The first stop on our final day of touring was to the Parliament Building to watch the changing of the guard. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The changing of the guard happens every hour, on the hour. Thonos wanted to
Greece – Chapter 3: Athens
With just one day slotted to see Athens, we decided to book a tour guide/driver, Thonos. He was the perfect person for this portion of our trip! He picked us up in his car (a modified taxi), drove us to
Greece – Chapter 2: Meteora
As we needed one travel day to go from the Mount Olympus area to Athens (a 4-5 hour car ride), we decided to plan our route through an area called Meteora. The actual name “Meteora” means ‘suspended in the air.’
Greece – Chapter 1: Mt. Olympus
Mount Olympus was one of the items on our ‘definitely to do’ list for Greece. The only problem is that there are a lot of different ways to hike it. We decided that we would drive up as far as
Greece – the Prologue
Chris and I decided years ago to take each child on a solo trip anywhere they wanted to go when they turned 13 years old. We figured it was a good age – old enough to remember it, but still
Birthday Celebrations in Portugal
Chris is a schemer . . and that is one thing that I love about him. He loves to surprise me, and my birthday was no exception. I guess the original plan was to tell me of our get-away the
Entering the Official Teenage World
It seemed Caleb was lacking the excitement worthy of entering into the realm of official teenager-dom for a long time. Who am I kidding? I don’t know that it has hit him yet! Every time we brought up his birthday,
Hannah’s 11th Birthday
At each birthday we are amazed at how much older and wiser our children are becoming. Each birthday seems like a rite of passage for all of us, and sometimes we just wish we could slow down time. The Birthday
Fifteen Years and Counting
Fifteen seems so old . . . 1 more year until dating age!! Where has the time gone?! Newly Acquired Braces Since our family pictures this year, Emma decided to chop her hair off and was finally able to get
Another Year Wiser
Chris feels like he is getting dangerously closer to his mid-life crisis as 40 creeps ever nearer. We, on the other hand, only think he is getting wiser! Blowing Out the Candles Chris had a low-key birthday this year, as