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Adelynn’s Birthday Dinner
My parents and two of my sisters are in town! We celebrated my sister’s 29th birthday with an Irish dinner (they will just barely miss our St Patrick’s Day party), playing Oregon Trail,…
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February Music and Big Moves
L tells me it’s been a musical month. F has been composing songs on his harmonica after piano practice (his Dad is teaching him the harmonica). I’ve fallen into a K-pop BTS black…
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St George Family Reunion
My side of the family spent a week together bonding over music, food, games, and biking. We have a big bunch—7 siblings with all their families—so it was quite a bit of effort…
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Laser Tag 13th Birthday
Our baby is now a teenager! She is smart, caring, creative, thoughtful, generous, beautiful, capable, surprising, and so loved. Her birthday happened to be during the family reunion, so my Mom asked her…
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Bonding Time: Fun with Grandparents – Part 2
This was my parents’ last day with us, I can’t believe we crammed all this in one day! See Part 1 of my parents’ visit here. Hiking Prospector View So grateful to be…
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Bonding Time: Fun with Grandparents
We were so glad to see my parents and have them visit us! Day 1: Arrival & Soccer Game Day 2: Adults Only Temple & Shopping. Provo Canyon & Heber Murdoch Trail. This…
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10 Summer Activities with Family
This has been our third summer with a visit from my Arizona brother and his family. There was too much going on here to visit them this summer, so they came to us.…
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July 4th Part 2: Cascade Springs Hike
That’s right, after our morning hike at Slate Canyon, we went on another hike! We were supposed to meet up with Jer’s sister who was leaving town with her family, and also his…
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July 4th Part 1: Slate Canyon Hike
We started this tradition of hiking with our best friends during the pandemic when we lived with them. From the viewpoints at the top of Slate Canyon, we can see the entire valley…
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6 Ideas for a Simple Summer Trip to Utah
Another summer visit with cousins! Last time we met up with them in Southern Utah. I had so much fun visiting with my Arizona brother and his family, as well as my NorCal…
