We drove down to Arizona for the weekend the week before Easter so we could go to the Easter pageant at the Mesa Temple. On the way down we stopped at Glen Canyon Dam. Marion LOVES the bridge, so we got out and walked on it so...
Tag - Hiking
The last day of Nana and Grampy’s visit we went on a little hike in Zion. It was a beautiful sunny day and I took them to the East Rim trail. I haven’t hiked there in years, but I remembered that it was a nice trail...
After a busy day in St. George a while back we stopped to hike in Zion on the way home. Every time I drive through I want to just stop and hike all day, but we are usually on the way somewhere. This time I was really ready to get...
We took the Garcia’s out to the Buffalo Grill near Zion. Ria said she wanted to try buffalo. Helene got this huge plate of ribs which looked pretty tasty. Ed tried the buffalo tenderloin and gave it a thumbs up. Oliver...
Our friends the Garcia family from Vienna came to Utah to take their son Ian to the Missionary Training Center in Provo. We don’t often get to see friends from Vienna so we packed up the kids and drove up to Provo. It was...
Last month our friend MaryAnne came to visit us! She lives in Vienna but came out to tour western USA for a month and we are so glad that she could stop by our place. We went for a short hike near our house and the kids...
We had General Conference in October, when we get to listen to the prophet and other church leaders give talks on various topics. I love conference, it is inspiring and a great time to reflect and try to become a...
The weather report says it will be getting cold soon, so we headed out to Zion for another hike. This time we went through the tunnel to the area Elora has been wanting to explore. The kids were so excited to go through the...
Chris came home from traveling for a month and the kids really wanted to spend more time hiking. We went to an area not too far from Glendale and hiked around a bit. Here is Peter Pan exploring the forest. The kids...
We went back to Zion a few times during Elora’s Fall Break. It started out pretty chilly in the morning, but the weather became really warm and beautiful once the sun came over the mountain. We parked by the Checkerboard...