This year Halloween was especially busy. We attended three family parties, one couple’s party and several school functions along the way. We definitely got our money’s worth out of our costumes. Ellie insisted on being an Indian princess this year. I ordered her a cute costume but when it arrived it was really large. So …
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Drew is a busy kiddo!
This year Drew decided to play both soccer and flag football. I was under the impression the seasons did not overlap, but I was wrong. We have at least two games a week for him. He is becoming quite an athlete. He is such a speedy thing on the soccer field. He actually has really …
Mom is Gone Survival Guide
Manina and Ellie are out being world travelers. Again. Last year in September they went to San Diego and then Alaska. This time they went to Disneyland and had a fun trip. But while Mom and Ellie are out having a great time together, the rest of us in the family don’t exactly wallow in …
Fall colors Silver Lake hike 2015
We’ve done the Silver Lake hike a couple times. It’s fun to go back and look how much the kids have changed in just a few years, but while doing the same activity. The first time we posted about this trip was back in 2008. Then, again in 2010 we had a memorable trip with …
Canning Salsa
We have a little garden in our backyard. It’s just big enough for some tomatoes, Anaheim peppers, jalapenos, and zucchini. Remove the zucchini from this list and you have a pretty good start on the ingredients for our favorite salsa canning recipe. It’s the end of August, so we are enjoying the annual harvest from …
Ellie is Headed to School
Kindergarten was a day away and I promised Ellie a date with Mom, anything she wanted. A girl after my own heart, she wanted to go shopping. We started the trip off with an outing to her favorite store, Justice. Keep in mind, this is not my favorite store. I went for her. I personally …
Back to School 2015
School is back in session. Summer has come and go before we could even blink. The kids were really excited for school to start. I have kids at three different schools this year. Jacob is in 10th grade at Lone Peak High School. Megan is in 8th grade at Mountain Ridge Junior High, and Katelyn …
Montana Wilderness Adventure
Yes, we just went on a great vacation to Bear Lake, but when we got invited to join the Bergeron family at their cabin in Cooke City, Montana we could not pass up on the opportunity. Mike and Penny were great hosts and tour guides. I can see why they love going up there so …
How to vacation at Bear Lake
For our 2015 summer family vacation we went to Bear Lake. We are already talking about when we can repeat our great Bear Lake vacation, so I wrote a guide we can refer to when we do it again. #1: Bring good friends Three families (the Francis’, Forstners, and we Johnsons) stayed all week long. …
Watch Out! Jake is Driving!
Jake turned 15 in June. It wasn’t but a couple weeks later that he was bugging me to get his Driver’s Permit. Here in Utah you don’t drive, even with a permit, until you are 15. Then you can drive with your parent(s) in the car until you are 16. Once you are 16, have …
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