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 […]

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 […]

We did it!!

We finally did it – we bought the truck! After over a year of research, a dozen test-drives, and many, many hours of conversation, we purchased the truck. We decided to purchase a Ford F350 DRW (dual rear wheels; “dually”). We first set out for a used truck, then contemplated new, and finally ended up […]