Fifteen: Why the Slate Truck Sparks Joy for Our Big Family of (Almost!) Eight

A little something different today…. As a dad of five (soon six!) rambunctious kids, I never thought I’d be daydreaming about a two-seat electric pickup. With car seats, baseball and ballet gear, and enough snacks to feed a small army, our family’s rides usually scream “minivan or bust” (actually, our Honda Pilot isn’t a minivan, but I… Continue reading Fifteen: Why the Slate Truck Sparks Joy for Our Big Family of (Almost!) Eight

Six: Train Trip Report: What to Expect on Amtrak With Your Big Family

(Long one. You’ve been warned.) As I began typing this, we were on the home stretch of our three day trip. Day one saw us on the train for just shy of seven hours, two nights and a day spent in Dallas (I’ll focus on that in another post soon), and then our 7.5 hour… Continue reading Six: Train Trip Report: What to Expect on Amtrak With Your Big Family