• Beckett and Chuck’s Trapeze Lesson

    For Beckett’s 8th birthday, he wanted a little adventure.  Kirsten found a Trapeze deal on Groupon that cost about $70 for 2 people to have an introductory lesson.  Mara doesn’t dig heights, so Beckett and I gave it a shot. They start with a 10 minute safety and commands briefing,…

  • Going to a FC Barcelona Fútbol Game

    For a few years now, Kirsten had a bucket list item of attending a big-time European soccer match.  So once we made plans to come to Spain, we started working out how to knock this off. Barcelona was already on our list to visit while in Spain, and FC Barcelona…

  • Chiangmai F.C. Games

    We’d seen signs for Chiangmai F.C. (FC = football club / soccer in U.S) around town and figured it would be cool to get out to a sporting event with the kids while we’re here.  We enjoyed it so much, we’ve gone back 2 more times! They play in a…

  • Ironman World Championship 2011

    I had been looking forward to watching the Ironman World Championships since we moved here.  I thought it’d be so neat to see some of the top triathletes in the entire world come here to train and compete.  I wanted to see their fitness levels, their determination and their athleticism.…