James’ preschool does a little Mother’s Day program each year where they sing a song and present the mothers with a plant and some interesting answers to a questionnaire that the kids fill out. It’s hilarious to hear what they … Read More
This post is not so much about a family adventure, as an adventure in learning something new. A couple of years ago I took a quilting class and loved it! It is a great creative outlet for me and I … Read More
Utah is home to five national parks, that’s right, five! They are all amazing and beautiful and everyone should make it a point to come see at least one of them in your life. After living here for eight years, … Read More
Thanksgiving Point Gardens is one of my favorite places to visit and every year they have an amazing Tulip Festival. My idea of enjoying the flowers involves stopping to take hundreds of pictures, however, this is not James’ idea of a … Read More
Here’s a few snapshots from various adventures and happenings around the Shenk house this spring. Enjoy! James pretends to be an “old man with a cane” Chris and Jill celebrate the tenth anniversary of their first date! James learns proper … Read More
Chris and James spent some quality time in the garage workshop recently “building” things. They both love tools and tinkering and it was some great father/son time. Here are a couple iPhone pictures of James hard at work, which is … Read More
A few weeks ago, the Shenk family headed south in search of warmer weather. We de-winterized our trailer and headed down to Dead Horse Point State Park, just outside of Moab, for a nice camping weekend. It was a place … Read More
Our little man turned five on February 27! How fast the time flies… We decided not to have a party this year, but instead celebrated in different ways all week. He loved it! I’m pretty sure he is going to … Read More
After enjoying a wonderful visit with my friend, Stacy, and her kids, Reese and Quinn, last summer, we were thrilled to welcome them back this winter for some fun in the snow! It was also a treat to have Stacy’s … Read More
James has completed his lessons at Brighton Ski School and he loved it! There were five weekly lessons, but he unfortunately missed one due to our surprise trip to Orlando for Matt’s show. The second lesson was where the majority … Read More