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Tears, Planning, and Big Dreams
Well y’all, my little is officially in school. Don’t even get me started, I’ve cried enough as it is. Needless to say, she did much better yesterday than I did! She was awake, dressed, and wearing her fox backpack at 6am. I watched her climb aboard the school bus with a skip in her step […]
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The Last Summer of the Littles
It’s been a little quiet around here the past couple months but so much has happened. No, there isn’t something big going on behind the scenes. Instead, my focus has been on something, or rather someone, quite small. You see, in 23 days my “season”, as my grandmother likes to call it, officially changes… my […]
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Red Reef Trail
Remember how I told you a while ago that we found a fun little hiking trail when we visited Sand Hollow over Spring Break? Yeah, I’m finally getting around to telling you about it. I’m sorry, that’s just how life has been around here the past few months. Please forgive me for my sporadic posts, […]
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Magpie Adventures: Sand Hollow 2015
Ah, the desert. My friend thinks I’m nuts, but I absolutely love the Utah desert. I love the red rocks, the amazingly hardy plants, and the quiet uniqueness of it all. There is just something about it that brings peace to my soul. This past week was Spring Break for my kids, so we packed […]
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Magpie Adventures: Momentum Climbing-Lehi
A couple weeks ago, I was given some tickets to try out Momentum Climbing-Lehi with my family. (While I was given the tickets for free, all opinions in this post are my own.) My hubby was trucking, so I asked my brother to come along and help me tag team the munchkins. I love climbing, […]
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10 Things My Dad Taught Me about the Mountains
This summer, my family and I have spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the incredible state that we live in. We’ve floated the Sevier, hiked waterfalls, and explored old abandoned mining towns near Marysvale. We’ve played in beaver ponds, driven miles of forgotten back roads, and laughed as little minnows tried to attack […]
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Adventure Bags
*This post may contain affiliate links which helps me keep this creative little happy place going* See my Disclosure page HERE. Now back to the post… When I was a girl, my folks would load up our old truck and we would head off to some remote corner of the west. My dad worked hard […]
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