We've went on science field trips learning all about populations and the use of statistics in just about everything.

We've studied Ancient Times, going over Egypt and then taking a field trip to see a real dead mummy.

We took a playday in Houston, leaving Murphy at the doggie daycare after which he needed his own Rt 44 ice water.

We went to Narnia after reading the book together. Took forever to get Narnia "snow" out of my hair.

We took in the sites of Houston, realizing that we DO NOT MISS urban living. And parking a jacked up F250 in a parking garage is a feat of amazing strength.

We studied reptiles and then went to visit a gator farm where we got a private tour and learned 90% more than I ever wanted to know about alligators and crocs. So proud of the intelligent questions my kids' asked.

We feed the gators, safely from a distance.

We went to the Gulf of Mexico and took over a whole area of the beach for us and Murphy.

I love how amazingly close my kids have become during this "trip of a lifetime"