Wandering Wonder Family

Since 2014, my work has sent me to Oshkosh, Wisconsin each July for the World’s Largest Airshow. Each year, I vow to bring my aspiring pilot and airplane junkie son sometime, but the schedules never work out to allow me that opportunity. This year, the stars aligned and the boys were able to come join…

Our big summer trip this year was to Kona, Hawaii. We hopped on a non-stop flight from Denver, arriving in the late afternoon in Hawaii. It wasn’t my first time to this location (my third, in fact, in seven months), so I was prepared with a game plan. After landing, our first stop was the…

Every year, we book a yurt at the YMCA of the Rockies – Snow Mountain Ranch and spend a weekend in nature. At just about 90 minutes from our front door, the yurts are a tradition the boys have done since they were wee babes, and this year we got five yurts and invited lots…

Connor’s obsession with Seattle hasn’t lessened over the years, and now one of my closest friends lives there as well. So it seemed like a no-brainer to head out to visit her for a weekend! Our first adventure was to Bainbridge Island via ferry. It was the first time the boys had ever been on…

For Christmas this year, each boy got an experience gift from me. Connor’s gift was a trip to The Sphere, and Brady’s was to see a really cool magician. We already had plans to visit our friend Kimmer in Palm Springs, and she was more than happy to chauffer us out to Vegas for a…

This summer we took our first road trip in my EV. We wanted to stay somewhat close-ish to Denver since I had some anxiety about charging and getting stuck with a dead car in the middle of nowhere. I also had an annual $200 hotel credit to use from this credit card. So I started…

I was so excited to be able to take the kids back to my former hometown of Frankfurt for a dear friend’s wedding, and they were so happy to miss a few days of school 🙂 Luckily, there’s an easy nonstop route from Denver to FRA that we were able to hop on. Thanks to…

I love, love, love NYC, and have done most of my visits during the month of December on business travel. However, December is also not the most affordable time of the year to visit the City that Never Sleeps. When work pays the bill, it’s one thing. When I’m paying (x3), I try to find…

Connor, my youngest, has been obsessed with Seattle for years. All things Seattle. The football team, the city, the weird needle thing, the airplanes that come from there, all of it. So as part of a Christmas gift, I planned a trip to the Emerald City for the boys over one of their long weekends…

There’s only one week a year I get the kids for a full 7 days, and I always try to make that one week the best adventure possible. This year, I saved up all of my hotel points and took advantage of my business travel status as a Marriott Bonvoy Titanium member and booked 5…