Don’t even think of missing Moab… Or Bryce Canyon! What are ya…nuts?!! Go fishing! and donate the fish to someone who actually likes fish… Teach your baby to crawl on something other than tile (or at least try) … Eat fresh cherries… Visit Temple Square in Salt Lake City… Time it perfectly for the sunset…what...

We took the girls to the Cornbelly’s Corn Maze at Thanksgiving Point this year. It was a lot of fun, and the weather was just right! I seriously need to build one of these in our backyard. Who’d guess that water, tubes, and floating duckies could keep kids entertained for so long?Okay–dumb question. Of course they would! So…put some duckies in the half cut pipe, use the water pump to pump a stream of water in it,...

While my brother, Ben, was visiting from Nashville…he arranged a family get-together up the Canyon at Bridal Veil Falls. We cooked hot dogs and s’mores over the campfire! Climbed trees…sort of… Balanced precariously on other tree limbs…(pictured are all cousins)… And took a quick walk up to the Falls. On the left is my brother, Brian (the giant of the family at 5’11”), and on the far right is...

Over Memorial Day weekend, my sister invited our family up to a condo in Midway to enjoy 2 nights together with Lara (who was visiting from GA), and my brother Brian, & his family. One morning we escaped the condo and went for a looong hike (well, verrrrry long with all of these kids in tow)! Me, my sisters, the kiddos, and Jared. We weren’t sure if the trail was EVER going to loop around and head back towards the car, and I was...

On our way from Pueblo to Mapleton, UT, we stopped through Moab to find a Wood Watch account (which we did-yay!). Also, we learned that it was a freebie week for US National Parks…so how could we resist a 1 hour detour into Arches National Park? ...

We spent almost 2 months at my parent’s new house in Utah this Fall. It was great! We were gone for 2 full weeks of that time, in Hawaii (thanks to my angel sister, Lea, who took our 2 girls in addition to her 3 active boys! And also, my parents watched the girls on the weekends), and when we were in town, we were generally glued to our computers, trying to get our Polish Pottery and Wood Watches website in working condition. Remember...