We scored tickets to the annual Christmas concert with “The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square” or whatever they’re calling themselves these days. You know them, the artists formerly known as MoTab. We braved the crowds and traffic, eventually finding parking in the City Creek mall parking garage. We went up to the food court and …
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First real snow day
Today was our first real snow day of the 2018-2019 snow season. Last year was really poor, so we’re all hoping for a bunch of snow this winter. Most of the kids set out their snow pants, jackets, hats, and gloves before we went to church this morning. They were so excited to get home …
Certified Thanksgiving Fried Turkey Cook
Over the last several years, I’ve been an apprentice fry cook specializing in turkeys. Gary has patiently schooled me in his ways and taught me the complex craft. Now that he has moved back to Alaska permanently, it was my turn to carefully measure oil levels using the biggest bird displacement method, calculate cook times, …
Katelyn’s 15th Birthday
Katelyn is 15 years old! One of the first things she wanted to do was to go get her learners permit so she could start driving. Since it was Monday, she even got a birthday video message from Jake in El Salvador, which was a fun highlight. Since she was already out of school, Katelyn …
Drew’s Arrow of Light
Drew received his Arrow of Light award. As part of the ceremony, Manina got to come up and paint some symbolic markings on Drew’s face. Drew has always been excited about scouting. Probably a lot of that comes from having an older brother who set a good example. So Drew has now completed the highest …
Fall Break Encinitas Getaway
We made the most out of our fall break, driving to sunny Southern California for a few days. We had to be out of our house for a couple days while we got our floors fixed, and Manina found us a nice little AirBnB in Encinitas for us to stay at. So, we left Finley …
Couple Orderville Trip
Ever since doing Orderville a few years ago, I have been itching to go back. Manina mentioned it has been a while since we’ve done a couples trip with friends, so we combined those ideas and started making arrangements. I reserved a Zion NP backcountry permit for six and booked a shuttle to the trailhead …
Labor Day hike: Fehr Lake Trail
We’ve done a hike on Labor Day for the last couple years. This year we found another new trailhead in the Uintas and set out to explore it. After a little bit of research we settled on the Fehr lake trailhead for a couple reasons. It was pretty easy, short, and there were three good-sized …
Young Women President
Manina is now the young women president in our ward. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the day-to-day operation of our church, let me explain. A ward is a congregation, usually about 400 people and it’s usually geographically bound. Here in Highland, it’s basically our neighborhood. Most members of our ward have a …
McCall Camping Trip
At the last minute, we accepted a long-standing invitation to join our friends on a camping trip in McCall, Idaho. The Nicol family has a tradition of going there each summer, and they kindly invited us to join them and the Rowberry clan for a final family trip before the kids head back to school. …
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