While we were in Denver this month, we visited the Denver Downtown Aquarium. Family travel might be business related, but we always like to have fun. Denver, Colorado really offers a lot of great places for families to visit. There are 9 exhibits to visit at the Denver Downtown Aquarium: North America In the Desert Under the Sea At the Wharf The Rainforest Coral Lagoon Sunken Temple Shipwreck At the Beach Of course, my Princess' loved visiting the Under the Sea … [Read more...]
Leaving Denver, Thank You Residence Inn
This post is brought to you by Residence Inn Marriott. We are leaving Denver this weekend and flying back home to Seattle. It will be nice to get home in time for the holidays but we truly will miss this Denver area. We've loved our time here in Louisville/Boulder area (just north of Denver, Colorado). The days flew by! 31 nights at the Louisville Residence Inn by Marriott was amazing. So amazing in fact, that our next travel location will be Baton Rouge, LA and we want to stay at a … [Read more...]
Travel Tips for a Great European Road Trip
One of the best ways to explore and enjoy Europe is by taking a road trip. Europe has nice roads that traverse the countryside, twist up and down mountains, and brush sandy shores. This makes it easier for you to see some parts of this continent that you cannot see using other modes of transportation. If you want to have a memorable trip, there are a number of things you need to do. 6 Travel Tips for a Great European Road Trip (source) 1. A Destination and a Route It is important to … [Read more...]
We Loved The Denver Children’s Museum
When we travel around North America for my husband's job we love visiting all the family friendly attractions nearby. Our family has so much fun checking out local sights. This past month we've been in the Denver, Colorado area. We love this area. There are so many fun places to visit, beautiful mountains, blue skies, and lovely parks. My kids loved the Denver Children's Museum. In fact, less than a week after we visited, my daughter asked to go again. I must admit, we had a lot of … [Read more...]
Snow Day in Colorado
This is an almost Wordless Wednesday post. We arrived in Denver, Colorado one week ago. I have been wanting to write personal update on our time in Montreal, Quebec and then share with you about our flight and first week in Colorado but it will have to wait. Today, I want to share photos from our first snow day of the season (for us at least). We loved it! My Little Man loves walking around in the snow in his new snow boots. She really wanted to make a mini snowman! Isn't he the … [Read more...]
Handprint Tree and Leaves Craft
This time of year life just feels so much more busier. Here in the Long house we just finished our 6th week of homeschooling Kindergarten. We are flying out of Montreal back to the States and I am so excited to be heading home. We have fun traveling, but truly there is no place like home. We are not home long before we head out to Denver, CO. This time we are staying in a one bedroom hotel suite that has an indoor pool, internet, cable TV, and free breakfast each day. We are all excited about … [Read more...]
Flying to Quebec
We are flying to Quebec next week. Our next seminar will be outside of Montreal. You might remember that we were there one time before and shared about our visit to Mont Royal which is a great place to visit if you are even in Montreal. We now travel 5 times a year with my husband's job. He works with a local church in each city and provides free seminars on the Bible for the community to learn more about God. We are in each location for a little over a month. It is fun for our family to … [Read more...]
