From our garden

For the first time ever, the Shenk Family is growing their own food. Woo hoo! Unfortunately, we’re not very good at it… yet! (Here’s hoping that experience will be the best teacher next spring.) We had a small amount of … Read More

Taking a Hike

The Shenk Family celebrated the 5th of July (wait, is that not the right day?) by taking a hike up in the beautiful mountains near our house. Our great friend, Norm, is visiting us again and so we had to … Read More

The Cozy Coupe

Apparently, Chris’s obsession with cars (and yes, it IS an obsession) started at a fairly young age. There are stories of the obvious matchbox car love, something about sleeping with a tire, and the first car he could drive- the … Read More

Shenk Family Reunion

Our Shenk Family took a weekend trip to Harrisonburg, Virginia to meet up with other Shenk Families to celebrate being one big Shenk Family. Dan and Naomi Shenk did an incredible job hosting and ensuring that a good time was … Read More

First Hike of 2010

Warmth has finally arrived in Utah! Woo hoo! It seems we might actually get to spend some time outdoors now in warm-weather apparel… wait, did I just jinx us by saying that? To celebrate this properly, the Shenk Family (and … Read More

Vacation in Seattle

The Shenk Family has returned from a wonderful week on vacation in the lovely city of Seattle! We enjoyed spending time together as a family, both relaxing and sight-seeing, and would like to thank the people of Washington for their … Read More

Tulip Festival 2010

Thanksgiving Point Gardens, here in Lehi, Utah, hosts an annual Tulip Festival that is just wonderful and has such gorgeous flowers! The Shenk Family went yesterday, despite the 50-degree temperature (seriously, where is spring?!), and took lots of pictures of … Read More

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Yesterday was Chris’s birthday, and we celebrated with a delicious dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant with our fabulous neighbors/friends. In honor of his special day, his lovely wife baked him an Orange Ribbon Cheesecake from scratch! Truly a labor … Read More

Flowers in Spring

The Shenk Family spent the majority of last weekend working outside. It finally felt like spring in Utah! James got some new sandals to wear with his shorts and was ready to lend us a hand… with the hose. Progress … Read More

Weekend Warriors

The Shenk Family has spent the last few weekends (and some weeknights) trying to tame our backyard. We have some new garden beds that need planting, some new patio furniture to enjoy, and we’ll hopefully finish laying our new flagstone … Read More