The boys were pretty excited to have their cousin Ollie join us for dinner on Main Street and a walk along the Poison Creek Trail in Park City. We discovered the fun trail and geometric wall two years ago and decided it was a must to hit up again. Another…
The best part about being in Park City over the summer is spending time on the lake. Our boating trips have become few and far between since we moved to California, so we make sure to soak it up when we have the chance. We’ve been going out on the…
We kicked off July by getting serious about swim lessons. I enrolled all the boys in lessons at the same time, but since Blake was already practicing with the swim team and didn’t need lessons, he took a diving course so he would have something to do too. He absolutely…
One evening during midweek madness, the beach was calling me. It had been a long time since I had seen the ocean. Instead of turning east to go back home after all the boys’ activities, I turned west and headed straight to the shore. Sometimes you need to soak in…
A new park opened near us and became a quick favorite. I don’t think we know what the actual name of the park is because on our first visit, the boys named it the “Epic Park.” The zipline is a major hit. There is a giant hill that all of…
Newport Beach is our go to whenever we have company in town. My parents couldn’t think of any place they’d rather be than Southern California for my dad’s 60th birthday, so we spent a gorgeous Saturday at the end of September biking on the boardwalk, taking the ferry over to…
The 4th of July fell on a Tuesday but the party started on Sunday when Finn’s nursery leader passed out patriotic sunglasses at church. When Finn spotted me after church, he was convinced I had no idea who he was under that disguise. He whipped off his glasses and exclaimed,…
We made sure to get in several Disney days in May before our passes were blocked out all summer. Our May trips always seem more urgent; we have to get our fill before the long break. I took just the older boys on one occasion and we grabbed our favorite…
We started Easter Sunday with church and the children’s choir that I lead sang a beautiful version of The Miracle. Of course everyone’s favorite part of the day was the post-church photo op. I kid. But we were feeling the love between the painful posed shots. My family came in…
In an effort to catch up, which seems almost impossible now that the gap between real life and the documentation of life has grown exponentially, I’m going to jump way back to where I left off in April. Yes, April. Before we hit the road to come home after spring…
