Travel
Charleston, How We Love Thee: Day 1
About six weeks ago, my husband and I looked at the calendar and said, “We should take a trip.” Yeah, right. We have five children, ages 12 to 3, including one kiddo with multiple medical considerations, so “taking a vacation” wasn’t exactly on the radar screen. That is, until we realized that it had been…
Read MoreTeam Whitaker: 2012 in Review
Happy New Year and welcome back, y’all! On December 26, 2012, I celebrated my FIFTH year as a blogger! It’s hard to believe I’ve been hammering away on the keyboard for that long. The connections, friendships and memories I’ve made as a result of the blog have been such a gift. As I look back on…
Read MoreVacation Recap: Florida, Day 3 & the Final Leg
Today’s final vacation round up includes some fun stories, great quotes and some close encounters with a parachute, a bomb squad and a tiger. Let’s get to it. Our last half day in Florida, we did it up right. Will and I went parasailing! So. Much. Fun. Because kids under three weren’t allowed on the…
Read MoreVacation Recap: Florida, Day 2
Our recent vacation to Louisiana (parts one and two) and Florida was such a fun week. Because we needed a bit more sand to bring home in the luggage, we headed back to the Santa Rosa beaches on Friday. It also happened to be our 16th wedding anniversary. When I mentioned to God I wanted…
Read MoreVacation Recap: Florida
If you’re just joining the vacation party, click on these links to read more about how we celebrate our faith on vacation, as well as the first two legs of our trip to Louisiana, parts one and two. We arrived in Florida late Wednesday and kept cousin Ava up way too late. My brother, Daniel,…
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