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Author: Kelsey Ernst

  • 32 Days in America, Day 8

    32 Days in America, Day 8

    On the eighth day of our trip, we took a ride across the Sanibel Island causeway, explored the beach, and of course swam in the pool.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 7

    32 Days in America, Day 7

    On the seventh day of our trip, we laid low and recovered from a week of travel at Grammy and Grandpa’s rental house in Florida.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 6

    32 Days in America, Day 6

    On the sixth day of our trip, we drove a lot and arrived at Grammy and Grandpa’s rental house in Florida in time for an evening swim in the pool.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 5

    32 Days in America, Day 5

    On the fifth day of our trip, we visited Jamestown Settlement with friends and took Dillon to Dillon.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 4

    32 Days in America, Day 4

    On the fourth day of our trip, we visited Colonial Williamsburg with friends and found a bunny wearing a sweater.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 3

    32 Days in America, Day 3

    On the third day of our trip, we went for a walk by the James River, visited the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, and reunited with some good friends.

  • 32 Days in America, Day 2

    32 Days in America, Day 2

    On the second day of our trip, we visited Shenandoah National Park and spent the night with cousins.

  • Adventure Awaits

    Adventure Awaits

    We’re at the beginning of what we hope is an epic family road trip, which will cover over 5,000 miles in 32 days across America.

  • Ride On

    Ride On

    When Rayleigh was 2 her grandparents bought her a bike for Christmas. A red Disney Cars themed bike. This bike is magical… all four Forrester kiddos have learned to ride on two wheels with this bike. I have taught several friends’ kids how to ride on it, and we have even loaned the bike to…

  • I’m The Winner

    I’m The Winner

    I grew up skiing. I don’t remember how old I was the first time I put skis on, I’m guessing I had x-country skis on my feet as soon as I could walk. When I was teenager I swapped my downhill skis, for a snowboard (it was limitedly successful with a broken arm on my…

  • Yogurt

    Yogurt

    One of the items in our last post, 2021 by the [Food] numbers, was how much milk we consumed last year. At almost 30 gallons a person it seems like a lot (although it’s below the national average), but honestly- very little milk is consumed by the glass. In addition to our homemade ice cream,…

  • 2021 by the [Food] Numbers

    2021 by the [Food] Numbers

    If you read our holiday letter you know that there was a line about baking and eating starch and butter. This time a year ago I had great ambitions of tracking some of our more ‘fun’ food consumptions and while I didn’t do great on most of them I do have some approximate data for…