An unusually warm Sunday gave way to an adventure-filled afternoon exploring the high desert. Our destination was the a unique short slot canyon called the White Wave (sometimes referred to as Nautilus Wave). I’ll post directions at the bottom. Entrance to the white wave My little explorers The desert makes …
I am really not a fan of cold weather. But over this Christmas break I had such a brainy idea to try and hike to Calf Creek Falls with the boys (last time was about 5 years ago — Harry was around 3 and JJ was 1). Now, Harry is …
We just returned from our 5th year traveling to the North Pole (aka Williams, AZ) on the Polar Express!! The Polar Express is really the perfect Christmas treat. Each year, for those three days away from the busy life and school and work… our family can enjoy the magic of …
Harry turned 8 years old today. Just what do you get for the kid who doesn’t really want anything more than a cool hike, a day where everyone is happy, or to sit around with an ipad and ask Siri questions like “how do I dig a tunnel to China?” …
Hanging out with the herd I always get this giddy little feeling when I find out about “secret” rock art sites. While I was off running the Capitol Reef 50k and KILLING IT, my fam was out exploring. My friend Matt told us about this SWEET spot with gigantic pictographs. …
Wow the month of June just kinda got right out from under me. I was just thinking “you know, I should update my blog,” and come to see it’s been over a month! A lot has happened in a month. The biggest news is that we have a new furry …
Six! Wha?!? Yesterday all Nethers broke loose at our house when a gaggle of kiddos showed up to celebrate THIS little munchkin’s sixth birthday. “ALL FOR ME!!” If you have a kid who’s anywhere from 4 – 16… oh heck, even 36.. years old, you probably know FARR too much …
Where do you begin when there’s so much to say about someone? Gandalf — he’d give Marley a run for his money any day. Gandalf was the catalyst that jumpstarted my entire world as it exists today. He’s the reason that I’m married to Steve, live in the desert and …
You’ve probably heard by now that we have a new family member. Dexter is a 20 year old kitty who was rescued from a hoarding situation in southern Utah. Most of the time, the people who do the hoarding think that they are doing a really good thing. They think …
and of course no blog would be complete without a silly, adorable Mally 🙂 Flora, ready for her first marathon 🙂