Madison, Wisconsin

While staying at the Wisconsin Dells, we took a day-trip into Madison to check out the city. We started off at the capitol building. Of course it was closed, so we just took a walk around it. The kids were amused that the statue on top weighs 3 tons, is covered in gold leaf and […]

The Wisconsin Dells

I have to start by saying…. the Dells were not what we signed up for originally. For all of my friends who know nothing about the Dells, it’s most known for the summer waterparks, lake activities and touristy shops. Due to Covid, SO many things were closed. Covid completely changed our experience but not for […]

Kansas –> Missouri –> Iowa

Leaving Kansas, we had a couple long travel days on our way to Wisconsin. We saw so many things, I am going to break these days into two separate posts! Travel day 1: We said our sweet goodbyes to family in Kansas, and made our way towards Kansas City, Missouri. Our first stop: National World […]

Just how do we get that car into the back?

One of the primary reasons we chose the toy hauler was the ability to: 1) Have the towing vehicle to drive around at the places we stay and 2) Have a tiny car that will be used primarily for my travel to and from the airports for work. Over the many “trial runs” before we […]

Hugo, Oklahoma

Talk about small town. Hugo, Oklahoma owned that description. Located only 2.5 hours north of Dallas, and home of the Endangered Ark Foundation. It has also adopted the nick-name of “Circus City”. Our understanding is that the circus would winter here on the off-season… which leads to the whole reason why we arrived here: The […]