2023 Happenings

I am continuing with our yearly travel posts. One day, I would love to have more of an official travel blog. I love traveling and exploring with my family, and I would love to help others think for and plan trips. I will go ahead and post our travel pics from 2023 as the majority of our bigger trips have concluded. I truly feel like the Lord has blessed us on these trips...we've remained healthy, had wonderful weather, and even been able to find ways to keep costs down.

Our first trip this year was back to Beech Mountain. We have gone 3 for 3 in terms of getting fresh snow during our time there. The kids are getting more comfortable with skiing. I am very much still a work in progress! Ha!

For spring break we took a road trip up the east coast. We went to NYC to visit dear friends. We drove back down through Philly and DC. It was a fun and educational trip!

In July we went to Destin. The water and weather were absolutely perfect. It's the nicest I have ever seen the ocean down there. We lay low when we go to the beach...basically just hanging out at the beach the whole time. We go out for seafood a couple nights and play putt putt once, but other than that, we just hang. It was very relaxing.

Finally, Charlie and I were able to get away just the two of us...(big thanks to my mother and aunts for keeping the kids). Back in 2020, we had planned a skymiles trip (we were able to book both our flights using miles) to Banff in Canada. Well, obviously, the 2020 trip did not happen. We were so glad to make the trip happen this year. We booked nonstop flights from Atlanta to Calgary using Delta's partner, Westjet. At 25,000 sky miles per ticket, we thought it was a great deal! Banff did not disappoint, and again we were blessed with fabulous weather. The Canadian Rockies are amazing. I think I could never tire of finding new places to explore and hike there. In fact, Charlie and I tallied up our steps. We walked 35 miles in 3 days! Here are a few pics of the highlights of our trip. If you are ever interested in the itinerary for any of our trips, please reach out. I'd love to help you plan a vacation of your own!

2022 Brooks Family Adventures

In what has become my style, here is a big photo dump of pictures from this past year! This blog has certainly become a place to share pictures from our trips. I love planning trips, and this year we were able (by God's grace) to take a bigger family vacation. We spent 10 days in California. We flew into San Francisco, rented a car and drove to Yosemite NP and Carmel by the Sea. This trip was full of fun moments including a Giants game, hiking in Yosemite Valley and the High Country, and biking all over the park. We played in tidal pools and kayaked with sea otters and seals in Carmel. We toured Alcatraz and Ghirardelli, saw some giant sequoias and coastal redwoods. The majority of these pics are from CA but some are from our ski trip to Beech Mountain. The mountain got 20 inches of snow while we were there! (Think equal parts fun and stress!). We also included a couple of pics from my parent's lake house and from camp. Callie and Coleman each had a camp experience this summer that they enjoyed. We also finished up our summer travels with a trip to the Florida panhandle. We are thankful to the Lord for a blessed summer. I hope you enjoy the pictures.