Every year Nate join us for either his February or April vacation.  This year we got April.  We hadn't expected to be on the west coast by that time, but here we are. His arrival is always a big deal. Think 'Paul...

We fell for the charms of northern Iowa (would you ever expect to say that!?).  The re-enactment was a large part of it - when you stumble on men wearing costumes and shooting cannons at each other, how could you...

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...