February 21, 2026

Snow cabin time! Our 2026 cabin night is complete. Such a great tradition! Mary taught us to play Canasta so we felt really old.  :) It was great chatting and playing. We also made breakfast, munched on tons of snacks, and took a walk. Lots of laughs and Patty randomly pulled a banana from her pocket. So so thankful for these friends. 

February 17, 2026

Back to work today at PG High School but thinking about our great weekend (2/12):

Porters breakfast - best eggs ever. Sitting on a rock overlooking Zion eating PB M&Ms. Oscar’s burger and sweet potato fries with caramel (ask for the caramel). Patio at our hotel. Walter’s wiggles and Sally’s switchbacks :). Sandee’s lemon bars. Bumbleberry Inn (it gets all the stars, it was great, although I might take a tip of a star off because of the new carpet smell). Finally hiking Watchman Trail. The views from Watchman (we should hike this again but in the morning). West Rim Trail (of course we hiked this trail - we love it). Kyle from New Zealand chatting with us after he hiked up to our snack spot. Sunrise at Court of the Patriarchs. Those Zion cliffs as a backdrop to a weekend away with Darren. 

February 16, 2026

We finished up our long weekend with Clayton and Sandee in Beaver Dam. Church, dinner, and games yesterday. Today we drove home with a stop in Richfield. We threw away a few more things and brought home some slides and projector because as I was debating what to do with them, I pulled out a slide and looked at it to find this gem. 

(Cris and me with my Gma C reading us a book.)

Also this slide is classic my dad. You can see his handwriting and I’m sure this was his idea to ski down the backyard little hill. 

February 15, 2026

Those Zion cliffs are amazing. So gorgeous. Zion cannot be captured in pictures. You really need to see it. And the more time I spend here the more I see the beauty. Seems like there’s a gospel analogy with that. Like the more time I spend with God the more I see Him. 

Pic from my sunrise watching at Court of the Patriarchs yesterday. 

February 14, 2026

Darren + hiking + red rock + snack spot with chocolate = best Valentines ever

 

February 12, 2026

Mason and Rachael came over for a bit tonight and since I was the only one home, the three of us played SkyJo and Dr Mario. Baylie wanted to join. 

February 9, 2026

Lorien and I hiked to Lake Blanche today. I try to do this hike every so often in the winter because I love seeing Sundial Peak in the snow. Can you see it? Yeah - me neither. But it was still a lovely hike and it snowed on us which hasn’t happened much this winter. It was freezing at the top so we ate a cookie and headed back down.