Monthly Archives: July 2018

A Lot of Driving

We planned a field trip for Mason today.  He asked it to be a surprise except for a few clues along the way. Bill gave him two: Drive, then drive, then drive.  One more than J. When we got off the freeway in Indianapolis at the same off ramp as IKEA, Mason thought we might […]

Two Kids :: Two Airports

Our day started off very early at the Evansville Airport where we dropped off Walker to catch his first flight with a final destination of Costa Rica.  His travels today would take him from EVV to Dallas to Miami to San Jose, Costa Rica.  Having TSA pre-check meant that he had literally no time in […]

Camp Johnson :: OC Edition

Gramma and Papa picked up Mason on Friday and they headed off to their new house in Orange County.  Thanks to group efforts, I was able to capture these highlights from the week: Saturday, July 14, 2018 Having breakfast with Auntie Laynie and Sophia Watching a Young Sheldon marathon as well as Hotel Transylvania Attending […]

Always a Climber

Walker’s second week of adventure camp was climbing.  This adventure camp was locally based so they spent a few days at the beginning of the week learning the fundamentals of climbing before heading out.  Monday they practiced bouldering and top-roping at Pakentuck and a camp photographer followed them out.   Tuesday they did single-pitch and […]

It’s a Wrap

Mason wrapped up his week of filmmaking camp on Friday.  Gramma and Papa met him for the open house and the premiere of the videos they shot. Mason’s group made a video called The Midnight Man. He had a role in this video. His camp counselor Grant was from Oregon and had a lot of […]

Hemlock Cliffs

With the kids gone this week Bill and I had a few days to catch our breaths.  For the most part, it was business as usual.  Bill worked and I took care of things around the house.  Today he was off work and I suggested we go for a drive.  Hemlock Cliffs is about an […]

Smoky Mountain Adventures

On Sunday, July 1st, we dropped Walker off for a two week run of adventure camps with Camp Ondessonk.  This week he is headed to the Smoky Mountains.  After we checked him in, he mustered with the other campers and once all had arrived, they got on the road.  Sunday afternoon they made a pit […]

Final Day Thoughts

Our flight didn’t depart until noon so Bill and I had time to leisurely get up, have breakfast and go for another walk in the marina and the Gaslamp Quarter.  I had noticed this statue of the totem pole birdhouse when we zipped past yesterday on scooters but today I had a chance to get […]

Sights in San Diego and Beyond

Our morning started off again with breakfast in our room before making our way down to the marina.  Mason really wanted the three of us to rent scooters.  Since it was pretty early on a Sunday, there was not much traffic and we were able to move freely on the paths.  I was smitten with […]

Covering A Lot of Ground

After grabbing coffee and a light breakfast from the Starbucks in our hotel, we departed for the San Diego Zoo.  It was a warm day so we started with a zoo loop on the tram to get the lay of the land.  From what we saw on foot and from the tram, it is clear […]