Last year we were kept back from the tradition of carving our pumpkins as the cold, Wyoming air turned them into sludge. This year – we learned! Our pumpkins have been gracing the inside of our home until it got closer to Halloween and we were able to carve them! There was excitement, there were …
My 32nd Birthday
I feel like I am definitely entering the era of life when I literally can NOT remember how old I am! I remember as a kid, and even young adult, not understanding HOW people did not know how old they were. I get it now. It’s not that I am embarrassed of my age, because …
WitchFest
Another Halloween tradition is going over to Gardner Village to experience WitchFest! This is such a simple, easy tradition but one we truly enjoy. The kids love looking at the silly witches and we grown-ups do too {and spying the new ones each year!}. Gardner Village is filled with the most darling shops and we …
BooLights
For the last several years, we have been going to Boo at the Zoo at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City for Halloween. This has become such a fun tradition that the kiddos really look forward to. This year, because of COVID, Boo at the Zoo was cancelled – however, BooLights was not. So we …
General Conference
This general conference was ALL about adversity and faith. Maybe it was just our family that needed to hear this, but I have a feeling that there is a whole lot of us that probably needed to hear these words of encouragement and words that maybe stretched us a little. I cannot wait to dive …
Sweet Lydia
Are you ready for another wellness post from our family? To be completely honest, I am not sure if I am up to writing one. But this blog, is first and foremost, a journal of our family. And our journal would not be complete without this. So, buckle up, it’s going to be a LONG …
First Day of Fall
“Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting And Autumn a mosaic of them all.” Stanley Horowitz
2021 Family Vacation
At the close of every family vacation is the anticipated drawing for our vacation for the upcoming year {you can read more about our favorite tradition here}. Here were the results: Mark: South Carolina Elise: Kansas Jacob: Tennessee Sarah: Pennsylvania Benjamin: West Virginia Lydia: Wyoming {I think she was hinting at a lighter travel schedule!} …
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Our final stop on our trip proved to be a favorite. In my mind, before our trip, I envisioned this stop as being a quickie. We would drive around a little, get our “stamp”, and then be on our way. It was such a pleasant surprise though! We woke up in Billings and, after having …
Billings Montana Temple
We are big on traditions around here. We started a tradition on our very first family trip to Arizona to visit a temple – even just the grounds – on our family trips. We love learning about these temples and the growth of the church in the area. Montana has only one temple and it …