Sunday, August 30, 2015
Friday, August 14, 2015
Troop 2033's Wild West Adventure
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of taking the older girls in my girl scout troop on a Wild West Adventure to Island Park and Yellowstone. I made them a commemorative photo album. Feel free to have a look by clicking on the flickr link above.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
California Christmas (FINALLY)
So, do you remember Christmas of 2014, when Regina traded four nights at her cabin in Yellowstone for four nights in a hotel on Santa Catalina Island off the coast of California?
Remember when Ashes flew to San Diego to join us for a few days?
Remember when Bill turned into a pioneer for the day, and even joined the Mormon Battalion for about 1 minute?
Remember when we went to the San Diego Zoo?
Yeah. It was an awesome trip. At least that's what I remember. But, I did forget to upload the photos to Flickr, Until last night. Better late than never I suppose. :-)
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Fly little birdy...
And she's leaving on a jet plane....to meet Bill in San Francisco. He will put her on a plane Sunday and send her back. This is not the first time she has flown alone, so she is a pro, but usually I'm on the receiving end of this gig. Getting her back is emotionally much easier than sending her off.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
All about the experience
There is a scene in the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, where Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase) walks deep into the woods in search of the perfect Griswold family Christmas tree. During their adventure, his daughter's eyes freeze shut, and he declares that it's "all part of the experience."
This is one of our favorite movies, and we watch it every year, but it wasn't until a few years ago that we really began to take that message to heart, and "all part of the experience" became a family motto for us. We have cut down on buying each other Christmas presents, and birthday presents, and just because presents, and use that money to go on adventures, so we can experience more things.
Crazy things like going in a hummer on the Hell's Revenge trail, and posing for a photo that makes you look like you've jumped off a cliff.
Horseback riding in the desert with Ashes.
Hiking to Corona Arch
Jb, and Ashes, and the Old Man, and Mia and Steven
Braving the dangers of the world famous Shafer Trail in a rented Ford Fiesta.
That was an EXPERIENCE!
How will you know what it's like to be caught in a 2 hour traffic jam if you never leave the house?
We were able to experience red dirt that was not in Moab,
We experienced what it felt like to stand 10 feet away from a monk seal as she basked in the sun.
We experienced watching a green sea turtle eat algae off of the coral.
I know these experiences may seem pretty exotic, and you may say, "Yes, I will do those things, some day," I tell you, experiences can be as simple as rolling your own sushi with friends, or sleeping outside on your lawn, or eating ice cream for dinner. Today is July 14, 2015. This is the ONLY July 14, 2015 I will ever see in my lifetime. I will do my best to make it awesome.
What experiences have you had lately? I would love to hear about them!
For more photos of our Moab experience click here: https://flic.kr/s/aHske7vH4t
For more photos of our Kauai experience click here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskgdSB9z
Sunday, July 5, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROXEY!
Hope your day is filled with love and laughter and chocolate cake.
I love you.
p.s. This is the most recent photo I have of you. The whole fam damily is in it, but everyone looks great, so it will have to do.
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