Childhood Unplugged: Burr Oak Woods Hiking
We took the 50 degree weather in December as a sign we needed to get out of the house and go adventuring. So we packed a lunch and headed to Burr Oak Woods in Blue Springs where we wandered for a good...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: Adventuring at Longview Lake
60 Degrees in January! Kids are out of school! Let’s meet up with friends and go exploring! Wear em out so they’ll sleep better (as you can see in the last picture there’s nothing like winding down...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: Fun Fest!
At least once a year, a day comes around where we have nothing on the calendar. So we make a list of all the things we can do together as a family…and then we do them. We call these days Fun Fests and...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: The Mountains!
A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to spend a few days in the mountains of Breckenridge with a few amazing families. It was great to hang out, eat good food and snow shoe around the mountains for a...
View ArticleAva and the giant orange ball
There isn’t a day that goes by in our house that this orange ball isn’t being bounced on, thrown at someone, fought over, punched, bounced or kicked. It drives me crazy and at the same time makes me...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: Ava & the Balloon Animals
Ava saved up her own money to buy herself a little how to make balloon animals kit. It came with balloons, a pump, and a book. She’s hooked. She’s had it for two weeks now and has her own apron with...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged September
Early August found us on the road to Colorado. We had so much fun hiking and exploring and adventuring together for a week. These images are from our day in the Garden of the Gods national park. So...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: February
Ava loves to bake with her Grandma EE. Every single time she goes to visit, she’s baking something. Ava asked us to document her making something with EE, so here she is baking some yummy chocolate...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: March
Here are some scenes from our month of February. I love to see all the outside images mixed in. Normally it’s super duper cold this time of year… Note: This post is part of the monthly Childhood...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: April
A tiny peek into our time spent in Thailand these past few weeks. We’ll be putting most of them on our Adventure Stories site, so if you want to see more, you’ll have to go there Note: This post is...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: May
On April 8, Jenny finally talked me into adopting a kitten. So, this month’s Childhood Unplugged post is filled with black & white scenes from the month of our kids playing with their new kitten,...
View ArticleChildhood Unplugged: June
The other night, Ava and I were laying on the back deck. She had brought all these blankets + pillows out, made a comfy bed + asked me to snuggle with her. It was 7:22 pm, hot + humid. Out of the blue...
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