(A More Real) Love Story

I love this song anyway, but this rendition first made me laugh and then cry. I blame the pregnancy hormones. Enjoy!

Killer Beans

My husband’s aunt and uncle used to own a picture framing shop. Nate and I stopped in one day–I don’t recall why–and ended up having Christian (Nate’s cousin) recount his family’s famous Killer Bean recipe to us while he measured...

Putting Down a Few Books

Years ago in college, I watched an object lesson unfold in Relief Society. The teacher called a volunteer to the front of the room and proceeded to hand her book after book while she (the teacher) continued the lesson. As the volunteer’s stack grew more...

Day 5 Race to the Finish (Spring Break 2010)

Day 5 We spent our last day at Arches hiking the shorter hikes just off the road like Balanced Rock. Then we ended up at Sand Dune Arch. This is my favorite place at Arches and I was excited to introduce my children to it. They caught on pretty quickly that this is a...

Day 4–Cold, Cold Day 4 (Spring Break 2010)

Cold, Cold Day 4 It poured rain all night while the wind blew so hard at times I thought the trailer would fall off it’s jacks. So what do you do when it’s cold and rainy? Get in the car and drive to La Sal. Why La Sal? Fifteen years ago my husband and I...