We’ve had a huge drought this year. When we visited Cloudland Canyon this year, both of the waterfalls had no water flowing down. Bummer. It’s that dry. We still hiked the loop around the canyon. Christopher. broke his arm running down a hill earlier that week.

We had so many ideas for this year’s fall break. We decided to take a trip with our friends to the beach. We had a great time! No trip to Perdido Key would be complete without a visit to Joe Patti’s Seafood Market. We arrived at the market a little earlier than usual. Joe Patti…

The boys attend a school that includes Kindergarten through 12th grade. They have homecoming week where the entire school participates. They get points for their teams (blue or gold teams) by participating in these activities. In the elementary grades, every day, they could come dressed in a theme chosen for that day. The first day…

We’ve found another spot where we let the boys play and can just hang out. It’s a hike in camp site, but at this time of year, no one is there. This time we saw a wedding at one of the campsites by the river. We picked our favorite spot and set up hammocks.