• Driving Tanks and Crushing Cars!

    On Sunday of my Amazing Race Birthday weekend, I received my last clue: WHAT?!?  I had to read it twice before I busted out laughing.  I had no idea that one could do such a thing and was equally shocked, excited and amused.  Chuck really surprised me with this one.…

  • Hang Gliding Lessons

    After giving skydiving and paragliding a try, I thought we should give hang gliding a go, too.  Unlike those, where we were passengers with a guide, we would actually do the flying of the gliders ourselves. It didn’t take any convincing for the kids to say “I’m in!”. We were…

  • Riding Sand Rails (Dune Buggy) at Oregon Dunes

    I’ve wanted to see massive sand dunes and go dune buggy riding for a while, so I was really excited when I found out Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area was close to where we were staying on the Oregon coast.  We debated whether we should rent some and drive ourselves…

  • 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…