I turned to Evie {seriously}, "If those monkeys get in here, you are going to throw your ice cream and run like hell.  Got it?"  Evie, with large eyes {equally seriously}, "Yes mommy.  Got it.  If those monkeys come in...

Public bus from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai (10 hrs) - doesn't that just sound sweet?!  {That's a "Hell, no!" from Scott too.  It's half dozen of one, 6 of the other to the kids (for now).  Down south they would...

Yosemite National Park requires very few words.  The pictures do the talking.  It's an incredible experience to be in the valley and look up at the grandness of it. Because of all the rain California received this year, they've had...