the last time

There are moments in motherhood when something happens for the last time and you know it’s the last time. There are also moments when something happens for the last time and it just slips away, with no announcement or realization. Like the last time your little one holds your hand when you cross the street, or calls you mommy instead of mom. It just changes with no warning and you don’t know it’s the last in that moment. Big kid things just slip in, quiet, unannounced, subtle little changes. Sometimes, I am not sure which scenario is the most brutal in motherhood. Probably because they both are? Tonight, as we put Z […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-30T11:20:40-05:00May 30th, 2021|My Family, Lyndsay, Zachary|

North Carolina side of Great Smokey Mountain National Park

Follow along as we visit the North Carolina side of Great Smokey Mountain National Park. We stayed at Big Bear RV Resort and our most favorite RPI park yet, Pride RV Resort. We also got to see our best friends for the first time in over a year!

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-25T23:08:53-05:00May 25th, 2021|Youtube Videos, Jason, Jonah, Jude, Lyndsay, My Family, National Parks, Taryn, Zachary|

Steel Pier, Atlantic City

We tried. We tried to love Atlantic City. But it was rough, y’all. I can honestly say it’s one of the few places we’ve been in the last 3 plus years that we did not feel safe. We quickly rode the wheel at the Steel Pier and left. Thankfully, we have other areas of New Jersey to explore during our stay – come on Jersey – help us love you!

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-25T08:27:33-05:00May 25th, 2021|My Family, Jonah, Jude, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

Welcome to New Jersey!

While we absolutely Pennsylvania, it was a long and frustrating month of unsuccessful RV shopping. We drove through the tip of Delaware this afternoon and will be in Jersey for the next 3 weeks. We’ve actually been to Jersey before, but it was for a super fast one night stay in 2019. We were leaving the northeast after Jonah broke his arm and we had to stay put while it healed. Then in the middle of a layoff, we had no money for fun stuff and I needed to return to Texas for work. We were in a huge rush! I’m so happy to be back and we have so many fun […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-23T14:57:17-05:00May 23rd, 2021|My Family, Jonah, RV Life|

Kennedy Space Center

Follow along as we spend a day at Kennedy Space Center! We loved seeing the space shuttle Atlantis, the Challenger exhibit and the new Planet Play playground!

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-25T16:55:23-05:00May 16th, 2021|Youtube Videos, Jason, Jonah, Jude, Lyndsay, My Family, Taryn, Zachary|

Overheard: funny things my 4 year old says

I love sharing little things I overhear in our family. When Taryn was little she used to say “yesternight” for last night and “knee pit” for the area behind your knees. Jude once told me he loved the song “Get Lucky” because it was about playing the lottery. Jonah….he’s said so many funny things through the years, like the time he imitated his sister reacting to a bug at only 2 years old.

Zachary keeps us laughing too. So much so that I started a note on my phone with all the funny things he says. I thought it’d be best to document that here with the rest of our life….

Probably […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-13T22:02:03-05:00May 13th, 2021|My Family, Zachary|