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Grab yourself a snack because this is a long one, as you can tell by the title. This post covers 5 months, 7 countries, half a dozen flights, and so many memories. Really should have broken this up in to several updates, but I was on a role and had to keep the momentum going. … Continue reading Colorado, Spring Time in BE, Fitness Challenges, Graduation, Mediterranean Cruise, 4 Day March, Greece

Date night Hair cut by my Nan’s. I better get in all the haircuts I can before she gets so famous and sought out that I can’t book an appointment with her in the future. She did a great job! School choir concert Birthday and going away party for Mr. Derek Early Valentine’s dinner – … Continue reading Q1 2026 – London, Laufey, Robots, Seattle, Germany

After many years of trying to plan this trip, we finally made it the Philippines! The babies have never been, it’s been nearly 17 years since the girls and I visited in 2009 and Ty hasn’t been back since 2003. Needless to say, this visit was long overdue. We jammed packed as much as we … Continue reading Motherland

Playing a little catch up. Lots of fun updates to share, but we’ll take this in bite size pieces to get everyone up to speed on what we’ve been doing lately. OctoBER AJ decided to start Boy Scouts this year. Check out this handsome guy in his uniform before he got patches sewn on. First … Continue reading The Ber Months

The kids had a long weekend because of Columbus day, so we took advantage of the cheap flights from Belgium to Italy and decided to explore Venice. Venice, Italy View of the Dolomites as we were landing We checked off all the modes of transportation in one day. Plane to bus to waterbus. Hilton Milano … Continue reading Ciao Quarantaquattro

Chased the sun all over Europe this summer. I knew our time stationed overseas would go by fast, but it really is flying by. We’re doing our best to check things off our “must see/do” list and we’ve made a good dent. Although it’s challenging to plan all the trips, pack, find places to eat, … Continue reading European Summer

The last few months have been a lot of the same thing and, at the same time, so many new experiences. We all needed a little breather after our end-of-year road trip, but we still managed to fill our calendar with fun day excursions and even a spring break getaway for the family. Ana’s Model … Continue reading All the New Things

Before we get started on all the updates, I just wanted to take a minute to give myself a little pat on the back for keeping this blog going all these years. Went down the rabbit hole and spent the last few days going through all of my posts from the very beginning – all … Continue reading We Live Here?

The Tydingco’s are headed to EUROPE! I’m sure you’re asking yourself, didn’t Ty retire already? The short answer is no. Ha! Although he was ready to drop papers (again) after his time was up in Colorado, Ty’s assignment team dangled some incredible overseas “must-fill” positions in front of us and we couldn’t pass on the … Continue reading Chocolate, Waffles, Fries!

Over the span of about 18 months, I tackled a major renovation project on our A-Frame cabin in the Colorado mountains. We encountered countless setbacks, hurdles, issues, and any other synonym you can think of for things not going according to plan. It was tough both mentally and physically, but we made it through and … Continue reading Blood, Sweat & Tears