We have been on the road for almost two weeks and hadn’t made it to the beach yet. In our family, that is like a crime, so when the schoolwork was done, we set off to see the beaches of the stars. We drove by Adam Sandler’s house and although the beach is public we opted for a nearby surfer beach in Malibu. The locals were very friendly and shocked by...
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Vast salt flats that cover nearly 200 square miles at the lowest elevation in North America. Too harsh for most plants and animals to survive, yet are quite fragile. Delicate crystals are easily crushed and the relatively thin upper crust of salt can break through to the mud layer below. Not quite as impressive as the salt flats we saw in Bolivia but still among...
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After our short stop at the Hoover Dame, we reached Death Valley National Park and the Furnace Creek Ranch Resort / Campground in early afternoon. We set up camp and then enjoyed a wonderfully refreshing swim in the natural spring-fed pool. Once we were all clean and refreshed, we set out to explore this amazing park. In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought...
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On Feb 14 we booked a ‘birthday ski party’ so the oldest 3 Kempe girls with the oldes 3 Redekop boys could learn how to ski. As you can see they were pretty excited and had a great time. The temperature was -20C with windchill and the parents braved the weather with the kids the whole time. As you can see by the end everyone was pretty frozen....
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2015 has been an interesting year so far. Someone has been sick everyday. The upside- everyone always feels loved while being waited on hand and foot. You really see how much someone cares when they are on their hands and knees cleaning the horrid mess you left when you missed the bowl. And now I feel loved and appreciated. Not a bad start.
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Daddy says he now has 6 daughters and 1 son. Mommy is not very impressed with these comments. Tammy is over the moon. She loves the new haircut. When we walked into the salon and the hairdresser asked her what type of haircut she wanted, she said ” I want to look like Maria.” I had to explain that Maria was our 1 year old daughter. The hairdresser...
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