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Having started ski lessons in Utah, James was very concerned that we had moved to a place with no real winter to speak of. He wanted to be able to see snow and go skiing with his dad again, even … Read More

On his official 6th birthday, February 27, 2015, James got to pick almost everything about his special day. He started out his day getting his present from Mom and Dad– a new, fuzzy robe! He insists on wearing it with … Read More

There will be a few posts covering the annual celebration of James’ birth (it’s quite an event) and so this one will start things off. Chris’s parents were unfortunately going to be out of town for James’ birthday this year, … Read More

Growing up in Tampa, our family made an annual tradition of going to the Florida State Fair. I have such fond memories of so much time spent there with my parents, and then with friends in high school, and after … Read More

Gotta love a good pun! I’m wondering how many of those I can make work on posts in the future… Sewing projects continue to be my hobby of choice. I love giving them out as gifts and have not yet … Read More

When in Orlando… go to Disney!  As a family, we decided that we would forgo individual Christmas gifts to each other this year, and instead get annual passes to Disney World. Now that we are officially Florida residents, it’s a … Read More

I’m not sure how it happened, but I overlooked blogging about an awesome adventure we had last fall shortly after moving back. Shame on me!  We were lucky enough to go kayaking in Weeki Wachee Springs State Park with our … Read More

Now that we are a Florida-based family, it was time for James to learn how to swim. Water is everywhere here and it is much more of a necessity than it ever was in Utah. Once we settled into our … Read More

The holidays were a whirlwind of moving and madness, so the Traveling Shenks were looking forward to things settling down in the new year. That has not happened. It looks like our new life in Florida will be a busy … Read More

I remain eternally behind on this blog, so we are going to cover the holidays in just one post. Here we go! For Halloween this year, James and Leo went as bats. James was Batman last year, and this year, … Read More

When we first arrived in Florida, we moved all of our stuff into a storage unit and were lucky enough to be welcomed into Chris’s parents’ home. They were so generous in allowing us to live with them until Chris … Read More

After eight amazing years full of adventure, hiking, camping, mountains, changing seasons, and exploration, we said goodbye to our lovely little house and the great state of Utah. Our little family has so many fond memories of our time there … Read More

At this year’s Shenk Family Reunion in June, we let the big news slip about our upcoming move to Florida. Aunt Jewel and Uncle JC hurriedly planned a trip out to see us in late August and we were so … Read More

Ray LaMontagne is my favorite singer. If you’ve never heard of him, then please go get some of his music here and you can thank me profusely later. He’s amazing. Red Rocks is a fantastic outdoor amphitheater just outside of … Read More

I’m sure you are all hoping for details of the big move, but this isn’t that post. We are backtracking and covering some awesome events that happened while we were still in Utah in the next few posts. You will … Read More

In spring of 2006, Chris and I sold his house, put most of our stuff in storage, and moved to Utah. It seemed like a great idea at the time. We could see the West and enjoy the outdoors.  Welcome … Read More