Day 3: Medford, OR to San Jose, CA | Total Time: 8 hours | Total Distance: 400 miles Welcome to California….we only have 7 more hours until Grandma’s house. Today’s 8 hour leg of our trip is our 2nd longest travel day on this trip. Keeping our kids occupied and engaged is no easy task but we’ve […]

Day 2: McMinnville to Medford with a stop in Eugene | Total Time: 7 hours | Total Distance: 273 miles It was a leisure day and we like it that way. We enjoyed our early morning at Laura’s parent’s house today. I slept in a bit, Sam cooked up a mean breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon, […]

Day 1: Seattle to McMinnville | Total Time: 4 hours | Total Distance: 226 miles “Mom! Dad! Do you know what today is?” Ethan blurted out excitedly as he came into our room at 6am today. “No, what’s today?” we teased him. “Summer Vacation Day!” he exclaimed with his classic smile! What a great kick off to […]