Adventures
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End of School Year 2023
It’s a wonderful time to be a parent. The last weeks of school get hectic with end of year testing, graduation, performances, School Days, and grading. Jeremy says this is the best time…
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Wind-Gineering
Paper airplanes and kites. W has been really interested in things that fly, and asked how to make a kite. I couldn’t really find anything on the subject at the library, so I…
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Mother-Daughter Date: Scavenger Hunt
We had an amazing time on our Scavenger Hunt!! This was our April Mother-Daughter Date. I purchased a “choose your adventure” digital version called “Roam the Riverwoods” from Hidden Hunts. We learned some…
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Spring Soccer 2023
April is action packed with soccer season. All three of the kids have games on the same days—and so far all at the same time, too! I’m never around long enough to sit…
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Birthday Pie
I asked my sweetheart what he would like for his birthday cake, and he wanted pie! Apple pie, in fact. It was going to be a busy week, though, so he was very…
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Red Cliffs
Dinosaur Footprints Paleontologists identified these tracks made by bipedal meat-eating theropods during the Jurassic Period. We found some tracks on our hike imprinted in white rock in what would be a stream today,…
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Snow Canyon
This State Park near St. George Utah had breathtaking landscapes of rock and lava that almost look painted. Our visit during a Spring Break camping trip included moments of sunshine, followed by snow…
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Spring Break in St George: Camping & Hiking
This Utah weather was bringing me down, so my sweet husband planned a Spring Break Getaway in the south to hopefully warmer weather. Despite the cold, it’s been THE BEST camping trip I’ve…
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March Moments
At the beginning of March, our world stopped when we received the news that our little nephew passed away. We mourned together. Having the annual St. Patrick’s Day party seemed obtuse when we…
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We Bought A Car!
Jer’s 22-year-old Honda Civic was paid off and had already been through some major repairs before this latest rough patch. Then Jer stopped driving it because it would turn off after a mile,…
