in the Sawatch Mountain Range

Mount Princeton is one of the many 53 fourteeners in CO. This 14,196 ft mountain is located just outside Buena Vista, CO. While it’s not one of the tallest peaks in Colorado, Mount Princeton is one of the most difficult, rising nearly 7,000 feet above the Arkansas River valley in only 7 miles. Every time … Read more

Family Fun and Adventure in Buena Vista, CO

Kelloggshow having fun with Adventure in Buena Vista, CO

There are few places as comparable Buena Vista, CO. We just spent the last two weeks here training for the World Championships in Argentina later this year.  We had an absolute blast on and off the river. Adventure in Buena Vista is as easy as walking out your door, and a ton of it is … Read more

Without Suffering, There is No Growth

Suffering brings us to our dreams.

Vegas Baby!!  We went. If you pay attention to our blog, you probably know this. If not, it’s a pretty huge deal that Dan and I took 3 days and hit Las Vegas all by ourselves.  No. Kids.  We have never ever, not ever, taken a trip without our kids, not since our honeymoon anyway. … Read more

11 Year Old Crushes It: Skookumchuk Egmont, BC!

It’s all about Skookumchuk.  That’s what we kept saying, “It’s all about Skook.”  You see, last fall, when we traveled to British Columbia to do an RV show, really, it wasn’t about the RV show, it was all about Skookumchuck. When we got to Canada we went to the Snowbird RV Show and mommy and … Read more

How To Las Vegas Budget in Style

Las Vegas Budget tips.

It’s absolutely impossible to believe, but somehow Dan and I managed to take our first trip away from the kids in 24 years!  Planning for Vegas was easy, leaving home was not … at all.  Dan, as per usual, did all the budgeting and it was very very critical that we do Vegas affordably.  A … Read more