It only took 35 years, but I finally made it back to New Jersey! This week was devoted to Philadelphia but our campground was located just over the Delaware River in New Jersey, where I lived for about 9 months when I was four. Just a blip on the radar I know, but it was …

I have many fond memories of Washington D.C. My family visited during the Clinton years and Daniel’s sister and brother lived here for a while after college. After studying American history with the kids over the years, we were very much looking forward to taking them on their first trip to our nation’s capital. There’s …

When planning a trip of this magnitude, some things are going to go your way and some thing are not. Saturday was one of those days that swung in our favor. Originally, I had planned to take the kids by myself to Mount Vernon during the week while Daniel was working but when I went …

This post is for anyone who is interested to know how we made the decision to travel the U.S. in a trailer for seven months or so. Although it feels random in some ways, this idea was first brought up just over two years ago on a trip to the beach. Our extended family visits …