Palo Duro State Park, Texas

Lyndsay Stradtner2020-01-02T23:01:17-06:00March 23rd, 2018|Jonah, Jude, PTSD, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

Palo Duro, you are absolutely beautiful!

We had a short travel day so we set up the RV and jumped back in the truck to go check out the visitor center at Palo Duro State Park. I’m so glad we did – the views were spectacular and they had a wonderful interactive area all about the canyon. The kids started their Jr. Ranger packet and actually finished it on their first day!

Part of our Jr. Ranger packet was to take a hike in the canyon. We headed down and the kids quickly spotted a trail […]

Caprock Canyon State Park, Texas

Lyndsay Stradtner2020-01-02T22:27:12-06:00March 20th, 2018|Jonah, Jude, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

Well this doesn’t feel like Texas. Driving in we were greeted with Buffalo and the canyon stunned us all. So beautiful! Our spot is amazing and we are so excited to explore over the next couple of days!

I sent this one on a “needs an attitude adjustment” hike. I might have yelled “I HOPE A BUFFALO DOESN’T EAT YOU! I LOVE YOU!” as she stomped off. She wasn’t amused. But she came back much happier and declared that she found a canyon just 20 yards behind our spot. So she grabbed her camera and we all went exploring with her in the lead.

In the moment

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-11-23T23:19:20-06:00March 19th, 2018|RV Life, Zachary|

I struggle with whether to bring my big camera on simple walks and small adventures. Mostly because I want to be in the moment. The other night I caught a photo of Jason walking Maggie in this spot with my cell and I just had to bring Z back with my real camera before we checked out of this campground. ⠀

Lake Conroe

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-11-23T23:14:26-06:00March 19th, 2018|Zachary|

Our visit to Lake Conroe just north of Houston brought us one of our favorite spots to date. Just outside our front door was a hill the kids loved. Especially after their dad showed them they could ride their scooters down it. They fished in the pond at the top of the hill allllll week long. And Z loved the field and extra outside time.

Firsts in every state

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-11-23T23:17:13-06:00March 18th, 2018|RV Life, Zachary|

This little guy needs a haircut so bad. But I’ll confess I’m waiting until we get to Colorado soon. I’m tracking his milestones by state. First tooth, Arkansas. First steps, Florida. First time running, Texas. First haircut, Colorado. Stopped screeching like an angry pterodactyl….any state he chooses! 🤣

Houston waterfalls

Lyndsay Stradtner2019-11-23T23:11:40-06:00March 18th, 2018|Zachary, Jonah, Jude, Taryn|

I didn’t even dress them alike. This is just what they wore this day…

It’s impossible to describe how loud this much water is.⠀

This little guy is walking about 95% of the time now. And he still thinks it’s hilarious. 😂 We leave Houston bright and early, have a week in central Texas and then we start moving really fast (for us anyway)….every couple of days! Eeek! It’s about to get crazy!