Manina’s 40th Birthday

Manina is 40! She requested to keep things small this year, not wanting to inconvenience anyone during the busy holiday season. But even with her request, she managed to have a pretty jam-packed day of celebration. First thing was a breakfast and an all-expenses-paid shopping trip with a couple close friends. Emily, Penny and Manina …

Happy 7th Birthday Ellie!

This year Ellie’s 7th birthday happened to fall on Thanksgiving. We had plans to spend Thanksgiving at my dad’s home in St. George. Of course G’pa Gary wasn’t gonna let a birthday get by him without an ice-cream cake from DQ (our favorite!). Although she wasn’t able to have a friend party this year, she …

Our Ding, Dang (Damn!) Adventure

My employer gave me Veteran’s Day as a paid day off this year, so we checked the kids out of school (except Jake, he couldn’t miss a class), borrowed trailer, and drove down to Goblin Valley State park on Thursday night. Because is was Thursday night, we didn’t have trouble finding a spot. So we …