Best friends forever

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T11:43:54-05:00March 24th, 2021|My Family, Jonah, Jude, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

Best friends forever. Through thick and thin, near or far, up or down, these kids have each other. The teens keep in touch so well I wondered if they’d find new things to talk about in person….they totally did! Their momma and I first met at a garage sale I was having to get rid of all our baby stuff over 9 years ago. Ha! We were “done” but went on to have 2 more boys. Then later we set up a play date for the girls and I am so thankful we did! Their family has been such a blessing to us over the years. By chance, we went from neighbors […]

A little more alive in a national park

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T12:09:18-05:00March 15th, 2021|My Family, Jonah, Jude, National Parks, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

I’m pretty sure this is our 41st National Park or Monument! And the first of five we will visit in the next two months! We always feel a little more alive in a national park, it’s invigorating!

Great Smokey Mountains National Park

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T12:06:53-05:00March 15th, 2021|Jude, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

Did you know that Great Smokey Mountains National Park has more visitors per year than any other national park in the US? It’s big! We are focusing on the North Carolina portion this stay with the intention of seeing the Tennessee side during a different stay. The areas we saw today were really beautiful.

Don’t be fooled

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T11:56:14-05:00March 15th, 2021|Jonah, Jude, My Family, Taryn, Zachary|

The difference between raising boys and girls!? 🤷🏼‍♀️😆 Don’t be fooled, she may not wrestle as often as her brothers do, but when she does, she can take them all. Don’t under estimate her. 💪🏻

9th year of learning at home

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T12:21:01-05:00March 2nd, 2021|My Family, Homeschool, Jonah, Roadschool, Taryn, Zachary|

Scenes from our first day of homeschool today. I can’t believe this is our 9th year of learning at home! It was a decision we initially felt forced to make. Taryn’s school and teacher kept exposing her to foods she is allergic to. She was constantly sick as a result. She had a 504 everyone ignored and we were told by the principal it’d be easier for them if homeschooled her. You can imagine that comment (and many others) didn’t go over real well. We had an advocate and fought. In the end, we could put our energy in to advocating, year after year, and still deal with constant allergic reactions, or […]

Visiting Kennedy Space Center during Covid

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T16:04:35-05:00February 22nd, 2021|My Family, Jonah, Jude, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

This weekend was so busy I’m still catching my breath! As our Christmas gift, Jason’s parents gave us an adventure and we chose Kennedy Space Center. We are so thankful, we had a blast!!

My kids were so excited to explore the grounds and the rocket garden before we ever even entered a single exhibit. Kennedy Space Center is is very well done. Getting to see the space shuttle Atlantis was a highlight! We’ve seen the Discovery at Udvar Hazy in Washington DC too. The cool thing about Atlantic is that it’s suspended between several floors. We were able to walk right up next […]