Travel

5 ways we lower our monthly budget

5 ways we lower our monthly budget

Traveling is EXPENSIVE! Almost everyone we meet asks us how we can live on one income and live on the road. Let me start off by saying that it isn’t always easy. From the outside looking in, I’m sure it looks much more glamorous than…

A FTM’s Daily Schedule with a 10 month old

A FTM’s Daily Schedule with a 10 month old

So many things shift all at once when you have a baby and the transition back to normal day to day life takes much longer than I ever anticipated it would. I’ve been craving a solid schedule since Valerie was born. I have always thrived…

Tips on Flying with an Infant

Tips on Flying with an Infant

I’ve always had a bug for traveling ever since I was a kid. Of course the allure of a new place and exciting activities/plans make a vacation more enjoyable. But I also like planning my airport days so that they are the most enjoyable for…

Baby friendly hikes near Redding / Mt. Shasta area

Baby friendly hikes near Redding / Mt. Shasta area

Hiking has always been one of the activities Bryce and I love to do together. So, when we decided to stay in Shingletown we knew we would have to look for some great trails we could do with Valerie (and the dogs if possible). Turns…

The difference between RV life and Van life

The difference between RV life and Van life

Our little family has now been on the road TWICE! The first time around we towed our 5th wheel home around with us as we traveled the country. This time we decided to try a variation of van life. We are traveling in a minivan…

On the road: Life in Shingletown, California

On the road: Life in Shingletown, California

The past few weeks we’ve been living in Shingletown. It is a small mountain town about 30 minutes outside of Redding, California.  I have been trying to avoid snow by any means, but it’s been snowing the past few days up at our house here.…

Photos from our Mexico Trip!

Photos from our Mexico Trip!

I’m starting to get the hang of getting my photos web ready from my phone and camera, but OMG is it intimidating at first. I’ve still got a learning curve ahead of me, that much is certain. Here are some of the photos from our…

Life Update!

Life Update!

Time for an update! I So it was tough trying to get time in on the computer the past week (ish), so let me bring you up to speed: We made it out of Leander and to Lake Havasu as planned. We had a little…

How I packed 6+ month family road trip with a baby

How I packed 6+ month family road trip with a baby

This isn’t the first time I’ve had to downsize my closet for nomadic living, but this time felt different for sure. We’ve come a long way with our attempts to live as minimalists. A few years ago we were in a 5 bedroom house. We…

We’ve finished packing and are out on the road!

We’ve finished packing and are out on the road!

Well, we’ve made it! The end of packing was a whirlwind, but we had our final walk-through with the apartment complex manager and turned in our keys yesterday morning around noon. We hit the road and only made a quick pitstop for some much needed…