• Adventures

    Spring Break Snow Canyon

    Day 2 – Hiking and climbing in slot canyons, sand dunes, rock formations, and beautiful desert trails in Snow Canyon. Swimming at the pool. Eating Hawaiian food and Pupusas. Click here for Day…

  • Adventures

    Spring Break in St George

    Day 1 – Slot Canyon and hiking near Dixie, Thunder Junction Dinosaur Park, swimming at the hotel pool and spa, Desert Gardens. We found turtles in the wild! Lunch at In N’ Out…

  • Kids

    Easter 2024

    Jer and the kids dyed eggs last night. I saw their designs for the first time today once they gathered all their eggs. L visibly grinned when she found my favorite hiding spot-…

  • Party

    St Patrick’s Day Party 2024

    We were pretty low key, had food and Irish music, relaxed and visited together with the kids playing upstairs, and had some silly moments with the photo props. The Dunns made our table…

  • Kids

    Book Lover’s Paradise

    Our February Mother-Daughter Date was a visit to a local bookstore. What a gem! I loved the rich paint on the walls and the eclectic feature areas where books could have a moment…

  • Personal

    Double Date

    Here is one of my best friends, Sepideh! I haven’t seen her in months so we went on a double date with our husbands to a new burger joint with unique interesting flavors…

  • Adventures

    February Family Update

    Let’s get the rundown of this month, shall we? Valentines Video game themed Valentine cards, with candy hearts for each of the kids from us. They saved the boxes bearing a heartfelt note…

  • DIY,  Kids,  Projects

    Fletcher’s Pet Rocks

    School is putting on a Second Grade Store where the kids can buy and sell their creations and services for school money they’ve earned throughout the year for doing helpful deeds or good…

  • Kids,  Personal

    Cali our Beloved Lizard

    Here are some pics of our sun glow leopard gecko named Cali. She was already an old lizard when we got her at the Reptile Expo, and all the many years of breeding…