• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

    Once we decided to go to Oregon and San Diego for our summer vacation, I started pushing to go to Universal Studios in LA.  Beckett and I had just started reading the Harry Potter books in the spring and I was completely sucked into the Harry Potter world (Chuck and…

  • 2016 Ironman Eagleman 70.3

    I knew about triathlons especially since my best friend competed in them.  But it was never on my radar as something I wanted to do, largely due to my limitations in the past with biking and running. That all changed when we moved to Kona and got to watch the…

  • Indoor Skydiving at iFly

    The kids received a gift certificate for indoor skydiving for Christmas. However, they had to wait for the place to open a few months later.  We finally took them in April and they LOVED it. They each said it was the coolest thing they’ve ever done and are already begging…

  • Santa Cruz, Galápagos

    Santa Cruz was the last island we visited on our trip.  It’s not the biggest but has the largest population and is the tourist hub of the Galápagos.   Most visitors we talked to said Santa Cruz was their least favorite island and I think we’d agree.  It’s not that there…