pros of desert life
There are a whole slew of cons to living in the desert. I mean, it isn’t fun to feel like your lungs are melting when you get in your car…
fall break
Growing up we had a tradition of going to Lake Powell. We didn’t go in the summer like most normal people do. Because we weren’t really all that normal. We…
a few links to check out
A while back I was asked to help celebrate the anniversary of the “Family Proclamation” (I think this is the second year they have done it and I felt lucky…
a family get-away
We got a special deal at a local waterpark hotel through Living Social that we had to use by Labor Day. We cut it to the last minute and dragged…
Bear Lake…the middle
Years ago my parents came up with “groups” for the grandkids. Group #1:(Let’s pretend they are all in the same picture with their arms around each other for that one…)…
family visits
Dave’s sister and her six kids came to stay with us for a little while at the beginning of the summer. To say the kids were excited about that would…
Memorial Day in the mountains
A couple days after school got out we lucked out and got to escape the heat up in the mountains at Dave’s sister’s cabin. We love that place. …and there’s…
family after-dinner jobs (part 2)
Check out that good dad. Thinking about Father’s Day coming up and how lucky we are to have him… (Part one to the family dinner clean-up is back here.)…
heart attack
We did our traditional family “heart attack” for Family Home Evening this week. Each year near Valentine’s Day we like to cover our kitchen and family room with love by…