One of the reasons we went to Kauai was because it is remote and offers some very good hiking trails. Both Manina and I love to hike, it is one of the things we have always done together. Both Manina and I packed appropriate footwear and clothing for hiking. I even brought along my trekking …
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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 …
Timpanogos Summit Hike
Manina has wanted to climb Mount Timpanogos for quite some time. I have been up there several times with my scout troops, but never just with her. So, we decided to make a date out of it. I took the day off on Friday to hike it with her. We sent all the kids off …
Young Women’s 5K Chalk Run
This is our second annual Young Women’s color run. They have chalk stations all along the way, each color representing the values in the young woman program in our church. As you get to the station they throw chalk. None of my girls trained for the 5K so there was a lot of walking and …
American Fork Canyon 1/2 Marathon
This was my third time running the American Fork Canyon Half Marathon. It is such a beautiful, well-organized race with a great cause (fight cancer). I rarely turn down the chance to sign up each year. This year I had been working with a friend to get in better shape by lifting weights and eating …
San Diego Birthday Trip
For my birthday, my sweet husband bought me a ticket to go visit one of my besties, Kristy, in San Diego. When they moved from Utah a while back we promised to visit each other often, but that proves to be difficult at times with the craziness of both of our lives. Thankfully Seth bought …
Sledding for Manina’s Birthday
Having Manina’s birthday so near Christmas makes it a little difficult for gift-giving. So (and entirely to her credit) we usually take time to do an activity as a family for her birthday. This year, we decided to all go sledding. We all had a great time sledding and more importantly, no one got hurt. …
2014 Caribbean Cruise Day Seven: At Sea
Friday, February 7 After yesterday’s super-fun day in St. Lucia (which may have been the overall favorite day of the cruise), we were looking forward to a nice, relaxing day on the ship with very little itinerary. Unfortunately, our day started off too early. Room service came by and woke us up before we were …
2014 Caribbean Cruise Day Six: St. Lucia
Thursday, February 6 Manina and I were in charge activities on St. Lucia. We had booked a speedboat with Exodus charters who would take us down the west coast of St. Lucia. We had done a similar trip when we had visited this lovely isle before several years ago when Manina’s brother Derek got married, …
2014 Caribbean Cruise Day Five: Martinique
Wednesday, February 5 It wasn’t easy, but I convinced Manina to hang out with me on Martinique. She was disappointed to miss our planned hike, as was I. But, based on the insider information I’d received the previous night, I doubted we would be able to make that happen. So, she called our friends and …
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