I can’t help but thank God for the wonderful opportunity to own a bus. When our family was growing in size, we joked about the idea: “Someday we’ll need a bus!” God is great, has a wonderful, loving sense of humor. I laugh with joy at how our frivolous joke of many years ago has become a reality. But my joy doesn’t stop with only that reflection. My joy is rooted in the incredible memories and the character traits owning the bus has allowed my family. I can’t fully explain how great it is. But, the pictures speak a thousand words. So, here are some highlights of the past couple of years as bus owners:

We weren’t quite done with the bus here, but the excitement was high. All the kids helped renovate the bus, and they see it as their own. It will remain quite a memory as they grow up.

Camping has been awesome. We’re a little crammed in the bus (and we just had twins October 2005). We bring a popup tent with us when we head out to the mountains. The kids love the bus, but there is nothing quite like camping in a tent.

The bus has been great for 1-day expeditions into the mountains. This is a simple pull-over area on a mountain road (up on Rampart Range). No hook up needed.

Yep, that’s Mount Rushmore back there. What a fun trip we had out to Minnesota. Really, traveling in a bus is the way to go. I can’t imagine strapping 13 kids into a 15-passenger van, although that’s exactly what we used to do.

Badlands, South Dakota. They have quite a drive through site-seeing area. Many million-dollar RVs were hauling through there. I think ours was worth the most.

And here’s Estes Park, Colorado. A storm was rolling in, making for quite a display. I used these pics for the header for the website.