The Home Stretch

We are less than a week away from returning to the US. We’re knee deep in boxes and half packed suitcases, but I came up for air to give a little glimpse of the last couple of weeks.

On Travel With Kids

We’ve done a LOT of amazing travels with the kids. And we’ve enjoyed the majority of it. But I should be transparent on how some of our travel days go. On all our trips we have  many highs and many lows when it comes to family “moments”. The lows are mostly due to long days, and the ever present conflict of adults wanting to see things that kids are less interested in. Or, the food being “different”. Or, the walk too long. Or, there not being any downtime. And, while I try to be patient, I sometimes lose my cool.

Trier, Germany

We were so lucky to be treated to a relaxing weekend with Melissa and Flo, and Flo’s mom Christiane. Trier is Germany’s oldest city and is worth the visit. I hope to go back with the boys one day but am so glad we got to do this visit with just “grownups”. Plus, I got to try “spaghetti ice”!