I know I’m a little late with this post, but we took vacation soon after Pete & Cole’s birthday, so am just now trying to get everything caught up on the blog! Look for more blog posts from our vacation in the next few days! Well, 2008 was another monumental year… 5 years ago… our…
The kids have mixed feelings about it being over….they’re happy to have a break, but they also will miss seeing their friends every day. The past couple weeks of school is always hectic, and this year was no exception. On May 1st, the fourth graders were invited to sing in a May Day concert with…
A few weeks ago, we decided to go hiking again, but this time we decided to stay in “our own backyard.” This hike is just up UT-14 about a mile from Main Street. This trail is also used as a mountain bike trail, and we did see some bike tracks, but it certainly was not…
We’ve had an amazing hiking weekend! In total, we all have hiked 12 miles in 2 days!! Brittany and Cole had such a great time this weekend…Cole says he loves hiking! He only got a little tired on the way back to the car but still he walked it all! We sure do love Utah…
Not far from Cedar City, about a 1 mile south of Kanarraville, Spring Creek exits the Hurricane Cliffs. Just before the south edge of this town, a dirt track leaves the main road to the east, curves south and follows beneath the cliffs to the canyon mouth, a point identifiable from a distance by a…
This past Saturday, we visited Snow Canyon State Park in Saint George. What a beautiful place! The weather was perfect…We’re so glad we went down now, because in June or July, it would have been too hot to do the hiking trails there. There are approximately 12 hiking trails there. We did approximately 7 of…
When you think of September 11th, most Americans everywhere will reflect on the tragic event of that day in 2001; however, few are aware of the horror of the First September 11th. Known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre, this horrific event happened September 11, 1857. On that tragic September day, 120 innocent men, women, and…
Yesterday, I went along with Cole’s Kindergarten class on a field trip to SUU (Southern Utah University) Farm. We were given a tour of the farm by Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Nutrition Science Lee Wood, the director of the equine studies program.  He also happens to be the husband of one of the Kindergarten…