The Hottest, Driest, and Lowest National Park. Our first stop on our road trip to Arizona was Death Valley National Park in California. We arrived at the campsite in the late afternoon with just enough light to get set up, get our park pass, eat dinner, and head to a Ranger-led night sky talk. The … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – California (2024)
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to teach the kids to sew pajama pants. We went fabric shopping and bought flannel fabric and I was getting up my motivation to start on them… coincidentally, at that very moment, my friend Esther posted a photo of pillows that her kiddos had sewn. Sing Like Wildflowers … Continue reading Kids Sewing Project – Book Pocket Pillow
Feature photo of me and the mountain chickadee by my husband. We were thrilled with the opportunity to try a new outdoor sport and had a blast snowshoeing in the woods. The experience exceeded all our expectations when the naturalists passed out unsalted black sunflower seeds for us to feed the mountain chickadees. The adorable … Continue reading Snowshoeing & Feeding Mountain Chickadee – Tahoe National Forest
A few months ago, we heard about a LEGO Brick Convention and decided to go check it out last weekend. We have some big LEGO fans in our house! I like this cool Brick Bible series by Brendan Powell Smith. found all these at a thrift store - so exciting! Based on the website description … Continue reading Brick Convention
Photo credit to my oldest son age 13 Hello 2024! Here are my New Year Resolutions: 1. (So cliché) lose weight. Specifically get back to my ideal weight. More specifically by portion control and limiting sugar consumption. Target weight loss = 15lbs 2. Quit coffee 3. Exercise more (so so cliché). Specifically, work up to … Continue reading Desert Sunrise
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