Our church camps together each fall. On Sunday, the services are held at the campground, followed by potluck lunch.

While having lunch on the beach at the Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) Elise explored the idea of sharing her sandwich with the greedy gulls. The idea caught on with the gulls!

While visiting Elise and Matt in Denton, we traversed Texas to test the waters of the Gulf in Corpus Christi.

This short video from December, 2013, should give you some idea of the fun and love we have together: documenting our annual family quest for the quintessential Christmas tree.

Anna shared a treasure hidden in plain sight: in Florence, Italy, the city provides mineral water, on tap, on demand, coming out of the wall of “city hall.” Amazing!